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Slide2July 2013
Slide3News Headlines
1.
Helicopter lands in New York river, all safe
New York:
New York authorities say a helicopter carrying four Swedish tourists has landed in the Hudson River off Manhattan, but everyone has been rescued.
The incident happened shortly before noon Sunday in the section of the river near 79th Street. The pilot and four passengers were taken to shore.
Slide42.
Suresh
Kalmadi
to contest in Asian Athletics Association elections
Pune:
Undeterred by corruption charges and the subsequent court cases for his alleged involvement in the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam, Suresh
Kalmadi
will contest for the post of President of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) today.
Slide53.
Uttarakhand
tragedy: Were warnings from the Met department ignored?
Dehradun:
Could pilgrims and tourists have been evacuated in time to avoid the monsoon fury in
Kedarnath
? The
Uttarakhand
Met department claims that warnings of very heavy rain, unusual for this time of the year, were issued two days ahead of deluge. Warnings, that were accompanied by an advisory that the Char
dham
Yatra
should be deferred by a few days.
Slide64. Andy
Flower glad to have 'superstar' Kevin
Pietersen
back
London:
England coach Andy Flower has welcomed Kevin
Pietersen
back to England duty by saying he's pleased to have the "superstar" batsman in the squad ahead of the defence of the Ashes against Australia.
Slide75.
Confederations Cup: Italy beats Uruguay in shootout to take 3rd place
Salvador, Brazil:
Gianluigi
Buffon saved three penalties as an under-strength Italy edged Uruguay 3-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday to secure third place at the Confederations Cup following a 2-2 draw after extra time.
Slide86.
Bear attacks two forest guards who rescued it from a well
Chennai:
Two forest guards in Tamil Nadu's
Krishnagiri
district were attacked by a bear who they rescued from a well on Sunday.
The bear had strayed into the
Bargur
village from a nearby jungle. It had attacked a farmer and then fell into a well while on the run.
Slide97.
Policeman
killed, two security personnel injured in
encounter
in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar:
A policeman was killed and two other security personnel were injured in an encounter with militants in
Pulwama
district of south Kashmir today. The encounter comes amid a
bandh
call by separatists in the Valley in protest against the death of two young men in Army firing on Sunday.
The encounter took place at
Tral
during a counter-insurgency operation launched by the security forces following information about the presence of militants in the area, a police spokesman said.
A policemen from the state police and a CRPF
jawan
sustained injuries in the exchange of fire with the militants, the spokesman said.
Slide108.
Rupee weakens to 59.47 after 2-day rally
The rupee opened weaker on Monday after gaining in each of the previous two sessions, with domestic stocks expected to give further direction to the currency.
The rupee was trading at 59.46/47 to the dollar as against 59.385/395 Friday close. It hit a record low of 60.76 last week.
Slide119.
19 fire-fighters die battling US fire: official
Yarnell, Arizona:
Hot winds blew a U.S. wildfire out of control, killing 19 elite firefighters in the country's deadliest wildfire involving firefighters for at least 30 years.
Slide1210.
Nokia
to fully acquire Siemens' stake in Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia will pay $2.2 billion to buy out partner Siemens AG in their network equipment joint venture, a deal that is likely to bring some stability to the company after it stumbled in smart phones.
Loss-making Nokia also gained full control of the profitable venture, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), at a cheaper than-expected price, analysts said.
Slide1311.
Rupee gains to 59.20 on Unilever open offer related inflow: report
The rupee gained on talk of inflows related to Unilever's open offer for the Indian unit, dealers said.
The pair traded at 59.24/25 versus 59.52 intraday low and 59.385/395 close on Friday.
Unilever's $5.4 billion open offer for Hindustan Unilever commenced on June 21.
Dealers said some declines in the pair may also be position unwinding ahead of Unilever flows.
Slide1412.
Apple signs chip-manufacturing deal with TSMC: Report
Apple has struck a deal with the world's biggest contract microchip maker in what analysts see as an attempt to reduce its reliance on arch-rival Samsung, a report said.
The US tech giant forged the agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) earlier this month, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited unidentified TSMC executives
Slide1513.
Deutsche Bank cuts Idea Cellular to 'hold'
Deustche
Bank downgraded Idea Cellular to "hold" from "buy", citing regulatory risks and valuations after the stock outperformed the BSE Sensex over the past six months.
The bank says Idea's recent outperformance already discounts hopes about execution, margin expansion and positive cash flows that were the main premise for its previous "buy" rating.
Slide1614.
Samsung plans to invest Rs. 500 crore to ramp up mobile production
South Korean electronics major Samsung is planning to invest over Rs. 500 crore to ramp up its mobile production capacity in India, industry sources said.
"Samsung is working to invest Rs. 500 crore in its mobile production facility in India. It had approached government in this regard to take benefit of policy announcements and other incentives. The investment proposals have been cleared at Department of Electronics and IT (DEITY) level," a source told PTI.
Slide1715.
Vodafone offers Rs. 4,000
cr
to renew Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata licences
New Delhi: Vodafone Group Plc's Indian unit, which is in a dispute with the government over the renewal of its licences in three key cities, is offering to pay Rs. 4,000 crore for the extension of the permits, the company said in a letter dated June 18 to the telecom ministry and seen by
Reuters
.
Slide1816.
Infosys may cut its FY14 sales outlook: Morgan Stanley
Infosys was the top loser on the 50-share Nifty benchmark on Monday after global investment bank Morgan Stanley said that India's second biggest outsourcer may cut its sales outlook for the full year.
Slide1917.
Thousands affected in Assam floods, one person killed
Guwahati/
Morigaon
:
The first wave of floods in Assam has claimed one life, affected nearly 68,000 people, submerged rhino habitats at
Kaziranga
and
Pobitora
and overrun vast tracks of human habitation and farm land.
Slide2018.
2008 Delhi blasts: Court rejects non-
bailable
warrant plea against suspected Indian
Mujahideen
member
New Delhi:
In a setback to Delhi Police, a court has rejected its plea to issue non-
bailable
warrant against a suspected active member of Indian
Mujahedeen,
alleged to have helped some modules involved in the 2008 serial blasts to flee India after the
Batla
House encounter.
Slide2119.
LVMH fined 8 million euros over Hermes stake-building
Paris
: France's market watchdog AMF on Monday fined luxury-goods group LVMH 8 million euros for failing to properly disclose its stake-building in rival Hermes before 2010.
Slide2220.
It's
disappointing to slip back so close to finish: Adrian
Sutil
Silverstone:
His seventh place finish helped Sahara Force India gather eight valuable world championship points but driver Adrian
Sutil
was still left disappointed as he could not make it to the podium after running at the third position at one stage here.
Slide23POLITICAL NEWS
Slide246
th
July,2013
Mohamed
ElBaradei is named as
the Prime Minister of Egypt
Slide2521
st
July,2013
Voters in Japan go to the polls for a House of Councillors (Japan's upper house) election with the governing coalition led by Shinzo Abe winning control of the upper house.
Slide2628
th
July,2013
Voters in Cambodia go to the polls for a general election with the governing Cambodian People's Party led by Prime Minister Hun Sen claiming victory amidst opposition claims of widespread irregularities
Slide2730
th
July,2013
Mamnoon
Hussain is elected as the
12th
President of Pakistan.
Slide2831
st
July,2013
India's ruling coalition endorses the creation of a new state of Telangana to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh in southern India
Slide29SPORTS
Slide306
th
July,
2013
At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships in tennis:
Marion Bartoli of France defeats Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6–1, 6–4 in the Ladies' Singles final, claiming her first Grand Slam singles title.
Bob
and Mike Bryan of the USA defeat Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcelo Melo of Brazil 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the Gentlemen's Doubles final, becoming the first men's doubles team in the Open era to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time.
Slide3110
th
July,2013
In cricket, the 2013 Ashes series between England and Australia begins at Trent Bridge in the English county of Nottinghamshire
.
Slide3214
th
July,2013
In athletics, six athletes are announced to have failed drug tests including American Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa Powell.
Slide3326
th
July,2013
Large-scale athletic events are held in London on the anniversary of the 2012 Summer Olympics
.
Slide3428
th
July,2013
In soccer , the United States defeats Panama by a score of 1-0 to win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Slide35Economic
Slide3630
th
July,2013
RBI
released the First Quarter Review of Monetary Policy for 2013-14
Slide3730
th
July,2013
The
International Monetary Fund on 29 July 2013 approved a further 1.7 billion euros for Greece's Bailout Programme.
Slide3824
th
July,2013
Poverty
Ratio in India declined to 21.9 percent in 2011-12 from 37.2 percent measured in 2004-05 on the basis of the increase in per capita consumption.
Slide3923
rd
July,2013
The Reserve bank of India on 21 July 2013 brought down the period of
realisation
of goods and software to nine months from earlier 12 months.
Slide4022
nd
July,2013
The
Reserve Bank of India on 22 July 2013 imposed certain restrictions on the import of various forms of gold.
Slide41Social
Slide42Kashmiri Girl Develops First Android Application
A 23-year old girl became the first Kashmiri to develop an android application named 'Dial Kashmir', changing the orthodox mindset of the society.
Slide432013 Mumbai gang rape
The 2013 Mumbai gang rape case involves the incident in which a photo-journalist, who was interning with an English magazine in
Mumbai
, was gang-raped by five persons, including a juvenile
Slide44Protests in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 18: Violent protests broke out at several places in Kashmir against the
Gool
killings on Thursday, while the Government has decided to impose curfew on Friday to thwart any protests.
Slide45Two dead, 168 hurt in San Francisco air crash
Asiana Flight 214 from Seoul was attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport when it crashed.
Slide46George Scott Dead: Former MLB All-Star Dies At 69
Boomer" Scott, a three-time All-Star first baseman during the 1960s and 1970s who slugged 271 career homers, has died. He was 69.
Slide47Syrian State Media Accuses Rebels for Killing 123
Civilians
Syria’s state-controlled media had accused the opposition rebels of killing civilians during an offensive in Khan al-Assad. The state news agency said that majority of the 123 killed in action were women and children, adding to the total deaths of 100,000 in the 2-year Syrian civil war
.
Slide48Gigantic Earthquake Shakes New Zealand With No
Casualties
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand leaves many homes, buildings and windows shattered into Wellington’s downtown streets but produced no casualties on Sunday. Aftershocks had people fearing for their lives thinking that the city has now finally experienced the biggest earthquake it had for years.
Slide49Juvenile Suspect Involved in New Delhi Rape Case Gets Decision Today
The New Delhi gang rape case involving a 23 year old paramedical student named by the public as “
Damini
” who was raped by four men with two more as accomplices shook the entire world. One of the accomplices, a 17 year old boy, will get his fate decided by the Juvenile Justice Board today
.
Slide50Minbar
Ansar
Deen
and
Boko
Haram blacklisted
In a continuous effort to keep radicals and extremists outside the UK borders, Home Secretary Theresa May has drafted to parliament t ban the two extremist groups. This comes after radical Abu
Qatada
has been deported yesterday to Jordan to be trialed for acts of terrorism.
Slide51Undercover operations should be tightly
controlled
Whenever I hear the words “undercover police operations” I instantly imagine good cops making a personal sacrifice in order to catch a drug lord or any type of criminal. However recent events have exposed some awful truths related to undercover police operations and triggered the need of a more firm control over these operations. Undercover operations play a crucial part in the process of catching international criminals, pedophiles and even exposing terrorist plans.
Slide52Economic news
Slide531.Business created eight million new jobs in US : Obama
Business have created over eight million new jobs in
A
merica due to his new economic policies.
Slide542. Need to give a push to growth :
Mayaram
With inflation falling ,there is need to give a push to growth
Slide553.Global economy moving forward but on different engines
Leading commentators around the world are more
optimsatic
.
Slide564.
Aadhar
is adequate to open a bank account : RBI
India’s committee on financial services.
Slide575. Export growth at six months low
Six months law of 3.49% in
july
.
Slide58Socia
l
News
Slide59Blackberry gives in to government insistence about data monitoring
It appears to have been compromised ,albeit lawfully
.
Slide602. Love cricket? The big toss app is your one stop, from state to ‘
leagal
betting’
It has many useful features .the app shows the match stats along with ball by ball update.
Slide613. Traditional Bengali recipes a hit on
facebook
Grandma’s recipes
from’purbanga
’ is famous.
.
Slide624. Tweet says
mumbai
next on terror target ;security tightened
NIA which is probing Sunday’s
multple
blasts in Bodh Gaya.
Slide635.You can now embed
instagram
photos and videos on the web
Insta
launched a new feature that lets uses embed pics and video right on to a web page
.
Slide64SPORTS NEWS
Slide65Baseball: after competitive series against
sherwood,liberty
expects a late season surge
Liberty has
palyed
the last couples of week
Slide66India crash out of junior hockey world cup
India crashed out of the hero junior
mens’s
hockey world cup.
Slide67MCC calls for world tests championship to be implemented
No one understand
whats’s
good for the health of cricket better than
R
ahul
Dravid
, Anil
Kumble
.
Slide68CBI to have
specialised
unit to probe sports fraud
CBI will soon set up a
specialised
unit to handle cases.
Slide69West indies captain
dwayne
bravo faces bowling decisions
Following a six wicket win in the rain affected fourth match t the same venue on Sunday.
Slide70August 2013
Slide71U.S. President Barack Obama indicated Friday he would soon conduct what he called "very limited" military action against Syria to punish its alleged use of chemical weapons which, according to the White House, killed more than 1,400 people in several Damascus suburbs last week.
Slide72RBI plans to request
Tirupati
,
Shirdi
shrines to sell their gold pile to rescue Re fall
.
With all efforts to arrest the rupee's slide coming to a naught, policymakers now plan to knock on the doors of temples — from
Tirupati
to
Shirdi
— seeking a boon to feed Indians' fetish for gold without importing it.
