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LOOKING BACK AT THIS WEEK THAT YEAR It’s time once again to check out the top personalities and major events that made news during the first week of June in years gone by. >P3

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Covid-19: Brazilians stage more protests against BolsonaroRIO DE JANEIRO: Tens of thousands ofpeople in Brazil staged another day ofprotest against President Jair Bolson-aro, in particular for his chaotic han-dling of the pandemic, which hasclaimed more than 461,000 liveshere. In downtown Rio de Janeiro,some 10,000 people wearing masksmarched through the streets, withsome chanting “Bolsonaro genocide”or “Go away Bolsovirus.” Similar ral-lies were held in other cities, the lat-est in a wave of anger against Bolson-aro that began months ago. AFP

Protests call for release of Belarus journalist MINSK (BELARUS): Scores of peopletook to the streets across Europe onSaturday, against the Belarusian gov-ernment led by President AlexanderLukashenko, following the detentionof journalist Roman Protasevich. Thecall has been given by the Belarusianopposition leader Svetlana Tikhanov-skaya for “global protests” against thegovernment, following the detention.Lukashenko administration is facingfierce criticism from the interna-tional community for forcing an air-liner to land in Minsk and detainingjournalist Raman Pratasevich, whowas on board the plane. ANI

Blind Chinese first in Asia, third in world to climb Mt EverestMOUNT EVEREST, NEPAL: The 46-year-old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaledthe tallest peak in the world from theNepal side, becoming the first blindman in Asia and the third in theworld to climb Mount Everest. Aretired attorney from Chicago whobecame the oldest American to scaleMount Everest, and a Hong Kongteacher who is now the fastest femaleclimber of the world’s highest peak,on Sunday returned from the moun-tain. Arthur Muir, 75, scaled the peakearlier this month, beating the recordby another American, Bill Burke, atage 67. Tsang Yin-hung, 45, scaled thesummit from the base camp in 25hours and 50 minutes, and becamethe fastest female climber. AGENCIES

WORD POWER

MercenaryMur-suh-ner-ee

Adjective/Noun

Meaning: Working or acting merely for money or other reward. A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

Origin: Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin mercenarius ‘hireling’, from merces, merced- ‘reward’.

Synonyms: grasping, acquisitive, covetous

Antonyms: altruistic, idealistic, unselfish.

Usage: Canadians, I truly believe, are not mercenary beings.

WISE WORDS »There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

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GDGPS, SARITA VIHAR, ORGANISES DISCUSSION ON CAREER COUNSELLING

GD Goenka Public School (GDGPS), Sarita Vihar, organised a panel discussion on ‘Choos-ing the right career streams’ under the aegis of its flagship career counsel-ling programme called Udaan: A Gateway to Future. The panel comprised the school’s senior wing faculty members. Those members had a collective experience of over six dec-ades. The session was moderated by school counsellor Urvashi Sareen. More on p2

Covid toll drops below 100 for first time in 47 daysNEW DELHI: Delhi on Sunday recorded 946 freshCovid-19 cases and 78 deaths while the positivityrate stood at 1.25%, according to a health depart-ment bulletin. This is the first time in nearly amonth-and-a-half that daily deaths in thenational capital have fallen below 100. The cityhad recorded 81 deaths on April 13. With thefresh cases and deaths, Delhi’s Covid-19 tallystands at 14,25,000 and the toll at 24,151, the bul-letin stated. As the second wave of pandemicspread across the country, Delhi began witness-ing a rise in daily cases and deaths from April 19.It had reported its highest single-day spike of448 deaths on May 3. However, the number ofcases and deaths have shown a declining trendover the last several days. The fatality rate inDelhi stands at 1.69%, the bulletin said. PTI

Extension of doctors’ training unreasonable: HCNEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has said ser-vices of resident doctors are imperative forfunctioning of hospitals in the current situationarising out of the Covid-19 pandemic, and theauthorities’ decision to extend their trainingbeyond schedule cannot be ex facie arbitrary orunreasonable. The court was hearing a plea byseveral doctors who are in DNB Super Special-ity courses, challenging a May 4, 2021 notifica-tion by which the National Board of Examina-tion has extended their training beyond thescheduled date of its completion. The doctorssubmitted that the DNB course is of three yearsand a mandatory extension of three months ispermissible, and claimed that the authoritiesare not empowered to extend the coursebeyond this period. PTI

Dust storm, light rain bring respite from heatNEW DELHI: Delhi witnessed a sudden change inweather on Sunday evening as a dust storm hitparts of the city. Several parts of the city alsoreceived light rain bringing much-needed res-pite to the people from scorching heat on Sun-day evening. The maximum and minimumtemperature in the city was recorded at 38.2°Cand 25.2°C, both two notches below the sea-son’s average, it said. The relative humiditywas recorded at 65%. The maximum and mini-mum temperature on Monday is expected tosettle at 38°C and 27°C, according to the IMD.The air quality index in the city was recordedat 103 this morning, according to Central Pollu-tion Control Board data. An AQI between zeroand 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ’satisfac-tory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’. AGENCIES

A medical worker administers a Covid-19 vaccine at a drive- through camp at Saket, New Delhi, on Sunday PTI

climate change

NEW CORAL REEF RESTORATION TECH AIMS TO REVERSE DAMAGE

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champions league

CHELSEA SHATTER CITY’S CHELSEA SHATTER CITY’S DREAM TO WIN TITLEDREAM TO WIN TITLEHavertz’s lone goal helps Tuchel’s side clinch the European crown with a triumph over Guardiola’s team >P6

Chelsea's Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy (centre) celebrates after winning the UEFA Champions League trophy in Porto on Saturday AFP

CITY LIGHTS

everest

‘RENAME PEAK AFTER MATH WIZ RADHANATHSIKDAR’

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asian boxing

MARY KOM SIGNS OFF WITH SILVER MEDAL

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Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom AFP FILE

‘Nearly 12 crore doses of Covid vaccine to be available in June’Nearly 12 crore doses of coronavirusvaccine will be available in June, thehealth ministry said. In May, 7.94crore doses were available for vacci-nation. In a statement, the ministrysaid the allocation of supplies to statesand union territories is decided on theconsumption pattern, population andvaccine wastage.

“Visibility for availability of vacci-nes for the entire month of June 2021has been provided well in advance toStates/UTs...,” it said. AGENCIES

A long queue to receive Covid-19

vaccines at a centre in Nagpur,

Maharashtra, on Sunday PTI

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NEW DELHI: India recorded a single-day rise of 1,65,553 new Covid-19cases, the lowest in 46 days, taking thecountry’s infection tally to2,78,94,800, according to the Unionhealth ministry data updated on Sun-day. The daily positivity declined to8.02%, remaining below the 10% markfor five consecutive days, while theweekly positivity rate dropped to9.36%, it said.

The death toll due to the diseaseclimbed to 3,25,972 in the countrywith 3,460 fatalities being recorded ina span of 24 hours, the data updated at8 am showed.

Also, 20,63,839 Covid-19 tests wereconducted in the country on Saturday,taking the total number of such examsso far to 34,31,83,748, the ministrysaid.

The number of active cases hasreduced to 21,14,508, comprising 7.58per cent of the total infections, whilethe national Covid-19 recovery ratehas improved to 91.25% per, it said.

The count of the daily new cases isthe lowest in 46 days. India recorded1,61, 736 infections on April 13.

Covid-19: Single-day rise of 1.65 lakh new cases is India’s lowest in 46 days

Monsoon likely to arrive in Kerala by June 3, says IMD NEW DELHI: The arrival of SouthwestMonsoon over Kerala is likely to bedelayed by two days and it is nowexpected to make an onset over thestate by June 3, the India Meteorologi-cal Department (IMD) said on Sunday.

However, Skymet Weather, a pri-vate forecasting agency, said monsoonhas already made an onset over Ker-ala. GP Sharma, president (Meteorol-ogy) of Skymet Weather said it is a“very weak onset” this year.SkymetWeather had earlier predicted thatmonsoon will make an onset over Ker-ala on May 30.

