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Rae Bareli: On his first visit as Congress president to party bastions Rae Bareli and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the BJP, accusing it of continuously “lying” and not honouring its promises made to the people. He was addressing a public meeting at Salon, which is located in Rae Bareli district but falls in his Lok Sabha constituency, Amethi. “The BJP people are continuously lying...one lie after the other. Whether it is pertaining to the Rs 15 lakh in the bank accounts of people or giving a remunerative price to the farmers or construction of roads...,” the Gandhi scion said. In the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the BJP had promised that it would deposit Rs 15 lakh in the bank account of every citizen if it came to power. Stating that lakhs of youngsters were jobless in the country, Rahul Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi never uttered a word about them.
Indian retaliatory action along LoC in Kashmir’s Poonch kills 7 Pak soldiers
Jammu: The Indian Army, on Monday, carried out a “retaliatory action” against Pakistani troops, killing seven of their soldiers and injuring four others others along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The action comes after an Indian solider was killed in Pakistani firing along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday. “Army has carried out retaliation against Pakistani troops across Jaglote area along the LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district”, a senior Army officer told PTI. “In the retaliatory action, there were seven fatal causalities to Pakistani troops and four others injured,” he said. The action at the LoC coincides with Army Chief General Bipin Rawat saying today his force will not let anti-India activities succeed at any cost in Jammu and Kashmir and warned of stronger reaction against Pakistan-supported terrorism.
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Mumbai: Andhra Pradesh will become the first state in India to target people who purchase sex in brothels as part of a crackdown on the sexual slavery of women and children, authorities said. India has strict laws against human trafficking, sexual abuse and operating brothels. Pimps, brothel managers and traffickers are often prosecuted. Yet, those who buy sex from people forced to work in brothels, including children, rarely face charges. That needs to change, authorities say. “People who purchase sex go scot free,” said H. Arun Kumar, the state government’s commissioner for women’s development and child welfare. Andhra Pradesh last week appointed a panel of legal experts and campaigners to study anti-trafficking laws that could be applied to buyers of sex, and to make recommendations within 60 days.
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New Delhi: India and Israel, on Monday, inked nine pacts, including for cooperation in cyber security, science and technology, oil and gas sector, film cooperation, homeopathy and alternative medicine. Issuing a
joint press statement after the signing of pacts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed his Israeli counterpart to India. “My good friend welcome to India, your visit marks a special beginning to our new year calendar,”
Modi said. Modi added: “Today and yesterday we reviewed progress in our relations and renewed our relations on the opportunities that beckon us.” Modi said, “We have imparted our shared impatience to the implementation of our earlier decisions. The results are already visible on the ground. Our discussions today were marked by convergence to accelerate our engagement and to scale up our partnership.” Reacalling his visit to Israel in 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “Last year in July, I carried the greetings and friendship of 1.25 billion Indians during my momentous journey to Israel. In return, I was overwhelmed by the generous affection and warmth of the Israeli people led by my friend Bibi (Benjamin Netanyahu).” Modi said that both India and Israel will strengthen existing pillars of cooperation in areas that touch the lives of people of both the countries. Also Read: Modi’s statement in press conference with his Israeli counterpart Netanyahu Modi said: “We (Modi
and Netanyahu) exchanged views on scaling up the Centers of Excellence that have been a main-stay of agricultural cooperation.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Defence, he has invited Israeli companies to take advantage of the liberalised FDI regime to make more in India with the Indian companies. The visiting prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and said: “You are a revolutionary leader, you have revolutionised India and catapulting this state to the future, your visit to Israel was groundbreaking as it was the first time an Indian leader visited.” Netanyahu said Jews in India have never witnessed anti-semitism like in some other countries, “this is a tribute to India’s great civilisation, tolerance and democracy.” Recalling the horrors of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack Israeli PM Netanyahu said: “We remember the horrific savagery in Mumbai (26/11 attacks), we will never give in and will fight back.”
Gen Rawat’s remarks cannot help preserve peace at border, says China China also said the comments went against the consensus reached by leaders of both nations to bring ties back on track.
