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Short News ‘Slap on politics of lies, truth always triumphs’: Shah to Rahul on Rafale
New Delhi: As the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed petitions seeking probe into Rafale deal, BJP chief Amit Shah welcomed the decision and said it “exposed” the campaign of misinformation against the government headed by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and asserted that the “truth always triumph”. Shah said, “We welcome the judgement of the Supreme Court, the truth has won. People were being misled by unfortunately the country’s oldest party. It’s a slap on politics of lies.” “Rahul Gandhi should apologize to the nation for misleading people. Want to ask Rahul ji what was the source of information on basis of which he made such big allegations?,” questioned Shah.
Had alliance with BJP knowing it will be suicidal: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Mumbai: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said her People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had an alliance with the BJP knowing it will be ‘suicidal’. When her party entered into a tie-up with the BJP to form government in J&K, it was expected that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach out to Pakistan, she said. “We knew it (alliance with the BJP) was suicidal for the party. Yet we put everything at stake. For a party which is seen as one that encourages talks with separatists, we thought (PM) Modi will rise to the occasion and since (former PM Atal Bihari) Vajpayee did not have that kind of a mandate, we thought he will reach out to Pakistan, to the people of J&K and start what Vajpayee had left,” she said. When Vajpayee was the prime minister and her father was chief minister of J&K, the message which went out was both the Centre and the state government were on the same page and the 2002-2005 period became the “golden period”, she said.
‘Satyameva Jayate’: Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das on SC verdict on Rafale deal Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday said the Congress has a “history of telling lies” and the Supreme Court verdict on the Rafale deal is a triumph of truth. “Finally the truth has come up. The Congress has a history of telling lies and indulging in scams. The truth of Rafale deal has come up---Satyameva Jayate (truth triumphs),” the chief minister of BJP-ruled Jharkhand said in a statement. The Congress has been alleging that the government had put pressure on Dassault Aviation to select Reliance Defence Limited (RDL) as its offset partner. The government, RDL and Dassault Aviation had rejected the charges. “The Supreme Court said that there is no irregularity in the Rafale deal. A lie is a lie. It will not become true following repeated spreading of misinformation,” Das said. His statement comes after the apex court dismissed all the petitions seeking a direction to the CBI to register an FIR for alleged irregularities in the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France and said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar deal.
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‘The court has accepted all our arguments,’ Attorney General KK Venugopal said.
Rafale deal: Relief for Modi govt as SC dismisses all petitions seeking probe New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday dismissed petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the deal for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation saying “we are satisfied that there is really no occasion to doubt the (decision making) process…” A bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph said, “We do not find any substantial material on record to show that this is a case of commercial favouritism to any party by the Indian Govt as the option to choose the IOP (Indian Offset Partner) does not vest with the Indian Government.” The court, in its 29-page judgment, said: “Perception of individuals cannot be the basis of a fishing and roving enquiry by this Court, especially in such matters.
Allegations on Rafale ‘fiction writing’ that compromised security: Jaitley New Delhi: Finance Minster Arun Jaitley on Friday dubbed allegations on the Rafale jet deal as “fiction writing” that compromised national security, after the Supreme Court dismissed the pleas challenging the deal between India and France for procurement of 36 Rafale jets. In an apparent attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who has been alleging corruption in the purchase of the fighter jets, Jaitley said “disrupters” have lost on all counts and those who manufactured falsehood compromised the security
of the country. Falsehood is bound to fall apart and it has, Jaitley said, adding that if honest deals are questioned, then civil servants and armed forces will think twice before undertaking such a process in future. Buoyed by the verdict, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who addressed a press conference along with Jaitley said the matter of Rafale deal has been put to rest through the apex court’s order. Jaitley said every figure cited by Rahul Gandhi in his allegations has been false. He said the government would again press for a debate on the issue in Parliament.
Regret not acting on report submitted by Country going through interlocutors on Kashmir: P Chidambaram troubled times… but it’s a
New Delhi : Former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said the UPA government should have acted on the report submitted by three interlocutors on Kashmir in 2011 and he “deeply regrets” the way it was handled, as he underscored that talks are the “only way forward” to resolve Kashmir’s problems. Speaking at Lokmat National Conclave, Chidambaram noted that bringing an amendment to Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and removing “inhumane” provisions will send a very powerful signal in Jammu
and Kashmir. He termed the “muscular military” approach to Kashmir as the “biggest mistake” of the government and claimed it has only driven more youths towards militancy. Three Kashmir interlocutors, M.M. Ansari, Radha Kumar and Dileep Padgaonkar, were appointed by the Centre as part of its eight-point package for the state following the massive unrest in the valley in the summer of 2010 The report was submitted to the Union Home Ministry in 2011, when Chidambaram was the Home Minister.