Slide73Reliance Industries Ltd to go slow on 720,000-sq-ft
Alaknanda
mall following strong protests
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the country's largest privately owned company, has decided to go slow on its plans of constructing a gigantic 720,000
sq
ft
mall in a residential colony in south Delhi, following protests from an assorted group of upper middle class professionals who live there.
Slide74Narayana Murthy says
Vemuri
keen to be CEO early
NR Narayana Murthy, executive chairman of Infosys, said
Ashok
Vemuri
had quit the company because he was keen to be the CEO of a company as early as possible and he had got the opportunity.
Slide75Why
India is facing
problems
today
P Chidambaram talked of certain decisions taken during 2009-11 that contributed to India's problems today. He's right, although it is admittedly difficult for the finance minister to elaborate this, given the proprieties of his office. These columns had on many occasions critiqued many of Mukherjee's policies, which ranged from not taking away tax giveaways when growth had picked up post the 2008 crisis to creating a tax regime that frightened investors. Plus, he pretty much halted any structural reform.
Slide76Midcaps
rebound from August 2013 lows as large caps struggle
Mid-cap shares have staged a smart recovery from their 2013 lows and are trading substantially higher than many of their large-cap peers, which are still struggling to recover from last year's blues. This is plainly visible from the 28% rise of BSE's midcap index from August 2013 lows against the 18% bounce-back in Sensex from its low of 17906 on August 21
.
Slide77Cut-throat
pricing: Indian airlines selling tickets at lowest price in last 2 years
airlines fear that due to low demand, they won't be able to raise fares by any significant amount, even when the festive season starts in October. "Fares are at least 25% cheaper whichever way you compare it...month-on-month or
year-on year
," a senior executive at India's top budget
airline.
Slide78Micromax
,
Karbonn
beat Samsung, Apple in India
The rising demand for affordable smartphones in the major emerging markets of India and China has helped local mobile manufacturers surpass shipments by established global brands like
Samsung
and
Apple
in April-June quarter this year
Slide79Nokia announces pre-booking for Lumia 925 in India
Finnish handset maker
Nokia
has announced pre-bookings for its Lumia 925 on leading e-commerce sites such as
Flipkart
,
Indiatimes
and
HomeShop
18.
Flipkart
is charging Rs 33,999 for the pre-order and said the expected release date in India is fourth week of
August.The
online retailer is also offering an
EMI
scheme of three and six months respectively and free
Blaupunkt
bluetooth
headset with the device as part of the order.
Slide80Why
the current slowdown may be the worst ever for job-seekers
"I haven't seen anything like this in my career since my early Infosys days," says TV Mohandas
Pai
, who joined the IT services giant in 1994, and is now chairman at
Manipal
Global Education. "Nobody is hiring — IT, manufacturing, infrastructure, construction, government...nobody. Jobseekers are despondent. They are losing hope."
Slide81Minnesota
and Rhode Island Begin Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
United States Policies
The purpose of the indicators is to provide a quick reference tool to show the position of each state concerning same-sex marriage, civil unions, domestic partnerships, prohibitive laws, and prohibitive state constitutional amendments
.
Slide82Several Wildfires Burn in Several States
As of mid-August, 34 wildfires are burning in eleven states. There are ten wildfires in Idaho alone. Idaho residents near the town of Ketchum are forced from their homes as 1,200 firefighters battle the state's biggest wildfire, which currently burns across 1,000 acres.
One
of the biggest fires in California's history continues to spread near Yosemite National Park. The fire, which is being referred to as the Rim Fire, is seven percent contained and has burned through 144,000 acres, making it the 14th largest fire in California since 1932, the year the state started keeping wildfire records. The size of the fire is roughly the size of Chicago.
Slide83Train Hits Crowd in India, Killing Dozens
Dozens of Hindu pilgrims are killed while crossing the tracks near a remote station in eastern India when an express train crashes into them. After the crash, the crowd drags out the train's driver and beats him. The crowd also sets the train on fire. The Bihar train station is not accessible by road and express trains usually come through without stopping at a speed of 50 miles per hour. Officials say the driver of the train had clearance to pass through the station. Thirty-seven people are confirmed dead, including several children.
Slide84Amazon Founder Buys The Washington Post
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, buys The Washington Post for $250 million. Bezos is currently ranked 19th on Forbes' billionaire list. He has an estimated fortune of more than $25 billion. Despite his extensive wealth and success, Bezos' purchase comes as a surprise because he has not previously mentioned an interest in the newspaper business.
Slide85Russia Grants Asylum to Fugitive, Angers U.S.
Russia grants Edward Snowden, the American who leaked info about U.S. surveillance, asylum for one year. The temporary asylum allows him to leave the Moscow airport where he has been since June. Russia grants Snowden asylum despite strong urging from the U.S. not to do so. In response, President Obama cancels a planned summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin which was to be held in Moscow in September.
Slide86Egypt Declares State of Emergency
In Cairo, riot police raid protest camps. They open fire and use armored bulldozers, tear gas, snipers, and helicopters to clear the camps. Protesters throw rocks and burn tires in response. More than 500 people are killed, and the government declares a state of emergency. Mohamed ElBaradei resigns as vice president in protest of the military's action.
Slide87Israel
and Palestine Begin Talks on Their Own Turf
Israelis and Palestinians officially begin peace talks in Jerusalem. Expectations are low going into the talks, the third attempt to negotiate since 2000, and nearly five years since the last attempt. The talks begin just hours after Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners. The prisoner release is a step on Israel's part to bring Palestine back to the negotiating table. Israel says the prisoner release will be the first of four.
Slide88Manning
Sentenced to 35 Years for Leaking U.S. Files
Private Bradley Manning, age 25, is sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking over 700,000 U.S. government files to WikiLeaks, files that contained classified U.S. military activities. It is the longest sentence ever given in the U.S. involving leaked government data to the public.
Slide89Asaram’s
Defence
In Rape Case
After
days
of stoic silence, self-styled
godman
Asaram
Bapu
, accused of raping a 16-year-old girl, finally defended himself .
Asaram
Bapu
on Thursday said, "
Saanch
ko
aanch
nahi
aur
jhooth
ko
pair
nahi
(Pure gold does not fear the flame)." "I was not in the ashram at the time of the
crime
.
After
the reports of a rape charge against
Asaram
Bapu
cropped up, many are debating whether he should still be called a '
Sant
' or '
Bapu
'.
Slide90Warner Bros. announced
that
the 41-year-old actor-director will star as a new incarnation of the Dark Knight in a film bringing Batman and Superman together.
The studio said Affleck will star opposite 30-year-old Henry
Cavill
, who will reprise his role as Superman from "Man of Steel
.
Slide91Political News
Congress high command vetoes union territory status to Hyderabad
: congress leaders said that Hyderabad should be given a territory status.
Slide922
.
Kashmir Violence
escalates between Hindus and
Muslims:
India extended curfews
throughout
Jammu and Kashmir
as
Hindu-Muslim violence spread throughout the state and Indian and Pakistani forces clashed on their disputed border.
Slide933
.
Pakistani prime minister calls for better ties with
India:
Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, has called for a "new beginning" in relations with India, amid high tension over the disputed region of Kashmir.
Slide944.
U.N. Loses Big if U.S. Attacks Syria
Unilaterally:
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (IPS) - If and when the United States launches a military attack on Syria, one of the biggest political losers would be the United Nations.
Slide955.
Peace No Longer Rests on the Palestinian
Issue :
JERUSALEM
, Aug 27 (IPS) -
As
direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians resume following a three-year hiatus, it seems too late for peace between
them.
Slide96Economic News
1. 02 Aug 2013: India further eases restrictions on foreign supermarkets:
The Indian government has announced a further easing of restrictions on foreign supermarket chains to encourage them to speed up the opening of new stores and warehouse investments.
Slide972. 13 Aug 2013: Darjeeling strike could push up price of a cuppa tea:
The price of India's finest cuppa is expected to rise after violent protests in Darjeeling brought tea production to a halt.
Slide983. 15 Aug 2013: Chinese and Indians dash for gold:
Buyers in China and India, where gold is an essential part of weddings and gift-giving, have entered the market following a sharp fall in the gold price.
Slide994
.
25 Aug 2013: Indian capital Delhi gripped by 'onion war':
India's opposition parties have declared an 'onion war' on the government after prices for the staple curry ingredient soared beyond the reach of the poor.
Slide1005.28
Aug 2013: Indian rupee plunges most in almost 20 years to record low:
The Indian rupee fell to record lows against the dollar and pound on Wednesday, suffering its biggest one-day loss in nearly two decades. The rupee fell almost 4pc against the dollar to close at Rs68.825, against the pound; the rupee also fell to a record low, of Rs106.3859
Slide101Sports News
1. Baseball star Alex Rodriguez banned for 211 games :
In Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees is banned for 211 games for his role in the Biogenesis baseball scandal with 12 other players given bans of 50 games.
Slide1022. 'It's a magical day': Chinese Taipei ousts China in FIBA Asia shocker:
At the FIBA Asia Championship, the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team knocks defending champion China out of the tournament during a quarterfinal match.
Slide1033. Olympic Committee Confirms It Will Punish Athletes Who Support LGBT Rights In Russia:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirms that it will punish athletes who support Russian LGBT rights at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Slide1044. Yacht Club Breathes Sigh Of Relief As Legal Challenge To America’s Cup Is Withdrawn:
The African Diaspora Maritime Corp. withdraws from the America's Cup amid controversy over being denied an opportunity to be the American defender in the competition based on ethnicity.
Slide1055.Arsenal reaches the group stage:
Aaron Ramsey scored twice as arsenal beat fenerbahce 2-0 to complete a 5-0 aggregate win in the champions league play-off to reach the group stage.
Slide106Social news
1.
U.S. issues global travel alert, to close embassies due to al Qaeda
threat:
The United States Department of State announces a worldwide travel alert for U.S. citizens and some embassies throughout Southwest Asia and North Africa will be closed following an al-Qaeda threat.
Slide1072. Taiwan lifts Philippines sanctions after shooting apology:
The Republic of China lifts sanctions imposed on the Philippines after president
Benigno
Aquino apologized to the family of a Taiwanese fisherman shot dead in disputed waters.
Slide1083.
Nairobi airport closes as fire crews tackle
blaze:
A large fire breaks out at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Slide1094.
Gibraltar row: UK considering 'unprecedented' legal
action:
The UK government threatens Spain with legal action over the imposition of additional border checks in Gibraltar.
Slide1105. A train accident in India :
Train
runs over 35 pilgrims in Bihar; angry locals set coaches on fire, attack railway officials
Slide111Political
Slide112Google, Facebook can't flout Indian laws:
Court
It said the Information Technology (Intermediaries) Rules mandate that all social networking sites have to publish the name of grievance officer and their contact details.
Slide113Narendra Modi to address British
parliament
British MP Barry Gardiner has written to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, inviting him to visit the House of Commons and speak on 'The Future of Modern India’. As he is the chief minister of a state with which Britain has more FDI than the rest of the country put together.
Slide114Banners torn so Aam Aadmi Party seeks votes on
flyovers
Kejriwal
told TOI, "Unlike the major political parties — Congress and BJP — we do not have enough money to buy legal space. That's why we are adopting strategies like this as they are less capital-intensive and more volunteer-intensive. It is a success."
Slide115Rahul Gandhi to give colony
papers
The Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, is expected to distribute certificates to the residents of 45 resettlement colonies in Delhi
The party is planning to get Sonia to distribute original certificates of regularization to the same unauthorized colonies that prior to 2008 polls were given provisional certificates.
Slide116Lakhvi calls the shots in Lashkar, Tunda tells
cops
Arrested terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda has told interrogators that Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-
Rehman
Lakhvi was managing the affairs of Lashkar-e-
Taiba
from jail while the terror outfit's chief, Hafiz Saeed, had taken on the role of a guide and motivator.
Slide117Sports
Slide118Lone Indian in Brazil ultramarathon runs because 'there's peace
there‘
“A marathon is not interesting any more. By the time I get warmed up, it's over.”
That might sound like bragging to most marathoners used to staggering across the finish line in the last stages of exhaustion. But
Vishwas
Bhamburkar's
an
ultramarathoner
, and is so habituated to running over 100 km (62 miles) that it has been taking him longer and longer to get a runner's high.
Slide119Barcelona under investigation over Neymar
deal
Barcelona's payment of 40 million euros to a company owned by
Neymar's
father as part of the Brazil forward's 57.1 million euros transfer fee is being investigated by Spanish state prosecutors for misappropriation of funds.
Slide120Chennai Open:
Fognini's
injury sends Yuki into
quarters
Yuki
Bhambri
became only the third Indian to reach the singles quarter-finals of an ATP World Tour event at home after winning his second round against an unfit world number 16 Fabio
Fognini
even as
Ramkumar
Ramanathan's
fairytale run came to an end in Chennai on Thursday.
Slide121Jaypee wants government to share Indian F1 race licence
fee
Slide122Why Indian Grand Prix is important for Formula
One
India-born
Monisha
Kaltenborn
, the first ever woman Team Principal of a Formula One team, said it is sad that Indian Grand Prix would not be part of the 2014
calender
since it is a "great event".
Slide123Social
Slide124Over 50 'fake' study
center's
functioning in
Guwahati
A
ccording to the UGC guidelines
private universities and deemed universities cannot affiliate any college or institution to conduct courses and award any degree or diploma
.
After the probing to TOI to the administration, these universities and colleges are being questioned and the degrees received are cancelled.
Slide125Gang of poachers kill 2 rhinos in
Kaziranga
A gang of poachers shot 2 adult rhinos dead who had strayed from the near by national park and managed to extract one horn by the times the guards fired on them.
These were additions to the original 18 rhinos poached that year.
Slide126Auto unions wary of pre-paid plan
After the Regional Transport Authority announced the pre- paid plan for the auto rickshaws services from Nashik Road Railway station the union asked the authority to shut down the plan on the basis of it affecting the business of those who chose not adopt the plan.