Beijing/New Delhi: China on Monday criticised Indian Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat for his recent comments, saying they were “unconstructive” and went against the consensus reached by leaders of both nations to bring ties back on track and preserve peace on the border. The Chinese reaction came following comments by Gen Rawat two days ago that India needs to shift focus from its border with Pakistan to that of China and spoke of pressure being exerted by Beijing along the Line of Actual Control. “Last year, India-China relations have witnessed some twists and turns but Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra
Modi during their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS meeting last September reached a consensus to bring the ties back on track,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in Beijing. Lu also said recent efforts by both countries to enhance dialogue on consultation have shown sound momentum of improvement and development. “Under such background, the unconstructive remarks by the Indian senior official (Rawat) not only go against the consensus reached by the two heads of state but also do not conform to the efforts made by the two sides to improve and develop bilateral relations,” Lu said. “China and India are important neighbours. They are both at a critical stage of the national development and rejuvenation. The two countries should enhance strategic communication and eliminate strategic doubt and conduct strategic cooperation,” he said. “We urge the Indian side to follow through on the important consensus of the two leaders to do more things to preserve peace and stability on the border areas and refrain from doing things which may complicate the situation, constructively handle the relevant affairs and promote steady development of bilateral relations.
CJI forms constitution bench for major issues, 4 rebelling judges not named 4 judges - Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, MB Lokur, Kurian Joseph, didn’t feature in list of members of 5-judge constitution bench.
New Delhi: Amid a virtual rift between the Chief Justice Dipak Misra and four seniormost judges over assignment of important cases, the Supreme Court on Monday announced the composition of a 5-judge constitution bench headed by the CJI, which does not include them. None of the four judges -- Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, M B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, feature in the list of members of the 5-judge constitution bench. As per official information, the 5-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A K Sikri, Justice A M Khanwilkar, Justice D Y Chandrachud and
Justice Ashok Bhushan, will commence the hearing on a range of crucial matters from January 17. Meanwhile, court sources said it was not confirmed whether the CJI on Monday met the four judges who had hurled accusations against him at their controversial press conference on January 12. As per the list of business for Tuesday, the 5-judge bench will hear major cases such as those challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act and its 2013 judgement re-criminalising gay sex between consenting adults. The same combination of judges had in 2017 heard various
constitution bench matters from October 10, including the power tussle between the Centre and the Delhi government over administrative jurisdiction and a matter relating to passive euthanasia. This bench would also hear the contentious issue of the ban on the entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple and resume hearing a legal query on whether a Parsi woman would lose her religious identity if she marries a man from a different religion. Another contentious matter relates to the challenge to the validity of a penal law on adultery.
Cong mocks Modi ‘hugplomacy’ in video; BJP demands withdrawal of tweet
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday posted a tweet mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hugging world leaders, evoking a sharp reaction from the BJP that slammed it as “immature” and demanded an apology. The opposition party said that with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting India, it looks forward to more hugs from Prime Minister Modi. In a video posted on the official Twitter handle of the Congress, Modi is seen hugging world leaders such as US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, among others. In a video posted on the official Twitter handle of the Congress, Modi is seen hugging world leaders such as US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, among others. “With Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visiting India, we look forward to more hugs from PM Modi! #Hugplomacy,” the Congress said in a tweet. The tweet came hours after Modi received Netanyahu at the airport, setting aside protocol, and hugged him as he deplaned the aircraft.
For users’ security: UIDAI to introduce face authentication for Aadhaar New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), on Monday, allowed face recognition as additional means of Aadhaar authentication to be used in combination with existing ways such as fingerprint or iris scan. The move will enable easy authentication for those individuals who face a difficulty in other biometric authentication like fingerprint and iris. The facility is being allowed only in a “fusion mode” that is along with other existing means of authentication, and will be available by July 1, 2018, an official release said. “This facility is going to help in inclusive authentication of those who are not able to biometrically authenticate due to their worn out fingerprints, old age or hard work conditions,” the UIDAI said.