IMD Director General M Mohapa-tra said there is cyclonic circulationalong the Karnataka coast which ishindering the progress of the South-west Monsoon. “The southwesterlywinds could strengthen further gradu-ally from June 1, resulting in likelyenhancement in rainfall activity overKerala. Hence the monsoon onsetover Kerala is likely to take placearound June 3,” the IMD said. Thenormal onset date for the monsoonover Kerala is June 1. PTI

Class 12: CISCE schools told to send pupils’ avg Class 11 marks NEW DELHI: The Council for the IndianSchool Certificate Examinations(CISCE) board has asked its affiliatedschools to submit data including aver-age of marks obtained by Class 12 stu-dents in Class 11 and during this ses-sion, according to an official letter.

The board had postponed Class 12exams which were scheduled fromMay 4 in light of the aggressive secondwave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A large section of students and par-ents have been demanding cancella-tion of the exams but the board hasnot announced any decision yet. TheClass 10 exams have already been can-celled by the Council for the IndianSchool Certificate Examinations(CISCE). “The CISCE is in the processof collating and collecting data fromall our schools presenting candidatesfor class 12 examination. You are,therefore, requested to provide therequested information for class 12candidates,” CISCE secretary GerryArathoon said in a letter to schoolprincipals marked as “strictly confi-dential”. PTI

02NEW DELHI

MONDAYMAY 31, 2021Beyond Books

India is facing the full brunt of theCovid-19 pandemic. Our schools areshuttered, streets are empty, andmany neighbours are still in homequarantine. Everything seems to havestopped but life. Everyone is helpingeach other, including our parents. Wekids too need to look to help othersduring this crisis.

I read in our environmental studiesbook that a small act of service andkindness can make a difference in thecommunities we live in. So I was alsodetermined to help the people aroundus. We know charity begins at home.I tried my best to help and assist myparents in daily chores.

As senior citizens have beenadvised to avoid in-person contact,we had a regular video chat with ourelderly neighbours who are livingalone away from their families to askif they need any help. It left a positiveimpact on their minds. We had a vir-tual dinner party with them and alsoplayed various board games. They toowere happy to learn new technology.

Every year, the children are excitedabout new session, new books andnew stationary in April. But this year,April was not a normal month. Tohelp each other, we donated our

books, toys and stationary to the chil-dren in neighbourhood who were inneed. We arranged food, medicines,groceries and other necessary thingsfor the needy people.

Helping people in need makes usfeel better. We all should try to findways to assist others during this cri-sis. During this tough period, I havelearnt that even a small act makes abig difference in the lives of others. Ihave made and am still making mycontributions towards my society.

‘We donated books, toys and stationary to needy children’

We also gave medicines and other necessary things to the needy people, writes Vania Singhal, Class 3, VSPK International School, Sector 13, Rohini

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Amid the challenging Covid-19 times,a very important question that every-body is asking is -- should the boardexams be conducted or not? Class 12is the most crucial year in a student’slife and it cannot be played with. Wecan’t overlook the hard work of thestudents during their online classes.

We cannot be partial to studentswilling to go to foreign universities orto universities based on the results ofte board examinations, by not con-ducting papers or by conductingobjective exams. Whether we conduct 1.5-hour examsor full length 3-hour exam, there willbe exposure. Studying day and nightfor the whole year and money spenton coaching institutes must give awilling result.

We can be a bit realistic in con-ducting exams. I will suggest to takeexams in usualpatterns oncethis pandemicget over in amonth or two. We can get ourstudents testedbefore exams.Covid-negativestudents canthen give examsi n n o r m a lstress-less envi-ronment. Sepa-rate rooms canbe arranged forthe Covid-positive students or theirexams can be conducted at latertime. Surely, we should have boards.We students are looking forward forjustice on our studies and we hopegovernment will thoroughly look intothe matter and will stand with us.

‘WE ARE FOR EXAMS, HOPE GOVT WILL STAND WITH US’

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Cease, adios, tweeds, seaman

Answer: Nothing is so good as it seems before hand. - Geoege Eliot

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GO FISHING

Nothing is so good ___ ___ ___ before hand.- Geoege Eliot (2,2,5)

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MIND GAME

ARTISTIC DRIVE

A traffic cop makes way for an ambulance as an artistic work on Covid-19 as an awareness campaign is drawn on the road in Hyderabad on Saturday ANI

The question of conducting or can-celling the exams is like a double-edged sword. Although the Covid-19cases continue to rise and give rise tothe obvious health and safety con-cerns, the academic fidelity cannot beignored. With the new dominantstrain being more infectious, themasses have a huge number of stress-ors related to their health and career,with many facing the risks of gettinginfected and the after-effects of infec-tion. Vaccinations have not proven tobe completely efficient and the herdimmunity is yet to be achieved.

It is indeed the worst time of our

lives. But amid all this, the necessityof an exam such as CBSE exam mustbe considered as well. The board

exam, unlike, any other exam, gives astandard platform of being non-parti-san and covers a larger populationsimultaneously with sheer securityand a standard set of questions.

The continuous postponement ofexams has caused a ripple effect inthe education space, with a delay inthe new academic year. Hence, theboard exams must be conductedonline with timed objective-typequestions or questions that triggertheir conceptual knowledge. No mat-ter how much falls on us, we keepplowing ahead. That is the only wayto keep the roads clear.

‘Examinations must be conducted online’

The postponement of exams has caused a ripple effect, writes Khanak Jorwal, Class 12, , St. Mark’s Girls Sr. Sec School, Meera Bagh

direct admission in various colleges. Assessment in Class 12 in my opin-ion if cancelled will not be giving afair opportunity to the students toscore deserving marks. To postpone the exam with the dateinformed to the students will helpreduce their anxiety. Vacation to stu-dents and teachers should be pro-vided in priority. Any case on June 1 a decision will beannounced which definitely will pri-oritize for the students well-being.

Dr. Priti Ojha, Principal, Delhi Interna-

tional School, Dwarka

Examination is a tool to accessthe children and allows thestudents and teachers toobserve the progression of

academic learning. For Class 10, the board exam hasbeen cancelled, which as an educa-tionist I do not think will impactmuch as the students will still mostlyopting the streams in same schooland would be given a chance to goahead to prepare further in theirClasses 11 and 12. When it comes to Class 12 it is thescores of the student which allowsthem to compete in various examina-tions and also help them to take

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‘If cancelled, students will not get fair opportunity to score deserving marks’

Various evaluation methods wereadopted by the schools at the end ofthe academic session to assess thestudents and to promote them to thenext grade. But the question thatlooms large over the country rightnow is ‘Should the Class 12 exams beconducted or not’.

The performance in these examsreflects their competence and credi-bility that is essential for globalacceptance. Importance of examina-tion cannot be denied but at the sametime safe guarding the health andsafety of the students is and shouldbe the topmost priority of all. Theongoing health crisis has impactedthe students mentally, physically andsocially but the cancellation of exams

will further impact them academi-cally. Cancellation of exams would beunfair to the students who have been

preparing for over a year now. Some people strongly advocate

online exams as an alternate mode ofevaluation. But in a country like ourswhere the digital divide is so greatthat finding an electrical connectionis a challenge, leave aside having aninternet-enabled device or a stableinternet connection. It is very impor-tant to maintain fairness in the con-duct of these exams as high-stakedecisions are made about students’futures based on these results.

Amid the high number of Covid-19infections and vaccination for allbeing still far from sight, developingan assessment strategy keeping inmind all the stakeholders seems to bethe only plausible solution.

‘Cancellation of exams will be unfair to students’

The performance in these exams reflects students’ competence and credibility, writes Shaloo Nanda, TGT (English), Sumermal Jain Public School, Janakpuri

Class 12 is the most crucial year in a student’s life and it cannot be played with, writes Ritik Rao

Class12 D, Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj

WE CAN BE A BIT REALISTIC IN CONDUCTING EXAMS. I WILL SUGGEST TO TAKE EXAMS IN USUAL PATTERNS ONCE THIS PANDEMIC GET OVER IN A MONTH OR TWO. WE CAN GET OUR STUDENTS TESTED BEFORE EXAMS.

St. Peter’s School, Sector-16A, Farida-bad, conducted its investiture cere-mony for the academic session virtu-ally, using communication platformMicrosoft Team. The programmecommenced with the welcoming notefollowed by the morning prayer. Allthe school pioneers were greetedwholeheartedly by all the teachersand students. The lamp lighting cere-mony kind of ignited the leadershipspirit in all the prefects.

