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105 militants killed as Pak jets bomb North

June 16, 2014, 1:08 am
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105 militants killed as Pak jets bomb North Updated on : 16-06-2014 11:40 AM
At least 105 militants, including the Uzbek mastermind of the Karachi airport attack, were killed on Sunday in early morning raids by air force bombers in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern tribal region.
The jets bombed hideouts of terrorists in Degan and Dattakhel areas of North Waziristan at about 1:30 AM local time. The army said in statement that there were confirmed reports of presence of foreign and local terrorists in these hideouts, who were involved in planning of the Karachi airport attack last week.
“As a result of…..precise and targetted air strikes, 8 hideouts of terrorists in North Wazirastan Agency were destroyed, killing 105 terrorists, most of them Uzbeks,” the army said in a statement.
A security official said that the Uzbek mastermind of the Karachi attack was also killed in the strikes.
“As of now North Wazirastan Agency has been isolated by deploying troops along its border with neighbouring agencies and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) regions to prevent militants from going in and out of the Agency,” the statement said.
“Afghan security forces — Afghan National Army and Afghan Border Police — have also been requested to seal the border on their side to facilitate elimination of terrorists who attempt to escape across the border.
They have also been requested to initiate immediate measures to eliminate TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban) terrorists and their sanctuaries in Kunar, Nuristan and other areas of Afghanistan,” it said.
Military spokesman Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said that on the directions of the Government, Armed forces of Pakistan have launched the “comprehensive operation” against terrorists hiding in sanctuaries in the country’s restive North Wazirastan Agency.
“The operation has been named Zarb-e-Azb,” he said. He did not elaborate on Zarb-e-Azb which means attack by a sharp sword.
Azb was the name of sword used by Prophet Mohammed in one of the wars during his life time.
The strikes were the first military response to last Sunday’s brazen assault at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport which killed 37 people including the 10 attackers.
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for the attack.
The US also carried out two drone strikes in North Waziristan the same day in which 16 militants perished, including 10 from the dreaded Haqqani network.
This was the first time the controversial CIA drone strikes were launched this year.
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June 17, 2014, 4:20 am
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UPSC : SCHEDULE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM

Schedule OF
COMMENCEMENT
OF EXAM
DURATION OF
EXAM.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
RESERVED FOR UPSC RT/EXAM 05.01.2014
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
(Two Tests)
2 SCRA Exam, 2014 05.10.2013 04.11.2013
(MONDAY)
12.01.2014
(SUNDAY) 1 DAY
3 C.D.S. EXAM.(I), 2014 02.11.2013 02.12.2013
(MONDAY)
09.02.2014
(SUNDAY) 1 DAY
4 RESERVED FOR UPSC RT/EXAM 02.03.2014
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
(Two Tests)
5 N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(I), 2014 21.12.2013 20.01.2014
(MONDAY)
20.04.2014
(SUNDAY) 1 DAY
6 I.E.S./I.S.S. EXAM., 2014 08.02.2014 10.03.2014
(MONDAY)
7 COMBINED GEO-SCIENTIST AND
GEOLOGISTS’ EXAM., 2014
01.03.2014 31.03.2014
(MONDAY)
8 CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2014 01.03.2014 31.03.2014
(MONDAY)
01.06.2014
(SUNDAY) 1 DAY
9 ENGINEERING SERVICES
EXAMINATION, 2014
22.03.2014 21.04.2014
(MONDAY)
20.06.2014
(FRIDAY) 03 DAYS
10 COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES
EXAM, 2014
22.03.2014 21.04.2014
(MONDAY)
22.06.2014
(SUNDAY) 1 DAY
11 RESERVED FOR UPSC RT/EXAM 06.07.2014
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
(Two Tests)
12 CENTRAL ARMED POLICE
FORCES (AC) EXAM., 2014
12.04.2014 12.05.2014
(MONDAY)
13.07.2014
(SUNDAY) 1 DAY
13 RESERVED FOR UPSC RT/EXAM 17.08.2014
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
(Two Tests)
14 CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY)
EXAM, 2014
15
INDIAN FOREST SERVICE
(Preliminary) EXAM, 2014 through
CS [P] Exam 2014
16 N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(II), 2014 21.06.2014 21.07.2014
(MONDAY)
28.09.2014
(SUNDAY) 1 DAY
17 RESERVED FOR UPSC RT/EXAM 12.10.2014
(SUNDAY)
1 DAY
(Two Tests)
18 C.D.S. EXAM.(II), 2014 19.07.2014 18.08.2014
(MONDAY)
26.10.2014
(SUNDAY) 1 DAY
19 INDIAN FOREST SERVICE
(MAIN) EXAM, 2014
22.11.2014
[SATURDAY] 10 DAYS
20 CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM.,
2014
14.12.2014
(SUNDAY) 5 DAYS
21 S.O./STENO (GD-B/GD-I) LTD.
DEPTTL. COMPETITIVE EXAM.
20.09.2014 20.10.2014
(MONDAY)
27.12.2014
(SATURDAY) 2 DAYS
NOTE:- THE DATES OF NOTIFICATION, COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION OF EXAMINATIONS/RTs ARE LIABLE
TO ALTERATION, IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SO WARRANT.
3 DAYS
PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATIONS/RECTT TESTs(RT) – 2014
U
JUNE 17, 2014
The actress did not wait for a second when she saw the Dabangg Khan shooting for his upcoming movie
near the set of Jodha Akbar and rushed to meet him!

While Salman Khan has been at the receiving end of a lot of fanfare over the years, an incident couple of days ago had him completely speechless and grinning. The dabangg Khan was shooting for his upcoming movie in Karjat very close to the sets of Zee TV’s historical drama - Jodha Akbar.  Seeing the actor, getting out of his vanity van, Lavina Tandon ( who plays Rukayya Begum of Jodha Akbar) immediately sprinted to meet the star.

Being the chivalrous man he is,  Salman spent a good amount of time chatting up with the beautiful lady, talking about his upcoming film and her show ‘Jodha Akbar’. While Lavina was on cloud nine on meeting Salman Khan, Salman was stunned to see Lavina suddenly race from her set next door to meet him. If sources are to be believed, the two did not just chat up, but also ended up clicking selfies. Fulfilling her dream of meeting the superstar, Lavina’s happiness knew no bounds after having a word with him. We asked Lavina for her pictures with Salman but she said, “No! This is my personal, private, prized possession … I don’t want this for publicity!”