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The #hugplomacy jibe was avoidable
T he slugfest over Modi hugging Israeli PM Netanyahu shows that the gutter politics that sunk to the ugliest levels during the Gujarat assembly elections is showing no signs of abating. The Congress mocking Modi when the Israeli leader’s visit has just begun is most uncharitable for someone who is in this country as a state guest. The party put up a video on Twitter showing Modi hugging several leaders of foreign governments. “With Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu visiting India, we look forward to more #hugplomacy,” the Congress said. If the idea was to hurt Modi and his hug diplomacy, the party could have spared Netanyahu, who was making a great show of his India trip with his wife, hailing the Indian PM as a revolutionary and praising him for breaking protocol in turning up at the airport to receive the guests. Congress should have at least thought of the embarrassment it would cause to Sara Netanyahu. That the Congress social media machine has gone on an overdrive is obvious from the video, which puts together clips of Modi hugging world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and former French President Francois Hollande, referring to it as ‘the Titanic hug’ with music from the famous Hollywood playing in the background. Also included is German Chancellor Angela Merkel ignoring Modi’s extended arm, describing it as ‘bromance’. To cap the insult, the video has the caption: ‘It’s official Modi is awkward.’ For a party which has ruled India for the most part, the faux pas is unpardonable. Domestic politics is one thing and denigrating the government at international fora is quite another. But this seems to be the new order with Congress politics. It was the same sentiment which prompted discredited Congressman Mani Shankar Iyer to ask his Pakistani friends to do something about the Modi government while attending a ‘dialogue’ with a Pakistani think tank first in Dubai and later in Islamabad. The now impetuous Congress president Rahul Gandhi, whose responses used to have a certain sobriety, although at times they bordered on the ludicrous, seems to have taken up from where Iyer left. In his recent trip to Bahrain, he made political speeches on a foreign land, by criticising the policies of the Modi government. BJP has come down heavily on the Congress for the senseless action, which it likened to the ‘neech aadmi’ reference, which inadvertently gave Modi an opportunity to play on the hurt Guajarati pride and take the initiative away from the party. Human Resources minister Prakash Javadekar described the tweet as showing the party’s ‘immaturity and lack of political sensibility’. Congress may, after all, have to pay a price for the indiscretion.
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Mumbai A decade ago, when she made her foray into Bollywood, Sonam Kapoor would’ve never imagined coming a long way by herself. And if there’s one rule she swears by for being in the industry, it’s the fact that she’s fiercely personal about her personal life. While there are strong rumours about the fact that she will tie the knot with her rumoured beau Anand Ahuja soon, she wishes to keep mum about it. “I just feel like there’s a sanctity to your personal life, and I will never make it into a public discussion ever,” she asserts. “At least I will not be a part of it.” In an industry where actresses fear growing older, Sonam is proud to flaunt her age. Ask her how things have changed in the 10 years she’s been in the industry, and she says, “I’ve grown up a bit from the age of 21. I’m 32 now. It’s the best time of my life. I love being in my 30s!” Prod her, and she adds, “I think my late 20s were great. But the years from 26 to 32 have been an upward climb — slow and steady. It’s just been very, very enjoyable.” Still raring to take on Bollywood, Sonam’s urge to do better work is still alive, and she’s far from being content. “As an actor, you have to constantly learn and constantly evolve. The day I feel content, I will stop working. And I don’t ever want to stop working,” Sonam says, sternly. “I always want to do more films, play better characters, work on better stories. It’s always important as an
actor; I don’t think there should ever be an ending to your learning. Life should be fulfilling for you and your work should always make you to do better,” the actress, who has movies like Delhi 6, Neerja and Raanjhanaa to her name, says. And while she comes from one of Bollywood’s oldest families, she ensures that she takes the difficult path. “Money is tempting everywhere,” she starts. “But money has never driven me. I come from a very comfortable background. So, to be honest, if anybody should be making difficult choices, it should be me. If anybody who comes from a comfortable background makes easy choices, then shame on them,” says Sonam, pulling no punches. “I feel that I must (make those choices) since I’m Anil Kapoor’s daughter. It’s God’s grace and God’s gift. I shouldn’t take it for granted.” The National Award winner, however, says she exercises caution while choosing her films. “I have always been very cautious, I have been careful. I only like to work with people I enjoy working with — who are like-minded and have the same sensibility,” she says. “The stories and characters must make me a better artiste. It’s not the length of the role or playing second lead… but sometimes you get a film like Delhi 6 or Pad Man, The film isn’t about you, but the question is — what is it that you can do with the character?” Known to be quite the fashionista in the industry, Sonam says that the secret is never to crumble under the lens when it comes to dressing up. “No boy or girl should take the pressure on themselves. You should only dress up for yourself, and look good for yourself.
