NEW DELHI

President PranabMukherjee today extendedhis greetings and felicita-tions to the governmentand people of the

Argentine Republic on theeve of their National Day.

In his message to DrCristina Fernandez deKirchner, the President of

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KABUL

India has dismissed reportsthat an Indian consortium hasscrapped a multi-billion dollariron-ore mining deal inAfghanistan, saying only ananalysis of the proposed

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India denies scrapping ofAfghan iron-ore mining project

JAMMU

The BJP today said the repealof Article 370 of theConstitution continues to bepart of its core ideology and it

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Will Work TowardsRemoving Article 370When We Have Numbersin Parliament, Says BJP

JAMMU

The Pakistan Rangers lastnight handed over the bodies ofa mother-son duo who hadcommitted suicide by jumpinginto river Chenab in Akhnoorarea of Jammu district on

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Pakistan Rangers handover bodies of suicidevictims

KOLKATA

Prime Minister Narendra Modiand West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee were "twosides of a coin" as they wereboth "dictatorial", Congresstoday said attacking the rulingparties at the Centre and the state and claimed that they

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PM Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee AreDictatorial and Together: Jairam Ramesh

KANDELA, JIND

Heaping praise on KhapPanchayats, Haryana ChiefMinister Manohar Lal Khattartoday said these groups havealways been a significant con-tributor to resolving socialissues and are part of "our traditions".

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Haryana Chief Minister ML KhattarPraises Khap Panchayats

HYDERABAD

Contours have been workedout for the 100 smart citiesproject and the flagship pro-gramme will be launched anyday, Union Urban DevelopmentMinister M Venkaiah Naidusaid in Hyderabad today.

"Making urban areas more livable, by new initia-tives, to make them engines of economic growth. Like

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100 Smart Cities Project Will be LaunchedAny Day: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu

SRIKAKULAM

Voters can exercise franchisefrom any place they liked withAadhar card, Chief ElectoralOfficer Bhanwarlal said inSrikakulam today.

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Aadhar Linkage AvoidsDuplicity, Says ChiefElectoral Officer

WASHINGTON

The United States and itsallies conducted 17 airstrikes inIraq and 11 strikes in Syriasince Saturday against IslamicState militants, the US militarysaid on Sunday. The air strikes

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US, Allies Conduct 17Airstrikes Against IslamicState in Syria and Iraq

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LUCKNOW

Contending that terror-ism should not be associ-ated with any particularreligion, Home MinisterRajnath Singh today saidMuslims in India arenationalists who havealways opposed terroristelements.

Speaking to reportersin Lucknow after attend-ing an event, he laudedIndia's Muslims for notallowing fundamentalistgroups like ISIS to influ-ence them.

"Muslims in India arenationalists. They havealways opposed such(terror) elements. Theyhave opposed anddemoralised them," theUnion Home Minister

said.Several countries in the

world he said are facingthe menace of terrorismand they should fightunitedly against it. To a

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'Indian Muslims are Nationalists Who OpposeTerror,' Says Home Minister Rajnath Singh

President Pranab MukherjeeExtends Greetings to Argentina

on the Eve of National Day

NEW DELHI

India expects thestrategic Chabahar portin Iran, which will givesea-land access toAfghanistan bypassingPakistan, to be opera-tional by Decembernext year, UnionMinister Nitin Gadkarisaid.

N o t w i t h s t a n d i n gobjections from the

United States, Indiainked a strategic dealwith Iran for the devel-opment of the port ear-lier this month.

"Work has alreadybegun on the Chabaharport. There is a jointventure of Kandla PortTrust (KPT) andJawaharlal Nehru PortTrust (JNPT). We will

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NEW DELHI

Over 400 people havedied in the heat waveacross the country, which,according to the meteoro-logical department, willbe around for a few moredays. The maximumdeaths -- 368 -- tookplace in Andhra Pradeshand Telangana.

In Delhi -- which regis-tered a record high of44.5 degrees Celsius thisseason -- mercury hasbeen hovering over 43 forthe last few days.

The toll in Telangana sofar is 188, said BRMeena, StateCommissioner, DisasterManagement. Around 40people died today. InAndhra Pradesh, 87

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Over 400 Die in Heat Wave; 127Reportedly Dead in Last 24 Hours

NEW DELHI

Prime Minister NarendraModi today condoled the deathof acclaimed mathematicianJohn Nash saying the "intellec-tual powerhouse" will be

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PM Modi Condoles theDeath of MathematicianJohn Nash

India-Iran Strategic Chabahar Port tobe Operational by December 2016

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KOLHAPUR

Union Minister Nitin Gadkaritoday attacked the oppositionsaying it stalled Land AcquisitionBill as they are opposed to devel-opment.

Addressing the BJP stateExecutive on the concluding dayin Kolhapur, the TransportMinister said the decision toremove the consent clause andsocial impact assessment clausefrom the Bill was taken after dueconsideration, especially ondefence and security.

However, he felt, the opposi-tion parties are stalling the Land

Acquisition Bill in Parliament,because they are opposed todevelopment.

"We have removed the consentclause and the Social impact

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HYDERABAD

Launching a counteroffensive against Congressvice president Rahul Gandhifor giving the Modi govern-ment "zero out of 10" forhandling farmers' issues,Parliamentary AffairsMinister Venkaiah Naidusaid "zeroes cannot seebeyond zero".

"The entire world is hail-ing PM Modi as a greatleader, a man of action. GDPrate has gone up, inflation isreduced, and you say zero.Zeroes cannot see beyond

zero. Zeroes have no abilityto acknowledge heroes," hesaid.

When asked about RahulGandhi's new-found aggres-

sion following his returnfrom a 56-day sabbatical, MrNaidu said the governmentwas "least worried".

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'Zeroes Cannot See Beyond Zero', VenkaiahNaidu Hits Back at Rahul Gandhi

Hyderabad: At least145 people have died dueto intense heat wave inAndhra Pradesh andTelangana since yester-day. The total number ofdeath reported in the two

states so far is at 368.In Andhra Pradesh, 87

deaths were reportedsince yesterday, takingthe toll to 182 from 95. 57people died in Prakasam,the maximum in any dis-

trict, the state disastermanagement officialshave said, adding that thereport from other districtsare being compiled. Thefigure pertains to the

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Opposition is Against Development,Says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

NDMC seeks police permission forAAP rally in Connaught PlaceNEW DELHI

With AAP set to hold a rally in Connaught Place'sCentral Park tomorrow, the NDMC today said it is mak-ing preparations and has approached Delhi Police forpermission and security arrangements for the event.

While police had earlier said that the request for secu-rity arrangements should have been made by the Delhigovernment and not through NDMC, it maintainedtoday that the permission is under process.

"After receiving a communication from DelhiGovernment we had written to DCP New Delhi regard-ing a NOC for the event and making necessary requiredarrangements to which they had replied that since it is aDelhi Government function, it should have been com-municated directly to police rather than routing throughNDMC," a senior civic body official said.

NDMC, however, communicated to police that sever-al functions have beem organised in past in the CentralPark following a similar procedure.

"Police then asked us for more details regarding thenumber of people attending, the media arrangements,parking facility needed, among other things. We sent thedetails today afternoon to them and they are working onthe same," the official added.

When asked about whether a permission has beengiven for the event, Vijay Singh, DCP New Delhi said,"The event is tomorrow and there is enough time. Theprocess is on."

Delhi Government has planned a mega event atCentral Park tomorrow where the entire Delhi Cabinetwill be present to highlight its achievements during last100 days before the public.

The NDMC official reiterated that these are routinematters and should not be seen in any negative light.

"All these are routine matters. The communicationsregarding preparations of such events should not beseen in any negative light," the official said.

Sisodia orders inspection of swim-ming pools in DelhiNEW DELHI

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia onSunday ordered inspection of all swimming pools in thenational capital, after a 13-year-old boy drowned in theswimming pool of a government school here.

"Inspect each and every swimming pool in Delhi,"Sisodia said, adding that the direction applies to bothgovernment and non-government swimming pools.

The Deputy Chief Minister, in a tweet, said theDistrict Magistrate (DM) and the Sub-DivisionalMagistrate (SDM) of the area will carry out the inspec-tion work.

Sisodia's decision came after Mukul Sharma, a Class-VIII student of DAV Public School in Dayanand Vihar,drowned in the swimming pool of a government schoolin East Delhi's Farsh Bazar area here.

The boy had gone to Delhi government-run BabuRam School to learn swimming along with his cousinVikas on May 22 when the incident took place.

Police have registered a case against the life guardspresent at the swimming pool for alleged negligence,which they said led to the boy's death.

"We have registered a case under Section 304(A)against two life guards - Bhaskar Kaushik and JaiSingh. Further investigations are underway," the policehad said.

Plans for 16-lane road to decongestDelhi trafficNEW DELHI

Plans are on the anvil for a Rs 5,000 crore 16-laneroad connecting Delhi with Ghaziabad and Noida on theoutskirts in a major bid to ease traffic congestion in thecapital.

A plan is also in the works to build a Rs 6,000 croreEastern Peripheral Expressway to provide signal-freeconnectivity between the national capital and neigh-bouring towns, says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

The work on the project for widening of NH-24 up toDasna in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to 16-lanes as part of theDelhi-Meerut Expressway package, will begin in threemonths.

"We are making a 16-lane highway on NH 24 fromnear ITO till Dasna. This will also ease traffic jams inDelhi and it will pass through the Akshardham temple.The work will start on this project in 3 months," RoadTransport, Highways and Shipping Minister Gadkaritold PTI in an interview.

The cost of the project could be in the range of Rs4,000 to Rs 5,000 crore, he added.

The widening of the road will start from near theYamuna Bridge on NH 24. The carriage way will go upto Dasna via UP-Delhi border and eventually tillMeerut, an official said.

The 16-lane project would include 6-lanes as express-way, which means it will be an access-controlled high-way.

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IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIThe Aam Aadmi Party govern-

ment is planning to push for fullstatehood for Delhi - a key movein its turf war with the LieutenantGovernor and against what theparty calls "bulldozing" by theBJP-led Central government --sources said.

The announcement is expectedto be made at the party's JanSabha tomorrow, which has beencalled ahead of the two-dayemergency assembly session thatbegins on May 26. At the meet-ing, the 100-day-old governmentis expected to announce a refer-endum on full statehood, partysources said.

AAP alleges that the BJP is try-ing to govern Delhi through theLieutenant Governor -- who actsas the Centre's representative inthe capital and is vested with sig-nificant powers as Delhi is aUnion Territory and not a full

state.The move comes days after the

Union home ministry issued acircular strongly endorsing thestand of Lieutenant GovernorNajeeb Jung, following his recenttussle with Chief Minister Arvind

Kejriwal over bureaucraticappointments.

The government's two-dayemergency session is meant todiscuss the notification, whichdemarcated the power of theiroffices.

Today, Deputy Chief MinisterManish Sisodia said the Centrewas trying "bulldoze" the agendaof the AAP government. "TheCentre wants to run Delhi. Theywant to bulldoze our agenda, wewill not allow this," Mr Sisodia

said. "The Centre is Allergic toKejriwal," he added. Mr Kejriwalhas already written to PrimeMinister Narendra Modi regard-ing the issue.

The working relationshipbetween Mr Kejriwal and theLieutenant Governor had neverbeen smooth but it dropped sev-eral notches in the latest battleover the appointment of an IASofficer as the topmost bureaucratin Delhi. The Chief Minister haddescribed the officer - who wasappointed as the chief secretaryby Mr Jung -- as a "lobbyist forpower companies".

