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Short News NGT orders reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu New Delhi : A National Green Tribunal (NGT) court Saturday dismissed the Tamil Nadu government’s order to close Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi. The state government has decided to challenge this order in the Supreme Court. Despite noting various lapses and lack of clearances, the green tribunal allowed the plant to continue operation. It directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to issue a fresh order of renewal of consent and authorisation to handle hazardous substances. The NGT also blamed TNPCB for “sitting on clearances” and noted that copper slag is not found to be hazardous. It also noted that the TNPCB did not make effort to ask Sterlite to make physical barriers to block leakage.
AgustaWestland chopper case: Christian Michel’s CBI custody extended again New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday extended the CBI custody of Christian Michel, alleged middleman charge-sheeted and arrested in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, by four more days. The CBI had sought for 5 days extension from the court. The 57-year-old British national was produced before Special Judge Arvind Kumar. During the hearing, Michel’s counsel Rosemary Patrizi said she had represented him for almost five years in trials held across Italy and Switzerland. Patrizi also said that she has some more documents regarding the case that she wanted to submit in the court. The Patiala House Court then allowed Patrizi to speak to Michel for 10 minutes, in spite of the CBI questioning her credentials. It, however, refused to let Patrizi visit him in CBI custody.Lawyer Aljo K Joseph is representing Michel in the case.Last week, the central investigating had cited “noncooperation” on the accused’s part and sought nine-day custody. The court, however, had allowed only five. Michel is one of the three alleged middlemen, besides Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, being investigated by the ED and the CBI over charges of organising bribes for Indian politicians and bureaucrats to push for the AgustaWestland deal.
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While mobile internet services have been suspended in several parts of the Valley as a precautionary measure, police appealed the citizens to maintain calm and stay away from the encounter site.
7 civilians among 11 killed as forces fire to quell violent protests in J&K Srinagar: Seven civilians were killed and many injured when security forces fired live ammunition to quell violent protests in Jammu and Kashmir’s southern Pulwama district on Saturday, witnesses and hospital sources said. The clashes erupted during and after a gunfight between militants and security forces in Pulwama’s Kharpora Sirnoo village in which three militants and a soldier died, the police sources said. The officials said that the gun fight broke out soon after a cordon-andsearch operation was launched jointly by the Army’s 55 Rashtriya Rifles, J&K police’s counterinsurgency Special
Operations group (SOG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s 182 and 183 battalions in the village. They added that the security forces moved into the village after receiving “credible” information about the presence
of militants in a private house at Kharpora Sirnoo. “The terrorists hiding in the area opened fire on the security forces triggering the gun battle in which three terrorists were killed and a soldier was critically injured,” said defence
Army to increase intake of women in more non-combat roles: General Rawat
CHENNAI: The Indian Army has proposed to gradually increase the intake of women in more noncombat roles such as interpreters and cyber specialists, its Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the combined graduation parade at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal (Hyderabad), the Army Chief said that the military was also mulling to recruit women for positions in the military police, news agency PTI reported. “We are saying, we are going to increase the intake. Women are already
there in the Army. We are now going to take them more into some other cadres gradually, we are expanding the Indian
Army to women officers,” he said. The comments come a few weeks after General Bipin Rawat stated that the army was not yet ready to have women in combat roles.
India, France hold talks on deepening bilateral cooperation
Congress, BJP took no step for welfare of farmers in last 70 years: Arvind Kejriwal AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accused the BJP and the Congress of “not taking steps” to ensure remunerative crop prices to farmers, employment generation and improving health and education services since Independence. Addressing a rally in Kaithal on Saturday, he asked people not to vote for the BJP or Congress in the next Assembly elections and sought the support of youth for building a “new Haryana”. “I want to ask the BJP and Congress why did they not improve the conditions of hospitals and schools in the last 70 years. Why work for the welfare of farmers was not done? Why efforts were not made for generating employment for youth? “The BJP and Congress did not undertake these works during the last 70 years because their intentions were not right,” Kejriwal alleged.
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spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia. Police sources identified the slain militants as Zahoor Ahmed Thokar, Adnan Hamid Bhat and Bilal Ahmed Magray -- all local Kashmiris belonging to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit. Sources said Thokar, a resident of the same village where the encounter took place, was a former soldier who had deserted his Army unit to join militant ranks some time ago. While the encounter was underway, surging crowds, comprising mainly youth, made repeated attempts to relocate to the site and then clashed with the security forces.