Sonam Kapoor: Why isn’t anyone asking Ranveer Singh and Ranbir Kapoor about marriage?
Mumbai: Sonam Kapoor certainly one of the most bold actresses in Bollywood when it comes to speaking the mind. In the recent interview, the ‘Neerja’ actress pointed out that the personal lives of female actors is interfered with much more than their male contemporaries. The 32-year-old actress is rumoured to be dating Anand Ahuja and the reports suggest that wedding bells are on the cards this year. On being asked about a possible wedding, Sonam told mid-day, “Why are actresses asked more about their personal lives? Is anyone asking Ranbir Kapoor or Ranveer Singh when they are getting married?” While Ranbir is believed to be currently single, Ranveer is reportedly dating Deepika Padukone. Sonam and Anand do not shy away from sharing photos with each other on social media. Be it their birthdays or a special occasion like New Year’s, the two are mostly seen spending quality time with each other. Meanwhile, on the work front, Sonam Kapoor is currently busy promoting her upcoming film ‘PadMan’, co-starring Akshay Kumar and Radhika Apte. The film is slated to release on January 25. She is also busy with ‘Veerey Di Wedding’ and Sanjay Dutt biopic.
Here’s how climate change may transform taste of wines C limate change may cause popular wines to taste different, forcing winemakers to plant lesser-known grape varieties to counteract some of the effects of global warming. Scientists and vintners need to better understand the wide diversity of grapes and their adaptions to different climates, according to Elizabeth Wolkovich, assistant professor at Harvard University in the US. “It’s going to be very hard for many regions to continue growing the exact varieties they’ve grown in the past,” Wolkovich said. “The Old World has a huge diversity of winegrapes – there are over planted 1,000 varieties - and some of them are better adapted to hotter climates and have higher drought tolerance than the 12 varieties now making up over 80 per cent of the wine market in many countries,” she said. “We should be studying and exploring these varieties to prepare for climate change,” she added. Convincing wine producers to try different grape varieties is difficult at best, and the reason often comes down to the current concept of terroir - the notion that a wine’s flavour is a reflection of where, which and how the grapes were grown. As currently understood, only
certain traditional or existing varieties are part of each terroir, leaving little room for change. Even if winemakers were open to switching to new varieties, researchers do not have enough data to say whether other varieties would be able to adapt to climate
change. “Right now we know we have this diversity, but we have little information on how to use it,” said Ignacio Morales- Castilla, from Harvard University. “One of our other suggestions is for growers to start setting aside parts of vineyards to grow some other varieties to see which ones are working,” said Castilla, who investigates which winegrape varieties will adequately mature where under climate change. Even if researchers came to the table armed with information about grape diversity, Wolkovich said the industry still faces hurdles when it comes to making changes. In Europe, growers have more than 1,000 grape varieties to choose from, research repositories such as INRA’s Domaine de Vassal that study this diversity, and expertise in how to grow different varieties. Yet strict labelling laws have created restrictions on their ability to take advantage of this diversity. For example, just three varieties of grapes can be labelled as Champagne or four for Burgundy. Similar restrictions have been enacted in many European regions - all of which force growers to focus on a small handful of grape varieties. “The more you are locked into what you have to grow, the less room you have to adapt to climate change,” Wolkovich said.
The ‘lazy girl workout’ is the perfect recipe for health
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low-intensity cardio workout is just as important to keep you fit can be as essential at keeping you fit as a high-intensity workout.Walking, swimming, cycling and jogging for up to an hour helps quiet your mind and also strengthens your heart. Experts suggest that adding light workout to one’s regular routine helps build muscle and gives a break from heavy lifting. This fitness trend is called the ‘lazy girl workout’, and while it doesn’t help build strength or muscle like a high-intensity workout would, it has overall health benefits. Low intensity exercises keep your heart rate consistent throughout the workout and promote cardiovascular endurance. Rui Li, personal trainer and owner of New York Personal Training told Daily Mail Online that while gym freaks prefer high-intensity
workouts to build muscle, a combination of high and low intensity exercises should be part of your routine. She said, “There are a lot of trainers who knock LISS, but if you’re focusing on dropping body fat you want a combination of the two.” Training at a lower intensity allows more oxygen to be available to your body and fat needs oxygen in order to be broken down. That’s why Rui suggests LISS on rest and recovery days. Rui said: ‘If you are trying to improve overall cardiovascular endurance you will need steady state cardio, but there is always place for high-intensity.’ Weightlifters, for example, may have issues catching their breath between sets. Rui recommends throwing in a couple of days of two-mile runs or rowing to boost their heart’s endurance and help them recover from strenuous exercise quicker.