Rahul crossed limits of propriety, decency by almost condemning SC: BJP
Ravi Shankar Prasad said SC had ‘exposed lies’ of Rahul Gandhi which he has been using to attack ‘honest and popular’ PM. New Delhi: The BJP on Friday accused Rahul Gandhi of “almost condemning” the Supreme Court for dismissing the pleas challenging the Rafale fighter aircraft deal, and said the Congress president crossed all limits of propriety, decency and probity in public life. Union Law Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a counterattack on Rahul Gandhi, saying the apex court had “exposed his lies” which he has been using to attack the “honest and popular” Prime Minister. With Rahul Gandhi reiterating his “chowkidar chor hai” (watchman is thief) barb against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prasad dubbed his remarks
“shameful” and “cheap”, and accused him of using an abuse against the Prime Minister. Rahul and his mother Sonia Gandhi are themselves facing a trial on corruption charges, he said, referring to the National Herald case against them. The BJP expected that Rahul Gandhi would accept the Supreme Court’s verdict but it did not happen, Prasad said. “He (Rahul Gandhi) crossed all limits of propriety, decency and probity in public life by almost condemning the Supreme Court. What does he mean? Is he above the Supreme Court? Is the Congress above the Supreme Court? What kind of language is this?” he asked. Prasad said Rahul Gandhi’s problem is his arrogance and conceit about his dynasty.
temporary phase
New Delhi : Former President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said the country is going through troubled times but it was a temporary phase as Indians will “tenaciously fight it in order to re-establish the country’s unique national identity — etched in our Constitution”. Mukherjee was speaking at the Christmas celebrations organised by the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) in New Delhi. “Divisive tendencies, intolerance and prejudiced ‘fear of the other’ seem to be defining us in place of the composite and yet diverse nation that we emerged in over 5000 years of co-existence, acceptance, adaptation and assimilation. However, it is my considered belief that this, like in the past, is a temporary phase,” Mukherjee said in his Christmas message. On the growing intolerance, Mukherjee said the Constitution should be the only guiding ideology in the country as it was crucial for the growth of the country. “Our freedom to practice and propagate our religion, the freedom to set up educational institutions, to choose any occupation, all are important and they must be safeguarded.
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11 dead, over 80 hospitalised after consuming ‘prasad’ in Karnataka village
New Delhi : At least 11 people, including two children, died and 80 others hospitalised Friday after consuming ‘prasad’–religious food offering– in a village in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district, as per news ganancy. According to police, the condition of 12 people was critical and they have been taken to Mysuru for treatment. Reflecting on the incident, the district health officer said it was suspected that poison might have got mixed with the “prasad”. After consuming the prasad, people started vomiting and began writhing with stomach pain at Sulivadi
village, police said. Commotion prevailed as people hurried to nearby hospitals for treatment. The Karnataka government has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased while medical treatment of others will be taken care of by the state government. Describing the incident as unfortunate, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy assured that Chamrajnagar health administration is being provided with medical help at the earliest. “There is an unfortunate food poisoning incident in Kamgere village.
PM Modi, Anil Ambani names will come up if JPC probes Rafale deal: Rahul
Supreme Court on Friday dismissed pleas challenging deal between India and France for procurement of 36 Rafale jets. New Delhi: Notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday maintained that there was massive corruption in the contract and wondered why the CAG report “cited by the Supreme Court” on it had not yet been shared with the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament. Rahul Gandhi also reiterated the Congress’ demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the fighter jet deal and claimed that if it was conducted, names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and businessman
Anil Ambani will come to the fore. Both government and Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group have rejected Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of any wrongdoing. At a press conference, Rahul Gandhi said the Supreme Court in its verdict cited that a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the Rafale deal was submitted to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) but asserted that no such report was given to the House panel headed by Congress’ leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge.
Sachin Pilot has been named the deputy chief minister of Rajasthan.
