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Non subsidised LPG cylinder price cut by Rs 120.50 New Delhi : Giving a new year gift to the people of Delhi, the government has announced a major reduction in LPG prices. The rate of non-subsidised LPG cylinder has been reduced by Rs 120.50 while the price of subsidised LPG cylinder has been cut by Rs 5.91, said Indian Oil Corporation. The prices, however, have been kept unchanged in other cities.From midnight tonight, a 14.2-kg subsidised LPG cylinder will cost Rs 494.99 in the national capital as against Rs 500.90 currently, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country’s largest fuel retailer, said in a statement. This is the second straight monthly reduction in LPG rate. On December 1, subsidised LPG price was cut by Rs 6.52 per bottle, after six consecutive monthly hikes in rates. The two price reductions have mostly negated the Rs 14.13 per cylinder increase in rates between June and November.
CCTV footage shows 3 men transporting ‘Khashoggi's body parts Ankara (Turkey): A Turkish television station has broadcast CCTV footage showing men carrying cases and bags which it says contained slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's body parts. The images shown on C television late Sunday feature three men carrying five suitcases and two large black bags into the home of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul. The residence lies a short distance from the Saudi consulate where Khashoggi was murdered in October in a killing that has tested Riyadh's relations with the West. Citing unnamed Turkish sources, A-Haber said Khashoggi's dismembered body was inside the cases and bags. Khashoggi, a contributor to the Washington Post, was killed on October 2 shortly after entering the kingdom's consulate in what Riyadh called a "rogue" operation.
Maoists kill BJP legislator’s uncle, torch 10 vehicles in Bihar’s Aurangabad Aurangabad: Maoists shot dead the uncle of a BJP MLC, set a house and 10 vehicles on fire in Bihar's Aurangabad district, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Superintendent of Police Satya Prakash said the Maoists attacked Sudi Bigaha village under the jurisdiction of Deo Police Station late on Saturday night, during which a man identified as Narendra Singh (55) was shot dead.Singh is the uncle of Rajan Kumar Singh, a BJP member of Bihar Legislative Council, he said. According to the SP, the Maoists fired several rounds and set 10 vehicles on fire, including three tractors parked at Narendra Singh's house. The Maoists also set a house belonging to one Dhananjay Singh, a dafadar with Deo police station, on fire located near Sudi Bigaha village, SP said. After getting information about the Maoist attack, security forces reached the village and exchanged fire with the Naxals, who then fled from the spot, Prakash said.
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New Zealand, Australia, Japan welcome stalled as Rajya Sabha adjourned after Oppn uproar the New Year with pomp and fireworks The upper house has been adjourned till January 2, 2019. gns news : New Delhi
gns news : Auckland/Sydney As the world bid adieu to 2018, several countries across the globe ushered in the New Year with much aplomb and fanfare. New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, South Korea, Japan and parts of Russia welcomed 2019 with magnificent fireworks and joyous celebrations. In New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland, thousands of revellers gathered to ring in the New Year
around Sky Tower, with spectacular fireworks bursting from the top of the 1,076-foot building. In fact, authorities have allowed partygoers in Auckland to make as much noise as they want as the cops have promised not to attend to any noise complaints during those particular hours. Meanwhile, parts of Australia, including Sydney, also celebrated the New Year, with revellers witnessing a magnificent show of fireworks at the Opera House.
Revellers did not let the thunderstorms in the evening dampen their spirits as thousands flocked to witness the dazzling show of fireworks at the harbour in Sydney. Notably, Samoa has the distinction of being the first country to welcome New Year 2019. What’s more interesting is that American Samoa, which is merely an hour’s flight away from Samoa, will ring in the New Year almost 12 hours later due to
Rahul Gandhi said the 'watchman' is looting India by helping his close friends, who default on hefty bank loans and flee country.
‘Watchman’ PM looting India Rahul’s jibe at Modi over RBI report on loan defaulters New Delhi
Three days after RBI stated that banks lost Rs 41,167 crore to fraud in 2017-18, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the "watchman" is looting India by helping his close friends, who default on hefty bank loans and flee the country. The Congress party president tweeted, "He (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) is working as a thief by portraying himself as the watchman of the country. He gave away Rs 41,167 crore of bank money to his close aides.) The Congress president claimed that with the amount of Rs 41,167 crore, the central government could have waived off the loan of farmers of three states, opened 40 AIIMS and
the time difference. On the other hand, small parts of Russia also celebrated the New Year, with actors and dancers participating in the festivities, dressed as characters such as Father Frost and Snow Maiden, The Telegraph reported. Meanwhile, revellers in Tokyo took to social media to post photographs and videos of fireworks displays and celebrations as the island nation welcomed the New Year.
Sajjan, convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, surrenders before court
73-year-old ex-Congress leader was sentenced to life for 'remainder of his natural life' by Delhi HC on Dec 17. New Delhi
run MNREGA for at least one year without any hassle. The RBI on Friday issued a report, saying that fraudsters in the financial year 2017-18, looted Rs 41,167.7 crore from the banking system, which is 72 per cent more than the previous year's Rs 23,933 crore. In the year 2017-18, a little less than 6000 cases of bank fraud were reported as against 5,076 in the previous
fiscal. "Current figures show that the cases of fraud are increasing for the last four years - 2013-14 saw cases of fraud worth Rs 10,170 crore. In comparison, this figure has increased four times in 2017-18. In 2017-18, however, fraud related to off-balance sheet operations, foreign currency transactions, deposit accounts, and cyber-activity is important.
Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on Monday surrendered before a Delhi court to serve life sentence in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which he was convicted by the Delhi High Court. He surrendered before Metropolitan Magistrate Aditi Garg. The 73-year-old former Congress leader was sentenced to life for the "remainder of his natural life" by the Delhi High Court on December 17. It had set a deadline of December 31 for Kumar to surrender. The high court had on December 21 declined his plea to extend the time of his surrender by a month.
Jaitley was responding to Rahul Gandhi's 'nobody killed Sohrabuddin' comment he made on day of judgement.
‘Who killed probe?’ Jaitley slams Rahul over remark on Sohrabuddin verdict gns news : New Delhi
Taking Congress head on over the Sohrabuddin case, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the appropriate question for party president Rahul Gandhi to ask would be, who killed the investigation in this case. The Special CBI Judge, Mumbai, who deals with CBI cases had acquitted all accused in Sohrabuddin case, the minister said, adding "more relevant than the Order of the Acquittal is the observation of the Judge that in the investigation, from the very beginning, Investigating Agency did not investigate the case professionally in order to find out the truth but to divert it towards certain political persons."Responding to the comment of Gandhi on the day of the judgement that
Army foils Pak BAT team’s bid to carry out attack on New Year’s eve gns news : Srinagar
A major Border Action Team (BAT) action has been foiled along the Line of Control (LoC) in Naugam sector of Jammu and Kashmir by killing two intruders who are "likely Pakistani soldiers", the Army said on Monday. "Army foiled a major BAT attempt to strike a forward post along the Line of Control in Naugam Sector in the early hours of Sunday," an Army spokesman said. He said the intruders attempted to come in by exploiting the thick jungles close to the LoC
and were assisted by heavy covering fire of high calibre weapons such as mortars and rocket launchers from the Pakistani posts.
The Rajya Sabha Monday failed to initiate a discussion on the contentious Triple Talaq Bill, with a united opposition led by the Congress demanding that the draft law be sent to a select committee for scrutiny. With the government pressing for a discussion on the Muslim women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) bill, 2018 after Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tabled the same, the opposition stuck to its demand for sending the bill to a select
committee. Amid a stalemate between the government and the opposition over the issue, the house failed to transact any significant business during the day. The House was adjourned for the day amid din over the issue. Earlier the House was adjourned twice during the day with an adjournment in the morning following protests by AIADMK members over the Cauvery issue. The House also saw another brief adjournment of 15 minutes in the afternoon soon after the Triple Talaq Bill was tabled.
"The movement was nonetheless detected by the vigilant Indian Army troops deployed along the LoC," he said. The spokesman said the fire-fight initiated by Pakistan was given strong retaliation by the Indian Army and the exchange of fire continued the whole night. "Own troops conducted prolonged search operations in thick jungles and difficult terrain conditions to ascertain the situation, which confirmed elimination of two likely Pakistani soldiers and resulted in recovery of a large cache of warlike stores.
'nobody killed Sohrabuddin', Jaitley said, "It would have been more appropriate if he had asked the right question, namely who killed Sohrabuddin case investigation, he would have got the right answer." Jaitley in his Facebook post titled: 'Who killed the Sohrabuddin Investigation' said that those who have recently shown a belated concern for institutional independence, "should
seriously introspect as to what they did to the CBI when they were in power." The minister further said that as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, he had written a letter to the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on September 27, 2013, detailing the politicisation of the investigation in the Sohrabuddin, Tulsi Prajapati, Ishrat Jahan, Rajinder Rathore and the Haren Pandya cases.
‘Family balm’: Amit Shah fires salvo at Gandhis over AgustaWestland case gns news : New Delhi
In a series of tweets, BJP president Amit Shah on Monday fired multiple salvos on the Congress leadership for their alleged role in Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper procurement scam. "Michel's lawyer has admitted that the paper was indeed passed on to him. He thought that it was a list of medicines, which could have been transparently given in any case. We have heard of Zandu Balm and Tiger Balm but what is this 'Family Balm' that every middleman wants," said
Shah in a tweet. "In any case, what must be told again and again is the Congress background of Michel's lawyer," said Shah in one of his tweets. "In the national interest, Michel's lawyer must tell us about the Existence of documents of 2008, which make a reference to Mrs. Gandhi. Evidently, the friendship between Michel and one family in India is time-tested and deep," he said in another tweet. In any case, what must be told again and again is the Congress background of Michel’s lawyer. The so called expulsion remains a SHAM.