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SA vs Ind 2nd Test, Day 3: AB de Villiers’ 50 takes Proteas to 90-2 at stumps
Centurion: Day three of the second Test match between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park here on Monday came to a disappointing end as rain and bad light played a part on most of the day. After having resumed the day on 183-5, India were bowled out for 307, courtesy a wellplayed innings of 153 by Virat Kohli. In reply, Jasprit Bumrah took the early South African wickets, that of Aiden Markram
and Hashim Amla. However, an 87-run partnership between Dean Elgar and AB de Villiers brought the hosts back into the game, ending the day at 90-2. AB de Villiers, meanwhile, got to his 42nd Test half-century, soon after which bad light had halted play again. Things did not seem to improve, after play was halted for more than half an hour, and soon it was officially declared stumps on the third day.
England’s Ben Stokes charged with affray in Bristol nightclub incident
London: England allrounder Ben Stokes has been charged with affray by prosecutors regarding his alleged involvement in an incident outside a nightclub in September, prosecutors announced on Monday. The confrontation left a man with a fractured eye socket and saw Stokes suspended from international cricket until "further notice" by
the England and Wales Cricket Board, meaning he missed the Ashes series in Australia. Confirming the criminal charge, a spokesperson for England's Crown Prosecution Service said: "The CPS was passed a file of evidence by Avon and Somerset Police on 29 November in relation to an incident of disorder in Bristol city centre. "Further material was
Stocks end at new high on strong macro data, earnings optimism
Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 251 points to close at fresh all-time high in its record setting spree for a third session on Monday as investor turned optimistic after better-than-expected macro-economic data and corporate earnings. The BSE Sensex advanced 251.12 points to end at a new peak of 34,843.51. The broader Nifty gained 60.30 points to finish at fresh record high of 10,741.55. Domestic sentiments were upbeat on positive macro data which were announced after trading hours on Friday and encouraging earnings posted by some bluechip companies coupled with a firming trend at other Asian bourses. The BSE 30-share Sensex resumed higher at 34,687.21 and advanced to touch a new all-time intra-day high of 34,963.69, surpassing its previous record of 34,638.42, clocked in Friday’s trade.
subsequently received in late December. Following a review of all the available evidence, the CPS has today authorised the police to charge three men with affray in connection with the incident. "Ben Stokes, 26, Ryan Ali, 28, and Ryan Hale, 26, are all due to appear before Bristol Magistrates' Court on a date to be fixed in relation to this charge."
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An eye on the police On December 5, 2017, Delhi High Court asked the Centre and Delhi government to finalise a scheme for a Police Complaints Authority (PCA) for the national capital by January 2018. This urgency is required because policymakers must be made to feel the pressure. While Delhi Police routinely tops the charts in the number of complaints against police personnel, residents have been denied an effective and independent body to respond to their complaints. In 2006, the Supreme Court (SC) ordered all states and Union Territories to set up PCAs as one of seven directives to usher in police accountability. A PCA is intended to be a free-standing, absolutely independent adjudicator with diverse membership, intended to act as a remedy for the public and a corrective mechanism for the police. In the court’s scheme, a PCA is envisaged as a body to address complaints filed by the public against police officials in cases ranging from custodial death, torture, illegal detention, and even land grabbing. Complaints authorities are to be set up at both the state and district levels and their recommendations should be binding. In 2012, the Delhi government with the approval of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), extended the mandate of the existing Public Grievances Commission (PGC) in the city to respond to complaints against the police. At present, there are individuals who act “as the PCA” within the PGC. This is in violation of the court’s directive and led to a petition being filed in the Delhi High Court in 2015, seeking an independent specialised PCA. Numerous factors must be taken into account to fix the mandate and jurisdiction of
a PCA for Delhi. There are standards in place, namely the SC’s directive on the PCAs and a memo issued by the MHA directing the setting up of PCAs in the Union Territories. The MHA’s memo is in violation of the court’s directive with several gaps impeding both the independence and potential effectiveness of the agency. Delhi police is among the largest police departments in the country with a 82,000-strong force. The MHA’s memo sets up a single complaints authority for Delhi, presumably with jurisdiction over all complaints and police ranks. But a single-window PCA for Delhi simply cannot work given the scale of the metropolis and the volume of complaints against the police. These realities can best be met by one PCA at the city-level to inquire into complaints against police officers of and above the rank of deputy commissioner of police, and a complaints authority at each of the six ranges to receive complaints against police officers of and below the rank of assistant commissioner of police. At both levels, their mandates should cover both serious misconduct and lesser misconduct, properly defined and delineated. The MHA memo neglects to lay down a selection process to select the chair and members of the PCA. This contravenes the court’s prescription of an independent selection panel to shortlist candidates to avoid politicised appointments. The process has to be participatory and transparent with an independent selection panel. The only way to move away from compromised selection is to open up the process by advertising vacancies inviting applications from eligible candidates.
