vijayawada l wednesday l january 20, 2021 l `7.00 l PAGES 12 l late city EDITION Joseph Robinette Biden Jr to hit the ground running On Day One of his administration today, president-elect Joe Biden plans to reverse Trump’s harsh immigration policy 8-yr path to citizenship for immigrants On Wednesday, Biden is expected to unveil a sweeping immigration bill to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. The bill offers a 5-year path to temporary legal status to those living in the US without it. Thereafter, it will be a 3-year path to naturalisation. Biden may also end the ban on arrivals from several Muslim countries ■ 20 Don to miss event, Obama to attend ■ Biden’s inauguration will take place on the West Front of the US Capitol around 10.30 pm IST. There won’t be crowds as the National Mall and Washington Monument are closed due to security threat Former presidents Barack Obama, George Bush and Bill Clinton will attend the event, but Donald Trump will give it a miss Indian Americans in Biden admin, 17 in white house, 13 are women CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ WARANGAL ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI gabbacadabra! Unlikely heroes defy odds, help battered and bruised India snatch a magical series win at the deadliest of Aussie venues NewComers, yet showstoppers session by session Steady start Shubman Gill Matches 3, Runs 259 Has taken to Test cricket like duck to water. Those back-foot punches, cuts have already won him quite a few admirers. Scored two valuable fifties and it was his 91 that set the tone for India’s chase Chasing 328, India's plan for Day 5 was simple. Play the entire day was the message. Though they lost Rohit Sharma early, Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara steadied the ship Consolidating the position When the post-lunch session began, India still had plenty to do. While Gill cut loose, Pujara did his thing. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins repeatedly tested Pujara, who took blows to his fingers, head, hip, but he stood like a rock. India lost Gill and Ajinkya Rahane in the session Mohammed Siraj Matches 3, Wickets 13 Find of the tour as far as bowling department goes. Led the attack in the absence of seniors and emerged as India’s highest wicket-taker Navdeep Saini Matches 2, Wickets 4 A tear-away quick, who India will hear a lot in the coming years. Though he didn’t quite make an impact like Siraj, he complimented the attack with crucial breakthroughs Washington Sundar Mat 1, Wickets 4, Runs 84 Be it with the ball or with the bat, he didn’t show any nerves. His 62 in the first innings kept India in the Test and his final assault on Pat Cummins broke Aussie hopes T Natarajan Match 1, Wickets 3 The tour that has made Natarajan a household name beyond Tamil Nadu. Picked as a net bowler, he ended up making debut in all three formats. Here to stay in limited-overs Shardul Thakur Mat 1, Wickets 7, Runs 69 Didn’t make his debut, but it felt like one as his first Test lasted all of 10 deliveries. His 67 in the first innings was priceless. Also chipped in with 4 wickets in the second press Intake HC reserves verdict on SEC appeal on local body elections | P4 More suspects detained in kidnap case, police get custody of two accused | P5 Ahead of polls, EPS rules out Sasikala’s entry into AIADMK | P5 I am not scared of anyone, Modi can’t touch me as I have a clean background, says Rahul | P7 Breaching the fortress Rishabh Pant (centre) scored an unbeaten 89 to guide India to their second successive Test series win in Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane | AFP s w a r o o p s w a m i n at h a n @ Chennai FOR one last time, as the clock struck 4.30am on Tuesday morning, the broadcaster opened the last day’s preview show with ‘Come See The Wonder Come See The Wonder’. , As it was the theme song for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, it was a constant presence during the last month. During breaks, post match, before the toss... On Tuesday when , it filled the dimly-lit houses across the country, nobody would have had an inkling of the wonder that was about to follow. Chasing 328 at the Gabba where an opposition team (West Indies) last won in 1988, nobody gave them a sniff. Yet, in what will go down as one of the greatest fourth-innings chases of all time, India got there with about 18 balls to spare. After two months of multiple hard quarantines, suffering racial abuse, los- now, pretty much the whole country were living their dreams, hour by hour, session by session. One thing that this new team excel at is their tunnel vision. For example, Mohammed Siraj mourned the loss of his father while in quarantine. That he was India’s highest wicket-taker is a reflection of this ethos. They are outspoken, too. Coming from a farming background, Gill’s Instagram stories about the farmers’ protest is bold. Like that pull off Mitchell Starc. Or that drive off Pat Cummins. Siraj, for his part, called out racist abuse. Another cricketer who is bold is Pant. He is so bold, he doesn’t care what you think of him. A maverick in every sense, he wasn’t even told