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2018 isn’t all gloomy: 5 districts offer hope Two-thirds of India’s 112 backward districts are in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The remaining are scattered across the country with a few in the Northeast. These districts identified in January 2018 for fast-track development represent the part of rural India that lags behind in basic services such as health, education and infrastructure, and have rightly come under the focus of policymakers. Under the “aspirational districts” programme, central and state officials are working closely to identify the strength of each district and use it to catalyse growth. NITI Aayog, which anchors the programme, has ranked these districts on their performance in key development areas of health and nutrition, education, farming, water resources, financial inclusion, skill development and access to basic infrastructure such as road, potable water and power. The rankings, first announced in June and based on data from states and the central government, as well as a survey of over 100,000 households, showed that several of these districts had reported improvement in elementary education over the 2017 national average. The second set of rankings, released on 27 December, shows that five districts have particularly made rapid progress—Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, Ranchi in Jharkhand, Siddharthnagar and Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh, and Jamui in Bihar. While districts such as Siddharthnagar made progress on several fronts, including education and basic infrastructure, Pakur in Jharkhand remain backward in education, health, nutrition and basic infrastructure. Pakur, which ranks at the bottom of the list, at 111, has plenty of room for improvement. Wayanad in Kerala, which was affected by floods recently, is not part of the latest ranking. Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu has the best overall score among all the backward districts. The incremental progress made by the five districts offer hope that with a focused approach, a quick course correction in the development trajectory could be achieved. Plugging the development gaps and improving the quality of life of people in these backward areas is important, considering that India has crossed only the halfway mark in achieving sustainable development goals (SDG) such as removal of poverty and inequality, which it had adopted in 2015 along with 192 other nations. NITI Aayog is also monitoring the work on achieving SDG goals. Improving basic services and ensuring livelihood of people in backward districts is of tremendous importance, considering that people are forced to migrate in search of a better life. Two key initiatives that will go a long way in achieving this goal are the Ayushman Bharat scheme, which offers health cover to 100 million vulnerable families, and the BharatNet project, which digitally connects all gram panchayats. Digital connectivity will link people in rural areas with urban centres, improving employment opportunities. In a nation that is set to be the fifth largest economy in the world, bridging the development gap is vital to social - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara and political stability. Editor
Bollywood Anil Kapoor’s blessings
gns news : Mumbai gns news : Mumbai The Malaika Arora-Arjun Kapoor relationship is the most open secret in tinsel town. The couple who is seen together at every important Bollywood event has finally got Anil Kapoor’s approval when the discernibly in-love couple arrived together for Arjun’s uncle, Anil Kapoor’s 62nd birthday party on the day before Christmas. According to a source very close to the Kapoor family Anil has given his approval to the relationship. Says the source, “Perhaps ‘approval’ is not the right word. Neither is the couple seeking nor is Anil entitled to give his approval. Acceptance is more like it. Anil being more a buddy to Arjun than an uncle asked Arjun straight away about the relationship. Arjun who is far more relaxed with Anil than with his own father Boney Kapoor has confided in Anil about how serious he is about his relationship with Malaika.
Actress Sonam Kapoor who was recently seen on a talk show revealed she loves stalking Tiger Shroff's Instagram account. On Sunday’s episode of Koffee with Karan, siblings Sonam Kapoor, Harshvardhan Kapoor, and Rhea Kapoor revealed a lot about their lives. When Rhea Kapoor was answering her set of rapid-fire questions actress Sonam Kapoor interrupted in between and added her fondness towards the actor Tiger Shroff Karan Johar asked who does rhea like with and without a shirt in B-Town. to which Sonam added, "I like his 'Tigerians', or whatever they are on social media they're lots of fun. I Stalk Tiger Shroff on
Divya Agarwal wins MTV Ace of Space Divya Agarwal took home the coveted MTV Ace of Space trophy and prize money of Rs seven lakh. New Delhi
Divya Agarwal on Monday was announced as the winner of MTV Ace of Space. She beat beau Varun Sood to take home the coveted trophy and prize money of Rs seven lakh. Apart from the two lovers, Pratik Sehajpal and Shehzad Deol were among the top four in the Vikas Gupta hosted show. Divya gained fame with her participation on Splitsvilla 10. Her strong connection with Priyank Sharma was also loved by the audience, who nicknamed
them as Divyank. While the two could not win the show, the couple continued to find love from the audience. But
all hell broke loose among fans when the two parted ways. Priyank was said to be getting too close for
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Bebe Rexha is exposing a married football player for texting her to meet up. The 29-year-old pop star took to her Instagram story to share a screenshot of an unidentified man asking when he could see her, rpeorts JustJared.com. “Do you ever have that one guy that always comes in and out of your life and they are cheaters waste your time,” Bebe prefaced the screenshot. In the text, the man asks “When will I see you my friend!” with a crying face emoji. When Bebe responds with her next TV performance, he continues to ask about seeing her in real life. “You’re married and have three kids. Be a good role model and play your sports and leave me alone,” Bebe wrote on her Instagram story. While Bebe did not name the man, she did hint that his current location is San Jose, California.
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Taapsee: I’m trying to break prejudices with every film I do
Taapsee Pannu had a good 2018 with hits like Soorma, Mulk and Manmarziyaan. In an exclusive chat with indianexpress.com, the actor sums up her year. gns news : New Delhi
Kanye West surprised Kim Kardashian with a very expensive Christmas gift. The 41-year-old rapper bought the 38-year-old reality star a $14 million luxury Miami Beach condo for Christmas, a source confirmed to UsWeekly.com. TMZ. com reported that the couple have been looking for a place in the area for quite some time and the musician recently decided to go ahead and make an offer so he could surprise the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star. The pair’s new home is located in the 18-story beachfront Faena House, which boasts condos with wraparound terraces, floor-to-ceiling windows, direct ocean views, a spa, a gym and much more. It has four bedrooms and five bathrooms.