Slide127Flood-ravaged Kottayam fights back to normalcy
In Kottayam after
a
round 450 hectors of land were destroyed due to the flood, 2,267 people were provided shelter in 32 camps and a state of emergency was declared to accommodate the families still in need.
Slide128100 days of missed opportunities
The Karnataka government fails to aid its citizens in the growing infrastructural problems and hides to do the same by highlighting its achievements in lowering the loan rates, electricity bill rates and the distribution of free food.
Slide129Economical
Slide130India's first e-reader Wink unveiled, supporting 15 languages
Bangalore-based digital publisher EC Media International on Thursday launched its multi-function e-book reader Wink that not only supports 15 languages but will also offer over 200,000 book titles on debut.
Slide131All about Savings Bank interest rates!
RBI brought about changes in 2011, banks became free to decide the interest rate they wanted to pay on their savings bank accounts, depending on their liquidity and profitability preferences.
Slide132India edges toward crisis as rupee plunges
The rupee is trading at record lows and stocks have lost 10% in a month, even as the Indian government insists the country's faltering economy is not in crisis.
Slide133India's economy A five-star problem
On August 29th Duvvuri Subbarao, the departing boss of the central bank, told an audience in Mumbai of the widespread “dismay about the ferocity of the depreciation”.
Slide134Raghuram Rajan joins the RBI Out of the frying pan
In a speech in 2005 to the world’s top central bankers he said innovation had made finance more dangerous.
Slide135Sept 2013
Slide1361)
President Obama Seeks Approval for Military Action Against
Syria
The military action will be in response to the chemical attack that killed 1,429 people last month.
Slide1372)
Kenya's Deputy President Denies Charges of Crimes Against
Humanity
Kenya's Deputy President William
Ruto
pleads not guilty to charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in early September 2013.
Slide1383)
United Nations Confirms Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
The UN confirms in a report that the chemical agent
sarin
was used near Damascus on Aug. 21.
Slide1394)
Bo
Xilai
Is Sentenced to Life in
Prison
Chinese politician Bo
Xilai
is sentenced to life in prison. Eastern
China
's Jinan Intermediate
Slide1405)
Historic Christian Church Destroyed by Taliban
Two suicide bombers linked to the Taliban attack the All Saints Church in Peshawar, killing more than 80 people and destroying the historic church.
Slide1416)
Iranian President Takes Steps to Thaw Relations with
the west
Iranian President
Hassan
Rowhani
signals his willingness to engage the international community to forge mutually beneficial relationships.
Slide1427)
Weak Job Report Raises Doubts
According to the Labor Department, 169,000 jobs are added in August, slightly less than the monthly average over the last year.
Slide1438)
Rafael
Nadal
and Serena Williams Win the U.S.
Open
Rafael
Nadal
beats
Novak
Djokovic
in four sets (6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1) to win his second U.S. Open Men's Singles Championship.
Serena Williams
is tested in a tough three set match (7–5, 6–7, 6–1) against Victoria
Azarenka
for the U.S. Open Women's Championship.
Slide1449)US
Government Heads Toward a Shutdown
The Senate rejects a Republican bill that will fund the government but delay the
Affordable Care Act
, also known as
Obamacare
.
Slide14510)
Colorado Floods Leave Thousands Stranded
Flash floods around Boulder,
Colorado
cause massive damage, cutting off highways, destroying at least 19,000 homes and killing at least eight people.
Slide14611)
Massive Fire Destroys Jersey Shore Boardwalk
A fire destroys the Jersey Shore boardwalk nearly a year after
Hurricane Sandy
caused massive damage to the same area.
Slide14712)
Massive Storms Hit Both Coasts in Mexico
Hurricane Ingrid, coming from the Pacific, and Tropical Storm Manuel, coming from the Gulf of Mexico, hit
Mexico
at the same time.
Slide14813)
Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Kills at least 327
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Baluchistan, an area of deserts and mountains in
Pakistan
.
Slide14914)
Mumbai building collapse: death toll climbs to
60
The death toll from the collapse of a residential block in Mumbai has risen to 60 as rescuers ended their search operation with all the missing accounted for.
Slide15015)
India-Pakistan talks overshadowed by row over 'hag'
comment
A row over whether Pakistan's prime minister Nawaz Sharif called his Indian counterpart
Dr
Manmohan
Singh a "village hag" has overshadowed their first talks since
Mr
Sharif was elected earlier this year.
Slide15116)
50 Indian children ill after swallowing hepatitis B vaccine instead of
polio
More than 50 children became violently ill after they were given hepatitis B vaccine to swallow instead of polio drops at a school clinic.
Slide15217)
Delhi gang-rapists' lawyer makes 'Taliban-like' comment that he would have 'burned victim alive'
The Indian lawyer for two of the four Delhi gang-rapists sentenced to hang last week has
criticised
the victim's parents for allowing her to go out at night with a boy and claimed he would have "burned her alive" if she had been his daughter.
Slide15318)
Narendra
Modi
to run for Indian prime
minister
Narendra
Modi
, the controversial Hindu nationalist leader accused of failing to stop the massacre of Muslims in the 2002 Gujarat riots, has been appointed as the main opposition BJP’s prime ministerial candidate for next year’s general election.
Slide15419)
Controversial Bollywood film aims to stem Indian rape
cases
The gang-rape of a student in New Delhi last year which shocked India has become the inspiration for a new Bollywood thriller.
Slide15520)
Indian villagers to get 'water ATM'
network
A network of "water ATM machines" to bring clean drinking water to some of the world's poorest people is being launched in India.
Slide156Sports
Headline: Afghanistan lift SAAF trophy.
The
closing ceremony is being held at the
Dasharath
Stadium. Nepal team were awarded the Fair Play Award. Similarly, Rabin
Shrestha
of Nepal was awarded with the Most Valuable Player award.
Afghan goalkeeper Mansur
Fagiryar
was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the Year.
Maldives' Ali
Ashfaq
was awarded the Top Scorer.
http://m.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Afghanistan+lift+SAFF+2013+trophy&NewsID=390440
Awards handed out.
Slide1572013
Durnad
Cup final preview
The
2013 Durand Cup Final
is a football match between Mohammedan and ONGC on 19 September 2013 at
Ambedkar
Stadium, Delhi. It is the final match of the 2013 Durand Cup, the 126th season of the Durand Cup, a football competition for Indian football system. Mohammedan were appearing in their third final and whereas ONGC were appearing in their first final.
http://coverindialive.in/2013-durand-cup-final-preview/
Overview on the cup.
Slide158Mumbai Tigers to play Mohammedan in Durand cup semi finals.
Mumbai Tigers will play Mohammedan sporting in 2013 Durand Cup
semifinals
. Mumbai Tigers trashes United Sikkim by 6-2, Where as Mohammedan had to toil hard to beat
Kalighat
Milan
Sangha
3-1 in the earlier match Saturday.
http://coverindialive.in/mumbai-tigers-to-play-mohammedan-in-durand-cup-semifinals/
Mumbai Tigers win.
Slide159Mohammeadan
sporting create history.
Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting created history by winning the prestigious Durand Cup football tournament after a gap of 73 years, defeating ONGC 2-1 in the final on Thursday.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-19/top-stories/42216999_1_durand-cup-mohammedan-sporting-striker
Win Durand cup after 73 years.
History created in sports.
Slide160India Beat Malaysia 3-0.
A dominant India triumphed in the 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup with a thumping 3-0 victory over hosts Malaysia in the title clash of the under-21 hockey tournament on Sunday.
http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/India-beat-Malaysia-3-0-to-win-Sultan-of-Johor-Cup/articleshow/23269772.cms
They won the Johor Cup.
Slide161Political
Headline:
Rajya
Sabha
passes National Food Security Bill by voice vote.
In a major development, Parliament on Monday passed UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's dream project, the National Food Security Bill, which aims to provide cheap food grain to country’s two-thirds population.
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajya-sabha-passes-national-food-security-bill-by-voice-vote_873721.html
Rajya
sabha
passes national food security bill ensuring food to poor
people
at very low
cost.
Slide162Narendra
Modi
Declared BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate for 2014 Elections
Today in the absence of
Advani
BJP declared his prime ministerial candidate as
Narendra
Modi.Since
no organization fights in his opponents, his 1st combat conflict inside the party, ambition, discord and conflict happens. Incidentally, the BJP had to battle of these along.
http://www.namo14.com/2013/09/Narendra-modi-declared-bjp-pm-Candidate..html
Narendra
Modi
Declared BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate.
Slide163Ex-Bihar Chief Minister
Lalu
Prasad
Yadav
convicted in fodder scam case
A special CBI court has held
Rashtriya
Janata
Dal
chief
Lalu
Prasad guilty in the first of the six cases pertaining to the Rs 950-crore fodder scam, a verdict that spells a serious setback to the former Bihar chief minister and increases the likelihood of the next parliamentary elections in the state turning essentially into a contest between JD(U) and BJP.
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-01/news/42576298_1_lalu-prasad-fodder-scam-case-rjd
Ex-
bihar
chief minister
lalu
prasad
yadav
found guilty in 950
crore
fodder scam.
Slide164Raghuram
Rajan
takes over as 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Internationally renowned economist
Raghuram
Rajan
on Wednesday took over as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/raghuram-rajan-takes-over-as-23rd-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india/1164538/
Raghuram
Rajan
takes charge as new Reserve bank of
india
Government.
Slide165Union Cabinet Approved an Ordinance to Shield Convicted MPs and MLAs
The Union Cabinet on 24 September 2013 approved an ordinance to protect convicted law makers from facing immediate disqualification.
http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/union-cabinet-approved-an-ordinance-to-shield-convicted-mps-and-mlas-1380090323-1
Union cabinet approved an ordinance.
Slide166Economic
Headline:
Rupee to resume upward trend; Nifty may slide to 5750 levels:
Deven
Choksey
, KR
Choksey
Securities.
Individually, many stocks would probably offer opportunity in this kind of journey that we are seeing currently and that is where the excitement would come from in the market. One will have to look at individual stocks
vis
-a-
vis
the Nifty going forward and the money could be made from there
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/views/recommendations/rupee-to-resume-upward-trend-nifty-may-slide-to-5750-levels-deven-choksey-kr-choksey-securities/articleshow/22514937.cms
India sees faces a good chance to recover from recession.
Slide167Petrol price may come down by up to Rs 1.50/litre
Petrol prices may be cut by as much as Rs 1-1.50 per litre next week on falling international oil rates and appreciating rupee but a one-time hike in diesel and possibly LPG rates is still on the cards.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/oil-gas/petrol-price-may-come-down-by-up-to-rs-1-50/litre/articleshow/22515267.cms
Indian rupee appreciates.
Slide168Ignore US ire, import Iran oil to save $8.5bn,
Veerappa
Moily
suggests
The
Manmohan
Singh government will have to tread on a diplomatic tightrope with oil minister M
Veerappa
Moily
suggesting India may save nearly $8.5 billion (around Rs 57,000
crore
) by importing cheaper crude from Iran which faces UN sanctions in the wake of its nuclear programme.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ignore-US-ire-import-Iran-oil-to-save-8-5bn-Veerappa-Moily-suggests/articleshow/22215742.cms?
India tries to save money.
Slide169Trickling tomato price trouble farmers
Hoping to make good money this wedding season, farmers in
Dindigul
district had cultivated country tomatoes four months ago. But to their dismay, the prices that soared beyond Rs 70 per kilogram previously has now fallen below Rs 10, breaking all their hopes.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-02/madurai/41688026_1_tomatoes-fertilisers-rs-70
Financial troubles in the economy.
Slide170Recovery in US, EU is good for India
For the second successive month in August, India's merchandise exports have gone up in the buoyant double digits (over the like period last year). Thanks to the pickup in external demand and the huge fall in the imports of gold, the trade gap has narrowed steeply from a high $17.8 billion in April to $10.9 billion in August.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/editorial/recovery-in-us-eu-is-good-for-india/articleshow/22499617.cms
Good future prospects for economy.
Slide171Social
Headline:
POPE FRANCIS CLARIFIES HIS STANCE ON ABORTION FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES AND ‘SMALL-MINDED RULES’
If some took the pope’s comments in La
Civilta
Cattolica
to mean that he has no serious qualms with abortion — or that he is loosening the church’s opposition to it — then a speech he have on Friday will correct the record. In it, Francis affirmed that he stands against the procedure and encouraged Catholic doctors to avoid performing it.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/23/pope-francis-clarifies-his-stance-on-abortion-following-statements-about-social-issues-small-minded-rules/
Reforming the social norms.
Slide172TN politicians exploiting Lankan Tamils issue: C.V.
Wigneswaran
Tamil Nadu politicians use the Sri Lankan Tamils’ issue for their own gains, much to the detriment of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, said Justice C.V.
Wigneswaran
, the chief ministerial candidate of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the upcoming Northern Provincial Council elections.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/tn-politicians-exploiting-lankan-tamils-issue-cv-wigneswaran/article5121012.ece
Exploitation taken to a new level.
Slide173Olympians, sportspersons appeal for more awareness on social issues
Several sportspersons, who have represented India at the Olympics, appealed to the youths on Wednesday to be aware of social issues and understand their responsibilities for the betterment of the country.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-12/aurangabad/42007723_1_babasaheb-ambedkar-marathwada-university-youths-social-issues
Responsibilities understood.
Slide174India Inc needs to be sensitive to larger social issues,
Jairam
Ramesh
says
India Inc must be "sensitive" to larger social issues that will be addressed in the new Land Acquisition Bill, Union minister
Jairam
Ramesh
said, adding it cannot "blindly expect" the country to become a Singapore.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-22/india-business/42291194_1_india-inc-land-acquisition-bill-jairam-ramesh
Companies need to be more socially responsible.
