2018 | DIN NEWS - Part 427

SC questions maintainability of Swamy’s plea in Sunanda case

January 30, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to satisfy it on the aspect of maintainability of his plea seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a five-star hotel in Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014. Swamy has moved the apex court after the Delhi High Court had in October last year dismissed his plea seeking a probe by a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) into…

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Child, maternal malnutrition remain major health risk factors

January 30, 2018 strong

Child and maternal malnutrition continues to be the most challenging risk factor for health loss in India, the Economic Survey said on Monday. It listed air pollution, dietary risks, high blood pressure and diabetes as other key health risk factors facing the country. The Survey noted however that there has been significant improvement in the health status of the individual as life expectancy at birth has increased by approximately 10 years from 1990 to 2015. Limited affordability and access to quality medical services are however among the major challenges contributing…

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Eco survey turns pink; asks Indians to confront son preference

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 strong

The pink coloured Economic Survey document tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament today recommended that India must confront the societal metapreference for a son, observing that the adverse sex ratio of females to males has led to 63 million “missing” women. The colour of this year’s survey cover was chosen as a symbol of support for the growing movement to end violence against women, which spans continents. Laying special emphasis on gender development, the Survey cautioned that on several indicators, notably employment, use of reversible contraception, and son…

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China rights lawyer charged with ‘inciting subversion’

January 30, 2018 strong

A prominent Chinese human rights attorney has been charged with “inciting subversion of state power” and will be held in isolation far from his home, his lawyer said today. Yu Wensheng, 50, was initially charged with “disrupting a public service” after he was detained by a dozen police officers as he left his Beijing apartment to walk his son to school on January 19. But on Saturday police in the eastern city of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, added the more serious subversion accusation, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 15…

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Clinton mocks Trump at Grammys with ‘Fire and Fury’ recital

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 strong

Hillary Clinton was a surprise guest at the 2018 Grammy Awards as the Democrat leader read passages from the book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” to mock US President Donald Trump. Blending comedy and politics at the 60th music gala, the former US presidential candidate was one of the personalities, who perused through Michael Wolff’s best-seller poking fun at the POTUS. Others included Snoop Dogg, John Legend, Cher, Cardi B and DJ Khaled. Host James Corden, while introducing the sketch, wondered that at the next year’s Grammys,…

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Govt to decide if 2017 Manodhairya scheme will cover older cases

January 30, 2018 strong

The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court that it would soon take a policy decision on whether women-related offences lodged after December 2009 would fall under the Manodhairya Yojana of 2013 or the new scheme of last year. Under the Manodhairya scheme of October 2013, the victims of acid attacks and rape cases were liable for monetary compensation up to Rs 3 lakh. But, after facing flak from the high court, the state government in December last year came up with a revised scheme under which the monetary…

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‘Sustained debate’ needed over holding simultaneous polls:Prez

January 30, 2018 strong

President Ram Nath Kovind today called for a “sustained debate” on holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, saying all parties need to arrive at a consensus over the issue. In his maiden address to the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget session here, he said citizens alive to the state of governance in the country were concerned about frequent elections in one part of the country or another, which adversely impacted the economy and development. “Frequent elections…

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Footwear thrown at ‘Baahubali’ actress; man detained

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 strong

A footwear was today allegedly hurled at “Baahubali” actress Tamannaah Bhatia at Himyathnagar here by a 31-year-old man, during a function, police said. The footwear was thrown when the actress had gone to inaugurate a jewellery store, they said, adding that it hit an employee of the store. One Karimullah, a BTech graduate, and a resident of Musheerabad allegedly hurled a footwear while the actress was coming out of the store, Narayanguda Police Station Inspector B Ravindar told PTI. “The footwear missed its target, while it hit an employee of…

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Kohli moves ahead of Lara, closes gap on Gavaskar

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 strong

India captain and ICC Cricketer of the Year Virat Kohli today moved ahead of Caribbean legend Brian Lara in the all-time career-high Player Rankings for Test batsmen by earning 12 points from the Johannesburg Test. Kohli had started the third and final Test on 900 points and earned 12 points following contributions of 54 and 41. This means he is now on 912 points and in 26th position on the all-time list, which is headed by Don Bradman (961 points). Current number-one ranked batsman Steve Smith is second in the…

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IIMA works on case study on blockbuster film ‘Baahubali’

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 strong

The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIMA) is working on a case study on blockbuster “Baahubali” to highlight how art, business and technology combined to deliver a hugely successful film franchise. Being authored by IIMA alumnus and visiting faculty Bharathan Kandaswamy, the case study is part of an elective course on movie business offered to the second year students of the institute’s flagship programme in management. “Baahubali is a path-breaking Indian movie that combines art, business, and technology in a brilliant way. Most of the time, films are creative and artistic…