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Public opinion is against the three state capitals formula of the Andhra Pradesh Govern ment, if the results of a recent online sample survey conducted by the TDP are to be believed. The survey indicated that a majority of the people expressed the view that Amaravati be continued as the sole capital of the State. TDP national president N Chandrababu Naidu launched the survey on Monday. In all, 3.76 lakh people responded to the survey. Of these, a whop- ping 95 per cent want the state capital at Amaravati. In a similar exercise con- ducted by a national TV chan- nel, a majority of the respon- dents said that they would pre- fer Amaravati be continued as the sole capital of the State. Centre says will clear GST dues to states The centre in a letter to the states has promised it would clear their goods and services tax (GST) dues despite the massive shortfall in GST cess collection amid the coronavirus pandem- ic, a situation that has been described as "an act of God" by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The government in the letter said it wants to stay clear of "avoidable borrowing at the central level when it could be done at the state level" as central rev- enues are under "great strain" due to the pandemic. The Union Finance Secretary and the Expenditure Secretary will hold an online meeting on September 1 to answer queries of the states on two options that the centre has proposed - the first being states won't have to service debt or repay it from other sources, and the second being states won't have to repay the principal amount from any other sources. "The government of India stands by the statement of (for- mer Finance Minister) Shri (Arun) Jaitley and is actively working with the states to work out such an arrangement. The government of India will sup- port extension of the com- pensation cess for such peri- od as may be necessary to completely discharge any arrears of compensa- tion," the centre said in the letter. A big question mark has sud- denly sprung up against the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after 12 members of the Chennai Super Kings, including players/coach- ing/support staff, tested posi- tive for coronavirus, just 22 days before the start of lucra- tive league, sources told IANS on Friday. According to the IPL's Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), all those who have tested positive will now need to undergo at least two weeks of further quar- antine and clear two more tests before they could re- join the group. Sources said the entire CSK team has been quar- antined after the development. "A total of 12 members have been found infected and the entire team has been told to go under quarantine. It is learnt that they got infected during a camp in Chennai," said the sources. "Other teams have also requested the BCCI to issue a statement for the safety of the cricketers in the UAE," they said. However, CSK officials and the BCCI are yet to confirm the development. An official sug- gested contacting CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan, but Viswanathan did not receive calls from IANS, nor did the CSK issue any statement. TDP will fight, back Dalits till justice is done: Naidu Vowing that the Telugu Desam Party will fight till oppressed Dalits get justice, party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday demanded the police make public the telephone call details of Om Pratap, the Dalit youth whose death has triggered a huge political row. Naidu expressed concern that the YSRCP government and the AP Police were trying to cover up cases under the SC/ST Atrocities Act with the help of threats and induce- ment against the families of the victims. Further, TDP politburo member Varla Ramaiah wrote to DGP Gautam D Sawang, demanding a thorough inquiry into the death of Pratap, the tonsuring of Dalit youth and attacks on Dalits. Celebrity’s wife, six employees held for tonsuring Dalit youth The Vizag city police on Saturday arrested seven persons, including Madhu Priya, the wife of Bigg Boss fame N Nutan Naidu, and her staff for beating up and tonsuring a 20-year-old Dalit youth. The incident allegedly tool place in Nutan Naidu’s resi- dence on Friday after the vic- tim, identified as P Srikanth, was branded a thief and tor- tured. Vizag police commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha on Saturday released the CCTV footage of the atrocity. Narrating his ordeal, Srikanth said that he had Nutan Naidu’s household as a domestic help four month ago and quit the job on August 1. “Angered by by sudden resignation, Nutan Naidu’s wife developed a grudge against me,” he said. In new letter, Congress alleges BJP-Facebook Quid-Pro-Quo The rapid surge of coron- avirus cases continued in Andhra Pradesh as more than 10,000 were added afresh for the fourth day in a row. With 10,548 new cases added in 24 hours ending 9 am on Saturday, the states overall Covid-19 tally rose to 4,14,164. The latest bulletin said 8,976 patients got cured and discharged in the last 24 hours while 82 more suc- cumbed to the pandemic. The overall toll rose to 3,796, while the total recov- eries increased to 3,12,687, according to the bulletin. T he YSRCP SC Cell has called upon the Dalit community to stage statewide protests against TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on August 31, “for creating hur- dles in the path of welfare and politicising Dalit issues”. Speaking to the media after the SC Cell meeting here at partys’ central office, MLA Meruga Nagarjuna said they would protest against the dirty politics of Naidu by performing ‘Palabishekam’ on August 31 and submitting a memo- randum to BR Ambedkar statues across the State. T he Jana Sena has decided to join the legal bat- tle against the three-capitals decision of the Andhra Pradesh Government by filing a counter-affi- davit in the State High Court. Earlier, the High Court had paved the way for polit- ical parties to become party to the case, if inter- ested. In the given circumstances, a teleconference was organised under the leader- ship of Jana Sena pres- ident Pawan Kalyan on Saturday. The Congress has written to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg — the second time this fortnight — for details on steps being taken to investigate allegations that the social media giant does not apply hate speech rules to posts by BJP members. "We urge you to let us know what steps your company is planning to take to investigate these matters... will also be pur- suing legislative and judicial actions in India to ensure a for- eign company cannot continue to cause social disharmony in our nation for pursuit of private profits," the letter said. Declaring the party was "compelled to write again...because of further reve- lations made public in another article by another reputed and credible American media pub- lication," Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal alleged a "quid-pro-quo relationship" between Facebook India and the ruling BJP. Referring to an article by TIME magazine, which party MP Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Saturday, claiming it "exposes (the) WhatsApp-BJP nexus", the Congress claimed the BJP had been "allowed to exercise control of WhatsApp India operations in return for a pos- sible license for its payment operations". In a shocking incident, a woman threw her nine- month-old daughter off the fifth floor of a building and then jumped to her death in Guntur on Saturday, alleged- ly vexed due to the constant harassment at the hands of her husband. The incident took place at Lakshmipuram where Narra Manognya first threw Tulasi from the building and then jumped to her death. As India enters phase four of the unlock, the Centre has eased restrictions on Metro services, public gatherings etc., which will be in effect until September 30. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday announced fresh guidelines for Unlock 4 plan, under which lockdown will be applicable only in the con- tainment zones.State govern- ments cannot impose any lockdown outside contain- ment zones without consult- ing the Central government. In a major development, Metro Rail services will be allowed from September 7 in a graded manner. However, on the education front, schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutions will remain closed. But students of Class 9-12 can voluntarily visit schools, with parents’ written consent. Social events, academic gatherings as well as sports, entertainment, cultural, reli- gious and political activities will be allowed from September 21 with a cap of not more than 100 attendees. However, such limited gath- erings will have to be held with mandatory wearing of face masks, social distanc- ing, provision for thermal scanning, and handwash or sanitizer. There will be no restriction on inter-State and intra-State movement of persons and goods. No separate permis- sion/approval/e-permit will be required for such move- ments, the guidelines further stated. Cinema halls, swimming pools, theatres and similar places will remain closed. However, open-air theatres are permitted to open from September 21.

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Public opinion is against thethree state capitals formula of theAndhra Pradesh Govern ment,if the results of a recent onlinesample survey conducted by theTDP are to be believed.

The survey indicated that amajority of the peopleexpressed the view thatAmaravati be continued as thesole capital of the State.

TDP national president NChandrababu Naidu launchedthe survey on Monday. In all,3.76 lakh people responded tothe survey. Of these, a whop-ping 95 per cent want the statecapital at Amaravati.

In a similar exercise con-ducted by a national TV chan-nel, a majority of the respon-

dents said that they would pre-fer Amaravati be continued as

the sole capital of the State.

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The centre in a letter to the stateshas promised it would cleartheir goods and services tax(GST) dues despite the massiveshortfall in GST cess collectionamid the coronavirus pandem-ic, a situation that has beendescribed as "an act of God" byFinance Minister NirmalaSitharaman. The government inthe letter said it wants to stayclear of "avoidable borrowing atthe central level when it couldbe done at the statelevel" as central rev-enues are under"great strain" due tothe pandemic.

The UnionFinance Secretaryand theExpenditureS e cre t ar ywill hold ano n l i n e

meeting on September 1 toanswer queries of the states ontwo options that the centre hasproposed - the first being stateswon't have to service debt orrepay it from other sources, andthe second being states won'thave to repay the principalamount from any other sources.

"The government of Indiastands by the statement of (for-mer Finance Minister) Shri(Arun) Jaitley and is activelyworking with the states to workout such an arrangement. Thegovernment of India will sup-

port extension of the com-pensation cess for such peri-od as may be necessary to

completely discharge anyarrears ofcompensa-

tion," thecentre said

in the letter.

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A big question mark has sud-denly sprung up against the13th edition of the IndianPremier League (IPL) after 12members of the Chennai SuperKings, including players/coach-ing/support staff, tested posi-tive for coronavirus, just 22days before the start of lucra-tive league, sources told IANSon Friday.

According to the IPL's

Standing OperatingP r o c e d u r e s(SOPs), all thosewho have testedpositive willnow need toundergo atleast two weeksof further quar-antine and cleartwo more testsbefore they could re-join the group.

Sources said the entire CSK

team has been quar-antined after the

development."A total of 12

members havebeen foundinfected and theentire team has

been told to gounder quarantine.

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camp in Chennai," said thesources.

"Other teams have alsorequested the BCCI to issue astatement for the safety of thecricketers in the UAE," theysaid.

However, CSK officials andthe BCCI are yet to confirm thedevelopment. An official sug-gested contacting CSK CEOKasi Viswanathan, butViswanathan did not receivecalls from IANS, nor did theCSK issue any statement.

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Vowing that the TeluguDesam Party will fight tilloppressed Dalits get justice,party supremo NChandrababu Naidu onSaturday demanded the policemake public the telephone calldetails of Om Pratap, theDalit youth whose death hastriggered a huge political row.

Naidu expressed concernthat the YSRCP governmentand the AP Police were tryingto cover up cases under theSC/ST Atrocities Act with thehelp of threats and induce-ment against the families ofthe victims.

Further, TDP politburomember Varla Ramaiah wrote

to DGP Gautam D Sawang,demanding a thoroughinquiry into the death of

Pratap, the tonsuring of Dalityouth and attacks on Dalits.

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The Vizag city police onSaturday arrested sevenpersons, includingMadhu Priya, the wife ofBigg Boss fame N NutanNaidu, and her staff forbeating up and tonsuringa 20-year-old Dalit youth.

The incident allegedly toolplace in Nutan Naidu’s resi-dence on Friday after the vic-

tim, identified as P Srikanth,was branded a thief and tor-tured.

Vizag police commissioner

Manish Kumar Sinha onSaturday released the CCTVfootage of the atrocity.

Narrating his ordeal,Srikanth said that he hadNutan Naidu’s household as adomestic help four monthago and quit the job onAugust 1. “Angered by bysudden resignation, NutanNaidu’s wife developed agrudge against me,” he said.

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The rapid surge of coron-avirus cases continued inAndhra Pradesh as morethan 10,000 were addedafresh for the fourth day in arow.

With 10,548 new casesadded in 24 hours ending 9am on Saturday, the statesoverall Covid-19 tally rose to4,14,164.

The latest bulletin said8,976 patients got cured anddischarged in the last 24hours while 82 more suc-cumbed to the pandemic.

The overall toll rose to3,796, while the total recov-eries increased to 3,12,687,according to the bulletin.

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called upon the Dalitcommunity to stagestatewide protests againstTDP supremo NChandrababu Naidu onAugust 31, “for creating hur-dles in the path of welfareand politicising Dalit issues”.

Speaking to the mediaafter the SC Cell meeting

here at partys’ central office,MLA Meruga Nagarjunasaid they would protestagainst the dirty politics ofNaidu by performing‘Palabishekam’ on August31 and submitting a memo-randum to BR Ambedkarstatues across the State.

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decided tojoin the legal bat-tle against thethree-capitalsdecision of theAndhra PradeshGovernment byfiling a counter-affi-davit in the State HighCourt.

Earlier, the High Courthad paved the way for polit-

ical parties tobecome party tothe case, if inter-ested.

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was organisedunder the leader-

ship of Jana Sena pres-ident Pawan Kalyan onSaturday.

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The Congress has written toFacebook founder MarkZuckerberg — the second timethis fortnight — for details onsteps being taken to investigateallegations that the social mediagiant does not apply hate speechrules to posts by BJP members.

"We urge you to let us knowwhat steps your company isplanning to take to investigatethese matters... will also be pur-suing legislative and judicialactions in India to ensure a for-eign company cannot continueto cause social disharmony inour nation for pursuit of private

profits," the letter said.Declaring the party was

"compelled to writeagain...because of further reve-lations made public in another

article by another reputed andcredible American media pub-lication," Congress GeneralSecretary KC Venugopal allegeda "quid-pro-quo relationship"between Facebook India and theruling BJP.

Referring to an article byTIME magazine, which partyMP Rahul Gandhi tweeted onSaturday, claiming it "exposes(the) WhatsApp-BJP nexus",the Congress claimed the BJPhad been "allowed to exercisecontrol of WhatsApp Indiaoperations in return for a pos-sible license for its paymentoperations".

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In a shocking incident, awoman threw her nine-month-old daughter off thefifth floor of a building andthen jumped to her death inGuntur on Saturday, alleged-ly vexed due to the constantharassment at the hands ofher husband.

The incident took place atLakshmipuram where NarraManognya first threw Tulasifrom the building and thenjumped to her death.

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As India enters phase four ofthe unlock, the Centre haseased restrictions on Metroservices, public gatheringsetc., which will be in effectuntil September 30.

The Union Ministry ofHome Affairs on Saturdayannounced fresh guidelinesfor Unlock 4 plan, underwhich lockdown will beapplicable only in the con-tainment zones.State govern-ments cannot impose anylockdown outside contain-ment zones without consult-ing the Central government.

In a major development,Metro Rail services will beallowed from September 7 ina graded manner. However,on the education front,schools, colleges, educationaland coaching institutions willremain closed. But students ofClass 9-12 can voluntarilyvisit schools, with parents’

written consent.Social events, academic

gatherings as well as sports,entertainment, cultural, reli-gious and political activitieswil l be al lowed fromSeptember 21 with a cap ofnot more than 100 attendees.However, such limited gath-erings will have to be heldwith mandatory wearing offace masks, social distanc-ing, provision for thermalscanning, and handwash orsanitizer.

There will be no restrictionon inter-State and intra-Statemovement of persons andgoods. No separate permis-sion/approval/e-permit willbe required for such move-ments, the guidelines furtherstated.

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Sonia Gandhi took barelythree days after the stormyCongress Working

Committee (CWC) meetinglast week to cut to size the 23ring leadersof the rebellionde-manding internal elections. Itwas a swift, surgical strike toshow them their place byappointing Jairam Ramesh andother political lightweights topositions in the CongressParliamentary Party.

She had neverdisplayed sim-ilar urgency to choose RahulGandhi's successor, after hisabrupt resignation as Congresspresident accepting responsibil-ity for the party's resounding

defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabhaelections. Instead, she allowedthe party to go adrift by remain-ingas interim president for 15months, braving ill-health and-mutiny in States.

Only after the 23 dissenters,comprising party seniors, wrotea letter seeking a full-time pres-ident did she relent. A replace-ment will be elected within sixmonths by convening an AICCsession.Unless a Gandhi fami-ly scion takes over again, thesuccessor is likely to be a fam-ily loyalist who will be keptunder leash with many powersdelegated to vice-presidents.

Just see the superciliousnes-sunderlying the CWC's resolu-tion by painting a picture ofinner party democracy. It saidthat Sonia did not prevent JitinPrasada from becoming UnionMinister though his fatherJitendra Prasada contested

against her for the party presi-dent's post two decades ago.Even before becomingCongress president, Sonia hadtreated then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao with disdain.She would make him wait onthe phone line,despite Raodoing everything to please herlike conferring the Bharat Ratnaon her husband and even writ-ing to US President to height-en security for Rahul, thenstudying in Harvard.