Ashok Gehlot named Rajasthan Chief Minister, Sachin Pilot to be deputy CM
New Delhi: Veteran politician and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has been named as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Sachin Pilot, who was also eyeing for the Chief Ministerial post in the state, has been named the deputy chief minister of Rajasthan. Pilot will also continue with his post as Rajasthan Congress Chief. The announcement came minutes after Gehlot and Sachin pilot met the Congress President for the consecutive day on Friday. After the meeting, Rahul Gandhi tweeted a photo with Ashok Gehlot and his rival for the top job, Sachin Pilot
and mentioned “United colours of Rajasthan!” It was quite similar to what Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Thursday evening before the formal announcement of the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister. Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia flanked the Congress president in the post tweeted with
Leo Tolstoy’s quote: “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” Hours later, Kamal Nath was named as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi met the Gehlot and Pilot separately thrice since Thursday. There have been hectic discussions between top party leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on the selection of chief ministers for Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Senior party leaders K C Venugopal, Avinash Pande and Jitendra Singh were also present during the meeting Friday.
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Promising the moon, but will they deliver?
The drubbing of the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh has proved beyond doubt that all isn’t well in India’s hinterland. An analysis of the poll results in these three states show that the incumbent BJP won just 35% of the 436 rural assembly seats, while the Congress walked away with 55% of the seats. Going ahead, politicians and policymakers can ill afford to ignore the acute distress in rural India, which is driven by a deflation in crop prices, lack of employment opportunities and stagnant rural wages. The resurrection of the Congress, which won the elections banking on populist prepoll promises, coupled with anti-incumbency and anger among voters on the promise of “achhe din” by Prime Minister Modi, is all set to change India’s policy priorities over the next few months, ahead of the 2019 general elections. Among the array of poll promises, the promise of loan waivers ranks foremost. Ever since farmers took to the streets in June last year, seeking the government’s attention, their primary demands have been a complete loan waiver and remunerative crop prices. For farmer movements, rising corporate non-performing assets and haircuts offered by banks provided added ammunition: If industrialists’ loans can be written off, how can the government deny it to farmers who are struggling to make ends meet? Sensing the mood, the Congress promised generous farm loan waivers in all the three states where it fought the incumbent BJP. In states like Chhattisgarh, it went a step ahead by promising to procure paddy at a steep ₹2,500 per quintal, substantially higher than the centre’s support price of ₹1,750 per quintal. Before these elections, the BJP took a principled stand by saying it is concentrating on structural reforms in agriculture. However, it did raise support prices significantly and announced a new procurement scheme and termed it “historic”. Failure to implement this ambitious scheme named PM-AASHA has earned it the farmers’ wrath. With general elections round the corner, the BJP has fewer options to counter the offers made to voters by the Congress. On Tuesday evening, as it became clear that the Congress would oust the BJP in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Reuters reported that the centre was considering a countrywide loan waiver for farmers, similar to what the United Progressive Alliance government implemented before the general elections in 2009.
New Delhi: Neha Dhupia has just been blessed with a beautiful baby girl. She and her husband, Angad Bedi, have named their daughter Mehr. The actress, TV personality and talk show host, has had an exciting year which began with her sudden marriage and rapidly progressed to motherhood within a shot span. How has the journey been so far? “The journey has been absolutely amazing. It’s been different. Getting married, becoming a mom. Becoming a parent, I think, more than anything else. And continuing to work is something that keeps my plate full and I’m very, very excited about it.” Neha’s happy personal life apart, her podcast show, No Filter Neha is almost like a second coming for the actress, with over 2.2 million listeners. But she is clearly unwilling to take all credit and says rather humbly, “I think the success of the show has got everything to do with the audience, the guests and of course, the team that we have, the research that we do on it. You can put out anything that’s creative out there and if it doesn’t have an audience then there’s nothing you can do about it but we’re very grateful that there are so many listeners subscribed to the show.” Currently, Neha appears to be the queen of talk shows.
New Delhi: COLORS is all set to launch another inspirational tale that redefines societal norms through an emotional story of a father-daughter relationship, a mother’s love and a brother’s relentless effort to help his sister make her dream a reality. Kesari Nandan traces the journey of a young girl Kesar played by Chahat Tewani, who dreams of becoming a wrestler like her father, Hanumanth. Kesar will overcome challenges and will showcase an undying spirit to win. Televisions popular actor, Manav Gohil has been signed to play the role of Hanumanth, Kesar’s father. Hanumanth is known as a man who has great respect for women and respects the choices they make. Aastha Chowdhary will play Madhvi, Hanumanth’s wife and Kesar’s mother. Madhvi, is a woman of perfection. She is a dutiful homemaker and a sincere wife. She will be instrumental in Kesar’s
Huma Qureshi signs first web series for Netflix
New Delhi: Actress Huma Qureshi, who has been lying low these past few months, is in the news for collaborating and working with Deepa Mehta for a new Netflix series, Leila. This Netflix original is the first web series for Huma, who was last seen in Kaala, alongside Rajinikanth. A source close to the project reveals, “Huma will be seen playing mother to a young girl in the series. The series will follow Huma in search of her daughter, Leila, who she lost one tragic summer.” Deepa Mehta, who is known for critically acclaimed trilogy Fire Earth and Water, will also serve as the creative executive producer for the show, which includes a duo of directors- Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar.