Both sides traded charges in aseries of letters, following whichMr Kejriwal retaliated by fillingkey posts with his preferred can-didates. Mr Jung, who has sincebeen declared the final authorityon bureaucratic appointments bythe home ministry circular -- haddeclared all the appointmentsvoid.

Arvind Kejriwal Government Planning toDemand Full Statehood for Delhi: Sources

NEW DELHIDelhi Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal and hisministers will hold a publicmeeting here on Monday tomark 100 days of the AAPgovernment amid a rowwith the central govern-ment over a notificationgiving Lt. GovernorNajeeb Jung all powersover transfers and postingof officials.

At a meeting of its legis-lators on Sunday, the AamAadmi Party described thehome ministry notificationof Thursday as "unconsti-tutional", and the govern-ment has decided to call aspecial assembly sessionMay 26-27 to discuss thecentral order.

AAP leader and formerminister Saurabh Bhardwajtold media persons afterthe meeting that the centralgovernment was "shadow-boxing".

"The notification that thecentral government hasbrought is not only uncon-stitutional, but it is againstthe basic principles ofdemocracy," he said.

The meeting was attend-ed by Kejriwal and his

deputy Manish Sisodia.Added another AAP leg-

islator Alka Lamba: "If thechief minister doesn't havea right to appoint and sus-pend officials, then how isan elected government ofDelhi supposed to fightcorrupt officials?"

"After discussion (in theassembly), if needed, wewill go to the court," shesaid.

An official said the pub-lic meeting at central parkin Connaught Place onMonday will highlightachievements of the AAPgovernment.

AAP media coordinatorDeepak Bajpai said theAAP government hasdelivered on its promises.

"The anti-corruptionhelpline is in place tocheck corruption. PartyMLAs are reaching out tothe people and solvingtheir problems. We will tellthe people about the workthe government is doing,"he said.

AAP on Sunday also list-ed its achievements in aseries of tweets -- about thecontinuous supply ofpower despite acute sum-

mer, steps taken to fightpollution, opening of awater treatment plant atDwarka and a move toissue stamp vendorlicences online.

It said that in a bid tocontrol price rise, the Delhigovernment plans to pro-cure 10,000 tonnes of pota-toes and onions throughgovernment agencyNAFED.

It said it had providedrelief to traders by allow-ing carry forward of refundof VAT and extending thedate of filing R9 Form -- along-standing demand ofthe city's trading communi-ty. The government alsosaid frequent checks weremade on government hos-pitals, transport buses andbus stations in a bid toensure that users got theservices they deserved.

AAP leaders, who haveaccused Narendra Modigovernment of trying torun the Delhi governmentthrough proxy, continuedto attack the central gov-ernment over the notifica-tion and said the issuecould come up in the pub-lic meeting on Monday.

Deputy Chief MinisterSisodia told NDTV in aninterview on Sunday thatthe central government wastrying to bulldoze the agen-da of the Delhi governmentand was "allergic toKejriwal".

He said the issues con-cerning the notificationwill "be resolved now" inthe assembly.

Sisodia also took on themedia saying the AAP gov-ernment had been wronglytargeted on many counts.

"Criticism is fine butagenda-driven journalismis wrong," he said."Question us, criticise us,hang us if we are corrupt orwrong but don't spreadfalse rumours," he said.

The "clarificatory" homeministry notification onThursday came after daysof intense wranglingbetween the Kejriwal gov-ernment and Lt GovernorJung over transfer andposting of senior officials.

It also took away powersof the anti-CorruptionBranch (ACB) to prosecute"officers, employees andfunctionaries" of the cen-tral government.

AAP public meeting Monday on government's100 days, to attack Centre NEW DELHI

Setting the tone for the'emergency' session ofDelhi Assembly, AAPMLAs on Sunday mountedattack on the Centre overits notification, alleging itwas a "violation" of thefederal structure, and hint-ed that the House may passa resolution on the issue.

The party legislatureswent into a huddle with thetop leadership in thisregard at Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal's resi-dence here ahead of thetwo-day long 'emergency'session of Delhi Assemblystarting Tuesday and criti-cised the "infringement"on their rights.

AAP MLAs vowed thatthey won't accept anyattempt to run an electedgovernment through the"back door" using the LtGovernor.

Although the MLAsrefused to come on recordon whether the partywould move a resolutioncondemning the Centre'smove, sources indicatedsuch a step was likely to betaken.

The party has also keptthe legal route open asconfirmed by MLA AlkaLamba, who said, "If the

Assembly decides to go tocourt we would go to thecourt". "You can't run anelected governmentthrough the back doorusing the LG," she added.

Terming Assembly asthe "temple of democra-cy", AAP's Dwarka MLAAdarsh Shastri alleged,"BJP government is tryingto infringe on that rightand it is a violation of thesanctity of federal struc-ture by design."

In the meeting that lastedfor around an hour, theMLAs demanded that theybe given the chance tospeak individually on theMHA notification thatgives absolute powers tothe LG in appointment ofbureaucrats and issues ofpolice and publicorder.

"The Constitution doesnot give any power totransfer or appoint even aclerk to the Centre so theyhad to take the route ofissuing a notification. Ifthe CM does not have theright to appoint or sus-pend, then how is an elect-ed Government of Delhisupposed to fight corruptofficials?" ChandniChowk MLA Lambaasked.

LUDHIANAArvind Kejriwal's handling of

the standoff between Delhi gov-ernment and the Centre was veryimmature, former AAP leaderYogendra Yadav said on Sunday.

Strongly supporting the demandof full statehood for Delhi, Yadavsaid, "Such acts like locking theoffices of senior officers can proveto be a set back to this demand."

Speaking at the state level con-vention of 'Swaraj Samvad' move-ment here, he claimed that lawdoes not have any provision whichempowers the elected governmentin Delhi to appoint or transfer offi-cers.

I was shocked at Kejriwal's dic-tatorial attitude in the party whicha large number of workers hadbrought to the fore with great

enthusiasm and spirit, he said."AAP has also become a cen-

tralised party with unitary control.We are touring the length andbreadth of the country to reactivatethe party workers who feel cheat-ed," he said.

Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi gov-ernment that completed an event-ful 100 days in office today, hadlocked horns with the Centre overthe appointment of senior bureau-crat Shakuntala Gamlin as actingChief Secretary by the Lt

Governor Najeeb Jung.The Centre had issued a notifica-

tion two days back giving absolutepowers to the LG in appointmentof bureaucrats and clarifying thathe need not "consult" the DelhiChief Minister on subjects likepolice and public order.

The former AAP leader also crit-icised the Modi government overthe agrarian crisis.

"We would organise a farmers'protest march during the nextMonsoon session to highlight theirproblems and commitment of thegovernment towards them," hesaid.

Commenting on PrimeMinister's foreign visits, Yadavsaid even though such trips werenecessary but they should not be"exploited as a publicity stunt".

Arvind Kejriwal's handling of Delhi-Centrestandoff immature: Yogendra Yadav

Attacking Centre, AAP MLAs setthe tone for Assembly session

Traffic diversionsdue to Najafgarhmetro construc-tion workNEW DELHI

Delhi Metro on Sundayalerted commuters of traf-fic diversions for construc-tion work of the upcomingNajafgarh Metro stationstarting tomorrow. Theconstruction work for theunderground station, locat-ed near the Delhi Gatejunction of Najafgarh, willbe using the cut and covertechnology, DMRC said."Thus, one side of carriageway of the main NajafgarhRoad near Delhi Gate willhave to be excavated sincethere is severe space con-straint in that area.However, it would berestored and re-constructedafter the completion of thework," a DMRC statement

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CHENNAI

Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister J Jayalalithaabegan work from theSecretariat on Sunday.

A day after taking oathas the state CM for thefifth time, she announcedfive new schemes whichinclude a housing projectfor poor families. Amongother noteworthyannouncements includedthe launch of 201 Ammacanteens across TamilNadu, a Rs 100 crore jobplan for families headedby women, and a Rs 1800crore road developmentproject. Jayalalithaa also

inaugurated police head-quarters on the first day ofher new term. TheAIADMK leader wassworn in as Tamil CM, afortnight after beingacquitted her in a corrup-tion case by KarnatakaHigh Court.

Jayalalithaa, 67, wasadministered the oath ofoffice and secrecy byGovernor K Rosaiah at thepacked Madras UniversityCentenary Auditorium.The governor also admin-istered oath of office tothe council of ministers intwo batches. Includingherself.

NEW DELHI

As the Modi government com-pletes one year in office, theCongress party too is a year oldas the principal Opposition party.And the party is getting into itsnew role rather aggressively.

In the past five days, launchinga major counter offensive againstthe Modi government, the partyhas held eight press conferencesacross 25 cities and there are 20more to go. Their agenda: high-light the shortcomings of theModi government.

"One year ago there was atsunami of promises and dreamsby the BJP before the elections.But once the BJP came to powerit forgot everything," allegedCongress leader Anand Sharma,adding, "their slogan sabka saath,sabka vikas is now sabka saath,kuck ka vikas." Congress' count-er offensive just seemed like anextension of the recently con-cluded session of Parliamentwhere the party was at its aggres-sive best. Congress PresidentSonia Gandhi, in a rare interven-tion, not only pointed out that thegovernment had not filled up cru-cial posts of Chief Information

Commissioner and the CentralVigilance Commissioners butcalled government's changes tothe rules of implanting the Rightto Information Act as a "brutalattack on the autonomy."

Congress vice president RahulGandhi's five Lok Sabha speech-es in the last session alone, com-pared to his three speeches dur-ing UPA's entire 10-year tenure,blunted the Oppositions' attackon him for going on a two-

month-long sabbatical.So is the Congress' new avatar

its 2.0 version or is it a carefullycrafted strategy? "In Opposition,you have to speak more to pointout shortcomings of the govern-ment of the day. That's the rightthing to do," party leader AmbikaSoni had earlier said referring toRahul Gandhi's regular interven-tions in Parliament.

But BJP leaders say Rahulrepackaged is more to impress

the Congress' own members thanthem. "Congress numbers are sopoor and there has been norevival of fortunes anywhere;that's why they have turnedextremely aggressive, just tomark their presence," arguesChandan Mitra, BJP Rajya Sabhamember and Editor of ThePioneer newspaper.

Mr Mitra says 2014 Lok Sabhaelections not only reduced theCongress to 44 seats, its lowest

tally ever, but also questionedRahul Gandhi's leadership."Rahul Gandhi is now trying tomake a mark. By going to differ-ent places, by doing padayatra,they are just trying to record theirpresence and keep the morale oftheir own members up so thatpeople don't start deserting them.That was a real fear," said MrMitra.

For the Congress, though,assembly elections will be animportant yardstick to test itsability to make a political come-back. However, states that arescheduled to go to polls in thenear future don't give much com-fort to the Congress.

In Bihar, where elections arescheduled in four months, theparty hardly has a presence.Their state governments inKerala and Assam, states that goto polls early next year, facestrong anti-incumbency. And inTamil Nadu and West Bengal, theother two poll-bound states, theparty is still weak. Clearly, anypolitical strategy for revival mustalso factor in how to deal withelectoral setbacks in the nearfuture.

One Year of Congress in Opposition

BHARATPUR/JAIPUR

A day after their talksfailed with the govern-ment, Gujjars intensifiedtheir agitation today forfive per cent quota byblocking highways in partsof Rajasthan and threat-ened to expand it acrossthe state even as their lead-ers were booked for riotingand endangering lives.