Principal, Sr. Nirmal Maryaddressed the members of the newly-elected student council with hermotivational words. In her address,she congratulated all the members ofthe council. The principal speciallyemphasised on the duties andresponsibilities of a true leader. Headboy Anugrah Saji and head girl

Anshika Bisht too boosted theirteammates’ morale with theirencouraging words. The true spiritof the investiture ceremony mani-fested during the oath-taking cere-mony. School heads and all the housecaptains took the oath to embrace thechange and work towards excellenceand welfare of the school.

The virtual stage was held house-wise in which each house showcasedits pride taking the oath. All the pre-fects also mentioned their vision andmissions for the session 2021-2022.

The ceremony culminated with theproposing of the vote of thanks.Teachers-in-charge Sudha Chawlaand Poonam Pahuja, under whoseguidance the students exhibited theirpotential, played a major role in orga-nising that jubilant ceremony.

St. Peter’s School, Faridabad, conducts investiture ceremony

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Head girl Anshika Bisht and head boy Anugrah Saji boosted their teammates’ morale with their encouraging words during the ceremony

GDGPS, Sarita Vihar, organises discussion on career counselling

GD Goenka Public School (GDGPS),Sarita Vihar, organised a panel dis-cussion on ‘Choosing the right careerstreams’ under the aegis of its flag-ship career counselling programmecalled Udaan: A Gateway to Future.

The panel comprised the school’ssenior wing faculty members. Thosemembers had a collective experienceof over six decades. The session wasmoderated by school counselor Urva-shi Sareen.

School principal Seema Sahayaddressed the gathering of parentsand students of Classes 9-11, empha-sizing the importance of mapping theaptitude and interest of the childrenin making important decisions.

The panelists clarified the scope ofeach stream of Science, Commerceand Humanities beyond the tradi-tional career options. They dispelledseveral myths about intelligence andscores with relation to choosing aspecific stream in Class 11 and laidemphasis upon the child-centric deci-sion-making process.

Headmistress Rachna Trehansummed up the session by reiteratingthe importance of exploring andresearching about plenty of optionsavailable, rather than restricting one-self to only hearsay or popular belief.The session received immense appre-ciation from both the students andparents.

The session received immense appreciation from both the students and parents.

NEW DELHI

MONDAYMAY 31, 2021 03Breaking It Down

1911

The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The British passenger Ocean liner sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage.

1921The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39. Other estimates put black fatalities between 55 and 300 in one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S.

1928Pankaj Roy, ex-captain of India’s national cricket team, is born. He set a

world record opening stand of 413 runs with Vinoo Mankad, versus New Zealand in Chennai, that stood till 2008.

1970A severe earthquake and landslide leave an estimated 70,000 dead..

2008Usain Bolt breaks the 100m sprint world record in the 100m sprint ith a wind-legal 9.72 seconds.

1924 M. Karunanidhi, writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011 is born. He had the longest tenure as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with 6,863 days in office. The leader of the Dravidian movement was ten-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party.

1950Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak in the Himalayas in north-central Nepal.

1965The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a Nasa crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.

1984The Indian Army launches the military operation named Operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple in Amritsar to dislodge militants from the holiest Sikh shrine. The operation continued until June 6.

1955Nandan Nilekani, entrepreneur who co-founded Infosys, is born. He was the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

1979 Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.

2003Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.

2014Telangana officially becomes India’s 29th state , formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of Telangana.

1896Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered

automobile, and gives it a successful test run.

1913 Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled and dies four days later. She fought for votes for women in Britain in the early 20th century.

1939 The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, is denied permission to land in Florida, U.S. after being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passenger die in Nazi concentration camps.

1989The Tiananmen Square protests are suppressed in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army, with between 241 and 10,000 dead (an unofficial estimate).

1930The Deccan Queen is launched as the first intercity train between Bombay VT (Now Mumbai CST) and Poona (Pune) to run electric locomotives.

1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, India’s sixth President who held office from 1977 to 1982, passes away. Earlier, he was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Union Minister before he became the youngest Indian president.

2009Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.

1968Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan.

Kennedy was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th U.S. Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination. His brother, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was also assassinated.

1983More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service.

1984As part of the Operation Blue Star ordered by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi,

Indian Army commandos enter the Golden Temple in Amritsar to evict militants from the holiest site of the Sikh religion.

2001Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. Damage caused to the tune of $5.5 billion made Allison the second costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.

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1845The ship named Fatel Razack, coming from India, lands in Trinidad and Tobago carrying the first Indians to the country. The ship brought indentured labourers, which is a form of labour in which a person (an indenture) agrees to work without salary for a specific number of years through a contract for eventual compensation or debt repayment.

1974

The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service. In September 1969, construction of the first prototype A300 began. On September 28 1972, this first prototype was unveiled. Its maiden flight was on October 28 that year.

1975The European Space Agency is established as an intergovermental organisation of 22 member states dedicated to the exploration of space. It is headquartered in Paris.

1998

Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.

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04NEW DELHI

MONDAYMAY 31, 2021In The News

Cicadas are posed in a band scene by professional portrait photographer Oxana Ware in Arlington, Virginia, US

WELCOME TO THE CICADA OLYMPICSIf someone tells you that cicadas, which are large insects with long transparent wings found in warm countries, are competing in the Olympics or playing music, you would dismiss it as some-one’s wild imagination. But inspired American photographer Oxana Ware has done exactly that in Virginia, U.S., by featuring these bugs that belong to the Homoptera group, in novel and unexpected settings. The miniature art has also helped children overcome the fear of insects. REUTERS

Oaxana Ware is also an avid cicada enthusiast

HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister NarendraModi on Saturday announced a slewof measures to help childrenorphaned by the pandemic as hechaired a meeting on Covid relief.

Launching a specially designedscheme named PM CARES For Chil-dren, Modi said a corpus of ₹10 lakhwill be allocated to each of these chil-dren from the PM CARES fund. ThePM also assured assistance in the edu-cation of such children.

“PM CARES will contribute… to cre-ate a corpus of ₹10 lakh for eachchild… This corpus will be used to givea monthly financial support/ stipendfrom 18 years of their age, for the nextfive years … and on reaching the age of23 years, he or she will get the corpusamount as one lump-sum for personaland professional use,” a statementfrom the Prime Minister’s office said.

According to the government, atleast 577 children were orphaned dueto the second wave of Covid in Indiafrom April 1 to May 25.

The statement said children lessthan 11 years of age will be givenadmission in the nearest KendriyaVidyalaya or in a private school as dayscholars and the fees, expenditure onuniform, text books and notebookswill be borne by the PM CARES fund.For children 11 to 18 years of age, thestatement added they can take admis-sion in any central government resi-dential school like Sainik School, Nav-odaya Vidyalaya, etc.

Mumbai – As champion

Viswanathan Anand and his

Israeli challenger Boris

Gelfand kept playing out one

draw after another with the

classical games producing

just one win for either player,

there were concerns whether

India's four-time world

champion was finally his

razor-sharp game at the age of

42.

The amiable Indian Grand-

master showed why he was

dubbed the “Lightning Kid”

as a young chess genius, as he

came into his own in the

tiebreak. The tension was

palpabable, but Anand pulled

off a crucial win in the second game

of the rapid phase to underline his

mastery racing against the

clock, eventually sealing the

grand victory with a draw in

the fourth game of the series.

It was Anand’s fifth world title,

spread over 12 years having had

won his first way back in 2000, and

fourth victory in a row. The first

phase of 12 classical games finished

6-6 before the champion and the

challenger entered the shootout

phase, which ended 2.5-1.5 in

Anand’s favour.

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“It was the toughest match

that I have played till now. I had

no sense of what shape the tiebreak-

could take. I am too relieved after it

got over. It is obviously the proudest

moment of my life. I am too tense to

be happy,” Anand said in the

post-match press conference at the

famous Tretyakov Gallery in

Moscow, the match venue.

New Delhi – Indian mountaineers

had another notable success when

four members of the Chandra Parbat

expedition, climbed the

22,073-ft.-high peak on May 22 at 2-30

p.m.

Because of a breakdown in

wireless Communication with

the expedition, which is led by

Pilot Officer M. K. M. Raju, news of

the success reach the Capital only

this afternoon.

For almost 12 days there was no

communication from the team and

some anxiety was caused by reports

of adverse weather.

On May 22 four members of the

expedition, Mr Amulya Sen, the

deputy leader of the expedition, Mr

A. C. Kashyap and Sherpas Angada-

wa and Gyaljen, reached the summit

and stayed there for 30 minutes.