Slide175Activist
Malala
Yousafzai
tweets for education
Even though
Malala
Yousafzai
, the young education activist who was shot by a member of the Taliban, started out as a blogger for the BBC, she normally doesn't tweet. But Monday afternoon, she typed her first 140-character message in a Twitter.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/09/malalas-first-tweet.html
Education more in demand.
Slide176Social News
Youth
, Marriage,
Kumbh
and Death Itself
-
Swami
Hari
Prakash
Udasin
wades into the issues facing
Hinduism
Slide177Sadhvi
Conducts “Woman Power Camp
”
Leading
woman saint of
Niranjani
Akhara
convened the
Kumbh’s
women constables for an evening of education and inspiration
Slide178Kalpavasi
Enduring Diurnal Disciplines
-
One
million-plus devotees from all walks of life sojourn at
Sangam
for a full month of rigorous
sadhana
and joyous devotion
Slide179“
Putting an End to Untouchability
”-
so that all may share the temples, the well, the pond and the dining table”
Slide180Temples
: California's First Quake-Ready Stone Temple
Modern technology, community outreach and volunteerism turned the dream of building a traditional Swaminarayan
Mandir
in Los Angeles into a
reality.
Slide181Political news
Amid Congress roar for Rahul-as-PM, decision is final, says Sonia
Gandhi
A
gigantic Congress meet in Delhi today tried to shake off the atmosphere of an anti-climax as senior party leaders including the Prime Minister and Sonia and Rahul Gandhi took the stage for an all-day brain-storming session on the
national
election, due by May
.
Slide182Former tea vendor will defeat dynasty: BJP responds to Mani Shankar
Aiyar
Mani Shankar
Aiyar
, habitual Agent
Provacateur
, refused to
apologise
today for stating that
Narendra
Modi
will never be Prime Minister, but is welcome to sell tea at today's Congress conclave in Delhi which is fine-tuning strategy for the national election.
Slide183Rahul Gandhi shuns race for prime minister of India
At a major gathering of the Indian National Congress on Friday, Sonia Gandhi announced that her son Rahul would not be nominated for the post of prime minister in upcoming elections, signaling a key decision by the family that has dominated this country's politics for decades
.
Slide184BJP meets to fine-tune strategy for mission 2014,
Narendra
Modi
attends
A crucial strategy session of the BJP began in New Delhi today, less than an hour after Sonia Gandhi, in her inaugural address at a massive Congress meet, overruled demands from her vociferous colleagues to anoint her son Rahul as the party's prime ministerial candidate.
Slide185Quotable quotes from key Congress
meet
A
gigantic all-day brain-storming session of the Congress is being held in Delhi today on the national election, due by May. Below are some notable quotes from party leaders during the meet.
Slide186Sports news
UConn fires Paul
Pasqualoni
after 0-4
start
-
A
season-opening home loss to FCS Towson put the third-year coach on notice, and Saturday's thrashing at Buffalo finished the job
Slide187Tom Brady on Vince
Wilfork's
injury: 'To say we'll miss him is an understatement'
"I know coach (Bill)
Belichick
said there's no Vince
Wilforks
on the street corner waiting to sign with the Patriots, which is the truth, but we're going to have to find a way to – in a group effort – replace such a valuable player," Brady said
Slide188Vince
Wilfork
injury: Bill
Belichick
even says 'it's probably unlikely' he'll return
When
the usually tight-lipped Patriots coach is talking freely about an injury prognosis, you know the news is not good
.
Slide189UMass
football a 25-point underdog in MAC opener against Bowling Green
The UMass football team is a 25-point underdog against Bowling Green this week.
Slide190Ex
Springfield Falcons Cody Bass injury report: out with broken thumb
The
injury occurred in the training camp of Springfield’s parent club, the Columbus Blue Jackets
Slide191Economic news
State with highest minimum wage may hike it again
State
with highest minimum wage in nation must be raised because too many working people are not receiving a livable wage, governor argues.
Slide192Opinion
: Black tide of coal overwhelms climate goals
Coal
will overtake oil as the world's primary source of energy in the foreseeable future, with enormous and tragic consequences for the environment unless governments act urgently to make it cleaner, warns the head of the International Energy Agency
.
Slide19375 economists back minimum wage hike
Group
of 75 economists offer backing to Democratic proposal to hike federal minimum wage to $10.10. Increase would boost paychecks of millions of workers, and give a small boost to the economy.
Slide194France
: Affairs! Scandal! And tax cuts
French President Francois
Hollande
unveils program of tax and spending cuts in bid to revive confidence in country's stagnant economy.
Slide195More
of the jobless are giving up on finding work
The percentage of Americans participating in the labor force hit the lowest level since 1978, as long-term unemployment causes a flood of discouraged workers to drop out of work force.
Slide196Oct 2013
Slide197DC orders crackdown on illegal coal mining:
1) DC orders crackdown on illegal coal mining:
In a meeting held with
Bokaro
SP
Kuldeep
Dwivedi
, DFO K
Manish
Arvind
, mining officer and general managers of
Central Coalfields Limited
(CCL), DC Uma
Shanker
Singh on Thursday ordered crackdown on
illegal coal mining
in the district
.
Slide198Conservatism needs to lighten up:
The crisis has been resolved, but this respite is temporary. We are bound to have more stand-offs and brinkmanship in the months and years ahead. To understand why, you must
recognise
that, for the Tea Party, the stakes could not be higher. The movement is animated and energized by a fear that soon America will be beyond rescue.
Slide199NHAI to take call on Gurgaon-Jaipur toll:
A month after National Highways Authority of India moved a proposal to suspend tolling on the Gurgaon-Jaipur stretch, the authority's board is likely to consider the plan on Tuesday. The board has representation from highways and finance ministries besides the Planning Commission.
Slide200Government not for CBI probe in Salim Raj Case:
The
state government
is not in
favour
of a CBI probe on alleged land grabbing by chief minister
Oommen
Chandy's
former
gunman
Salim
Raj
and his relatives, advocate general
KP
Dandapani
told the Kerala high court on Friday.
Slide201Seven thieves land in police net:
Seven people, who used to
rob
godowns
in Delhi and NCR, have been arrested by Delhi Police's
crime
branch.Stolen
goods have been recovered.
Slide202Akademi
to release handbook on statuses:
The Kerala
Lalitha
Kala
Akademi
will
bring out a
handbook
on
statues
installed at various locations in the city corporation limit under the
Shipanagaram
project.
Slide203Cry for cleanliness in
Jharia
:
Even after four days of immersion of Goddess
Durga
idols, the
Dhanbad
Municipal Corporation
(DMC) has taken no measure to clear the mess polluting the ponds in different parts of
Sindri
. With
Chhath
, one of the most important festivals of Hindus in this part of the country only a fortnight away, people's demand for clean ponds and
Chhath
ghats
is only getting louder.
Slide204Nursing student dies of dengue
A nursing student of the state-run School of Nursing at the Osmania
General hospital
campus, died due to dengue-related complications at a private hospital in the city on Friday.
Slide205Vegetable prices soar on short supply
Vegetable prices have reached an all-time high in local markets after
Cyclone
Phailin
and heavy rain damaged crops in the district.
Slide2069 new judges likely for HC
As many as nine district judges, working with the state's subordinate judiciary, are slated to be elevated as judges of the AP high court. The names of CBI Court judge U
Durga
Prasad Rao, state legal services secretary S Ravi Kumar, HC's vigilance registrar
Sankar
Narayana, registrar general Sunil
Chowdary
, Hyderabad city civil court chief judge M
Sitarama
Murthy,
Ranga
Reddy principal district and sessions judge M S K
Jaiswal
, Guntur principal district and sessions judge M
Satyanarayana
Murthy and others have been reportedly cleared by the collegiums of both the high court and the Supreme Court and President's nod is expected to happen any time now.
Slide207Consumers burnt electricity tariff plans
Hundreds of electricity consumers in the city on Friday burnt power bills as part of a statewide demonstration to protest the recent hike in tariff, which they claimed was steep.
Slide208Shikhar
Dhawan
back to where it all began:
After bursting onto the international scene with a breathtaking century on Test debut against the Australians in March this year,
Shikhar
Dhawan
has gone from strength to strength.
Slide209Minor abducted, raped:
A girl residing in
Salatwada
area of the city was allegedly abducted by six people and raped by one of them. The minor girl's father filed an offence regarding the incident on Friday at
Raopura
police station.
Slide210Talent Search test for students
Education Times, in association with
Byju's
Classes, will hold a free talent search test at
Jyothi
Nivas
College,
Koramangala
, on Sunday 10am for students of classes IX, X, XI and XII
Slide211Patna book fair from November 10:
Patna Book Fair
will be held from November 10-24, which will coincide with
Shiksha
Diwas
, being organized from November 11-13. This is being done as per the suggestion of CM
Nitish
Kumar
at the inauguration of book fair last year.
Slide212Making a scene
What happens when a performance artwork or street intervention doesn't go exactly as planned? Artists end up chasing holy cows, come within an inch of being lynched by angry city residents and find out while chopping off a finger that cutting through bone is harder than it looks.
Slide213Boy falls into fountain
A seven-year-old boy is in critical condition after he fell into the
fountain
at the
CTC bus stand
in Esplanade on Friday afternoon. The victim, Tarzan Jana, fell into the four-foot-deep tank but was rescued by some passersby. He suffered injuries to his head and has been admitted in the ICU of
Calcutta Medical College
and Hospital.
Slide214The good fight
Law firms deal with every pro bono assignment as diligently as they would handle a top client engagement.
Slide215Memory highway:
In the past, cars from different countries had distinct characteristics. These days, what with the world being a 'global village', it's difficult to figure out the origins of your car. Its engine may come from Stuttgart and Pune, the gearbox from Tokyo, the
tyres
from Chennai, the body from Italy and the brand label will proudly declare, 'Made in China'. TOI-Crest takes a drive down memory lane, recounting how cars in the past reflected their countries of origin.
Slide216“Pangaea is not for everyone”
Pangaea is one of the top nightclubs in the world where celebs like Madonna, Kate Moss, Leonardo
DiCaprio
, Sting, Paris Hilton, David Beckham and Prince Harry come to shake a leg. Known for its hedonistic parties and cocktails made with edible gold and garnished with diamonds, the international brand is now coming to India. The buzz is that tables in the Delhi club, to open its doors in August, will cost up to
Rs
4 lakh.
Slide217ECONOMIC
Your EMI’s may not come down
HDFC Q2 net profit rises to 10% to 1266
crores
Banks bet big on
bharat
this
diwali
Fedral
bank q2 net up 5% to 226
crores
Shome
against retro changes to tax laws.
Slide218SOCIAL HEADLINES
Slide219SOCIAL
Starbucks complete one year in India opens 25
th
store.
Your cv should not have dob or age
Respective value by me time
Silk fab exhibitions open
A camera on your shirt
Slide220POLITICAL HEADLINES
Slide221POLITICAL
Modi
now promises seer: ridiculous scoffs
N
itish
Kumar
Pak based al-
badr
behind
keran
clash
India Russia unite against terrorism
I am getting threat calls says
surat
DCP
Pak plays good cop, bad cop says official
Slide222SPORTS HEADLINES
Slide223SPORTS
Court provides relief to ex IPL chief
modi
Sania
breaks back into top 10
Golden jubilee from Indian open golf from November 7
Injured
S
teyn
to miss 2
nd
test
Against champs east Bengal banking on self belief
NOTE ALL HEADLINES TAKEN FROM HINDUSTAN TIMES DATED 22 OCTOBER 2013
Slide224OCTOBER 2013
POLITICAL NEWS
Ban student politics if uncontrollable
If
student politics can't be controlled to enable proper functioning of educational institutions, the state government should ban such politics, the high court
said.
Get ready for political wars in cyberspace
The
political parties who rule the roost in
almost
all walks of life are now set to
invade the cyber world
too.
Slide225Political
purge sends chilling message to North Korea's elite
By purging his own uncle, Kim has delivered a more chilling message: No one is beyond the rule of law, not even family
.
Political
rallies make railways richer
As BSP and BJP get ready to slug it out in the political arena, and mark their presence with each organizing a rally bigger than the other, railways get ready to rake in the moolah.
Slide226Demanding the Right to Drive in Saudi Arabia
Women in Saudi Arabia have been engaged in an ongoing protest demanding the right to drive be granted. While technically not illegal, women in Saudi Arabia have been subject to arrest and prosecution for attempting to drive
.
The Politics of Global
Diplomacy
Less than 24 hours after being elected to the United Nations Security Council, the government of Saudi Arabia surprised the international community (and its own diplomats) by declining the seat. It’s the first time any country has rejected a seat, which are highly coveted because of the increased influence and prestige they afford a state.
Slide227'Patriotism
of fascist kind is threat to politics'
Patriotism of fascist kind is a threat to Indian and global politics, said Mark Lindley, a member of Humanist Association of Boston in the US and a visiting professor
.
Is
the ICC Biased
?
African Union officials meeting over the weekend urged the International Criminal Court to postpone cases against sitting leaders. Leaders of the 54-member African Union contend that a pattern of bias exists within the ICC, making fair trials of African leaders impossible
.
Slide228Business news
October 2013
Siemens’ job-cut plan by end of 2014 may hit India arm
too
oct.1 Siemens AG has decided to cut 15,000 jobs by the end of 2014 across the world to reduce costs and improve profits, triggering speculation about the possible downsizing of its India operations as well.
Slide229India to start power supply to Bangladesh from October
5
NEW
DELHI: Marking a key step in bilateral co-operation, India will start supplying electricity to Bangladesh from October 5, through the new transmission line between the two nations.
I
ncome
tax department to slap fresh Rs 1000 crore tax notices on
Nokia
The Income tax department is set to issue fresh demand notices for payment of taxes to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore.