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They came, they dazzled and they got slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2018
New Delhi: India’s only award show by the kids, for the kids and of the kids–Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2018 powered by Hide & Seek Choco Chips Crème Sandwiches recognized and celebrated the best in the world of entertainment across film, television, mobile gaming, sports etc. The extravagant evening which took place on December 13th 2018 at NSCI Dome, Mumbaisaw the brightest stars of Bollywood and Television like Alia Bhatt, VarunDhawan, Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha,KartikAaryan, Huma Qureshi amongst others dazzle at the renowned ‘Orange Carpet’. Thestarry evening created some memorable moments with mesmerizing performances by the Bollywood superstars along with the kids’ favorite Nicktoons. The Awards will premiere on Nickelodeon on 6th January. Speaking on the currentedition of Kids Choice
Manav Gohil, Aastha Chowdhary and Chahat Tewani will be seen in COLORS’ upcoming show Kesari Nandan
Awards Nina ElaviaJaipuria, Business Head Hindi Mass Entertainment & Kids TV Network, Viacom18 said, “Nickelodeon is at the forefront of curating unique entertainment experiences for kids.
Overwhelmed by India’s Got Talent contestants grit, Karan financially supports them
New Delhi: After enthralling the audience over the past few months, India’s Got Talent will enter its semi finale week. This season has seen contestants from different backgrounds participate hoping to fulfill their dreams, irrespective of any disability, financial status, ageetc One such act that left the judges in awe was the performance by the gymnasts Rahul and Mukesh from Haryana. Their one and only dream is to perform at the Olympics, but due to lack of financial aid they haven’t been able to fulfil this dream. Although, their father has taken a loan to support their dream, but it hasn’t been sufficient to make it happen yet. Listening to their heart warming story, the judges were left teary eyed. Seeing their hard work towards fulfilling their dreams, Karan Johar assured to support them by paying off their loan and also promised to gift them the perfect shoes that they would require for continuing their practice.
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journey. On this development, Manav excitedly states, “Kesari Nandan is a beautiful story. I will be essaying the role of Hanumanth, a man of his word. He is extremely focused when it comes to wrestling. Hanumanth hopes that his sons will make him proud one day by following his footsteps.” Aastha says, “Madhvi is a strong woman and I’m extremely happy to have been chosen to play this role. Kesari Nandan is a beautifully written story and we’re sure the viewers are going to love the show and the fresh storyline.”
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Miley Cyrus may star in Black Mirror
los angeles : Miley Cyrus may have just confirmed her role on Emmy-winning series Black Mirror, reports EOnline.com. Cyrus, while promoting her new music on SNL, stopped by The Howard Stern Show and sort of confirmed her involvement in the series. “I’m really actually excited for everyone to watch the ‘head shaking project’ we said yes to. The minute I say I never want to do something again, all of a sudden, there I am. (sic)” “I hate everything, but it was the first time I’ve left somewhere feeling really proud of my work... but you know if I like it that might mean it’s horrible,” she said. The role is one ‘with a lot of dynamics’ Cyrus concluded. The Black Mirror series is an anthology and documents the lives of a group of people and how technology manipulates them.
Courteney Cox surprises superfan!
Simmba song Tere Bin: Ranveer & Sara’s
chemistry is beautiful in this romantic number
Mumbai: After unveiling the recreated version of ‘Aankh Maare’, the makers of Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan’s upcoming action-thriller ‘Simmba’ have released the second song from the movie and it is all about love and chemistry between the lead actors. Titled as ‘Tere Bin’, the song is a remake of Nusrat Mumbai: As we are inching towards the finale of Indian Idol 10, the crescendo is increasing day by day. The Top 6 contestants are working hard towards the finale to give their best shot. The show is hugely popular amongst the music lovers as well as our
Bollywood celebrities. The cast of the upcoming movie, Simmba visited the show. Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan and Director Rohit Shetty were mesmerised by the performance of the contestants. Viewers will get to see high energy performance by the contestants.
Fateh Ali Khan’s classic ‘Tere Bin Nahin Lagda.’ A pure treat to watch, the song features Ranveer and Sara romancing in the picturesque locales of Switzerland. While Ranveer is dressed in formals, Sara plays with a lot of colours in the crop tops and floral long skirts and minimal makeup.