National Security Is A Punching Bag For Congress, Says PM Modi
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hit out at the Congress party, saying national security and defence sector were either a punching bag or a funding source for it. “For the Congress, national security and the defence sector is either a punching bag or a funding source,” he said in an interaction with BJP workers from Tamil Nadu through video conference from New Delhi. The Prime Minister alleged that the (Congress) leaders mock at the surgical strike on the one hand while on the other, they have looted defence sector from the jeep scam back in the 1940s and 50s to the Bofors in the 80s, the AgustaWestland and submarine scam, among many others. “All they see is the way to make money even if it means the morale of our forces is diminished,” PM Modi said. “We are proud of our forces and have faith in them,” the Prime Minister said. During an election campaign in Rajasthan recently, PM Modi had slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for “raising doubts” over the crossborder surgical strike carried out by the Army in September 2016.
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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.
J&K: Srinagar records season’s coldest night at minus 4.2 degree Celsius
Srinagar – the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir - recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius New Delhi: Most places in the Kashmir division experienced the season’s coldest night Friday, even as the mercury continued its downward spiral in the valley and Ladakh region, MET officials said. The minimum temperature across Kashmir, barring Pahalgam, dropped due to a clear sky last night, they said. Srinagar – the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir – recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius. The officials said Kokernag, Qazigund, Kupwara, Gulmarg, Leh and Drass also experienced the season’s coldest
night Friday. Kokernag town in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 6.6 degrees Celsius – the lowest night temperature for December in over a decade. Qazigund – the gateway town to the valley – recorded the coldest December night in the last four years at 5 degrees Celsius. It had registered a low of minus 5.9 degrees Celsius on December 27, 2014, the officials said. The night temperature in Pahalgam, one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, settled at 9.5 degrees Celsius.
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Noting that the foundation of India and France relations is based on “mutual trust”, Swaraj said the two countries are looking to strengthen their ties in various sectors. New Delhi : India and France Saturday held discussions on deepening bilateral strategic partnership through cooperation in the IndoPacific region, defence, space and civil nuclear energy sectors. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and French minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Yves Le Drian discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation. “We had very fruitful talks. We closely
looked at all the aspects of our mutual ties. We are taking our cooperation forward in the Indo-Pacific region, which will not only benefit these two countries but also other countries in the region,” she told reporters. Noting that the foundation of India and France relations is based on “mutual trust”, Swaraj said the two countries are looking to strengthen their ties in various sectors.
Congress comeback: Rahul Gandhi to grapple with young-vs-old debate New Delhi: IN the winter of 2005, while addressing a public meeting for the young Randeep Singh Surjewala at Narwana in Haryana — where he was pitted against chief minister Om Prakash Chautala that election — Sonia Gandhi, then Congress president, declared that he would play an important role in the future set-up of the state. Surjewala’s supporters took it as a hint that he would be the next chief minister. He was then the working president and had ended up defeating Chautala,
while veteran Bhajan Lal was the president of the Haryana Congress and a strong contender for the top post. But both of them lost out in the chief ministerial sweepstakes days later as the ‘Delhi coterie’ in the Congress
managed to install Lok Sabha MP Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the chief minister despite an open revolt by Lal. Harish Rawat would know better. Or for that matter, Jagan Mohan Reddy. In 2012, majority of the MLAs had supported Rawat, then a Union minister, for the top post after the Assembly elections, but Sonia chose Vijay Bahuguna instead, prompting Rawat to wage an unsuccessful rebellion. In Reddy’s case, his expression of unhappiness led to his exit from the Congress altogether.