The sense of entitlement,demand for unquestioned loy-alty, the feeling that Congresshas no existence without thefamilyis the party's ideologyto-day. What is demanded is syco-phancy, not just loyalty. FromIndira Gandhi till now, there hasbeen a tightly knit coterie of loy-alists surrounding the supre-mo.The coterie exercises greatinfluence over the leader and,on its part, peddles power with-out accountability.

Undoubtedly, the likes ofGhulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibaland Shashi Tharoor are loyal,both to party and family.Whya seasoned and crafty politicianlike Ghulam Nabi Azad tookthe risk of calling out Rahul,knowing that thecourtiers

would instantly ringfence himagainst any attack,is not far tosee. After all, he was part of thehigh command that participat-ed in numerous fire-fightingoperations to save beleagueredchief ministers. He could easi-ly read the tea leaves.

The letter writers were fullyconvinced that Rahul did nothave it in him to lead theCongress to wrest power bywinning 300-400 Lok Sabhaseats. The Modi-Shah jugger-naut had trounced the Congressin two Lok Sabha electionsand in a string of Assemblypolls. It looked unstoppableeven in 2024 if Rahul helmedthe Congress campaign.

He had neither displayedqualities for top leadership northe capacity to emerge as analternative to Narendra Modi.At the organisational level, hisvideo interviewswith econo-

mists were lowering his stand-ing as a top boss, while his socialmedia posts were out of syncwith the party's line.Many in theparty realise the futility of per-suading Rahul to take over thereins again but are fearful of dis-turbing the status quo.

Sonia wantsthe throne to becontrolled by the family, direct-ly or by proxy. The leakage ofthe letter, unacceptable in anyparty, came in handy for syco-phants to indulge in bashing itsauthors and in branding themas BJP agents.

Instead of narrowing downthe differences, the CWC endedup widening them, with the dis-senters issuing off-the-recordstatements daily, claiming vic-tory and yet demanding a writ-ten reply. The road from heredoes not lie in punishing orhumiliating them or in furthertighteningthe dynasty's stran-

glehold over the Congress.It liesin ushering in change. Its direc-tion and dimension are for theCongress party to decide.Others can only highlight theneed for Congress to reinventitself and hope that Sonia placesinner party democracy abovethe dynasty. This cannot wait asa slew of Assembly electionsbeginning with Bihar are in theoffing. It is not a war betweenthe old guard and the new, butan open rift in the Congress.

The Nehru-Gandhi model isbeing copied byregional lead-ers, including those of BJP andparties.There is hardly anyState where at least one majorpolitical party does not pro-mote family rule. Being themain opposition party in manyStates like Telangana, theCongress is left with no moralground to criticise such region-al parties.

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The government was responsi-ble for the rise in attacks, ton-sures and atrocities againstDalits and weaker sectionsacross the State, alleged TDPleader and MLC Nara Lokesh.He blamed the YSRCP’s regimefor the latest incident of tonsureof Dalit youth Srikanth atPendurthy near Visakhapatnam.

He opined that had theJaganmohan Reddy govern-ment taken stringent action inEast Godavari Dalit youth ton-sure case, the present humilia-tion to Srikanth would nothave been occurred.

He expressed concern thatthere was no safety and securi-ty in the slightest possible mea-sure for downtrodden under theatrocious regime. How anyonecan expect protection of Dalitrights when the youth belong-ing to weaker sections werebeing tonsured and killed, heopined. Lokesh said that the

government should have giventhe strongest possible punish-ment when Vara Prasad wastonsured at Rajanagaram inEast Godavari district. Helamented that the victim couldnot get justice, hence, he wasforced to finally write a letter toPresident Ram Nath Kovindand even now, after so manydays, Prasad was waiting for jus-tice.

Strongly condemning thePendurthy tonsure incident,Lokesh demanded that police

identify the guilty and initiatestringent punishment to themso that atrocities would not berepeated again.

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For the second time in a row,NTPC Simhadri recognisedat the 21st National Awardsfor Excellence in EnergyManagement by CII.

This year, the first coastalstation of NTPC bagged the'Excellent Energy EfficientUnit' Award. The recognitionhas been endowed upon theproject for its exceptionalperformance in the fields ofefficiency, environment con-cern, ash utilisation, waterconservation with an under-lying focus on energy savings.

The unique achievementsin the sector includeadvanced process control forflexible operation, develop-ment of a ComprehensiveWater Dash Board with aneffective seven per centreduction in three years.

Furthermore, Simhadri isalso the first NTPC station toimplement ISO 50001 EnergyManagement System and thefirst to develop one-of-its-kind demonstrative buildingusing Nano ConcreteAregate.

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In a tremendous display ofcoordination, planning andeffective staff deployment,South Central Railway'sSecunderabad Division com-pletes a record rail renewal of6.76 km track in a single day.This is the highest rail trackrenewal achieved by any divi-sion across Indian Railways ina single day.

Secunderabad Division withits excellent planning and coor-dination on August 24 & 27,2020, has completed trackrenewal of 13.25 kms of track.Effectively utilising the reducedflow of traffic, the Division hascompleted a record through railrenewal of 6.76 km trackrenewal in a single day Thegood work done by theDivision has received appreci-ation from Ministry's office.Gajanan Mallya, GeneralManger, SCR complimentedand appreciated the officers andstaff Secunderabad Division fortheir tremendous work.

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Members of InsuranceCorporation Employees Union(ICEU) appealed to NandigamSuresh, Member of Parliamentfrom Bapatla, to oppose themove of the Central govern-ment to disinvest in the Life

Insurance Corporation.Following the call given by

the All India InsuranceEmployees Association(AIIEA), members of ICEUmet the MP at his residence atUddhandarayunipalem inAmaravati and submitted amemorandum to oppose the

efforts of the Central govern-ment to disinvest in the LIC.

Ch Kaladhar, joint secre-tary of ICEU, said in a state-ment here on Saturday thatthe MP responded positivelyand assured the delegationthat he would bring the issueto the notice of the Central

government. The delegationincluded ICEUMachilipatnam division gen-eral secretary G KishoreKumar, joint secretaries LAnand, Ch Kaladhar, vice-president Prasad, treasurerMadhu, branch secretary GSrinivas and others.

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The Covid-19 pandemic hasgiven a tremendous boost toonline delivery platforms andretail drone technology will seea commercial rollout on a larg-er scale in the not-too-distantfuture, Indian-origin researchershave stressed.

The study found that both thenumber of last-mile warehous-es and the delivery speed of thedrones will increase as technol-ogy matures.

In other words, last-miledelivery networks will becomemore decentralised, with dronesoperating at increasingly fasterspeeds.

"It would be reasonable to

assume that drone technology ismaturing quickly. The Covid-19pandemic will perhaps hastenthis process," said Dr MilindDawande, professor of opera-tions management at TheUniversity of Texas at Dallas'Naveen Jindal School ofManagement.

Hands-free delivery to one'sdoorstep will be an advantagedrones can offer in the post-Covid era. In the new study,published online in Productionand Operations Management,three faculty members fromNaveen Jindal School ofManagement explored howdrone delivery could changeretail logistics networks.

The analysis showed that

while perfect customisation ofdelivery-time guarantees is moreprofitable, retailers can capturea sizeable portion of the profitby partitioning their market

into a few zones and offering thebest-possible delivery-timeguarantee for each zone.

"If a retailer promises eachcustomer a different delivery

time based on the customer'slocation, that would be perfectcustomisation," Dawande said.

For example, a retailer couldgive any customer who is 1.5 kmaway a delivery-time guaranteeof five minutes and a customer2 kms away a delivery-timeguarantee of seven minutes.

"While perfect customisa-tion is theoretically best for theretailer, it is impractical. Instead,the retailer might offer all cus-tomers less than 6 kms away aguaranteed delivery time of 15minutes. In other words, limit-ed customisation is goodenough," Dawande explained.Faster delivery times are moreprofitable because it impliesmore demand. The researchers

noted that increasing deliveryspeed of drones can helpimprove profitability only if it isaccompanied by an increase inthe number of last-mile ware-houses.

"Therefore, in congested mar-kets, where the number of ware-houses cannot be increased,the retailer may find it best tooffer a delivery speed that islower than the highest-possiblespeed," the authors said.

The study co-authors are DrGanesh Janakiraman and DrVijay Mookerjee. The leadauthor is former studentSandun Perera who is an assis-tant professor of managerial sci-ences at the University ofNevada, Reno.

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The Madya VimochanaPrachara Committee (MVPC)would felicitate health warriorsfor their relentless servicesduring the Corona crisis.MVPC chairman VallamreddyLakshmana Reddy said that asmany as 27 health warriorswere selected from 13 districtsacross the State and theywould be felicitated by MVPCon September 1 on the occa-sion of 11th death anniversaryof former Chief Minister YSRajasekhara Reddy.

Lakshmana Reddy recalledthat YS Rajasekhara Reddyhad introduced 108Ambulance service in the Stateand the present Chief MinisterYS Jaganmohan Reddy further

strengthened the service toprovide health services toeveryone. He praised the ser-vices of 108 Ambulance ser-vices during the time ofCovid-19. He said that 27health warriors relentlesslyserved putting their lives atrisk to save the lives of

Coronavirus positive patientsin 13 districts. LakshmanaReddy said that PrincipalAdvisor to the Chief MinisterAjay Kallam, SpecialEnforcement Bureau DirectorPHD Ramakrishna, APBeverages Corporation MDVasudeva Reddy, GunturDistrict Collector I SamuelAnand Kumar and otherswould participate in the pro-gramme.

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APCC president SakeSailajanath addressed a letter tothe High Court Chief Justice,Chairman National HumanRights Commission andChairman State Human RightsCommission on the undemo-cratic and callous attitude ofthe YSRCP government in theState in dealing with responsi-ble medical professionals. Hestated that cases were beingregistered against doctors forbringing lapses to the notice ofauthorities concerned in con-taining and handling theCovid-19 across the State.

He mentioned that APCCVice-president G Gangadhar, anoted doctor in Vijayawada,was slapped notice for express-ing his opinion in a newschannel on April 16, 2020 onthe issue of doctors and otherhealth personnel getting infect-

ed from Coronavirus and los-ing their lives due to lack ofPPE kits, masks and sanitisers.

He was issued a notice toappear before the CID forinvestigation on August 30 at 10am. Dr Gamgadhar was activein speaking on issues since thebeginning of the Corona pan-demic to educate people and toquestion the authorities whenthere were lapses in handling

the situation and in providingthe necessary health services,said Sailajanath.

The APCC president men-tioned that there are quite anumber of instances wheredoctors have been harassed byslapping criminal cases againstthem there by curtailing theirfreedom of expression guaran-teed by Article 19 of theConstitution.

He appealed to the HighCourt Chief Justice, Chairman

National Human RightsCommission and ChairmanState Human RightsCommission to take into cog-nizance how the State govern-ment has been curtailing therights of the responsible law-abiding citizens by slappingcriminal cases like this andendangering the lives of thecommon people by its callous,negligent, irresponsible andunscientific management ofCorona pandemic.

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Swetcha Gora Eye Bank con-ducted painting competitionas part of the eye donationfortnight celebrations at theconference hall of VasavyaMahila Mandali here onSaturday. Meanwhile, sloga-neering competition on eyedonation will be held onMonday and singing compe-tition on Thursday, accordingto the executive director of theeye bank Dr G Samaram.Winners would be givenprizes on September 8.

Eye bank manager D RaviKumar said that the details ofthe winners and other pro-grammes would be uploadedon the website of the bankwww.swetchagoraeyebank.org

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Toli Telugu Divve TeluguMulala Adhyana Sangham (a lit-erary association doing researchon Telugu language develop-ment) president P LakshmiTulasi has expressed happinessfor adding a lesson of firstTelugu inscription writer ErikalMutturaju in the Class V text-book.

She said Erikal Mutturajumade the first Telugu inscriptionin 575 AD in YSRCP Kadapadistrict and one of the first gen-eration linguists, who workedon Telugu language.

Toli Telugu Divve TeluguMulala Adhyana Sangham

organised an event here onSaturday to thank ChiefMinister YS JaganmohanReddy, Education MinisterAudimulapu Suresh and offi-cials of the education depart-ment for including a chapter ofMutturaju in text book, whohad tried to give a shape toTelugu language about 1,500years ago. The event was con-ducted to mark the Telugu lan-guage Day observed onSaturday.

She recalled that Mutturajuwas a Chola dynasty king andstressed upon the need to cre-ate awareness among the pre-sent generation about the initialinscription in Telugu language.

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The State government onSaturday issued a legal noticeto a vernacular daily forallegedly publishing a mislead-ing report that two district col-lectors were ‘honey trapped’.

K Srinivas Reddy, StatePublic Prosecutor issued thelegal notice, seeking uncondi-tional apology from the dailyfor publishing a defamatoryreport against two district col-lectors.

Earlier, district Collectors inone voice condemned thenews report as hearsay andand lodged complaints withthe government seeking actionagainst the publication.

Srinivas Reddy describedthe published article as ‘libel-lous and nothing short of ascathing attack on the respect-ed official branch of the exec-utive bureaucracy. He saidthat the bureaucracy striveshard for the rule of law, andimplementing the

Government’s welfare pro-grammes in order to alleviatethe sufferings of many poorand needy people. “The arti-cle is nothing but calumny, vil-ification, disparagementmuckraking, scandalmonger-ing, denigration, smear cam-paign, malediction, libel, slan-der, aspersions againstCollectors to suit vested polit-ical alignments,” the legalnotice said, seeking an uncon-ditional apology with directreference to the defamatorypublication within seven daysfrom the receipt of the notice.

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Andhra Pradesh and Telanganaare at loggerheads not just overirrigation projects across Krishnaand Godavari rivers but also theresumption of bus services. Evenfive months after the suspensionof the bus services between thetwo Telugu States due to Covid-19 pandemic, there is no hope ofan early resumption of transportservices, if the stand taken bytheir road transport bodies is anyindication.

The failure of another roundof talks between the officials ofAndhra Pradesh and TelanganaState Road TransportCorporations early this weekindicates that commuters willhave to wait longer for bus trans-port services to resume.

With all barriers on inter-statetransport removed followingrelaxation of lockdown norms,the resumption of RTC servicesbetween the States should havebeen a natural process. Inter-statebus services were suspended inthe last week of March followingthe imposition of a nationwidelockdown to contain the spread

of Covid-19.With the relaxation of lock-

down norms in May, both Statesresumed the bus services with-in their respective territories butthe inter-state services remainedsuspended. Telangana State RoadTransport Corporation (TSRTC)and Andhra Pradesh State RoadTransport Corporation(APSRTC) had agreed on June17 to resume the inter-state ser-vices.

APSRTC had mooted a pro-posal to operate 256 bus servicesto Telangana and resume theremaining in a phased manner.

However, TSRTC is now insist-ing that APSRTC reduce thenumber of kilometres operatedby its buses in Telangana.

Ever since Telangana cameinto existence as a new state fol-lowing bifurcation of AndhraPradesh in 2014, the inter-statepassenger bus services werebeing operated on the basis of adhoc provisions under Clause72(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act 2014.

Since the inter-state RTC ser-vices were suspended due toCovid-19 pandemic, Telanganasaw an opportunity to insist on

a proper inter-state agreement onthe basis of parity to allowresumption of services.

There is a feeling in Telanganathat the current arrangement isheavily loaded in favour ofAPSRTC due to various factors,the key reason being more pas-sengers travelling from Andhrato Telangana, especiallyHyderabad.

TSRTC is currently operatingits services only on 175 routes inAndhra Pradesh with 554 buseswhile APSRTC has 386 routesand is operating 1,226 buses inTelangana. With 450 services inAndhra Pradesh every day,TSRTC is covering only 94,048km. On the other hand APSRTCis covering 3,37,603 km every daywith 946 services in Telangana.

Since Hyderabad was the cap-ital of undivided AndhraPradesh, there were always morebus services from Andhra andRayalaseema regions toHyderabad. Officials say notmuch changed on the groundafter the bifurcation of the state.

