Bowlers set up clinical comeback victory for India Chasing a mammoth 399 for win, England were dismissed for 292, falling short by 106 runs as hosts level series. A look... Bazball threat neutralized, for now MADURAI l tuesday l february 06, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 16 l LATE CITY EDITION When India lost the first Test, there were doubts whether they can counter England’s approach. Youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill stepped up after which Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin did the rest as India levelled series 1-1 wickets 97 TestAshwin for against Eng is the most by an Indian After going wicketless in the first innings, Ashwin was under pressure to deliver. The ace spinner did just that, taking three wickets (3/72) before Bumrah (3/46) took over | P15 CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Modi Sarkar ki Guarantee cbc 22201/13/0251/2324 Government of India Scan for more information Hamara sankalp Viksit Bharat in cross-hairs SC lights into C’garh Mayor poll officer S u c h i t r a K a lya n M o h a n t y @ New Delhi An angry Supreme Court on Monday lit into Anil Masih, the returning officer of the Chandigarh Mayor polls, saying he should be prosecuted as videos showed him defacing ballot papers to influence the verdict. “It is obvious that he has defaced the ballot papers. He needs to be prosecuted. Why is he looking at the camera? This is a mockery of democracy and murdering democracy We are . appalled. Is this behaviour of a returning officer? Wherever there is a cross at bottom, he does not touch it but when it is at the top, he alters it. Please tell the returning officer that the Supreme Court is watching,” a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said. The court made these critical observations against Masih after hearing a plea filed by defeated AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar, challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that refused to grant any interim relief to the party . The court slapped a notice on Masih and also directed that entire records of the municipal elections be sequestered with the High Court Registrar General. “Let the ballots and videography too be preserved,” the court added. Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Monday won the trust vote in the assembly comfortably with 47 MLAs voting in his favour and 29 against him. Addressing the Assembly ahead of the trust vote, former chief minister Hemant Soren alleged that the Raj Bhavan was instrumental in his arrest after a “conspiracy hatched by the Centre”. “This is the first time in the country that a CM, a former CM or anybody has been ar- Predicts 370 seats for BJP; says his 3rd term will lay foundation for India’s next 1,000 years P r e e t h a N a i r @ New Delhi DELIVERING his last speech to the 17th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched an all-out attack on the Congress, asserting that the NDA will secure 400plus seats and the BJP’s tally will go past 370 in the upcoming general elections. “I normally do not get into numbers. But I can see the mood of the country,” he said. The BJP had won 303 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha in 2019, while the NDA got 353. In his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Lower House, Modi exuded confidence that India will become the world’s third largest economy during his government’s ‘third’ tenure. “That is ‘Modi’s guarantee,” said the PM in his two-hourlong speech, adding that the third term will witness big decisions. “It will lay a strong foundation of India of the next 1,000 years,” he said. Setting the tone for 2024 polls, Modi listed out his government’s achievements — Ayodhya Ram temple, abrogation of Article 370, and several welfare schemes. “In every sphere, the country has experienced growth and prosperity. Compared to the past 10 years, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi replies to the Motion of Thanks in Lok Sabha | PTI country has become empowered in the area of security In. dia’s policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism is now compelling the entire world to walk If a minor drives a car or a bike, RC may be suspended for a year E x p r e ss N e w s S e r v i c e @ Chennai If a person below the age of 18 is caught driving a car or a bike, the owner of the vehicle will face a steep penalty and the vehicle may become unusable for a year as its registration certificate may be temporarily suspended. The crackdown on under-age driving in TN comes in the wake of amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Act 2019 which states that accident victims (whether injured or deceased) can only seek compen- sation from vehicle owners if the vehicle was operated by a minor or someone without a valid driving licence. The revised rules apply to all cases after April 2022. Previously the , MV Act required insurance firms to provide compensation to victims and later recover it from vehicle owners. A magistrate court in Karaikudi recently directed the RTO to suspend the registration certificate of a bike for 12 months and impose `26,000 penalty on the person who gave the bike to a minor boy for driving.  