The visual of a much adorned Mughal era royalty clicking a selfie with a contemporary superstar was striking and had the unit members of Salman’s film chuckling! Do we get to see Lavina in any of Salman’s forthcoming films? All the best, Rukayya!
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June 17, 2014
Kalachakra in Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India on July 3 to 13
By: Mila Tharpa
The Kalachakra initiation by His Holiness the Dalai Lama is considered one the most holy religious sermon among all the Buddhist people in India and the world at large. Such kind of religious sermon is aimed towards world peace, harmony and brining human closer to each other through ancient teachings. The Buddhist people around the world are always eager and seriously make sure to attend the sermon and the majority of the Buddhist community people are of the middle class for which expense matter so much still they tries best to come with their family together. The Kalachakra in Amravati is considered the best ever in arrangement and ease for the pilgrimage people even though it’s a hot and new place for many people. It is all because of the kindness and the futuristic look forward by the Andhra Tourism Ministry in making this religious ceremony successful and comfortable for the devotees. This year July 3 to 13, 2014 Kalachakra in Leh, Ladakh is going to be very blissful and comfortable to people of Ladakh who are religious and practically a Buddhist in their day-to-day life. But the many other devotees coming from every part of India are in shock to see the flight tickets that are going above 20000 just for one way, even though it is just one-hour flight and normally it is being priced between 3500 to 6000/-. It is very sad that Ladakh is being an under developing and a remote part of India, it has no facilities of transportation through train or by road except in summer in that time too by road sometimes a risky travel as it has to bypass some of the highest motorable roads in the world. Many elders are unable to go even though they are so much eager to attend the Kalachakra all because of the greedy corporate and lazy Civil Aviation authority who do not care to supervise and give justice in getting a reasonable fare for the devotees to travel by flight. Recently, a letter dated June 5, 2014 by Sh. Thupstan Chhewang, MP from Ladakh to Sh Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation of India was was submitted to consider in the unfair fare. “an urgent need for ensuring more and regular flights to Leh with a reasonable ticket price. It is unfair that passengers taking on hour Delhi-Leh flight pay four times more the fare paid by those taking about three hours Delhi-Mumbai flight.” Sh. Thupstan Chhewang, MP It is very sad that even after the request and several meetings of Sh. Chhewang with the concern officers and ministers, the fare are going even higher and more expensive. Such kind of ignorance is intentional and no concern to the Ladakh people and common people at large. This article is a request to the reader to spread this issue in social media, send it to your respective MPs, political leaders andin the media/press to give some attention to this unfair fare difficulties faced by the people of Ladakh and Buddhist devotees at large.
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Tibet News
Information on Human Right and Freedom Repression in Tibet

CIVIL SERVICES INTERVIEW

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) that released the list of successful candidates of Civil Services Mains exams 2013 is to hold the Personality Test/Interviews from April 9, 2014.
The first round of personality test/interviews will April 9, 2014 and will end on May 2, 2014 with 1,281 of the total 3,003 candidates scheduled for the interviews. The interview schedule for the remaining candidates will be released shortly.
The interviews will be held in two sessions, reporting time for the forenoon session is 9:00 AM and for the afternoon session is 1:00 PM.
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION 2013
INTERVIEW DETAILS
  1. Interview Details Schedule (09.04.2014 to 02.05.2014) -Click HereInterview Details Schedule (05.05.2014 to 05.06.2014) -Click Here
  2. Following Documents to be submitted at the time of PT Board for Civil Services (Main) Examination 2013
  • SC/ST Certificate Proforma, OBC Certificate Proforma, Undertaking, Physically Handicapped Certificate Proforma, Proforma of Halling from Certificate
  • Questionnaire, Attestation Form, TA Form

The candidates are requested to have the following documents before they leave for the interview.
I. Filling of the Questionnaire: The seven page questionnaire is required for the research and analysis section of UPSC and is used for assessing background information of the candidate appearing for the personality test/ interview. The questionnaire is divided into several sections.
  1. Background of the candidate.
  2. Employment status
  3. Previous Civil Services attempts
  4. Competitive exams cleared
  5. Reasons for interest in Civil Services
  6. Education particulars
  7. Background of Parents/Guardian
  8. Source of information for Civil Services
  9. Coaching attended
  10. Optional subject chosen. This questioner has be duly filled and submitted at the time of the interview.

II. Attestation Form: The attestation form has to be filled with required details including residence, nationality education etc and is to be signed by a Gazetted officer before being submitted at the time of the interview.
The Questionnaire, Attestation Form and TA Form are available at: www.upsc.gov.in
If you have applied under SC or ST or OBC, or Physically Handicapped category then fill in and submit the respective certificate. The certificate is available for print out at: www.upsc.gov.in