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Why Japan needs criminal-justice reform
Japan’s police recently threw the chairman of Nissan Motor Co., one of the country’s largest auto manufacturers, into a jail cell. Carlos Ghosn, a Brazilian-born executive with French and Lebanese citizenship, has been accused of falsifying financial reports and hiding $44 million of personal income. As my Bloomberg Opinion colleague Joe Nocera explains, Ghosn is unlikely to receive anything resembling justice. Officially, under Japanese law, a suspect can be held and questioned for 23 days without being charged. During this time, he can be interrogated for as long as eight hours a day with no lawyer present. Unofficially, the holding period is much longer, because after the 23 days are up, the police can just re-arrest you for an additional crime and start the clock over again—Ghosn has already been re-arrested. Eventually, like almost all suspects in Japan, he will probably be forced to sign a confession, regardless of whether he is guilty. Many will take this as a sign of Japanese xenophobia—Japan Inc. bringing down a foreigner who got too powerful. But Japan often does similar things to native-born executives. A decade ago, internet entrepreneur Takafumi Horie was sent to jail for insider trading (though he continued to assert his innocence) To some, this might sound like justice—holding corporate executives accountable for white-collar crime is good. The problem is that Japan’s justice system is focused on forcing confessions, not on determining whether a suspect is engaged in wrongdoing. This inevitably leads to miscarriages of justice. In 2008, a Japanese court reversed a lower court’s ruling and declared that three Japanese bank executives hadn’t broken the law. But their wrongful conviction had come almost a decade earlier and, by the time they were exonerated, the three were old men, their lives and careers ruined. Two other executives had already committed suicide when the bank came under investigation. Such suicides are not uncommon And most of the people unfairly imprisoned by Japan’s unfair and arbitrary justice system are not high or mighty. Most people who are intimidated (or beaten) into signing false confessions by the Japanese police are simple blue-collar citizens who were arrested and charged because the police and prosecutors needed someone to blame for a crime. Japan’s fabled 99% conviction rate isn’t anything to brag about—it’s a sign that the rule of law is sacrificed to the desire to maintain the appearance of order.
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As a newlywed, the celebration continues for a while: Deepika
Mumbai: Actress Deepika Padukone, who delivered a blockbuster in Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express, is looking forward to her husband Ranveer Singh’s collaboration with Shetty in Simmba. The actress who found Ranveer hot in the trailer of Simmba says, “We are looking forward to his film release. When I saw the trailer I loved it and it is signature Rohit Shetty. I have had the pleasure of working with him and creating one of my most memorable characters with
him.” “It is on its way to becoming a blockbuster and it has success written all over it. So right now, we are focused on his film releasing and we will figure out later about honeymoon and birthdays,” she added. Meanwhile the newlywed, who is still enjoying all the wedding celebrations said, “I think marriage in itself is a beautiful celebration but December is anyway a festive time and as a newlywed the celebration continues for a while.”
Bollywood I definitely want to be a father, says Nick Jonas
Mumbai: Actor-singer Nick Jonas, who recently married Priyanka Chopra, says he “definitely” wants to have kids in the future. Priyanka, 36, and Nick, 26, exchanged wedding vows on December 1 at Jodhpur’s majestic Umaid Bhawan Palace in a Catholic ceremony officiated by the groom’s father Kevin Jonas Sr. The wedding was followed by an equally grand ceremony as per Hindu traditions on December 2. Talking to Spotify’s The Rewind, Jonas shared his plans to start a family with
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Priyanka, saying, “I definitely want to be a father someday.” He also opened up a about his own childhood and said he grew up “pretty quick”. “I think that’s a real dream, and I think I have had to grow up pretty quick. With that, you could look at it two ways, you could say that was unfair, or you could say it has given me some real perspective at an early age,” Jonas said. “And I have seen a lot of life at an early age and I hope to be able to share that with a kid of my own someday,” he added.
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Mumbai: Cheat India highlights the misdeeds and irregularities prevalent in our current education system. Hashmi, who is busy promoting his film Cheat India, has now also turned producer for this project and revealed what made him take this plunge. Emraan says, “As an actor my job was to act and be involved with the promotions but it was always my dream to become a producer. I wanted to sit in at the script level and be part of the entire journey including, being part of the music composition process, of its shoot and the editing.” Cheat India highlights the misdeeds and irregularities prevalent in our current education system and has Emraan playing Rakesh, head of an unholy nexus of people who sell merit seats illicitly for monetary benefits. He says, “I was surprised we haven’t made a film on this subject yet.