what to do by the team manageme­ nt. They prefer to leave him alone. The team only realised that he had planned to go after the target when he started looking up at the score- HC strikes down insider trading cases E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday struck down the cases registered by the CID alleging insider trading in purchase of lands by some people in Amaravati. The CID had registered the cases against several individuals, including Kilaru Rajesh, a close aide of TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh, and North Face Holdings Private Limi t e d d i r e c t o r To t t e m p u d i Venkateswara Rao, based on a complaint filed by N Suresh of Velagapudi, alleging insider trading. It was alleged that some people with the prior knowledge of location of the capital, purchased lands at cheaper rates in Amaravati. Justice Ch Manavendranath Roy who heard the writ peti, tions, in his 87-page verdict said insider trading is related to sale and purchase of shares in the stock market and pointed out that Sections 12A and 15G of the SEBI Act deal with it. The court stated that the lands purchased by the petitioners got valid registration documents. Purchase of lands with proper registration cannot be considered as a crime under Section 420 of IPC. No police probe had concluded that the petitioners committed a crime. There were reports in the media about the location of State capital even before former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in on June 9, 2014 and it could not be said that the petitioners purchased the lands concealing facts, the court ruled, while quashing the cases registered by the CID. Deal with mischievous elements sternly to check false news: DGP BJP is more dangerous than Maoists, says Mamata Banerjee | P8 E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada Reiterating that the Police Department is committed to protecting places of worship in the State from attacks, besides maintaining communal harmony Director Gen, eral of Police D Gautam Sawang on Tuesday directed police officials to take stringent action against those who spread false and unverified Truck runs over 15 sleeping migrant labourers in Surat | P8 India asks WhatsApp to withdraw changes to its privacy policy | P10 ing men like they were on a battlefield and getting bowled out for 36 among things, they pushed and pulled together as a collective unit for one final dash. It’s why India coach Ravi Shastri called this as one of India’s greatest tours. That it came down to the final day only added to the theatre, with Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant, the embodiment of new India, finding an unshakeable ally in Ch­ ­ e­ ­ et­ s h­ ar Pujara, the charm of old. Ev­ w e­ if this team has spoken a lot n ab­­ ut intent, the plan on Tuesday o­ wasn’t to actively look for the target or defend. The dressing room message was simple: play normal cricket and see where it takes you. But the above-mentioned three guys did not play ‘normal cricket’. While Pujara copped blow after blow but stood his ground, Gill, free of baggage and fearless in appr­ ­ o ach, took it on. The runs flowed. By DGP Gautam Sawang news on social media platforms pertaining to temples and religious matters. “Some miscreants are intentionally resorting to spreading false news with respect to temples to foment communal passions. Take stringent action against such mischievous elements,’’ the DGP instructed the police officials during P4 a webinar.  daylight murder Youth stabs woman to death for avoiding him Accused and victim got married Dilli Babu and Gayatri left Toorpu Palli village on December 11, 2020 and got married against the wishes of their parents. Gayatri’s parents traced them two days after they eloped and brought them to the village, police said E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Chittoor In a gruesome incident, a youth waylaid a woman and stabbed her to death in broad daylight in the district on Tuesday for allegedly distancing herself from him. Chittoor incharge DSP N Sudhakar Reddy said the victim Gayatri (20) and the accused Dilli Babu hail from Toorpu Palli village in Penumuru mandal. They left the village on December 11, 2020 and got Dilli Babu and Gayatri (file photo) married against the wishes of their parents. Gayatri’s parents traced them two days after they eloped and brought them to the village. After being counselled by police, Gayatri had stopped meeting Dilli Babu. Bearing a grudge against Gayatri for avoiding him, Dilli Babu kept a watch on her movements to attack her. He waylaid Gayatri and stabbed her indiscriminately while she was , going to Penumuru on a two-wheeler with her kin, the DSP said.  