NEW
DELHI: In more trouble for Finnish mobile firm Nokia, whose immovable assets were attached in an alleged tax evasion case
recently
Slide230Cabinet okays ONGC, OIL’s $5 billion deal to acquire 20% stake in Mozambique gas block
Rajeev
Jayaswal,ET Bureau
The cabinet on Thursday approved state-run ONGC and Oil India's $5 billion deal to acquire 20% stake in a prolific Mozambique block, which is the biggest gas field in offshore east Africa, government officials said.
J
ob
creation by corporate India hits three-year
low
Job creation at Indian companies has hit a three-year slump as economic gloom persists and a large number of development projects remain stalled despite the government trying its best to get them moving again amid efforts to drum up investment and get growth back on
track.
Slide231Sports News
CSA suspends Haroon Lorgat to salvage India's tour to South
Africa
Putting an end to weeks of speculation, the BCCI on Tuesday gave its consent to India's tour of South Africa after Cricket South Africa withdrew its CEO Haroon Lorgat from not just its dealings with the Indian Board but also the ICC Chief Executives Committee pending an inquiry into his actions.
Slide232Sports ministry launch 'India Sports 2014‘
The sports ministry and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Wednesday launched the 'India Sports 2014' at the 5th Global Sports Summit to promote sports amongst youth in the country
.
Mohammedan Sporting down Sporting Clube de Goa
Josimar's brace helped Mohammedan Sporting score a 3-1 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in the Airtel I-league match at Duler Stadium, Mapusa on Sunday.
Slide233SPORTS FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED IN HP BY
CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said that state government was committed to promote sports activities and provide best infrastructural facilities to the sportspersons. The government had taken various initiatives to develop stadiums and promote sports culture so that the sports person could excel themselves at National and International level. He was speaking at the closing ceremony of three-day long 46th HP Police Sports and duty meet at Police Ground Dharamshala on Tuesday.
Slide234SANDEEP SINGH TO PARTCIPATE IN A UNIVERSITY
Former Indian hockey team skipper Sandeep Singh participated in a function organised by RKDF University on Saturday.
Kushal Kakad will lead Vidarbha team
Kushal Kakad will lead Vidarbha team in the Vinoo Mankad (U-19) limited overs zonal league cricket tournament scheduled to be played at Raipur, Chhattisgarh, from October 21 to 28
.
Slide235Nov 2013
Slide236Economy
Politics
Sports
Social media
Categories
Slide237Foreign
direct investment inflows into the
services
sector declined by 47.5 per cent to $1.19 billion during the
April-August period.
FDI
in services sector dips 47.5% during
April-August
Slide238India
has clawed back into the list of top three apparel and textile exporters to the key US market during the first seven months of 2013, after being pushed out of the top five last year
.
Indian
textiles surge, regain no.3 slot in the US
market
Slide239In
a move that would further delay the privatization of six airports in the country, the civil aviation ministry has decided to do away with the planning
commission’s
draft of the Model concession
agreement(MCA)
and prepare new draft afresh.
Setback
for airport privatization, key agreements to be drafted
afresh
Slide240Strong rural market growth and the return of demand for petrol cars have sparked hopes of a turnaround in the auto sector that has stagnated now for around two years, according to the society of
Indian
automobile manufacturers
(SIAM).
Rural
demand boosts hope for auto sales revival
Slide241Plans to sell government-held shares in ITC, axis bank and L&T have got fast tracked in a fiscally challenged year. the government plans to revive the defunct SUUTI (specified undertakings of unit trust of
India
) to do the sales by withdrawing a cabinet decision to shut the organization.
To
meet disinvestment targets, FinMin proposes revival of SUUTI
Slide242The urban development ministry has not only given permission to combine three sprawling bungalows for
BSP’s
charitable trust in the lutyens bungalow zone
(LBZ),
but has also earmarked another bungalow for party president
Mayawati
nearby.
Maya
gets nod to join 3 bungalows, in the lutyens retain fourth
zone
Slide243With general elections barely six months away, most political parties, except the ruling congress, have shown a sharp fall in donations from named sources- both individuals and companies.
Congress
rakes in
Rs
.
101
Cr BJP fails
to submit data
Slide244The human rights cell of up
BJP
Tuesday felicitated its
MLAs Sangeet Singh Som
,
Suresh Rana
,
Kunwar party workers
who were arrested in connections with
Muzaffarnagar
riots.
Ahead
of
Agra
rally, up
BJP
cell felicitates riot accused
MLAs
Slide245Punjab chief minister P
arkash Singh Badal
on Monday announced free education and healthcare facilities, besides housing facilities at easy installments, for migrant
laborers
in the state.
Badal
sops for migrant
laborers
Slide246Senior
UDF and
state finance minister
Km Mani
addressed a seminar at the
CPM
plenum, which took a resolution to augment the
LDF
political base exploiting the discontent among the
UDF
allies.
CPM
meet resolves to unite forces disenchanted with
UDF
Slide247Saina
Nehwal’s
poor run continued this season as she crashed out of the women’s singles competition after suffering a narrow defeat against
Pomtip Buranaprasertsu
of T
hailand
in the second round of the
Hong Kong
super series badminton tournament in Kowloon here on Thursday.
A
nother
early exit for
Saina
Slide248A revised world anti doping code doubling the bans for cheats in sport, was adopted on Friday which will come into effect from the start of 2015 and will also target support staff.
WADA
doubles ban for cheats from two to four
years
Slide249Magnus
Carlsen
broke the deadlock at the world championship with a win in game five against
Viswanathan Anand
.
Carlsen breaks deadlock
Slide250The D
elhi
police’s attempt to invoke
MCOCA against
cricketers
S Sreesanth
,
Ajith Chandila
,
Ankit Chavan
and others in the
IPL
spot fixing case received a shot in the arm Tuesday with the supreme court staying the
Delhi
high court order that had said no case under the stringent law was made out.
SC
clears way for police to invoke
MCOCA
against sree,
others
Slide251The 24 year old shooter beat world champion
Zorana Arunovic
of Serbia by five points to win the gold medal in the 10 metre air pistol event at the
ISSF
world cup final in
Munich
on Sunday.
H
ina
puts world champion in shade, wins
WCF gold
Slide252Law enforcement in social media, getting the police to become more ‘sensitive’ in dealing with minorities and security
of VIPs
in an election year are the three key areas of focus at this year’s conference of police chiefs in
Delhi
starting Thursday.
Social
media, minorities on agenda as
DGP’s
meet today
Slide253Sports
Headline: Afghanistan lift SAAF trophy.
The
closing ceremony is being held at the
Dasharath
Stadium. Nepal team were awarded the Fair Play Award. Similarly, Rabin
Shrestha
of Nepal was awarded with the Most Valuable Player award.
Afghan goalkeeper Mansur
Fagiryar
was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the Year.
Maldives' Ali
Ashfaq
was awarded the Top Scorer.
http://m.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Afghanistan+lift+SAFF+2013+trophy&NewsID=390440
Awards handed out.
Slide2542013
Durnad
Cup final preview
The
2013 Durand Cup Final
is a football match between Mohammedan and ONGC on 19 September 2013 at
Ambedkar
Stadium, Delhi. It is the final match of the 2013 Durand Cup, the 126th season of the Durand Cup, a football competition for Indian football system. Mohammedan were appearing in their third final and whereas ONGC were appearing in their first final.
http://coverindialive.in/2013-durand-cup-final-preview/
Overview on the cup.
Slide255Mumbai Tigers to play Mohammedan in Durand cup semi finals.
Mumbai Tigers will play Mohammedan sporting in 2013 Durand Cup
semifinals
. Mumbai Tigers trashes United Sikkim by 6-2, Where as Mohammedan had to toil hard to beat
Kalighat
Milan
Sangha
3-1 in the earlier match Saturday.
http://coverindialive.in/mumbai-tigers-to-play-mohammedan-in-durand-cup-semifinals/
Mumbai Tigers win.
Slide256Mohammeadan
sporting create history.
Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting created history by winning the prestigious Durand Cup football tournament after a gap of 73 years, defeating ONGC 2-1 in the final on Thursday.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-19/top-stories/42216999_1_durand-cup-mohammedan-sporting-striker
Win Durand cup after 73 years.
History created in sports.
Slide257India Beat Malaysia 3-0.
A dominant India triumphed in the 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup with a thumping 3-0 victory over hosts Malaysia in the title clash of the under-21 hockey tournament on Sunday.
http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/India-beat-Malaysia-3-0-to-win-Sultan-of-Johor-Cup/articleshow/23269772.cms
They won the Johor Cup.
Slide258Political
Headline:
Rajya
Sabha
passes National Food Security Bill by voice vote.
In a major development, Parliament on Monday passed UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's dream project, the National Food Security Bill, which aims to provide cheap food grain to country’s two-thirds population.
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajya-sabha-passes-national-food-security-bill-by-voice-vote_873721.html
Rajya
sabha
passes national food security bill ensuring food to poor
people
at very low
cost.
Slide259Narendra
Modi
Declared BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate for 2014 Elections
Today in the absence of
Advani
BJP declared his prime ministerial candidate as
Narendra
Modi.Since
no organization fights in his opponents, his 1st combat conflict inside the party, ambition, discord and conflict happens. Incidentally, the BJP had to battle of these along.
http://www.namo14.com/2013/09/Narendra-modi-declared-bjp-pm-Candidate..html
Narendra
Modi
Declared BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate.
Slide260Ex-Bihar Chief Minister
Lalu
Prasad
Yadav
convicted in fodder scam case
A special CBI court has held
Rashtriya
Janata
Dal
chief
Lalu
Prasad guilty in the first of the six cases pertaining to the Rs 950-crore fodder scam, a verdict that spells a serious setback to the former Bihar chief minister and increases the likelihood of the next parliamentary elections in the state turning essentially into a contest between JD(U) and BJP.
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-01/news/42576298_1_lalu-prasad-fodder-scam-case-rjd
Ex-
bihar
chief minister
lalu
prasad
yadav
found guilty in 950
crore
fodder scam.
Slide261Raghuram
Rajan
takes over as 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Internationally renowned economist
Raghuram
Rajan
on Wednesday took over as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/raghuram-rajan-takes-over-as-23rd-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india/1164538/
Raghuram
Rajan
takes charge as new Reserve bank of
india
Government.
Slide262Union Cabinet Approved an Ordinance to Shield Convicted MPs and MLAs
The Union Cabinet on 24 September 2013 approved an ordinance to protect convicted law makers from facing immediate disqualification.
http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/union-cabinet-approved-an-ordinance-to-shield-convicted-mps-and-mlas-1380090323-1
Union cabinet approved an ordinance.
Slide263Economic
Headline:
Rupee to resume upward trend; Nifty may slide to 5750 levels:
Deven
Choksey
, KR
Choksey
Securities.
Individually, many stocks would probably offer opportunity in this kind of journey that we are seeing currently and that is where the excitement would come from in the market. One will have to look at individual stocks
vis
-a-
vis
the Nifty going forward and the money could be made from there
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/views/recommendations/rupee-to-resume-upward-trend-nifty-may-slide-to-5750-levels-deven-choksey-kr-choksey-securities/articleshow/22514937.cms
India sees faces a good chance to recover from recession.
Slide264Petrol price may come down by up to Rs 1.50/litre
Petrol prices may be cut by as much as Rs 1-1.50 per litre next week on falling international oil rates and appreciating rupee but a one-time hike in diesel and possibly LPG rates is still on the cards.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/oil-gas/petrol-price-may-come-down-by-up-to-rs-1-50/litre/articleshow/22515267.cms
Indian rupee appreciates.
Slide265Ignore US ire, import Iran oil to save $8.5bn,
Veerappa
Moily
suggests
The
Manmohan
Singh government will have to tread on a diplomatic tightrope with oil minister M
Veerappa
Moily
suggesting India may save nearly $8.5 billion (around Rs 57,000
crore
) by importing cheaper crude from Iran which faces UN sanctions in the wake of its nuclear programme.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ignore-US-ire-import-Iran-oil-to-save-8-5bn-Veerappa-Moily-suggests/articleshow/22215742.cms?
India tries to save money.
Slide266Trickling tomato price trouble farmers
Hoping to make good money this wedding season, farmers in
Dindigul
district had cultivated country tomatoes four months ago. But to their dismay, the prices that soared beyond Rs 70 per kilogram previously has now fallen below Rs 10, breaking all their hopes.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-02/madurai/41688026_1_tomatoes-fertilisers-rs-70
Financial troubles in the economy.
Slide267Recovery in US, EU is good for India
For the second successive month in August, India's merchandise exports have gone up in the buoyant double digits (over the like period last year). Thanks to the pickup in external demand and the huge fall in the imports of gold, the trade gap has narrowed steeply from a high $17.8 billion in April to $10.9 billion in August.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/editorial/recovery-in-us-eu-is-good-for-india/articleshow/22499617.cms
Good future prospects for economy.
Slide268Social
Headline:
POPE FRANCIS CLARIFIES HIS STANCE ON ABORTION FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES AND ‘SMALL-MINDED RULES’
If some took the pope’s comments in La
Civilta
Cattolica
to mean that he has no serious qualms with abortion — or that he is loosening the church’s opposition to it — then a speech he have on Friday will correct the record. In it, Francis affirmed that he stands against the procedure and encouraged Catholic doctors to avoid performing it.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/23/pope-francis-clarifies-his-stance-on-abortion-following-statements-about-social-issues-small-minded-rules/
Reforming the social norms.
Slide269TN politicians exploiting Lankan Tamils issue: C.V.
Wigneswaran
Tamil Nadu politicians use the Sri Lankan Tamils’ issue for their own gains, much to the detriment of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, said Justice C.V.
Wigneswaran
, the chief ministerial candidate of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the upcoming Northern Provincial Council elections.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/tn-politicians-exploiting-lankan-tamils-issue-cv-wigneswaran/article5121012.ece
Exploitation taken to a new level.