P9 Karaikudi court order A judicial magistrate in Karaikudi, recently, directed RTO to suspend the RC of a highspeed bike for 12 months and impose `26K penalty on a man who gave it to a minor for driving rested from Raj Bhavan. According to my information, no such incident has taken place earlier,” said Hemant. He challenged the Enforcement Directorate and the BJP-led central government to show him a documented proof that the 8.5-acre land for which he has been arrested belongs to him. The day they prove it, he will quit politics, he added. Hemant said that he is surprised by the way the entire incident happened. “The January 31 script was written in a planned manner,” he charged. Chief Minister Champai Soren (left) and former CM Hemant Soren along with party MLAs at the House | PTI cOURT seeks ed’s reply Jharkhand High Court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to a petition filed by former chief minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest. The court asked the ED to file its reply by February 9. The next date of hearing is fixed for February 12 I ndian f e a t This Moment is a Grammy moment S h r e ya s Pa n d e Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan and English guitarist John McLaughlin of the fusion band, Shakti, bagged the prestigious Grammy award under the category, Global Music Album, on Monday. The award was given to their music album This Moment in the ceremony that was held in Los Angeles. This Moment is the third studio album by Shakti and is the band’s first release in 46 years after the 1977 album Natural Elements. The album consists of eight songs, including Shrini’s Dream, Bending the Rules, Karuna, Giriraj Sudha, Mohanam and Las Palmas. The album was released on June 30, 2023. In his acceptance speech, Shankar Mahadevan said, Training of 1 crore 50 lakh youth under PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana, employment opportunities created NDA will bag 400 LS seats: Modi SC asks Madras HC Champai wins trust vote in Jharkhand m u k e s h r a n j a n @ Ranchi Empowering youth through skilling (From L) Shankar Mahadevan, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Zakir Hussain and Selvaganesh with the Grammy | PTI “Thank you, boys, and thank you, God, family, friends, and India. We are proud of you, India. Last but not least, I would like to dedicate this award to my wife, to whom every note of my music is dedicated.” Zakir Hussain bagged two more Grammys in different categories for his individual contribution. He secured the award for Best Global Music Performance for the song Pashto, alongside Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Rakesh Chaurasia. They also won another award in the category Contemporary Instru, mental Album, for their music album As We Speak. Pashto is part of the album along with 11 other musical pieces like Conundrum, J Bhai and Beast in the Garden. The album was released on May 12. Zakir Hussain won his first Grammy in 2009 for Best Contemporary World Music Album for his collaborative album Global Drum Project. While accepting Monday’s award, Zakir said, “Our families are here and without them we are nothing. Without love, music and harmony we are nothing.” , Congratulations @ZakirHtabla, @ Rakeshflute, @ Shankar_Live, @ kanjeeraselva, and @ violinganesh on your phenomenal success at the #GRAMMYs ! Your exceptional talent and dedication to music have won hearts worldwide. India is proud! These achievements are a testament to the hardwork you keep putting in. It will also inspire the new generation of artists to dream big and excel Narendra Modi, PM towards this policy he said. ,” Modi also took a jibe at former PM Jawaharlal Nehru saying he considered Indians to be “lazy and of low intelligence”. He said the Opposition parties have lost the appetite to fight elections and are resigned to the prospects of sitting in opposition benches for a long time. “Several leaders were looking to change their seats or enter Parliament through Rajya Sabha,” he said. In a veiled reference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Modi said the ‘Congress shop is on the verge of closure’ as the “party is launching the same product again and again.” Ex-Mayor son goes missing in himachal Vetri, son of former Chennai mayor ‘Saidai’ Duraisamy, went missing after his car fell into Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh | P4 CJ to pick judge to hear suo motu cases S u c h i t r a K a lya n M o h a n t y @ New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to take a call on which judge of the court would hear and adjudicate the suo motu revision proceedings in connection with the discharge of some former and sitting Tamil Nadu ministers in corruption cases. Hours later, Justice N Anand Venkatesh of the Madras HC, who had initiated the suo motu proceedings, adjour ned the final hearing in the cases to Wednesday after being informed about the SC order by advocates. A two-judge apex court bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the order on Monday after hearing an appeal filed by KKSSR Ramachandran, minister for CJ is master of roster, it will be his call: SC “The CJ will take a call. He can assign to whosoever he may like. It is his discretion. Considering that the CJ is the master of the roster, any exercise of jurisdiction should certainly emanate from his office,” the SC bench said revenue and disaster management in the DMK government, challenging Justice Venkatesh’s orders initiating suo motu proceedings against him and other ministers, including state Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu. The judge (Justice Venkatesh) should have ideally asked the CJ to allot suo motu revision cases, but instead, the order of numbering was passed, the bench observed. P9