P4 Final session of the Tests are not for faint-hearted. Especially if you have the exuberance of Rishabh Pant. After Pujara’s dismissal, Pant took charge. In the company of Mayank Agarwal, Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur, Pant handed Australia their first Test match defeat at the Gabba since 1988 board in the final session. Plan is something, execution is another. But he has the conviction and self belief. If that 97 in Sydney was an entree, this unbeaten 89 was the dessert. The clue to his innings lay in his acceleration. Before Pujara’s dismissal, he had scored 34 off 84. After Pujara went, he scored 55 off 54. That’s what he can do. Chasing down lost causes when a draw would have sufficed to keep the Border-Gavaskar Trophy . Another sign of this new attitude. Cast your mind back to 2011 when MS Dhoni shook hands and opted for a draw when they needed 86 runs from 15 overs with seven wickets in hand against West Indies. India were leading the series 1-0. This team though? None of that. More than a hour after the celebrations, the broadcaster, for one last time, said goodbye. ‘Come See The Wonder’ started playing.  P11 PM meets Cardinals, positive on Pope invite E x p r e s s ne w s s e r v i c e @ Kochi THREE cardinals of the Catholic Church met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office in Delhi on Tuesday and expressed the grievances of the Christian community They also placed a . request to invite Pope Francis to the country to which the PM responded positively . Syro-Malankara Church Thiruvananthapuram Major Archbishop Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, Bombay Archbishop Cardinal Oswald Gracias and Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop Mar George Alencherry raised the “discrimination in the allocation of minority welfare fund” and the demarcation of the Western Ghats’ buffer zones, among other issues. Though the church heads requested the release of Fr Stan Swamy arrested in connection , with the Bhima-Koregaon case, Modi is learnt to have told them it was a legal issue. CM meets Shah, seeks Polavaram RCE approval E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to prevail upon the Ministry of Jal Shakti to approve the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) of Polavaram project to the tune of `55,656 crore at the 2017-18 price level index. During an hour-long meeting with Shah in New Delhi, Jagan sought the RCE approval and release of funds at the earliest for completion of Polavaram in time. Jagan also informed him that the extent of land to be acquired for the project had increased to 1,55,465 acres from the previously estimated 1.02 lakh acres. Similarly , the families that need to be rehabilitated, have increased from 44,574 to 1,06,006. He sought immediate release of `1,644.23 crore pertaining to Polavaram project, which has been due to CM Jagan’s visit to AP since December 2018. Delhi is intended Underlining the importance of Rayto raise pending alaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme to proissues like funds vide irrigation and drinking water to to Polavaram, SCS and unfulfilled the parched areas of the region, Jagan provisions in AP urged Shah to instruct the departments Reorganisation concerned to give all the necessary Act, 2014 clearances to take up the project. Explaining his government’s stand to Sajjala Ramakrishna have three capitals aimed at ensuring Reddy, Govt Advisor inclusive growth of all the three regions of the State, he urged the Centre to issue a renotification for location of High Court in Kurnool, which is proposed as the judicial capital. Andhra Pradesh will get grants from the Centre apart from attracting new investments if it is accorded Special Category Status as promised at the time of bifurcation of the State, the Chief Minister said. On Covid-19 vaccination drive, he said it began at 332 centres in AP and in the next 10 days, the government will complete the process of vaccinating all the health staff. Sources said Jagan, whose meeting with Shah came amidst the political heat generated in the State following the attacks on temples, is learnt to have explained the P4 steps taken by his government to protect temples.  Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy calls on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday | EXPRESS SC panel to meet farmers on Thursday E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ New Delhi The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the new farm laws held its first meeting on Tuesday and said it will meet farmer leaders and other stakeholders on Thursday, a day after talks between the farmers and the Centre. Panel member Anil Ghanwat said both physical and virtual meeting facilities would be available. “The biggest challenge is to convince the farmers to come and speak with us. We will try our level best,” he said. The SC had on January 11 stayed the implementation of the new laws and formed a four-member panel comprising Ashok Gulati, Anil Ghanwat, Bhupinder Singh Mann and Pramod Joshi. Shortly thereafter, Mann recused himself after the panel drew flak as all four are known supporters of the three laws. While protesting farmers have already refused to meet the panel, one of its members said, “problems can be only resolved through dialogue.” In a different case in the SC, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde remarked that a person will not be disqualified from being a member of a committee merely because he has previously expressed a view on the subject matter P7 under consideration.