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Kareena, Mira share a hug
New Delhi: While the Ambani’s wedding saw the who’s who of the country gathering under one roof, the most talked about wedding of the year also saw people extending an olive branch. When Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira Rajput met her husband’s erstwhile girlfriend Kareena Kapoor Khan at the wedding last week, the past was washed away in an impulsive moment of warmth. An invitee who saw the exchange says, “It was so heartening to see Kareena spontaneously hug Mrs Shahid Kapoor. We could see it was a moment of genuine warmth. They spoke warmly for a while before moving away to mingle with other guests.” At the peak of their respective careers, Shahid and Kareena were in a relationship for nearly three years, till the latter met Saif and Shahid moved on to a relationship with Priyanka Chopra. While the hug for wife Mira is noted, Kareena will also be sharing coffee with Priyanka on Karan Johar’s show Koffee With Karan in a few weeks.
Sonam lands Dulquer Salmaan in trouble with Mumbai Police, this is what happened next Mumbai: Sonam Kapoor recently posted a video of Dulquer Salmaan using a mobile phone while driving, and it seems like Mumbai Police did not take it lightly. Dulquer Salmaan, an established actor of the Malayalam Cinema, will be next seen opposite Sonam in the film ‘Zoya Factor’. Taking to her Instagram stories, Sonam Kapoor posted a video in which her co-actor can be seen driving a car with both his hands busy on his phone, instead of the steering wheel. Sitting next to him, Sonam can be heard saying “Weirdo.” Shortly after the clip was posted, Mumbai Police took to their twitter handle to give a piece of advice to the two. “We agree with you @sonamakapoor! Quite a ‘weirdo’ to try such stunts while driving and putting the lives of fellow drivers at risk too! We don’t quite approve of these even in ‘reel’ life. #NotDone,” the tweet read.
SRK has advised his daughter, Suhana, that she has to complete her professional studies in acting and cinema before she enters the film industry
los angeles : Angelina Jolie told son Pax that Brad Pitt never wanted to adopt him during their bitter divorce. And this latest bit of news shows that the Jolie-Pitt split may have been more bitter than anyone realised. The actress is alleged to have told their 15-year-old son Pax that his father “never wanted to adopt him,” according to a source from US Weekly. The 43-year-old also allegedly told the boy during the fallout that Brad “was angry” she had proceeded with the adoption. “It’s harmed his and Brad’s relationship, though Brad denied having said that specifically,” the insider claimed. The source claimed that Brad was instead concerned about adopting a three-yearold who didn’t speak English less than a year after they welcomed Shiloh, in what was a “very difficult time for the couple.”
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Suhana has to learn the craft before thinking of acting: Shah Rukh Khan New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan has always believed in allowing his children to pursue whatever profession they would like to follow. He has been vocal for many years that he knows that his daughter Suhana wishes to take up acting. We met him recently and during the conversation he said that Suhana was working as Assistant Director in his forthcoming film Zero and that she has other chores on the sets too. “Suhana is studying in London and learning to be an actor, for which she will also pursue studies in America. She was in India while Zero was being shot and because she was talking of going abroad to do some project for her internship, I requested Anand sir to give her a project on our film. I said to her, Mere set par aa jaa yar. Tu ghar mein bhi rahegi. (Instead of going abroad
why don’t you join us on our set as we too were working on our film. That way you can stay at home too!). “Anand sir cleverly gave her two jobs — AD and also the task of getting me to the sets on time every day so that the shooting
could commence smoothly. I also wanted her to observe and see the process that Anushka (Sharma) and Katrina (Kaif), who were shooting with me, adopt as actors,” said the fond father. Asked if he would launch his daughter in her debut film, he said, “I feel if she wishes to join any of the filmmaking departments, she needs to complete her studies for at least four years. Anyone joining the filmmaking profession needs to educate themselves.” He adds that if she wants to become an actor she should learn everything about acting — whether it is stage, theatre, contemporary or Shakespeare. “Once she learns the Art and the Craft, she can think of acting. Only when she has finished with her acting studies will I think about if I want to launch her,” he said.
los angeles : Spanish prosecutors have charged pop music star Shakira with tax evasion, alleging she failed to pay more than 14.5 million euros between 2012 and 2014. In charges filed on Friday they claimed that Shakira listed the Bahamas as her primary residence for tax purposes, when she was actually living in Barcelona with her family. ‘However, a source close to Shakira says that she is innocent and the prosecutors are using the case as a “smear campaign” against her, People.com reports. A judge will soon decide if there is enough evidence to bring Shakira’s case to court.