RESULTS OF CIVIL SERVICES EXAMS 2013

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
PRESS NOTE
CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2013
Based on the results of the written part of Civil Services Examination, 2013 held by the Union Public Service Commission in December, 2013 and the interviews for Personality Test held in April-June, 2014, following is the list, in order of merit, of candidates who have been recommended for appointment to:
(i) Indian Administrative Service;
(ii) Indian Foreign Service;
(iii) Indian Police Service; and
(iv) Central Services, Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’
2. A total number of 1122 candidates have been recommended for appointment as per following break-up:
GENERAL
OBC
SC
ST
TOTAL
517
( incl. 11 PH-1, 5 PH-2 & 3 PH-3 )
326
( incl. 4 PH-1, 2 PH-2 & 5 PH-3 )
187
92
1122
( incl. 15 PH-1, 7 PH-2 & 8 PH-3 )
3. Appointment to the various Services will be made according to the number of vacancies available with due consideration to the provisions contained in paras 2 and 19 of the Rules for the Examination. The number of vacancies reported by the Government to be filled are as under:
SERVICES
GEN
OBC
SC
ST
Total
I.A.S.
90
49
27
14
180
I.F.S.
17
09
04
02
32
I.P.S.
75
43
24
08
150
Central Services Group ‘A’
369
188
103
50
710
Group ‘B’ Services
71
37
30
18
156
Total
622
326
188
92
1228 *
* includes 30 PH vacancies ( 15 PH-1, 07 PH-2 & 08 PH-3 )
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4. The candidature of 40 recommended candidates with following Roll Nos. is provisional :
002546
074351
110750
147991
360162
585157
004046
074671
113799
153536
378942
585916
006784
075847
115838
199556
393286
588102
013041
077950
118013
234462
421463
647217
026609
095159
136656
253326
446120
697988
042872
101109
137434
327293
469164
044741
104807
145545
352718
514031
5. Result of one candidate has been withheld.
6. In accordance with Rule 16 (4) & (5) of the Civil Services Examination Rules 2013, the Commission is maintaining a consolidated Reserve List of candidates as under:
GENERAL
OBC
SC
ST
TOTAL
105
88
13
04
210
7. UPSC has a “Facilitation Counter” near Examination Hall in its campus. Candidates can obtain any information / clarification regarding their examinations / recruitments on the working days between 10:00 hours to 17:00 hours in person or over telephone Nos. 23385271 / 23381125 / 23098543. Result will also be available on the U.P.S.C. website i.e. http//www.upsc.gov.in. However, marks are likely to be available on the website within 15 days from the date of declaration of Result.
CONTD. P/3
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2013
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
_________________________________________________________________________
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1 249085 GAURAV AGRAWAL 2 016290 MUNISH SHARMA 3 100841 RACHIT RAJ 4 565614 AKSHAY TRIPATHI 5 026831 BHARTI DIXIT 6 200409 SAKSHI SAWHNEY 7 007844 CHANCHAL RANA 8 002320 JOHNY TOM VARGHESE 9 355620 DIVYANSHU JHA 10 003713 MEDHA ROOPAM 11 386958 SHUBHAM CHAUDHARY 12 100046 NEHA JAIN 13 078654 AVI PRASAD 14 308074 ITANKAR VIPIN VITHOBA 15 047403 ASHISH VASHISHTH 16 029280 CHINMAYEE GOPAL 17 002450 FAIZ AQ AHMED MUMTAZ 18 074397 ROMAN SAINI 19 190713 KOMAL MITTAL 20 075125 SAKET MALVIYA 21 105212 PRASHASTI PAREEK 22 040450 SHEETLA PATLE 23 456769 PRABHAV JOSHI 24 531825 NEHA YADAV 25 000136 GURUDATTA HEGDE 26 044090 RAHUL KUMAR RAKESH 27 256888 ABID HUSSAIN SADIQ 28 388636 HIMANSHU AGGARWAL 29 535488 NIPUN JINDAL 30 083681 KRITTIKA JYOTSNA 31 292219 DEEPAK PADMAKUMAR 32 150127 BARANWAL VARUNKUMAR JAGDISH 33 105339 TANVI HOODA 34 089194 BHAVYA MITTAL 35 054584 MANISHA KHATRI 36 223710 NANCY SAHAY 37 449963 RISHAV GUPTA 38 004487 VARUN RANJAN 39 003402 NALINI ATUL 40 469949 GAURANG RATHI 41 342508 SURESH KUMAR OLA 42 277056 ARINDAM CHAUDHARY 43 355974 JALAJ SHARMA 44 001357 RICHA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY 45 427942 JEYASEELAN V P 46 339379 UDITA SINGH 47 027399 ADITYA SINGH 48 324197 DIVYA S IYER 49 373533 PAVNEET KAUR 50 085294 NIMA ARORA 51 180038 AVANISH KUMAR RAI 52 655668 RAHUL PANDEY 53 366477 MANISH BANSAL
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2013
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
_________________________________________________________________________
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54 001603 ASHUTOSH GARG 55 443788 AMIT KUMAR PANDEY 56 085176 VINEET TOMAR 57 506341 DEEPAK JACOB 58 004326 SUSHANT GAURAV 59 421015 ISHA DUHAN 60 018882 SHASHANK SHUBHANKAR 61 475548 AANCHAL SOOD 62 197904 PREM RANJAN SINGH 63 086809 AKASH P 64 000571 PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA 65 105043 ROSHAN KUSHWAHA 66 291765 SWADHA DEV 67 341708 RITURAJ RAGHUVANSHI 68 000256 JANGID LOKESHKUMAR RAMCHANDRA 69 696823 KARTHIKEYAN K P 70 194252 SANDEEP KUMAR JHA 71 252203 MANUJ GOYAL 72 514097 ANGEL BHATI 73 240372 ARCHANA VERMA 74 043074 SALONI SIDANA 75 105610 ABHISHEK UPADHYAY 76 079838 SIKTA PATNAIK 77 074658 RIJU BAFNA 78 491148 AJITH JOHN JOSHUA 79 023039 ADITYA PRAKASH 80 346303 MD MUSHARRAF ALI FARUQUI 81 190640 SUMIT KUMAR 82 082654 DIVYA PRABHU G R J 83 001925 KSHITIJ SINGHAL 84 031325 RATHOD VIJAY CHANDRAKANT 85 348224 CHAKRAVARTI SINGH RATHORE 86 295182 KRITIKA SHARMA 87 111918 ABHILASHA KUMARI SHARMA 88 276461 ANBAMUTHAN M P 89 002105 KUNDAN KUMAR 90 007851 SANA AKHTAR 91 469705 ANKIT ASTHANA 92 011892 RAVI RANJAN 93 366799 BHANWAR LAL 94 242643 KAPIDHWAJA PRATAP N SINGH 95 009030 NEHA MEENA 96 269454 NIDHI TEWARI 97 024929 ROHAN KUMAR JHA 98 260947 NEELOTPAL 99 315967 KRISHNA ADITYA S 100 003858 AWANISH KUMAR 101 056268 UTKRISHT PRASOON 102 477263 CHITHRA S 103 011253 KONA VAMSI KRISHNA 104 370961 LAXMAN NIMBARGI 105 096957 JINCY R WILLIAM 106 238123 VIKRAM
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2013
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