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TCS bags 5-year deal from Marks & Spencer
New Delhi: India’s largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it has expanded its partnership with Marks and Spencer (M&S) to enable the British retail giant become a digital-first business. As part of M&S’ five-year plan, TCS will be the principal technology partner for the retailer and help drive agility, intelligence, innovation and efficiency, TCS said in a statement. Through the partnership, M&S will transition to a new Technology Operating Model that will help it align itself with rapid technology innovation to meet fast changing business
priorities. TCS did not disclose any financial details of the deal. “Our long standing partnership with M&S has helped to build a strong contextual knowledge of their business... TCS will help the customer adopt a digital-first mind-set to win new customers and create growth at accelerated pace,” TCS CEO and Managing Director Rajesh Gopinathan said. The retailer’s chief executive Steve Row said M&S and TCS will join forces to make its business “faster, simpler and more focused on achieving a seamless customer experience.” M&S had said in a statement on January 9
that core supplier services will transfer directly to TCS and the day- to-day relationship and project management of specialist suppliers will move under the control of TCS. “As a result of the new Technology Operating Model, c.250 existing M&S Technology roles will transfer under TUPE to become TCS roles. Individual conversations will take place with around 30 individuals whose functions will be carried out differently in the future,” it had said. The statement further said that M&S will retain a smaller, more technical and commercially focused team that will lead and
drive technology to support the business. The retailer had said the programme will deliver annual efficiencies of about GBP 30 million by 2021-22 and that there is a one-off cost to implement of about GBP 25 million. TCS’ announcement today comes days after it had announced its over USD 2-billion contract win from American insurer Transamerica. The deal with Transamerica -- its largest to date -- is for transform the insurance and annuity business lines of the US firm. The TCS scrip closed at Rs 2,747 on BSE, marginally lower than its previous close.
Honda City, Amaze and WR-V special editions launched mumbai: Honda Cars India has launched special editions of the Honda City, Amaze and the WR-V. First off, the City gets a ‘20th Anniversary Edition’ which is based on the range-topping ZX variant. The Amaze and the WR-V get ‘Pride’ and ‘Edge’ editions which are based on the S(O) and the S variants, respectively. Honda Honda celebrated 20 years of the City recently and the new model comes with ‘20th Anniversary Edition’ insignia at the rear, chrome garnish
around the front bumper and the doors. Honda also provides free one month Honda Connect subscription which provides a host of safety and security features to Honda owners such as Honda Impact Alert, Geofencing, car calendar and more. The prices for the Honda City petrol CVT is Rs 13.75 lakh, and the Diesel MT is Rs 13.82 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Honda The Honda Amaze is due for a comprehensive overhaul but until we get it there’s the Pride edition, which is priced at 6.30 lakh
for petrol and 7.84 lakh for the diesel MT powertrain. On the outside, the sub-4 metre sedan gets chrome garnish on the doors and ‘Pride Edition’ emblem on the boot. The biggest change to the interior is the 7-inch Digipad touchscreen infotainment screen with MP3, AUX-in, Bluetooth connectivity, video playback and navigation features. Front center armrest, steering wheel cover and ‘Pride Edition’ seat covers differentiates it from the regular Amaze.