The community mem-bers, who started therenewed agitation lastThursday by disrupting railtraffic on Delhi-Mumbaitracks in Bharatpur, todayblocked National Highway11 at Dausa and a statehighway in

Sawaimadhopur district tobuild pressure on the stategovernment. The Gujjars,who held talks with thegovernment in Bayan townin Bharatpur yesterday,said they were intensifyingtheir agitation as they hadbeen offered no concreteproposal to meet theirdemand.

Led by Kirori SinghBainsla, who had spear-headed a similar agitationin 2008, Gujjars assembledat Sikandara in Dausa earlythis morning to pay hom-age to 21 people who werekilled on the same day in2008 during the violentagitation.

After that, the Gujjar

members blocked the high-way at Sikandara. TheSawaimadhopur-Sheopurstate highway in Khandararea of Sawaimadhopurdistrict was also blockedlate last night where theGujjars are squatting,police said.

Traffic on both the high-ways has been diverted toother roads and police hasbeen deployed around thearea to maintain law andorder, police added.

"Several hundred peopleblocked the highway atSikandara this morningwhile the Sawaimadhopur-Sheopur state highway isalso blocked since lastnight," the police said.

Gujjars Intensify Agitation, BlockNational Highway in Rajasthan

Jayalalithaa resumes office as Tamil Nadu CMfor fifth term, announces five new schemes

NEW DELHI

The erstwhile UPA governmenthad executed Parliament attack con-vict Afzal Guru for "political rea-sons" and he was informed onlyhours before, former Jammu andKashmir Chief Minister OmarAbdullah said today.

Mr Abdullah said he had receivedthe call from then Home MinisterSushil Kumar Shinde, which he wasout for lunch with his sister. MrShinde, he said, informed him that hehad signed the papers for Guru's exe-cution the next morning. He wasasked to maintain law and order inJammu and Kashmir.

As a last-minute effort, "I asked theHome Minister whether he was surethat nothing could be done," MrAbdullah sad. "He said no, as thepapers had been signed and the war-rant issued."

The Congress rejected the claims,with Mr Shinde saying Guru nothanged for political reasons.

Mr Abdullah said he had not com-mented on the matter so far as hewished to see how the UPA govern-ment handled the cases of assassinsof Rajiv Gandhi and Beant Singh. "Ihave seen other cases. Look how they

handled assassins of Beant Singh andRajiv Gandhi and look how theyjumped this guy up the queue."

Guru, who was at serial number 28in the list of condemned prisoners,was hanged on February 9, 2013. Acontroversy broke out as his familyreceived the news from mediareports.

Afzal Guru Was Hanged by UPA for'Political Reasons', Says Omar Abdullah

KOLHAPUR

A day after his subtle messageto the Shiv Sena, MaharashtraChief Minister DevendraFadnavis today told reporters thateverything is fine with the uneasyalliance with the Sena.

Speaking to reporters, MrFadnavis said, "BJP and ShivSena will fight theBrihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation (BMC) electionstogether." When asked about theJaitapur Nuclear Power project,Mr Fadnavis said, "Our positionon Jaitapur is clear and we aretrying to bring the Shiv Sena onboard."

But Mr Fadnavis once againtold reporters that his govern-ment is pro-farmer and

announced action against thosedelaying compensation sanc-tioned for farmers.

"If banks withhold compensa-tion money, legal action will betaken against them. I haveordered the collector in Buldhanato give a three-day notice and filean FIR against a bank that hadwithheld four crores of compen-sation money," Mr Fadnavissaid.

"We don't want to take farmer'sland. When we acquire land forpublic projects we will compen-sate them handsomely. We willensure that he feels that two gen-erations have been taken ofthrough the compensation," saidMr Fadnavis while defending theLand Acquisition Bill.

Also defending the LandAcquisition Bill was UnionTransport Minister Nitin Gadkariwho also defended the achieve-ments of the NDA governmentand the future plans. "We haven'tchanged the law. 95 per cent ofthe law is the same. We have onlymade changes for national secu-rity and rural development. Foraffordable and low cost housingconsent clause has beenremoved," Mr Gadkari said whiletalking about the LandAcquisition Bill. Mr Gadkari alsohighlighted initiatives like mov-ing towards ethanol fuel and e-rickshaws.

Nitin Gadkari, Devendra FadnavisDefend Modi Government in Kolhapur

AMETHI: Union Minister Smriti

Irani, who lost to RahulGandhi in Amethi in thelast Lok Sabha polls, willbe in Amethi for a day onMay 26, the first anniver-sary of the Narendra Modigovernment during whichshe will address publicmeetings. This will bethe second visit of Ms Iranito Amethi within a fort-night and comes close onthe heels of a three-daytour by the Congress Vice

President who representsthe constituency in LokSabha.

Ms Irani would first goto Salon area in Rae Barelidistrict where she woulddeposit first premiumunder PM SurakshaInsurance scheme benefit-ting 25,000 families, stateBJP president FurgeshTiwari said today.

He said the Union HRDMinister would addresspublic meetings at fourplaces.

Smriti Irani to Visit Amethion First Anniversary ofGovernment on May 26

TOKYO

Thousands of demonstratorsformed a human chain aroundJapan's parliament in Tokyo onSunday, protesting the planned con-struction of a new US airbase on thesouthern island of Okinawa.

The protesters, who organisers saidnumbered about 15,000, surroundedthe parliament building holding ban-ners reading "No to Henoko", in thelatest rally against the controversialbase.

Henoko is a small coastal area on

Okinawa where Tokyo andWashington plan to relocate theexisting Futenma military facility,currently situated in built-upGinowan.

"We must stop this construction,"said one of the protesters, AkemiKitajima, 66.

"The government is trying to forcethe plan no matter how stronglyOkinawa says 'no' to it."

Okinawa is home to more than halfof the 47,000 US service personnelstationed in Japan as part of a

defence alliance, a proportion manyislanders say is too high.

The plan to move Futenma, firstmooted in 1996, has become thefocus of anger among locals, whoinsist it should be shuttered and areplacement built elsewhere in Japanor overseas.

But both Tokyo and Washingtonhave repeatedly backed the plan,with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lastmonth insisting it was "the only solu-tion".

The protestors on Sunday also

expressed opposition to Washington'sscheduled deployment of CV-22Osprey aircraft at US Yokota AirBase in Tokyo.

The Osprey is a hybrid aircraft withrotors that allow it to take off like ahelicopter and engines that can tiltforward, enabling it to fly like anaeroplane at greater speed than achopper.

More than two dozen Ospreys havebeen already deployed at Okinawa'sFutenma airbase, prompting safetyconcerns from local residents.

Thousands Form Human Chain Around Japan's Parliament to Protest New US Base Plan

BY BALVEER ARORA

Apart from the promise ofproviding a Congress-free India, the most fre-

quent leitmotif of Mr. Modi’selectoral campaign was that hewould usher in a new era forIndian federalism. Based on theidea that a state leader’s visionfrom below could transformIndia’s federal polity, the desireto make a perceptible if not spec-tacular change in the system ofgovernance appeared to be aconsuming passion. With oneeye on history and the other onpolitics, dramatic gestures andrhetorical flourishes havebecome a distinguishing featureof this style of governance.

Since he assumed power a yearago, most of these theatrics havebeen reserved for Indiansabroad, barring the memorableimages of Mr. Modi with his tur-ban aflutter against the backdropof the Red Fort. There heannounced the advent of a newera with the demolition of aniconic institution of theNehruvian model, the PlanningCommission. While thisannouncement was greeted withmixed feelings of regret andrelief, the crafting of its replace-ment took a full six months.When the new institution was onthe drawing board, the overrid-ing concern was that it should inno way resemble its predecessor.But that was easier said thanachieved.

Mr. Modi seeks to carve hisplace in history as the man whorighted the wrongs in history andgave back to Indians a sense ofpride in their country, a pride heclaims they did not have before.He seeks to transform Indiabeyond recognition, so that his-tory will record a ‘before’ and‘after’ so striking that the pastwould pale into insignificance.Hence, the National Institution

for Transforming India (NITI)Aayog, which is slowly unfold-ing as a half-baked clone of theinstitution it sought to replace.Visualised as a vehicle of thenew cooperative federalism, itwas initially projected as a thinktank that would shed the over-bearing financial allocations-cum-approvals role that so infu-riated Chief Ministers. What itscontribution to federalism willeventually be is still an openquestion, given its vast andvague charter. This is where theChairman’s vision comes in.

So what is Mr. Modi’s visionof federalism? On the one hand,what is projected is a patriarchaljoint family model presided overby a benevolent Centre. There isalso another model of Statescompeting to deliver better gov-ernance under a new dispensa-tion based on mutual trust andcooperation. However, Statesoften accuse the Centre of notpractising what it preaches,notably when it comes to fiscaldiscipline and downsizing gov-ernment.

Superimposed on the Aayog isa Council of Chief Ministers,akin to the NationalDevelopment Council, whichpresumably died a natural deathalong with the Commission thatwished it into existence. We nowhave a Plan (2012-17) up formid-term review. What shape ittakes in its remaining years, if itsurvives this exercise, will give aclearer picture of this newvision. Groups of ChiefMinisters are working on blue-prints for transforming India,notably with fewer centralschemes and greater autonomyfor the States.

True sharing of powers

If Mr. Modi is serious aboutcooperative federalism, there isnow a possible opening for abreakthrough in pruning centralministries, which have becomebloated on the back of central

schemes. Breaking the strangle-hold of New Delhi’s bhavans inareas where the States should beempowered will require bothvision and political will. For along time federalists have beendemanding that the Centre cutdown or totally wind up some ofthe ministries that deal with sub-jects in the State List. With fewerschemes in these areas, coopera-tive federalism demands that theresponsibility for managingthem also be shifted where itrightfully belongs, that is, theState and local levels.

“ The performance in Modi’sfirst year of office does not holdforth the promise of a systemwhere power would be devolvedto the people. ”

It is significant that the legiti-macy of the two bodies that havebeen created to push forward thenew federalism idea is againrooted in a Union CabinetResolution rather than beinglocated in the Constitution. Theexisting and largely under-utilised Interstate Council, creat-ed under Article 263 and man-dated to deal with coordinationbetween States, has been totallyignored. This raises the questionof what the new vision of coop-erative federalism entails,beyond coordination.

Sharing of powers and respon-sibilities between the three levelsof government is a key elementof the concept, which involvesparticipative policymaking. Thisis particularly important in areasof concurrent responsibility,where the Centre has had a ten-dency to ride roughshod over theStates by occupying the commonlegislative space. A reform of theseventh schedule lists in thedirection of greater empower-ment of States would be consis-tent with the logic of increasedfinancial transfers and coopera-tive federalism. Locating theright level for making and imple-menting policy is a central fea-ture of the cooperative responsi-

bility matrix.

An idea which was added tothe initial amalgam of objectivesenunciated by Mr. Modi wascompetitive federalism, whereStates would vie with each otherto attract investments and alsohopefully provide better publicgoods and services. What hasbecome increasingly evident isthat the States are unevenlyequipped to engage in fair com-petition, since regional dispari-ties in the provision of basicneeds and social sector servicesare overwhelming. Moreover,there are vast differences in gov-ernance capabilities, and whilespecial category States, a la thePlanning Commission, may havewithered away with it, the needfor asymmetric federalismremains. Equity may not be cen-tral to the mandate of theFinance Commission, but nogovernment which espousescooperative federalism canafford to ignore it. Enhanceddevolutions across the board donot address this problem, whichrequires a new asymmetric fed-eralism framework that remainsto be defined.

