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Rs 39 lakh cr needed for infra in urban areas until 2032: Puri

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 strong

The investments required in urban areas for a 20-year period between 2012-13 and 2031-32 is estimated to be Rs 39 lakh crore, the government said today. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has constituted a high-powered expert committee to provide an estimate of investments required for urban infrastructure services, including the maintenance and replacement, the minister of state for housing and urban affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, said in the Lok Sabha. “As per the report of HPEC, the estimated urban investment requirement for the 20-year period from 2012-13 to…

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Nine dead as fresh protests hit Iran

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 strong

Nine people were killed as fresh unrest hit Iran overnight, state television said today, with protesters trying to storm a police station despite attempts to crack down on the biggest demonstrations in years. The attack on the police station in the town of Qahderijan, in the central province of Isfahan, led to violence that claimed the lives of six protesters, the state broadcaster reported. A young member of the Revolutionary Guards and a passer- by were also reported dead in towns near the cultural hub of Isfahan city, while TV…

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Bangladesh Cabinet expanded with three new ministers

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 strong

Bangladesh’s 50-member Cabinet was today expanded with three lawmakers being inducted as ministers in the Sheikh Hasina government. With a little more than a year left of the government s term, President Md Abdul Hamid administered their oath of office at Bangabhaban presidential palace in a ceremony, which was also attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. With the latest inclusion, the Awami League government has now a cabinet of 53 members with 33 ministers, 17 state minister and two deputy ministers. ICT specialist and entrepreneur Mustafa Jabbar and ruling Awami…

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Former RAW chief Rajinder Khanna appointed Deputy NSA

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 strong

Rajinder Khanna, a former chief of the country’s external intelligence agency RAW, was today appointed the Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA), according to an official order.He headed the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) from December 2014 for a fixed two-year period. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the appointment of Khanna as the Deputy NSA on re-employment and on contractual basis, according to the order issued by the personnel ministry.Khanna is at present Officer on Special Duty (Neighbourhood Studies) in the National…

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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani assumes office

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 strong

Eight days after being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani today assumed charge of his office at Gandhinagar. Before assuming the office for the second consecutive term, Rupani visited Swaminarayan temple at Vadtal in Kheda district and took blessings from the head priest Rakeshprasadjee Maharaj and some other saints, an official release said. Earlier on December 26, the newly-elected BJP government under Vijay Rupani was sworn-in at a grand ceremony, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah. Visitors thronged Rupani’s office to greet…

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GoI to link all posts along Sino-India border by roads:Rajnath

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 strong

The Centre has undertaken a special project to connect all the border posts along the Sino-India frontier with roads, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today as he reviewed the operational preparedness of a forward ITBP unit here. Singh ringed in the new year with the troops of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at this border post located at a height of 11,614 feet in Uttarakhand, where the mercury dropped to minus 20 degrees Celsius today. This was the first time a home minister or a senior Union minister paid…

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Vidarbha win maiden Ranji Trophy

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 strong

Vidarbha claimed their maiden Ranji Trophy after beating Delhi by nine wickets in the final of India s premier domestic tournament here today. Chasing a target of 29, Vidarbha completed the task with loss of skipper Faiz Fazal s wicket. Opting to field, Vidarbha bowled out Delhi for 295 in the first innings with Rajneesh Gurbani picking up six wickets. In reply, Vidarbha notched up a mammoth 547 all out, as Akshay Wadkar struck his maiden century in first-class cricket. Overnight 528 for seven with wicketkeeper Wadkar unbeaten on 133,…

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Mewar royal questions CBFC over clearance to ‘Padmavati’

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 strong

A senior member of the erstwhile Mewar royal family, Mahendra Singh, has questioned the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for endorsing Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’ claiming the film “misrepresents” revered heroic characters and may cause “social unrest”. In a letter to Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani and Minister of State Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the Mewar royal alleged that CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi had not considered all factors and “this public deception” suggested incompetence and complicity. “The movie is likely to cause social unrest and such hurried certification and…

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Juvenile’s identity not to be disclosed at any time: HC

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 strong

Identity of a person, against whom a criminal case was lodged when he was a minor, should not be disclosed at any stage of life as it defeats the purpose of juvenile justice law, the Delhi High Court has held. The court said that object of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act is to ensure that no stigma is attached to a juvenile in conflict with law and a minor is extended a protective umbrella under the enactment. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Rekha Palli…

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Nifty snaps 10,450-level, slips 95 pts

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 strong

NSE benchmark Nifty slipped by 95 points following fag-end selling in auto, financial service, banking, IT, energy, FMCG and metal sectors. In a choppy trade, the Nifty traded near flat-line most of the session in the absence of any definite trigger as financial markets across the globe closed for New Year holiday. It moved in small bouts of buying and selling activity, the final hour trade saw emergence of profit-booking in recent gainers. Overseas, European and Asian stock markets remained closed for New Year holiday. Growth in China’s manufacturing sector…