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Short News Now, state bank CEOs can request look-out circulars against wilful defaulters
New Delhi : In an effort to strengthen the ailing banking sector, the government has now allowed CEOs of public sector banks to directly seek issuance of look-out circulars (LOCs) against wilful defaulters to prevent them from fleeing the country. A Home ministry notification said CEOs of PSBs have been added to the list of officials who can now make a request for issuance of LOCs to the ministry. The development comes following a recommendation by an inter-ministerial panel under Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar. The step was taken keeping in the mind the loan defaults made by Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi and thereafter, fleeing the country. “It will act as a big deterrent for wilful defaulters and also bring about a fundamental change in the creditor-debtor relationship.
Nepal senior opposition leader objects to Yogi Adityanath’s visit
Kathmandu : Bimalendra Nidhi, vice chairman of the opposition Nepali Congress and former Deputy Prime Minister, has objected to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s scheduled visit to Janakpur as chief guest during the customary Ram Janaki wedding celebration next month. Nidhi, speaking to the media, said it was unfortunate that someone who openly advocated for the restoration of Nepal’s status as a Hindu Kingdom was coming to Nepal as the chief guest at the invitation of the government. The senior opposition leader also asked the government to clarify if Adityanath was going to inaugurate the JanagarJanakpur-Kurtha Railway line when he visits Nepal during the second week of December. “It is something that the senior central ministers from the two sides should be doing. But if a provincial chief minister of India does that, that will be a serious breach of protocol and amount to undermining Nepal’s sovereignty,” he said.
Amritsar attack: Pakistan rejects charges, calls India ‘serial alleger’ New Delhi : Rejecting Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s claim that Pakistan was behind the grenade attack on a Nirankari congregation in Amritsar, Islamabad on Thursday said it was a bid to drag the country into India’s political affairs during election season. Speaking for the first time on the attack, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said it had become India’s habit of blaming the neighbouring country for any adverse development. “The purpose of such severe and unfounded allegations by the Indian authorities is to cover up their own failures and drag Pakistan in India’s domestic political affairs during election season,” PTI quoted Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal as saying. Pakistan’s reaction comes a day after the Punjab CM announced the arrest of one of the accused, Bikramjit Singh while saying that the terror attack, which left three dead and 21 people injured.
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A delegation of the protesting tribals met Fadnavis at Vidhan Bhawan in south Mumbai today where he assured them that the remaining claims would be settled by December this year.
Tribal farmers end stir after Maharashtra govt agrees to accept demands
New Delhi : Marking an end to the second mega agitation in Mumbai, tribal farmers called off their protest Thursday after the Maharashtra government agreed to fulfil their various demands. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured tribal farmers that their forest land rights claims will be settled by December this year. The chief minister also gave this assurance to representatives of over 7,000 protesting farmers who marched to Azad Maidan for redressal of their grievances, which include compensation for drought and transfer of forest rights to tribals. According to Tribal welfare minister Vishnu Savra, a total of 3.6 lakh claims were received of which
1.74 lakh have been settled in favour of the tribals. Similarly, 12,000 claims for community forest activity were also received of which 7,700 have been settled, he added. A delegation of the protesting tribals met Fadnavis at Vidhan Bhawan in south Mumbai today, where the winter session of the state legislature is underway. The farmers and tribals, who began the two-day march from Thane to Mumbai, reached Azad Maidan early Thursday, eight months after a similar protest was held at the venue. The morcha traversed through Dadar and the JJ flyover before reaching the Maidan, adjacent to the Mumbai municipal corporation headquarters.
Oppn, BJP engage in slugfest over J&K assembly dissolution; Abdullah rules out pact with PDP
New Delhi : Jammu and Kashmir witnessed highvoltage political drama since Wednesday after Governor Satya Pal Malik issued an order dissolving the state assembly. The Governor’s move soon after PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti staked claim to form a government with the support of the National Conference and Congress — she cited a collective strength of 56 MLAs in the 87-member House. A separate claim to form a government was made by Sajad Gani Lone of the two-member People’s Conference who claimed support of the BJP and 18 MLAs from other parties. He sent a letter while flying home from London. Malik cited the
“impossibility of forming a stable government by the coming together of political parties with opposing political ideologies” and the “fragile security scenario in the state… where there is a need to have a stable and supportive environment for security forces” as the reason behind his decision to dissolve the assembly. The dissolution of the Assembly, kept in suspended animation since June when Governor’s Rule was imposed after the BJP ended its alliance with the PDP to bring down the Mehbooba Mufti coalition, marked the culmination of high-voltage politics through the day that saw the PDP, NC and Congress joining hands to announce “a grand alliance of like-minded secular parties”.