As the NITI Aayog was find-ing its feet and the Union gov-ernment was preparing its firstfull budget, the 14th FinanceCommission gave a decisivepush towards greater devolutionof financial resources towardsthe States. It simultaneouslyoccupied the resource-allocationspace vacated by the PlanningCommission by transferring asubstantial portion of revenuesdirectly to the States. It thusshaped the direction in which thecentral government could nowmove towards cooperative feder-alism. However, instead of cut-ting down on its own expendi-ture, the Centre directed its axetowards key centrally sponsoredschemes in the social sector.Whether most of the States aresufficiently endowed with gov-ernance capabilities to absorband effectively spend the addi-

tional resources that have cometheir way is a moot point.Whether they will be able tokeep essential schemes runningremains also to be seen.

Respecting mandates

A key element in fosteringcooperative federalism is therespect for the mandate of elect-ed governments, even those runby opposition parties. In an erawhere the party system is frag-mented along federal lines, theneed is still felt to include Stateparties in federal coalitions, evenwhen technically not necessary.The way alliance partners aretreated thus becomes an impor-tant element in federal function-ing. A majority in Parliament isone thing; hegemony over thefederal polity quite another.

The 2014 State Assembly elec-tions showed that even long-standing allies are not immune tobeing at the receiving end ofcoercive tactics. They now seethe central majority’s expansion-ist ambitions as a threat to theirown continued existence. Underthese circumstances, cooperativefederalism with opposition-ruledStates becomes an altogethermore difficult proposition, giventhe absence of a viable workingrelationship. It was jeopardisedand poisoned at the outset by therefusal to recognise the legitima-cy of a parliamentary opposition.

Will Mr. Modi be rememberedfor the federalism he has vowedto introduce? The performancein his first year of office does nothold forth the promise of a sys-tem where power would bedevolved to the people throughan effective decentralisation anddevolution package going all theway down to local bodies of self-government. The federal princi-ple requires a genuine will toshare power, of which there islittle evidence even at the centrallevel. The ideas of partnershipand participation are crucial toits success, and concentration ofpower is the very antithesis of

Monday | May 25, 2015

Following a controversy sparked recently overremarks by some Members of Parliament on tobaccouse, a group of leading film-makers is seeking to

dilute the strong tobacco control measures undertaken bysuccessive governments. The film-makers have made a rep-resentation to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry towithdraw the stipulation that cinemas run a warning scrollwhenever smoking scenes appear on screen. The argumentthat showing the scrolls in the manner it is done affects thecreativity of the scenes is at best specious. Appearing at thebottom of the screen, the warning does not in any way affectany aspect of creativity. The World Health Organization hasstated that the “implementation of a comprehensive ban ontobacco advertising and promotion should not prevent legit-imate artistic expression”. But that cannot be an argumentagainst the use of the warning scrolls during smokingscenes. In a draft bill introduced in January 2015, the gov-ernment had proposed a few important measures to preventchildren from taking up smoking. One of them is to ban thedisplay of tobacco products at the entrance to or inside ashop. After all, much like banning tobacco advertisement inany form and other promotional activities by tobacco com-panies, removing tobacco products from plain view canhelp a lot in reducing their use by children. While it may bedifficult to enforce such a ban, that is not so for the warningscrolls in movies. There is a body of evidence to show thatwatching movies that have smoking scenes produces astrong impact on young and impressionable minds, encour-aging them to try out smoking. The U.S. Surgeon General’sReport of 2012 has made it clear that rating movies withsmoking scenes as ‘R’ (restricted) would lead to a reductionin smoking among the youth. Last year the SurgeonGeneral’s Report went a step further and said an 18 per centdrop in the rate of smoking by the youth could be effectedif all movies classified as ‘PG-13’ (parents strongly cau-tioned that some material may be inappropriate for childrenunder 13 years) eliminated smoking scenes. Even if thegovernment does not propose such laws, the least it coulddo is to maintain the status quo and not succumb to pressureon this count. The warning scroll is an effective way ofcommunicating the dangers of smoking and improvingawareness in general about the hazards of smoking. Thegovernment’s commitment to waging war against tobaccouse took a severe beating when it failed to introduce picto-rial warnings in an effective size on tobacco product pack-aging. Those in the 15-24 year group account for over 27per cent of tobacco consumption in India; withdrawing thestipulation to display the warning message will inevitablyincrease that proportion.

BY RAJGOPAL SAIKUMAR

The tussle between the DelhiChief Minister, ArvindKejriwal and Delhi

Lieutenant Governor, Najeeb Jung,much in the news, raises several con-stitutional and legal issues on thescope and extent of their powers inthe National Capital Territory (NCT)of Delhi. The stand-off, especiallyover control of key bureaucraticappointments, was sparked by Mr.Jung’s appointment of IAS officerMs Shakuntala Gamlin as actingChief Secretary. This was opposedby Mr. Kejriwal on grounds that itfell beyond the scope of theLieutenant Governor’s powers to doso without the aid and advice of theMinisters.

A Home Ministry notificationissued by the Centre on Thursdaytilts the balance more in favour of theLieutenant Governor, indirectlyexpanding its own powers in theregion. Although the dispute iscoloured by highly partisan politicalcontestations, the issue is more amatter of constitutional and statutoryinterpretation.

The relevant laws

The laws relevant to understandingthe relation between the LieutenantGovernor and the Chief Minister inDelhi are Article 239AA of theConstitution, the Government ofNational Capital Territory of DelhiAct, 1991 (GNCT Act), the rules for-mulated under this Act (Transactionof Business Rules), and the relevantjudicial pronouncements. It needs tobe said that the precise contours ofthe sharing of powers between theLieutenant Governor and the Delhigovernment are a grey area. Yet, areasonable case may be made to sug-gest that the Lieutenant Governor’sdiscretionary powers do not extendto the appointment of the Chief

Secretary without the “aid andadvice” of the Chief Minister and hisCouncil of Ministers. Further, it willbe argued that the Home Ministrynotification may not stand the test ofconstitutionality, being ultra vires ofArticle 239AA of the Constitution.

As far as States are concerned, theChief Secretary is appointed by theChief Minister and the Ministers.The reasoning for this can be foundin these landmark Supreme Courtjudgments. E.P. Royappa (1974)states that “The post of ChiefSecretary is a highly sensitivepost…[Chief Secretary is a] lynch-pin in the administration and smoothfunctioning of the administrationrequires that there should be com-plete rapport and understandingbetween the Chief Secretary and theChief Minister. …” Similarly, SalilSabhlok (2013) says: “it may be nec-essary for [the] Chief Minister of aState to appoint a ‘suitable’ person asa Chief Secretary or the DirectorGeneral of Police…because both theState Government or the ChiefMinister and the appointee share asimilar vision of the administrativegoals and requirements of the State.The underlying premise also is thatthe State Government or the ChiefMinister has confidence that theappointee will deliver the goods, as itwere, and both are administrativelyquite compatible with each other. Ifthere is a loss of confidence or thecompatibility comes to an end…”These precedents clarify the ration-ale that the Chief Minister ought tohave the discretion to appoint ChiefSecretaries in the interest of asmooth functioning representativegovernment.

Delhi’s peculiar nature

While this justification for theChief Minister to appoint the ChiefSecretary may hold good for States,is it the same for Delhi? Delhi is a

peculiar case, neither being a State,nor a Union Territory. So, Article239, which deals with UnionTerritories, does not apply to Delhi.Instead, Delhi is governed byArticles 239AA and 239AB, intro-duced by a constitutional amendmentin 1991. The problem with the HomeMinistry notification is that while itconflates Delhi as a Union Territoryto suit its own interests, at othertimes, it treats it as a State. The cru-cial constitutional provision relevantto the issue is Article 239AA(4)which says: “There shall be aCouncil of Ministers…in theLegislative Assembly, with the ChiefMinister at the head to aid and advisethe Lieutenant Governor in the exer-cise of his functions in relation tomatters with respect to which theLegislative Assembly has power tomake laws, except in so far as he is,by or under any law, required to actin his discretion.” Two conclusionscan be drawn from reading the provi-sion: (a) the Lieutenant Governorwill have to take decisions basedonly on the “aid and advice” of theChief Minister in exercise of all mat-ters on which the LegislativeAssembly has power to make laws.Consequently, the LegislativeAssembly of Delhi has the power tomake laws on all matters in the StateList and the Concurrent List in theVIIth Schedule of the Constitution,except entries related to public order,police and land. (See, Article239AA(3)); and conclusion (b) theLieutenant Governor can act at hisown discretion only when there is aspecific law conferring this discre-tion on him. Section 41 of GNCT Actdeals with the discretionary powersof the Lieutenant Governor. There isno such law granting discretion tothe Lieutenant Governor for makingsuch appointments currently.

Based on these two conclusions,the question is this: whether theappointment of the Chief Secretary

falls under conclusion (a) whereinthe Lieutenant Governor appointsthe Chief Secretary on the “aid andadvice of [the] CM”; or conclusion(b) wherein the Lieutenant Governorappoints, at his own discretion, theChief Secretary, granted by a specif-ic law. The second conclusion isclearly not applicable here. Threefurther points have to be made. First,we need to understand what theintention of Parliament was in pass-ing the constitutional amendmentintroducing Article 239AA grantingspecial status to Delhi. The popula-tion of Delhi is large, and it is onlyfair that the people deserve a repre-sentative government serving theirinterests, similar to other States,except in matters concerning land,public order and police.

Given such an intention of the law-makers, for all practical purposes,from then on, Delhi has acted andfunctioned like other States. Whichis why the language used in Article163(1) pertaining to States readsidentical to that of Article 239AA(1)pertaining to Delhi, while that of theprovision relating to Delhi reads dif-ferent from the provision relating toall other Union Territories.Therefore, just as in other Stateswhere the Supreme Court has justi-fied that the Chief Secretary appoint-ments be made at the discretion ofthe Chief Minister, in Delhi as well,it is the Chief Minister who musthave the power to appoint the ChiefSecretary, by “aiding and advising”the Lieutenant Governor. Second,executive powers run coextensivelywith legislative powers. Finally, thephrase “aid and advice”, as used inArticle 239AA, has been interpretedby the Supreme Court in ShamsherSingh (1974) to mean that the aidand advice of the Council ofMinisters and the Chief Minister is“binding” on the Governor; it is notjust advisory.

Therefore, the following can bereasonably concluded based on ajoint reading of the observations:First, as per Article 239AA(4) readwith Section 41 of the GNCT Act,the Lieutenant Governor does nothave any discretion to appoint theChief Secretary and other such posts,nor is there any special law grantinghim this discretion; Second, theLieutenant Governor is bound by the“aid and advice” of the Council ofMinisters and the Chief Minister inall matters that concern theLegislative Assembly. Third, for allpractical purposes, the intention ofParliament was to treat the Delhigovernment as a representative gov-ernment. It would be disrespectingvoters and a travesty to grant auto-cratic powers to the LieutenantGovernor, an authority which doesnot have a “democratic legitimacy”in the strict sense. A democracy, bydesign, guarantees that it is the partyvoted into power that represents thepeople of Delhi.

Questionable notification

The Home Ministry’s notification,siding with the Lieutenant Governor,states that apart from public order,police and land, the category of“services” also falls within the scopeof the Central Government.Therefore, the Centre has decided totreat Delhi as any other UnionTerritory when it comes to appoint-ments by the Public ServiceCommission. This is ultra vires.Article 239AA gives the LegislativeAssembly of Delhi power on all mat-ters under the State List, and Entry41 of the State List includes StatePublic Service Commissions.