Ranveer’s energy added the extra dose of energy amongst the contestants. The semi- finale of Indian Idol 10 finale will be a grand affair with team Simmba enjoying the performance and having fun time with contestants. The contestants were glad to have
the Simmba team on the show and wishing them good luck for the finale. Watch out for team Simmba, Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan and Rohit Shetty having a gala time with the contestants of Indian Idol 10 and shaking a leg with the contestants.
los angeles : Courteney Cox proved to be the perfect star with the best birthday gift for her super fan! The actress surprised her Friends’ superfan on the latter’s birthday, reports JustJared.com. YouTuber David Dobrik teamed up with Cox to visit Suzy Antonyan on her 23rd birthday. In the video Suzy can be seen wearing a grey Friends T-shirt, as she goes ahead to blow off the candles on her cake, Courteney walks in from behind and gives her a hug. An understandably overwhelmed Suzy screams, “Oh! What the f**k?! Wait, no, I can’t cry because I have makeup on right now. Wait, wait, wait! Oh my God! I love you (sic).”
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WTA to offer increased rankings protection for returning mothers: Report
Players returning from maternity leave or injury will be able to use their previous ranking to enter 12 tournaments over a 3-year period.
New York: The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will offer greater protection to the rankings of mothers returning to the tour after giving birth, British media reported on Thursday. Players returning from maternity leave or injury will now be able to use their previous ranking to enter 12 tournaments over a three-year period. However, Serena Williams’ request for returning mothers to be seeded in line with their rankings has not been approved. The 23-times Grand Slam champion made a comeback in February after giving
birth to her daughter last year. Her world ranking had fallen to 451 when she was not seeded at the French Open. She was, however, seeded 25th at this year’s Wimbledon despite being ranked outside world’s top 32 players. The BBC reported that the WTA had also clarified its regulations around clothing to ensure Williams would be able to wear the black catsuit which attracted the ire of the French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli. The WTA did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for confirmation.
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Malinga will lead a 17-man squad for three ODIs and one T20 starting January 3 against the Kiwis.
Lasith Malinga back as Sri Lanka ODI, T20 skipper
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Friday brought back Lasith Malinga after a long hiatus as captain of its limitedover squads to lead the national team against New Zealand. Sri Lanka Cricket said the 35-year-old rightarm fast bowler was named skipper of a 17-man squad for three one-day internationals and one T20 starting January 3. Malinga led Sri Lanka to the T20 World Cup in 2014. But since captaining Sri Lanka against the UAE in February 2016, he has not led the national team. He had lost his captaincy as well as his place in the team after recurring injuries which forced him to sit out many tournaments. However, he captained an ODI match against India in August last year. The latest squad for the shorter forms of the game was ratified by President Maithripala Sirisena in the absence of a sports minister, the cricket board
said. Sri Lanka is effectively without a government since a disputed cabinet appointed by Sirisena was defeated in a no-confidence motion last month. Sri Lanka squad: Lasith Malinga (Captain), Niroshan Dickwella (V.Captain), Angelo Mathews, Danushka
Gunathilaka, Kusal Janith Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Asela Gunaratne, Kusal Mendis,Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Lakshan Sandakan, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Nuwan Pradeep and Lahiru Kumara.
cereals was again part of manifesto of some of the political parties. “I have said forever, even written a letter to the Election Commissioner saying they should be taken off the table. I mean, certainly there is reason to think about farm distress. But, the question of whether the flows to farmers is best affected by waiving loans, after all, there is only a subset of farmers who get those loans. “So, it often goes to the best connected rather than those most poorly off. Second, it obviously creates enormous problems for the fiscal of the state once those waivers are done.
training together since 2005 after meeting each other at the Pullela Gopichand academy in Hyderabad. According to reports, the two have been in a relationship for over a decade but managed to keep it under the wraps. Saina’s father Harvir Singh, also posted a few photographs some days ago where both Saina and Kashyap were seen enjoying a meal with some family members.