Taapsee Pannu was seen in varied roles in 2018. She played a hockey player in Soorma, a lawyer in Mulk and a girl caught between love and marriage in Manmarziyaan. And each of her roles received a thumbs-up from the audience. “I actually wanna end my 2018 with a lot of gratitude for noticing and acknowledging my choices and appreciating them largely,” Taapsee shared exclusively with indianexpress. com. The actor has always been lauded for the kind of scripts she chooses, be it Pink or Naam Shabana. And before one could typecast her into similar roles, she did Judwaa, while continuing to work in south cinema too. “I’m trying to break a lot of prejudices with every film I do, be it Pink, Mulk or Manmarziyaan. I am not scared of my audience and my fan base who walk into the theater for me. They will be so happy to see that I could pull off yet another shade,” she added.
Emily Blunt is essaying the titular role in Mary Poppins Returns. The movie has received positive reviews in the US. In India, the movie will release on January 4, 2019. for you, for [the Banks] family.” She added, “And then she leaves. I think that is probably the ultimate form of empathy, to recognize what people need and give it to them and not expect anything in return.” On working with Rob, Emily Blunt said, “Rob is meticulous in every aspect of the production. He is so collaborative, and he really listens and really cares. He understands human beings on a sort of molecular level. He understands the material with such depth that you don’t really have to think about anything and work too hard.”
comfort with Bigg Boss 11 co-contestant Benafsha Soonawalla. Things further turned ugly when Divya entered Bigg Boss 11 house and pulled up Priyank for his behaviour. She also accused him of cheating her. Soon their fans started taking sides and trolled each other. Interestingly, Divya Agarwal entered Ace of Space with Benafsha’s ex-boyfriend Varun Sood. In the initial days of the show, the two were seen only crying foul over their failed relationship. The duo tried their best to heal each other and in turn became quite close.
Instagram, love his workout videos, dancing is very cool." It is not a hidden fact that Tiger is one of the very few actors in our industry who looks good with and without a shirt, courtesy his alluring physic. Baaghi 2 also marks the highest opener for the actor. Even Ranveer Singh's latest action entertainer Simmba failed to beat the day 1 collection of Tiger Shroff's 2018 release Baaghi 2. Tiger Shroff has also emerged as the youngest Bollywood actor to clock the fastest century. The actor also becomes the only gen next actor to have a massive opening on day 1. On the work front, While Tiger will be next seen in Karan Johar produced 'Student of the Year 2', Sonam is excited about her next release 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga'.
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Emily Blunt: Nothing manipulative about Mary Poppins’ generosity
Emily Blunt’s latest gig is Mary Poppins Returns. The Golden Globewinning actor is essaying the titular role in the sequel to iconic 1964 musical fantasy, Mary Poppins. Rob Marshall, who also directed her in Into the Woods, is helming the project. Describing the character, Blunt said, “She is the most empathetic character I have ever played. There is nothing manipulative about her generosity. She expects nothing in return; she makes it completely a voyage of self-discovery
On Koffee with Karan, siblings Sonam Kapoor, Harshvardhan Kapoor, and Rhea Kapoor revealed a lot about their lives.
Sonam Kapoor's honest confession about Tiger will surprise you! Arjun-Malaika get Chachu
The 29-year-old pop star took to her Instagram story to share a screenshot of an unidentified man asking when he could see her.
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gns news : Mumbai Actor Manisha Koirala, who won a tough battle against ovarian cancer, feels the disease came into her life as a gift as her vision is now sharper, mind clearer and her perspective realigned. As she completes six years of being cancerfree, she shares her story – one marked by apprehensions, disappointments and uncertainties – and the lessons she learnt along the way. In her memoir Healed: How Cancer Gave Me a New Life, she talks about her treatment in the US and the care provided by the oncologists there to how she rebuilt her life once she returned home.
I am audience made star, says Ayushmann Khurrana gns news : Mumbai
Ayushmann Khurrana, who emerged as the biggest star of 2018 with the back-to-back box office success of "Andhadhun" and "Badhai Ho", attributes his success to choosing unconventional yet entertaining stories. Khurrana says he has always believed that the script is the true star of a film. "I am audience made star. But I believe the real star (of a film) is the script, it is the script that makes you a star. I want to give the audience something unconventional every time, something novel. As an actor it is a great space to be in,he told PTI in an interview. "Doing unconventional thing is least risky now. Conventional has become more risky in this day and age. You have
to do something different so that people buy movie tickets and come to cinema halls. The audience has changed," he added.
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PV Sindhu’s World Tour Final gold caps year of heavy scheduling woes
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Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out of Maharashtra Open gns news : New Delhi A rusty Prajnesh Gunneswaran was far from his best and was knocked out of the Tata Open Maharashtra, losing in straight sets to American Michael Mmoh on Monday. The game which earned him impressive results in
the 2018 season was nowhere to be seen as he lost 5-7 3-6 to his American opponent, ranked 103, in one hour and 14 minutes. Steve Darcis, who is coming out of a long injury lay-off, knocked out sixth seed Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4 to create first upset of the tournament while
Serena Williams wins on return but US lose Hopman Cup opener gns news : New Delhi
gns news : Mumbai A day before the start of the Premier Badminton League in India last week, three of the world best shuttlers – Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Carolina Marin – directed their guns towards the Badminton World Federation. All three had a similar complaint – regarding the heavy scheduling of tournaments in a calendar year. “By reducing the number of tournaments, there is little chance of players getting injured. Why have 20 tournaments a year? They can just do four, five Grand Slams with more money in,” Nehwal, who returned from a careerthreatening knee injury last year said. “At this rate, we definitely can’t give our best or be at the highest level all the time. I would say that we should have limited tournaments and prepare well,” Sindhu added.Olympic gold medallist Marin went a step further and said that the tournament scheduling is not “professional”. “If you want to be professional, they cannot do this to the players. Right now they are forcing players to play so many tournaments and we are getting injured,” she said.