The Home Ministry notification —by reiterating that IndianAdministrative Service and IndianPolice Service personnel will be cho-sen by the Central Government fromthe Union Territories Cadre — is toconflate Articles 239 and 239AA,

denying the special status that Delhiotherwise has, and further denying itthe powers under Entry 41.

The act of Mr. Kejriwal and Mr.Jung rushing to meet the Presidentfor a decision on the dispute is justi-fied under Article 239AA(4).However, the Transaction ofBusiness Rules suggest that whenthere is a dispute between the ChiefMinister and the LieutenantGovernor, there must be an endeav-our to settle it through discussions,and only then must a referral bemade to the President. One can onlyhope that such endeavours were gen-uinely made. Finally, the act by theLieutenant Governor, cancelling orstaying the orders by the ChiefMinister, also seems to be illegiti-mate and excessive. Rule 23 of theTransaction of Business Rules statesthat all relevant proposals of theDelhi government “have to be sub-mitted” to the Lieutenant Governorthrough the Chief Secretary. Butnowhere does it state that theLieutenant Governor can reject orcancel such orders.

In the end, the politicisation of theissue as a struggle for power betweenthe Bharatiya Janata Party and theAam Aadmi Party is ultimately anattack on the ideals of representativegovernance. In the long run, regard-less of such adversarial legal techni-calities, there can be no compromisewhen it comes to cooperation, trustand coexistence between theLieutenant Governor, the DelhiGovernment and the Centre. Thepeculiar nature of Delhi mandatesthat these three institutions learn towork and dwell together in theirhome-city. A clear interpretation ofthe existing laws, in the larger inter-est of representative democracy,would suffice, as has been estab-lished. In sum, the question of state-hood for Delhi need not be raised toresolve the tussle.

This warning should stay

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Over 400...deaths were reported since yesterday, tak-

ing the total to 182, reported news agencyPress Trust of India.

In Hyderabad, the joint capital of the twostates, two persons have died.

"Certain preventive measures have beentaken," said C Laxman Reddy, health minis-ter, Telangana. "The temperature had beenvery high for the last four to five days."

In Odisha, Bhubaneswar recorded a high of42 degrees -- at least 26 persons died acrossthe state. In Kolkata, 10 people died. TheBengal Taxi association decided to take taxisoff the roads between 11 AM and 4 PM afterthree drivers died of heat stroke.

Meteorological office director BK Yadavsaid the heat wave in the two southern stateswill continue till at least Monday. But inDelhi-NCR, Haryana, Bihar, Jharkhand andOdisha, the heat wave will be on for a fewmore days.

"In Delhi particularly, no relief can beexpected for the next four days. The heatwave will continue," Mr Yadav said.

Uttar Pradesh saw the mercury cross the 41degree mark in most districts. Allahabadrecorded the highest maximum in the state at48 degrees. Business has been low during theday, said Hussain, a shoe shop owner, cus-tomers come when the sun sets.

Sayaji Baug zoo in Vadodara, westernGujarat, is helping animals beat the heat withspecial measures. Bird cages have been givenspecial covers. Ice trays have been placedinside the enclosure for Himalayan bears andtigers are being splashed with water twice aday, a zookeeper said.

Continuing Heat ...period from May 18 till this evening.

Telangana reported 58 more deaths in thelast 14 hours, taking the toll to 186 from 128in 10 districts, a senior official of state disas-ter management department told the PressTrust of India. 55 people have died inNalgonda district followed by 43 inKhammam district and 23 in Mahabubnagardistrict, the official said, adding that the fig-ure is from April 15 till date.

In Hyderabad, two persons have died due tothe extreme weather.

According to India Meteorological depart-ment, severe heatwave conditions are expect-ed to continue till Monday in both thesestates.

'Zeroes Cannot ..."Rahul has been in politics for 11 years.

What has happened? Congress party losteight states. (It) lost even position of the rec-ognized opposition. They are trying toreplace their failures by aggressive words, bymaking cheap allegations against the govern-ment at times," Mr Naidu said.

Forced to refer the land bill to a jointParliamentary committee by the Congress-led Opposition, Mr Naidu said that the gov-ernment was open to bringing in freshchanges in it provided suggestions were wiseand did not alter the basic purpose of the leg-islation.

"Yes, I am open to changes provided sug-gestions are made with correct intentions andwisdom. I have made nine amendments.Secondly, if there is a meaningful suggestion,let it be considered without altering the basicpurpose of the Act," he told PTI.

Mr Naidu said that the steps taken by theNarendra Modi government for a corruption-free administration, taming inflation, finan-cial inclusion, enhanced focus on social secu-rity, pro-active foreign policy, cooperativefederalism had replaced the "atmosphere ofdespair" with one of "hope and enthusiasm".

He identified agriculture, irrigation, insur-ance and bringing down interest rates as partof the government's agenda for its secondyear in office. The Modi government com-pletes one year in office on Tuesday.

The senior BJP leader said, "People mustunderstand that the Modi government hasinherited issues like Naxalism, cross-borderterrorism, a derailed economy and a policyparalysis."

"Within no time we have made a turn-around," he claimed.

Mr Naidu, however, identified high expec-tations from the NDA government as a majorchallenge.

"The major challenge before us is thatexpectations of the people are very high.They are expecting so much. They have thatconfidence in PM Modi. They have given thatmandate after 30 years. We need to live up tothe expectations of the people in each andevery sector," he said.

Mr Naidu noted that a lack of majority inthe Rajya Sabha posed another big challengeto the government as it resulted in theCongress blocking important legislations likethe Goods and Services Tax, a measure itsown government had initiated.

"...for example, GST. They (Congress) ini-tiated it. They blocked it as well. Real estatebill, they initiated it, they have blocked itnow. But, by our persuasion and by creatingenough public opinion (in favour of the legis-lations), I am sure that we will get these billspassed in Rajya Sabha as well," he said.

Trashing Rahul Gandhi's charge that theNDA government was encouraging "cronycapitalism", Mr Naidu hit back, saying it wasevident in coal blocks and 2G spectrum allo-cations undertaken by the UPA government.

"What is crony capitalism? Crony capital-ism was evident in coal allocation withouttendering. Rs. 1.84 lakh crore was looted infavour of crony capitalists. Then, crony capi-talism was evident in 2G spectrum, wherelakhs of crores of rupees have been looted.

"Ministers had to go to jail, industrialistshad to face criminal action. IAS officers hadto go to jail. That was crony capitalism," hesaid.

"Congress have, for all these years, prac-ticed only one thing. Words for the poor anddeeds for the rich. That is the hallmark of theCongress. That is how all these crony capital-ists have come to this level," the ministersaid.

Mr Naidu parried a quesition about whetherbig ticket schemes will be announced to markthe first anniversary of the Modi government,but said 'Kisan Channel', a dedicated channelfor farmers on Doordarshan, will be launchedon May 26.

Opposition is...assessment taking into consideration sever-

al points. One of them was defence and secu-rity," he said.

On the occasion, Mr Gadkari promised tobuild roads worth Rs. 1 lakh crore inMaharashtra and said there is no dearth offunds with the government.

"I give my word that I will build roadsworth Rs. 1 lakh crore in Maharashtra. Thereis no shortage of money with us. The govern-ment has a lot of money," he said.

"Our aim is to build houses for all by 2022.How will we build homes if there is no land?Also, we want to develop an industrial corri-dor in rural areas so that youth can getemployment and they are not forced to cometo cities to find work," Mr Gadkari said.

Raising the concern of escalating fuelprices, he said ethanol can be a good substi-tute for petrol and diesel to reduce pollutionand that it will also reduce the country'simport bills considerably.

"In foreign countries, vehicles use 85 percent of ethanol and 15 per cent petrol. Since,the condition of sugar factories isn't goodanyway, selling ethanol will benefit themimmensely. Also, we can use 100 per centethanol for cars, buses and trucks. This willalso reduce our import bills and pollution lev-els," he said. Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis on the occasion said while he was inCochin a few days back, he asked officialsconcerned to build a sea plane as an experi-ment that could ferry 90 people at a time,within six months. Mr Gadkari alleged thatagricultural growth rate in Maharashtra hasbeen in the negative due to corrupt practicesof the previous government.

He said that around 70 per cent of rainwater goes back into the sea as there is noproper information on how to conserve rainwater. "There is a lot of rainwater. Water canbe provided 24 hours for farming use. Weonly need to spread awareness on conservingwater," he said. The Minister urged BJPworkers to concentrate on unorganised sectorand ensure that they become a part of theinsurance schemes recently launched byPrime Minister Narendra Modi.

'Indian Muslims...question about Naxalism, Mr Singh said,

"though I don't believe in the figures, if onefocusses on last 10 to 15 years, then there hasbeen a decline of 20 per cent to 25 per cent in

the last one year."With regard to questions being raised by

opposition over Prime Minister NarendraModi's foreign visits, Mr Singh said that allhis predecessors have travelled abroad but the"warm welcome" accorded to Narendra Modishowed that the country's goodwill and pres-tige is rising.

"The questions being raised over PM's for-eign visits are unfortunate. All PMs includingManmohan Singh have undertaken foreignvisits," he said.

Mr Singh said that "world has started tak-ing India seriously".

Earlier, addressing the programme organ-ised by Mahamana Madan Mohan MalviyaMission, he said that great personalitiesshould not be associated with any particularparty and Mahamana should have been con-ferred with Bharat Ratna long back for thecontribution he made.

He said that for establishing the BanarasHindu University, Mahamana made animportant contribution in linking traditionalknowledge with modern science.

President Pranab...the Argentine Republic, the President

Mukherjee said, "On behalf of the govern-ment, the people of India and on my ownbehalf, it gives me great pleasure to convey toyou warm greetings and felicitations on theoccasion of the National Day of Argentina."

India and Argentina enjoy warm and friend-ly relations, which in recent years havestrengthened and diversified in a number ofareas of common interest, Mr Mukherjeeadded.

"I avail of this opportunity to extend to youmy best wishes for your good health andwell-being and the progress and prosperity ofthe people of Argentina," the President wasquoted as saying in an official release.

India-Iran Strategic...start port activities in a year or a year-and-

a-half," Road Transport, Highways andShipping Minister Gadkari told PTI in aninterview.

He said a draft agreement will be signedwithin a month in this regard.

"I have given the orders to bring out tendersfor purchasing cranes for the port. An agree-ment will be signed within a month," MrGadkari said.

The port will be developed through a spe-cial purpose vehicle (SPV) which will investUSD 85.21 million to convert the berths intoa container terminal and a multi-purposecargo terminal.

Access to Afghanistan's Garland Highwaycan be made from Chahbahar port using theexisting Iranian road network and the Zaranj-Delaram road, constructed by India in 2009.

This would establish a direct road access tofour of the major cities of Afghanistan -Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, and Mazar-e-Sharif.

The port will be also used to ship crude oiland urea, saving India transportation costs. Itwill also cut transport costs and freight timefor India to Central Asia and the Gulf byabout a third. On May 6, a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) was signed by MrGadkari and Iran's Minister for Transport andUrban Development Dr Abbas AhmadAkhoundi after comprehensive talks betweenMr Gadkari and the Iranian leadership duringhis visit to the country.

PM Narendra Modi...have reached a tacit understanding.The opposition party also targeted Arun

Jaitley, who has been in the forefront of theNDA government's campaign to highlight itsachievements, saying the Union FinanceMinister "is the most effective spinner inIndian politics".