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India vs Australia 2nd Test: Australia are still Sri Lanka beat India by ahead in the game, says Usman Khawaja three runs in final of 2018 Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Chasing a target of 271, India were restricted to 267/9 by Sri Lanka at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sri Lanka beat India by three runs to win the 2018 Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Chasing a target of 271, India were restricted to 267/9. The tournament was hosted in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Karachi, Pakistan. India had reached the final after beating Pakistan in the semis while Sri Lanka saw off Bangladesh. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. They lost a wicket in the very first over with Ankit Rajpoot blowing off the stumps behind Sandun Weerakoddy. But Hasitha Boyagoda and Avishka Fernando resurrected the innings with a strong second wicket stand. Boyagoda scored 54
runs before falling to Mayank Markande. But Sri Lanka managed to get partnerships all the way down the order and in the end, set up a competitive target of 268. India had to depend on their tail to bring out the goods after Sri Lanka blew away their top order before the score reached three figures. Nitish Rana and captain Jayant Yadav led the attemped rescue effort, anchoring the lower order batsmen but it was too much an ask for them in the end. Yadav was the highest scorer for India with 70 runs. Pakistan and Sri Lanka hosted the group matches with six matches awarded to Colombo and Karachi.
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Colombo: Usman Khawaja said that the Perth pitch might prove helpful in taking early Indian wickets on Day 3 of the second Test between India and Australia. “There is still enough in it and maybe we bowled well in patches and then didn’t in other patches. They batted well and put pressure on our bowlers. Hopefully, we can get a couple of wickets early, break this partnership because this is not an easy pitch to start on. We still have to start off well tomorrow and have that chance at their tail but still have to be quite disciplined,” said the Australian batsman in a press-conference after second day’s play in Perth. The pitch looked benign on Day 2 as compared to the first day with the inconsistency in bounce becoming less prevalent. India struggled to break the overnight
partnership between Tim Paine and Pat Cummins while Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane resisted the Australian bowlers later in the day. “Everyone pretends to be an expert on wickets but none of us really know. Looked like it
had patches where it was doing a little bit. They could have nicked a couple more and it would have been a different day,” said Khawaja Kohli ended the day on 82 and Rahane on 51 with the partnership between them reaching 90.
that the MG SUV will be bigger than SUVs like the Honda CR-V. Now, MG is showcasing a range of global models at various locations in Delhi-NCR. The cars in question are the MG 3, RX5, ZS and HS. These will be showcased from at the Ambience Mall in Gurgaon from December 14-16, Cyber Hub from Dec 21-25 and Noida’s Mall Of India from Jan 4-6. None of these cars have yet been confirmed for India. However, the ZS and RX5 are the SUVs that have brighter chances of making their way to MG’s showrooms in India, but not in their current conventional guise.
Liverpool. It was not a vintage performance but City avoided a second straight slip-up, silencing any suggestion that they may be about to stutter in their title defence. “The players responded in a marvellous way. Everton have top players and today was tricky, a dangerous, dangerous game,” said Guardiola. It is two years since City lost consecutive league games, and they have never gone successive league matches without scoring under the Spaniard.
PV Sindhu enters second successive final, Sameer Verma loses semifinal Hyderabad: PV Sindhu has a golden chance of finishing the year with a title as she entered the final of BWF World Tour Finals at Guangzhou, China for the second successive time. The Indian shuttler beat Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21-16, 2523 in the semifinals to reach the title round. Sameer Verma, however, lost his men’s singles semifinal to Shi Yuqi on Saturday. The Olympic silver medallist got the better of the Thai shuttler in a mouth-watering semifinal, beating her opponent in 54 minutes to reach the final. Sindhu, who has been unbeaten in
Merger of BoB, Dena bank and Vijaya bank unwarranted: AIBEA
Chennai: The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) which has called for a nation-wide strike on December 26 opposing the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank, Saturday said the move was unwarranted as it would not be beneficial to the economy and the people at large.“The merger will also affect the interests of employees, their jobs and job security. The move would also affect employment opportunities in the banking industry,” the Association general secretary CH Venkatachalam said here. Noting that several villages were yet to receive banking services, he said, “there is a huge exclusion of
people. Banks need to be expanded. No need for consolidation”.Referring to the government’s contention that the merger would make the banks stronger, Venkatachalam said, “there is no evidence to this conclusion. Last year six banks were merged with SBI. But SBI (State Bank of India) has not become any bigger.” “After merger of the six banks with SBI, the nonperforming assets have further gone upto Rs 2.25 lakh crore. Hence, it is also a wrong presumption,” he said. The mergers of the banks would “surely” result in closure of branches and would endanger job security, he added
The government is expected to participate in each of the share buyback programme of these PSUs.