APSRTC operates the major-ity of its bus service to Hyderabadfrom Vijayawada, Guntur,Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry,Anantapur, Kurnool and otherdestinations.

Since TSRTC has been incur-ring huge losses, its officials aremaking every effort to seek a levelplaying field to minimise them.They are demanding that TSRTCbe allowed to operate an equalnumber of buses in AndhraPradesh.

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The Human Rights Forum(HRF) has urged the govern-ment to retract its decision toallot 30 acres at Kapulauppadavillage in Bheemunipatnammandal of Visakhapatnam dis-trict for construction of a StateGuest House.

The forum argued that theGO is in plain violation of the APAncient and HistoricalMonuments, ArchaeologicalSites and Remains Act-1960.The allotted area is part of theancient Thotlakonda andBavikonda Buddhist complex.Any such construction risksdamaging the 2,000-year-oldheritage site and will also pose aclear threat to other, as-yet-unexplored archaeologicalremains from the Buddhist era.

“Revenue officials, seniorbureaucrats and a minister areadvancing the specious argumentthat the proposed guest houseposes no threat to theThotlakonda Buddhist site sincethere is a distance of one km.“What they all wilfully elide is thefact that the site proposed for theconstruction falls within the sur-vey area that is expressly protect-ed by the 1960 Act. In fact, it iscontained in Survey No 314

(Old) of Kapulauppada villageand was so notified vide GO No627 dated May 2, 1978. It is partof a total extent of 3,300 acrescontained on several hills in thearea,” contended K Sudha and VSKrishna of HRF.

The High Court, they remind-ed, has also issued directions tothe government in an order 29-11-2016 in WP No 173/2016 thatno construction activity is to betaken up within S.No 314 (Old).HRF believes that any manner ofconstruction within this notifiedsite amounts to archaeologicalvandalism.

Archaeological sites and arte-facts are part of our shared pastand collective historical heritageand our legacy for future gener-ations. Effacing them deprives usof a clear understanding of ourhistory. The ThotlakondaBuddhist complex is an invaluableand once flourishing Hinayana

Buddhist complex dating backover two millennia. Over 2000years ago, this monastery was amajor religious and educationalcentre that traded with severalnations, including the Romanworld. According to studies,archaeological remains are con-tained across several hills in thearea and there are over 120micro sites around Thotlakonda.Because of constructions beingproposed by the government, thisprecious tangible history andevidence, lying undiscovered, isin serious danger of being wipedout. Ever since this amazing sitewas discovered in the 1970s, exca-vations were done only in a limit-ed and partial area. The wholeexpanse of 3,300 acres was meantto be carefully preserved and pro-tected and further excavation andinvestigation would have thrownup much more rich archaeologi-cal evidence, the forum said.

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In a bid to make everyonehealthy and encourage fitness,Waltair Railway Division hasbegun a campaign—‘Fit IndiaFreedom Run’.

Covid-19 induced lockdownforced everyone to stay athome to break the chain of thevirus. The main aim of con-ducting this ‘run’, which will goon till October 2 is to promotefitness among the railway per-sonnel and the public to get ridof obesity, sluggishness, stress,anxiety and other diseases.

The concept behind thisrun is that “one can run any-where, anytime, any route, atany pace.” This programme ismore important in view ofwellbeing in order to improveimmunity in the context ofcurrent circumstances.

Today Fit India FreedomRun was conducted from EastPoint to RK Beach under theleadership of Divisional

Railway Manager, ChetanKumar Shrivastava and SeniorDivisional CommercialManager AK Tripathi. Officers,staff and family members par-ticipated in the Freedom Run.Similar fitness runs are alsobeing organised by variousdepartments on assigned daysthroughout this period.

Speaking on this occasion,DRM Chetan Kumar said thatfitness is a very importantaspect of life to keep oneselfhealthy, which in turn helps infighting against such pandem-ic by improving natural immu-nity. A healthy body lives in ahealthy soul and a healthyperson can contribute tonational developmentimmensely. Railways alwaysstand in the forefront to shoul-der the social responsibility forthe wellbeing of the society. Hethanked the participants, rail-way fraternity, all the depart-ments and the media for sup-porting the noble cause.

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The Guntur police arrestedfive persons for illegal tradingbanned tobacco products andseized material worth Rs 10lakhs and two vehicles inPedakakani mandal of Gunturdistrict on Saturday.

Addressing a press confer-ence at Pedakakani police sta-tion of Guntur on SaturdayUrban SP RN Ammi Reddysaid that police seized Rs 10lakhs worth of Khaleja PanMasala and K9 chewing tobac-co and two vehicles at AutoNagar in Guntur city. Policearrested Bollisetty KameswaraRao, Pothuboina Ashok Yadav,Kapilavai Tirumala Karthik,Gidugu Eswarlal and MantriSrinivasa Rao at HarikaGodown of Auto Nagar inGuntur.

Ammi Reddy said that theaccused were involved in illegaltrading for the past four monthsin Guntur, hence, police con-ducted raids and seized bannedmaterial from their possession.He said that the accused wereillegally transporting bannedtobacco products to the shopsin Vatticherukuru, Amaravathi,Chebrolu, Prathipadu, Gunturand other areas in State.

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While concern over data secu-rity and privacy on socialmedia platforms forces Indiato ban many apps, a made-in-India social networking app,in:collab, has now entered themarket.

Citizens can now discover,create, connect, communicate,and transact on a secure end-to-end encrypted systemamongst themselves, enterpris-es and governments. The socialmedia app is developed byMulti-Verse Technologiesbacked by NxtGen DataCentre.

in:collabe is overall a com-bination of many social mediaplatforms like Facebook,Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok,Twitter, Slack, and others. Theplatform brings together keyfeatures from each of theseplatforms in one app.

AS. Rajgopal, ManagingDirector, MultiVerseTechnologies and MD, CEO ofNxtGen Technologies, said,“We are a society of complexand unique individuals andin:collab is built to empowerindividuals to take control oftheir digital data as well asshare and consume content onindividual terms. It is pro-

grammed to allow seamlesscollaborations of businessesand build on communitieswith shared interests enablinga more cohesive interaction yetensuring complete data priva-cy. The information visibleacross personas are at the dis-cretion of the account user,and information on feeds canbe quickly verified throughfact-checker tagged contentbuilding on authentic andresponsible consumption ofknowledge.”

A company that believes infreedom across the digitaluniverse, in:collab empowersusers with a free 256-bitencrypted 5GB storage vaultper account that is decentral-ized to ensure confidentialityand security of data stored.

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In a scene straight from anaction movie, a police officerrisked his life to chase theoffenders by holdingon to the bonnet oftheir moving car.The CCTVfootage shows thepolice officer'sdaring act even asthe offenders triedto escape. The inci-dent that occurred onFriday in Pulivendula townof Kadapa district, the nativedistrict of Chief Minister YSJaganmohan Reddy.

According to police, Sub-Inspector C Gopinath Reddyand his staff were conductingvehicle checks when they

noticed a car. On seeing thepolice, the car driver sloweddown the vehicle and thensuddenly increased the speed

and hit the SI in an attemptto kill him.

The SI fell on thecar bonnet whilethe accused triedto escape by rac-ing the vehicle.The police officer

held on to thebonnet. As the

front windshield wasbroken, the SI tried to

enter into the moving car butthe co-passenger in the vehi-cle pushed him. Meanwhile,the accused noticed a policevehicle following them. Theystopped the car and escapedinto the fields.

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The state now has 97,681active cases, it said. The infec-tion positivity rate in APclimbed further up to 11.49per cent after 36,03,345 testswere completed at the rate of67,478 per million popula-tion.

While East Godavari dis-trict continued to report freshcases of over 1,000, SPSNellore too has been showinga similar spike for the pastthree days.

Kadapa (991) andVisakhapatnam (988) report-ed close to 1,000 new cases,while West Godavari,Anantapur, Chittoor andPrakasam added over 800each.

Chittoor reported 15 freshfatalities and SPS Nellore 11in 24 hours, the bulletin said.

East and West Godavarireported eight more casualtieseach, Anantapur, Guntur andKurnool six each, Prakasamand Visakhapatnam five each,Srikakulam andVizianagaram four each.

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Locals rushed to the spot andshifted the duo to a hospital fortreatment, where they weredeclared dead. PattabhipuramCI B Kalyan Raju said that NManognya was believed to beharassed by N KalyanChakravarthy. The couple hadbeen working in Hyderabad

and had come to Guntur in viewof the Coronavirus .The woman’sfamily claimed that Manognyahad several times informed themof being harassed by her husbandbut they ignored her complaintsand tried to broker peacebetween the couple. The familydemanded Kalyan Chakravarthybe booked for abetment to sui-cide.

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The GST Council, whichmakes national tax policies,after a meeting on August27 had given the twooptions and asked the statesto take a decision within aweek. The centre is hard-pressed on paying GST duesto the states that have notearned much this year dueto months of lockdownnecessitated by the COVID-19 crisis. Punjab, for exam-ple, has said it may see a rev-enue deficit of ? 25,000crore this year. Haryana hasalso complained that it usedto get the maximum rev-enue from taxes before theGST was introduced in July2017.

"The prevailing econom-ic situation is such that cen-tral revenues are undergreater strain than GST rev-enue. Direct taxes on wagesand salaries are also serious-ly affected. Customs rev-enues are also hit by theslowdown in imports .Central expenditures arestretched not only by thepandemic response but alsoby the needs of nationalsecurity. This is a nationalproblem not a central gov-ernment problem alone,"the centre said.

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Addressing an online meet-ing with Dalit leaders of theTDP, Naidu demanded thepolice to disclose details of thecall lists and records of OmPratap. He also objected to themanner in which post mortemwas carried out, saying that itwas done “very secretly”.

The former chief ministeralleged that the police snatchedthe victim's cell phone from thefamily members and addedthat the call records were cru-cial to unravel the mysterybehind Om Pratap’s death. Hedemanded the police reveal thecall records as these wouldbring out the facts as to whomade threatening calls to thevictim.

Stating that a series of atroc-ities were taking place againstweaker sections in the past 15months, Naidu warned thatTDP would not remain silentand continue its struggle till allthose guilty of these atrocitieswere punished.

Meanwhile, Varla Ramaiahin his letter to the DGP allegedthat the henchmen of MinisterPeddireddy RamachandraReddy and Rajampet MP PVMidhun Reddy were responsi-

ble for threatening Om Prathapwith dire consequences.Ramaiah alleged that OmPrathap committed suicidedue to the threats.

The TDP leader also men-tioned P Srikanth, whose head

was tonsured in Pendurthy ofVisakhapatnam on Friday.Ramaiah demanded that thepolice initiate swift actionagainst the culprits perpetrat-ing heinous crimes againstDalits.

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Srikanth, a native of Palasaarea in Srikakulam district,formally lodged a police com-plaint in the house of his for-mer employer at Sujathanagararea under Pendurthi policestation limits in Vizag city.

The Pendurthi police reg-istered a case against NutanNaidu and his staff underSections 307, 342, 324, 323,and other relevant Sections ofIPC and launched an investi-gation.

The police said thatSrikanth, had worked atNutan Naidu's residence forfour months and quit the jobon August 1. Srikanth said inhis complaint to the police

that Nutan Naidu called himhome on Thursday night andFriday afternoon accusinghim of stealing a mobilephone and tracking awoman's WhatsApp mes-sages.

When Srikanth asked themto lodge a police complaint tobring out the truth, NutanNaidu’s wife Madhu Priyaand her staff thrashed him,the complaint said. ThoughSrikanth touched their feetbegging her to spare him,they summoned a barber,who shaved the Dalit youth’shead in front of others.Srikanth said that the assaultbegan at 2 pm and continuedtill 7 pm of Friday

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The letter also claimed that"more than just one person inyour company's leadership teamin India are biased and partisanin favour of the ruling BJP in

their professional endeavours".On Saturday afternoon Rahul

Gandhi tweeted the TIME arti-cle with the message: "America'sTime magazine exposesWhatsApp-BJP nexus: Used by40 crore Indians, WhatsApp also

wants to be used for making pay-ments for which Modi govern-ment's approval is needed. Thus,BJP has a hold over WhatsApp".

A fortnight ago Rahul alsoshared an article from the WallStreet Journal that alleged

Facebook did not apply hatespeech rules to posts by BJPmembers. The Journal reportedthat an executive of the socialmedia giant said punishing vio-lations by BJP workers "woulddamage (its) business prospects".

In its report TIME magazinepointed out WhatsApp (whichis owned by Facebook) has "siz-able" business prospects inIndia, where around 400 mil-lion people use the messagingservice.

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Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated sixyears ago, and the residuary state was leftwithout an exclusive capital sinceHyderabad was declared the joint capitalfor both AP and TS. Later, the TDP gov-ernment zeroed in on the present capitaland named it Amaravati.

The current regime has proposed threecapitals – one for running the state admin-istration, another for dispensation of lawand justice and yet another for making laws– on the grounds of greater administrativedecentralisation. According to the TDPsurvey, the people have overwhelminglyrejected this formula, which they find a bitstrange. On January 20 this year, theAssembly adopted Bills on decentralisationof the administration and repeal of CRDA.On January 21, a TV channel conducteda opinion poll on Twitter. In that Twitterpoll, 67 per cent were against the idea andonly 29 per cent in support, while 4 percent remained neutral.

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Addressing the teleconference, Pawan Kalyansaid “Jana Sena stand has been clear against theproposed decentralisation of administration asabout 28,000 farmers have given 33,000 acres ofagriculture lands trusting the TDP government.Jana Sena will ensure that justice is done to thefarmers.”

He said that constructions have been taken upin the lands and some projects are at various stagesof completion and huge public money has beenspent for the capital.

“We have been saying that environmental-friendly capital city construction has to be carriedout. At present, public interest petitions have beenfiled over the shifting of the capital city. We havebeen observing from time to time with regard tothe cases,” the actor-politician said.

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The development has raised ahuge question mark on the startof the IPL on September 19. But,surprisingly, the BCCI has stillnot released the schedule of thematches, something that alsoraises doubts. There is a lot atstake in the IPL, which could notbe staged in India due to thecorononavirus pandemic. Thereis pressure from the eight IPLfranchises on the BCCI and thenthere is pressure from the spon-sors. CSK had landed in Dubaion August 21 and underwent themandatory six-day quarantineperiod.Sources further said thepositive test results are from the

final round of testing in the UAEthat is part of IPL's Covid-19 pro-tocols comprising three testswhich are mandatory for everyperson who is part of the tour-nament. As per the protocol,every person would get tested atthe airport upon landing in theUAE, followed by three tests onday 1, 3 and 6. The ChennaiSuper Kings will now start theirtraining in Dubai to September1. All eight competing teams arecurrently in the UAE. Teams likeMumbai Indians, RajasthanRoyals and Kings XI Punjab havealready started training for theIPL, which will be played in threevenues -- Dubai, Abu Dhabi andSharjah.

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Children can shed the novelcoronavirus that causes COVID-19, even if they are asympto-matic, or for long after theirsymptoms have cleared, accord-ing to a new study which shedsmore light on the significance ofthe pediatric population in thepandemic's spread.

The study, published in thejournal JAMA Pediatrics, fol-lowed 91 children at 22 hospitalsthroughout South Korea, infect-ed with the novel coronavirusSARS-CoV-2, and found thatthey carried the viral geneticmaterial RNA for a longer peri-od than expected.

"Symptom screening fails toidentify most COVID-19 casesin children, and SARS-CoV-2RNA in children is detected foran unexpectedly long time," theresearchers, including those fromSeoul National University

College of Medicine in SouthKorea, noted in the study.

In a commentary, publishedon the study, scientists, includingRoberta L. DeBiasi from the TheGeorge Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine and HealthSciences in the US, said childrenmay play an important role in theCOVID-19 transmission.

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studies have systematicallyfocused on the frequency ofasymptomatic infection in chil-dren or the duration of symp-toms and viral shedding in bothasymptomatic and symptomaticchildren," the researchers notedin the commentary.

