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Justin Langer appointed Australia coach, vows to “earn respect”

May 3, 2018 strong

Justin Langer vowed to fix the scandal-hit Australian cricket team’s behaviour and win back respect after being named head coach in all three formats of the game Thursday. The former Test opener, 47, starts his new role on May 22 for a four-year term which takes in two Ashes series, a World Cup and a World Twenty20 tournament. He takes the reins at a time of crisis following the 12-month suspensions of ex-captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner over a ball-tampering scandal which also saw previous coach Darren…

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Rahul gives Modi ‘F’ for agriculture in Karnataka

May 3, 2018 strong

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today gave an ‘F’ grade report card to the Modi government on the “subject” of agriculture in poll-bound Karnataka. There has been no contribution from the Centre to the Congress-led government’s Rs 8,500 crore contribution in farm loan waivers, Gandhi said on Twitter. Farmers have also suffered due to the prime minister’s crop insurance scheme in which insurance companies have made huge profits, Gandhi added. He also said that there has been no MSP (minimum support price) plus 50 per cent for farmers of Karnataka as…

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RSS defamation case: Court asks Rahul Gandhi to appear on June 12

May 3, 2018 strong

A Bhiwandi court has asked Congress President Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on June 12 to record his plea in a defamation case filed against him by an RSS functionary. The court yesterday heard arguments on Gandhi’s application, seeking a detailed recording of evidence instead of a ‘summary trial’, and adjourned the matter till June 12. The court said that on June 12 it would pass an order on the application and would also record the defendant’s (Rahul Gandhi) plea, and asked him to remain present on that day.…

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India’s gold demand falls by 12% to 115.6 ton in Q1: WGC

May 3, 2018 strong

The gold demand in India declined by 12 per cent in the first quarter of this year to 115.6 tonne compared to the same period last year due to high local gold price, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report. The total demand stood at 131.2 tonne in the January- March period in 2017, WGC said in its ‘Gold Demand Trends’ report for Q1 2018. In terms of value, the gold demand fell by 8 per cent to Rs 31,800 crore, compared to Rs 34,440 crore in the…

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Support for S Korea’s Moon hits record high after summit: poll

May 3, 2018 strong

President Moon Jae-in is enjoying record support from the South Korean public in the wake of a historic summit with his North Korean counterpart, pollsters said today. More than three in four voters approved of Moon, according to pollster Realmeter — an all-time high for any South Korean president at the end of their first year in office. Realmeter said the result reflected “mounting public expectations for the North’s denuclearisation and the establishment of peace on the Korean peninsula” following Moon’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on…

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Mahathir wants to rule Malaysia again, shakes up election

May 3, 2018 strong

Malaysia’s former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad wasn’t invited to the forum that planned to debate whether at well past 90 years he was too old to be prime minister again. He turned up anyway. “As far as health is concerned, I am not senile yet,” he announced to the stunned participants, maybe of whom stood and snapped photos with their smartphones. For good measure, Mahathir sat in the front row and tweeted: “I’m here guys. Say it to my face.” The recent move was trademark Mahathir. During more than two…

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Sensex turns negative on weak Asian cues, profit-booking

May 3, 2018 strong

After starting on a positive note, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 80 points in early trade today on weak Asian cues as tariff woes between the US and China returned, ahead of trade talks between the two countries. The 30-share index, after opening 80.89 points higher, turned negative on profit-booking at current levels to quote 86.59 points, or 0.22 per cent, lower at 35,089.83 The gauge had rallied 675.15 points in the previous four sessions The 50-share NSE Nifty also turned negative and shed 27.80 points, or 0.26 per…

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SC takes cognizance of Kasauli firing incident killing govt official

May 2, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court today took cognizance on its own of the firing incident in Kasauli where a woman government official was shot dead allegedly by a hotel owner after she had gone to seal an unauthorised construction in his property on apex court’s direction. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta termed the incident as extremely serious and noted that government officials had gone there to comply with the court’s direction to seal unauthorised constructions. Assistant Town and Country Planner Shailbala Sharma had yesterday gone to seal…

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Govt approves Rs 5.5 per quintal subsidy for sugarcane farmers

May 2, 2018 strong

The government today approved a production subsidy of Rs 5.5 per quintal for sugarcane farmers to help cash-starved millers clear cane arrears that have surged to about Rs 20,000 crore due to sharp fall in sugar prices on record production. The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs has approved a production-linked subsidy of Rs 55 per tonne (Rs 5.5 per quintal) for cane farmers, sources said. The move also comes at a time when Karnataka, a leading sugarcane producing state, is going for polls on May 12. Welcoming the decision, industry…

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Sebi probes plunge in InterGlobe stock ahead of Ghosh’s resignation

May 2, 2018 strong

Sebi is examining the sharp plunge in shares of InterGlobe Aviation, parent of IndiGo, hours before it announced the resignation of its president Aditya Ghosh, officials said. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is probing a more than 6 per cent plunge in the country’s largest domestic carrier’s shares price on April 27. Hours after the market close that day, the airline announced the resignation of Ghosh at 7.56 pm. While his resignation as president is effective from July 31, Ghosh quit as a director of the company…