On May 19, the first assault

party led by Pilot Officer Raju

had to withdraw in face of bad

weather. The party met with a

serious accident and was saved

miraculously from falling into a

1.000-ft, deep crevice by the sheer

luck of the-leader who clung on to a

slab supporting four other

' members.

Two badly hurt

Captain Kaushal and

Sherpa Dorji who

sustained severe injuries

were attended to by student

doctors of the expedition.

The party lost their

headgear, ice-axes and

rucksacks, according to

reports now available. Pilot

Officer Raju, who suffered a

stroke of snow-blindness, has

now recovered.

Panaji –The Goans' dream of autono-

my was fulfilled today when the

Union Territory became the 25th

State in the country.

The mood was a bit sombre

because 6f the death of former Prime

Minister Charan Singh which forced

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to put

off his visit.

A formal ceremony was held at

Raj Bhawan where Dr Gopal Singh

was sworn in as the first Governor of

Goa by acting Chief Justice of

Bombay High Court Justice S. K.

Desai. After this Dr Singh adminis-

tered the oath of office and secrecy to

Chief Minister Pratap Singh Rane

and his five Cabinet colleagues.

The entire Cabinet of the

outgoing Union Territory has

been retained.

Linguistic preferences came

to the fore at the swearing in ceremo-

ny which was attended by a large

gathering of legislaors, judges

freedom fighters and social workers.

The Governor and Labour Minister

Vaikunth Desai took the oath in

English. Mr Rane and Law Minister

Seikh Hassan preferred Hindi

Agriculture Minister Francisco Sard

and Tourism Minister Luis

Proto Barbosa took the oath in

Konkani while Power Minister

Harish Zantye preferred marathi.

The warrants of appointment of Dr

Singh as the Governor by President

Zail Singh and those of the ministers

by the Governor were read out by

Chief Secretary P. P. Shrivastava.

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“In case the child’s education is tobe continued under the care of Guard-ian/ grandparents/ extended family,then he or she will be given admissionin the nearest Kendriya Vidyalaya orin a private school... and PM Cares willpay for the expenditure…,” the state-ment added.

Earlier on May 19, Congress presi-dent Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter toModi urging him to provide free edu-cation in Navodaya Vidyalayas to chil-dren whose parents died of Covid-19.

“I feel that as a nation, we owe it tothem, to give them hope for a robustfuture after the unimaginable tragedythat has befallen them,” she wrote.

Regarding the higher education ofthese children, the PM’s office saidthat the government will assist themin easily obtaining study loans, theinterest on which will be paid fromthe PM CARES fund.

It also added that as an alternative,scholarship equivalent to the coursefees for undergraduate/vocationalcourses will be provided to such chil-dren under central or state govern-ment schemes. “For children who arenot eligible under the existing scholar-ship schemes, PM CARES will providean equivalent scholarship,” the state-ment said. At the meeting, it was alsodecided that all such children will beenrolled as beneficiaries under theAyushman Bharat Scheme (PM-JAY)with a health insurance cover of ₹5lakh, the premium of which will bepaid from the PM CARES fund till theyreach 18 years of age.

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SILIGURI : On Saturday, when theworld celebrated Everest Day andpeople in Darjeeling paid homage toIndian-Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Nor-gay who, on his 39th birthday, scaledthe world’s highest peak with NewZealand mountaineer Edmund Hill-ary on May 29, 1953, veteransrecalled the Bengali mathematicianwho measured the mountain’s actualheight a century before the historicclimb.

Mount Everest should be namedafter mathematician Radhanath Sik-dar, said mountaineers and theauthorities at the Himalayan Moun-taineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeel-ing and the Radhanath Sikdar Hima-layan Museum at Chandannagar inBengal’s Hooghly district where thealmost forgotten genius lived his lastyears and died in 1870. He was bornin Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1813.

Records say that Sikdar, a studentand a master in spherical trigonome-try from Kolkata’s Hindu College(now Presidency University) washandpicked for the survey depart-ment of the British government in the1830s. He never actually saw themountain which was recorded inofficial nomenclature as Peak XV.

As part of the team set up for theGreat Trigonometric Survey startedby George Everest, then surveyorgeneral of India, Sikdar travelledacross India to conduct geodetic sur-veys. In 1852, he calculated the exactheight of Everest. George Everest hadretired in 1843 but his successor, col-onel Andrew Scott Waugh, namedthe peak after the man who initiatedthe survey. The height, 8848 metres,was officially announced in 1856.

To pay homage to Sikdar, the HMIon Saturday unveiled a librarynamed after him, along with hisstatue. Group captain Jai Kishan, theHMI principal, said, “Why should notthe Indian mountaineering fraternitycall the peak Mount Sikdar sevendecades after British rule came to anend? We should observe May 29 asMount Sikdar Day. Let there be achange.”

Call to rename Mount Everest after Radhanath Sikdar, who measured its height

A pole-vaulting cicada with the Olympic rings in the backdrop A cicada seems to easily lift the barbell

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SAINT JOHN’S: Marine scientist Debo-rah Brosnan remembers “feeling likea visitor at an amazing party” on herdiving trips to a bay near the Carib-bean island of Saint Barthelemywhere she swam above coral reefswith nurse sharks, sea turtles andcountless colourful fish.

But on a return trip after Hurri-cane Irma ravaged the island in 2017,she dove the reef again –– and wasshocked by what she saw.

“Everything was dead,” sherecalled in an interview with Reuters.“There were no sharks, no sea turtles,no sea grass, no living coral. I felt likeI lost my friends.”

Recent research has shown thatwarmer atmospheric temperaturesand sea level rise contribute to morefrequent, destructive tropical storms.

Brosnan’s experience helped sparka mission to create reef restorationtechnology. The project will span 2.6acres of dead reef off the coast of theCaribbean nation Antigua and Bar-buda.

The project, known as Ocean-Shot,was announced last week at theGlobal Citizen’s Forum. The technol-ogy, funded by US entrepreneur JohnPaul DeJoria, the co-founder of PaulMitchell hair products, mimics thedesign and shape of natural reefs toprovide opportunities for coloniza-tion by corals and other marine life.

The built reef modules will alsohelp protect the nearby coastal com-munity from storm surge and sealevel rise, project officials said.

Brosnan, whose Washington-based

The reef restoration project, known as Ocean-Shot, mimics natural reefs to provide opportunities for colonisation by corals and other marine life and will also protect nearby coastal communities from storm surge and sea level rise.

fueled by former president DonaldTrump and his aides and dismissed bymany as a political talking point.

A recent Wall Street Journal report,citing US intelligence findings, saidthree researchers from China’sWuhan Institute of Virology becamesick in November 2019, a monthbefore Beijing disclosed the existenceof a mysterious pneumonia outbreak.

Pushback from the right Facebook’s move, which could impactwhat some three billion users of itsfamily of apps see, highlights the con-troversy over social media’s aggres-sive efforts to root out misinformationon topics where facts may be evolving.

The reversal may be “anotherexhibit for the possibility that therewill be a swing back against the moreheavy-handed moderation,” tweetedEvelyn Douek, a Harvard Universitylecturer and researcher of onlinespeech regulation.

“When the pandemic started, therewere many arguments that ‘what plat-forms are doing for health misinfo,they should do for all misinfo all thetime.’ It was over-simplified then, andstrikes me as untenable now.”

Facebook uses independent third-party fact checkers, including AFP, todebunk misinformation. Although theorigins of the virus remain unproven,the lab leak theory has been subject tofact-checking.

One fact checking organization,PolitiFact, reported last Septemberthat public health authorities had“repeatedly said the coronavirus was

not derived from a lab” but earlier thismonth revised its guidance, noting:“that assertion is now more widelydisputed,” and saying it would con-tinue to review the matter.

The abrupt Facebook reversalprompted angry responses from con-servatives and Trump supporters.

“Wow! But they did suppress thestory for a year, defaming Trump andRepublicans for a ‘conspiracy theory’blacklisting conservative press andbanning us,” tweeted Kelly Sadler, ablogger and former Trump aide.

But Rebekah Tromble, director ofInstitute for Data, Democracy & Poli-tics at George Washington University,said Facebook “is doing the rightthing” by updating its guidance.

“Information changes over time,and responsible organizations ––social media outlets and fact-checkersalike –– make decisions based on thebest information available but remainopen and willing to change their eval-uations as new information arises,”Tromble said.