Signs of thaw as Pak agrees to open Kartarpur Corridor for Indian Sikhs pilgrims
New Delhi : In an apparent thaw in talks, Pakistan has conveyed to India its decision to open the Kartarpur Corridor for the Sikh pilgrims on the occasion of Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday. “Pakistan has already conveyed to India its decision to open Kartarpur Corridor for Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary. PM Imran Khan will do break ground at Kartarpur facilities on 28th November. We welcome the Sikh community to Pakistan for this auspicious occasion,” Qureshi tweeted. His statement came hours after India called on Pakistan to construct a corridor to Katarpur Sahib to facilitate easy movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims to the shrine — the final resting place of Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev. Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is situated across the river Ravi, approximately four kilometres
from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. It was established by the Sikh Guru in 1522. The first Gurdwara, Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, was built here, where Guru Nanak Dev is said to have died. India also said it will build and develop a corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district to the International Border to facilitate
Sikh pilgrims visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur on the banks of the Ravi river in Pakistan. The Punjab government said President Ram Nath Kovind and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will lay the foundation stone of the Kartarpur Corridor at Dera Baba Nank in Gurdaspur on November 26, PTI reported.
Ram Madhav backtracks on ‘instruction from Pak’ remark after Twitter duel with Omar Abdullah
New Delhi : After his “instruction from Pakistan” remark set off a duel with National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Twitter, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said, “I take back my comment.” The BJP leader retracted his previous statement hours after Abdullah dared Madhav to prove his allegation that the NC boycotted the local polls in Jammu and Kashmir at
Pakistan’s behest. The two leaders clashed on the microblogging site, a day after Governor Satya Pal Malik issued an order dissolving the state assembly. The Governor’s move came shortly after the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP staked claim to form the government with the backing of rival NC and the Congress. Two-member People’s Conference also staked the claim, claiming the support of
the BJP and 18 legislators from other parties. Earlier in the day, Madhav alleged that the PDP and the NC boycotted the local body polls last month because they had “instructions from across the border”. “Probably they had fresh instructions from across the border to come together and form govt. What they did prompted Guv to look into the whole issue,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.
The state Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the assembly last night after People’s Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti staked claim to form government along with her arch-rival Omar Abdullah’s National Conference (NC) and the Congress.
Jammu-Kashmir Assembly polls to be held before May: CEC O P Rawat
New Delhi : The Election Commission Thursday said fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held within the next six months even as it did not rule out the possibility of holding polls before the Lok Sabha election due next year. “The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls must be held on the first occasion before May … it could be held before parliament elections also,” Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat said. He said as per the Supreme Court, the outer limit for holding fresh polls
after dissolution of a house is six months, that is May, 2019. At the same time, he made it clear that the Commission
will decide on poll dates after “considering all aspects.” The CEC further cited the Supreme court’s verdict, an outcome of
Presidential reference, which said polls will have to be held on the first occasion which means even before six months. The same principle was applied in Telangana where the assembly was dissolved prematurely, he said. The state Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the assembly last night after People’s Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti staked claim to form government along with her arch-rival Omar Abdullah’s National Conference (NC) and the Congress.
Within 3 years, city gas distribution facility will be available in 400 districts, says PM Modi
New Delhi : Asserting that India was “committed to move towards cleaner fuel”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid foundation stones to mark the beginning of work for CNG supply to automobiles and piped cooking gas to kitchens in 129 districts of 18 states, covering over a quarter of India’s population. The Prime Minister said that until 2014, only 66 districts in the country were within the purview of the City gas distribution,
and claimed that the numbers rose to nearly 174 districts. He said the city gas distribution facility will be available in 400 districts in the next two-three years. “It’s a grand picture of how our cities have taken steps towards gasbased economy,” Modi said in his address in the national capital, reported news agency PTI. Claiming that his government was paying attention to all aspects related to making India a gas-based economy, PM Modi said.