Serena Williams made a winning return to competitive action at the Hopman Cup on Monday but could not prevent the United States from losing 2-1 to Greece in their opening round-robin match. Williams, playing her first competitive match since losing the U.S. Open final to Naomi Osaka, powered past Maria Sakkari 7-6(3) 6-2 to level the Group B contest at 1-1 after Stefanos Tsitsipas had beaten American Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3. The 37-year-old, who had both ankles strapped and required medical attention in her singles match, then combined with Tiafoe but could not overcome Sakkari and Tsitsipas who won the mixed doubles rubber 4-1 1-4 4-2 to seal the tie. “It’s great to be back out in match day, and it’s great to be back out here,” said Williams, who will be chasing a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open next month. Williams made a several unforced errors early on but overpowered her opponent with 13 aces and 29 winners, claiming two breaks en route to a comfortable win. “It was my first match back, she played unbelievable.
Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy accounted for eight seed Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-3 5-7 7-6(6). It has been a decent venue for Prajnesh as he made two Challenger level finals here — one just weeks back –but free-flowing unforced errors never let him dictate the points.
Mashrafe Mortaza wins Parliamentary Elections dhaka
Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza registered a landslide victory in the 11th general elections, winning over 96% of the votes in his constituency. Mortaza is also the first active cricketer to bag this position in his country. Mashrafe had officially entered politics in November when he received confirmation of his nomination from Awami League. Contesting in the 11th general elections, Mortaza secured the Narail-2 constituency with 274, 418 votes. His rival Fariduzzaman Farhad (Jatiya Oikya Front ) received 8,006 votes. Mortaza has already retired from T20 International cricket and has not played a Test match since 2009. He is expected to retire from ODIs after the 2019 World
Cup. The polling began early morning on Sunday morning and continued till 4 PM in the evening. During the voting period, Mortaza had spoken to prothomalo.com and said,
“I have visited almost 30 centres in my constituency and found the atmosphere to be peaceful. There is no sign of violence.” However, several parts of the country were engulfed in violence and police arrested as many as eight people in connection with violent clashes. An official announcement is yet to be made. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led Bangladesh Awami League is likely to make the government in the country for the third consecutive term.
Subrata Bhattacharya proud of son-in-law I don’t see myself as a senior cricketer, says Kohli Sunil Chhetri for following his footsteps gns news : New Delhi
gns news : New Delhi Mohun Bagan legend Subrata Bhattacharya was a key member of the Indian team in the 1984 Asian Cup and he will be keenly following his son-in-law and captain Sunil Chhetri during the showpiece event starting in the UAE on Sunday. Bhattacharya and Chhetri form a rare fatherin-law and son-in-law duo to play for the country. For Chhetri, this edition will be his second Asian Cup participation, having played in 2011 in Doha. “It is a very proud moment for our family
to have two members to have played in the AFC Asian Cup. I played in 1984, and Sunil in 2011. Now he will represent India in his second Asian Cup – a feat which not many Indians have been able to achieve. It
makes us three times prouder,” Bhattacharya said. Chhetri, who married to Bhattacharya’s duaghter Sonam in 2017, is set to become the first-ever Indian to play in two editions of an AFC Asian Cup.
India captain Virat Kohli said that he does not see himself as a senior cricketer and thus cracks jokes to help the new players open up. Kohli said that it helps them stay organic, which is the way he likes it. In a video on his app ‘Virat Kohli’, the 30-year old described his bond with new players and said, “In all honesty, I cannot behave like a senior. I can’t do it even when someone gives me a lot of respect. I can’t relate to myself as a senior cricketer.” “If someone comes and starts saying things which are too respectful, I crack some joke and be like ‘itna bhi koi serious hone ki zarurat nahi hai’ (you don’t have to be this serious also). So I try to make them comfortable immideately. Because I like the idea of people opening up. I don’t like the idea of not speaking up or not knowing whats going on. We should be organic and that’s the way I like it.” Kohli also spoke about his elder brother Vikas’ contribution in his life even though he and his friends used to ‘frustrate’ Kohli by not letting him bat as a kid. “My brother is seven years elder to me.
Virat, Anushka ring in New Year in Sydney Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and wife Anushka Sharma brought in the New Year arm-in-arm with a backdrop to the Sydney Opera House. gns news : Sydney Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and wife Anushka Sharma looked at their glamorous best in the backdrop of the Sydney Opera House as the duo brought together 2019 arm-in-arm. The couple made the journey from Melbourne to Sydney after India clinched the third Test of the series against Australia by 137 runs. The win gave India a 2-1 lead and with that they retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In a tweet, Kohli stood alongside Anushka and wrote, “Happy New Year to everyone back home and all over the world, all the way from Australia. Have a wonderful year
ahead God bless everyone. .”Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, too, posted a tweet wishing everyone on the new year. Alongside other members of the team and family, the quick wrote, “Wishing u all a very happy new year.” Earlier in the day, the skipper had posted a photo on his Instagram account from the flight and wrote, “Off to Sydney. Looking forward to the new years eve with my one and only @anushkasharma.” Since the early close of play on Sunday, the couple have taken the little time available to spend time together. They were spotted at a mall in Melbourne on Sunday and they have been together on India’s tour of Australia with
the Bollywood actress also in attendance for the first Test in Adelaide. On Sunday, after some nervous wait with rain coming down at the MCG, India needed only 27 balls to get the job done and take the two wickets on the fifth day with Jasprit Bumrah (3/53) and Ishant Sharma (2/40) completing the formalities in what was India’s 150th Test victory. The win at MCG was Kohli’s 11th overseas win, equalling Sourav Ganguly’s record of most overseas Test wins as India captain. India thus won a Test match at the iconic MCG after a 37 year wait when Sunil Gavaskar’s India beat Greg Chappell’s side in the 1980-81 series.