"PM Modi and Ms Mamata are the mosttrusted friends of each other and both showsimilar traits," Congress leader JairamRamesh told a press conference here.

"When he came to power, PM Modi hadtalked of maximum governance and mini-mum government, but just one year later wefind it is maximum arrogance and one-mangovernment," Mr Ramesh said.

"This is a mirror image of the situation inBengal and that is why they (PM Modi andMs Mamata) are together," he claimed.

Both PM Modi and Ms Banerjee had madeno-holds barred attacks on each other duringthe run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls andtill recently did not see eye to eye.

The Prime Minister and Ms Banerjee, how-ever, shared dais during his recent visit to thestate and Modi praised her at public functionsduring the visit. They also held a meeting atthe Raj Bhawan here.

In a scathing attack on Jaitley, Ramesh said,"He is the most effective spinner in Indianpolitics. Mr Jaitley is more than the combinedforce of finest spinners Indian cricket hasever produced."

"When Mr Jaitley says that there is nounderstanding between Trinamool Congressand BJP, I am assured that the opposite istrue," the former Union minister said.

He alleged that in the last two-three monthsthere has been a lull in the investigation intothe Saradha chit-fund scam, which is beinghandled by the CBI.

100 Smart Cities...building smart cities, 100 smart cities. The

plans are ready, contours have been workedout. Cabinet has approved it. Consultationwith all stakeholders is over. Any day, it willbe launched. We are waiting for the launchingday," he told PTI in Hyderabad.

The Union Cabinet had on April 29 gave itsnod to the flagship 100 smart cities projectand the new urban renewal mission with atotal outlay of about Rs. one lakh crore.

"Then, we have 500 cities in the country.Atal Mission for Urban Renewal andTransformation (AMRUT). 500 cities of onelakh and above population are going to betaken care of, with regard to drinking water,solid waste management, transport, sanita-tion, green belt, energy conservation. Allthese things will be funded by the govern-ment," Mr Naidu said.

Under the 'Housing for All by 2022', hesaid, huge amount of interest subvention isgoing to be given upfront so that the EMI willbe less for the beneficiaries.

'Smart City' is Prime Minister NarendraModi's pet project aimed at recasting theurban landscape of the country by makingcities more livable and inclusive besides driv-ing the economic growth.

Each selected city under the ambitiousscheme would get central assistance of Rs.100 crore per year for five years.

'Smart City' aspirants will be selectedthrough a 'City Challenge Competition'intended to link financing with the ability ofthe cities to perform to achieve the mission'sobjectives.

Haryana Chief ...Even today Khaps are playing an important

role in redressing public grievances as well asstrengthening the feeling of brotherhood, MrKhattar said at a felicitation function organ-ised by Sarvjatiya Kandela Khap andKandela Gram Panchayat in Jind district.

"However, time and again many miscon-ceptions are spread about Khaps that they areunconstitutional bodies, but I have alwaysbeen saying that Khaps act as custodian ofour social customs," he said.

He thanked the Khap panchayats for theirrole in implementation of 'Beti Bachao, BetiPadhao' programme.

Last month, Akhil Bharatiya JaatMahasabha (ABJM) and Khap panchayatshad vowed to strengthen Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's ambitious "Beti Bachao,Beti Padhao" campaign and said they wouldwork at village level to give a boost to thescheme. After laying the foundation of a bighall of 'Historical Chabutra' of Kandela Khap,Mr Khattar urged the villagers to maintainhonour and dignity of Khap Panchayats asper social traditions. Later, Khap leaders andvillagers submitted a charter of demands tothe Chief Minister. Mr Khattar said he wasvery well versed with the problems of thearea and promised to address the issues.

India denies...project's opportunities and strengths had

been done. Media reports had stated that afterdeveloping cold feet over the proposed USD10.8 billion steel Hajigak iron ore mine proj-ect in Bamiyan province, conceived inNovember 2011, the SAIL-led consortium ofleading Indian steelmakers has now decidedto scrap the project altogether.

Dismissing the reports, India's Ambassadorto Afghanistan Amar Sinha tweeted, "Notcorrect. Meeting only did a SWOT analysisof opportunities and strengths. No decision ofthis sort."

The Hajigak mine is expected to be one of

the largest economic projects in Afghanistan.After winning bids for three iron ore mines

at Hajigak in the war-torn Afghanistan inNovember 2011, the Indian consortiumAFISCO had then said that it would investUSD 10.8 billion to set up a 6.2 mtpa steelplant in two equal phases along with a 800MW power plant, besides creating the neces-sary infrastructure.

Will Work Towards ...will work in that direction whenever it gar-

ners the required numbers in Parliament."It continues to be part of the core ideology

of BJP. Right now, we don't have enoughnumbers in Parliament to do away with it, butin future, when we have the required num-bers, we will work towards its removal," BJPnational spokesperson Sambit Patra toldreporters here today.

Repealing Article 370 -- which grants spe-cial status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir- will require two-thirds majority inParliament as the Constitution will have to beamended.

Mr Patra said the BJP and PDP, which com-prise the ruling alliance in the state, are ideo-logically different but both parties cametogether to provide a stable government andfor the sake of development.

The two parties took time to cobble out analliance and rifts have surfaced among thestate leaders over several issues since theycame to power.

"Small controversies" do crop up whencoalition partners have differences in theircore ideology, but the Jammu and Kashmirgovernment was being guided by the com-mon minimum programme, Mr Patra said.

Pakistan Rangers...April 28. The victims identified as Anita

Choudhary, wife of Sunil Choudhary, alongwith her four-year-old son Arnav, residents ofKalsian village in Noshere tehsil of Rajouridistrict, had jumped into river Chenab aftersome altercation with her husband.

"The bodies were washed away in theChenab river and their bodies were recoveredfrom near Head Marala dam in Sialkot dis-trict of Pakistan," a police officer said.

After the bodies were not traced on theIndian side, message was conveyed to thePakistan authorities and they informed theIndian authorities after tracing the bodies.

"A flag meeting was held last nightbetween the Pakistan rangers and the BSF onthe Octroi post in Suchetgarh where thePakistani rangers after conducting properidentification of the bodies handed over thebodies to the Indian authorities," the officersaid.

The bodies were taken to the governmentmedical college hospital, Jammu, for post-mortem and later handed over to the kin forlast rites.

"The husband of the victim has been arrest-ed for abetting suicide and we have launchedan investigation into the case," the officersaid.

Aadhar Linkage...avoid duplicity of voters help bring down

rigging, he said. While reviewing Aadharcard linkage of voters in the district, he saidthat about 15 lakh voters were linked withAadhar cards, out of 20 lakh voters in the dis-trict.

US, Allies ...in Iraq included four near Ramadi, which

was captured by Islamic State forces a weekago, the statement said.

In Syria, strikes hit Islamic State positionsnear Kobani and near Al Hasakah, the USmilitary said.

PM Modi ...remembered forever."An intellectual powerhouse with a long

lasting contribution to mathematics, JohnNash will be remembered forever. RIP Aliciaand John Nash," the Prime Minister said inhis message. The American mathematician,who inspired the Oscar- winning film 'ABeautiful Mind', died along with his wifeAlicia in the United States today in a car acci-dent.

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Germany's BNDintelligence agencysends mammoth

amounts of phone and textdata to the U.S. NationalSecurity Agency (NSA)each month, Die ZeitOnline reported, highlight-ing the scale of spyingcooperation which hasunleashed a political rowhere.

Critics have accusedChancellor AngelaMerkel's staff of giving thenod to the BND to help theNSA spy on Europeanfirms and officials. Theyalso say officials lied aboutthe prospects of a U.S.-German "no-spy deal"before the 2013 election.

Polls show the scandal isstarting to hurt popularMerkel whose office isresponsible for the over-sight of intelligence.

Citing confidential docu-ments, Die Zeit Onlinereported on Tuesday that ofabout 220 million pieces ofmeta data gathered per day,some 1.3 billion pieces permonth go to the NSA.

The data includes rawmaterial from phone callsand text messages whichshows contact details andtimes of activity but doesnot contain content. In par-

ticular, it sends raw materi-al on foreign communica-tion in crisis regions, saidZeit Online.

"It is questionable as towhether this practice iscovered by German laws,"wrote Die Zeit, citing aBND official responsiblefor data protection.

A spokeswoman for theBND declined to commenton the report. The agencyhas now halted its Internetsurveillance for the NSA,German intelligencesources said last week.

Privacy is a potent issuein Germany due to exten-sive surveillance byCommunist EastGermany's Stasi secretpolice and also by theGestapo in the Nazi era.

Revelations by formerNSA contractor EdwardSnowden about wide-spread espionage inGermany by the UnitedStates caused outrage inGermany when they sur-faced.

A Forsa poll on Tuesdayshowed that the oppositionGreens, who have led criti-cism of the governmentover German spying, hadprofited from the row,climbing 2 points to 12

percent while Merkel'sconservatives dropped 1point to 41 percent.

That follows an InfratestDimap poll last week thatshowed Merkel's approvalrating was down five

points to 70 percent in thewake of the spying scan-dal.

Merkel, who argues thatGermany has to work withthe NSA to fight terrorism,tried on Monday to deflect

criticism, saying her staffacted "to the best of theirknowledge and in goodconscience". Media reportshad said Washington neveroffered Germany a no-spyagreement as Merkel andsenior aides had said.

1. Ordinary table salt is sodium chloride. What is bak-ing soda?A. Potassium chlorideB. Potassium carbonateC. Potassium hydroxideD. Sodium bicarbonate

2. Ozone hole refers toA. hole in ozone layerB. decrease in the ozone layer in troposphereC. decrease in thickness of ozone layer in strato-sphereD. increase in the thickness of ozone layer in tropo-sphere

3.Pine, fir, spruce, cedar, larch and cypress are thefamous timber-yielding plants of which several alsooccur widely in the hilly regions of India. All thesebelong toA. angiosperms B. gymnospermsC. monocotyledons D. dicotyledons

QUIZ TIME

Answer: 1(D), 2(C), 3(B), 4(A)

TODAY’S STARARIES You have a wonderful combination of optimism and spirituality, Aries.

You believe in miracles as well as angels, Santa Claus, and the ToothFairy. We support your attitude wholeheartedly! Today something mayhappen that only further solidifies your beliefs. Perhaps your guardianangel saves you from stepping in front of a bus, or you receive a tele-pathic message that stops you from making a bad career mistake.

TAURUS Don't be afraid to ask for help today, Taurus. It may be that yourfriends and family help you with a task or you discover a mech-anized solution that does the job for you. Technology can be awonderful thing. Don't let any aversion to it stop you from incor-porating it into your daily life. You will find that once you embraceinnovation, it improves your quality of life dramatically.

GEMINI You can expect your love life to take a dramatic turn for the bet-ter, Gemini. This may be because you feel more self-confidentthan you have in a long time. In addition, you feel great and lookeven better. It's no wonder your romantic partner is reacting toyou in such a powerful, positive way. Make the most of thisopportunity by spending some quality time together.

CANCER You're looking good and feeling great, Cancer. Now if onlyyour home environment reflected who you are. As you lookaround, you may realize that it isn't as elegant as it could be.Today you can begin to change it. Begin with the basics - tidyup and clear away clutter. Once all the extraneous items aregone, you can begin to look at more serious changes.