IOC to buy back shares for Rs 4,435 cr; pay Rs 6,556 crore dividend
New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) will buy back 29.76 crore shares for about Rs 4,435 crore and spend another Rs 6,556 crore on paying an interim dividend to shareholders as the government taps cash-rich PSUs to meet its budget deficit. The board of the country’s largest oil firm on Thursday approved buyback of up to 29.76 crore equity shares, or 3.06 per cent, at Rs 149 per share, IOC said in a regulatory filing. The buyback price is 8.6 per cent premium to Thursday’s closing price of IOC stocks on the BSE. IOC closed 0.5 per cent higher at Rs 137.20 on
Colombo: Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City beat Everton 3-1 at The Etihad Stadium on Saturday to pile the pressure on Premier League title rivals Liverpool, who host Manchester United on Sunday. The win takes Pep Guardiola’s side, who lost for the first time in the league this season with a 2-0 loss at Chelsea last week, back to the top with a twopoint advantage over
BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu entered the final of BWF World Tour Finals at Guangzhou, China for the second successive time where she willface Nozomi Okuhara of Japan.
MG 3, RX5, ZS, HS cars & SUVs showcased in India
None of the four cars displayed have been confirmed for launch in India MG is showcasing its global cars to create brand presence and gather opinions from onlookers Electric version of the ZS SUV likely to launch in India in 2020 MG is set to launch its first product in India sometime in the middle of 2019. The first MG car in India will be an SUV based on the Baojun 530. Until now, the carmaker has only showcased the silhouette of its first product and we know that it’s going to be powered by a 1.5-litre petrol and a 2.0-litre diesel engine. Apart from this, what has also been officially confirmed is
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the exchange. The government, which holds a 54.06 per cent stake in the company, is expected to participate in the share buyback. The government is targeting a minimum Rs
5,000 crore through share buyback offers of state-owned firms like Coal India, BHEL and Oil India. Besides IOC, at least half a dozen other central PSUs have disclosed share buyback programmes. Prominent among these include NHPC, BHEL, Nalco, NLC, Cochin Shipyard and KIOCL that could fetch the government a little over Rs 3,000 crore. The government is expected to participate in each of the share buyback programme of these PSUs. IOC said its board has also declared an interim dividend of 67.5 per cent or Rs 6.75 per share for fiscal 2018-19.
the tournament so far, will now face Nozomi Okuhara of Japan on Sunday in a repeat of last year’s BWF World Championships final. Sindhu and Intanon started on an equal note before the World No. 6 Sindhu went into the break with a two-point lead. Intanon came back to remove the advantage but unforced errors helped Sindhu stay ahead. Sindhu began the second game on a good note, winning the first four points but Intanon narrowed the lead to 5-6 before the two went into the break with the World No. 8 Intanon in the lead by one point.
Public credit registry better for SMEs, not spl norms: Acharya
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank prefers fundamental changes to smoothen loan flow to micro-businesses through a public credit registry, rather than doling out forbearances, deputy governor Viral Acharya Saturday said. The statement comes almost a month after the central board “advised” the monetary authority to consider a restructuring scheme for stressed standard assets of micro, small and medium enterprises borrowers up to Rs 25 crore. The advisory was issued amid pressure from government to do more to support small businesses, which have been impacted by the twin shocks of note-ban and GST introduction. The pollbound government has also been pitching for easing the prompt corrective action norms, under which the RBI has placed 11 of the 21 state-run banks, which will enable banks to lend more. “At RBI, we are quite excited about how we can solve the credit problems at the grassroots for micro entrepreneurs in a fundamental way rather than saying that when they default we will
just give them forbearance and give them another six or nine months to pay up,” he said while addressing IIT-Bombay’s annual Techfest.Acharya, an alumni of the premier engineering institute, said RBI is putting together a public credit registry that
will give banks the entire profile, including past loan details, and also regular income flows of borrowers This can make a lender more confident and also reduce the rate of interest for a borrower as the risk assessment becomes easier, Acharya said. When asked about privacy concerns of such a registry, Acharya admitted that it is a “delicate” matter and advocated an access rights design upfront rather than a lot of information being gathered by companies.