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The political cost of farm distress
The last two years have been filled with images of farmers dumping potatoes, tomatoes and onions by the roadside and resorting to distress sales of grains and pulses, with government in states and at the centre turning a blind eye. This is in sharp contrast to the alacrity with which governments move when onion prices touch ₚ40 a kilo, convening meetings, cracking down on traders and initiating imports. No surprise farmers then that across India have come to realise that governments are more concerned with the well-being of the urban consumer and it is they who are bearing the cost of low food prices. They are also starting to understand that unless they prove their strength as a community by taking to the streets and marching to cities, as well as electorally, little will change. That rural anger can cause noticeable political damage was proved beyond doubt when the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party performed poorly in rural areas in the Gujarat elections. Ground reports from the current phase of state elections suggest that farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan have set the tone of electoral discourse in these states. Simultaneously, they are also setting the stage for the general elections next year to remind governments that there is a political cost to ignoring rural India. On the other side, opposition parties, in a hurry to ensure political gains, are promising sops that may not help farmers in the long run. First, loan waivers can only be a temporary palliative which disproportionately benefits medium and large farmers, leaving out marginal growers who are more exposed to informal loans. Second, it is practically impossible for the government to procure all crops at minimum support prices (MSPs). The way out is a mix of different approaches: support prices, direct income transfers and freeing up agricultural markets from the clutch of the powerful trader lobby. Take the case of pulses. It makes sense for the government to procure directly from farmers at MSP and, instead of hoarding and resorting to open market sales at a later date, introduce it under the subsidized public distribution system. This will not only help farmers growing pulses with better prices, but also improve India’s terrible nutritional indicators—about 38% of our under-five children are stunted. Moreover, robust procurement of pulses can wean farmers away from input intensive and water guzzling crops such as rice and sugarcane.
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After hosting a grand reception in Bengaluru, Deepika and Ranveer Singh are back in Mumbai.
After Bengaluru reception, Deepika and Ranveer are back in Mumbai
New Delhi : Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are back in Mumbai after hosting a grand reception in Bengaluru. The two were first spotted in Bengaluru walking into the airport hand-in-hand. After a few hours, the shutterbugs spotted them again at Mumbai airport where Ranveer responded to the warm welcome from the paparazzi, but
their Bengaluru reception attires. While Deepika wore a saree gifted by her mother Ujjala Padukone, Ranveer and his family chose to wear Rohit Bal designs. According to sources, Deepika and Ranveer hosted 400-500 guests at the Bengaluru reception, which saw sports celebrities like PV Sindhu and Anil Kumble in attendance.
You have to celebrate imperfections of life: Ayushmann Khurrana New Delhi : Having tasted back-toback success at the box-office with Andhadhun and Badhaai Ho and then facing the harsh reality of his wife Tahira Kashyap’s breast cancer, actor Ayushmann Khurrana now sees things through a different prism and has called life a “great leveller�. Tahira revealed her affliction on September 22, posting on Instagram that she was detected with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in her right breast with high grade malignant cells. Asked how was he balancing his professional and personal life, Ayushmann told IANS here: “It was very difficult. I have realised that life is never perfect. You have to celebrate the imperfections of life and you have to accept that there would be a void in your life every time, it cannot be perfect. So, this was just a small imperfection according to us.
Pankaj Tripathi’s reply on his battle with English wins hearts at IFFI 2018 Panaji : Pankaj Tripathi gave it back with spunk and a punchline like few can, when an audience member at IFFI remarked how the actor can wear jeans but can’t speak English. “You said one thing to me, that I wear jeans but don’t know English. I want to say, ‘Jis umar mein hum bhaasha seekhte hain, us umar mein mere paas jeans pehenne ka privilege nahi thha (‘In the age we learn language, in that age I was not privileged enough to wear jeans’),� Pankaj responded. The actor, whose most recent works Mirzapur and Sacred Games have been widely lauded, reserved his comment till half an hour into the panel discussion on ‘Redefining Stories’ at the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here on Thursday.
Drew Barrymore bans kids’ acting for now
Mumbai: Drew Barrymore won’t let her children go into acting just yet. According to a reports on DailMail. co.uk, the Miss You Already star isn’t keen for her kids Frankie and Olive to start acting any time soon but she would be “supportive� if they wanted to follow in her footsteps in their later life. She said, “I’m not going to let them be kid actors. That’s so not their journey. If they want to be
Deepika looked tired. Ranveer and Deepika will host three wedding receptions in Mumbai. The Bajirao Mastani actors will host receptions on November 24, November 28 and December 1, respectively. The reception on December 1 is for the Bollywood fraternity. Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh looked nothing short of royalty in
actors later in life, I would be so supportive of it. Can you imagine me being a mom who is pushing her kids out there? That’s not going to happen.� She added, “Frankie’s really into Legos right now, which I’m really excited about because I mistakenly thought it was a boy’s toy and it turns out she’s really good at it. Her sister’s really good at Magna-Tiles. They’re both very good builders.�
Simmba is the first Bollywood collaboration between Ranveer and director Rohit Shetty. In an emotional video shot on its wrap up day, Ranveer thanked Rohit for making it a memorable experience. Simmba also stars Sara Ali Khan and releases on December 28.