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Banking sector on "course to recovery" as NPAs recede: RBI gns news : Mumbai
The banking sector is on "course to recovery" as the afflicting non-performing assets recede, but state-run lenders need reforms in governance, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday. The weaker ones among the public sector banks need to be supported through recapitalisation, the Governor said in his foreword to RBI's halfyearly financial stability report (FSR). "After a prolonged period of stress, the banking sector appears to be on course to recovery as the load of impaired assets recedes," Das, who took charge earlier this month after the sudden exit of Urjit Patel, said. He pointed out that the period till September has seen a decline in gross NPA ratios -- the first such dip in three years -- and also pointed out at improving provision coverage ratio, which is the ability of a bank to withstand stress, as a positive. According to the FSR, gross NPAs ratio declined to 10.8 per cent in September 2018 from 11.5 per cent in March 2018, while for the state-run lenders, the same improved to 14.8 per cent in September 2018 from close to 15.2 per cent in March 2018. Under the baseline scenario, the GNPA ratio of all banks may come down to 10.3 per cent by March 2019 from 10.8
per cent in September 2018, the report said. The Governor said even though the current NPA levels are high, stress tests done by the RBI have pointed to an improvement in the ratio in future. Having done a lot of work on the NPA front, which started with the accelerated recognition through the asset quality review, Das said there is a need for operational improvements at the state-run lenders which account for a bulk of the dud assets. "The immense effort put in by the stakeholders so far is required to be buttressed with substantive reforms in governance and oversight regime, supported by recapitalisation of weak PSBs," he said in the comments, which come days after the Centre committed an additional Rs 41,000 crore in FY19 for the recapitalisation.
Govt not seeking RBI reserves to meet fiscal deficit: Jaitley New Delhi
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government was not seeking Reserve Bank surplus to meet fiscal deficit but to utilise them for accelerating poverty alleviation programmes and recapitalising the stateowned banks. Replying to a debate on the second batch of supplementary demands for grants in the Lok Sabha, the Minister said that the Modi government has the best track record of keeping fiscal deficit under check. The House later passed supplementary demand for grants for the current fiscal to provide additional expenditure of Rs 85,948.86 crore, about half of which is for capital infusion in public sector banks. Referring to the issues concerning the Economic Capital Framework (ECF) of RBI, Jaitley said
that central banks of most of the countries keep a reserve of 8 per cent, while some conservative central banks maintain 14 per cent reserves. The RBI was maintaining a reserve of 28 per cent, he said, adding the expert commitee will decide on the appropriate reserve of the central bank so that surplus funds could be utilised for funding poverty alleviation programmes and recapitalising the state-owned banks. "This government has the best track record than any other previous government in managing fiscal deficit. We do not need RBI reserves to manage the fiscal deficit, Jaitley said. He said the Modi government has brought down fiscal deficit and kept inflation and the Current Account Deficit (CAD) under check, while India retained the fastest growing economy tag for 5 years. The Finance Minister further said that it was only during the Modi government tenure that India became the fastest growing major economy in the world, ahead of China. Jaitley also said that demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has helped increase the tax base and allocate more funds for poverty alleviation and social sector programmes.
RCom, Reliance Jio extend validity of asset sale pact to June 28 gns news : Mumbai
Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio announced Monday that they have extended the terms of an agreement for sale of wireless assets of the Anil Ambani owned firm. The move comes at a time when Reliance Communication's spectrum sale deal has been hanging fire, pending requisite clearance from the telecom department."Reliance Jio lnfocomm Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, extended the term of the definitive agreement for the acquisition of specified assets of Reliance Communications Limited and its affiliates to 28th June 2019," Reliance Industries said in a regulatory filing Monday.The acquisition is subject to receipt of requisite approvals from governmental and regulatory authorities, consents from all lenders, release of all encumbrances on the said assets and other conditions, it said.In a separate filing, Reliance Communications said the company and Reliance Jio have "extended the validity of the agreements signed on 28th December 2017 for sale of towers, fiber, MCNs and spectrum of RCOM and its affiliates to 28th June 2019"."The transactions are to be consummated subject to various approvals that are presently in progress," RCom added. Reliance Communications has been urging the telecom department to grant it the "long-awaited no-objection certificate" to comply with a Supreme Court order in "letter and spirit".Senior officials
of Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio had also met the telecom secretary this month to discuss outstanding issues raised by Department of Telecom (DoT) over payment related to spectrum sale deal between the two companies.The Anil Ambani-owned company had maintained that it remains committed to discharging any outstanding or disputed amount subject to final adjudication.Reliance Communications had earlier asserted that the requirement of giving bank guarantee as per DoT's demand has been substituted by the orders of telecom tribunal and the Supreme Court, and that its unit Reliance Realty had provided a non-disposal undertaking and corporate guarantee."Hence, compliance with the trading guidelines is met," RCom had asserted in an earlier statement.However, the DoT has, so far, held to its position that the deal cannot be cleared unless there is clarity on payment of dues and associated charges, particularly as the Mukesh Ambani-led Jio has refused to take any payment liability of his younger sibling's firm RCom to conclude the spectrum trading deal between the two firms.