Slide270Olympians, sportspersons appeal for more awareness on social issues
Several sportspersons, who have represented India at the Olympics, appealed to the youths on Wednesday to be aware of social issues and understand their responsibilities for the betterment of the country.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-12/aurangabad/42007723_1_babasaheb-ambedkar-marathwada-university-youths-social-issues
Responsibilities understood.
Slide271India Inc needs to be sensitive to larger social issues,
Jairam
Ramesh
says
India Inc must be "sensitive" to larger social issues that will be addressed in the new Land Acquisition Bill, Union minister
Jairam
Ramesh
said, adding it cannot "blindly expect" the country to become a Singapore.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-22/india-business/42291194_1_india-inc-land-acquisition-bill-jairam-ramesh
Companies need to be more socially responsible.
Slide272Activist
Malala
Yousafzai
tweets for education
Even though
Malala
Yousafzai
, the young education activist who was shot by a member of the Taliban, started out as a blogger for the BBC, she normally doesn't tweet. But Monday afternoon, she typed her first 140-character message in a Twitter.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/09/malalas-first-tweet.html
Education more in demand.
Slide273POLITICS
Slide274Slide275•
No Third Front without Congress or BJP support:
Paswan
Capital Market/ 14:20 , Nov 26, 2013
Support of either Congress or BJP is a must if a Third Front has to emerge after the general elections next year,
Lok
Janshakti
Party Chief Ram Vilas
Paswan
has said. With RJD
supremo
Lalu
Prasad landing in jail in connection with the Fodder Scam,
Paswan
said there was a need for serious discussion among the current allies to decide on the future course ahead of the 2014 elections. LJP chief expressed interest in staying in alliance with Congress but the onus is on the ruling party to decide on their partners. Once an ally of the BJP-led NDA front,
Paswan
, a
Rajya
Sabha MP, claimed it was the demolition of the
Babri
Masjid which went against the party's prospects.
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore signs
MoU
with HCMA, Vietnam
India
Infoline
News Service/ Bangalore 20:00 , Nov 24, 2013
IIMB to collaborate with International Cooperation Division of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (HCMA), in Hanoi, Vietnam
A Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and HCM National Academy of Public Administration (HCMA), Hanoi, Vietnam was signed after the high-level discussions between Prime Minister
Manmohan
Singh and General Secretary Nguyen
Phu
Trong
of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in New Delhi, on November 20, 2013.
Slide276Slide277ECONOMIC
Slide278'More spending cuts needed to meet fiscal deficit target'
PTI November 30, 2013
"Because of the weaker-than-expected growth at the start of the fiscal, tax revenues are likely to miss the target and divestment mop-up may also be less than the target," Japanese brokerage Nomura said in a report
India behind China in trade ties with South Asian nations
Shweta
Punj
December 5, 2013
China's trade with South Asian nations has grown from $40 billion in 2006 to $85 billion in 2011. In terms of foreign direct investment in the region, China is way ahead of India
'India's growth decline bottoming out, bumpy recovery ahead'
PTI November 30, 2013
Growth accelerated to 4.8 per cent year-on-year in Q3 of this fiscal from the more than four-year low of 4.4 per cent in Q2
RBI allows banks to hawk multiple insurance products
PTI November 30, 2013
Currently, under the
bancassurance
model, a bank is allowed to become a corporate agent of a life and general insurers each, while under the broking business, it will be able to sell products of multiple companies
Slide279GDP grows at better-than-expected 4.8% in Sept quarter
Reuters November 29, 2013
While farm output rose 4.6 per cent during the second quarter ended September 30, manufacturing rose an annual 1 per cent during the period. Mining fell by 0.4 per cent.
Slide280SPORTS
Slide281Sachin
carried the weight of the Indian team on his shoulders: Suresh Raina
India
Infoline
News Service/ Mumbai 11:41 , Nov 13, 2013
Suresh Raina,
Javagal
Srinath
,
Waqar
Younis
and
Shoaib
Akhtar present at the Salaam
Sachin
India Today Conclave Current and former cricketers showered encomiums on legendary Indian cricketer
Sachin
Tendulkar who will be retiring after playing his 200th Test in his home city of Mumbai this week.
Swamp Soccer to debut in India
India
Infoline
News Service/ Mumbai 15:46 , Nov 25, 2013
Convergence Events
Pvt
Ltd signed exclusive rights with Swamp Soccer UK Ltd
Convergence Events
Pvt
Ltd – India’s premier events and promotions company – has signed exclusive rights with the Scotland-based company, Swamp Soccer UK Ltd, to bring the unique game, Swamp Soccer, in India.
Slide282IIMK to conduct
MegaPink
Calicut marathon on 24 November
India
Infoline
News Service/ 17:00 , Nov 13, 2013
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) in association with
MegaPink
– a multicity run promoted by
Pinkathon
, India’s first and largest women’s 10km running event.
MegaPink
Calicut chapter - 3 km run will be held on Sunday, 24 November 2013 at 6:30am from
Mananchira
Square.
Positive results for Volkswagen Motorsport India-developed Polo rally cars at K-1000 Rally
India
Infoline
News Service/ Bangalore 14:22 , Nov 11, 2013
Karamjit
Singh and
Jagdev
Singh storm to yet another victory in IRC category of K-1000 rally driving the new Polo R2
Qatar Airways partners with Hero India Open Golf Championship
India
Infoline
News Service/ NEW DELHI 20:00 , Nov 07, 2013
Award-winning Carrier Official Airline Of The 2013 Championship
Qatar Airways is the Official Airline of the prestigious Hero India Open Golf Championship taking place in New Delhi this week. The association with the 50th edition of the Championship is in line with the airline’s successful tradition and strong commitment towards sponsoring community and key sporting events worldwide.
Slide283SOCIAL
Slide284Excl
:
Snapchat
-like app Candidly raises angel funding
:
Candidly, an Android app that allows users to click and share pictures and make them disappear from friends’ phones after 10 seconds, has raised angel funding from four investors. Read more here.
2
. Nokia Asha 501 users can now download
WhatsApp
through a software update
:
Starting 21st November, all Nokia Asha 501 users can download instant messaging service,
Whatsapp
, through a software update. Read more here.
3.
Review Monk Wants to Be The Rotten Tomatoes for Indian Movies
:
The portal provides movie goers with an aggregated movie score based on reviews curated from noted film critics and publications in India. Read more here.
4
.
iContract
wins digital mandate for PepsiCo’s Slice
:
iContract
, the digital agency offering from Contract Advertising, has been appointed digital partner for Slice, PepsiCo’s mango-based soft drink.
iContract
won the account following a multi-agency pitch. Read more here.
Bureau (IB) chief Asif Ibrahim said today.
Slide2855. In.com Shuts Down Music Streaming Service:
Network18 owned In.com, has shut down its music streaming offering. All traffic to in.com/music now takes you to a 404 page, and the same is the
casewith
the music player that was launched in May 2012. Read more here.
6. Social media platforms being misused:
Intelligence Bureau chief: Social media platforms are being
misued
to create trouble in the country and this was evident during the recent communal violence in
Muzaffarnagar
in Uttar Pradesh, Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Asif Ibrahim said today. Read more here
Slide286NEWS HEADLINES : POLITICAL ISSUES
Union Cabinet approved a proposal to set up Legislative Council in
Assam
(Published
on:
30-NOV-2013)
Union
Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister
Manmohan
Singh on 28 November 2013 approved a proposal to create a Legislative Council in Assam
Slide287State law can’t prevail over Central law on Sand Mining: National Green
Tribunal
(Published
on:
29-NOV-2013)
The National Green Tribunal on 28 November 2013 stated that state law can’t prevail over central rules on sand mining.
Slide288Nepali Congress emerged as Single largest Party in Nepal Constituent Assembly
elections
(Published
on:
27-NOV-2013)
Nepali Congress (NC) emerged as single largest Party in the second Constituent Assembly election held on 19 November 2013.
Slide289National
Lok
Adalat
settled over 28 Lakh cases pending in Courts across the
Country
(Published
on:
24-NOV-2013)
National
Lok
Adalat
organised
throughout the country on 23 November 2013 settled a record 28.26 lakh cases pending in various courts.
Slide290Justice
Ajit
Prakash Shah appointed as Chairman of Law Commission of
India
(Published
on:
22-NOV-2013)
Union Government on 22 November 2013 appointed Justice
Ajit
Prakash Shah as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India.
Slide291India crush Australia by 57 runs to win ODI series 3-2
Published on: 02-NOV-2013
Riding on
Rohit
Sharma’s record breaking 209, India registered the first bilateral ODI series win at home against Australia as they crushed the visitors by 51 runs.
NEWS HEADLINES : SPORTS NEWS
Slide292Sachin’s
retirement biggest in cricket
history:Gavaskar
Published on:05-NOV-2013
Gavaskar
has termed
Sachin’s
retirement as the “biggest” the game has ever seen, while
Laxman
feels
thatfarewell
hype wont cause “distraction” to him.
Slide293Sachin
Tendulkar greeted by guard of
honour
in farewell Test for India.
Sachin
Tendulkar falls short of century in the final test.
Published on:15-NOV-2013
Slide294Student inspires the Grandmaster-Norway’s first GM
Agdestein
says former student
Carlsen
motivated him to return.
Published on:21-NOV-2013
Simen
Agdestein
is confident his former pupil Magnus
Carlsen
will dethrone
Vishwanathan
Anand
.
Slide295Rugby League World Cup final: Australia beat New Zealand 34-2 at Old Trafford.
Published on:30-NOV-2013
Slide296NEWS
HEADLINES: ECONOMIC
NEWS
Diwali
sales: Amaze, Swift, Sony, Samsung, diamonds top charts
Published on: 5-NOV-2013
From cars to consumer durables, the festive season set cash registers ringing across products last week as most companies witnessed robust sales. However, gold
jewellery
, which nor
mally
leads
Dhanteras
shopping, saw only moderate demand.
Slide297Obama thanks Lakshmi Mittal for investing in US
Published on: 16-NOV-2013
With the US economy in a free fall and the automotive industry in all kinds of trouble a few years ago,
ArcelorMittal
steel works in Cleveland, Ohio, suspended operations, furloughed workers. And then, it bounced back, bringing back those workers, and
hiring
150 more over the last four years. It is today one of the most productive steel plants in the world.
Slide298Moily
drops bombshell, says diesel to be deregulated in six months
Published on: 19-NOV-2013
In a surprise move ahead of elections, petroleum minister M
Veerappa
Moily
on Wednesday announced that diesel prices in the country will be deregulated in the next six months.
Slide299Mallya
may lose yet another prized asset
Published on: 21-NOV-2013
Liquor baron Vijay
Mallya
may lose yet another prized possession. Diageo, which now controls his erstwhile flagship United Spirits Ltd, may have to sell Whyte & Mackay if the British Office for Fair Trading (OFT) finds that it creates a monopoly in UK.
Slide300PFIZER, WYETH INDIA BOARDS APPROVE MERGER
Published on: 25-NOV-2013
The Indian units of US-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and rival Wyeth have received formal approval from their respective board of directors to merge the two companies.
Slide301NEWS HEADLINES:
SOCIAL
NEWS
UK
immigration: two UCL research papers
published
Published on: 05-NOV-2013
Two separate research papers by UCL academics published today highlight the evidence of the fiscal costs and benefits of recent immigration to the UK, as well as the difficulties with the government’s net migration target.
Slide302New NERC Doctoral Training Partnership announced for London
institutions
Published on: 04-NOV-2013
UCL and eight other leading London institutions have today announced the creation of a new London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership, which will
specialise
in training 120 new environmental scientists over the next five years.
Slide303UCL top in research council
income
Published on: 18-NOV_2013
UCL researchers and those who support their grant applications to research councils are to be congratulated, writes Professor David Price, UCL Vice-Provost (Research).
Slide304Snapchat
-like app Candidly raises angel
funding
Published on: 22-NOV-2013
Candidly, an Android app that allows users to click and share pictures and make them disappear from friends’ phones after 10 seconds, has raised angel funding from four investors.
Slide305Bring Facebook, Twitter under Indian law: IB chief tells
PM
Published on: 25-NOV-2013
A recommendation was made to Prime Minister
Manmohan
Singh today for bringing foreign content-providers like Facebook and Twitter under Indian laws as is the case in several other countries.
Slide306Dec 2013
Slide307RBI may allow
upto
74%
FDI
in credit info cost
RBI The RBI may allow up to 74 per cent foreign direct investment in credit information companies
.
1
st
Dec’13
Slide308Cross border polio orientation
programme
held
The Rotary International 3250 Districts today held a cross border orientation
programme
for eradication of polio in India and Nepal.
At the function organized by the Rotary International, World Health
Organiation
(WHO) and
Unicef
, speakers from the two countries emphasized on the need for eradication of polio in India and Nepal.
1
st
Dec
Slide309Rupee Up
The rupee gave up mid-session gains to close 13
paise
higher at 62.31 against the US currency today after the RBI said the entire dollar demand from oil marketing companies was back in the market. Dollar sales by banks and exporters and foreign capital inflows into the equity market supported the rupee
.
2
nd
Dec
Slide310State assembly passes resolution on
Aadhar
The West Bengal Assembly today passed a resolution on
Aadhar
cards, that said the Centre should immediately withdraw its decision to link the cards with Direct Benefit Transfer
scheme.The
resolution, moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Partha
Chatterjee
, mentioned that only 15 per cent people of the state had got the
Aadhar
cards
3
rd
Dec
Slide311India set to become second highest scoring
team
When the Indian team scores the first run on December 5 against South Africa in the first one-
dayer
in Johannesburg, it will become the highest-run scoring team in the 50-over format of the game.
3
rd
Dec
Slide312Reduce
J&K
assembly term to 5 years : BJP
The state unit of BJP today called upon Jammu and Kashmir government to bring in a legislation to reduce the term of the state Assembly to five years from the present six
.
