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R D Burmania: Panchamemoirs: Chaitanya Padukone . A book titled R D Burmania: Panchamemoirs authored by Chaitanya Padukone was released in July 2016. The book throws light on the legendary musician Rahul Dev Burman, whose cabaret tunes still reverberate at pubs and discotheques. It also claims that Burman hated composing such songs and even believed that the genre was just a passing fad.
President of India receives copy of book Grassroots Innovation . The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received a copy of book Grassroots Innovation authored by Prof. Anil K. Gupta of IIM Ahmedabad who is also the Vice Chairman, National Innovation Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (August 2, 2016). Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated Prof. Anil K. Gupta and said that
Sambalpur: In an incredible accomplishment, Ghanashyam Meher (37), a handloom worker of Tikirapada village near Subalaya town in Subarnapur district, entered the Limca Book of Records by drawing 81,000 conches in different shapes on A4-size graph sheets. The Bandha artist started the project January 1, 2011 and completed it June 30, 2015 after which he had applied to the Limca Book of Records to get his work
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STATE -DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
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The state of West Bengal is all set for a name change after the state Cabinet gave a go-ahead to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s proposal of renaming it as ‘Bengal’, dropping off ‘West’ from its name, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said. "For the sake of the people of the state, its heritage and culture as well as to promote and protect its interests at the national level, we have proposed to rename
GOVERNMENT SCHEME- PLAN-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Government has no proposal to replace Mahatma Gandhi’s photograph or add another leader’s photo on currency notes as the matter has already been decided by a high-level committee during the UPA rule, Rajya Sabha was informed today. Replying to a question on whether the government intends to replace or add photos of other leaders on currency notes, Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said, “a
Government auditor CAG has flagged "undue favour" to Wipro Ltd by UIDAI, which manages Aadhaar, in a maintenance contract involving an avoidable expenditure of nearly Rs 5 crore. CAG also found that UIDAI incurred a loss of Rs 1.41 crore by not following the government policy of routing its advertisements through official agency DAVP. "Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in contravention of the provisions of
DEFENCE -DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Seoul, Aug 3 (IBNS): South Korea on Wednesday claimed North Korea fired a off a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast, media reports said. "The missile was launched from western South Hwanghae Province at 7:50 a.m., according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)," Yonhap news agency reported. Last month, the Asian country had fired off two mid-range Rodong missiles and a shorter-range
AWARD AND HONOUR -DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Translator and artist Anita Gopalan on 25 July 2016 was awarded the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants for her English translation of Hindi novel Simsim by Geet Chaturvedi. Gopalan is the second Indian translator to be selected for the grant. Simsim, the lyrical, award-winning novella was first published in 2008. It is recognized for its groundbreaking contribution to contemporary Hindi fiction. Simsim focuses on four
Singer Selena Gomez won the ‘Choice Female Artist’ while Justin Bieber won the ‘Choice Male Artist’ at the 18th Teen Choice Awards 2016, held in Los Angeles. ‘Deadpool’ won the Choice Movie award in the Action/Adventure category while Leonardo DiCaprio was declared the Choice Movie Actor (Drama) for ‘The Revenant’. Meanwhile, ‘Pretty Little Liars’ won the Choice TV Show (Drama) award. Hosted by
SPORT-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Sports Minister Vijay Goel on 2 August 2016 inaugurated ‘Wall of Wishes’ at India Gate Lawns in New Delhi. The Wall of Wishes was launched in presence of Olympian Boxer M C Mary Kom to celebrate the Olympic mood in the country. Rio Olympics is scheduled to be held from 5 August to 21 August 2016. Besides, Goel also launched Digital Campaign for general public to wish Indian Olympic Contingent for the
Martial artist Vivek Teja won the Martial Arts Championships in Sydney, Australia, to become the World Karate Champion. Teja defeated martial artists from New Zealand and England in the first and second rounds, and beat Australian taekwondo star Matthew Rose in the final to clinch the title. Teja has won over 60 medals at national and international tournaments. The first Indian to have acquired expertise in all martial
The fifth edition of St Annes Kite Festival held in England. The summer kite festival is organised as a family event for people to enjoy the beach. The Al-Farsi Kuwait Flying Team also participated in the event which included attractions such as the world’s largest teddy bear kite named Oscar, a giant inflatable octopus, and stunt kites. The festival will feature single line kites of all shapes and sizes, including Oscar – THE
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Typhoon Nida made its landfall near Dapeng Peninsula in China’s Guangdong province on 2 August 2016. Nida that carried gale-force and heavy rain lashed the Chinese city Hong Kong that is located about 42 kilometers from the Dapeng Peninsula. The Hong Kong Observatory reported that Nida generated winds up to 145 kilometers per hour as it moved toward Hong Kong but showed signs of weakening after it struck
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IBNS): At least two buses and several other vehicles went missing after a bridge over the Savitri River on Mumbai-Goa highway near Maharashtra's Raigad district collapsed on Wednesday, reports said. Several people, who were travelling in the vehicles, are said to be missing following the mishap. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted: "Spoke to Raigad SP & Collector about bridge
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Rajya Sabha on 1 August 2016 passed the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2016 with voice Vote. The Bill seeks to amend the Dentists Act, 1948. It also seeks to replace the Dentists (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 and states that its provisions will come in to force from 24 May 2016. Lok Sabha passed the bill on 19 July 2016. Now, the bill will be sent to the President for his assent.