According to the study, about22 per cent never developedsymptoms, 20 per cent were ini-

tially asymptomatic but devel-oped symptoms later, and 58 percent were symptomatic at theirinitial test.

Over the course of theresearch, the scientists said thehospitals where these childrenstayed continued to test themevery three days on average, pro-viding a picture of how long viralshedding continues over time.

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Khel Ratna awardee RaniRampal feels that equal oppor-tunities like men's team hascontributed tremendouslytowards the improved perfor-mance of the women's hockeyteam in the past decade.

The Indian women's teamcaptain alongside cricketer RohitSharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat,table tennis player Manika Batraand Paralympian ThangaveluMariyappan were conferred withthe Khel Ratna award virtuallyby President Ram Nath Kovindon Saturday.

"From when I started to now,many things have changed forthe good in women's hockey.Back when I began playing,women's team played very fewtournaments. We mostly playedmajor events likeCommonwealth Games and theAsian Games but now the sce-nario has changed so much,"Rani said in a media release.

"Hockey India and the man-

agement ensured that weplayed tournaments round theyear which has contributedtremendously towards our per-formance improving over theyears and has also helped pop-ularize women's hockey," sheadded.

Rani is the first woman fromthe sport to receive the presti-gious Khel Ratna award and onlythe third hockey player afterDhanraj Pillay and Sardar Singhto receive the country's highestsporting honour.

"Over the past one week,

since my name was officiallyannounced for the Khel Ratnaaward, I have been reflectingback on my journey so far andit makes me feel overwhelmedthat women's hockey gets equalimportance as the men's team

"...and a women's player beingrecognized with the highestaward definitely goes to show thesport is moving in the rightdirection," she said.

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Kamala Harris is "not compe-tent" to be president, USPresident Donald Trump hassaid as he launched an attack onthe Indian-origin senator's cre-dentials for the top post.

Addressing his supporters ata Republican campaign rally inNew Hampshire on Friday,Trump said he would supportseeing a female president in theUS but suggested that his daugh-ter and senior White Houseadviser Ivanka Trump would bea better candidate for such a role.

Harris, 55, was a presidentialaspirant until last year before shedropped out of the race becauseof lack of popular support.Harris returned to political lime-light after Joe Biden, theDemocratic Party's presidentialcandidate, picked her as hisrunning mate in the November3 election.

Born to a Jamaican father and

an Indian mother, Harris is thefirst Indian-American and firstBlack woman to be picked by amajor American political partyfor the top post.

"You know I want to see thefirst woman president also, butI don't want to see a woman pres-ident get into that position theway she'd do it, and she's notcompetent," Trump said.

"She's not competent," he saidamidst applause from his sup-porters, a few of whom screamedIvanka Trump, at an election

rally on Friday. "They're all say-ing, 'we want Ivanka'. I don'tblame you," he said respondingto his supporters.

This was Trump's first electionrally after he formally acceptedthe nomination of theRepublican Party on Thursdayfor the presidential election.

Trump said Harris with-drew from the DemocraticParty's presidential race beforeprimary season kicked off asher popularity dropped downto single digit.

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The Delhi High Court hasexpressed concern over the sud-den "steep" increase in the pre-mium of insurance policies bygovernment companies forlawyers and said this wouldcompletely defeat the purpose ofthe Chief Minister's Advocates'Welfare Scheme.

The court perused a statusreport filed by the Delhi govern-ment, which showed that afterthe opening of the financialbids for the policies, the insur-ance companies have substantial-ly increased the amount of pre-mium and reneged on theirearlier quotations given inNovember and December lastyear.

The court, in an order passedon Friday, noted that the premi-um, which the insurance com-panies are now demanding, hasbeen increased by two-and-a-half times for both the group

insurance and mediclaim poli-cies.

"This court is of the opinionthat this sudden increase in thepremium within a matter of eightmonths is very steep. The ChiefMinister's Advocates' WelfareScheme would be completelydefeated at this rate," JusticePrathiba M Singh said.

The court was hearing abatch of petitions, including aplea moved by the Bar Councilof Delhi (BCD), seeking agrant of the mediclaim andterm insurance for the lawyers

registered with it.While the rates quoted by the

New India Assurance Company(NIAC) in November andDecember, 2019 for providinggroup mediclaim insurance wasRs 8,500 per policy, the revisedrate is Rs 22,945.1.

Similarly, the Life InsuranceCorporation (LIC) had initiallyquoted a Rs-2,478 premium forproviding group (term) lifeinsurance for lawyers of up to 60years of age. Now the averagebasic premium rate per policy isRs 7,091.7.

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Chinese and Indians accountedfor 48 per cent of all active for-eign students in the US in 2019,according to an official report.

A report on immigration stu-dents in US, released on Fridayby the Student and ExchangeVisitor Programme (SEVP) -- apart of the US Immigration andCustoms Enforcement (ICE) --said there were 1.52 millionactive records in SEVIS for F-1and M-1 students during calen-dar year 2019, a 1.7 per centdecrease from 2018.

SEVIS is a web-based systemfor maintaining information oninternational nonimmigrant stu-dents and exchange visitors in theUS.

While an F1 visa is issued tointernational students who areattending an academic pro-gramme or English languageprogramme at a US college oruniversity, M-1 visa is reservedfor international students attend-ing vocational schools and tech-

nical schools. Forty-eight percent or 733,718 of all activeSEVIS records hailed from eitherChina (474,497) or India(249,221) in 2019, a slightincrease from 47 per cent in cal-endar year 2018, the report said.

While the overall number ofactive F-1 and M-1 studentrecords coming from Asiadecreased by 28,063 from 2018to 2019, student record trendsvaried across different coun-tries, it said.

The number of students fromChina and India made Asia themost popular continent of origin.

Despite this, China sent fewerstudents in 2019 in comparisonto 2018 (-4,235), as did India (-2,069), the report said.

According to the report, 75 percent of all nonimmigrant stu-dents in the US call Asia home.

Some Asian countries likeQatar, Syria, and Yemen sentfewer students, while Azerbaijan,Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan sentmore students in 2019.

The report noted that 49 percent (671,731) of foreign studentsin 2019 were female, while 56 percent (851,518) were male. Of K-12 student enrolments, 42.5 per

cent or 33,759 were females in2019.

It said 43.7 per cent (442,747)of bachelor's and master's non-immigrant students, 48.4 percent (52,017) seeking associatedegrees and 39 per cent (73,301)seeking doctoral degrees in 2019were females.

Of the top 10 countries of cit-izenship in 2019, the averagefemale enrolment was 44 percent (471,262) and the averagemale enrolment was 56 per cent(595,175), it said.

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Nevada officials are reportingwhat may be the first docu-mented case of coronavirusreinfection in the United States,following similar reports earli-er this week from Hong Kongand Europe.

A 25-year-old Reno manwith mild COVID-19 symp-toms initially was found to havethe virus in April, recoveredand tested negative twice, andthen tested positive again inJune. He was much sicker thesecond time, with pneumoniathat required hospitalizationand oxygen treatment.

Genetic tests from eachepisode showed that viruseswere similar in major ways butdiffered in at least 12 spots thatwould be highly unlikely fromnatural evolution of the bug ifthe man had it continuouslyrather than being infected a sec-ond time, said Mark Pandori,director of the Nevada StatePublic Health Laboratory.

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Offering his greeting to peo-ple on the Telugu LanguageDay, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Saturdaypraised those who are work-ing to make the languagepopular.

He also paid tributes toGidugu VenkataRamamurthy, considered thefather of the spoken Telugu,saying his thoughts, writingsand social reform endeavourshave left a lasting impact ongenerations.

"Greetings on TeluguLanguage Day. Today, weappreciate all those who aremaking Telugu popular, espe-cially among the youth. I alsopay tributes to the greatGidugu Venkata Ramamurthy,whose thoughts, writings andsocial reform endeavours haveleft a lasting impact on gener-ations," the prime ministertweeted.

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Congress leader Jitin Prasada,one of the 23 leaders whowrote to party chief SoniaGandhi seeking organisation-al changes, said on Saturdaythat the letter is being "mis-construed" and he has fullfaith in the top leadership.

In an exclusive interview toPTI, he said the letter was notwritten with the intention ofleadership change.

Asked why he chose to signthe letter, Prasada said the "let-ter was written with the solepurpose of suggesting how toreinvigorate and revitalise theparty, and introspect forgalavnising the organisation.It was not to undermine thetop leadership. I had statedthis at the Congress WorkingCommittee meeting as well".

"The letter is being miscon-strued," the former Unionminister asserted.

On allegations by someparty leaders that the inten-

tion was to target the topleadership, Prasada said, "Ihave full faith in the leader-ship of Sonia Gandhi andRahul Gandhi and they havefull faith in me."

His remarks assume signif-icance as they come daysafter the District CongressCommittee of LakhimpurKheri hit out at the letter fromthe 'group of 23' and called foraction against Prasada.

Prasada said the resolu-tion passed by the DCC seek-ing action against him could

have been the "result of localinstigation of rival factions".

"These are small matterswhich happen in every demo-cratic party and could be theresult of local instigation ofrival factions. I bear nogrudge against anyone aseveryone is part of theCongress family," the 46-year-old leader said.

"The Congress presidenthas said that the matter standsclosed and we have to con-centrate on fighting the rul-ing dispensation," he said.

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US regulators are now allowinguse of experimental antiviraldrug remdesivir for all patientshospitalized with COVID-19,drugmaker Gilead Sciences saidFriday.

It said the Food and DrugAdministration has expanded itsemergency use authorization,which lets doctors administerthe IV drug during the pandem-ic. Until now, that was limited topatients with severe COVID-19.

Foster City, California-basedGilead applied to the FDA onAug. 10 for formal approval ofremdesivir, to be sold under thebrand name Veklury.

Gilead said in a statement thatthe expanded emergency usewas based on results of a recentfederal study of hospitalizedpatients with different levels ofseverity, plus a Gilead study pub-lished a week ago.

Gilead's study found thatamong hospitalized patientswith moderate COVID-19,those getting remdesivir were65% more likely to improve aftera five-day treatment course thanthose just getting standard care.

Remdesivir previously wasshown to shorten treatment byabout four days for hospitalizedpatients with severe disease,compared with those gettingstandard supportive care.

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There should not be a furtherdelay in appointing members ofthe National ConsumerDisputes RedressalCommission (NCDRC), theSupreme Court has said, askingthe Centre to complete theprocess soon.

A bench of Justices LNageswara Rao, Hemant Guptaand S Ravindra Bhat made theobservation while extendingthe term of an NCDRC mem-ber who is scheduled to retireon Sunday.

"The finalisation of the selec-tions and appointments ofmembers of NCDRC does notbrook further delay," it said. "Wehope and trust that the appoint-ments to the NCDRC shall bemade soon."

The apex court was consid-ering a plea by the NCDRCmember who has filed an appli-

cation seeking a direction forextension of his service till theregular appointments are made.

Attorney General K KVenugopal submitted that therecommendations made by theselection committee were underthe consideration of theappointments committee ofthe cabinet (ACC). The topcourt said as the applicant wasdue to retire on August 30, theterm of his appointment wasextended for a month.

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A meeting of the politicalaffairs committee (PAC) ofthe National Conference beganhere on Saturday, the firstsuch gathering of the top deci-sion-making body of the partyafter the revocation of Jammuand Kashmir's special status inAugust last year.

The PAC meeting began atparty headquarters Nawa-i-Subah here under the chair-manship of NationalConfenence president FarooqAbdullah, a NC leader said.

He said party's vice presi-dent Omar Abdullah and othersenior leaders, including gen-eral secretary Ali MohammadSagar, are present in the meet-ing.

The leaders from the Jammuregion, who are part of thePAC, have joined via video

conference, the NC leaderadded.

This is the first meeting ofthe NC's political affairs com-mittee after the Centre revokedJammu and Kashmir's specialstatus in August last year anddivided the erstwhile state intotwo union territories – Jammuand Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Last week, Farooq Abdullahheld meetings with over a

dozen party leaders, in batch-es over three days, at hisGupkar residence here. Theleaders, whom the NC presi-dent met, were under deten-tion for the past one year andthe party had challenged theirdetention in a court. However,the government had submittedin the court that those leaderswere not under custody andwere free to move anywhere.

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India's COVID-19 tally racedpast 34 lakh with a single-dayspike of 76,472 cases, while thenumber of recoveries surged to26,48,998, pushing the recov-ery rate to 76.47 per cent onSaturday, according to theUnion health ministry.

The total number ofCOVID-19 cases rose to34,63,972, while the death tolldue to the disease climbed to62,550 with 1,021 people suc-cumbing to it in a span of 24hours, the ministry's dataupdated at 8 am showed.

The COVID-19 case fatali-ty rate has further declined to1.81 per cent in the country.

There are 7,52,424 activecoronavirus cases in the coun-try currently, which accountfor 21.72 per cent of the totalcaseload, the data showed.

India's COVID-19 tally hadcrossed the 20-lakh mark onAugust 7 and the 30-lakh markon August 23.

According to the IndianCouncil of Medical Research(ICMR), a total of 4,04,066,09samples were tested forCOVID-19 up to August 28,including 9,28,761 on Friday.

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Divisive forces are spreadinghatred through the India,freedom of expression is atstake and the country is in acrisis that none of its found-ing fathers would have imag-ined, Congress presidentSonia Gandhi said onSaturday.

"Powers that want peopleto fight are spreading poisonof hate in the countr y.Freedom of expression isunder threat, democracy isbeing destroyed. They wantIndia's people, our tribals,women, youth to keep theirmouths shut. Vo desh kamuh bandh rakhna chahtehain (They want to silencethe nation)," she said, speak-ing via video link at theground-breaking ceremonyfor the new Chhattisgarh leg-islature.

"None of our ancestors,including Mahatma Gandhi,Jawaharlal Nehru and BRAmbedkar, would have imag-ined that our country will befacing such a tough situation

after 75 years of indepen-dence when our democracyand constitution are underthreat," Gandhi added.

Though the she did notname Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's adminis-tration, the Congress chiefhas raised the ante against thecentral government withnear-daily attacks includingon subjects like the centre notclearing its dues to state gov-ernments and holdingentrance examinations at atime when India has beenreporting the highest number

of new coronavirus in theworld.

Alleging that the influ-ence of "tanashahi" (dictator-ship) on the country's "lok-shahi" (democracy) was ris-ing, Mrs Gandhi said, "Badthinking is now dominating,freedom of expression is indanger and democratic insti-tutions are being ruined."

The Congress has main-tained its pointed attacks onthe government even as itbattles turmoil within theparty that has seen nearly twodozen senior leaders express-

ing dissatisfaction at the waythe party is being run.

The BJP has largelybrushed off the Congress'snew attacks with no seniorleader responding directlyto the remarks by the topleaders of the oppositionparty in recent days.

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India has controlled the spreadof crop-threatening migratorypest desert locusts by usingadvanced technologies, includ-ing drones, and ensured therewas not much crop damage,Prime Minister Narendra Modisaid on Saturday.

In his address after the virtu-al inauguration of college andadministration buildings ofJhansi-based Rani Lakshmi BaiCentral Agricultural University,the prime minister stressed onthe need to promote greater useof latest technologies in thefarm sector.

More than 10 states, includingUttar Pradesh, faced locust prob-lem in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said adding thatthe Bundelkhand region facedthe locust attack after 30 years.

Sharing how modern tech-nologies are helpful in address-ing the challenges faced by thefarm sector, Modi said the speedat which locust swarms were

spreading in the country, it wasnot possible to control them intraditional ways.

"In May, the Bundelkhandregion had faced locust problem....I was told the region faced thelocust attack after 30 years. Notonly Uttar Pradesh, more than 10states faced the locust problem,"the prime minister said.

India has controlled this prob-lem in a scientific way, he said.

"If there was no coronavirus,a week long positive mediadebate would have been carriedon this. A big success has beenachieved," he added.