4
th
Dec
Slide313Football World Cup Winner ‘s prize money rises to $35 million
The 2014 World Cup champions will receive $35 million in prize money, world football’s governing body FIFA announced in Salvador on Thursday.
6
th
Dec
Slide314Cong to shift focus to LS
polls
With most opinion and exit polls predicting a rout for it in four states, Congress has sought to shift the discourse from Assembly polls to
Lok
Sabha
elections citing past trends to buttress the point that provincial polls do not have a bearing on general elections.
7
th
Dec
Slide315Andhra split: Mixed response for Seemandhra
bandh
The two-day
bandh
call given by the pro-United Andhra Pradesh groups against the Cabinet's nod for draft bill for bifurcation of the state has evoked a mixed response in the coastal Andhra and
Rayalaseema
regions on the second day on Saturday
.
7
th
Dec
Slide316Rupee rises to 2-month high
The rupee surged to its highest level in nearly four months in intra-day trade and fell back to close with a 28
paise
gain at 61.13 against the dollar today, boosted by stocks that climbed to a record after BJP won three out of four state assembly
elections
9
th
Dec
Slide317Delhi govt formation: AAP, BJP ready to grind it
out
Hectic consultations were on in both
AAP
and BJP two days after the Assembly elections threw up a split verdict that gave majority to none in the 70-member
House.While
BJP has emerged as the single largest party having won 31 seats, its ally
Akali
Dal (
Badal
) has bagged one constituency, leaving it four
MLAs
short of majority mark of 36.AAP, on the other hand, has got 28 seats followed by Congress with eight. JD-U has won one seat while the
Mundka
seat has gone to an Independent
.
10
th
Dec
Slide318Reliance Jio, Airtel join hands for sharing
infra
Mukesh
Ambani
-led Reliance
Jio
Infocomm
and Sunil Mittal-headed
Bharti
Airtel
Tuesday announced a comprehensive arrangement for sharing telecom infrastructure, a partnership that will help them reduce costs they incur on their respective networks.
10
th
Dec
Slide319Monetary policy to focus on inflation, liquidity:
Rajan
With seven more days to go for the next monetary policy review, the Reserve Bank of India Wednesday said it will focus on controlling inflation and roll back measures taken to check rupee volatility to improve liquidity.
11
th
Dec
Slide320FEMA
violation
Cedar Support Services Ltd, a holding company through which
Bharti
group controls multi-brand retail chain '
Easyday
', has approached the Reserve Bank for amicable settlement for FEMA violations.
13
th
Dec
Slide321Saina wins after successive defeats in World SS
Final
After two successive defeats, ace India
shuttler
Saina
Nehwal
finally managed to post a hard-fought victory over
Yeon
Ju
Bae
of Korea in her last Group B match of the
BWF
World
Superseries
Finals here on Friday.
13
th
Dec
Slide322Cristiano Ronaldo opens museum dedicated to his own achievements
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo officially opened a museum dedicated to his own achievements in his birthplace of Madeira,
Portgual
on Sunday.
16
th
Dec
Slide323Kapil Dev to receive BCCI’s lifetime achievement award
India’s first World Cup winning captain
Kapil
Dev
will be conferred the Col C K
Nayudu
Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2013 at the annual BCCI awards function, the Board’s announced Wednesday
.
18
th
Dec
Slide324PepsiCo India to invest over 1,200cr on new plant in
Andhra
Beverages and snacks major PepsiCo India Saturday said it will invest over Rs 1,200
crore
to build a new beverage manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh.
21
st
Dec
Slide325Yes Bank raises $ 150 m loan from
IFC
Private sector lender Yes Bank today said it has raised a seven-year loan of USD 150 million from World Bank group member
IFC
for
onlending
to small businesses
.
23
rd
Dec
Slide326Kejriwal denies rift in AAP, to take oath
Arvind
Kejriwal
, who led
Aam
Admi
Party to a spectacular victory in the Assembly polls ending Congress' 15-year rule, will take oath as Delhi's seventh chief minister on Saturday at historic
Ramlila
Maidan
, the venue of Anna
Hazare's
anti-corruption movement
.
25
th
Dec
Slide327Poor economy derails 8% growth target in 12th
Plan
Poor performance of the economy during 2013 derailed Planning Commission's ambitious growth target of 8 per cent for the 12th Plan, which the nation's official think-tank will revise downwards in the new year as part of its mid-term review exercise.
26
th
Dec
Slide328AAP ka Sarkar takes
oath
Arvind
Kejriwal
, whose
AAP
has rewritten the grammar of politics in Delhi and may possibly do so elsewhere, today took oath as Delhi Chief Minister promising a corruption-free government and new style of governance without arrogance of
power
28
th
Dec
Slide329Credit growth inches up 15%, deposits rise 17%
Bank lending has grown close to 15 per cent, while deposits clipped much better at over 17 per cent during the year to December 13, according to the fortnightly report by the Reserve Bank, indicating the economy is not out of the woods yet.
29
th
Dec
Slide330Michael Schumacher shows slight improvement, but not out of danger: Doctor
The French hospital that is treating Michael Schumacher carried out a second operation on the former Formula One world champion during the night and the doctors say that there are "some signs" that his condition is "more under control".
31
st
Dec
Slide331sports
Slide332FIFPro
demands radical overhaul of transfer system
World
players’ union FIFPro has demanded a overhaul of soccer's transfer system and is ready to take legal measures to get its way. “The transfer system fails 99 per cent of players around the world, it fails football as an industry and it fails the world’s most beloved game,” FIFPro president
Phillipe
Piat
said in a statement on Tuesday
.
Slide333Arsenal’s
Wilshere
charged over hand gesture at Man City
Arsenal
midfielder Jack
Wilshere
has been charged with making an offensive gesture at the end of Arsenal’s 6-3 defeat at Manchester City on Saturday, the FA said. The England international is alleged to have made an abusive hand gesture towards City supporters at the Etihad stadium.
Slide334Bowled over by the positive energy
The
enthusiastic and
overwhelming
response of the
people of the Delhi
to
the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon had me completely bowled over. I had some inkling of
things to come in the two days I was there
prior
to the event
and could sense the energy building up for Race Day. But what I saw and witnessed was beyond
my wildest imagination
.
I
am sure there are as
high profile
half marathons as this in other parts of the world but it will be difficult to match the
colour
, fun, camaraderie and communal harmony as the city
came together at the Airtel Delhi Half
Marathon.
Slide335Training under Smirnov helped’
Having
won gold in last year’s National Shooting Championship and secured the 15th spot in the 2013 Shooting World Cup, trap shooter
Shreyasi
Singh is looking ahead with hope and excitement
.
Slide336Shilling ford ‘gutted’ over ban, says coach Gibson
West
Indies spinner Shane
Shillingford
is “gutted” at being banned for using an illegal bowling action but hopes to return to international cricket soon, national coach
Ottis
Gibson said in New Zealand on Tuesday. The International Cricket Council announced late on Monday that
Shilling ford
had been banned indefinitely after an independent biomechanical analysis showed his action was illegal.
Slide337E
conomic
Slide338Hyundai to hike prices by up to 20k
Hyundai
Motor India (HMIL) will increase prices of its products across all models by up to
Rs
20,000 from January to offset pressure of input costs on account of rupee depreciation and inflationary trends.
Slide339US budget deal clears Senate hurdle
The Senate advanced a bipartisan budget deal on Tuesday, virtually guaranteeing passage of a bill that sets spending caps for the next two years and reduces prospects of a government shutdown next year.
Slide340New power plant for Delhi, Noida
In
a move that could significantly boost the power scenario in the state, UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) has entered into a
MoU
with
Tehri
Hydropower Development Corporation (THDC) for transfer of land to construct a 1,320MW power generation unit in
Khurja
.
Slide341December Gain in Retail Sales Gives U.S. a Lift
Retail sales (RSTAXAGM) rose in December as frigid temperatures prodded Americans to buy discounted winter clothing and shop online for the holidays, capping what may have been the strongest quarter for consumer spending in three years.
Slide3422013
ends with weakest job growth in years
Hiring slumped sharply in December, as the economy added only 74,000 jobs, according to the government. This was the weakest month for job growth since January 2011 and came as a huge surprise to economists, who were expecting an addition of 193,000 jobs.
Slide343political
Slide344Germany’s
Merkel starts 3rd term with new allies
Berlin
: Germany’s parliament elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to a third term as the leader of Europe’s biggest economic power on Tuesday, nearly three months after an awkward election result forced her to put together a new governing coalition.
Slide345Rahul
fit for PM post, says
Lalu
R
JD chief
Lalu
Prasad Yadav on Tuesday supported Rahul Gandhi as the UPA’s PM candidate and said that the Gandhi scion was fit for the PM’s post. At a press conference later in
Koderma
district, he formally announced that his party would go for an alliance with Congress for the
Lok
Sabha polls next year.
Lalu
also called the AAP a bubble that would soon burst. “AAP is a bubble…They are all agents of big capitalists,”
Lalu
said. TNN
Slide346Hope
states pass laws modelled on the bill:
Govt
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday expressed happiness over the passage of the
Lokpal
bill in
Rajya
Sabha and hoped that the states would also make laws on similar lines within a year.
Slide347The case for intervention in Syria
I opposed military strikes against the Assad regime back in August. It was a finely balanced debate – I envied the moral certainty which both sides exuded – but it struck me that the case for British intervention had not been convincingly made.
Slide348Immigration from Romania and Bulgaria set to give Nigel
Farage
and
Ukip
a boost
The Prime Minister stood for office at the election pledging to bring annual immigration down to the tens of thousands, following a decade under New Labour of explosive growth in the numbers. Mr Cameron is struggling to hit his target, despite considerable efforts by ministers and Border Agency staff. Last month, official figures showed that net migration — the difference between the number arriving to live in Britain and those emigrating — rose to 182,000 in the year to June, up 15,000 on the previous 12 months. In addition, from this week, the curbs on immigration from Bulgaria and Romania will end. Voters are unimpressed. The latest ICM poll findings for The Sunday Telegraph are unequivocal, with 72 per cent opposing the latest relaxation of border controls, which were agreed when the two Eastern European countries were allowed to join the EU. Even when voters are told that resisting would put the UK Government in breach of EU law, they still want David Cameron to take action.
Slide349Social
Slide350Congress
to create 'cyber-army' to combat BJP 'onslaught' on social media
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has said that his party has decided to create its "cyber-army" to take on BJP's "onslaught" on the social media
.
The Congress party has geared up to face challenges and fight for truth after "spread of lies by BJP whose ideology divides the people," said Patel, the political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Till now these lies were limited to Gujarat state, but now are being spread across the country, he said.
Slide351Iran bans another social network, blocks
WeChat
messaging app
WeChat
, the popular China-made messaging app, has joined the likes of Facebook and Twitter in being blocked by authorities in Iran.
Slide352Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker dies in California car crash
US actor Paul Walker, who starred in the Fast & Furious series of action films, has been killed in a car crash in California.
Walker, 40, was a passenger in a Porsche sports car driven by a friend - who also died - when it crashed north of Los Angeles.
Walker was said to be attending a charity event at the time.
Slide353Google wants to run your home with Nest
Google is knocking at your front door. It wants to come inside, make itself at home, and quietly turn all of your boring home devices into "smart" connected gadgets that learn about your patterns and preferences, talk to each other, collect data about your habits and make life easier by assisting with daily tasks.
Slide354UK's Paignton Zoo bans monkeys from eating bananas for health reasons
Monkeys and bananas. It's as natural a pairing as squirrels and nuts or movies and popcorn.
Not any more, says one zoo in southwest England.
Paignton Zoo in Devon is grabbing bananas out of its monkeys' hands, giving them leafy veggies and sprouts instead
.
Slide355Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee doesn't need Bharat
Ratna
:
Rajnath
Singh(25th
dec
)
The
Bharatiya
Janata
Party celebrated party stalwart
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee's birthday with much fanfare as the former prime minister turned 89 on Wednesday and launched several initiatives to mark the occasion. BJP president
Rajnath
Singh said that Vajpayee “does not need a Bharat
Ratna
as he is a
ratna
(gem) to Bharat himself.
Slide356Aam
Aadmi
Party's stunning rise from Oct 2012 to Dec 2013
On December 4 2013, Delhi went to elections while breaking the record with 67 percent voters turnout. On December 8, AAP emerged as the second largest party by winning 28 seats.
Slide357Declare holiday in NCR on December 4 for Delhi polls: AAP to EC, Centre
Aam
Aadmi
Party on Thursday urged the Election Commission and the Centre to declare a holiday in National Capital Region (NCR) on December 4, on the lines of Delhi, so that Delhi resident working in these areas can exercise their franchise.
Slide358No decision yet on the road ahead:
Dikshit
(9th
december
)
Losing power after 15 years as Delhi's Chief Minister, Sheila
Dikshit
is undecided about her future, saying that she has not made up her mind for anything as she was still absorbing her defeat.
Slide359With eye on 2014, Cong reaches out to minorities with special schemes
The Congress is banking on minority-oriented schemes like those providing medical aid, skill development and promoting leadership among women to reach out to Muslims ahead of the
Lok
Sabha
elections.
Slide360Delhi, Chhattisgarh get new PCC chiefs; Congress gets into revamp mode
Congress on Thursday appointed
Arvinder
Singh Lovely and
Bhupesh
Baghel
as new PCC chiefs of Delhi and Chhattisgarh respectively signalling the party's intent to bring sweeping changes in state units after its debacle in recent assembly elections.