LEO Sign up for a class or workshop today. Your career couldgreatly benefit from more training. A short computer coursemight be all you need to move your career a giant leap for-ward. Don't neglect your artistic abilities, Leo. Ideally, youwill find a way to integrate your creative talents into yourdaily business life. There's always room for creativity.

VIRGO You've been working especially hard lately, Virgo, and today you maybegin to reap the benefits of all your hard work. Some project that'sdear to your heart may be nearing completion, and even you areimpressed by the results! All those naysayers who said it wouldnever work are now looking at you with admiration and respect. Giveyourself a pat on the back for your accomplishment.

LIBRA There's no other way to say this, Libra - you're in the moodfor love. Tonight you may feel a strong urge to be with yourpartner. If there isn't one in your life, you should take stepsto correct that. You may meet someone who sweeps youoff your feet. You want to be head-in-the-clouds in love,which is the only way to be!

SCORPIO You have a generous spirit, Scorpio, which could get you into troubleif you aren't careful. When you get a gift of money or even a hint ofone, your tendency is to buy presents for all your friends. It's hard tofault you for this, but there are other ways to show your affection. Youcould bake cookies to distribute, for example. This will keep yourmoney safe and earning interest.

SAGITTARIUSYou hardly even believe in love, much less love at first sight,Sagittarius, but something that occurs today may turn you into abeliever. You never know when it will happen. You could be in lineat the grocery store when someone catches your eye (and heart).Perhaps someone with whom you've only had a phone relation-ship suddenly shows up at your office. Adventure lies ahead.

CAPRICORN It's likely a hidden talent of yours is revealed today, Capricorn.All those scraps of writing could turn into something moreconcrete, such as a novel. Maybe you begin to dabble withyour children's paint set and realize how much you enjoy thecreative process. Be open to all possibilities. You may findyour life takes a different, more authentic direction.

AQUARIUS You will feel especially close to family and friends today,Aquarius. There's a lot of positive energy in the air, and peoplefeel optimistic and congenial. It's a pleasure to be with your lovedones, and interactions with strangers have a lovely flavor as well.Take advantage of the warm astral energy and plan a get-togeth-er with your favorite people. You will enjoy growing closer.

PISCES You're likely feeling confident, optimistic, and enthusiastic today,Pisces. You feel as though anything is possible, and indeed it is.If you feel a bit of wanderlust and are anxious to explore newplaces and meet new people, you may soon receive thechance. Life is one great big adventure. You're fortunate to havethe sort of spirit that embraces it fully.

Xoloo nThursday on

launched a new Android 5.0Lollipop-based budget handset in India,the Xolo Prime. Priced at Rs. 5,699, the smart-

phone is set to compete with theMicromax Canvas Spark, a recentlylaunched budget smartphone also run-ning Android 5.0 Lollipop. The XoloPrime is said to soon be available atretail outlets across in India.

The Xolo Prime is a dual-SIM sup-porting smartphone that features a

4.5-inch IPS display with(480x854 pixels) resolu-

tion and a pixel densi-ty of 218ppi. The

handset ispowered

by a

1.3GHzq u a d - c o r e

M e d i a T e kMT6582M processor

clubbed with 1GB of RAM

and Mali 400 MP GPU.

The smartphone includes 8GB of inbuilt stor-age, which can be expanded via microSD card(up to 32GB). The handset also features a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LEDflash, and 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facingcamera. The Xolo Prime is backed by a1800mAh battery, rated to deliver up to 20.8hours of talk time on 2G networks and 10 hourson 3G, apart from up to 500 hours of standbytime on 2G and 400 hours on 3G.

Connectivity options include GPRS/ EDGE,3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with hotspot functional-ity, Bluetooth v4.0, Micro-USB 2.0, and GPS/A-GPS. The Xolo Prime features an accelerom-eter, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor.

It bears dimensions of 135x68x9.5mm.Micromax launched the CanvasSpark smartphone last month. The

handset features a 4.7-inch qHD(540x960 pixels) IPS displayalong with Gorilla Glass 3 protec-

tion, and is powered by a 1.3GHzquad-core MediaTek MT6582M proces-

sor coupled with 1GB of RAM. The CanvasSpark bears an 8-megapixel rear camera withLED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing cam-era. 8GB of inbuilt storage and 2000mAh bat-tery is also included inside the smartphone thatis rated to deliver up to 335 hours of standbytime. The handset went on its third flash sale onWednesday.

Xolo Prime With 4.5-InchDisplay, Android 5.0 Lollipop

Launched at Rs. 5,699

In the post-Snowdenworld, end-to-endencryption (E2EE) has

been a topic of concernwith respect to variousservices that involve com-munication. WhileWhatsApp late last yearadded end-to-end encryp-tion to its messaging serv-ice, there are still a fewservices that have still donot feature the same,which makes them suscep-tible to interception.

Google at a recentReddit AUA (Ask UsAnything) session whendetailing the current statusof its role in assisting theUS government in surveil-lance, disclosed it doesencrypt Hangouts conver-sations but remainedunclear on the use of end-to-end encryption. It later,separately clarified thatHangouts does not useend-to-end encryption.

Google's RichardSalgado, Director for LawEnforcement andInformation Security, andDavid Lieber, SeniorPrivacy Policy Counsel,were representing the firmat the Reddit AUA. Duringthe AUA session,Christopher Soghoian,

Principal Technologist atthe American CivilLiberties Union, asked,"Why has Google refusedto be transparent about itsability to provide wiretapsfor Hangouts? GivenGoogle's rather impressivetrack record regarding sur-veillance transparency, thetotal secrecy regarding thecompany's surveillancecapabilities for this prod-uct is quite unusual."

Salgado replied sayingHangouts conversationsare encrypted. He said,"Hangouts are encrypted intransit, and we're continu-ing to extend and strength-en encryption across moreservices."

Google later confirmedto Motherboard thatHangouts doesn't use end-to-end encryption. WithoutE2EE, it is possible forGoogle to intercept con-versations when requestedby law enforcement agen-cies and governments.With its current implemen-tation however, of encryp-tion in transit, ISPs andtelecom operators will notbe able to intercept conver-sations. Google specifiedto Motherboard that the'Off the Record' feature

only keeps messages out ofchat history, but the mes-sages are otherwise indis-tinguishable from regular,on the record ones.

E2EE is employed toprotect communicationbetween two parties (origi-nating party and intendedrecipient) without beingintercepted or read by thirdparties, including the com-pany offering theservice.The data isencrypted by the originat-ing party, and can only bedecrypted by therecipient.

The Mountain Viewgiant in the recent pastrevealed that worldwidegovernment requests foruser data rose 150 percentover five years. The com-pany however is unclearhow many of theserequests were forHangouts.

It's worth noting thatApple's iOS 8 featuresbuilt-in encryption thatprevents the companyitself from accessing dataon the devices without theowner's consent or pass-code. Apple's iMessageand FaceTime video chatservice also feature end-to-end encryption.

Google Admits HangoutsConversations Can Be Wiretapped

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KOLKATAMumbai Indians' love affair with

Eden Gardens contiuned as theyclinched their second IPL title fol-lowing a crushing 41-run win overChennai Super Kings in a lop-sidedsummit clash, here tonight.

Mumbai Indians posted an impos-ing 202 for five as skipper RohitSharma (50) and Lendl Simmons(68) rattled up a 119-run stand offjust from 67 balls after being invitedto bat.

The Mumbai captain, who has anODI world record of 264 and also adebut Test hundred at the EdenGardens, yet again exploded at hisfavourite venue.

Sharma (6 fours, 2 sixes) andSimmons (8 fours 3 sixes) plundered19 boundaries in their partnership.

After Sharma and Pollard's dis-missal in consecutive balls, burlyWest Indies batsman Kieron Pollard(36) in the company of AmbatiRayudu (36 not out) led the side past200.

Mumabi bowlers complimented thegood work of the batsmen as theytook the fizz out of the Chennai'schase with a very disciplined effort.

They straitjacketed the Chennaibatsmen, restricting them to 161 foreight as seasoned spinner HarbhajanSingh took key wickets of DwayneSmith (57) and Suresh Raina (28) intwo overs.

Kiwi paceman MitchellMcClenaghan (3/25) took three wick-ets while his Lankan pace colleagueLasaith Malinga (2/25) scalped two

batsmen.Mumbai had won their first title in

2013 at this very venue, defeating thesame rivals. Chennai have now lostfour finals (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015)in six appearances.

Chasing the huge target, CSK optedto have it easy and concetrated onbuilding a platform after losingMichael Hussey (4) early.

Smith and Raina bided their timeand looked to consolidate but itmeant that they managed only 31runs from the first six overs. Therequired run-rate kept on going up

and shot past 13 at the midway mark.Smith completed his half-century

in 45 balls but only to be trapped lbwby Harbhajan in his penultimate over.Having made a grand comeback intothe Bangladesh-bound Test side,Harbhajan completed his spell instyle dismissing Raina.

Looking to step out, Raina was bril-liantly deceived by the veteran off-spinner who bowled a wide ball andParthiv Patel did the rest behind thestumps.

With Hussey, Smith and Rainaback in pavillion, and skipper Dhoni

not looking in his usual elements itlooked as good as over for the yellowbrigade who choked in an IPL finalfor a fourth time.

Talk about Sharma and his sizzlinglove-affair at Eden Gardens, and hehas done nothing wrong here. A stun-ning 177 on Test debut, an ODI worldrecord of mindboggling 264, an IPLcentury (60-ball 109) against KolkataKnight Riders and an unbeaten 98 inthe opening match of this season.

Today was no different. Sharmahad come at a time when Dhoni andCo. once again looked ominous with

a eye-popping run-out by Faf duPlessis to make MI 1/1 in first over.

The South African dived, got holdof the ball and flicked it while beingair-borne and the magical throw wasenough to clip the bails off to bringan end to Patel's fine run as an open-er.

In came Sharma and after two dotballs, he went in counter-attackingmode hitting Mohit Sharma overthird man with an elegant uppercut.

He survived a brief scare when hein inside edged one but the ballmissed the stumps by a whisker as he

blasted 16 runs in the second overthat almost derailed CSK.

He not only timed the shots to per-fection but the placements were clin-ical too. Sharma raced to 25 runsfrom 10 balls and Windies big-hitterSimmons at one point looked a mutespectator at the other end.

The MI duo raced to 50 in 28 ballsand the powerplay yielded a hand-some 61/1 as they complementedeach other nicely.

With Simmons starting to takecharge, Sharma slowed down a bitand rotated the strike cleverly givinghis partner maximum opportunity.The Windies big hitter targetedDhoni's spin duo of Ashwin and Negiwith massive sixes.

Nothing going in their way,Simmons was dropped by Negi on 48as he raced to fifty ahead of Sharmain 35 balls.

Sharma drove Dwayne Bravo for aboundary to notch his 50 from 25balls but only to be dismissed softlyin the next ball hitting straight toJadeja at long-on.

Such agonising was the partnershipfor CSK that Dhoni and Co huddledsoon after Sharma's dismissal andskipper opted part-timer DwyaneSmith to bowl the next over.

Dhoni's magic worked straightwayas Simmons followed suit after beingbowled in Smith's first ball -- a slowyorker that he misjudged -- to makethem 120/3 in 12.1 overs.

The twin blow however proved tobe too little too late as Rayudu andPollard propelled to a winning total.

IPL 2015 Final: Mumbai Indians crushCSK by 41 runs to lift 2nd trophy

KOLKATAAn elated Mumbai

Indians' mentor SachinTendulkar said that stayingtogether in adverse situa-tion has been key ingredi-ent to their franchise's suc-cess in the Indian PremierLeague cricket tourna-ment.