Asserting that the central gov-ernment worked on a "war foot-ing" to save crops from this pest,Modi said a dozen control rooms,including one in Jhansi, were setup and authorities procured spe-cial spray machines and distrib-uted in the affected areas.

"Be it tractors or chemicals, allmachineries were put in place toensure farmers face less cropdamage. To save tall trees, dronesand helicopters were used forspraying. Following these mea-sures, India has been able to savefarmers from incurring hugelosses," he said.

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Of the total number of peopletested in Indore under the serosurvey earlier this month, 7.72per cent were found to havedeveloped antibodies toCOVID-19, an official said.

Indore is the worst-hit districtin Madhya Pradesh in terms ofthe number of coronavirus pos-itive cases and fatalities.

"Blood samples of 7,103 peo-ple aged above one year weretaken under the survey that wascarried out from August 11 to 23with the help of the NationalCentre for Disease Control,"Indore Divisional Commissio-ner Pawan Kumar Sharma said.

Of these, 548 samples, whichis 7.72 per cent, were found tobe having antibodies to SARS-CoV2. Most importantly, thesurveyed men and women hadantibodies in equal proportion,he added. The survey revealed

that efforts taken to stem theinfection spread in the affectedareas of the city have paid off, headded.

The official said that in theBombay Bazaar area of the city,more than 30 per cent peoplewere found having antibodies.

Besides, people in the agegroup of 45 to 60 had maximumantibodies as per the survey, theyadded. It is believed that the peo-ple found with antibodies hadcontracted the infection 15 daysbefore their blood samples werecollected. However, as theyremained asymptomatic, theinfection went undetected.

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Former President PranabMukherjee continues to be indeep coma and on ventilatorsupport, but his renal parame-ters have improved, the hospi-tal said on Saturday.

Doctors attending on the84-year-old Mukherjee said heremains haemodynamicallystable and is being treated forlung infection.

A patient is haemodynam-ically stable when his bloodcirculation parameters --blood pressure, heart andpulse rate -- are stable and nor-mal, doctors say.

Mukherjee was admitted tothe Army's Research andReferral Hospital in Delhi onAugust 10 and was operatedfor removal of a clot in thebrain the same day. He laterdeveloped a lung infectionand had a renal dysfunction,the doctors said.

"Shri Pranab Mukherjee isbeing treated for lung infec-tion. His renal parametershave improved. He continuesto be in a deep coma and onventilator support. He remainshaemodynamically stable," astatement from the hospitalsaid.

The former President hadalso tested positive forCOVID19 at the time of hisadmission. Mukherjee was the13th President of India from2012-2017.

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The Border Security Force (BSF)has detected a tunnel justbeneath the India-Pakistan inter-national border fence in Jammu,officials said on Saturday.

The force has launched amajor search operation in thearea to look for other such hid-den structures that aid infiltra-tion even as it is analysing thespotted structure, they said.

BSF Director General RakeshAsthana has directed his frontiercommanders to ensure that theanti-infiltration grid is intactand there are no gaps along thisfront, they added.

The tunnel, about 50 metresfrom the border fence on the

Indian side, was located by a BSFpatrol on Thursday in the Sambasector of Jammu.

The force later examined thetunnel and found plastic sand-bags on its mouth that had"Pakistani markings" on them,officials said.

The tunnel, as per sources, has

a depth of about 25 feet at theopening and the border force haslaunched a mega search opera-tion along the IB in this area todetect any other such clandestinestructure that can aid infiltratorsto cross over from the Pakistanside and also help in smugglingof arms and narcotics.

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A brain dead man has breathednew life into a COVID-19patient with severe lung infec-tion and given new hope to ayoung Mumbai woman afterhis lungs and hands weretransplanted to the respectivedonors. The 34-year-old deceasedman's wife also agreed todonate his heart, liver andskin for various recipients incity hospitals.

Incidentally, the hands wereairlifted to Mumbai with thehope of giving the woman areal pair of limbs after she losther hands in a mishap RPTmishap at Ghatkopar railwaystation on January 12,2014.

The transplant that benefit-ed more than one recipient wasmade possible due to the dona-tion from the deceased, whowas declared brain dead by

doctors at Gleneagles GlobalHospital in Chennai afterintracerebral hemorrhage onThursday, hospital sourcessaid.

After his wife's consent, thedeparted man's organs wereallotted to various hospitals.

While Global HospitalChennai retained the liver, theheart, lungs, kidneys and skinwere donated to different hos-pitals in the city.

His hands went to Monika

More, a young woman fromMumbai's suburban area, whowas using artificial hands andis now set to get a real pair, ifthe bilateral surgery succeeds.

The heart and lung trans-plant surgeries were performedat MGM Healthcare here.

Incidentally, the 48 year-oldrecipient of lungs from Delhiturned out to be the first caseof "successful completion of acritical bilateral lung trans-plant" on a COVID-19 positive

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To address the paucity of spe-cialist doctors in district hos-pitals, the Centre has revivedpost-graduate diploma cours-es that one can pursue byclearing the NEET-PG examafter completing MBBS.

Hospitals with a minimumof 100 operational beds are eli-gible to seek accreditation withNational Board ofExaminations (NBE) for thediploma courses.

The NBE, an autonomousbody under the Ministry ofHealth has launched post-MBBS two-year diplomacourses in eight broad special-ities -- anesthesiology, obstet-rics and gynaecology, paedi-atrics, family medicine, oph-thalmology, radiodiagnosis,ENT and tuberculosis, andchest disease.

The Medical Council ofIndia (MCI) had in 2019 con-verted its diploma courses intodegree courses to overcome theshortfall of teaching faculty inthe country.

To fill the void caused bydiscontinuing the MCI diplo-ma courses, the health min-istry had asked the NationalBoard of Examinations to lookinto the possibility of launch-

ing the diploma courses underits aegis, an NBE official said.

"During the COVID-19 pan-demic, the weakness and short-comings of primary and sec-ondary healthcare delivery sys-tem became obvious, therebyputting an extra burden on ter-tiary care health centres withmedical colleges being convert-ed into dedicated COVID careand treatment centres.

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India's sporting heroes werebestowed the annual nationalawards in an unparalleled onlineceremony amid the COVID-19pandemic during which ath-letes logged in from multiplecities to be honoured byPresident Ram Nath Kovind.

This year a whopping 74 win-ners were picked for the nation-al honours, including an unprece-dented five Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatnas and 27 Arjuna awardees.Of these, 60 attended the virtualceremony conducted across 11Sports Authority of India (SAI)centres in various cities.

Cricketers Rohit Sharma (KhelRatna) and Ishant Sharma(Arjuna) missed out due to theirIPL commitments in the UAE,while star wrestler Vinesh Phogat(Khel Ratna) and badminton

player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy(Arjuna) had to pull out of theceremony after testing positivefor the dreaded virus. The otherthree Khel Ratna winners — TTplayer Manika Batra, Paralympicgold-medallist MariyappanThangavelu and women's hock-ey captain Rani Rampal —attended the ceremony.

While Batra logged in from

Pune, Thangavelu and Rampaljoined from Bengaluru.

President Kovind applaudedas names of the attendingawardees were called out andtheir achievements were cited asis the convention. Missing, how-ever, was the grandeur of theRashtrapati Bhavan's DurbarHall.

"This is the first awards cere-

mony in COVID times duringwhich the President has partic-ipated," Sports Minister KirenRijiju said at the beginning of theceremony.

The athletes can look forwardto enhanced cash awards this year.The prize money for the KhelRatna was increased to Rs 25 lakhfrom the previous amount of Rs7.5 lakh this morning.

Arjuna awardees, 22 of whoattended the ceremony, weregiven Rs 15 lakh, which is Rs 10lakh more than the previous sum.

The Dhronacharya (Lifetime)awardees, who were earlier givenRs 5 lakh, were awarded Rs 15lakh, while the regularDhronacharya came with Rs 10lakh instead of Rs 5 lakh perawardee. Dhyanchand Awardeeswere given Rs 10 lakh instead ofRs 5 lakh. The strict COVID-19protocol meant that for the firsttime in 44 years' history of theawards, the winners, guests anddignitaries did not gather at theDurbar Hall to be recognised fortheir excellence.

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Central public sector enterpris-es, which have a combined networth of close to Rs 12 lakhcrore, can boost India's GDPby 2-3 per cent by leveragingfunds and stepping up capitalexpenditure, Public EnterprisesSelection Board (PESB) chair-man Rajiv Kumar has said.

He also exhorted public sec-tor firms to "rise to the occa-sion" and play their part inbuilding an 'AatamanirbharBharat'.

Besides, with an aim toaddress the talent shortageand promote transparency inboard-level appointments ofcentral public sector enter-prises (CPSEs), the PESB chair-man has suggested numerousmeasures including creatingwider talent pool, allowinglateral entry for candidatesand offering level-playing field.

For the last 5-6 years, CPSEshave been major investors inthe economy as the private sec-

tor has been shying away frommaking fresh investment dueto various reasons.

Pinning hopes on publicsector undertakings, FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharamanearlier this month asked largeCPSEs to achieve by nextmonth 50 per cent of theirplanned capital expendituretarget for FY21 to supporteconomic growth in the back-drop of challenges posed by

COVID-19.While mentioning the sig-

nificant role of CPSEs in giv-ing a push to the growth of theIndian economy, the financeminister encouraged theCPSEs to perform better toachieve targets and to ensurethe capital outlay provided tothem for the financial year2020-21 is spent properly andwithin time.

In order to streamline the

selection process in centralPSUs, the PESB in its draft noteon reforms also suggestedavoiding repetitive interviewsby clubbing the post schedule-wise or cognate group-wise.

For instance, it said thereshould be standardised jobdescription for identical postsof chairman/CMD/MD,Director (HR/Personnel),Director (Finance), Director(Marketing) and Director(Technical). The draft reformssuggest same qualification andexperience for appointmentsfor identical posts acrossCPSEs.

In view of clubbing of posts,encouraging applications fromall sectors, it is proposed toincrease the minimum numberof slots for short-listed candi-dates from 12 to 16, it said.

As a result, a wide talentpool gets to participate from allcategories including internaland external in the selectionprocess.

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United Breweries Ltd (UBL),which owns the popularKingfisher brand of beer, isexpecting further acquisitionsand entry of new players in theIndian beer market, despite dis-ruptions due to COVID-19and higher taxes by somestates, the company said in itsannual report.

The country's beer markethas been strengthening onaccount of higher disposableincome, rising preference forlow alcohol beverage and grad-ual social acceptance, the

report said, adding that thesefactors will propel "huge

growth in the coming years".Besides, UBL, a market

leader in the segment, alsoexpects the export of beer togrow with support from thegovernment. "The maturingbeer market combined with thesupport of government incen-tives on exports will positive-ly open up higher exportpotentials for Indian beerbrands," said UBL in its AnnualReport 2019-20.

It said that for the last threeyears the company has beendirectly exporting to Singapore,UAE and a few other countriesalong with its existing licensingarrangements for brewing inUK (including supplies to

European market), Australia,New Zealand and Nepal.

Barring the COVID-19impact -- both in terms of rev-enues and sales volume, whichmay last during the currentyear -- the market is expectedto further grow going forward,the report said.

While talking about theIndian market, UBL said thatper capita beer consumptionhere is still very low comparedto other countries in the AsiaPacific region and therefore themarket could witness "hugegrowth in the coming years".

This would be led by factors

such as the shift from hardliquor to beer consumption byconsumers in India, increase indisposable income, change insocietal perspective and others,it added. "Attitude towardsalcohol consumption is evolv-ing particularly amongst youth,working women and otherurban population who aregaining an appetite for beer associal drinking has become amore adaptable lifestyle inmetros and tier-2 cities," itsaid. Over 30 per cent of thetotal population in India com-prises youth, and beer con-sumption is increasing.

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The food ministry on Fridaysaid it is considering extend-ing the implementation ofration card portability underthe 'One Nation-One RationCard' initiative beyond March2021.

This was discussed at ameeting of an empoweredcommittee on public distrib-ution system (PDS) reforms,chaired by Food SecretarySudhanshu Pandey. Themeeting was for review andapproval of extension of theIntegrated Management ofPDS (IM-PDS), under whichthe 'One Nation-One RationCard' plan is being imple-mented.

IM-PDS is a portal thatprovides the technologicalplatform for the inter-stateportability of ration cards.

Under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative,eligible beneficiaries wouldbe able to avail their entitledfoodgrains under the

National Food Security Act(NFSA) from any fair priceshop in the country using thesame ration card.

"With a view to ensuringthat work done under theIM-PDS is continued andfurther strengthened, it isbeing considered for exten-sion beyond March 2021," theministry said in a statement.

During the proposedextended period of IM-PDS,funding requirements ofstates and UTs would also bemet, it added.

Currently, 24 states andUnion territories are integrat-ed with IM-PDS for the 'OneNation-One Ration Card'(ONORC) initiative.

Besides, the committeealso reviewed the progress offair price shop automation,Aadhaar generation/seedingand development of mobileapplication aimed to helpmigrant NFSA beneficiariesto register themselves andtake the full benefit of rationcard portability.

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Capital markets regulatorSebi on Friday imposed atotal fine of Rs 15 lakh onthree individuals for fraudu-lent trading activities in theshares of RamchandraLeasing and Finance Ltd(RLFL) more than four yearsago.

A fine of Rs 5 lakh each hasbeen imposed on three indi-viduals -- Jhamku Devi,Kishor Kumar Mangilal andMadhubala Kishor.

Besides, a penalty of Rs 2lakh each has been slappedon Melicent Sales AgenciesPvt Ltd and Nuria SalesAgencies Pvt Ltd for disclo-sure lapses with respect totheir shareholdings in thecompany, according to anorder.

Sebi had carried out aninvestigation into the scrip ofRamchandra Leasing andFinance for the September 1,2015 to July 11, 2016 period.

During the probe, it wasfound that some of the tradesby Jhamku Devi, KishorKumar Mangilal andMadhubala Kishor were notgenuine.

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Economists at SBI on Fridayproposed three options forstates to raise resources tobridge the shortfall in GST rev-enue from the Centre.

This can be done by theReserve Bank monetising thestate governments' debts,enlargement of Ways andMeans Advances (WMA), ortaking recourse to the NationalSmall Savings Fund, they said.

The Centre on Thursdayhad placed before the GSTCouncil two options for bor-rowing by states to meet theshortfall in Goods and ServicesTax (GST) revenues, pegged atRs 2.35 lakh crore in the cur-rent fiscal.

The Centre said a specialwindow can be provided to thestates, in consultation withthe RBI, for borrowing at a rea-sonable interest rate.

The SBI economists saideven though the Centre hasgiven the states the option toborrow as much as Rs 2.35lakh crore, Article 293 (3) ofthe Constitution imposes cer-tain restrictions on the borrow-ings by state governments.

"The Article stipulates thata State may not, without theconsent of the Government ofIndia, raise any borrowings ifit has any loan outstanding,which is repayable to theGovernment of India.Furthermore, under theConstitution, StateGovernments, unlike theCentre, cannot borrow exter-nally," they said in a note.

Elaborating on their options,the economists said the optionof RBI monetising the debt canbe availed because the centralbank is a banker to all stategovernments.

However, they said moneti-sation of state debt is not

exactly possible in the currentcircumstances and it is betterif the Centre monetises thedebt and gives to states.

The RBI too will be com-fortable in dealing with theCentre rather than close to 30sub-national entities, the notesaid.

Debt monetisation refers topurchase of government bondsby the central bank.

On enlargement of theWMA -- a facility for both theCentre and states to borrowfrom the RBI -- it said this canbe a short-term measure asWMA is to be liquidated with-in 90 days' specified period.

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The Canadian economy wasdevastated in the second quar-ter due to the coronaviruspanedemic, according to fig-ures released Friday, but therewere signs of a slow recovery.

Statistics Canada said realgross domestic product con-tracted at an annualized rate of38.7 per cent for the three-

month period. That's the worstshowing since the start of 2009at the height of the globalfinancial crisis.