World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu keeps clean slate, Sameer too qualifies for knockouts Guangzhou: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu continued her unbeaten run while debutant Sameer Verma also qualified for the knockout stage with a straightgame win in his last group B match at the BWF World Tour Finals, here on Friday. Playing her third successive year-ending finale, Sindhu dished out some deceptive strokes and showed precision during the 35-minute contest to prevail over world no 12 Beiwen Zhang 21-9 21-15 in a one-sided women’s singles contest to top Group A. “I was down 2-6 initially but
PSBs recover bad loans worth Rs 2.33 lakh cr in 4 years to FY18: Minister
New Delhi: Public sector banks recovered Rs 2.33 lakh crore worth of bad loans during the four years from financial year 2014-15 to fiscal 2017-18, Parliament was informed Friday. As per RBI data on global operations for PSBs, during the financial years 2014-15 to 2017-18, PSBs recovered Rs 2,33,339 crore, of which Rs 32,693 crore was from written-off accounts, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said in a written reply in Lok Sabha. He was responding to a question asked on non-performing assets (NPAs) and write-offs by public sector banks (PSBs) during April 2014 to April 2018 and the amount recovered by them. Shukla said, write-offs of NPAs is
a regular exercise of the banks to clean up their balance sheet, tax benefit and capital optimisation. “Borrowers of such written-off loans continue to be liable for repayment. Recovery under relevant legal processes from written-off accounts may extend beyond the financial year in which the account is written off,” he said. During 2014-15 to 2017-18, the PSBs witnessed reduction in their NPAs due to write-offs (including compromise) to the tune of Rs 3,16,515 crore. Aggressive lending practices, wilful default/loan defaults as well as corruption in some cases and economic slowdown were the primary reasons for spurt in stressed assets, he further said.
WPI-based inflation stood was 5.28 per cent in October and 4.02 per cent in November last year.
WPI inflation falls to 4.64 per cent in Nov on softening food prices New Delhi: Inflation based on wholesale prices fell to a three-month low of 4.64 per cent in November, as prices of food articles, especially vegetables, softened. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation stood was 5.28 per cent in October and 4.02 per cent in November last year. According to the government data released on Friday, food articles witnessed softening of prices with deflation at 3.31 per cent in November, against 1.49 per cent in October. Vegetables, too, became cheaper with deflation at 26.98 per cent in November, compared to 18.65
Hyderabad: Saina Nehwal tied the knot with Parupalli Kashyap on Friday after the ace Indian shuttler made the news public. Taking to her Twitter account, Saina wrote: “Best match of my l i f e...#j ust m ar r i ed.” The badminton duo had earlier posted multiple pictures on their social media accounts where they handed over wedding invitation cards to close ones. Saina and Kashyap have been
Sindhu dished out some deceptive strokes and showed precision during the 35-minute contest to prevail over world no 12 Beiwen Zhang.
Agri loan waiver should not form part of poll promises: Rajan
New Delhi: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said farm loan waiver should not form part of poll promises and he has written to Election Commission that such issues should be taken off the table. It not only inhibits investment in the farm sector but put pressure on the fiscal of states which undertake farm loan waiver, he said. In every state election during the last five years, loan waiver promise made by one political party or other. The recently concluded assembly election in five states, agriculture loan waiver and increasing minimum support price (MSP) of
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per cent in the previous month. Inflation in the ‘fuel and power’ basket in November continued to rule high at 16.28 per cent, but was lower than 18.44 per cent in
October. This was on account of lowering of prices of petrol and diesel. Individually, in petrol and diesel it was 12.06 per cent and 20.16 per cent, respectively, and for liquified petroleum gas (LPG) it was 23.22 per cent during October. Among food articles, potato prices continued to rule high with 86.45 per cent inflation in November.While onion witnessed deflation of 47.60 per cent; the same for pulses stood at 5.42 per cent. The 4.64 per cent inflation is the lowest in three months, and a lower inflation than this was last seen in August at 4.62 per cent.
I picked up the lead, so after that I was fine,” Sindhu, the last edition’s runner-up, said after the match. “I have played a few matches against her after the Indian Open final, so I took it as a fresh match,” said the 23-year-old referring to her Indian Open final loss to Zhang at New Delhi early this year. “I am happy with the three wins, it is a positive thing. I hope to move forward with the same positivity and do well in the semifinals,” added Sindhu, who won all the three matches of her group.
India Post announces full-fledged entry into e-commerce
New Delhi: India Post on Wednesday announced full-fledged entry into e-commerce business, where it will leverage its parcel business for endto-end delivery of products. “We have simplified decision-making process at Department of Posts (DoP) by setting up a separate parcel directorate. It can make quick decision on parcel rates and related provisions. India Post will leverage its vast network for e-commerce services for doorstep delivery of products,” Communications Minister Manoj Sinha told reporters. The minister also launched India Post’s e-commerce portal. Earlier, any decision related to change in parcel delivery rates or matching services of private players required approval from top officials, which was time-consuming. The DoP has set up parcel directorate which is free to take decision to match the competition. “India Post is open
for registration of all vendors for e-commerce business. It will pick up products from vendor and deliver to doorstep of customers,” Sinha said. India Post has delivery network up to remotest villages through its 1.55
lakh post offices which no one can match, the minister said. “We will also facilitate return of products service like it is available for customers on other e-commerce platforms,” India Post Secretary A N Nanda said. Sinha said the department will strictly monitor delivery of products. “The credibility that DoP has built over the years is immense. We will suitably resolve complaints whenever we receive them,” the minister said.