“Facebook will undoubtedly receiveblowback for this decision, as willfact-checkers. But that blowback willcome from the same people andgroups that have always been critical.”

Facebook in a separate statementsaid it was stepping up its efforts tocurb misinformation by limiting thereach of users who “repeatedly” sharefalse content. Until now, Facebookhad only taken this action on individ-ual posts, but now will clamp down onthe users who are the largest spread-ers of false content.

A phone screen displays a new policy on Covid-19 misinformation with a Facebook website in the

background, in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday. AFP

Serving as protective barriers forcoastal communities against waveaction, the coral reefs enable peopleto set up homes and businessescloser to the ocean.

Coral reefs mitigate sand flow tobeaches, replenishing the sparklingwhite beaches that make the Carib-bean a global tourist hot spot. Thesand itself is thanks to coral and avery important local species thatfeeds on it.

“The white sandy beach on a tropi-cal island is actually parrotfishpoop,” Brosnan said.

If the world’s remaining reefs con-tinue to die, Brosnan predicts a majorfinancial impact on fishing and tour-ism that island nations rely upon,which could fuel migration to moredeveloped countries.

“It’s a real concern as to where youcan live if the coral reef disappears,how you can make a living if the fish-eries are gone and where you have tomove now,” she said.

After the project’s implementationin Antigua and Barbuda, officialshope to replicate Ocean-Shot in otherlocations in the Caribbean and LatinAmerica, Brosnan said, adding therecould be scope to bring it to otherregions.

company is leading the efforts, saidscientists will test new technologiesaimed at speeding up coral growth,which naturally takes up to a decadeto restore 1 hectare. A nearby coralnursery will also grow several speciesthat will eventually help populate thereef replacement.

Ocean-Shot launches at a crucialtime. Scientists estimate up to halfthe world’s coral reefs have alreadybeen lost and the rest are at risk.

From the Caribbean to the westernPacific, the effects of climate changehave led to coral bleaching, a worry-ing uptick in ocean acidification andrelentless hurricanes that havewreaked havoc on the world’s reefs,Brosnan said.

It has been a challenge, too, todraw attention to the plight of coralreef.

“A lot of people don’t fully appreci-ate the state of the ocean becausethey don’t see it,” Brosnan said.

Coral reefs support more than 25%of marine biodiversity, including tur-tles, fish and lobsters, which fuelglobal fishing industries. The reef islike an apartment building, Brosnansaid, with different species living oneach floor from the basement to thepenthouse.

Marine scientist Deborah Brosnan dives on a coral reef in Antigua and Barbuda. Brosnan’s experience helped spark a mission to create reef restoration technology. The project will span 2.6 acres of dead reef off the coast of Antigua and Barbuda. Half the world’s reefs have already been lost, say experts. REUTERS

New coral reef restoration tech aims to reverse climate change damage

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WASHINGTON: Facebook has reversedits policy banning posts suggestingCovid-19 emerged from a laboratoryamid renewed debate over the originsof the virus, raising fresh questionsabout social media’s role in policingmisinformation.

The latest move by Facebook,announced late on Wednesday on itswebsite, highlights the challenge forthe world’s largest social network ofrooting out false and potentiallyharmful content while remainingopen for discourse.

“In light of ongoing investigationsinto the origin of Covid-19 and in con-sultation with public health experts,we will no longer remove the claimthat Covid-19 is man-made or manu-factured from our apps,” the state-ment said.

“We’re continuing to work withhealth experts to keep pace with theevolving nature of the pandemic andregularly update our policies as newfacts and trends emerge.”

The new statement updates gui-dance from Facebook in Februarywhen it said it would remove false ordebunked claims about the novel cor-onavirus which created a global pan-demic killing more than three million.

The move followed President JoeBiden’s directive to US intelligenceagencies to investigate competing the-ories on how the virus first emerged–– through animal contact at a marketin Wuhan, China, or through acciden-tal release from a research laboratoryin the same city.

Biden’s order signals an escalationin mounting controversy over the ori-gins of the virus. The natural originhypothesis holds that it emerged inbats then passed to humans, likely viaan intermediary species.

This theory was widely accepted atthe start of the pandemic, but as timehas worn on, scientists have not founda virus in either bats or another ani-mal that matches the genetic signa-ture of SARS-CoV-2.

The lab-leak theory, meanwhile, isgaining increasing traction in theUnited States, where it was initially

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Couples planning t

o tie the

knot thismonth are in a

bind following the impo-

sition of night curfew from

10pm to 5am inDelhi and 8pm

to 7am inMumbai, to stem

Covid-19 in both cities.

While some havedecided to

postpone the dateagain, others

areweighing alternate solu-

tions, with dayweddings being

touted as one. “Themoment it

was announced, we received a

call from the venue tomove the

function to the day, but it

might be difficult,” says Sau-

rabhAswal, whois getting

married onApril25.

For Abhishek Pateria, who

took twomonthsoff fromhis

chats. Hopefully,next birthday, Im

ight

have a party and even then, I’ll ensu

re

everyone gets their Covid vaccine c

ertif-

icates,” quips theRangbaaz actor.

Saleem, who came toMumbai from

Delhi 10 years ago, admits he has

changed. “I was atypical Delhi boy

who

loved to get into fights and rodemy

car

with blaringmusic. But since I cam

e to

Mumbai, the brash Delhi boy has b

een

replaced by one learning everyday.

I’ve

gone from strength to strength, be

itmy

acting ability or as a person,” he sa

ys. At

33, ismarriage onhismind at all? “M

y

mumasksme about shaadi everyda

y. I

am finding newways to avoid this q

ues-

tion. One should never say never. Ho

pe-

fully sometime,” he concludes.

Sugandha Rawal

sugandha.rawal@hindustanti

mes.com

nce the beginning of 2021,

ulkit Samrat hasbeen shoot-

ing nonstop for his projects, be

n Mumbai, Delhior Agra. The

tor says work has found a newthe andemic.

n fact, now, e c

o be detached from the concept of

hit and flop. “Hitaur flop mein

kuch nahi rakhahai. Agar hit dek

e

bhi main ghar par lockdown mein

baitha hoon, tohmain kya hi ukha

d

raha hun,” Samrat observes, befo

re

going on to explain his definition

of

happiness.“At the end of th

e day, it is about

you being happy, and not attachin

g

that happiness toa condition ki ye

h

hoga toh main khush ho jaunga, ya

nahi hua toh main udas ho jaung

a.

You are blessed if you have a good

family, you wakeup every morn-

ing, and all the people you know

are alive and well,” says the actor

,

who is preppingfor the third

ent of the Fukreyfranchise.

t made his television

Lakshya Virani in the pop-

w, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi

i, in 2006. He went on to

do films such asBittoo Boss (2012

),

Fukrey (2013), Bangistan (2015),

nam Re (2016), and Fukrey

turns (2017).Next, he will soo

n be seen as a

appy go lucky guy from Delhi” in

e film, Suswagatam Khushaama-

eed. “There are other diverse role

s

n the pipeline,” he adds.

Pulkit Samratfeels

the lockdown

made him value

workmore

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job in Poland forhis wedding

and booked a venue in Suraj-

kund, Haryana, changeswill be

tough. “There’s no chance of

postponing or even switching

to day functions.It will be diffi-

cult for guests whowill attend

thewedding all theway from

Delhi or Noida,” he says.

Planners feelmonths of

efforts have gonedown the

drain.Mumbai-basedAanchal

Bagaria, of TheWedding Soul,

who had three-day affairs

planned in April says, “Now it’s

all going to bewrapped up in

one event with a lunch.” But

Mumbai’s VishalPunjabi,

founder, TheWedding Filmer,

says, “When things like this

happen, they teach us to value

what we have. Awedding

doesn’t have to bea big party.”

PThe date is so

near and venues

say they need to

check availability

for day timings.

AKHIL NARANG,

Businessman

PAKHIL NAR NG

We’ve received

queries from

couples for a

brunch andthey’re trying to

keep gatherings

intimate.

SHIVAN GUPTA , Creative

director, Amaara Farms

Night curfew to curb Covid

surge hits wedding plans

CityDelh

i

Rishabh Suri

[email protected]

Shooting, travellin

g, and shooting

again —Kriti Sanon’s life is all abo

ut

that. With a hostof biggies such as

Bachchan Pandey, Bhediya and

Ganpath in her kitty, she is of

course excited. And it was also rec

ently

announced that she will join Prabh

as

and Saif Ali Khanin Adipurush.