Simmba: Ranveer and Rohit Shetty’s bromance will give you the feels
New Delhi : Ranveer Singh recently wrapped up the shoot of his upcoming film Simmba. And before he began its promotions, he took time off to tie the knot with his long-time girlfriend Deepika Padukone. Now that the dreamy wedding is over, and the couple has satiated us by sharing beautiful photos from the nuptial, Ranveer is back to promoting Simmba. Simmba is the first Bollywood collaboration between Ranveer and director Rohit Shetty. The way these two men bonded
Clapping back at Pier’s derogatory and sexist remarks, Grande said she uses her talent and sexuality, together.
Ariana Grande slams Piers Morgan
New Delhi : Piers Morgan has yet again found himself amidst a bitter controversy and is rightly being slammed by Ariana Grande, reports DailyMail.co.uk. Morgan called out Little Mix’s nude photoshoot and said they had copied it from Dixie Chicks to which Ariana’s mother replied saying it was more of a tribute than a copy. Morgan then went on to slam Ari’s mom and suggested Little Mix should “use their talent to sell records rather than their nudity. As your own daughter does (sic).� The God is Woman hitmmaker then slammed back at Morgan with a tweet saying, “I use my talent AND my sexuality all the time because i choose to. women can be sexual AND talented. naked and dignified. it’s OUR choice. & we will keep fighting til people understand. i say this w all due respect but thank u, next (sic),� She also added.
on the sets can be seen in a video Ranveer tweeted on Thursday. The clip was shot on the day of Simmba’s wrap up, and we see the actor getting emotional while speaking about his “Bhaiâ€? – Rohit. Ranveer captioned the video as, “Bhai is Bhai đ&#x;’Şđ&#x;?žâ?¤ love you #RohitShettyâ€? In the video, Ranveer says, “My experience has been thousands of times more than what I had expected. I’ve never had such a blast making a movie in all the years that I’ve been working.
Priyanka Chopra’s fiance Nick Jonas is back in India. Is wedding on the cards?
New Delhi : Priyanka Chopra is gearing up for her big fat Indian wedding, reportedly, set to take place in December. While her fans wait for the wedding announcement, PC shared an adorable photo of herself and fiance Nick Jonas on her Instagram account. Nick had a day ago posted a boomerang video on his social media handle. The video looked like he was in a private jet.
He captioned the post as, “See you later NYC‌â€? While fans of the star couple were counting hours before Nick landed in Delhi, Priyanka’s post confirmed his arrival. She captioned the photo as, “Welcome home baby‌ đ&#x;˜?â€? After dating for some months, Priyanka got engaged to singer-actor Nick in an intimate ‘roka’ ceremony at her Mumbai residence in August this year.
Salman is likely to make a special appearance in Iulia’s debut film, Radha Kyon Gori Main Kyon Kaala.
Salman Khan’s life is dedicated to help others: Iulia Vantur Mumbai: Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan is known to introduce newcomers in Bollywood. Sonakshi Sinha, Daisy Shah, Aayush Sharma and Warina Hussain are some of the actors introduced by him in the Hindi film industry. Joining them is Iulia Vantur who’ll be making her big Bollywood debut with Radha Kyon Gori Main Kyon Kaala. Iulia is said
to be a very close to Khan’s family and has been a part of every festival or function Salman’s family celebrated. While speaking with Mumbai Mirror, the Romanian beauty praised Salman Khan and also talked about the advice Salman gave for her Bollywood debut. She said, “Salman’s life is dedicated to help others. He helps people through his foundation and any other way
possible. Even when people don’t come to ask for help - he will sense (it). He will come to give that help.� Iulia also spoke about her Bollywood debut film titled as ‘Radha Kyon Gori Main Kyon Kaala’. She said, “I had some other offers before but I said no to them. But then Prem Soni came with Radha Kyon Gori Main Kyon Kaala and I really liked my character and the
message of the movie.� Interestingly, it’s been reported that Salman will make a special appearance in Iulia’s debut film. Meanwhile, Salman Khan is currently busy with Ali Abbas Zafar’s next directorial Bharat. The film also stars Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani and Sunil Grover. Bharat is slated to release on Eid, 2019.