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Date: 01/01/2019, Tuesday, Ahmedabad
Gujarat Chief Minister asks collectors to dispose NA clearancesonline in 8-10 days ss news : AHMEDABAD
simplify and revolutionize the revenue department working, even as fast-track disposal would introduce competition among pro-active collectors to clear more disposals, and reduce pendency of cases. He asked them to ensure minimum rejection. As to ongoing scanning of 7/12 document, he stressed on the need to remain technically alert. The meeting discussed the prevailing availability of water and fodder situation and providing jobs under MNREGA in the entire state, and particularly in 96 talukas in drought-hitdistricts
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupanitoday directed the district collectors to dispose NA clearances online within 8-10 days and handover the approval letters as part of the government’s decisive working style. Earlier it was cleared in 90 days’ time limit. Addressing the Review Meeting of District Collectors Performance from CM Dashboard Control Wall at his official residence here, heexuded confidence that online disposal would
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like Kutch, Patan, Banaskantha and Surendranagar. He asked the collectors to collect the input subsidy forms by January 5 and extend the latest assistance announced on hectare basis. Mr. Rupani directed the agriculture department and the district administration to complete purchasing groundnut and other crops at MSP by January 30. He asked the collectors to keep the list of beneficiaries and keep the system transparent and ready for the state-wide GaribKalyanMela scheduled to begin from January 3.
"Modi won't spare anyone involved in corruption. The Congress is trying to divert the issue by taking Modi's name. It is their strategy to hide their own corruption.
Congress giving VVIP chopper case ‘political colour’, says Gujarat BJP chief ss news : AHMEDABAD
Gujarat BJP president Jitu Vaghani Monday claimed the Congress was trying to give a “political colour” to the AugustaWestland VVIP chopper case and questioned why the party was scared of a probe. The AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case is currently being heard in a Delhi court over claims of money laundering and kickbacks paid to middlemen. Referring to a past
Vijay Rupani said people of Gujarat have recognised Mr Gandhi's "hatred" for the state and have continuously rejected the Congress, and will keep doing so.
Rahul Gandhi Shameless Liar, Desperate To See Gujarat Fail: Rupani ss news : AHMEDABAD
ss news : AHMEDABAD Most part of New Year Eve was spent shuffling around at the Ahmedabad airport for some 79 passengers travelling to Jodhpur via SpiceJet flight SG-2976, as their flight got delayed and later cancelled. Passengers said that the flight was scheduled to take-off from the city airport at 10.40am however, there were a series of announcements of delay which pushed the flight’s take-off time to around 3pm. Airports Authority of India (AAI) confirmed that the flight took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport at 3.09 pm, only to return to the city airport within minutes. Narrating the incident, Manish Mehta (name changed), a traveller, said, "The flight did not take off till 11am, by when we were informed that the flight would take-off by 1pm. By then we learnt that the flight would take-off at 3pm. However, immediately after takeoff, the flight had to return to the city airport due to some technical snag.”
In a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi for his critical remarks on the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani dubbed the Congress president as a "shameless liar" who was desperate to see the state fail. Mr Rupani said people of Gujarat have recognised Mr Gandhi's "hatred" for the state and have continuously rejected the Congress, and will keep doing so.Mr Gandhi had on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that "cynical" sponsors of the investor summit no longer wanted to be associated with an event presided over by him "At the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019, cynical sponsors no longer want to associate themselves with an event
Iran says Afghan Taliban arrived in Tehran, held peace talks gns news : London Iran said Taliban representatives from Afghanistan negotiated with Iranian officials in Tehran on Sunday, as the Islamic Republic seeks to advance peace talks in the neighbouring country to curb the influence of other Islamist groups. The talks were held with the knowledge of Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and were intended to set parameters for negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Monday. “A Taliban delegation was in Tehran yesterday. They had comprehensive negotiations with the Iranian deputy foreign minister,” Bahram Qasemi said
judgement by an Italian court in the case, Vaghani claimed the mention of (UPA chairperson) Sonia Gandhi, (Congress president) Rahul Gandhi and (senior Congress leader) Ahmed Patel in that judgement indicated they were involved in the scam. He said even the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the agency investigating the AgustaWestland case, had told a court that alleged middleman Christian Michel had made a reference to ‘Mrs Gandhi’.
in a news conference broadcast live on state television. The Taliban, seeking to reimpose strict Islamic law in Afghanistan after their 2001 overthrow, say the presence of international forces there is the main obstacle to peace. Even as the peace process gathers momentum, fighting has continued with heavy casualties on both sides. Groups Bands of Islamic State fighters have been increasingly active in Afghanistan in recent years, clashing with both government and Taliban forces and alarming neighbouring nations.