Despite the rise inCovid cases and

several restrictions reimposed,

including shutting of theatres,

Sanon says she would prefer theat

-

rical releases forall her films.

“Obviously, as anactor you want th

e

film to reach beyond just the OTT

audience. Of course, they are great

platforms, and everyone is hooked

on

to it and the platforms have great

content. But as anactor you want it

to reach even theones who don’t

really go on theseplatforms,” says

the 30-year-old, whose filmMimi, i

n

which she plays asurrogate mothe

r,

is also waiting for a release.

It’s been some time since the film w

as

announced and has been shot. Ask

what’s

happening on that front, and Sanon

says

she recently wrapped up work on t

he last

scene. “Mimi as afilm needs to reac

h the

masses. It is based on surrogacy, it

’s a

unique subject andmade in a very

enter-

taining manner. It is something th

at will

touch your heart, make you cry, la

ugh, and

leave you with food for thought. It

should

be watched bymore people who a

re

rooted in areas where OTT isn’t wa

tched,”

she says.In fact, it was rain

ing release datesuntil

recently in Bollywood, when the pa

ndemic

reared its head again and forcedm

any film

releases to be postponed again. “W

e are

very excited for Mimi to release. Th

e times

we are in, it’s important for a film l

ike that

to get a release. Ihope things are n

ormal

soon. There are somany films wai

ting to

release. I am hopingMimi does to

o, soon,

sometime aroundmid 2021. I don’t

know

what the producers are deciding. It

should

get what it deserves,” says Sanon.

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Kriti Sanonwishesmovies

would get backto theatres

PI am a bit irritated but

also looking at the

larger picture. I don’t

want to take any

risks. Zinda rahe toh

aur birthday honge.

SAQIB SALEEM, Actor

PI want tosurprisemyself and my

audience. I’ve

never slotted

myself into any

category. I’ve

chosen very

different roles.

RITUPARNA

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Saqib Saleem loves

birthdays and

often throws big parties on his spe-

cial day. “But thiswill bemy second

birthday in a rowspoiled by Covid-

19,”

says the actor, who turns 33 today a

nd

admits he is a little heartbroken tha

t he

won’t be able tomeet friends.

“I have forgottenwhat parties are

like.My 30th birthday party seems

a

decade ago. But Idon’t want to take

any

risks. Zinda rahetoh aur birthday

honge.Mymum is herewithme, so

she

will make some yummy biryani.W

e

will have a quiet celebration at hom

e

with the newnormal of video calls

and

Titas Chowdhury

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Iwant to keep am

ore openmind now. I feel

that the kind of content being chu

rned out

in the Hindi filmindustry today is

revolu-

tionary,” says Rituparna Sengupta

. The

National Award-winning actor is al

l set to

return to the Hindi film industry w

ith Bansuri:

The Flute. Alongwith it, she is awa

iting the

release of a couple of other films, o

ne of them

with veteran actor Shabana Azmi.

A prominent name in the Bengali fi

lm indus-

try, she is best remembered in Bolly

wood for

her role inMain,Meri Patni AurW

oh (2005).

With the boom inthe OTT space an

dmeatier

roles for women,she believes now

is the time to

explore varied roles in Hindi proje

cts. “Back in

the day, I was toobusy. So, I decide

d to concen-

trate on Bangla films. I was also do

ing films in

Bangladesh and Kerala. But I would

want to

concentrate onmy Hindi film care

er now. A lot

of unconventional content is being

made.

Maybe, I am needed inMumbai no

w,” she says.

The Bengali superstar says she alw

ays wants

to do somethingnew: “I want to su

rprise myself

andmy audience. I’ve never slotte

d myself into

any particular category. I’ve chose

n very differ-

ent and challenging roles for myse

lf.”

So, is OTT an option for Sengupta?

“For

actors, it’s a goodopportunity to re

ach a global

audience. Audiences are demandin

g direct-to-

digital releases now. Producers to

o are releas-

ing their films ondigital platforms

as they’re

worried their filmsmight turn stale

if not

released on time.OTT platforms ar

e turning

out to be quite profitable for all,” s

he signs off.

GeorgeClooneyandJulia

Roberts’movie,Ticket

ToParadise,willreleasein

UStheatresnextSeptember.

Theyplayadivorcedcouple

tryingtostoptheir

daughterfromrepeating

theirmistake.

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Maybe I’m needed

in Mumbai now:

Rituparna Sengupta

PAs an actor you want a film to reach

beyond just the OTT audience.... reach

even the ones who don’t really go on

these platforms.

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D irector Chloe Zhao’s Nomadlandhas emerged as the big winner atthis year’s BAFTA Film Awards2021, bagging four major trophies,including Best Film. Even the BestActress award was won by its actor,FrancesMcDormand, while Zhao her-self walked away with Best Director.The Father won the Best Actoraward for Anthony Hopkins, a cate-gory in which Indian actor AadarshGourav was also nominated for his rolein TheWhite Tiger. The film was pro-duced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, whowas also in attendance at the ceremonyas one of its presenters, along withhusband, singer Nick Jonas. TheFather also won the adapted screen-play BAFTA.Themost emotional moment of theevening saw tributes being paid to lateIndian actors Irrfan and Rishi Kapoor,who passed away in April 2020, inBAFTA’s memoriam segment, along-with actors Sean Connery and Chad-wick Boseman.The latter’s filmMa Rainey’s BlackBottomwas named a winner in thecostume design andmake-up and haircategories. Riz Ahmed, who along withBoseman, had been nominated for BestActor as well, didn’t bag the award, buthis film Sound of Metal bagged twoBAFTAs in the editing and sound cate-gories.HTC

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S he’s the sister of one of Bolly-wood’s biggest stars, Katrina Kaif,yet she auditioned for her firstfilm. Isabelle Kaif recently made heracting debut with Time To Dance.“I had auditioned for a few films,and this one came through. I was adancer as a kid, and dancing, of course,is a big part of Bollywood. It’s a passionfor me. So I thought it would be chal-lenging and fun,” she tells us.The 30-year-old, who just wrappedup the shoot for her second film,Suswagatam Khushaamadeed, admitsthat Bollywood has been a big influ-ence in her growing up years. “Danc-ing led to acting. I watched Hindi filmsgrowing up, and I’ve had a hard timechoosing a favourite. I love JabWeMet(2007). Lagaan (2001), I’ve watched somany times as a teenager,” she shares.What about the inevitable compari-son with her sister? Is she feeling thepressure of expectations already? “Iknow it. People have been doing it foryears, and I’ve got used to it. It doesn’t

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ActorDeepikaPadukoneonMonday

announcedshehasresignedasthechairpersonofMAMIMumbaiFilmFestivalowingtoherworkcommitments.Padukonehadreplaced

filmmakerKiranRaotobecomethechairpersonofthefestivalin2019.

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money to hire them, but you don’twant to. You simply want to canni-balise other’s work. That’s notokay,” he asserts.On April 9, Saria took to Twitterto express his anguish, claimingthat themakers of theweb seriescopied the poster of hismovie. Inci-dently, both projects tackle the sub-ject of same-sex relationships. Sariais wondering if themakers alsolifted some scenes from his film,which explores the issue of homo-sexual rape. “Those actors proba-bly were shown a reference imageto pose. So, everybody knew thatthey were plagiarising,” says thedirector, whowon the NationalFilmAward for best non-featuredirection inMarch this year, for hisfilm, Knock Knock Knock.Soon after his post, ALTBalaji

tweeted a statement apologising forthe incident. “The uncanny resem-blance and similarity cannot bewritten off as amere coincidence...For this we apologise... We’vedeleted the poster from all ourplatforms,” the statement read.However, Saria, currentlyrecuperating fromCovid-19, isunconvinced by the statement. Hewishes the platform “acknowl-edged the authors of the poster”and claimed that “...this was adecision, not an accident”. More-over, Saria wants people to be heldaccountable for their actions. “I feellike I’m adding to the chain. Thenext time someone Googles it, thiswill come up. And eventually, it willbecome harder and harder forthem to pretend as if it’s not athing,” he concludes.

play onme toomuch any-more. About expectations,Covid took off some ofthat pressure frommyfirst film, as the circum-stances are so different.It has allowedme to justenjoy the moment as itunfolds,” says theactor.The best piece ofadvice Isabelle hasever received wasgiven to her by herelder sister. “[Sheadvised] to justfocus onmywork, keepmyhead down.Anyone who hasbeen in the filmindustry gives simi-lar advice,” says theactor, adding, “I’m juststarting now, there aresomany types of filmsI want to do. I’d love todo an action or aperiod film. It’s justthe beginning, there’severything left to do.”