_________________________________________________________________________
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107 306171 SANTOSH KUMAR ROY 108 361391 UDITA GAURAV 109 277254 PRERNA SHAHI 110 028228 RAGHOO PURI 111 153931 B SASHI KANTH 112 009841 ANOOP KUMAR SINGH 113 304985 KARTIKEYA K SHARMA 114 632688 SHIVA PRAKASH DEVARAJU 115 159124 MANTADA RAJA DAYANIDHI 116 011451 GAUTAM KUMAR PANDEY 117 153451 GAURAV GUPTA 118 001290 RENU 119 136656 SUBHA KALYAN 120 000830 NAGENDRA SINGH 121 408301 ANSHU SHARAWAT 122 090645 ARUN KUMAR VISHWAKARMA 123 104019 ANISH YADAV 124 081757 E SAI CHARAN TEJASWI 125 464740 SUNAYNA 126 595406 PARTHRAJSINH NAVALSINH GOHIL 127 002456 DEEPAK KUMAR SHUKLA 128 415607 PRADEEP SHARMA 129 175721 S SELVANAGARATHINAM 130 177039 M SREE ABHINAV 131 139011 DEEPAK PAREEK 132 147991 THAKUR PRAJAKTA PRABHAKAR 133 006547 SOUMYA 134 233335 ANUPAMA SINGH 135 097611 M DEEPIKA 136 421274 AKTA JAIN B 137 005565 AMIT GOEL 138 118745 GAUTHAM V P 139 008482 ANSHU SINGLA 140 058064 NEHA SINGH 141 425807 SALONI SAHAI 142 034992 AKHIL KUMAR 143 356821 VETRISELVI K 144 365146 ABHINANDAN 145 279568 ANUNAYA JHA 146 013371 UNICE RISHIN ISMAIL 147 038540 RAJEEV GARG 148 554161 SACHIN SHARMA 149 005530 RAJA BANTHIA 150 001135 SACHIN GUPTA 151 395172 B M LAXMI PRASAD 152 051178 NIDHI RANI 153 375880 PATKI HRISHIKESH HEMANT 154 262991 E KARTHIK 155 154797 VARUN SHARMA 156 003870 MRINAL CHAWLA 157 292350 ABHINAV AGRAWAL 158 144301 PRIYANKA THOMAS 159 038204 HEMANT TIWARI
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2013
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
_________________________________________________________________________
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160 001583 BHUPESH CHAUDHARY 161 287795 RAVALI PRIYA GANDHAPUNENI 162 377008 RANI NAGAR 163 187548 NARAVANE ABOLI SUNIL 164 000389 NIMIT GOYAL 165 602629 PEEYUSH SAMARIYA 166 167646 SACHIN SHARMA 167 393561 PRADEEP SHARMA 168 624440 TRIPTI BHATT 169 438772 RAJARSHI DASGUPTA 170 395812 RAVEENA TYAGI 171 154230 PRIYABRATA ROY 172 003253 SAYAK DAS 173 296350 VAHNI SINGH 174 451477 NITIN KURAIEN 175 365866 SAKSHI VERMA 176 108870 RUHEE DUGG 177 339653 KUHUK BHUSHAN 178 290521 AJAY KUMAR BANSAL 179 167141 NAINA KAROL 180 596540 NEHA TOMAR 181 002328 AJAY DAHIYA 182 179783 LOHIT MATANI 183 290537 MANOJ KUMAR 184 467292 KHITESH GUPTA 185 046500 VIPIN KUMAR JAIN 186 283930 GURKARAN SINGH 187 279362 VINAYAK VARMA 188 000213 MANI LAL PATIDAR 189 077398 BASHIR AHMAD BHAT 190 259260 SHALINI DUHAN 191 493128 ASHUTOSH SHEKHAR 192 532235 ANANYA KULSHRESHTHA 193 469478 MONICA PRIYADARSHINI 194 302045 ARPIT JAIN 195 021489 PIYUSH PANDEY 196 131359 KARTHIKEYAN GOKULACHANDRAN 197 123826 AADHITHYA R 198 049968 ANKIT MITTAL 199 478367 KHYATI GARG 200 131224 SHLOK KUMAR 201 051404 SAUMYA MISHRA 202 184552 ADITYA UPPAL 203 554963 MANOJ KUMAR SHARMA 204 147238 PRABHAT KUMAR 205 147977 PATEL DIVYANGKUMAR LALJIBHAI 206 159608 KINNY SINGH 207 009521 BHAVNA GUPTA 208 456912 KAMANASISH SEN 209 097026 ASHISH KUMAR AGRAWAL 210 257695 AMAN SINGH RATHORE 211 002465 VIVEKANAND SHARMA 212 154260 ANKIT JAIN
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2013
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
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213 518077 CH SINDHU SARMA 214 068602 SUJATA KUMARI VEENAPANI 215 542787 OMBASE SACHIN CHHAGANLAL 216 003590 PRATEEK SINGH 217 014875 P AMRUTHA VARSHINI 218 207064 HARIKRISHNA PAI 219 052226 VEERA VENKATA RAKESH REDDY P 220 414867 CHANDRASEKAR S 221 436352 BISHOP SARKAR 222 036747 PRAVEEN CHAUDHARY 223 191547 APARNA N 224 001076 YOGENDRA KUMAR MISHRA 225 004258 VINEET KUMAR 226 525595 PRASANTH M S 227 476639 PREM KUMAR V R 228 378732 MOHIT KUMAR 229 225650 ABHISHEK ANAND 230 073414 VISHAL 231 672039 S JAYAVARDHAN 232 186558 ANURAG VATS 233 319319 ASHUTOSH 234 001471 KILLI CHANDRA SEKHAR 235 160271 PREETI YADAV 236 450627 VRINDA SHUKLA 237 588102 SHIRAZ DANESHYAR 238 481667 ARJUN SHARMA 239 078061 TEJASWANI GAUTAM 240 376451 AKHIL MALLIKARJUNA SHASTRY 241 359926 DIVYA CHAUDHARY 242 007722 DHARMENDRA SHARMA 243 671888 SRISHTI CHAUDHRY 244 005946 SHALABH KUMAR SINHA 245 125016 NEHA SAHAY 246 364379 ARVIND V 247 164702 KULDEEP CHAUDHARY 248 057002 SHASHANKA ALA 249 473620 DINESH GUPTA 250 433765 SHAFEEQ S 251 012231 AMRIT SINGH 252 549863 SHASHI RANJAN 253 002661 ASHISH KUMAR 254 160922 YEDAGE AMOL JAGANNATH 255 000347 ABHISHEK TIWARI 256 558519 THARWAL ABHISHEK SADANAND 257 031445 MOHAL AGRAWAL 258 578118 ASHWINI KUMAR PANDEY 259 003722 SHILPA SHARMA 260 212731 MANISH CHOUDHARY 261 242570 SANSKRITI JAIN 262 436178 IBU SANJEEB GARG 263 061152 YEDDULA VIJAY 264 161804 SRUTHI J S 265 251740 ASHISH KUMAR
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2013
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
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266 122894 DHEERAJ KUMAR GUPTA 267 444710 SHRAIY SURI 268 001870 MANOJ MITTAL 269 131104 VIJAY NETKE 270 092549 PRABHAT MALIK 271 747354 ADITI CHAUDHARY 272 002959 MRIDUL CHOWDHARY 273 008809 AVINASH PANDEY 274 345284 RAJA YAQOOB FAROOQ 275 111081 SUSHMA J 276 283832 PRERNA SHARMA 277 460870 Y SUDARSHAN 278 136593 K SANDHYA RANI 279 098762 ANSHUL 280 280317 SUVASIS DAS 281 002552 NIKHIL SARASWAT 282 377342 SAAGAR SRIVASTAVA 283 100244 BIKRAM KAIRI 284 003376 PARUL GAUR 285 004604 CHINMAY ANAND JAIN 286 073136 BHARAT AVASTHY 287 338020 LAKSHMI PRIYA M S 288 372663 MANEESH 289 173951 ABHINAV GOEL 290 084652 PRIYANKA GULATI 291 055510 BHOR SINGH YADAV 292 447730 ADITI GARG 293 278031 AMIT KUMAR SINGH CHAUHAN 294 176967 PARTH GAUTAM 295 006536 DIVEY KUMAR SETHI 296 449712 S ARUNKUMAR 297 117825 GAUTAM JAIN 298 016789 TORUL S RAVEESH 299 500566 KAMALJOT KAUR 300 003173 MASHELKAR PRIYANKA UDAY 301 075144 ROHIT DEO JHA 302 076293 FUNDE NIKHIL TIKARAM 303 096861 TAPDIYA AKSHAY JUGALKISHOR 304 117068 SAVYASACHI KUMAR 305 448714 SHANKAR S 306 003348 ANUSREE RAHA 307 387466 ARINDAM MISRA 308 049659 SIYAD N 309 279533 JOHN SEBASTIAN 310 004260 DOIFODE SAGAR DATTATRAY 311 002546 SHILPA NAG C T 312 019979 LINGRAJ PANDA 313 104807 NIDHI AGARWAL 314 137434 NAGESH KUMAR B 315 256922 CHESHTA YADAV 316 322637 VARWANTKAR PRASAD HANUMANTRAO 317 087581 RANJAN AGRAWALA 318 014773 GOWTHAM POTRU