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Mary Kom reaches World Boxing Championship final
Five-time world champion Mary Kom beat North Korean Kim Hyang Mi to reach the 48kg final at the Women’s World Boxing Championship.
New Delhi :The legendary M C Mary Kom remained on course for an unprecedented sixth gold medal by reaching the 48kg final but Lovlina Borgohain had to settle for a bronze after losing her semifinal bout in 69kg in the Women’s World Boxing Championship here Thursday. The 35-year-old Mary Kom, a five-time world champion, beat her North Korean opponent Mi Hyang Kim in a unanimous 5-0 decision in the semifinals. In the summit clash on Saturday, Mary Kom will take on Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota whom
the Indian had beaten earlier this year in a tournament in Poland. After reaching the semifinals on Tuesday, Mary Kom has already become the most successful woman pugilist in the event’s history. Now, she will chase another history on Saturday If the diminutive Manipuri, known as ‘Magnificent Mary’, wins a gold on Saturday, she will match Cuban men’s legend Felix Savon as the joint most successful pugilist (men and women) in the World Championships’ history.
Business
Govt authorises CEO of PSBs to request for LoCs against wilful defaulters
New Delhi: To check wilful defaulters and fraudsters from fleeing the country, the government has now authorised CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) to make request for issuance of look-out circulars (LOCs) against suspects. The move comes against the backdrop of defaults by Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi and thereafter, fleeing the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently made changes in the circular by including CEOs of PSBs in the list of officials who can make request for issuance of LOCs to the ministry. The inclusion by MHA was done following the recommendation of an inter-ministerial panel under Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar that made a case for empowering the heads of
PSBs to request for the opening of LOCs. When asked about the changes made in the circular of MHA, Kumar said it was a continuation of the government’s cleanup drive of the banking sector. Soon after the emergence of the PNB fraud and perpetrator Nirav and his uncle Choksi fleeing the country, the Finance Ministry asked PSBs to collect passport details of all those borrowers, who have borrowed loans of more than Rs 50 crore. However, possession of mere passport detail was not enough but this circular has empowered banks to take a decisive action against wilful defaulters and fraudsters by requesting for issuance of LOC by the concerned authority, thereby thwarting any move by them to flee the country, Kumar said.
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Relieved at being able to break a run of recent reverses with a four-run win over India in the first T20 International, Australia coach Justin Langer said they were tired of being “bashed up”.
We have had enough of getting bashed up, says Justin Langer Brisbane: Relieved at being able to break a run of recent reverses with a four-run win over India in the first T20 International, Australia coach Justin Langer said they were tired of being “bashed up”. Glenn Maxwell carried on his impressive form with 46 off just 24 balls, Marcus Stoinis made 33 from 19 balls, while legspinner Adam Zampa (2/22 off four overs) was Man of the Match for Australia in Brisbane. “What did it (the win) do the team? I loved seeing the way we were brave. We talked about it. Aussies are great at getting to a point where (we say): ‘We have had enough of this. It doesn’t matter what part of our summer – we have had enough of it’,” Langer was quoted as saying by the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’. “We have had enough of getting beaten, we have had enough of
getting bashed up and I just loved how brave the boys were. The way they fielded, the way they batted, they were brave, they had a redhot dip. “That’s what Australians are good at, aren’t we? We get to a point – we say: ‘You know what,
we have had enough of this. When are we going to turn it around?’ It was a rare win for Australia since the ball-tampering fiasco in South Africa, and just their second from five matches this home summer.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran extends super run, enters semifinals at Pune Challenger
New Delhi : In-form Prajnesh Gunneswaran dished out yet another impressive performance to make the semifinals of the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger, taming Alexander Nedovysov in straight sets, on Thursday. Prajnesh tacked the seasoned Kazakh, who once figured in top-100 but is now 186, with ease, winning 6-4 6-4 in one
hour and 23 minutes at the USD 50,000 hard court tournament. Prajnesh stood out with his fluent strokemaking, specially with his free-flowing forehand which is his biggest weapon. He hit deep returns and fed the Kazkah mostly on his backhand side to open the court, looking for winners. The plan worked effectively for the Indian.
Terming the decision a “politically motivated” one, Sethi, who convinced the PCB to file the compensation case against the BCCI, said Pakistan were forced to lose a strong case.