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M eeting friends and fam-ily to celebrate — that’sthe essence of Baisakhi.However, singer DalerMehndi isn’t missing it this year.He asserts that social distancing isthe need of the hour, with the sec-ondwave of Covid-19 here.“Being cautious todaywillensure we get

together for parties in future,” headds.This year, the singer will cele-brate the festival at the VaishnoDevi shrine with his family. “I feellucky that I’ll be at the holy cave ofMata VaishnoDevi. I have a per-formance at the pilgrimage on thefirst day of Navratri, which startson Baisakhi,” he says.The festival is especially impor-tant for farmers, as it is a harbin-ger of hope and prosperity while

marking the time of har-vest of winter crops. “Ifeel all festivals give us asense of hope and courage. Bai-sakhimotivates us, and humkohonsla deti hai jeene ka, nomatterwho you are— a farmer, or a non-farmer.We all live and yearn forthe support of the supremepower,” explains the 53-year-old.Growing up, hewatched hisparents participate in kirtans atgurdwaras for Baisakhi. For him,the festival has always been aboutbeing grateful for everything. It’swhat he plans on doing this yearas well. “It’s all about hope, love,

betterment, and thewill to helpothers. Apne liye to har aadmikarta hai, lekin doosron kimadadke liye khada hona chahiye. Theseare things etched inmymind,withmemories of langar,” recallsMehndi, known for hits such asBolo TaRa Ra, Tunak Tunak Tun,Dardi Rab Rab, Ho Jayegi BalleBalle, and Na NaNaNaNaRe.He feels the best place to cele-brate Baisakhi is at home. “I think(if we follow all the protocolsproperly) 2021-end tak Covid naamki beemari ko bhool jayenge log,”says the singer, who recently cameout with his single, Ragda.

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H e wanted to cele-brate Baisakhi in abig way this yearwith his family inGurdaspur, Punjab, butsinger Guru Randhawaunderstands that given thepandemic, little can bedone.“Since the pandemicstarted, most of us havebeen celebrating festivals athome. Considering the cur-rent situation, this year tooI’ll mostly spend Baisakhiat home and visit the gurd-wara, if possible,” he says,adding, “Unfortunately, I’min Delhi and will definitelymiss being in the villageduring this time. But likeevery day, I’m going toremember God and thankHim for fulfilling mywishes.”

The 29-year-old urgeseveryone to be safe, followprotocols and not indulgein grand Baisakhi celebra-tions involving huge gath-erings. “Covid has impactedeverything, not just this fes-tival. We need to fight this

virus on a daily basis, besafe and follow govern-ment protocol,” adds thesinger known for songssuch as Lahore, High RatedGabru and Patola.Hemay not be able tohave the celebration hewanted, but Randhawa hasfondmemories of celebrat-ing the festival as a child.“Baisakhi is celebrated as aharvest festival, whenfarmers cut their crops.And on this day Guru Gob-ind Singh laid the founda-tion of the Panth Khalsa. Askids, we’d enjoy spendingtime with family and go tothe gurdwara to do seva.We’d also go to the mela inthe village. It’s a festivalthat brings a lot of happi-ness.”Since Baisakhi is a har-vest festival, the singer hasa special message for them.“May God bless the farmersas we eat because of them.May this year bring growthand prosperity,” he says,adding, “MayWahegurubless everyone with growthand prosperity. Happy Bai-sakhi to everyone. Stay safeand happy!”

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S ome time back I was told bymycountry that I exist, when I gotthe National FilmAward. Twoweeks later, one of themost seniorpeople inmy industry pretends as ifnothing I domatters and I’m invisi-ble and insignificant,” rues directorSudhanshu Saria reflecting onwhathe felt when he found “ridiculouslyobvious” similarities between theposter of an upcomingweb show,His Storyy, backed by Ekta Kapoor,and his 2015 film Loev.“I’m not looking to recovermoney from them, or sue them. Ijust want them to know that it’s notnice and not okay,” says a disap-pointed Saria. “What kind of a cul-ture are we inwhere you can have amarketingmeeting and take some-body else’s idea? You have the

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WTC will be like World Cup final for me: Neil WagnerLONDON: New Zealand fast bowlerNeil Wagner feels the upcomingWorld Test Championship (WTC)final against India is like a World Cuptitle clash for him as he has neverplayed a white-ball game for his coun-try. The inaugural WTC final is sched-uled to be held in Southampton fromJune 18-22. “Yeah, it is like a WorldCup final for me. The biggest disap-pointment, I guess, in my career isthat I’ve never really played a white-ball game for New Zealand or neverbeen able to crack into the T20 or theone-day game,” Wagner was quoted assaying in ‘ESPNcricinfo’.

“That ship has probably sailed nowand I don’t think the opportunity willever come. For me now, it’s about put-ting all my focus and energy into Testcricket and to be able to play.”

“Series against India might see people get rotated more” LONDON: Closing in on becomingEngland’s most-capped Test crick-eter, veteran seamer James Ander-son says players might be rotatedmore in the marquee five-matchseries against India later this summersince the games will be taking placein quick succession.

The pacer, who is the world’s high-est Test wicket-taker among fastbowlers with 614 scalps from 160matches, will turn 39 in July. Speak-ing about the England & WalesCricket Board’s (ECB) much-debatedrotation policy, he said, “The fiveTests against India might be a differ-ent story with back-to-backs in quitequick succession. That might bewhere people get rotated a bit more.”England will play the Kiwis in twoTests starting June 4 and then hostIndia in a big-ticket five-match serieslater in the second half of the Englishsummer.

“The rotation in the winter wascompletely understandable with theamount of cricket we had and theamount of time in bubbles that wewere spending,” Anderson wasquoted as saying by ‘ESPNcricinfo’.

“It’s going to be slightly differentthis summer. If everything goes well,I think it will start to get relaxed.”

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PORTO: Manchester City forward Rah-eem Sterling and defender KyleWalker have been racially abused onInstagram following the team’s 1-0defeat by Chelsea in Saturday’s Cham-pions League final, Sky Sports hasreported. The report said the pairwere sent monkey emojis on theirInstagram pages after the game.

Sterling was also targeted followingCity’s semi-final win over Paris St Ger-main, shortly after English football’ssocial media boycott campaign cameto an end earlier this month.

Reuters has contacted Facebook,which owns Instagram, seeking com-ment. Several players at PremierLeague clubs have been targeted inthe past few months, includingUnited’s Anthony Martial, Liverpool’sTrent-Alexander Arnold and SadioMane and Chelsea’s Reece James.

Manchester United forward MarcusRashford said that he had been sub-jected to “at least 70 racial slurs” onsocial media after Wednesday’s defeatby Villarreal in the Europa Leaguefinal. In February, English footballbodies sent an open letter to Facebookand Twitter, urging blocking and swift

takedowns of offensive posts, as wellas an improved verification processfor users. Instagram has announcednew measures and Twitter vowed tocontinue its efforts after taking actionon over 700 cases of abuse related tosoccer in Britain in 2019.

Britain said this month a plannednew law would see social media firmsfined up to 10% of turnover or 18 mil-lion pounds ($25.56 million) if theyfailed to stamp out online abuse, whilesenior managers could also face crim-inal action.

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PORTO: Chelsea won the ChampionsLeague for the second time as a KaiHavertz goal secured a tense 1-0 vic-tory over Manchester City in Satur-day’s final in Porto, shattering PepGuardiola’s dream of lifting the trophyfor the third time. Havertz roundedEderson to score three minutes beforehalf-time at the Estadio do Dragao andthe Chelsea players ran to celebratewith the German.

Coach Thomas Tuchel, full ofenergy on the touchline just like hisopposite number, punched the air incelebration, and later jumped with joyon the pitch after Chelsea held on forvictory in the second half after Citylost distraught skipper Kevin DeBruyne to injury. The London club fin-ished fourth in the Premier League, ahuge 19 points behind champions City,

Chelsea shatter City’s dream to win Champions LeagueHavertz’s lone goal helps Tuchel’s side clinch the European crown with triumph over Guardiola’s team

but this, remarkably, was their thirdwin over Guardiola’s side in six weeks.