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION,2013
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
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319 290802 RAJAT SEN 320 100028 NITIN SANGWAN 321 048339 KALLURU VENKATESWARARAO 322 089450 DEVANGI SWARNKAR 323 087878 MONIKA GUPTA 324 122502 SWETIKA SACHAN 325 634244 GAYATHRI PG 326 066165 DEEPAK SAINI 327 313243 PAWAN YADAV 328 308062 GAURAV K SINGH 329 564273 MAYANK AWASTHI 330 232769 ANJU RAVIKUMAR 331 108485 RAHUL YADAV 332 366684 AFSANA PERWEEN 333 327293 RAVINDER SINGH 334 627432 SURAJ SINGH 335 523538 DANISH ABDULLAH 336 002963 PRATEEK SHARMA 337 077253 SWAPNIL TEMBE 338 167766 SUDEEP DABAS 339 102697 SACHIN RANA 340 115395 HIMANSHU KHATRI 341 074069 RUCHIKA SHARMA 342 046180 ABHIJEET KUMAR GAUTAM 343 390060 BENO ZEPHINE N L 344 132601 KEERTHI NARAYAN P 345 138771 JITENDRA JORWAL 346 012460 VISHWASREE B 347 497218 GOVEKAR MAYUR RATILAL 348 249632 SHIKHAR PANT 349 555464 GAURAV GROVER 350 022745 ASHISH MODI 351 154924 RAJARSHI RAJ VARMA 352 208159 KRISHNAPRASAD K K 353 212531 PINGALE NIKHIL NANDAKUMAR 354 162599 SHEVALE ABHIJIT TUKARAM 355 312111 RISHIKESH PANDEY 356 586921 KUMAR ASHUTOSH 357 022196 BHANGEPATIL PUSHKARAJ RAMESH 358 499198 NIKHIL KUMAR SINGH 359 319805 DHAVAL JAIN 360 222287 SARITA YADAV 361 016162 MANISH KUMAR DABAS 362 202353 SMRUTIRANJAN MOHANTY 363 164085 RAHUL SINGH 364 004464 RAVINDRA HATTALLI 365 623653 AJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI 366 120925 ABHISHEK MAHAJAN 367 031815 TARANNUM VERMA 368 017312 DILEEP KUMAR YADAV 369 143267 RAVI SINGH 370 000191 JITESH KUMAR JAIN 371 027003 SIDDHARTH SHANKAR SWAIN
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372 379423 ABHISHEK RATKAL 373 026164 SATVIK DEV 374 001656 TANVI GUPTA 375 152592 PRADEEP KUMAR M 376 025252 NAVATAKE BHAGYASHRI BABURAO 377 114435 ASHWANI KUMAR 378 627739 PANKAJ ASHIYA 379 641184 RACHNA 380 247753 SANDEEP AHUJA 381 502326 DHANAJI BANKAT KADAM 382 233995 VIGNAN P 383 164383 VIJAY AGRAWAL 384 181480 KUMAR RAMNIKANT 385 723942 MANJUNATH T C 386 429720 METE HARSHAL VITHALRAO 387 066114 SULPHULE MADHAV RACHAYYA 388 004141 PAYAL GUPTA 389 076115 TANAY SHARMA 390 243361 RUPAVARDHINI B R 391 772532 PARAS MANI TRIPATHI 392 334856 AMAN MITTAL 393 099388 MEENAKSHI GUPTA 394 451405 GOUTHAM S 395 183694 D PARTHASARATHY BHASKAR 396 101589 GEETA 397 284934 UTKARSH 398 221635 NIDHI DWIVEDI 399 003363 NIKHIL GOYAL 400 112448 NIDHI GUPTA 401 162086 VIJIT PATEL 402 001438 MAHENDRA KUMAR MEENA 403 448851 AKOLKAR SAMEER DILIP 404 107696 BARKHA TAMRAKAR 405 332826 BHANU PRATAP SINGH TANWAR 406 033471 KOMMISETTY MURALIDHAR 407 002357 KARAN YADAV 408 002724 VIKASH KUMAR SHAHWAL 409 388401 PANKAJ SINGH 410 454117 MRITHINJAI S 411 350583 VIPUL DEV 412 100401 SANDEEP KUMAR 413 017647 VANDANA GARG 414 037897 JASPREET SINGH 415 004498 GAYATHRI CHANDRA MENON 416 001847 NISHANT KUMAR 417 063032 SANTOSH KUMAR 418 259851 MODASSAR SHAFI 419 403735 ROHAN ANAND 420 045791 UTKARSHA 421 438385 NITIN DEEPAK AGARWAL 422 003733 SUMEET KUMAR 423 269675 SUBHANSHU SHARMA 424 118013 ANIL KUMAR
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425 312245 MANUDEV JAIN 426 002461 SUNEEL ANCHIPAKA 427 225595 KONTHAM SUDHIR 428 020178 PRIANCEU PANDEY 429 431291 RAGHUNANDAN MURTHY 430 198556 SHREYAS G HOSUR 431 230238 VIKRAM S 432 222259 HIMANI DUA 433 393631 VAIBHAV SINGH CHAUHAN 434 143448 RANAVASIYA ANILKUMAR RAMJIBHAI 435 142173 RAHUL HEGDE B K 436 116014 ABHIJIT SHUKLA 437 116227 SANJEET SINGH 438 123650 ARAVIND VIVEKANANDAN 439 112582 KALRAV MISHRA 440 068992 KIRTHI C 441 018789 DEVSHREE 442 440295 ARJUN PRADHAN JMT 443 015936 PIYUSH SHARMA 444 215146 SHASHANK JAISWAL 445 243835 KUMAR VIVEK 446 421317 ABINASH MOHANTY 447 000851 PANKAJ PHUKAN 448 000299 MANAS RAJ PATEL 449 027347 SMRITI SHARMA 450 124844 BHAGEERATHI GAONKAR 451 527723 ANURAG SUJANIA 452 004341 DEEPIKA SINGH 453 095048 AKANKSHA YADAV 454 123845 ARSH VERMA 455 196570 KRISHNA RAO BODDEPALLI 456 006121 SHILPI SRIVASTAVA 457 003185 ARUN K 458 001826 RIGVED THAKUR 459 143172 VINAY G M 460 258865 PALLAV SAXENA 461 543201 RAVI MOHAN SAINI 462 352835 KRATI NIGAM 463 452404 SANDEEP DABUR 464 590177 NIRMAL JOY 465 110516 METHUKU GURUSWAMY 466 352738 AKSHAT AGARWAL 467 085015 ABHINAW KUMAR 468 079043 OMPRAKASH 469 234462 AWESH ANAND TITARMARE 470 501008 SUPRIYA YADAV 471 026618 SAHIL GARG 472 625121 ANOOP SINGH 473 544173 SUKHMANI SANGHA 474 173249 RAJ KARAN AGARWAL 475 030675 ADITHYA B 476 202795 MADALA VENKATA DURGA PRANEETH 477 006276 MINI CHOWDHARY
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478 306357 POOJA YADAV 479 259292 ABHISHEK KUMAR 480 074198 HIMANI DHAMIJA 481 145035 DINESH BISHNOI 482 446120 MOHADIKAR KIRAN MOHAN 483 128688 R KIRUTHIGA 484 166096 UTPAT HRISHIKESH KIRAN 485 447400 OM PRAKASH BISHNOI 486 446374 ASIM ANWAR 487 569863 VIKRANT VIR 488 075847 TARUN REDDY GANGIREDDY 489 043935 APOORVA GUPTA 490 073094 AVNISH PARASHAR 491 702955 KIRAN NARAYANAN 492 453533 RUNUL PRATAP 493 613555 MANEESH DUDPURI 494 431900 ANUBHAV VARSHNEY 495 319918 DHRUV BHOLA 496 226256 CHINTANBHAI KANUBHAI PATEL 497 041990 SWETA AGARWAL 498 004832 MANU PANWAR 499 211584 SACHIN KUMAR 500 006067 RAHUL KUMAR ARYA 501 223041 ROHIT KHARE 502 285813 GRACE LALRINDIKI PACHUAU 503 365204 SUDHANSHU VERMA 504 042872 MEHTA MANISH MAHENDRAKUMAR 505 360885 SAREN JOSE 506 095001 SWATI BHANWALA 507 007703 SUSHANT RANJAN 508 010044 AMIT KUMAR GUPTA 509 121336 RAJNI SHARMA 510 106600 GEETINDER MANN 511 536983 MOHAMMAD SUJEETHA M S 512 257636 RAKSHITHA K MURTHY 513 003138 VINEET JAISWAL 514 446349 PATIL MAYUR GULABRAO 515 748453 JATIN 516 377156 SUNIL V 517 494723 MADHU N T 518 106312 NISHA N S 519 240266 ARATHI A NAIR 520 712223 SAI KRISHNA S THOTA 521 232804 MONEY JAIN 522 495910 JOSEPH GOUDA PATIL 523 063640 BHUVNESH KUMAR TIWARI 524 419219 KUMAR SATYAM 525 005937 NIDHISH VINAYAK SINGHAL 526 463392 SHRUTI MEHROTRA 527 139315 SARIKA JAIN 528 121182 AMIT CHANDRA SUNAL 529 295152 P RITWIK 530 003432 ANKIT KUMAR SINGH