"It was great fun to be incompany of each other. Westepped together, workedhard, executed our plans. Itwas also on how we stayed

together during toughtimes," the legend told for-mer Australian openerMatthew Hayden during asnap interview.

"It was excellent startgiven by Lendl (Simmons)and Rohit," said Tendulkar.To a fun query if he con-templated making a come-back in IPL, Tendulkarsaid an emphatic

"No" but also dropped ahint that his and ShaneWarne's brainchild

Legends T20 matches inthe US is taking shape.

"There are a fewthoughts here and thereand one might see us play-ing a few matches,"Tendulkar said.

He took the opportunityto thank his millions offans across the globe."How much I thank them isnot enough as I feelblessed to get so much oflove for 24 years," saidTendulkar.

IPL 2015: Staying together in tough times iskey to MI's success, says Sachin Tendulkar

LONDONDidier Drogba`s final Chelsea

game ended in curious fashion ashe was carried off by his team-mates after injuring himself duringtheir Premier League home victoryover Sunderland on Sunday.

The 37-year-old striker hadannounced prior to kick-off thatChelsea`s last competitive matchof the season would be the finalappearance of his second spell atthe club.

But after only 30 minutes atStamford Bridge, and with Chelseatrailing 1-0, he succumbed toinjury and was chaired off thepitch by his colleagues to a stand-ing ovation from the home sup-port.

Referee Lee Mason was contentfor Drogba to depart in suchunorthodox fashion and theIvorian`s replacement, DiegoCosta, subsequently equalised forthe champions, who went on towin 3-1.

"I knew they were going to dosomething to mark my last game,"said Drogba, who stood besideJohn Terry as the Chelsea captain

received the Premier League tro-phy after the match.

Drogba returned to Chelsea lastyear, having previously spent eightyears at the club between 2004 and2012, winning 12 trophies andscoring the decisive penaltyagainst Bayern Munich in the 2012Champions League final.

The former Ivory Coast captainhas contributed to Chelsea`s suc-cesses in the league and LeagueCup this season, but having only

played a bit-part role, he has decid-ed to leave Stamford Bridge for asecond time. "I want to play for atleast one more season and in orderto play more football, I feel I needto go to another club," Drogba toldthe club website before the game.

"All the fans know my love forChelsea and I hope to be back herein the future in another role."

Drogba joined Chelsea fromMarseille in 2004 and played a keyrole in the team that won back-to-

back Premier League titles in 2005and 2006.

He won the league for a thirdtime in 2010 and contributed to FACup triumphs in 2007, 2009, 2010and 2012, scoring in all four finals.He also tasted glory in the LeagueCup in 2005 and 2007.

His finest hour came in the 2012Champions League final inMunich, when he headed in an88th-minute equaliser to take thegame to extra time and then settleda penalty shootout to give Chelseatheir first European Cup.

He subsequently spent time atShanghai Shenhua andGalatasaray, before returning toChelsea to rejoin forces with man-ager Jose Mourinho, who had firstbrought him to the club in 2004.

He retired from internationalduty in August last year, havingscored a national-record 65 goalsin 104 appearances for the IvoryCoast.

Chelsea said in a statement:"Everyone at Chelsea FootballClub would like to thank Didier forhis fantastic service and he isalways welcome back to StamfordBridge.

EPL: Didier Drogba chaired off in lastChelsea game as Blues lift trophy

MONACOGiven his luck, Nico

Rosberg should be excusedif he headed to thePrincipality`s casinoSunday night after one ofFormula One`s greatesttactical errors handed hima memorable and rare hat-trick of wins at the MonacoGrand Prix.

Trailing his Mercedesteam-mate and worldchampion Lewis Hamilton

with 15 laps remaining, the29-year-old German tookfull advantage when anaccident prompted a SafetyCar intervention that, inturn, led the team to callthe Briton in for an unex-pected and unnecessarypit-stop.

Hamilton re-joined third,on new softer tyres, butwas unable to use that per-formance advantage topass second-placed

Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari,let alone Rosberg who wonby 4.4 seconds.

It was, for Rosberg, thefirst time he had won twosuccessive races and thatfeat not only breathed newlife into his title challenge,cutting Hamilton`s lead toten points, but also addedhis name to the three others- Briton Graham Hill,Frenchman Alain Prost andBrazilian Ayrton Senna --

to have won this classic 78-laps race three times in a

row.Rosberg roared wildly as

he won, knowing what vic-tory would mean to himand what defeat could do todent Hamilton`s confi-dence.

"I`m very, very happy, ofcourse, but I know also itwas a lot of luck today," headmitted.

"Lewis drove brilliantlyand he would have alsodeserved the win for sure,but that`s the way it is inracing and definitely I am

extremely happy and goingto make the most of it."

Asked about the champi-onship position, he said: "Iknow, yeah, but at the sametime, I know that I gotlucky today. I`ll enjoy themoment now, but I need towork hard because Lewiswas a little bit stronger thisweekend. I need to workhard for the next race forsure." He said he was in thedark as to why Hamilton

was called in for new tyres,but not him.

"I have no idea, sorry!"he said. "As always, we`rein the car and it`s very dif-ficult to judge what deci-sions are being made andstuff like that.

"Of course, it wasextremely difficult to dothe restart with those hardtyres being very cold, but itworked out and I`m ecstat-ic."

Monaco GP: Nico Rosberg revels in hat-trick after Lewis Hamilton pit stop howler

NEW DELHIIt was so glittery all over the sets of

'khwahishen' - a film by Moonlightproduction. Adding a film to it's cred-it after grand success of skits and adfilms Delhi lad Param MLP, producerand director of film expressed 'weadded another feather in our cap withactress Samira Khan of Parwarishfame. Her other serials like 'Kabhisaas bhi kabhi bahu thi', 'Kahani GharGhar ki' of Balaji films were greathits. "My this film is a family drama.Our artists have put in their hundredpercent to showcase so called show-biz life of the society and I hope thatlike every hit drama, this film willattract people from all walks of life,he said. Actress Samira expressed thatit was a different experience to workwith Moonlight productions. I will tryto give my best in this film too likemy previous films and I am optimisticthat people will find my characterwith the pace of the film, she says.

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Take extra care to protectfood in summer and keepbacteria at bay.

* Maintain hygiene: Wash handsbefore cooking and after handlingraw meat, fish and poultry. Dryhands with a clean towel. Make ahabit of wearing an apron in thekitchen. Avoid cooking and touch-ing food items if you have cold,runny nose or fever. Before han-dling food, make sure that allcooking surfaces are spotlesslyclean. Wash all utensils with soapand water. Preferably use a sepa-rate chopping board for meat.

* Clean your produce: With thegrowing concern about pesticideresidues remaining on the surfaceof fruits and vegetables, it will be agood idea to soak them in luke-warm water with some salt andvinegar for two hours. Before eat-ing (fruits) or cooking (vegeta-bles), wash them under running tapwater to get rid of any last traces ofpesticides.

* Maintain correct temperature:This is the most relevant tip formaintaining food safety during thehot summer months. The tempera-ture of the refrigerator must be

maintained at four degree celsiusand the freezer at -15 to -18 degreecelsius. Store away raw meat andpoultry in the freezer compart-ment.

When required, thaw out in therefrigerator compartment itself,but separate from other items offood. Make sure to thaw the meatthoroughly. Marinate the meat inthe fridge; use the sauce only forcooking, and not for serving.

Never serve cooked meat on thesame plate used for marinating.Once served, food should not bekept outside for more than twohours.

If eating outdoors, use a chillerbox with plenty of ice packs. Useseparate boxes for food and bever-ages. Avoid opening the box toooften to maintain the cool temper-ature inside. Also, avoid exposureof the chiller box to direct

sunlight.* Safety tips for outdoor picnics:

Food safety begins with properhand cleaning - including outdoorsettings. Before you begin settingout your picnic feast, make surehands and surfaces are clean. Ifyou don't have access to runningwater, simply use a water jug,soap, and paper towels; or consid-er using disposable wet wipes forcleaning hands.

Easy tips to maintainfood hygiene in summer

Biopics are the currentfavourites among the film-makers, with the success of

Mary Kom, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag andPan Singh Tomar. Now Ekta Kapoor,who previously was involved in themaking of Dirty Picture that wasloosely inspired from the life of thesex siren Silk Smitha, is involved inanother biopic. This time it will bemade on the former Indian captain,Mohammed Azharuddin, who wasbanned from all forms of cricket forhis involvement in match-fixing andlater became a Congress MP.

Emraan Hashmi will be playingAzhar in the movie, that is also titledAzhar. The movie will be directed byTony D’Souza, who previouslyhelmed Blue and Naam Hai Boss.The movie is scheduled to releasenest year.

Earlier today, Emraan had

appeared in the Extraa Innings pre-match sessions of the IPL finals,where he launched the first teaser ofthe film. Since the film is still tobegin shooting, it was very short. Butwhatever it showed, gave us a clearpicture of what to expect in themovie. It begins with EmraanHashmi as Azhar coming out of thepavilion to bat, looking quite tense.

As he walks out, on side of his, thereare cheering and screaming fansshouting out his name and clamoringto touch him. But on the other sidethere are placards and effigies of himbeing burnt – a clear indicatortowards his match fixing allegations.With two factions of audience shout-ing out his name in two different con-text, he enters to the field.

Azhar teaser: Emraan Hashmi per-fects Azharuddin’s walking style!

Karan Johar hasbeen a mentor toAlia Bhatt, Varun

Dhawan and SidharthMalhotra since Student OfThe Year that released wayback in 2012. Since then,KJo have always beenthere for his students andthey all have been spottedtogether at parties and filmscreenings quite often. Wehear this year Alia andVarun are planning to dosomething special on thefilmmaker’s birthday.

Karan celebrates his 43rdbirthday tomorrow and theHumpty Sharma KiDulhania actors are plan-ning to host a grand birth-day party for their mentor.The Bombay Velevet bad-die’s parties are the most

talked about especiallysince the whos who ofBollywood is presentthere. With his studentsthrowing a special bash forfor him, we are quite sure

they’ll make this party amemorable one for KJo.

Karan recently roped inAlia and Varun to play thecharacters of Shiva andSati in his magnum opus

Shhuddhi. Varun wasroped in after SalmanKhan walked out of thisambitious project to behelmed by KaranMalhotra.

Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt to throwa birthday bash for Karan Johar!

While fans arewaiting to seetheir favourite

hero back on the bigscreen, Arjun Kapoor istight-lipped about his nextfilm post Tevar. Thoughthe actor hasn’t spokenanything about his nextfilm, we hear the Kapoorlad has signed R Balki’snext film opposite KareenaKapoor Khan. Though thelove story is yet untitled ,itis set in North India andBalki will start shooting itin July this year for releasein 2016,

The filmmaker metArjun a while ago and theactor instantly agreed to bea part of the Cheeni Kumdirector’s next. Apparentlythe 2 States actor is quiteexcited about this projectand can’t wait for it to rollas it is a light-hearted lovestory with a lot of laughs.This will be the AK’sfourth romantic film afterIshaqzaade, 2 States andFinding Fanny.

Apart from this romcom,the Tevar actor has report-edly signed YRF’s next tobe directed by Shimit

Amit. According tosources, Kapoor is waitingfor the production house tomake an announcement.

He has decided to lie lowin terms of media activitiesor public appearances tillthen.

Arjun Kapoor to romanceKareena Kapoor Khan in his next!