Slide361Voting machines kept under tight security in Delhi(5th
dec
)
As many as 11,993 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), which hold the fate of 810 candidates in the Delhi Assembly polls, have been kept under high security in 14 counting centres across the city
Slide362Liverpool legend Ian Rush hails Suarez as club's '100
mln
-pound' player (29th
dec
)
Welsh and Liverpool football legend Ian Rush has hailed controversial striker Luis Suarez as the
Anfield
side`s 100 million-pound man and has backed him to help the club recapture their glory days of the past
Slide363Lionel
Messi
recovers from injury, can start fitness work(21st
dec
)
Lionel
Messi
has recovered fully from his thigh muscle injury and can begin work on his fitness although no date has yet been set for his return to action, the Argentine Football Association (AFA)
Slide364Athletics will never be drug free, says Michael Johnson(11th
dec
)
Athletics will never be free of drug cheats and, without the Olympics, the sport would be dead, American four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson
Slide365Meet the 14-year-old Oz runner who's 'faster' than
Usain
Bolt!
An Australian schoolboy has got his name written in record books after running 200m in 21.73secs - a record for his age group - it was also about 0.08sec quicker than what
Usain
Bolt ran as a 14-year-old.
Slide366Bolt continues to dominate global titles(29th
dec
)
Olympic and World champion
Usain
Bolt of Jamaica and American tennis star Serena Williams have been voted International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Best Athletes for the second year in a row
Slide367Michael
schumacher
Injured
The
Formula One legend
suffered
severe head injuries in a skiing accident on December
29.
Slide368Actor Morgan Freeman mistaken for Nelson Mandela in billboard gaffe
An Indian owner of a billboard dedicated to Nelson Mandela was red-faced on Thursday after the discovery that a photo of actor Morgan Freeman was used instead of one of the anti-apartheid hero
Slide369Nelson Mandela
Died on 5
th
December, Johannesburg , SA
Lived for 95 years
Slide370Apple’s
iPad
Air and
iPad
mini with retina display launched.
Apple launched its latest tablets in the
indian
market on 7
th
of December.
Slide371Micromax
launches a lap-tab
The most successful Indian mobile brand launched a tablet computers with dual OS.
Slide372Google Zeitgeist
Google revealed its zeitgeist for the year.
Top most searched in various categories.
Slide373Infosys
Q3 profits up by 21.4% …
ie
-
Rs
2875
cr
appointed
Pravin
Rao
and
BG
Srinivas
as presidents
Both
Srinivas
and
Rao
will report to CEO and Managing Director S.D.
Shibulal
.
Slide374Tab banking
ICICI Bank has launched Tab Banking, which gives a potential customer the convenience of opening his bank account at his or her home or office.
Slide375Cabinet
Slide376CABINET MINISTERS OF INDIA
T
he
Cabinet of India is the collective decision-making body of the Government of India, consists of the
Prime Minister and
35 Cabinet Ministers, the most senior of the government ministers. The Cabinet is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the Westminster system of government in traditional constitutional theory.
The Union Cabinet of the Government of India
Indian general
election, 2009 held in five phases in 2009: on 16 April, 22/23 April, 30 April, 7 and 13 May 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15th
Lok
Sabha.
Dr
Manmohan
Singh took oath as the 13th Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the present 'Council of Ministers' in two phases. Most of the cabinet functions from Cabinet Secretariat, at Secretariat Building, New Delhi.
Slide377MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL AND PLANNING
Slide378MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
SHRI AK ANTONY
Slide379MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING
SHRI SHARAD PAWAR
Slide380MINISTER OF FINANCE
SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM
Slide381MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD
Slide382MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS
SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE
Slide383MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
SHRI
M .VEERAPPA MOILY
Slide384MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH
Slide385MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCES
SHRI S.JAIPAL REDDY
Slide386MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
SHRI KAMAL NATH
Slide387MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION
SHRI AJIT SINGH
Slide388MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS
SHRI VAYALAR RAVI
Slide389MINISTER OF RAILWAYS
SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE
Slide390MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES
Slide391MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SHRI KAPIL SIBAL
Slide392MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
SHRI ANAND SHARMA
Slide393MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
KUMARI
SELJA
Slide394MINISTER OF SHIPPING
SHRI G.K. VASAN
Slide395Dr.
Manmohan
singh
Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister viz.:
(i) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions;
(ii) Ministry of Planning;
(ii) Department of Atomic Energy; and
(iv) Department of Space
.
Born 26 September 1932 is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. A renowned economist, he is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term, and the first Sikh to hold the office.
Slide3962.SHRI A.K.ANTONY
Minister of Defence
Born 28 December 1940 is an Indian politician who is the current Defence Minister of India, and also the Member of Parliament (MP) from the upper house,
Rajya
Sabha
, of Parliament. He previously served as the Chief Minister of the state of Kerala.
Slide3973.Shri
S
harad
P
awar
Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Food Processing Industries
.
Sharad
Pawar
( born 12 December 1940) is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress. He has previously held the posts of Minister of Defence and Chief Minister of Maharashtra . .
In 2010,
Sharad
Pawar
became the International Cricket Council president after England's David Morgan.
Slide3984.SHRI P.CHIDAMBARAM
Minister of finance
Chidambaram
Palaniappan
(born 16 September 1945) is an Indian politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress and the current Union Minister of Finance of the Republic of India. P. Chidambaram is a well known corporate lawyer and an important member of the last two Congress-led Governments. He also served as the Finance Minister from May 2004 to November 2008..
Slide3995.Shri
gulam
N
abi
A
zad
Minister of health and family welfare
Born on 7 March 1949, in Jammu and Kashmir, India
After delivering victories in several key states, including Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the 'crisis manager' of the Congress surprised many when he led the party successfully in the 2002 Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir.
Slide4006.Shri
S
ushil
K
umar
S
hinde
Minister of Home Affairs.
Sushil
kumar
Sambhajirao
Shinde
(born 4 September 1941;
Solapur
, Maharashtra) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, and the current Minister in the
Manmohan
Singh government. He previously served as the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra during 18 January 2003 to October 2004. He is also the Leader of the house in
Lok
Sabha
.
Slide4017.Dr.
farooq
A
bdullah
Minister of New and Renewable Energy.
Born 21 October 1937 in
Soura
, Jammu & Kashmir, India, is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982. He is married to Molly, a nurse of British origin. Their son, Omar Abdullah is also involved in state and national politics, and has been a member of the
Lok
Sabha
and is the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Slide402Shri S.
Jaipal
Reddy
Minister of Science and Technology, and
Minister of Earth Sciences
.
Sudini
Jaipal
Reddy
(
born 16 January 1942) is a member of the 15th
Lok
Sabha
of
India
.
He represents the
Chevella
constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as a Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting in IK
Gujral
cabinet in 1998.
Slide403Shri Kamal
Nath
Minister of Urban Development, and
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
.
Kamal
Nath
(born 18 November 1946)
is a member of the 15th
Lok
Sabha
of India. He represents
the
Chhindwara
constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the
Indian National Congress
Slide404Shri
Ajit
Singh
Minister of Civil Aviation
.
He has been inducted in the cabinet of Prime Minister
Manmohan
Singh as Civil aviation
Minister,Government
of India on 18 December 2011, soon after his party
Rashtriya
Lok
Dal(RLD), with five members in the
Lok
Sabha, joined the United Progressive
Alliance.
Slide405Shri
Vayalar
Ravi
Minister
of Overseas Indian Affairs
.
Vayalar
Ravi
(born June 4, 1937
[1]
) is a prominent Indian politician, currently the Union Cabinet Minister of Overseas Indian
Affairs.
He is a member of the
Rajya
Sabha.
Slide406Shri
Mallikarjun
Kharge
Minister of Railways
.
Mallikarjun
Kharge
, (born 21 July 1942)
is
a member of the 15th
Lok
Sabha of
India.
is a member of
theIndian
National Congress (INC) political
party Elections
. Prior to that he was the President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee during the 2008 Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
Slide407Shri Oscar
Fernandes
Minister of Road Transport and Highways, and Minister of
Labour
and Employment
.
Oscar
Fernandes
(born 27 March 1941)
,
a senior Indian
National Congress
leader and is the present Union Cabinet Minister for Transport, Road and Highways, Government Of
India.He
is one of the closest confident of the present Congress President Sonia
Gandhi.
Slide408Shri
Kapil
Sibal
Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Minister of Law and Justice
.
R
enowned
lawyer, he has been at the helm of various ministries in the Congress lead UPA government over the years – beginning with the Ministry of Science & Technology, then the Ministry of Human Resource Development and currently he is in charge of both the Ministry of Communications & IT, and the Ministry of Law & Justice in the First
Manmohan
Singh Cabinet.
Slide409Shri
Anand
Sharma
Minister of Commerce and Industry
.
Sharma is a member of the
Rajya
Sabha
, the upper house of the Indian Parliament
.
Slide410Dr.
Girija
Vyas
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
.
Girija
Vyas
is an Indian politician, poet and author. She is presently a Member of the 15th
Lok
Sabha
, the lower house of Parliament,
president
of National Commission for Women of India. Minister of |Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation from June 2013 in Indian Cabinet.
Slide411Shri
Praful
Patel
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public
Enterprises.
Praful
Manoharbhai
Patel (born 17 February 1957, Kolkata) is a member of parliament of the
Lok
Sabha
of India. He
is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party.
Before moving to the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Patel was a Minister of State for Civil Aviation from May 2004 up to January 2011.
Praful
Patel has been associated with numerous corruption investigations, within India and abroad
Slide412Shri
Shriprakash
Jaiswal
Minister of Coal
.
Shriprakash
Jaiswal
(born 25 September 1944) is an Indian politician. He stood for the 2004
Lok
Sabha
elections on the Indian National Congress ticket and is currently a Member of Parliament from Kanpur. He has been elected three times from Kanpur. He has been Minister of State for Home Affairs since 23 May
2004
.
Slide413Shri
Salman
Khurshid
Minister of
External Affairs
.
He belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is a lawyer, and a writer[citation needed] who has been elected from
Farrukhabad
Lok
Sabha
constituency in the General Election of 2009. He started his political career in 1981 as an Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) under the prime
ministership
of Indira Gandhi.
Slide414Shri
Jairam
Ramesh
Minister of Rural Development
.
He is a Member of Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh state in the
Rajya
Sabha
since June 2004. In July 2011,
Mr.
Ramesh was elevated to the Union Council of Ministers of India and appointed Minister of Rural Development and Minister (Additional Charge) of the new Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Slide415Cabinet Ministers (as on 21.12.2013)
Name Portfolio
1. Dr.
Manmohan
Singh Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister viz.:
(
i
) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions;
(ii) Ministry of Planning;
(ii) Department of Atomic Energy; and
(iv) Department of Space.
2.
Shri
A.K. Antony Minister of Defence.
3.
Shri
Sharad
Pawar
Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Food Processing Industries.
4.
Shri
P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance.
5.
Shri
Ghulam
Nabi
Azad Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
6.
Shri
Sushilkumar
Shinde
Minister of Home Affairs.
7.
Shri
M.
Veerappa
Moily
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Minister of Environment and Forests.
8. Dr.
Farooq
Abdullah Minister of New and Renewable Energy.
9.
Shri
S.
Jaipal
Reddy Minister of Science and Technology, and
Minister of Earth Sciences.
10.
Shri
Kamal
Nath
Minister of Urban Development, and
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Slide416Name Portfolio
11.
Shri
Ajit
Singh Minister of Civil Aviation.
12.
Shri
Vayalar
Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs.
13.
Shri
Mallikarjun
Kharge
Minister of Railways.
14.
Shri
Oscar
Fernandes
Minister of Road Transport and Highways, and Minister of Labour and Employment.
15.
Shri
Kapil
Sibal
Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Minister of Law and Justice.
16.
Shri
Anand
Sharma Minister of Commerce and Industry.
17.
Kumari
Selja
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
18. Dr.
Girija
Vyas
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
19.
Shri
G.K.
Vasan
Minister of Shipping.
20.
Shri
Praful
Patel Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
21.
Shri
Shriprakash
Jaiswal
Minister of Coal.
22.
Shri
Salman
Khurshid
Minister of External Affairs.
23.
Shri
V.
Kishore
Chandra
Deo
Minister of Tribal Affairs, and
Minister of
Panchayati
Raj.
24.
Shri
Beni
Prasad
Verma
Minister of Steel.
25.
Shri
Jairam
Ramesh
Minister of Rural Development.
26.
Shri
K.
Rahman
Khan Minister of Minority Affairs.
Slide417Name Portfolio
27.
Shri
Dinsha
J. Patel Minister of Mines.
28.
Shri
M.M.
Pallam
Raju
Minister of Human Resource Development.
29.
Shri
Harish
Rawat
Minister of Water Resources.
30. Smt.
Chandresh
Kumari
Katoch
Minister of Culture.
31. Dr.
Kavuru
Samba Siva
Rao
Minister of Textiles. .
Slide4181 Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister viz.:
(i) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(ii) Ministry of Planning
(ii) Department of Atomic Energy
(iv) Department of Space.
Slide4192 Shri A.K. Antony
Minister of Defence
Slide4203 Shri Sharad Pawar
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Food Processing Industries
Slide4214 Shri P. Chidambaram
Minister of Finance
Slide4225 Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Slide4236
Shri Sushilkumar Shinde
Minister of Home Affairs
Slide4247 Shri M. Veerappa Moily
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister of Environment and Forests
Slide4258 Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Minister of New and Renewable Energy
Slide4269 Shri S. Jaipal Reddy
Minister of Science and Technology
Minister of Earth Sciences
Slide42710 Shri Kamal Nath
Minister of Urban Development
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Slide42811 Shri Ajit Singh
Minister of Civil Aviation
Slide42912 Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
Minister of Railways
Slide43013 Shri Oscar Fernandes
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Minister of Labour and Employment
Slide43114 Shri Kapil Sibal
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Minister of Law and Justice
Slide43215 Shri Anand Sharma
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Slide43316 Shri Praful Patel
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Slide43417 Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal
Minister of Coal
Slide43518 Shri Salman Khurshid
Minister of External Affairs
Slide43619 Shri Beni Prasad Verma
Minister of Steel
Slide43720 Shri Jairam Ramesh
Minister of Rural Development
Slide43821 Kumari Selja
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
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