Almost every single compo-nent of the economy used tocalculate GDP was at its low-est point over April, May andJune, driven largely by wide-spread lockdowns in April.Economic output reboundedin May by 4.8 per cent, and the

agency said June posted anincrease of 6.5 per cent.

The agency's preliminaryestimate for July indicates a3per cent increase in real GDP.

The federal FinanceDepartment, meanwhile, saidthe government ran a deficit of120.4 billion Canadian dollarduring the first three monthsof its 2020-2021 fiscal year.That compared to a deficit of

85 billion Canadian dollar forthe same period in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Tiff Macklem,the Bank of Canada governor,told an international gatheringof central bankers Thursdaythat small and medium-sizedbusinesses — especially restau-rants and the hospitality sector— may not be able to reopeneven as COVID-19 restric-tions are eased.

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Operating profits of manufac-turing firms declined in theJanuary-March quarter of2019-20 on account of lowersales, as per a Reserve Bankanalysis of listed non-govern-ment non-financial (NGNF)companies. The operatingprofits of services companies(IT and non-IT) decelerateddue to moderation in salesgrowth during the last quar-ter of 2019-20, it said.

The analysis is based on theabridged quarterly financialresults of 2,620 listed NGNFcompanies. "Sales of manu-facturing sector companiesdeclined by 15.6 per cent (Y-o-Y) in Q4:2019-20 as com-pared with 5.9 per centgrowth in Q4:2018-19; thiscontraction was broad basedacross industries," it said.

"Lower sales led to declinein operating profits of man-ufacturing companies inQ4:2019-20; operating profitsof services companies (ITand non-IT) also decelerateddue to moderation in salesgrowth," it said.

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There should not bea further delay inappointing membersof the NationalConsumer DisputesR e d r e s s a lC o m m i s s i o n(NCDRC), theSupreme Court has said, ask-ing the Centre to complete theprocess soon.

A bench of Justices LNageswara Rao, HemantGupta and S Ravindra Bhatmade the observation whileextending the term of anNCDRC member who isscheduled to retire on Sunday.

"The finalisation of theselections and appointmentsof members of NCDRC doesnot brook further delay," itsaid. "We hope and trust thatthe appointments to theNCDRC shall be made soon."

The apex court was consid-ering a plea by the NCDRCmember who has filed anapplication seeking a direc-tion for extension of his ser-vice till the regular appoint-ments are made.

Attorney General K KVenugopal submitted that the

recommendations made bythe selection committee wereunder the consideration of theappointments committee ofthe cabinet (ACC).

The top court said as theapplicant was due to retire onAugust 30, the term of hisappointment was extendedfor a month.

The apex court had earlierexpressed its displeasure overpending vacancies in theNCDRC and said the issuehad to be addressed urgently.

"You (govt) keep creatingforums to take away workfrom the judiciary, but thenyou do not man them andthen they come to a stand-still," the top court had said."This is creating a problemand we must express our dis-pleasure at this and thisshould be attended tourgently."

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The Congress on Saturdaywrote to Facebook CEO MarkZuckerberg for the second timein a month, asking what stepswere being taken on repeatedallegations about the globalsocial media giant's India unitbeing biased towards the rulingBJP. At a press conference, theopposition party also demand-ed an investigation by a JointParliamentary Committee intothe alleged "links of Facebookemployees and the ruling estab-lishment".

The Congress' letter to

Zuckerberg came over an arti-cle in Time magazine, whichthe opposition party claimed"revealed" more informationand "evidence of biases and aquid pro quo relationship" ofFacebook India with theBharatiya Janata Party.

There was no immediatereaction from Facebook or theBJP on the allegations. A reportin the Wall Street Journal ear-lier this month had brought tofore similar allegations, whichwere strongly rejected by bothFacebook and the BJP.

Tagging the Time magazinereport, Congress leader Rahul

Gandhi claimed in a tweet thatit exposes the "WhatsApp-BJPnexus".

"Used by 40 Cr Indians,WhatsApp also wants to beused for making payments for

which Modi Government'sapproval is needed. Thus, BJPhas a hold over WhatsApp," healleged, without elaborating.

Popular messaging appWhatsApp is also owned byFacebook. In his letter toZuckerberg, Congress generalsecretary organisation, K CVenugopal, referred to his ear-lier letter dated August 17 inwhich the party had requestedthe US-based company toinvestigate the allegations madein the Wall Street Journal arti-cle that the social media plat-form refused to apply hatespeech rules to certain BJP

politicians. "We draw yourattention to the article in Timemagazine dated August 27 thatreveals more information andevidence of biases and a quid-pro-quo relationship ofFacebook India with the rulingBharatiya Janata Party,"Venugopal said in the new let-ter dated August 29 and askedfor details of steps being takenby the group. "We will also bepursuing legislative and judicialactions in India to ensure thata foreign company cannot con-tinue to cause social disharmo-ny in our nation for their pur-suit of private profits," he said.

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India’s deepest recession onrecord will linger through therest of this year and begin to liftonly in early 2021 as a rapidsurge in the coronavirus spreadsquelches a nascent rebound inconsumption and businessactivity, a Reuters poll showed.

New Delhi has already setaside $266 billion of econom-ic rescue spending and theReserve Bank of India hasslashed interest rates by 115basis points since March, sug-gesting more is required toshield the economy from thepandemic-induced disruptionsto businesses and livelihoods.

The coronavirus is spread-ing faster in India than any-where else in the world, withmore than 3.3 million peoplealready infected and relateddeaths at over 60,000. COVID-19 has kept tens of millions ofpeople shut indoors and mademany millions jobless in theworld’s second most popu-lous country.

“Although this might be thelow point in the ongoing cri-sis, the rapid increase in infec-tions this quarter provides nohope of a near-term recovery,”said Prakash Sakpal, seniorAsia economist at ING.

“The macro policy has hit asnag amid stretched publicfinances and rising inflation.This means pretty much noth-ing can save the economyfrom continued deep declinesfor the rest of the year.”

With business activity com-pletely stalled for the most partin the previous quarter owingto a nationwide lockdown tocontain the virus’ spread, theIndian economy likely shrank18.3% during that period,according to the August 18-27poll of over 50 economists.

While that was slightly bet-ter than the 20.0% contractionpredicted in the previous poll,it would still be the weakestrate by far since official report-ing for quarterly data began inthe mid-1990s.

The economy is forecast tocontract 8.1% in the currentquarter and 1.0% in the next -a downgrade from 6.0% and0.3% contraction, respectively,predicted in a July 29 poll,dashing hopes of a recoverythis year.

Asia’s third-largest economyis expected to grow again in thefirst three months of 2021, by3.0%.

But that will still leave itdown 6.0% for the fiscal yearthat ends in March, whichwould be the worst 12-monthperformance on record, blow-ing out -5.2% for calendaryear 1979, during the secondIran oil crisis. That latest fore-cast was revised down from a median forecast of -5.1% lastmonth.

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If one were to talk about warriors andsuperheroes, the first thing that willstrike your mind is fancy costumes,swords, shields and some magicpowers. But what if we tell you that

the COVID-19 has changed the scenarioby and large and that the modern day war-riors no longer wear all that fancy stuff.Yes, you read that right. Hence, if you spota person covered in a PPE kit, don’t hes-itate in offering them a heartfelt thankyou.

Meet Masoom Reza, a COVID-19warrior and a phlebotomist by profession,who works with SRL Diagnostics. Rezawas the first person in Delhi-NCR to col-lect a sample of a suspected coronapatient back in March.

“I have been into this profession since2008 and joined SRL Diagnostics in2012. I was the first person to collect asample from a suspected Corona patientin Delhi and he turned out to be positive.It was definitely a bold decision. I said yesto the work when most of the peopleturned down the task out of fearbecause I thought if I am getting achance to work and do my bit in thetime of crisis, it is a matter of pridefor me and my family,” the 35-year-old tells you.

Not that it was easy for Rezato conduct the first test, it tookhim a lot of courage and cost hima sleepless night. “The nightbefore the sample was tobe collected, I couldn’tsleep at all. I was upthinking of all the pos-sibilities, planning onhow to take the bestof precautions andfighting a lot offears in mind. Myworries grewwhen the patienttested positive. Ididn’t tell mywife that I havecollected a sam-ple of a Coronapositive patient. Iwas afraid. It tookme a few days to getback to normal andbreak the news to mywife,” Reza, who is a fatherof two boys — an eight-month old and a five-year-old, tells you.

Just like any of us,Reza too started count-ing days and kept aclose watch on his bodyto check for any symp-toms. “Initially, the fearlevel was very high.Sometimes I felt that Iwas having a sorethroat, which wasprobably out of con-

tinuous thinking andfear. But fortunately,nothing happened andI am perfectly fine. Now

it has been around fivemonths since I am collecting

samples and the fear of catchinginfection has dropped mani-fold,” he asserts.

COVID-19, he says, has dis-rupted the whole process ofsample collecting. “Earlier we had

to just visit the patient and collecta sample, but now there is an

added pressure of wearing the PPEkit first. It takes time. Sometimes

we get late because of this, butpatients nowadays are veryunderstanding. We call them up

and inform them about the delay and theyunderstand our situation. We have to bevery cautious when we are with thepatient,” Reza, who works from 9 to 6, tellsyou.

In his 12 years of career, Reza has col-lected so many samples that he doesn’teven remember the numbers now. “I havebeen collecting samples for years but Ihave never seen such fear in people as itis in patients who get tested for Corona.I had collected samples from HIV patientstoo, but they too were not that afraid.People fear even the word Corona, hencewhen we go for collecting samples wemake sure to comfort the patient first. Iexplain to them that there is nothing topanic. If they test positive, they have toisolate themselves for 21 days and followthe steps that the doctor advises. Thishelps the patients to a great extent,” he tellsyou. It takes about five minutes to collecta nasal and throat swab sample.

But not all is smooth in his life. In the5-month long fight against Corona,despite being on the forefront, Reza hascome across people who didn’t shy awayfrom discriminating against him, becausehe wore a PPE kit.

“There have been many instanceswhere I faced discrimination. Take forexample when I went to take a sample ofa patient, the guard of the society gave meweird stares seeing me covered in PPE kit.Maintaining six-feet distance is one thing,but doing that in a humiliating way feelsbad. Even if I went to collect a normalblood sample, people stared at me.Sometimes, I even stopped by to tell peo-ple that this PPE kit is for everybody’s pro-tection. It is not as if someone is wearingit then he is spreading infections. Coronacan happen to anyone and everyone, dis-criminating and taking Corona as anexcuse is not acceptable. Some werekind enough to understand my point,while others just laughed it off,” Reza, whocollects around 12 samples every day,recalls.

However, the mentality is now chang-ing and people have learnt to accept thefact that Corona can happen to anyone.“People are becoming more aware of thesituation. They have learnt to handle thesituation with patience and caution,” hetells you.

He tells you that there is no need topanic. One just has to follow the precau-tions and guidelines laid down by theGovernment and he can reduce the riskof catching the infection. “The basic stepis to avoid touching your eyes, nose andmouth. Even if your hands are clean, avoidtouching your face. This reduces the riskof catching infection. All the doctors,nurses and the hospital staff are workinglong hours to ensure public safety, there-fore as a responsible citizen it is everyone’sduty to take care of themselves so that weare able to reduce the pressure on thehealthcare workers,” he says.

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Reza is not an exception. There aremany people who are workingjust as hard as him, if not more.Meet Subhendu Roy, a Kolkata-based phlebotomist who has

been into this profession for 17 years withSRL Diagnostics.

Roy, whose original working shifts wereof eight and a half hours, tells you that dur-ing Corona it has been increased to up toten hours a day, depending upon thepatients that they are getting.

“The more we will work, the more thepatients will be benefited. This is why I don’tmind working long hours as long as I amable to do something for my patients,” hesays.

He agrees with Reza and tells you thatthe pandemic has changed the working ofthe industry. “Before visiting a patient forsample collection, I call them up and tellthem that I am on my way. Once I reachthe patient’s house, my focus is only on toreducing the contact with the patient asmuch as possible while collecting the sam-ple. This is because my job demands me toconsider every patient as Corona positive.Hence, I stay extra careful with everyone.I then put the sample in a frozen boxto avoid contamination. Before step-ping out of the house, I take off thePPE kit and return it to the lab. Anduntil I reach home, I avoid touch-ing any surfaces,” Roy, who collectsabout 20 samples a day, explains.

There are patients who tend tohold his hands out of fear, in sucha case, PPE kit comes to theirprotection. “There are cer-tain patients, especiallykids who suddenlyhold our hands out offear and anxiety. Idon’t want to askthem not to, so Ikeep quiet because Iam safe in that PPEkit. Just to ensuremore safety, I sani-tise the area whichthe patient hastouched beforetaking off the kitand sending it tothe lab,” he tellsyou.

The most com-mon question thatevery patient askshim is ‘zyada dardto nahin hoga’ ?“Both nasal and throatsamples are painless. I tellpatients that they might feela little itching in their nose andthroat and nothing else,” he saysand tells you that the sample col-lection process takes about fourminutes.

However there is a trick. Themore you lose your body, the more

painless theprocess will be.“Some patientskeep their bodyvery stiff during

the collection.This may result inpain. Hence, I askpatients to lettheir body lose

and relax and it willbe done in a few

minutes,” he tells you.But not all sample

collection processes wentsmooth for Roy. “Once,while I was collecting asample of a man, thenasal swab went well.But when I was collect-ing his throat swab sam-

ple, he went to the washroom and pukedblood immediately after the collection.That was one of a case and is extremelyrare,” he recalls.

Leading the Corona battle from theforefront, is not as easy for Roy as itseems. “It’s been five months since I amliving in a separate room. I have my wife,a five-year old boy and my mother athome. I want to keep them safe, henceI have isloated myself. We don’t eat fromthe same plate. Now even my five-year-old understands that it is important totake precautions but sometimes when Ireturn home from work and he rushestowards me to play with him. When Irefuse, he asks me ‘aap to PPE kitpehentey hain phir mere sath kyun nahinkhelte?’ I tell him that safety shouldn’t becompromised at any cost,” Roy, who losthis father during the lockdown, tells you.

He says that it definitely feels bad tonot be able to spend time with his fam-ily, par kuch paane ke liye kuch khonapadta hai. “It feels bad, but my familyknows that this is my job and we have toaccept it. Moreover, technology is here tosolve most of our woes. When I missthem a lot, I video call them. If we willnot take precautions now then we mighthave to regret later. Therefore, it is bet-ter to take all the necessary precautions.I work to earn a living for my family andkeep them happy and if I am getting tocontribute my bit towards the society, Iwill never say no to it. I am proud of mywork,” he says.

Unlike Reza, Roy fortunately neverfell a victim to discrimination because ofhis job. “My neighbours don’t know whatexactly my job is, so fortunately I havenever experienced any indifferent behav-iour from any one. My patients have allbeen supportive and so is my family.However, I make sure that I am taking allthe precautions when at home or outsidefor work to keep myself and others safe,”he tells you.

When asked whether or not hefeared going out for sample collection, hesays, initially there was a little fear, butnow there is none. “When I started thework five months ago, I was afraid to goand visit the patients. But then, I valuemy job a lot and know that I have to domy best. Not that I have any other option,but to work. This gave me courage andmotivation. After that I have never suf-fered a setback. It’s been five months, andwith God’s grace I am perfectly healthyand fine,” he says.

Roy, who has absolutely no complaintsand is all praise for work, says that the onlychallenge that he had to face was to wearPPE kit for long hours. “Initially, it washard to adapt to wearing the PPE kit. Itfeels very hot in the kit, but now that themonsoon has come that problem has beensolved. Sometimes, I feel suffocated butnow that it is for our safety, I am gettingused to wearing it,” Roy tells you.

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Couple of years ago, a lady cameseeking guidance on how toimprove her relationship with

husband, which had become sour. Shewas advised to look within, identify andacknowledge her own fault lines, andaddress them before expecting her part-ner to behave. When she began reflect-ing upon herself, she realised that sheimpulsively reacts and responds to exter-nal trigger on instinctive judgment,without applying forethought. Sheworked upon her fault line, and theirrelationship improved.