Rajya Sabha on 1 August 2016 passed Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016 by voice vote. The Bill seeks to amend the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. It also seeks to replace the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016. The Bill states that its provisions will come in to force from 24 May 2016. The bill was passed in Lok Sabha on 19 July 2016 after being introduced by Minister of Health and
Malaysia on 1 August 2016 enforced a new legislation that grants sweeping powers to its National Security Council (NSC). The ability to take charge of security forces. Declare security areas for up to six months within which authorities can arrest, search or seize without warrants. Government said that the NSC Act is must to deal with terror threats. The human rights activists and the UN Human Rights Office for Southeast
The Lok Sabha on 1 August 2016 passed the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill was passed by a voice vote. The bill seeks to amend four laws: The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 . The Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993.
Rajya Sabha on 1 August 2016 passed the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Lok Sabha passed the bill on 21 July 2016. Now, the bill will be sent to the President for his assent. The Bill seeks to establish the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Andhra Pradesh as an institute of national importance under the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education
The government on Tuesday circulated certain official amendments to the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 on GST. The Bill is currently pending in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill was introduced and passed in Lok Sabha in May 2015. It was then referred to a Select Committee of Rajya Sabha which submitted its report in July 2015. With the Bill listed for passage this week, we explain key provisions in the Bill, and the
New Delhi: Mint brings to you your daily dose of legal news. A look at some interesting cases coming up for hearing on Wednesday. The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the dispute surrounding the Sahara Group. Last month, the court allowed Sahara India to sell its properties in the country and abroad to return money to its investors. The apex court’s directive came after capital markets regulator Securities Exchange
BRASILIA A Senate report found on Tuesday that Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff violated the constitution by manipulating government accounts, moving her drawn-out impeachment trial closer to deciding her fate. The report is expected to be approved by the impeachment committee on Friday and by the full Senate next Tuesday, leading to the final trial phase in which the 81 Senators must reach a verdict at
Islamabad, Aug 2 : Further needling India, Pakistan’s parliament has unanimously passed a resolution, condemning the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir and demanding the UN Human Rights Commission to send a fact finding mission to the Valley to investigate it. The 34th session of the National Assembly (the parliament), which began last evening with Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in the chair, extended
APPOINTMENT-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Anant Maheshwari was on 1 August 2016 named as the President of Microsoft India by the parent company Microsoft Inc. Maheshwari will succeed Bhaskar Pramanik, who retires in March 2017. Maheshwari, who will join Microsoft India on 1 September 2016, will take over operations of the company on 1 January 2017.As president, Maheshwari will be responsible for all of Microsoft’s product, service, and support
ECONOMICAL-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
NEW DELHI: Government auditor CAG has red- flagged $1.6 billion of excess cost recovered by Reliance Industries in the KG-D6 gas block and took note of state-owned ONGC's gas flowing into the eastern offshore fields of the Mukesh Ambani-led firm. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in a report tabled in Parliament, said 831.88 sq km of KG-D6 area needs to be taken away from RIL as per the
New Delhi: Government has collected Rs 69,809 crore through cess imposed on petrol and diesel in the last financial year, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. It collected Rs 17,217 crore through cess on Motor Spirit (Petrol) and Rs 52,592 crore via cess on High Speed Diesel Oil, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. An additional duty of excise is levied and collected
New Delhi: India is likely to produce 252.22 million tonnes of grains in 2015-16, 4.5 per cent lower than a target set by New Delhi, the government said in its latest estimate on Tuesday, as two years of drought shrivelled crops. The output for the year to June 2016 is marginally higher than 252.02 million tonnes of grains produced in 2014-15. The farm ministry updates food production estimates as it gathers data on the