ICC’s judgement on PCB’s compensation claim against BCCI is absurd: Najam Sethi New Delhi : Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has termed the ICC’s decision to dismiss the country’s compensation claim against the BCCI for not honouring a bilateral MoU as “vague and absurd”. Terming the decision a “politically motivated” one, Sethi, who convinced the PCB to file the compensation case against the BCCI, said Pakistan were forced to lose a strong case.
BoB board to consider allotment of shares to staff next week New Delhi: Bank of Baroda (BoB) Thursday said its board will meet next week to consider allotment of fresh shares under the employee stock purchase scheme. “The board of directors of the bank is scheduled to meet on November 29, 2018 to consider and approve issuance of fresh equity shares to its employees under Sebi (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014,” BoB said in a regulatory filing. The government in March 2017 had allowed public sector banks to offer stock options to their employees in order to retain experienced hands. The scheme also aims at providing better incentives besides being a means of capital raise. Allahabad Bank has raised nearly Rs 236 crore in its maiden Employee Share Purchase Scheme (ESPS). United Bank completed the issue of around 5 crore fresh shares to employees under the scheme on August 31, 2018. PNB will offer 10 crore shares under the scheme while Canara Bank will issue up to 6 crore equity shares to its staff to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore under ESPS. Stock of Bank of Baroda closed 1.79 per cent down at Rs 109.95 on BSE.
“We’ve pursued the case in the best possible manner. But we also must not forget that India have an extremely strong lobby in the ICC. Even then, this judgment is extremely vague and absurd,” Sethi said. “I seriously believe that this judgment is politically influenced. India’s strength in ICC is unquestionable at times.” The ICC had dismissed Pakistan’s compensation claim of around USD 70 million against BCCI
earlier this week, saying the MOU signed between the two boards to play six bilateral series is not a legally binding agreement as claimed by the PCB legal team. According to the MoU, which was signed at the time of the formation of ‘Big Three’ in 2014, both India and Pakistan were due to play six bilateral series between 2015-2023, four of which were supposed to be hosted by Pakistan.
Gold prices surged after falling for three straight days, largely on fresh buying by jewellers.
Gold tops Rs 32,000-mark on jewellers’ buying, global cues
New Delhi: Gold went past the Rs 32,000-mark by gaining Rs 90 to trade at Rs 32,040 per 10 gram at the bullion market on Thursday on fresh buying by local jewellers amid a firm trend overseas. Silver too firmed up by Rs 200 to Rs 38,000 per kg on the back of increased offtake by industrial units.Gold prices surged on Thursday after falling for three straight days, largely on fresh buying by jewellers at the domestic spot market, coupled with a better trend globally. Globally, gold rose 0.11 per cent to USD 1,228 an ounce, while silver traded higher at USD 14.59 an ounce in Singapore as weakness in
the dollar raised demand for the precious metal as a safe haven. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity rebounded by Rs 90 each to Rs 32,040 and Rs 31,890 per 10 gram,
respectively. It had lost Rs 200 in the previous three days. Sovereign gold, however, held steady at Rs 24,800 per piece of 8 gram on little doing. In line with gold, silver ready recovered by Rs
200 to Rs 38,000 per kg, while weekly-based delivery by Rs 302 to Rs 36,888 per kg. Silver coins were unaltered at Rs 73,000 for buying and Rs 74,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
PNGRB had offered 106 GAs in the previous eight bid rounds, of which 56 were awarded.
PM Modi lays foundation stone for city gas work in 122 districts New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid foundation stones to mark the beginning of work for CNG supply to automobiles and piped cooking gas to kitchens in 129 districts of 18 states, covering over a quarter of India’s population. Keen to cut emissions through a greater share of environment friendly natural gas as auto and cooking fuel, Modi also
launched the 10th round of bidding for award of city gas licenses in 124 new districts, which have been clubbed into 50 Geographical Areas (GAs). “This is an important step in developing infrastructure,” he said, adding once 10th round is completed, natural gas as fuel will cover 400 districts and 70 per cent population. Modi said households with piped
cooking gas connections would reach 2 crore after network in cities awarded up to 10th round is completed. Currently
there are over 32 lakh piped consumers. He said CNG stations too would more than double to 10,000. Downstream
regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) had just a few weeks back awarded licenses for 78 out of the 86 Gas put on offer in the 9th round of bidding. Of the GAs awarded in the 9th round, Modi laid foundation stones for work in 65 GAs, made up of 129 districts, while leaving out the ones in election-bound states
like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana due to the model code of conduct. The license winners of 61 GAS out of these 65 GAS organised functions in their respective areas, which were connected to Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital through video conferencing, where the prime minister formally launched the city gas works.