Later, her aunt gave me particularsof a girl and wished to know about hermarital prospects. After analysing herchart, I confronted the lady: “Is she notmarried yet?” “That is what I wish toknow”, said the lady. “It appears that youare hiding something. From my analysis,it appears that she must have got mar-ried under unusual circumstances tosomeone belonging to another race orreligion.” I countered. “Well, this chartbelongs to the other twin of the girlwhom you had counselled earlier. Theircharts look similar. They were broughtup under similar conditions. How comeone girl had a traditional marriage and

the other one opted for an unconven-tional route?” The lady asked.

Well, what apparently looks similar,at the subtle level there are wide differ-ences, which only a well versedastrologer can figure out. How does itmatter whether it was the case of othertwin? Only parentage and how one isbrought up, will not define a person’smindset. Bear in mind; every being isborn unique, reflects varying desire andmind-trends, coming as it may withindividualistic Karmic carryover fromthe past, and hence the difference.“Please explain astrologically as I under-stand the subject a bit as 7th housemarked with marriage and their lordremains the same in both the cases”, thelady asked.

Well, instead of the 7th house, betterlook at their 7th cusp sub-lord for theanswer. In case of the elder one, the 7thcusp falls at 19 degrees, 31 minutes and5 second in Virgo sign, jointly ruled byMercury as sign lord, Moon as constella-tion lord and Mercury again as sub-lord.Now, Mercury occupies the lunar con-stellation ruled by benevolent Jupiter, theone marked with conventionality, andso, won’t allow breaking established soci-

etal norms. She, therefore, had a tradi-tional marriage with her own caste fel-low.

In case of the younger one, the 7thcusp falls at 22 degrees, 53 minutes and49 seconds in Virgo sign, the sign andconstellation lords remaining the sameas the elder one, the sub-lord is the Sunin debilitation, which occupies the con-stellation owned by erratic Rahu. Rahu isplaced adverse to Mars, which gave herthe courage to take a bold stand. Rahuagain, ill-disposed off to Uranus markedwith unconventionality, made her defysocietal norm. Saying sorry for trying totest me, the lady later revealed that theyounger one ran away with an Englishboy, stayed with him as live-in-partnerfor a year before getting married.

Recently, I had the occasion to coun-sel twin girls the same day. The elderone was receptive and responsive. Theyounger one was stuck to what tempedher in immediate terms, rather than pur-suing the discipline which she had origi-nally pursued. Why such oppositetrends?

Being a question pertaining to per-sonality, here, a look at the lagna cusp ofthe two charts becomes imperative. Incase of the elder one, lagna cusp fell at

20 degrees, 27 minutes and 25 secondsin Gemini sign jointly ruled by Mercuryas the sign lord, Jupiter as the constella-tion as well as sub-lord. Jupiter occupiesits own sign Sagittarius, a dual sign, andis conjunct Moon. Because of being adual sign, though she would be subjectto vacillation by herself, but whenexposed to reason, she will be receptiveand responsive, as would conjunction ofbenefic Jupiter with mind signifyingMoon mean.

On the contrary, the lagna cusp ofthe younger one fell as 25 degrees, 40minutes and 06 seconds in Gemini sign,where the sign and constellation lordremaining the same, the sub-lordbecomes Mercury. Mercury occupies afixed sign Aquarius ruled by Saturn,implying a fixated one track mind, notopen to listening or counsel. Mercury isill-disposed off to mischievous Neptune,which makes her stuck to self-delusionalideas, and not keen for a reality check.Also, it accounts for her insensible rea-soning and judgement. And the result isthere to see.

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Pandemic has resulted into chal-lenges for all. The pressure toperform has increased amidstall the changing businessrequirements. Many organisa-

tions are restructuring, and a few peopleare losing their jobs. Airbnb recently hadto let go 25% of their staff. Sometimes awhole unit is shutdown but many timesit is downsizing by a percentage. Peoplejudged to be lower in performance arebeing let go.

But who judges your performance?The buck usually stops with your manag-er. In the post-pandemic world whenyou are working remotely this is evenmore so. Now, there is a limited opportu-nity to showcase your work beyond yourmanager and chances are that he/she hasmore influence on your career.

What if you are working for a micro-manager? It was tough to please themanager even when you were in office.Now the manager may feel even moreinsecure when you are not in front ofhis/her eyes and suspects or even blamesyou of shirking work and taking thingslightly. Manager is under pressure to per-form and may believe that you are onewho is letting him/her down. In the postpandemic world, as the manager may bethe only tether with which you are con-nected to the organisation, you do notwant to be in this situation. So how doyou handle a micromanager and comeout as a winner not just a survivor?

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A tough manager may not necessari-ly be a micromanager. A manager whopushes you to do more may also not be amicromanager. A workaholic managermay not be the micromanager you sus-pect him/her to be. Consider the follow-ing to determine if you are working for amicromanager.

� Decision making: A micromanag-er likes to keep all the decision making tohimself/herself. The manager wants youto come up with options for him/her tomake the choice. Each option needs to bedeveloped to a certain level for their con-sideration, multiplying your work. Themanager will remind you about the lastdecisions he/she took and the impact itmade and make you feel incompetent tomake decisions of your own.

��Find faults: When the managerreviews your work, he/she will find faultsfirst. A micromanager will not take thetime to acknowledge the improvementsfrom last time, he/she will highlight theproblems and start working on it them-selves. He/she do not trust you to do agood job. Instead of helping you becomebetter by providing feedback, he/she willsend you the final copy, asking you tolearn from your “mistakes”. The managerbelieves he/she is better than any of theteam members.

��Frequent Updates: The managerseeks frequent updates / reports onprogress. He/she expects you to slackoff, expects problems in your work, giveyou less time than required for the jobbecause he/she believes that he/she willhave to work on it anyways. If youspend more than 10% of your timemaking reports for your manager, itmay mean that you are working for amicromanager.

��Create Dependence: The managerkeeps critical connections/knowledge/information to themselves and create a

dependence on himself/herself. Themanager believes that you cannot betrusted with more or that you may not beable to handle it. The manager will makeyou feel that you still have a long way togo and without his/her help, you may notbe able to take a step.

��Create Undue Pressure: Since themanager is the critical piece in any work,he/she may be overwhelmed. He/she willcome to review your task only close tothe deadline and then find faults in itrequiring you to work outside of officehours to make the changes. And stillhave the audacity to tell you that, ‘Youshould know better’ and that he/she hasto work hard just because he/she has todeal with your incompetence. Themicromanager keeps on the edge.

��������� ���������� �The main thing is to take charge of

the situation. Instead of being the victimof circumstances, become the master ofyour own destiny. Not every pointer willwork for your situation as each situationis unique. So, take your pick from thefollowing suggestions.

LOOK INSIDE!Do begin with an introspection and

self-awareness. Does the manager behavethe same with all? Or does he/she reservea special treatment for you alone. Thereare chances that you are the reason for allthe micromanaging that you are getting.

��Observe: Find out what treatmentyour colleagues are getting. It was easierwhen you were in office, but you shouldget some opportunities to observe thebehaviour of your manager towardsother colleagues during staff calls. Youcan also schedule one on one discussionswith some colleagues to discuss experi-ences and compare notes. If others arefacing similar challenges, then it pointsto the fact that you may not be the cul-prit here.

��Seek Feedback: You can also seekfeedback from friendly colleagues. Keepan open mind. Feedback can be ugly, andit may be difficult to accept it. Seek feed-back from at least a couple of people, donot depend on one person’s views. Whenseeking feedback make sure that youseek specific instances and relevantdetails to gain insights from them. If youreceive non-specific feedback that tellsyou that things are generally good thatmay not mean much. People may be shy-ing away from telling you about your

shortcomings. This may mean that youmust work on your team relationships.

If you receive specific feedback aboutcertain elements, then that will becomethe starting point. In the next sectionsyou will see many pointers to help youdeal with specific issues as you work tomakeover your image.

DO EXPRESSYour manager may not even know

about what you are feeling unless youtake the opportunity to talk about it. It isimportant to express your concern in theright way.

��Not a complaint: Do share yourfeelings. The feedback in not about aperson but a situation. It should be howyou felt and how it impacts you. Also feelfree to share what would make you feelbetter.

��Be specific: What was said, whenit was said and what you felt, why youfelt that way should definitely beincluded.

��It is about both: When you share,make sure that it should notcome as you are talking onlyabout his/her behaviour. Beopen to listen. Seek feedbacktoo.

BE DEPENDABLE��Deliver on time, every time: Even

if the manager is not satisfied with thequality of work you deliver, make surethat you are dependable when it comesto timely submission of work.

��Make agreements early in thecycle: Whenever you get a new task,make sure to get an agreement onthe structure/agenda. Seek time todiscuss the plans with your managerand get his/her inputs. This will showhim/her that you take your work serious-ly and that you are sincerely trying yourbest. Also, this will help set a boundaryon deliveries and check-ins.

��Regular and consistent reporting:The micromanager wants to feel in con-trol and wants to be sure that things areprogressing. He/she will appreciate thefact that the progress is being sharedwith him/her regularly. Instead of send-ing out a dedicated email on the topic,use the new tools such as Microsoftteams, SharePoint, OneDrive, GoogleDocs or Google drive to create a shareddocument or space where the updatedstatus is available on a regular agreed fre-quency. This may take pressure off andyou will start building some confidence.

��Support in management report-ing: The manager sends out reports tothe leadership team on the progress ofvarious projects. He/she may be using aspecific format for your projects and maybe doing some extra work to convertyour inputs into a report more consum-able by the leadership. If you can provideyour inputs in such a way that the man-ager does not have to rework, that willshow the manager that you are willing togo the extra mile.

BUILD BONDS & STRENGTHENTHE RELATIONSHIP

Human beings want to reciprocate. Ifyou do good to someone, they feel oblig-ated to return the favour. You can readmore about it in The 100/0 Principle: TheSecret of Great Relationships by Al Ritter.

��Seek mentorship and career guid-ance: Regularly connect with the manag-er for discussing career development.

Seek his/her guidance. Connectingmonthly is a good practice. Make sureyou share your personal and professionalaspirations with the manager and seekhelp to make advancements. The manag-er may initially give you a lot of feedback.Some of that will help you understandhis/her perception of your abilities. Seekguidance and make efforts to improve.Be consistent and share these efforts dur-ing your regular reviews.

��Work closely with colleagues:Help your colleagues when they needyou. Support them as they present theirprojects. Seek their help when you needit. The better you are connected to theteam the better it is.

SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE BIGPICTURE

��Know the why: Your ability torelate to organisational and departmentalgoals will help you refine your work.Make sure that you incorporate theimprovements in the projects/worksbased on your understanding of ‘why’.When you bring these perspectives inyour communication and work, yourmanager will be more confident of yourabilities.

��Align with the how: Eachorganisation has their own values.Make sure that the work you do alignswith those values. For example, if oneof the values is “Customer First” andyou are working on a cost reductioninitiative, make sure that you do notcompromise on this value. You mayhave to work harder to find a way toreduce the cost while delivering better

experience to cus-tomers but in the

long run yourefforts will pay.

Again, make surethat you highlight

what you are doing andexplain the why.

MAKE YOUR MANAGER SUCCESSFUL��Understand any concerns: The

manager may be insecure about some-thing — the overall success of the projector his/her own reputation or his/her owncareer progress. If you proactively under-stand concerns, it will help you under-stand how you can be in alignment withthe manager’s goals. The more you alignto the goals the better your relationshipwith the manager. You can seek someinputs in your one-on-one with the man-ager to understand the top priorities. Incurrent environment, do prefer to havethese calls as video calls where possible.

��Work with stakeholders: Everyproject that has linkages with otherdepartments can only be successful withthe support from other stakeholders. Itwill be great if you can be proactive andseek inputs from other stakeholders asyou work. If you keep them informedand engaged the projects will havegreater acceptability. The manager will bemore confident on your work.

��Get credit to your manager too:Make sure that you highlight the contri-butions of the manager in the success ofthe project. You must never seek to getall the credit yourself. If your managergets his/her due, he/she will feel morealigned and secure with you.

These steps will help you navigatethe situation and develop more align-ment with your manager, try them out!

The writer is an author. She has justpublished Get Your Next Promotion with

SAGE Publications India

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Hit by the coronavirus storm, economies are cluelessand running for cover. Champions of free marketeconomy often quote Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand

doctrine as the panacea for all economic ills. No differentthis time. They suggested that an economy can work in afree market where every one strives for personal interest. Thatwas Laissez Faire, advocated over two centuries ago. Therewere many takers and with collapse of Marxism the worldbecame a global village for free market votaries leading tonew models of disruption and growth. Social Darwinism wasthe new mantra. But, man proposes, God disposes. So onehuge disruption by the nature upset the apple cart.Economies fell like nine pins as the pandemic brought theglobe to a screeching halt. Taken unawares, the free markettheorists were at their wit’s end as the IMF believed that glob-al economy was in distress. With global forecasts project-ing gloom, answers to the loss of livelihoods are hard to find.The big question for humanity is where to find solace. Theobvious answer seems to lie now in the visible hand, withthe invisible one vanishing completely. The control and com-mand structure of Governments that were thought super-fluous appear to be the only silver lining. As the big govern-ment returns, strategies are being worked out for coping withthe current global economic crisis. What to do and how todo are the questions to be addressed. Indian History has someclues. The 1784 famine of Lucknow (then Awadh) had throwna similar challenge to the then Nawab, Asaf-ud Daula. Thefamine persisted for long, affecting both the rich and the poor.There was a great pressure on the Nawab to keep the econ-omy going and protect lives and livelihoods. He decided togo for a huge construction project. But there was a uniqueangle to the project. While the poor labourers would carryon the construction work in the day time, the noblemen andthe rich were asked to demolish the constructed structureat night. This continued and the Nawab could sail throughthe crisis. For those who are interested in history, it was thiseconomic strategy that was behind the construction of thenow famous monument of Lucknow in India, the BadaImambara. Interestingly, this economic prudence of theNawab to stimulate the economy worked much before Keynespropounded his theory. What the Nawab visualised, andKeynes realised 150 years later, was that governmentspending has a catalysing effect on reviving an economyunder distress. Economic stimulation is a process that mustbe initiated by government spending, and once the revivalstarts, the private capitalists start putting in money. It is thisfiscal multiplier effect that pulls out an economy from a reces-sion. It is thus the visible hand that does the trick in timesof a crisis when the invisible hand has failed. Unconventionaltimes call for unconventional approaches. As democracieslike US, European Union and India struggle to revitalise theireconomies, the approach of the Indian Nawab adopted overtwo centuries and a quarter ago makes sense. But it is impor-tant to understand that big governments do not always haveto use the heavy hand. At times it is the big heart that makesthe important difference. The invisible hand theory, then,works in fair weather.

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We are always carrying out actswith our bodies, minds andspeech. In this classification,

the mind and the speech are mentionedseparately, because their functions needto be highlighted. Mind is always busythinking about all sorts of things. It issaid that there are on average 50,000thoughts per day. Even during sleepwhen the brain is active, the mind mustbe too. The speech has been singled outof all the senses, because it makes a bigdifference in our lives. Suppose we speakangrily to someone, we evoke a nega-tive reaction almost instantly. On theother hand, if we appreciate someone,we endear ourselves to that person.

There are two types of acts — mate-rial and spiritual. Material acts are basi-cally in relation to material objects likethe use of hands to do some physicalwork or walk to go to some place.Spiritual acts are in relation to the spir-it, that is either soul or God. Prayer saidto God is one example, and treat oth-ers as equal souls, irrespective of theirbodies is another. (The Gita 13.27)

To start with the material acts, allacts done either by the body or the mindor the speech come to fruition. Mostly,there is a time lag but some acts bringinstant result. Some of the acts come tofruition in future lives. That is what dis-tinguishes horoscopes of different peo-ple. Then, some acts bring smallrewards like a labourer working all daygetting paid meagre wages at the end ofthe day, while a scientist may make animportant discovery and earn mil-lions. What one gets is overseen bydivine authorities. God has set rules,which divine authorities implement.They have no independent jurisdiction.However, it is difficult for us to knowwhat exactly is in store for us. Both the

timing and the type are generallyshrouded in mystery. Material actshave no permanence; we do them andwe are rewarded or punished.