RBI board agrees to further examine governance framework
Mumbai: The crucial central board meeting of the Reserve Bank, the first under the new governor Shaktikanta Das, on Friday agreed to discuss the governance framework of the central bank further. The meeting, which lasted for nearly four hours, also reviewed the current economic situation, both global and domestic challenges, matters relating to liquidity and credit delivery, and issues related to currency management and financial literacy. “The board deliberated on the governance framework of the RBI and it was decided that the matter needs further examination,” RBI said in a terse statement after the meeting. This is the first board meeting chaired
by Das, who took over as the 25th governor Wednesday after the surprise resignation of Urjit Patel Monday. The 18-member board also discussed the draft report on the trends and progress of banking (2017-18), the RBI said. In the previous meeting held on November 19, which lasted over 10 hours, the board had decided to constitute a committee of experts to fix an appropriate level of economic capital framework (ECF) for the central bank which would decide how much contingency reserves it should hold any given time and the membership and terms of reference of which will be jointly determined by government and RBI.
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international “Ayurveda developed by Indian sages 5,000 years back has answer to 24 speakers and 3,500 delegates from 35 countries attending 8th World Ayurveda Congress
“Need for documentation of Ayurveda as Modern Medicine for healthy life and wellbeing of man”
a healthy life and total wellness, the world is searching now” : Rupani
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today inaugurated the 8th World Ayurveda Congress and ArogyaMela in presence of Union Minister of State for AYUSH Minister ShripadNaik here today. He also digitally dedicated an automatic kshar machine. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rupani described the congress as the right job at the right time. He called on the young Ayurveda doctors, Ayurveda Acharya and Ayurveda medical scientist to
make India Vishwa Guru in Ayurveda, having launched a unique revolution of sorts in the field of IT during the last 30 years.Ayurveda developed by Indian sages 5,000 years back has the answer to a healthy life and total wellness that the world is searching now. The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi set up a separate Ministry for AYUSH, as part of National Health Policy, having realized the growing significance of Ayurveda and Unani like systems of Medicine. He recalled that first Ayurveda
State Government will not allow export of live stocks from Gujarat’s ports: CM Ahmedabad : Making an empathy touching decision Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani has suspended the exports of live stocks with an immediate effect from Tuna-Kandla Port, Gujarat. In reference to recently issued guidelines by Government of India (GoI) and Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) regarding the exports of live animals, the Chief Minister expressed determination that the exports of live animals should be shunned with immediate effect, unless and until these guidelines are met. In a letter written to Union Commerce Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Mr. Rupani has stated that under these new guidelines, the existing system of giving permission through ‘Local Certification’ has become void’. He further requested in the letter that the exports of live animals from the Kandla port should be stopped till the facilities of quarantine station and certifications are made available.
Sanshodhan Kendra was set up at Jamnagar in Gujarat in 1952, which has been elevated as DhanwantaryAyurvedic University, while Gujarat set up a separate Ayurvedic Department when Gujarat State was founded in 1960. He stressed the need for creating facility for ayurvedic system in every district. Union Minister ShripadNaik wished all success to World Ayurveda Congress, now being recognized as a unique contribution to the world. A number of people’s welfare
scheme is being implemented in the country under Health for All Mission till 2020. He launched ‘Ayush Guru’ portal. Kerala’s Health Minister K.K. Shailaja, Union Secretary for AYUSH Rajesh Koteya, Gujarat University Vice-Chancellor Himanshu Pandya also delivered addresses. Nearly 24 speakers, 150 guests and 3,500 delegates from 35 countries, besides doctors, experts, ayurvedic companies, teachers and students, are participating in 21 sessions in the congress.
Gujarat: Drought-tolerant jowar makes a splash this Rabi season
Ahmedabad : At a time when many farmers in the state are struggling for water to irrigate their crops, the “droughttolerant crop” jowar (Sorghum) has made an impact on Rabi sowing. There has been a 112 per cent increase in the area sown with this millet compared to the three-year average sowing figures for the crop in the state. As per figures from the state’s agriculture department,
Jowar is the only crop to have crossed 100 per cent sowing this Rabi season, as on December 10. Over 33,000 hectares of the crop has been sown, which is 113 per cent more than the three year average of 29,351 hectares. In comparison, both irrigated and unirrigated wheat have barely crossed 50 per cent of their average sowing area of 9.47 lakh hectares and 37,000 hectares, respectively.