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and stone pelting Kite strings slit throats, Hooting at my car was pre-planned: kill two in Gujarat Gujarat tribal minister Ahmedabad Two persons were killed after their throats were slit by sharp glass-coated kite strings in two separate incidents in Mehsana and Anand districts on Sunday, police said. Police said that Kalpesh Patel (33) was riding a two-wheeler in Gojhariya village in Mehsana when the kite string slit his throat and he bled to death. In a similar incident, 38-year-old Ashwin Prajapati, who was riding a motorcycle, bled to death after his throat was slit by a kite string at Navapura village in Khambhat taluka of Anand district on Sunday, police said.
9 killed in carmini bus collison in Gujarat
RAJKOT: Nine people died in a collision of Maruti Ecco car and Mini bus near Loriya village- 23 KM from-Bhuj of Kutch district. According to police five people died on the spot while the other four died before reaching to hospital. All of the youngsters were traveling in a car. They had come to visit Ghordo in Kutch from Rajkot, Dhoraji and Jetpur. The accident took place when they were coming back from Ghordo. According to the eye witnesses the car collided with the bus when it tried to overtake a vehicle. Four people who were traveling in the bus received minor injurious and have been admitted to Bhuj hospital. According to police the dead bodies were crushed among each others.
SURAT: Gujarat cabinet minister for tribal development Ganpatsinh Vasava has claimed that the disturbance created in his presence at a tribal gathering in Rajpipla was pre-planned. Vasava addressed media in Surat on Monday. He said stones were pelted at Vasava’s car when he was leaving the spot following hooting. A number of people were hooting while Vasava walked hurriedly to reach his car. Some security personnel were keeping him safe. The crowd was following and hooting Vasava from a close distance. Due to
stone pelting, glasses of Vasava’s car got damaged. Vasava went to participate in the Adivasi Ekta Sammelan in Rajpipla of Narmada district on second day of the three-day event in which tribals from different parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh were participating. A while after Vasava went to the dais, some groups, out of a total gathering of nearly 15,000, started hooting Vasava. After a while, he got down from the dais and walked towards his car.“It was an act by some people who are against development.
4026 birds injured in Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: In the two days, the forest department has rescued and treated 4026 birds which was on the lower side as compared to last year. Of these 4026 birds, only 214 died during treatment. The city has 1935 injuries to the birds of which 139 deaths have been reporters. Several NGOs were also involved in the rescue and treatment in the state. Principal Chief conservator of Forest (Wildlife) GK Sinha said that “this year only 4026 birds have been rescued and the number was less than 2017. We have last year figure for the entire period for 2017 and this was around 8300 birds. This year the Abhiyan has reached all the talukas and reports from smaller towns or city have been received. Moreover, around 20 lakh school children have taken pledge for saving the birds. We take this credit as despite extensive coverage the number of birds treated is less than last year,” said Sinha S J Pandit, deputy conservator of forests, said that on Sunday there were 643 injuries to birds while on Monday the number was 1292. He said that on Sunday during the Uttarayan day there was virtually no wind and hence the number of casualties was very less
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1st camp to house Rohingyas will be ready next week: Myanmar official
Bangkok: A top Myanmar official said on Monday that a camp to house Rohingya Muslim and Hindu refugees who return from Bangladesh will be ready by its promised deadline next week. More than 650,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh since Myanmar’s military launched a brutal crackdown in August following attacks on police posts by a militant group. Though Myanmar’s army claimed it was a clearance operation against the terrorists, the United Nations, United States and others have said the operations were “ethnic cleansing” to remove the Rohingya
from the country. Myanmar and Bangladesh signed an agreement in November to repatriate Rohingya and set up a working group last month to oversee the repatriation of people who had fled violence in the northern part of Rakhine state in western Myanmar. Win Myat Aye, the minister of social welfare, relief and resettlement, said Myanmar was hosting a oneday meeting Monday with Bangladesh officials in the capital Naypyitaw to discuss the logistics of how many Rohingya will be allowed into Myanmar and how they will be scrutinized to be placed in the camps. Officials plan to start the repatriation
Trump denies saying he probably had good relationship with Kim Jong-Un
Palm Beach: US President Donald Trump on Sunday disputed a newspaper’s account of an interview with him last week in which he was quoted as saying he probably had a “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Accusing the Wall Street Journal of misquoting him, Trump said in tweets that he told the newspaper on Thursday that “I’d probably” have a good relationship with Kim, using a conditional tense, which he insisted was a “big difference.” The White House released a portion of the audio from the interview that it said showed Trump said “I’d.” The Wall Street Journal released its own
audio that it said backed up its version of the events. The Trump comment was important because any hint that there had been direct contacts between the two leaders, who have exchanged threats and insults, would suggest a major shift in the US-led pressure campaign against Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs. Trump has derided the North Korean leader as a “maniac” and referred to him disparagingly as “little rocket man.” Kim has responded by calling the US president a “mentally deranged US dotard.” Fears of war have eased somewhat after the first round of intra-Korean talks in more than two years last week, which Trump has welcomed, ahead of February’s Winter Olympics hosted by South Korea. North Korea has said it will participate in the Games. But a false emergency alert of an impending missile attack issued by Hawaii state authorities on Saturday underscored the threat from North Korea, which is developing a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States.