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The Buddhist organization has reportedly roped in Ram Sutar, the sculptor behind the Statue of Unity, for the project.
After ‘Statue Of Unity’, Gigantic Buddha Statue Could Come Up In Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: After the 182-meter tall ‘Statue of Unity’, dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Gujarat may get a gigantic Buddha statue. Sanghakaya Foundation, a non-profit Buddhist organisation, said Thursday that it has demanded land from the government for installing an 80-feet high statue of Lord Buddha in Gandhinagar The organization has reportedly roped in Ram Sutar, the sculptor behind the Statue of Unity, for the project “We are expecting to get the land soon,” president of the foundation Bhante
Prashil Ratna told reporters in Ahmedabad. Mr Ratna also said
that the foundation is planning to set up a Buddhist University in
Gujarat. “Contrary to the belief that ancient Buddhist sites exist only in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and further to the north, Gujarat too has been blessed with such sites,” he said. “Like Nalanda and Takshashila, records of Chinese travelers mention that there was a big Buddhist university called Vallabhi at Bhavnagar in Gujarat,” he said. The foundation also plans to build a grand monument at Dev Ni Mori, a Buddhist archaeological site in Sabarkanth district of north Gujarat, he said.
Gujarat: Will support Congress candidate… Bypolls In Gujarat, Jharkhand On December 20 & campaign against BJP, says Vaghela The electoral rolls for the two assembly constituencies with reference to January 1, 2018 as the qualifying date has been finally published, the Commission said.
Ahmedabad : Former Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela on Thursday announced that he would campaign for the Congress candidate in Jasdan Assembly by-elections to be held on December 20. Vaghela, who was also a Union Minister in the UPA-I government, said: “I will campaign in support of the Congress candidate if I am invited by the Congress. Even if I am not invited, I will campaign against the BJP that will benefit the Congress directly.” The senior politician said that in 2019 Lok Sabha elections as well, he would campaign against the BJP. “I will not be contesting Lok Sabha elections in 2019 but I will be campaigning against the BJP and in favour of the Congress and NCP candidates,” he said. He added that he was in touch with NCP leader Sharad Pawar. Asked why he
should campaign against the BJP when he is not a part of any political party, Vaghela said, “I have taken the decision to protect the country from destruction. If BJP is not stopped, democracy will disappear from the country. Every democratic institution from Election Commission to Supreme Court is being discredited under the BJP government’’, he said. The 78-year-old politician, who has RSS roots and began his political career with the BJP, said, “I know Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah more than anyone else. They don’t have respect for dissent. They don’t want opposition. I want democracy to survive. And this is why I have made a decision to work against the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections. I believe Congress and NCP will certainly benefit from my work.”
Ahmedabad : The Election Commission on Thursday announced the schedule for by-elections to fill the two vacant Assembly seats of Jasdan in Gujarat and Kolebira (ST) in Jharkhand on December 20. The counting of votes will take place on December 23. The date of issue of notification for the two by-polls is November 26 and the last date of nominations is December 3. Scrutiny of nominations will be done the next day and the last date for withdrawals is December 6. The electoral rolls for the two assembly constituencies with reference to January 1, 2018 as the qualifying date has been finally published, the Commission said. It said it has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the by-elections in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
Hardik Patel OBC Meets Panel Chief, Demands Survey Of Patidars In Gujarat GANDHINAGAR: Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel is pushing for a survey to establish “social and economic backwardness” of the community in Gujarat so that they qualify for reservation in jobs, days after Marathas were granted reservation in Maharashtra after a similar exercise. Mr Patel led a delegation on Thursday to meet chairperson of the OBC Commission of Gujarat and
demanded a survey of the Patidar (Patel) community by the panel. “We met chairman of OBC Commission Sugnaben Bhatt and handed an 11-page letter asking her to conduct a survey that the entire Patel community is socially and educationally backward,” he told reporters after the meeting “We have demanded that survey be started as soon as possible. It is mandatory to prove in a survey that a community is
backward and after that only it (community) becomes eligible to receive reservation,” he said. The move of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by Hardik Patel comes after Maharashtra’s State Backward Class Commission gave a report on backwardness of the Marathas after which the government announced quota for the community. The reservation will be granted
to the community under a new category, ‘Socially and Educationally Backward Class’, as per the recommendation of the commission, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said Sunday. On his meeting Thursday with Sugnaben Bhatt, 25-year-old Hardik Patel said, “The commission heard us and gave a positive feedback. They will give us a reply in a week’s time.”