CM inaugurates 4-day long 16th ‘Food Exhibition -2018’ in Gandhinagar Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today categorically stated that with a view to avail tasty, healthy and hygienic foods to the citizens, ‘Hygienic Food Streets’ would be started in urban areas of the state. The Chief Minister expressed determination that it would be achieved through coordination between local civic authorities and ‘Food Safety Management’ of Health Department of the state government. He was speaking after inaugurating 4-day long 16th ‘Food Exhibition – 2018’ organized at Helipad Ground in Gandhinagar, today. The Exhibition has attracted participations of over 100 food processing stalls from across India and abroad.
Nepal gets first modern train tracks, from Janakpur to Jay Nagar in Bihar
Janakpur : The competition between two Asian giants, India and China, for influence over tiny Nepal is yielding a bonanza in the form of the Himalayan mountain nation’s first modern railway — and possibly more to come. New shiny rails connecting the 34 kilometers (21 miles) between Janakpur in southeastern Nepal and Jay Nagar in the Indian state of Bihar are raising hopes for more business and pilgrimages.The railway is India’s latest bid to keep its foothold in South Asia, a traditional sphere of
influence, as China spends billions on its massive Belt and Road Initiative, an infrastructure project that aims to expand trade across a vast arc of 65 countries from the South Pacific to Africa and Europe. Biswombar Sah, a 62-year-old farmer, is among hundreds of people in Janakpur visiting the still-under-construction rail station daily to check on its progress as workers polish the marble floors, lay tiles on the platform and paint local art on the walls of the waiting room.
EU leaders vow to press on with ‘no-deal’ Brexit plans
Brussels : European Union leaders expressed deep doubts Friday that British Prime Minister Theresa May can live up to her side of their Brexit agreement and they vowed to step up preparations for a potentiallycatastrophic “no-deal” scenario. May cancelled a Brexit vote in the UK Parliament this week after it became clear the assembly would reject the deal she concluded with the EU last month. She travelled to Brussels in hope of wringing some
concessions from her European partners that would help assuage doubts about the draft divorce agreement back in London. But EU leaders rejected any attempt to renegotiate their agreement, a 585page legal text settling things like the divorce bill and the rights next year of Europeans living in Britain or Britons living in the EU, plus a document laying out their hopes for future relations, which isn’t legally binding.
Gujarat: Government announces Trump’s son-in-law Kushner possible next weekly unit tests in schools chief of staff: US media
Making the announcement, state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that the objective of these tests is to improve quality of education in government-run schools. Ahmedabad : The government on Friday announced the introduction of weekly unit tests for students of Classes III to VIII in all state primary schools. The tests will be held every Saturday, except holidays, starting December 22. Making the announcement, state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that the objective of these tests is to improve quality of education in government-run schools. Chudasama also released a booklet on the same.Addressing over 1.95 lakh teachers, school principals and district education officers, Chudasama said that the unit test will prove revolutionary in improving the quality of education in primary schools across
the state.He said the tests would help teachers to identify the weaknesses of the students for a more streamlined approach to helping them improve. He also urged the teachers to implement the project with full responsibility so students from Gujarat would perform well in the 2019 National Assessment Survey. The tests are being started under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. There are a total of 39.11 lakh students in Classes III to VIII in government primary schools in the state. Making the announcement, state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that the objective of these tests is to improve quality of education in government-run schools.
Washington: Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is on the shortlist of potential candidates for the president’s next chief of staff, US media said Thursday. Kushner, an influential White House adviser and husband of Trump’s daughter Ivanka, met with the Republican leader to discuss the job, according to the Huffington Post, which first reported the story. “I am not aware that
he is under consideration but, as I think all of us here would recognize, he would be great in any role that the president chooses to put him in,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said of the news, which was also reported by CBS. The president has been searching in vain for a new chief of staff after announcing that John Kelly, a retired general he had reportedly fallen out with, was to leave by the end of
the year. Nick Ayres, the 36-year-old chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, had been touted as favourite to get the job, but announced he was taking himself out of the running, dealing a blow to the president. Mark Meadows, a North Carolina Republican who heads the hard-right Freedom Caucus in the House of Representatives, showed more interest -- but also ultimately withdrew his candidacy.
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