They ended City’s hopes of a domes-tic treble when they triumphed in theFA Cup semi-finals in April anddelayed their title celebrations withvictory in Manchester. Now, in a finalwatched by a limited crowd of justover 14,000 fans who created a rau-cous atmosphere, they have deniedCity the first Champions Leaguecrown they and Guardiola so crave.

“It was an incredibly tough fight,what a fight. Today they were deter-mined to win this. We wanted to bethe stone in their shoe,” Tuchel toldBT Sport. “The effort was huge. Weovercame some difficult moments andhad a fantastic attitude to defending.”

City had to wait 13 years after beingtaken over by Abu Dhabi’s SheikhMansour just to get to the ChampionsLeague final. They are now the eighthconsecutive team to lose in their firstappearance at this stage. The samemisfortune befell Qatar-owned ParisSaint-Germain last year as well as Tot-tenham Hotspur when they werebeaten by Liverpool in the last all-En-glish final in 2019.

“It is the first time we’re here, we’lllearn, we’ll come back,” Guardiola

said. “The players did everything, theywanted to do well, to win this compe-tition, sometimes you perform well,sometimes not.”

Chelsea also lost when they first gotto the final, on penalties against Man-chester United in Moscow in 2008.

They overcame the final hurdle bybeating Bayern Munich in a shoot-outin 2012 and now they have their sec-ond European Cup to move level withJuventus, Benfica and Porto as well asanother English side, Nottingham For-est. Their transformation into one ofEurope’s super clubs has been downto the riches of Roman Abramovich,their Russian oligarch owner who wasin attendance in Portugal.

“It’s such a special occasion. At thismoment in time, we’re the best teamin the world. You can’t take that awayfrom us,” said Mason Mount, who hasbeen outstanding for the StamfordBridge side this season.

Chelsea have been transformedsince the appointment as coach inJanuary of Tuchel, but City were stillthe favourites after their third PremierLeague title triumph in four seasons.

Feeding off the energy of the crowdin a stadium filled to a third of itscapacity -- all fans required negative

Covid-19 tests to gain entry -- bothteams played with a level of intensityrarely seen in the last year of footballin empty grounds.

City pressed high but struggled totrouble Edouard Mendy in the Chelseagoal, while at the other end TimoWerner should have done better thanshoot straight at Ederson in the 14thminute. Chelsea then suffered aninjury blow as an emotional ThiagoSilva was forced off hurt, AndreasChristensen taking the Brazilian’splace in central defence.

Yet it was they who opened thescoring in the 42nd minute, MasonMount’s ball splitting the City defence,allowing Havertz -- their marquee 71million-pound ($100m) signing lastsummer -- to go around the lungingEderson and convert into an emptynet. City now needed to break down aChelsea defence that has been excep-tional under Tuchel. But they lost DeBruyne just before the hour mark, theBelgian taken out in a collision withAntonio Ruediger that appeared toleave him concussed. He came off intears, and Guardiola instead turned toSergio Aguero for the latter stages, butthere was to be no glorious send-off asa City player for the Argentine.

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Mary wins silver at Asian Boxing ChampionshipsDUBAI: Six-time world champion M CMary Kom (51kg) signed off with a sil-ver medal at the Asian Boxing Cham-pionships after going down in anintense final against Nazym Kyzaibayof Kazakhstan here on Sunday.

Mary Kom lost in a split 2-3 ver-dict. It was her seventh medal in thetournament, the first being a goldthat came way back in the 2003 edi-tion. Up against an opponent 11 yearsyounger, the 38-year-old made animpressive start and clinched theopening round comfortably by rely-ing on her sharp counter-attacks. Theintensity picked up in the secondround and both the boxers showedaggressive intent. The Kazakh drewlevel at this point with her jabs land-ing perfectly.

Mary Kom fought back in the finalthree minutes but that was not

enough to get the judges’ nod. TheManipuri legend also won a prizemoney of $5,000 for her campaign,while Kyzaibay was richer by$10,000. Kyzaibay is a two-time worldchampion and a six-time nationalchampion.

On Monday, Amit Panghal (52kg),Shiva Thapa (64kg) and Sanjeet(91kg) will fight it out in the men’sfinals. Panghal will square off againstreigning Olympic and world cham-pion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekis-tan. It will be a repeat of the 2019World Championship final.

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PORTO: While Manchester City hadbeen building towards what theythought was their moment in theChampions League for five yearsunder Pep Guardiola, Chelseashowed with their victory in Satur-day’s final in Porto what can beachieved in just four months.

That is how long has elapsed sinceThomas Tuchel became coach,replacing Frank Lampard with Chel-sea ninth in the Premier League.

The German oversaw an immedi-ate transformation in their fortunes,dragging them into the top four, tak-ing them to the FA Cup final whichthey lost to Leicester City, and nowwinning the Champions League.

They have beaten Guardiola’s Cityfor the third time in six weeks thanksto Kai Havertz’s goal, and they arechampions of Europe for the secondtime.

Tuchel is set to reap the rewardswith a handsome new contract,although whether he will be allowedto put down roots in west Londonremains to be seen given how mana-gerial cycles tend to go at StamfordBridge.

Once again a mid-season manage-rial sacking has worked out perfectlyfor Chelsea, whose 2012 ChampionsLeague triumph came following thedecision to sack Andre Villas-Boasand appoint Roberto Di Matteo.

This time Chelsea have struck goldwith Tuchel, but the 47-year-oldwould not have been able to deliversuch success without the huge invest-ment in players that came before hisarrival, as well as some of the out-standing young talents who werealready thriving under Lampard.

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PARIS: World number two NaomiOsaka let her racquet do the talking atthe French Open on Sunday, reso-lutely maintaining her media boycottbut briefly telling a TV interviewerthat her clay court game is “a work inprogress”.

Osaka opened the first day of actionat Roland Garros with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)victory over Romanian world number63 Patricia Maria Tig. The 23-year-oldJapanese star, a four-time Grand Slamtitle winner, has refused to carry outmedia obligations at the tournament,claiming news conferences are detri-mental to her mental health.

She believes traditional post-matchinquests are akin to “kicking peoplewhen they’re down”.

On Sunday, Osaka only agreed totake part in a cursory on-court televi-sion interview and was fined $15,000for skipping mandatory news confer-ences. “For me, playing on clay is awork in progress,” said the reigningUS and Australian Open champion ona sun-kissed Court Philippe Chatrier.“Hopefully the more I play, the betterI will become. It’s a beautiful court.I’ve only played two matches here, onebefore the roof and one now so hope-fully I’ll keep it going.”

And that was that from a playerwho has now strung together 15 suc-cessive Grand Slam match wins.

Osaka, who has never got past thethird round in Paris, fired 39 winnersbut committed 35 unforced errorsagainst Tig to set up a second roundduel against another Romanianplayer, Ana Bogdan.

Petra Kvitova, a semi-finalist in 2012

and 2020, saved a match point beforeseeing off Belgian qualifier Greet Min-nen, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.

The 11th seeded Czech, a two-timeWimbledon champion, blitzed 43winners but served up 11 double faultsagainst her 125th-ranked opponent.

Three-time major winner Angel-ique Kerber, the German 26th seedand twice a quarter-finalist in Paris,fell at the first hurdle, losing toUkrainian qualifier Anhelina Kalinina6-2, 6-4. The win was a 14th successivewin for the world number 139 Kalin-ina across all tournaments.

“I’m looking forward to Wimble-don, it sounds much better for me, soI’m happy that the next Grand Slam ison grass,” said Kerber.

American Danielle Collins said suf-fering with endometriosis was “shock-ing” after winning her first matchsince March at the French Open. The27-year-old needed surgery after beingdiagnosed with the condition in whichtissue that usually covers the inside ofthe uterus grows outside of it. Endo-metriosis is thought to possibly affect10 percent or more of women.

It can cause pelvic pain and infertil-ity, among other symptoms. Collinstold The Telegraph in an interviewearlier this week that doctors removed“a cyst the size of a tennis ball frommy ovary”. But she said the surgeryhad been a success, after beating Chi-nese qualifier Wang Xiyu 6-2, 4-6, 6-4to reach the second round.

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