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531 279847 KRITI TIWARI 532 043347 HARSH RAJ 533 320276 SUKIRTI MADHAV 534 004211 SADNEK SINGH 535 496760 KHARAT SANJAY DNYANADEO 536 118429 KAUSHIK TG 537 105834 DHRITIMAN SARKAR 538 002882 SANJIV SUMAN 539 443112 AVIJEET KUMAR RANJAN 540 431309 DHARMENDRA SINGH 541 005154 P KRISHNAKANT 542 352718 PRITHVIRAJ B P 543 002859 MEHUL GROVER 544 205973 GAURAV RAI 545 394839 NIKITA S CHANDRAN 546 195006 JAI PATIL 547 066986 NITISH K 548 134931 BHASKAR KALLURU 549 426197 MADHUKAR ANAND 550 441005 THEJHAS S 551 095159 S VANDANA RAJ 552 724822 KULRAJ SINGH 553 567674 HARISH PANDEY 554 069767 APOORV DEVGAN 555 299970 RITIKA VASHISHT 556 116037 ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH 557 141990 VIKAS VATS 558 280149 G POONGUZHALI 559 402348 NITIKA GAHLAUT 560 000018 ASHISH SINGH 561 004519 SUMIT BHATIA 562 040618 VALLURU KRANTHI 563 161449 ILANGO R 564 432817 RAYEES AKHTAR 565 601552 ABRAHAM RENN S 566 010951 NIKHIL AGGARWAL 567 365747 AKHIL SHUKLA 568 088634 MD IQBAL 569 522696 ABHISHEK SINGH 570 089190 SIDDHARTHA BURAGOHAIN 571 007545 ANURADHA S 572 647217 STALIN B 573 099610 SHWETA CHAUHAN 574 031946 FARIYA EJAZ 575 542002 SUMEET SHARMA 576 054736 ASHISH CHANDRA 577 037372 VIKAS KHERA 578 182287 RAJESH KUMAR 579 389728 NAVNEET SHARMA 580 531030 SEEMA BISHNOI 581 039731 SURENDRA KUMAR DAS 582 043003 P SAIKRISHNA 583 195521 PANKAJ KUMAR
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584 086637 SHREYANS GUPTA 585 476296 AFAQ AHMAD GIRI 586 005468 CHARU NIGAM 587 413532 ANEESH R 588 027670 KUMBHAR AJIT BALASO 589 200399 ASHUTOSH SHARMA 590 149698 BHARDWAJ BHUPENDER KULDEEP 591 424905 GAURAV GUPTA 592 383560 HARSH VISHAL JAYESHBHAI 593 010179 GOPAL KRISHNA 594 081117 ANKIT GAHLOT 595 669753 ANAND MOHAN MISHRA 596 013132 K APOORVA RAO 597 296873 ANEESH HEGDE 598 335873 ROSHNI THOMSON 599 182333 SEEMA PUJANI 600 519002 GOLDI SHARMA 601 160138 PRASHANT VERMA 602 038241 SARVESH SINGH 603 023038 ADITYA GUPTA 604 002138 S SOORYA NARAYAN 605 074221 BHOYAR HARSHAL NARAYANRAO 606 357403 ABHAY SANKAR S R 607 011764 ASHISH 608 362221 PAVAN AGARWAL 609 089343 SIVA HARSHA KARRA 610 092028 RASHMI G 611 269404 HARIETHA 612 205880 NARENDRA KUMAR JOSHI 613 415972 BHUPENDER KUMAR SINGH 614 315534 VIJAY SHARMA 615 460587 NEELAANSHU SHEKHAR 616 475241 MANE AMITKUMAR BABURAO 617 030587 PATIL BHUSHAN KISANRAO 618 015442 PUSHPINDER PRATAP SINGH 619 423339 PARAMVIR SINGH 620 090774 ULLAS KUMAR 621 279090 GARIMA PAUL 622 089455 KULDEEP SHARMA 623 005437 NAIR AKHIL RAMACHANDRAN 624 344460 VARUN NAYYAR 625 127100 ASHISH PAL 626 033506 SHAMIT MONGA 627 006108 ABHISHEK 628 147647 AMAN KUMAR 629 268240 G BABU 630 006475 AMIT PAL 631 087674 LAXMI KANT BANSAL 632 113748 MOHIT HANDA 633 004607 SHAKEEL MAQBOOL 634 553719 ASHISH KUMAR PANDEY 635 001638 SRAVAN KUMAR JATAVATH 636 469164 SINGURI VISHAL ANAND
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637 069216 VIKAS JAKHAR 638 170568 RANJANI PARVATHI MANICKAM 639 004666 RAJESH KUMAR 640 536239 MEGHA BHARGAVA 641 020820 PRAWEEN PRAKASH 642 496192 PRIYANKA B 643 382425 CHANDRAMOHAN SINGH 644 113944 MONIKA 645 012144 GANNATH JHA 646 522927 PRASOON JHA 647 083690 ARINDAM DHAR 648 240984 NISHANT KRISHNA 649 597666 MD MOIN AFAQUE 650 273828 KALADI HRUSHIKESH REDDY 651 441199 ROMA CHAUDHARY 652 001873 SAKTHYA KRISHNAN K P 653 184959 VENKATESH DHOTRE 654 187708 ANKITA LAHOTY 655 474235 SIMERPREET 656 105832 NEHA SHARMA 657 002050 KUMAR CHANDAN 658 382135 KETAN GAJJAR 659 253046 PUSHPRAJ SINGH 660 053582 ANVIKSHA SHARMA 661 124182 AMIT KUMAR 662 370191 MANEESH DWIVEDI 663 569165 DEEPAK 664 355239 HARSHIT JAIN 665 271034 ABHINEET DHILLON 666 289895 NIRAJ KUMAR SINGH 667 114193 HIMADRI BHUSHAN BISWAL 668 097910 SUSHRUT SHARMA 669 138248 ABINANDANA P 670 004289 RAJEEV KUMAR 671 042289 AJIT SINGH THAKUR 672 053189 GURAV ABHIJIT DILIP 673 585053 KHOGARE RAVIRAJ SHAHURAJ 674 110750 ADITI YADAV 675 084350 NEETI SINGH 676 402820 KESHAV KAPLUSH 677 066787 BHUPINDER SINGH 678 064992 NAVEEN R GOWDA 679 010467 CHAVAN MAHESH DAGADUSAHEB 680 577191 SUGUNA SINGH 681 536953 HARJOT SINGH SANDHU 682 079754 CHANDRIKA GARG 683 020934 JAYANT AHALAWAT 684 112001 ATUL PANDEY 685 585916 SUHARSHA BHAGAT 686 119328 SHWETA PACHAURY 687 013489 RAHUL KUMAR 688 321040 ADITYA BIKRAM 689 360162 KUMARAN R
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690 174760 NEHA PRAKASH 691 482038 DEEPU KRISHNAN 692 010148 DEEPTI JINDAL 693 437118 RICHA SHARMA 694 032008 THAMBA MAHENDRA 695 133563 JYOTHIS K A 696 459249 SHANTANU 697 003061 ASHISH KUMAR 698 071188 DEEPAK G 699 004500 GAURAV TOORA 700 538926 PRABHAKAR PRABHAT 701 286071 DHIVYA RUTH J 702 050792 DHEERAJ 703 390322 ROHIT MEENA 704 164457 KRISHNA KUMAR RAMAWAT 705 192743 CHANDER MOHAN 706 113799 SATHE SANDEEP PRADEEPRAO 707 579232 ANJALI RAJORIA 708 699792 NIRAJ KUMAR 709 000412 LOKENDER SINGH 710 116887 EHTESHAM WAQUARIB 711 271568 DHEERAJ SINGH BAGHEL 712 095792 INDERJEET YADAV 713 236545 YASH PAL MEENA 714 002563 AMRIT VIKAS TOPNO 715 152241 SHERIEF RASHEED 716 407624 ADHAVAN B 717 213513 KARLE SNEHAL GOVIND 718 019612 SUMBE PRASHANT APPASAHEB 719 003654 DEEPAK YADAV 720 017917 ADITYA RANJAN 721 268113 DHARMARAJ G 722 428391 SARAVANA KUMAR K 723 006784 RAHOOL ALWAL 724 512363 SWAMINATHAN M 725 214940 MALARKODI R 726 262182 B JEYANTH MALAIYANDI 727 479492 DEOKATE HIMALAY KASHINATH 728 031211 ANANT SUBHASH TAMBE 729 042977 BHOGENDRA PRASAD 730 002403 GAURAV BANSWAL 731 194539 KALAMKAR CHETAN DNYANESHWAR 732 440309 SONAWANE PANKAJ RAJARAM 733 214539 ABHINAYA N 734 534657 SIBU PRASAD MISHRA 735 510555 DAMODARAN C 736 077950 SIDDHARTHAN T 737 109976 UNDE YOGESH PANDURANG 738 631224 NAVIN KUMAR SONI 739 200667 BALAJI K 740 026415 AKSHAYRAJ BHIMJIBHAI MAKWANA 741 387008 OWAIS AHMED 742 579806 ADITYA SINGH YADAV