process from January 23. “We are planning ahead to be able accept the returnees from next week and we are sure that this will be done on time,” Win Myat Aye said. The UN refugee agency said it is not involved in the process but is willing to play a “constructive role” in the process if allowed, specifically in registering the refugees and helping determining whether they are returning to Myanmar voluntarily. “Our involvement in the process and our full access to areas of return in Myanmar can help to build confidence for all concerned, including the refugees,” said Vivian Tan, UNHCR’s senior
regional communication officer. In the November agreement, Myanmar’s civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, pledged to take measures to halt the outflow of Rohingya to Bangladesh and restore normalcy in the region. The UN and rights groups have urged the Myanmar government to ensure the safe and voluntary return of the Rohingya refugees. Many have questioned whether Rohingya would return to Myanmar under the current circumstances. Japan’s foreign minister on a visit to Myanmar last week urged Suu Kyi’s government to guarantee the safe and voluntary return of the refugees.
Pope seeks to turn tide of Chilean church bruised by scandal Santiago, Chile: Pope Francis’ visit to Chile was always going to be fraught, but it has taken on an unprecedented degree of opposition with the fire bombings of Catholic churches ahead of his Monday arrival and protests by Chileans fed up with priest sex abuse and cover-up. Francis is coming to a country where around 60 percent of Chileans declare themselves to be Roman Catholics, but where the church has lost the influence and moral authority it once enjoyed thanks to sex scandals, secularization and an out-oftouch clerical caste. The pope will try to reverse the trend during his three-day visit,
which gets underway in earnest on Tuesday with a series of protocol visits for church and state, and will be followed by a three-day trip to neighboring Peru. In Chile, he plans sessions with migrants, members of Chile’s Mapuche indigenous group and victims of the 19731990 military dictatorship. It remains to be seen if he will meet with sex abuse survivors. A meeting isn’t on the agenda, but such encounters never are. Chile’s church earned wide respect during the regime of Gen. Augusto Pinochet because it spoke out against the military’s human rights abuses, but it began a downward spiral in 2010 when victims
of a charismatic, politically connected priest came forward with allegations that he had kissed and fondled them. Local church leaders had ignored the complaints against the Rev. Fernando Karadima for years, but they were forced to open an official investigation after the victims went public and Chilean prosecutors started investigating. The Vatican in 2011 sentenced Karadima to a lifetime of “penance and prayer” for his crimes, but the church leadership hasn’t won back Chileans’ trust for having covered up Karadima’s crimes for so long. “The Karadima case created a ferocious wound,” said Chile’s ambassador to the
Holy See, Mariano Fernandez Amunategui. He and others inside the Vatican speak openly of a Chilean church “in crisis” as a result, a remarkable admission of the toll the scandal has had on a church that wielded such political clout that it helped stave off laws legalizing divorce and abortion until recently. Chileans’ disenchantment has even affected their views of the pope himself. A recent survey by Latinobarometro, a respected regional polling firm, found that Chile had the lowest esteem for history’s first Latin American pope than 18 other Central and South American countries.
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