New Delhi: Supportive monetary and fiscal policies can help India achieve 8 per cent growth in the next three fiscals, but if reforms do not get further momentum then its economic "outperformance" could be short-lived, S&P Global Ratings said on Wednesday. It said India will have to address issues plaguing private investment, and banks will have to clean up their balance sheets, it said, adding the country lacks
POLITICAL-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Maurya, once a close confidant of BSP supremo Mayawati, is likely to make a formal switchover in New Delhi on August 8. “Decks are clear for Maurya’s joining,” TOI quoted a senior party leader as saying. The former leader of opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly had quit the BSP in June
The BJP Parliamentary Board on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel. The body has authorised party president Amit Shah to look for a replacement for Ms. Patel, who will formally tender her resignation to Gujarat Governor O.P. Kohli later today. Partly leaders Nitin Gadkari and Saroj Pandey have been appointed as observers for electing the new Gujarat chief minister. Union Minister
Kathmandu, Aug 2 (IBNS): CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday registered his nomination for the Prime Minister polls in Nepal. "Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba proposed Dahal as the candidate for new Prime Minister, while CPN Maoist Centre leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara seconded Deuba," The Himalayan Times reported. KP Oli last month resigned as the Prime Minister
SURVEY AND REPORT-NEWS-03-08-2016
A scrutiny by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of 175 records from April 2013 in the Central Board of Film Certification has found that the time taken to issue certificates for films for distribution ranged between three and 491 days. The finding appears to endorse a common grouse among film-makers that certification is delayed inexplicably. As the Shyam Benegal Committee has made recommendations to fix the problems
Over seven lakh Indians could succumb to cancer in 2016, with the figure expected to rise to 8.8 lakh by 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed Parliament today. In a reply to the Rajya Sabha, Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said that this year may see around 7.3 lakh people losing the battle to the lethal disease and the figure may go up to 8.8 lakh by 2020. Giving out the estimations as per Indian
Singapore: India's top 200 companies are set to outperform their Chinese peers despite the country's infrastructure bottlenecks, according to a report by S&P Global Ratings. The reports published today are "India's Top Companies Set To Gain Even As China's Continue To Feel The Pain," and "The Missing Piece In India's Economic Growth Story: Robust Infrastructure." "Our analysis of India's top 200 companies by
Indians are more satisfied with their workplace environment compared to their Asia-Pacific counterparts, a recent survey has said. "About 62% of respondents in India said they were either satisfied or very satisfied with their workplace environment compared to just 54% of their counterparts in Asia-Pacific," Michael Page employee survey on workplace satisfaction in Asia said. The survey is based on 4,000 employees across
New York, Aug 3 (Just Earth News): The economy of Ghana has been losing some $2.6 billion annually – or 6.4 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) – due to child undernutrition, according to a new United Nations study launched on Tuesday in the country’s capital, Accra. “In the Northern Region of Ghana, 30 per cent of children under five are stunted or chronically malnourished. This not only affects their growth but
New York, Aug 2 (Just Earth News): Some 60,000 people have fled South Sudan's recent violence in the capital city of Juba, bringing the overall number of South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries since December 2013 to nearly 900,000, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. Refugee flows from South Sudan into Uganda have doubled in the past ten days, bringing the total to more than 52,000 since
PASSES AWAY-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
New Delhi: Former Delhi football captain Subhash Negi passed away following a prolonged illness at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday morning. He was born on October 28, 1975. He is survived by his wife and unmarried daughter and two brothers. He did his schooling from Bharat Nagar School. He started his career from Delhi’s top clubs, including New Delhi Heroes, Indian National FC and Hindustan Football
BHUBANESWAR: Nilimarani, mother of Achyuta Samanta, educationist and founder of KISS and KIIT, passed away here on Tuesday morning. She was 89. Nilimarani fell ill on Monday and was admitted to KIMS Hospital. The end came about 10.30 am. A social activist and religious person, she was very popular in Raghunathpur panchayat area of Jagatsinghpur district. She was instrumental in turning Kalarabanka into
The story of Rajan, India's best-loved swimming elephant, and his tryst with fame started in 2004 when he was left on the island after a film shoot. It is heard that the filmmakers did not have the kind of money to help him return to the mainland. A local resort, Barefoot, took him under their care. His mahout, Nasru, and he soon became a major attraction with visitors to the island and the resort. News reports have come in saying
Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian-American scientist Ahmed Zewail passed away in the United States. He was 70. Zewail breathed his last in the US yesterday, Egyptian TV reported. His mortal remains will be flown to Egypt, where he will be buried, the state-run TV said. Born on February 26, 1946 in Damanhour city of Egypt, Zewail won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999 for his pioneering work in femtochemistry. He
enowned Indian-American linguist Braj B Kachru passed away on 29 July 2016 in Urbana, Illinois. He was 84. Kachru coined the term World English. He is also known for his published studies on Kashmiri. Born on 15 May 1931 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Braj Bihari Kachru initiated, shaped and defined the field of World Englishes. He researched in the fields of World Englishes and Kashmiri language and has published
MISCELLANEOUS-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Indian Railways took another step towards connecting the North East with the rest of India through a good railway network – by laying the foundation for Imphal station and announcing commencement of work on the country’s longest rail tunnel as well as world’s tallest girder rail bridge. The tunnel will be built on the Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new broad gauge railway line in Manipur. The 111-km long line already has 37 tunnels
MYSURU: Mysuru railway station not figuring in the list of the cleanest railway stations in the country, released by Union Minister Suresh Prabhu recently, has left railway authorities, elected representatives and citizens deeply disappointed. They sought to dismiss the survey conducted by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Company (IRCTC), saying that it is not comprehensive and failed to take into consideration the
COMMITTEE-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
NEW DELHI: Concerned over poor upkeep and encroachment of water bodies across the country, a parliamentary standing committee has asked the Centre to devise a system to ensure better administration and monitoring of upkeep in all states. Parliamentary standing committee on water resources in its report tabled in the parliament said that although having a pivotal role in management of water resources, the central
Washington: The chief executive of the Democratic National Committee and two other top officials have resigned in the wake of an email hack that embarrassed the party on the eve of its presidential nominating convention. CEO Amy Dacey, chief finance officer Brad Marshall and communications director Luis Miranda left their jobs on Tuesday, the party said in a statement. The resignations are the latest fallout from
The BCCI's working committee on Tuesday approved the formation of a new legal panel as a "single point interface for the BCCI to interact with the Justice Lodha Committee" during the implementation of the report. Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju will head the panel, which also comprises three other legal counsels, including BCCI's counsel Abhinav Mukerjee. The panel is also expected to advise and guide the
Three members of Parliament have requested that Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Bhagwant Mann be sent to rehab for "drug/alcohol de-addiction" at Parliament's expense before being allowed to attend house proceedings. They have made their request in a letter to a nine-member committee that has been asked by the Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to examine whether Mr Mann is guilty of breach of conduct and
AGREEMENT-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Singapore's prime minister on Tuesday made sales pitches for a Pacific Rim trade deal that both U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have derided and that has been stalled in Congress. Aiming to keep alive hopes for a post-election congressional vote in the closing weeks of 2016 in favour of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): During the Eighth Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) and the Fifth Strategic Dialogue between India and Vietnam on Tuesday, the Vietnamese side reaffirmed its support for India’s candidature for a Permanent seat in an expanded United Nations Security Council, according to India's Ministry of External Affairs. At the meeting held in New Delhi, the Indian side was led by Preeti Saran,
BUSINESS-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
After a bruising two-year battle, ride-hailing firm Uber is selling its China operations to bigger local rival Didi Chuxing in a deal that will give Uber a one-fifth stake in Didi. The merged entity is worth around $35 billion – combining Didi’s most recent $28 billion valuation and Uber China’s $7 billion worth – said a source familiar with the matter who did not want to be named before the deal was made public. Uber will continue to
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