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743 205995 HARISH KUMAR 744 091751 PAWAN BHARTI 745 001504 MUKESH KUMAR 746 287988 PON SUPRIYA 747 019663 PRASHANTHKUMAR CH 748 479640 SWAPNIL PARIHAR 749 172001 CHARUSREE T 750 002069 CHAVAN SWACHHAND UTTAMRAO 751 537761 QUMMER UL ZAMAN CHOUDHARY 752 005938 YOGENDRA KUMAR 753 146301 MANISH KUMAR YADAV 754 004470 HEMANT KUMAR 755 462287 KUNWAR BHUSHAN SINGH 756 340762 SUDHA KORIVI 757 303606 AMRITPAL SINGH 758 373205 KSHARMILA 759 542645 ROSHAN LAL 760 046225 SONAWANE RISHIKESH BHAGAWAN 761 115981 INBASEKAR K 762 514260 SHYAM BIHARI MEENA 763 268587 RAUNAQ JAMIL ANSARI 764 025871 PIYUSHA PRAMOD JAGTAP 765 470323 KHATAVKAR AMITKUMAR RAJENDRA 766 302114 VISHAL JYOTI DAS 767 551059 PARMAR RAHULKUMAR TULSIBHAI 768 451204 RISHI YADAV 769 074538 RAGHAVENDRA P 770 012123 PARAMPREET RAI 771 036341 AMANDEEP 772 019609 KEDAR CHANDRAKANT VASANT 773 445150 KUSHAL PAL SINGH 774 042418 SONAL LAXMIDAS SONKAVDE 775 006303 MOHAMMAD SAIM 776 418363 KRISHNA RAO P 777 386990 DODDI JAGADISH 778 398516 DAYA SHANKAR 779 285096 ARVIND KUMAR NAMDEO 780 026609 INDANA ASHOK KUMAR 781 556908 RAZIK FAREED 782 004046 CHANDAN KUMAR 783 054169 RAHUL RAJA 784 570057 BURA NAGA SANDEEP 785 261312 SIMI S 786 085890 G V SUNDEEP CHAKRAVARTHY 787 421463 SURESH KUMAR S 788 108327 JOSHI ROHIT PRAKASH 789 013041 PAWAR SWAPNIL SAHEBRAO 790 123528 DURISHETTY ANUDEEP 791 005646 DAYAMA HARISH KUMAR OMPRAKASH 792 300779 ASHOK KUMAR SUTHAR 793 454088 NIDHIN LAL E S 794 516924 PRADEEP GUNTI 795 730467 NAND KISHORE KALAL
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796 452399 S SATHISH KUMAR 797 419380 RAVI KUMAR 798 153536 JAYANT SINGH 799 034492 JADHAVAR VIVEKANAND RAJENDRA 800 059176 ANKITA DHAKRE 801 004011 NARENDRA BIJARNIYA 802 006050 SAURABH JORAWAL 803 328290 T SWAPNA 804 004808 ANURAG CHANDRA 805 414005 KIRAN KUMAR K 806 104088 VIKRAM SINGH 807 446119 JAYANT MEENA 808 059079 SHAILESH KUMAR 809 004042 RAUSHAN KUMAR SINGH 810 649732 S FAHAD AHMED KHAN 811 231949 RAMTEKE MRUNMAY PRAKASH 812 168178 BHASME VIVEK DATTATRAYA 813 189108 ASHISH BHARTI 814 484960 SHAILENDRA KUMAR SINGH 815 606280 CHAVAN PRAVIN MOHANDAS 816 510487 ALOK NATH GUPTA 817 199556 PMADHUREE 818 502307 SAWAN KUMAR 819 304516 SHREYAS K M 820 031990 ANURADHA PAL 821 161010 SHENDE ABHAY KUSHOBA 822 055594 KEVIN BOBAN 823 259795 ABHINAV DUDI 824 514631 VEENA PRABHA TIRKEY 825 158270 GAURAV SINGH 826 145545 NIGWEKAR ROHIT RATNAKANT 827 366204 SHENDGE SUSHIL BHAGWAT 828 011296 PREETI SINHA 829 455811 MONIKA 830 134152 GHOLAP PRADNYA RAJENDRA 831 054449 SHIVASHARANAPPA G N 832 524142 ASHOK KUMAR KOOKNA 833 479193 DYAMAPPA AIRANI 834 619209 KANNAN G 835 276367 NIKHIL CHAKRAVARTHI J 836 514031 ARUN B 837 160670 KUMAR CHANDRESH 838 474514 GAUTAM ALLADA 839 358973 IRA SINGHAL 840 520061 B BRAHMA VIDHYA 841 036359 JADHAV AVINASH SOPAN 842 298822 PAWAN KUMAR 843 580692 VASUDEVAN M 844 539102 CHETAN R 845 055090 SATYA PRAKASH 846 395173 YEDDULA BALAJI KIRAN 847 697988 DEBASHISH SHARMA 848 487531 NEDUMARAN S R
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849 082204 TURERAO PREETAMKUMAR H 850 099288 ASHISH RAWAT 851 439610 NAHAS ALI 852 074671 SATENDRA SINGH MEHRA 853 274180 MANOJ N 854 342296 KIRAN T A 855 306510 LOK BANDHU 856 317372 MAHESH YADAV 857 101109 MD SHAHID KAMAL ANSARI 858 004505 ANURAG SATYADEO DARIA 859 430224 RACHNA CHHOKAR 860 656124 SATHISH KUMAR M C 861 244531 MANOJ PRAKASH S 862 624669 SHAKTI SINGH 863 003480 SUMIT SATTAWAN 864 185856 ADITI PATEL 865 208531 PRADEEP DUNGDUNG 866 210680 OM PRAKASH MEENA 867 075493 MANDEEP PANWAR 868 227921 HARISH VARMAA P 869 038460 RAJAPURE VIKRAM ASHOK 870 029635 RAKESH SEPAT 871 398727 DILIP SINGH 872 016919 HIMANSHU MOHAN 873 161254 SHASHI KUMAR UTTAM 874 058133 KAMALASINI V 875 552897 SANJAY SINGH 876 530183 ARJUN SINGH 877 628686 AKASH BHAIRANNAVAR 878 185219 PANKAJ KUMAWAT 879 171437 KAVITA MEENA 880 348627 SHUBHAM KUMAR 881 011123 KANADE SUJIT CHANDRAKANT 882 059177 PATWEGAR AVAIS A KADEER 883 181001 KRITI DAS THOKCHOM 884 007066 BHOKRE SUNIL SHIVRAM 885 031076 ANIL KUMAR S 886 372872 ANJAN 887 669758 LOKESHWER SINGH 888 319919 BALAMURALI M 889 174886 VENKATESWAR SALIJAMALA 890 495659 PATIL KAVITA GOKUL 891 003891 THANGABALAN SWAMINATHAN 892 039921 VASUNDHARA AJAY GULHANE 893 127664 LOVELEEN KAUR 894 031669 KARTHICK N 895 359527 SAURABH BANAUDHA 896 096242 PRADEEP SHEKHAR 897 119006 PRAKASH CHAUDHARY 898 302259 AMARPREET KAUR SANDHU 899 237068 MAHENDER SINGH TAWAR 900 023989 HARENDRA NARAYAN 901 347920 GARRGI UMRAO
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902 188938 LAKSHMI PRIYA K 903 188298 VISHNU CHANDRAN B 904 002156 SUNIL DUTT 905 157820 SHINDE AKSHAY ASHOK 906 591364 CHANDRAM DANDAGALA 907 483044 G P SAI KRISHNA PRASAD 908 505060 RAMNIWAS YADAV 909 066876 SANTHOSH NAHTHA K 910 306743 DEEPENDRA KUMAR SINGH 911 175431 ARUNMOHAN K 912 108505 SOUNDRA PANDIAN P K 913 286321 PRASAD K 914 079585 BABBAL YADAV 915 207549 HAKAY AKSHAY MACHHINDRA 916 007896 RENY WILFRED 917 005496 AMIT BARDAR 918 235747 SANGEETH KUMAR S 919 169776 PRANAY SINGH 920 025181 DABHOLE DILEERAJ CHANDRAKANT 921 097954 VENKATA PRAVEEN POGIRI 922 391873 GUDADHE ARPIT SURESHRAO 923 027526 P S THEMREIKAN 924 529665 RASKAR SAURABH SURYABHAN 925 530714 DHIMAN BARAI 926 624514 MANOJ KUMAR MEENA 927 026447 GAURAV YADAV 928 298933 RANJEET KUMAR SINGH 929 040598 BABU ABDUL KHADEER 930 003086 P SUDHAKAR NAIK 931 146250 GANGA RAM PUNIA 932 727147 POONAM CHOUDHARY 933 483685 JITU DOLEY 934 283072 ABHIJEET PATEL 935 466944 ANEES C 936 374614 RAHUL SAINI 937 269565 DINESH RAJ J 938 073609 GARIMA SODHI 939 295170 UMESH RATHOD 940 142421 AMIT VERMA 941 162180 KARTHIKA J KUMAR 942 215319 LEHANA SINGH 943 463853 NEERAJ SURENDRAN 944 001523 DHARM SINGH MEENA 945 239941 CHETHAN KUMAR D 946 005195 V VIJIKUMAR 947 120579 PRIYANKA L NAIK 948 005674 ATISH KUMAR 949 340128 ARSHDEEP SINGH 950 429088 PRADEEP A 951 115002 KHILARI RISHIKESH DNYANDEO 952 077555 AMIT SINGH CHANDEL 953 484012 DHIVYA L 954 048862 VIKRANT BHUSHAN
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US TO SEND TROOPS TO IRAQ FOR THEIR EMBASSY