Gold slides on low demand from jewellers
New Delhi: Gold prices Saturday declined by Rs 30 to Rs 32,190 per 10 gram at the bullion market in the national capital on weak demand from local jewellers. Similarly, silver rates dropped by Rs 200 to Rs 38,400 per kg on sluggish demand from industrial units and coin makers. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purities dropped by Rs 30 to Rs 32,190 and Rs 32,040 per 10 gram, respectively. Sovereign gold stood steady at Rs 25,000 per 8 gram. Traders said gold prices fell due to dip in wedding season demand. Globally,
gold slipped to USD 1,238.12 an ounce in New York, while silver held steady
at USD 14.57 an ounce.In the domestic market, silver ready declined by Rs 200 to Rs 38,400 per kg, while weekly-based delivery fell by Rs 76 to Rs 38,054 per kg.Besides, silver coins remained unchanged at Rs 74,000 for buying and Rs 75,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
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President Ram Nath Kovind today visited the Statue of Unity in the Narmada district of Gujarat on the death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
President Kovind Visits Statue Of Unity On Sardar Patel Death Anniversary
KEVADIYA: President Ram Nath Kovind today visited the Statue of Unity in the Narmada district of Gujarat on the death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. President Kovind, accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and state chief secretary JN Singh, began his visit with a stroll at the Valley of Flowers developed near
the 182-metre tall statue of Sardar Patel in Kevadiya. After planting a tree in memory of Sardar Patel, President Kovind attended a prayer meet at the statue complex. The world’s tallest statue dedicated to Sardar Patel was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October. After offering tributes to Sardar Patel, President Kovind visited the museum
and exhibition area beneath the statue. He also visited the viewing gallery located at a height of 132 metres inside the statue. President Kovind then left the statue premises and headed to Kevadiya village, around 5 kms from the statue, to lay the foundation stone for a railway station. The railway station, proposed to be built at a cost of Rs. 20 crore, is
aimed at providing direct rail connectivity to tourists visiting the Statue of Unity. To connect Kevadiya with the main broad-guage line, the Railways has sanctioned the work to convert 18-km Dabhoi-Chandod narrow gauge into broad gauge and extension from Chandod to Kevadia by constructing a new 32-km line.
CM dedicates to people world’s 3rd& India’s first Railway University built in Vadodara
Vadodara is marching ahead to become hub of modern railway services and railway training institutions : Vijaybhai Rupani
Ahmedabad, Saturday: Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today categorically stated that cultural city of Vadodara is all set to become a hub of modern railway services and railway training institutions.The Chief Minister was speaking at a function organized to dedicate to people the world’s third and India’s first ‘National Railway and Transport Institution’ (NRATI) Railway World University at Lalbaug in Vadodara. The function was also attended by Union Railway Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal and he also released a booklet narrating the growth story of railway services in
four years in Gujarat. Mr. Rupani said that Gujarat is prepared to welcome the services of ‘Bullet Train’ and ‘High Speed Railways’ and the state government will offer all possible supports and cooperationin fulfilling such projects. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Mr.
Narendrabhai Modi changes are happening in all the sectors and a “New India” is building. He expressed a hope that the students of the NRATI will make India a topper in transport management. He also thanked Mr. Modi for setting-up the nation’s first railway university in Vadodara. Speaking on the
occasion, Mr. Goyal said that the face of railway is changing in last five years with two-and-half times more investments. He said that in the phase manner the UGC had allocated budget of Rs. 421-Crore in setting up the NRATI. The occasion was also graced by Member of Parliament Mrs. Ranjanben Bhatt, Vadodara City Mayor Dr. Jigishaben Sheth, MLAs – Mr. Yogesh Patel and Manishaben Vakil, Western Railways’ General Manager Mr. A. K. Gupta, District Collector Mrs. Shalini Agrawal, City Police Commissioner Mr. Anupamsinh Ghelot and others.