On spiritual acts, Lord Krishna hasspoken about them extensively in TheGita. For example, in the verse #2.40, hehas stated that neither there is waste ofeffort in it nor there is opposite effect.Such acts are only beneficial. He has saidthat even a small spiritual act protectsone from great fear. Such acts are neverextinguished like the material acts.They keep on accumulating to our cred-it. If these acts relate to God, He getsinvolved personally in rewarding thedoer. Of course there are many differ-ent types of spiritual acts, and they allplease God. The Lord has mentionedmany such acts in the twelfth chapterof The Gita (12.13-19). Lord Krishnaspecifically mentions those faithful,who have made Him their shelter, whofollow the nectar of wisdom spoken byHim, are exceedingly dear to Him.(12.20) In another place, the Lordmentions those who preach Hissupreme secret knowledge amongst His

devotees. He states that no other thanthem please Him more. (18.68-69)

God rewards doers of spiritualacts in many ways. They get theirdesired objects. Sanjaya mentions a fewsuch rewards; they get opulence, victo-ry and wealth. (18.78) The Lord doesmention two types of devotion. One isfor material gains like an artharthi (seek-er of wealth) or an artah (distressed per-son). This is ‘sakama’ bhakti. Theother type of bhakti is nishkama inwhich the focus is on gaining liberation.The later one is of course higherbecause getting liberated from thecycle of birth and death is the ultimategain for the small soul.

While material acts may or may notbe rewarded, spiritual acts come underthe exclusive jurisdiction of God. Healways takes note of all spiritual acts.One must remember, God is never adebtor; He does not have to be. He mustreward anyone who pleases Him insome way or other. God is unbelievablygenerous.

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Understanding the com-plexity of the human brainhas been a key scientificquest for a long time.What our ancient sages

talked about thousands of years ago isbeing slowly discovered. For instance,when evolved beings are present, com-munication occurs through anexchange of thoughts or telepathy.Today advanced computers accessingthe brains of people in two separatelocations show that what one personis visualising, another can see — albeita somewhat garbled but clear enoughimage of the ‘thought’ it is.

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or the act of helping others has beenadvocated in numerous scriptures andreligions. Sikhism, Islam, Christianityand all other religions have preachedthe importance of serving others andgiving to the needy and underprivi-leged. Highlighted in the book, KarmaSutra, the criticality of not just doingseva but also the methods, the reasonsand even the internal progression oneundergoes whilst actually performingthe act of seva, provide much food forthought. It is human nature to starthelping others with the intent of gain-ing societal admiration. This is why wesee many people being publiclyapplauded for their philanthropicefforts. As the person progresses on thespiritual path, the intent behind his or

her seva shifts to becoming more outof a sense of duty and gratitude for allthat he or she has got. And finally, itbecomes a habit wherein the persondoes not even take doership or own-ership for the act. I believe that help-ing others is actually a ‘selfish’ actbecause of the positive karmic debtearned by the blessings and good wish-es of the receiver. So rather thanbeing a selfless act, seva becomes self-ish, albeit in a positive way — the giveralso becomes the taker here! The ulti-mate goal is to rid ourselves from the‘doership’ of the act itself.

But what actually happens insidethe brain when one goes out onto thestreet and feeds people or helps anelderly lady cross the road? The answeris more complex than simply ‘feelinggood’. The spirit which rests inside eachone of us takes a ‘selfie’ in that moment,capturing a wholistic image of whothey are, which becomes better look-ing with each good deed. Almost all ofthe human form thrives on beingappeased by their ‘selfie’ which isactually just their self-esteem (gener-ally at a more physical level than spir-it level). Every act of seva raises the self-esteem and self-impression of theindividual concerned. You could callthis ‘seva mein meva’.

The more we study the humanbrain, the more the data points to thisdirection. Studies show that doing sevareduces the activity in the amygdala,an area that is linked to emotional

responses, especially fear.Neurobiologists also agree that whenwe help others, our brains release oxy-tocin, serotonin and dopamine bring-ing about the feel good factor. Thesehormones have the effect of boostingour mood and counteracting the effectof cortisol (the stress hormone).Moreover, research has found thatengaging in such activities can also dullthe sensation of pain. This doesn’t havejust a singular benefit. Done on a reg-ular basis, a general sense of positivi-ty prevails that further encourages youto perform more acts of seva, leadingyou from the initial phase of doing itto feel good about something you did,to a habit and finally not thinking ofit as your deed at all.

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tation has a calming effect and bringsus a sense of peace and internal bal-ance. Advanced meditators have beenthrough lab experiments where theyhave been able to significantly alterbody temperatures, shut off and switchon parts of their body that convention-al science doesn’t believe possible.

However, the impact of meditationon the brain was something relativelylesser known till more recently. Theresults are fascinating. It has beenfound that the brains of experiencedpractitioners of meditation have struc-tural differences from those of others.

There is observable thickening in

the cerebral cortex in areas associatedwith attentional and emotional integra-tion. There is also a significant increasein grey matter density in the part of thebrain associated with self-awareness,compassion and introspection.

The posterior cingulate, which isinvolved in mind wandering, and self-relevance saw a difference too. Thosewho meditate have a higher ability tofocus and very interestingly self-rele-vance that links to self-esteem. This isanother interesting area raised in thebook, Aatma Sutra, where the conceptof self-worship is discussed. While thisis a function of realising the divinitywithin, the journey begins with self-love. What is also shared is that whenwe watch ourselves as doing the ‘rightthings’ such as serving other beings,planting trees or impacting the envi-ronment positively, our self-imagegets positively impacted. This in turnmakes us feel better about ourselvesand therefore raises our levels of self-esteem.

It is therefore no surprise that therewas also a difference in the tem-poroparietal junction in the brain, orTPJ, of meditators. This is associatedwith empathy and compassion… bothindicators of a higher level of spiritu-al evolution. Apart from all the otherpositives, yet another was a significantdecrease in grey matter density in theamygdala, which plays a role in fear,anxiety and stress.

What is quite interesting to knowthat meditation can act as a ‘dampen-er’ for the anti-aging creams andserum market. A powerful side effectof meditation has been found to be itsability to diminish age-related effectson gray matter and reduce the declineof our cognitive functioning therebypotentially making us less prone to ail-ments such as dementia. Now couldthis be a reason why a lot of ourancient yogis are said to be 100s if not1000s of years old. I guess we will justhave to wait for science to discover thistoo.

While scientists today have justabout started to prove the impact ofseva and dhyan on the brain, theunknowns are still far more than theknown. If we were to go by what ourscriptures and texts say, these not onlychange the course of our current life,but also that of future lives and steadi-ly help us along the path of spiritualprogress. These give us the one kindof wealth that we can carry into theafterlife — karmic currency.

So the final question that arises is,what next? The right time to begin, isnow. Just look around you and if theintent is present- many doors willopen!

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The American-German poet, CharlesBukowski’s simple yet astoundinggravestone reads: “Don’t Try”. To

many it might appear to be underestimat-ing, but to a larger audience the two wordsask them to be just natural. Instead ofbreaking a sweat to reap benefits fromsomething that doesn’t raise your eyebrows,Bukowski asks them to wait patientlybecause something innate, will surface.Instincts and innate talent is what Bukowskiasks one to delve into.

Life coaching, streamlined as it sounds,seldom does it converse with the inner con-voluted realms of an individual. Life coach-es are suggested to or consulted by peoplefrom different walks of their lives. A stu-dent. An aspiring entrepreneur. An execu-tive recently promoted in the company’s topbrass seat. To each one their own. Theneeds could be varying per the situationdemanding. But, as history is evident, nomatter how many lessons does one note intheir diary to react in a similar way juxta-posing their situation with someone else’s;when it comes to application, nothing buttheir instincts are in charge of the leashguiding their horses.

As late American business magnate,Steve Jobs voiced: “Your time is limited, sodon’t waste it living someone else’s life.Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is liv-ing with the results of other people’s think-ing. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinionsdrown out your own inner voice. And mostimportant, have the courage to follow yourheart and intuition. They somehow alreadyknow what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary.”

Jobs here refers to the call we have with-in ourselves. One can connect to their dom-inant inner being and can unravel newavenues only if he goes within himself.There are timeless pearls of wisdom inancient scriptures and books to peek into

for valuable lessons and guidance, but in anutshell, during these challenging times, it’sall about ideating ways of how to cope withour day-to-day situation and to find moremeaning in what we are doing. Corporateleaders, good artists, scientists, and busi-nessmen of the bygone era, were visionariesdriven by sheer confidence. However, thisconfidence was ignited by something assimple as a gut feeling to achieve it, for thatis what quenched their burning desire. Topaint the worldly canvas by bringing theirthoughts to existence.

It’s not only the hard work that deter-mines a person’s success, but it’s the inspiredaction that comes from within, especiallywhen a person identifies his innate strengthand vision. Although most of the manage-ment theories deal with quick-fix approach-es, what a corporate leader needs are lessonsof wisdom where they can connect truly totheir inner vision.

As the whole world is gripped by fearand uncertainty, people are losing theirexpectations and faith, and are faced withanxiety, stress and fear. These negative emo-

tions take a toll on our mental health whichin turn affect our immune system. This isthe time where we all need to calibrate our-selves to the strength of our inner wellbeing,which is dominant and inherent in us.Spirituality is nothing but tapping thoseinnate strengths. We usually tend to openour inner world only when the noise of theexternal world subsides. So now, when weare isolated completely, all of the chaos ofthe external world is naturally shut down,and we get ample time to reflect and goback within ourselves. Our mind-madeclutters will slowly wither away, and whenthere’s nothingness, a new world wouldslowly emerge.

It reels us back to learning from howpeople of repute in the ancient times didn’thave professional individuals/life coaches torun to and seek help from during turbulentphases of their careers, but it was thethumping voice within that directed thecourse for them to achieve the unprecedent-ed feat.

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Iwas born in 1958 in Chennai andshifted to Hyderabad in 1998. I stud-ied in a convent during my pre-pri-

mary schooling. My father SaluriRajeswara Rao garu, who was one of thetop music composers back then, gradu-ally started to receive fewer offers andthe financial burden increased. I joined aTelugu community school in T Nagar.My childhood was fun and memorable. Iwasn't interested in music, but I wouldsing every song in my class. All myfriends would enjoy my music. Inschool, Koti was a rowdy (laughs). Ifanyone ragged girls in school, I wouldgo beat them up or warn them. Also, I’ma staunch believer in God, right fromchildhood. I used to visit all the templesin my area.

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All my brothers weremusicians. They had aband called Vibrations.They would practice everySunday. I learned drumsjust by watching themplay. I was just about 9years old at that time. Asa drummer, I played formany bands and didmany shows. I was play-ing solo at a marriagefunction that wasattended by NTR garu.He noticed me, stoppedfor a minute, observed the way I playedthe drums, and left.

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My father and brothers didn’t want meto get into films or make a career inmusic. My father wanted me to becomean IAS officer as my height was goodand I was well-built back then. Theystopped me from playing drums and gotme to join some intense study sessions. Iwasn’t too studious, so I stopped myeducation after SLCS. I didn’t enrolmyself in college and so I couldn’t getany job as well. Since I lived in a jointfamily, I wanted to earn money and con-tribute to the family kitty. I practicedguitar strictly for three months. My firstrecording was for HMV, a private album.

I was paid Rs 40. That was my firstsalary and I gave it to my mom.

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watch English films with my father.There were a few films where only adultswere allowed. So, I had to return home,without watching the movie many times.My father had the habit of going to thebeach at night and lying down in thesand, basically enjoying nature.I started driving at a veryyoung age. So I woulddrive my father tothe beach armedwith a blanket,

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low, radio, etc. While he enjoyed himselflying down on the beach, I would wan-der about, all alone. I spent most of thetime with my father and I share a veryspecial bond with him. It’s a blessing tohave been born to be the son of such aman, a great musician.

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During my initial days, I played for allthe top musicians, includingIlayaraja garu, Chakravarthigaru, as well as the who's whoof Bollywood. I feel lucky tohave been working with suchamazing people. I became asuccessful musician onlybecause of what I learned fromthem. I got work only because ofmy hard work, not because I am

the son of Saluri Rajeswara Rao. While Iwas growing in my career, I became goodfriends with Raj and we formed the team‘Raj-Koti’ and there was no looking back.Raj and I as Raj-Koti composed music formany top actors in Telugu, Tamil, andKannada. Our first film was PranayaGarjana starring Mohan Babu. After com-posing for about 45 small films, we startedto get big projects. We had our share ofstruggle — success is not always a pathfull of roses. Later on, Raj and I went ourown way. I embarked on my journey asKoti and it’s been 18 years since. My lastbig film was Arundathi.

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My dad passed away in 1997. I couldn’tdigest the fact that he is no more. I criedmy heart out after his demise. Within ayear of his death, my mother too passedaway. Even today, I cannot handle theirloss, and I’m still not out of the shock.There was another incident that upset me.When Raj and I traveled to Hyderabad, wewere freshening up in the guest house aftera tiresome early morning flight. I saw asmall bird in the window of the washroomlooking at me. I found that bird cute. I fed

some nuts to that bird and it ate tillenough. I felt quite happy

about it. For me, I needa fan in the wash-

room. Later, Iswitched on the

fan in thewashroom,and thatlittle birdthat I hadfed onlya fewminutesbackcame inbetween

the fan’sblades and

fell right infront of me

and died. I wasshocked. I still

remember the way Icried that day. I still feel

guilty for switching on thefan that day. But we bid a goodfarewell to it. I put that bird in a nicecigar box and the staff of the guesthouse buried it with some beautiful

flowers on the lawn. I’m sharing thisbecause these two incidents affected me alot in my life.

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In my 1st standard, I saw a boy who wasnot wearing a shirt and his shorts toowere badly torn. I was touched lookingat him. It was Diwali two days later. Myfather gave me new clothes and Iwrapped those clothes in a paper andgave them to that boy. He was hesitant

then but later took them. The nextday, the boy’s parents were wait-

ing for me to return the dress tome. They asked me to take my

clothes back. I said ‘No’! andhanded the dress to him

and ran into my class. Ithink it is because of

their blessings that

I have never faced a shortage of clothes.I have all kinds of clothes available formen and love to shop.

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kids are my everything. Both my sons —Rajeev and Roshan, my elder daughter —Bhagyalakshi and my wife Jyoti, have ahappy time when we are all together. Wego to malls mostly when we get free time.After roaming about for a while, we bookthe tickets for some movie. I'm a shopa-holic. I’m mad about shopping. I wouldbuy whatever I find interesting. I buy a lotof clothes. Over the last two years, becauseof my sons, I have cut down on my shop-ping. My daughter is married now andlives in Seattle. She has a daughter and myelder son too has a daughter. My entireday goes in chatting with my two grand-daughters. During the day, I play with myson's daughter here and at night I video-call my granddaughter abroad.

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I did not take any break from music.It’s just that I stopped getting offers. It’sstill puzzling for me. Even afterArundathi, I did a couple of small films.Also, I got busy with TV shows as ajudge. Maybe the industry thought I'mrelaxing now. Now that I have my son asmy support system, I’m ready to com-pose any kind of music for a young hero.If I have a good subject, director, andproducer, I will prove myself yet again.

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Kids these days are well-trained. I was the first judgefor Zee SaReGaMaPa in2007. Later, LittleChamps too was asensational hit. It's awonderful experi-ence to judge such ashow. Initially, afterthe first episode, Itold the producerthat I wasn’t interest-ed in judging theshow. In the secondepisode, people whomI passed on some sug-gestions, grabbed them,and fine-tuned themselves.I was impressed and I gainedinterest in training them. I’venow surrendered to ZeeSaReGaMaPa.

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