presided over by NoMo. They have left the stage, the way he likes it...Empty," he had said. The Congress chief had quoted a media report to target the summit, conceptualised in 2003 by Prime Minister Modi when he was the chief minister of the state to promote investment in Gujarat. The report claimed that the United Kingdom, after refusing to be a partner country for the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019, said
it had decided to withdraw from the "showpiece stateled event" due to lack of satisfactory "commercial outcomes". Reportedly, the UK is the second country after the United States to pull out as a partner country for the summit. Reacting to Mr Gandhi's tweet, Mr Rupani on Sunday night claimed that the investor meet was seeing even more participation this time. "Such a shameless liar you are Rahul Gandhi. This
time Vibrant Gujarat is seeing even more participation. Here are the facts:," he said in a tweet along with a link to a media report. The report had recently quoted the chief minister saying that unlike the previous edition where 10 nations were partner countries, this time in 2019 the summit will have 16 partner countries. "The glee in your tweet shows how desperate you are to see Gujarat fail. Gujaratis recognise your hatred for the state and have continuously rejected the Congress & will keep doing so! #RaGaJhoothKiMachine," Mr Rupani further added. Gujarat will host the ninth edition of the annual industry summit 'Vibrant Gujarat' from January 18 to 20, 2019, in Gandhinagar. The summit focuses on establishing Gujarat as a preferred investment destination in India.
Gujarat trainee cop shoots self possibly due to migraine stress
ss news : AHMEDABAD A trainee police sub inspector on Monday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a relative's revolver in Ahmedabad's Chandlodiya locality, police said. PSI Devendra Rathod, who was undergoing training at the Gujarat Police Academy in Karai in Gandhinagar, shot himself in the afternoon on Monday at his residence, Inspector DH Gadhvi of
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The opposition Jatiya Oikya Front - National Unity Front (NUF) - rejected the results and urged the Election Commission to immediately scrap the "farcical election" and hold a fresh one under a non-partisan interim government.
Bangladesh election chief rules out holding fresh election gns news : Dhaka
Bangladesh’s election chief on Monday ruled out any scope of holding fresh election as demanded by opposition alliance, saying the allegations of ballot stuffing on the night before election is “completely untrue.” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling alliance swept to a landslide victory in the elections. The opposition Jatiya Oikya Front – National Unity Front (NUF) – rejected the results and urged the Election Commission to
immediately scrap the “farcical election” and hold a fresh one under a nonpartisan interim government. “We are not going to hold
a new election. There is no scope to hold the national election again,” Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda told the media
Sola police station said. "On Monday afternoon, he told his wife that he was going to rest. His wife heard a gun shot and rushed to the room and found him lying in a pool of blood, with a revolver by his side," he said The official added that no suicide note was found from the spot but Rathod's kin had claimed that he was depressed as he was suffering from migraine and back pain. The PSI is survived by his wife and twoyear-old daughter, he added.
Monday, a day after the 11th parliamentary election was held. Rejecting the allegation of ballot stuffing on the night before election, Huda said: “It is completely untrue.” NUF chief and veteran lawyer Kamal Hossain called the polls a “farce”, citing widespread polling frauds. “We have reports that fraudulence took place in almost all centres…You (the EC) must cancel this election right away. We reject the socalled results and demand a new election under a neutral government,” Hossain said.
The Vatican spokeman, Greg Burke, and his deputy resign suddenly Vatican City
The Vatican spokesman, Greg Burke, and his deputy resigned suddenly Monday amid an overhaul of the Vatican’s communications operations that coincides with a troubled period in Pope Francis’ papacy. In a tweet, Burke said he and his deputy, Paloma Garcia Ovejero, had resigned effective January 1. Francis accepted the resignation Monday, the Vatican said in a statement. “At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it’s best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team,” Burke wrote. He and Garcia both thanked the pope. “A stage is ending. Thank you for these two
and a half years,” Garcia tweeted. Francis named a longtime member of the Vatican’s communications operations, Alessandro Gisotti, as an interim replacement. The pope has recently overhauled the Vatican’s media operations for the second time by ousting the longtime editor of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano and naming a new director of editorial content for all Vatican media, the Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli. The resignations clearly took the new team by surprise.
Democratic Senator Warren takes step toward 2020 US presidential bid Warren, a liberal firebrand from Massachusetts who has frequently clashed with Trump, said she had formed an exploratory committee, which will allow her to begin raising money as part of what is expected to be a crowded Democratic field before the 2020 presidential election.
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren took the first step toward a 2020 presidential run on Monday, becoming the most prominent Democrat to announce a challenge to Republican President Donald Trump. Warren, a liberal firebrand from Massachusetts who has frequently clashed with Trump, said she had formed an exploratory committee, which will allow her to begin raising money as part of what is expected to be a crowded
Democratic field before the 2020 presidential election. Warren released a video in which she outlines her vision of a path to opportunity for all Americans, not just the wealthy. “Every person in America should be able to work hard, play by the same set of rules, & take care of themselves & the people they love,” she said in a Twitter post. “That’s what I’m fighting for, & that’s why I’m launching an exploratory committee for president. I need you with me.” Warren said in September she would take a “hard look” at running for the Democratic
nomination to challenge Republican Trump in 2020. The former Harvard Law School professor campaigned with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016 and attacked Trump as an “insecure money grubber” driven by greed and hate. Trump has cast aspersions on Warren’s claim to Native American ancestry, referring to her as “Pocahontas.” In October, Warren released a DNA analysis she said supported her assertion that she had Native American lineage that goes back six to 10 generations.
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