international UK’s May to meet with Austrian leader to help Brexit bid
London : British Prime Minister Theresa May is to meet Austria’s chancellor to build support for her Brexit plan ahead of a possible Sunday summit. May plans to meet Thursday with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency. The UK and the European Union agreed last week on a 585-page document sealing the terms of Britain’s departure, but are still working to nail down a separate political declaration on their future relations after Brexit. Kurz told the Austria Press Agency in remarks published Thursday that his trip to London is designed to help May build support for the deal, which faces opposition in the British Parliament. He also says he hopes to get a “realistic picture” of May’s chances of getting majority support for the bill.
Head of Russian spy agency accused of British poison attack dies
Moscow : The head of Russia’s military intelligence agency that the West has blamed for a string of brazen attacks died on Wednesday after “a serious and long illness”, the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday, hailing him as a “true son of Russia.” The Ministry of Defence heaped praise on Colonel-General Igor Korobov, 62, who had run the spy agency, best known as the GRU, since 2016, saying he had been made a Hero of Russia for his service in the post, the highest state award. “The loving memory of this wonderful person, a true son of Russia, a patriot of the Fatherland Colonel-General Igor Valentinovich Korobov will always be in our hearts,” the ministry said in a statement. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, expressed his condolences to Korobov’s relatives, while state news agency TASS cited a military source as saying Vice-Admiral Igor Kostyukov, the agency’s first deputy head, had been standing in for Korobov during his illness and was the favourite to formally take over his role. Britain has accused the GRU of attempting to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a nerve agent, the Netherlands has accused it of trying to hack the global chemical weapons watchdog, and U.S. intelligence agencies say it tried to hack the 2016 presidential election. Russia denies all those allegations.
In race for global power, US and China push nations to pick a side
Lending Strong Support to the theme of World Diabetes Day 2018-2019
Ahmedabad Declaration of 2018, titled “The Family and Diabetes” released during the Annual Conference of the Research Society for Study of Diabetes India (RSSDI supports the efforts of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Declaration of 2018, titled “The Family and Diabetes” released during the Annual Conference of the Research Society for Study of Diabetes India (RSSD) supports the efforts of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and lends its voice towards strengthening the family, in quest for optimal diabetes control. The Ahmedabad Declaration of 2018 states that family is the basic social unit, and should be taken as the basic unit of engagement and intervention in diabetes care as well. It should
be considered the basic unit of intervention in a syndrome such as diabetes, which has multiple social ramifications. Family members not only contribute to diabetes care and support, but are also prone to all effects arising from this. Shared genetic and environmental factors lead to a higher prevalence of diabetes in family members, and open a window of opportunity for diabetes prevention as well. The attitudes, wishes and needs of family members of persons living with diabetes were analyzed
in the multinational second Diabetes Attitude, Wishes and Needs (DAWN2) study. The DAWN2 study documented that there was significant impairment of psychological well being, diabetes related distress, and negative impact on the life of these family members. The frustration of family members in not being able to help their loved ones manage diabetes, and in dealing with hypoglycemia, was also observed. In spite of these challenge, most family members reported willingness to increase their
involvement in diabetes care. India was one of the 17 countries involved in DAWN 2. Indians living with diabetes reported their family and “other people in the community”, as being most supportive, as compared to peers from other countries. Indians with diabetes were the second most likely (after China) to have supportive friends, and third most likely (after China and Algeria) to encounter supportive people at work or school. This highlights the positive contribution of the family to diabetes care in India.
Washington : The escalating brinkmanship between the United States and China as they race to quash each other’s global influence is forcing other nations to pick sides between the two superpowers, putting at risk future cooperation on geopolitical threats and a resolution to the economic standoff. The rivalry, which has reached a new pitch and scope, is now centered on the trade war that President Donald Trump started this year. But tensions have also sharpened over a broad range of diplomatic and military issues, like Taiwan, the South China Sea and economic sanctions on North Korea and Iran. Across the globe, the United States and China are jockeying to build alliances or partnerships and shut out the other power. The hard-nosed competition surfaced over the weekend at an Asian economic forum that pitted Vice President Mike Pence against President Xi Jinping of China, and threatens to disrupt the Group of 20 summit that starts November 30 in Argentina. The United States again vented its frustration Tuesday, accusing China of continuing to engage in unfair trade practices despite Trump’s tariffs.
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