Bullet Train Project: 5 more farmers ready to give their land, says Surat Dy Collector
Ahmedabad : Five farmers of three villages in Surat district have offered to give their land for the bullet train project, said Deputy Collector and Land Acquisition Officer J P Mayatra on Saturday. This comes two days after 27 farmers in the district offered their land for the project for a compensation of over Rs 23 crore. Among the five farmers, two are from Goja and Vaktana villages, and one from Bonanad village. They contacted the district Inspector of Land Record Department on Saturday and expressed their willingness to give away their lands, said Mayatra. A total of 7,039 sqm of land will be acquired from them. “We have collected the documents and are verifying it with our records. We have also completed spot verification of the land. On Monday, we have called the farmers in order to pay them compensation amount. The amount is commensurate with the market value of
land,” the Land Acquisition Officer told The Sunday Express. Surat District Collector Dr Dhaval Patel said, “We have completed land measurement in around 16 villages, and today (Saturday) land measurement in two more villages, Mohini and Timberva, was done.” Reacting to the development, the Gujarat unit of Khedut Samaj, which has been opposing the land acquisition, said that it was not surprised as farmers of Goja, Bonanad, Vaktana, Antroli and a few other villages had withdrawn their support from the farmers’ agitation. “We knew the government will take advantage of the situation and start giving them the compensation amount. There are 192 villages through which the bullet train will pass and farmers of a few villages of Surat, one village in Vadodara and one in Bharuch have shown their willingness to give their land for the project,” said Jayesh Patel, president of the Gujarat unit of Khedut Samaj.
Railways investing six times more in Gujarat now: Piyush Goyal Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Railways is investing six times more money in Gujarat than what it used to before 2014. “Before 2014, about Rs 600 crore used to be invested annually on railway projects in Gujarat. Prime Minister Modi used to be worried about increasing the railway network in Gujarat and improve services of railways. You will be happy to know that today, about six times the money, which is an estimated Rs 3,500 crore, is being invested in the railways in Gujarat,” Goyal said at the foundation stone-laying event for a new railway station at Kevadiya Colony in Narmada district.
international China to halt added tariffs on US-made cars in easing of trade tensions
Beijing : China will temporarily suspend additional 25 per cent tariffs on US-made vehicles and auto parts starting Jan. 1, 2019, the finance ministry said on Friday, following a truce in a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The Ministry of Finance, in a statement on its website, also said it hopes China and the United States can speed up negotiations to remove all additional tariffs on each other’s goods as it reduces tariffs from 40 per cent to the 15 per cent level
that was levied before the current trade fight began. The suspension will last for three months. US President Donald Trump welcomed the announcement. “China just announced that their economy is growing much slower than anticipated because of our Trade War with them. They have just suspended US Tariff Hikes,” Trump said in a tweet. “US is doing very well. China wants to make a big and very comprehensive deal. It could happen, and rather soon!”
Donald Trump plan for census citizenship question poised for trial
California : California’s lawsuit against a Trump administration plan to add a citizenship question to the US census appears headed for trial. US District Judge Richard Seeborg on Friday rejected the administration’s request to throw out the lawsuit. He says the state had presented
enough evidence to support its authority to challenge the plan. Seeborg says there’s a dispute over whether the question would affect the final population count. The judge says other claims in the lawsuit also need to be resolved. A trial is scheduled to start in January. The Trump
administration has said the US Department of Justice requested a citizenship question to help enforce laws on voting rights. California says it could drive down participation. An after-hours phone message left with the JusticeDepartment wasn’t immediately returned.
Strong police presence in Paris before planned protests
California : A strong police presence has deployed in Paris before planned demonstrations by the “yellow vest” protesters, with authorities repeating calls for calm after previous violent protests and rioting. Advertisin Security forces in riot gear were positioned Saturday morning around central train
stations and along the famed Champs-Elysees boulevard, where shops were closed and boarded up in anticipation of the protests. Last weekend, groups of demonstrators smashed and looted stores and set up burning barricades in the streets.There was a strong police presence outside
the central Saint Lazare train station, where police in riot gear checked bags for helmets and other potential signs of trouble. More than 20 police vans and a water cannon truck idled nearby. President Emanuel Macron on Friday called for calm during the demonstrations.
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