17 06 2014
Obama today  announced that up to 275 military personnel will be deployed to Iraq after fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seized control of the country’s north and  troops will provide support and security for US personnel and the country’s embassy in the capital, Baghdad. “This force is deploying for the purpose of protecting US citizens and property, if necessary, and is equipped for combat,” Obama said in a letter to US legislators.”This force will remain in Iraq until the security situation becomes such that it is no longer needed.” Obama said he was notifying Congress under the War Powers Resolution.

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BRAZILWORLD CUP 2014:GERMAN,US, WIN, IRAN NIGERIA DRAWS

17 06 2014

GERMANY BEAT PORTUGAL 4-0

 
Germany thrash Portugal 4-0SALVADOR: German ,Portugal match did yielded requisite rhythm for the world class players,spped of euro laden players was quite blended with bountiful of energy,skill and kill for goal although lady luck evaded Cristiano Ronaldo but his confidence,to hisshots, passes, dribbles through counterparts were subdued by collective best display of German  with Thomas stole the show from the beginning.
German, France Portugal,Italy, English to play Latin American teams will bring the technique and stamina combination to its best. Thomas Mueller scored a hat-trick as Germany beat Portugal 4-0.Cristiano Ronaldo´act of dominating the World Cup was in tatters on Monday.
Bayern Munich star Mueller bagged the first treble of his international career as Germany shrugged off a troubled build-up to the tournament to make a flying start in Group G. But it was a disastrous afternoon at Salvador´s Fonte Nova Arena for Ronaldo and Portugal, who had defender Pepe sent off for a first half headbutt on Mueller.Germans were already leading 2-0, thanks to a penalty from Tomas Muller in the 12th minute and a Mats Hummels header in the 32nd minute, when Portuguese defender Pepe was sent off for head-butting Muller in an off the ball incident.Muller scored his second in added time of the first half and went on to register the first hattrick of this year’s finals in the 78th minute.The Germans would have saved some energy after hardly exerting themselves in the second half.
Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo will have a lot of thinking to do before their next match. They will have to sort out their defence as their frailties at the back was there for all to see.
Portugal had the first shot of the goal but Hugo Almeida’s tame effort was easily saved.
Ronaldo, who scored all the goals in the win over Sweden including a hattrick in the second leg, then tested Manuel Neur from a tight angle.
Germany slowly started exerting their dominance over the proceedings and strung together some precise passes.
Sami Khedira had a golden chance to give Germany the lead in the eighth minute but his first time shot after a poor clearance from the Portugal keeper went centimetres wide with an open goal waiting.
Just minutes later, the Portugal right back brought down Mario Goetze inside the box to give Germany a spot kick, which Muller slotted in with great precision.
Germany soon started dictating the tempo of the game and looked very comfortable and patient in possession with Portugal struggling to get hold of the ball.
Hummels doubled Germany’s lead with a bullet header from a Toni Kroos corner.
Then came a moment of madness from Pepe.
The Portugal centre-back appeared to push a hand into the face of Muller. The German went down theatrically much to the annoyance of the Portugal defender, who pushed his head into Muller.
The referee had no option but to brandish a straight red card.
With ‘Ole’ chants ringing around the stadium Muller put the game beyond Portugal after Bruno Alves failed to clear his line.
The second was a much slower affair with Portugal failing to breach the opposition defence.
Germany, meanwhile, coasted along with coach Joachim Loew ringing in the changes.
Muller scored his eighth goal in World Cup finals poking in from close range after Portugal keeper palmed Andre Schurrle’s cross straight into the German forward’s path.
Ronaldo tried his best to get onto the score sheet and almost did in the final minutes of the game but his stinging free kick found Neur in the way.
Mueller opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 12 minutes before defender Mats Hummels doubled Germany´s advantage on the half-hour mark.The 24-year-old center forward struck again at the end of the first half before tapping home a close range effort on 78 minutes.
Portugal was in tight spot by the sight of Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao being stretchered off in the second half.  Ronaldo hoped to sparkle at the World Cup after helping Real Madrid to the Champions League this season.The 29-year-old winger, who was battling injuries before the tournament, had declared himself 100 percent fit on the eve of the match. The former Manchester United star looked way below his best, and a poorly scuffed free-kick summed up his afternoon of disappointment.

NIGERIA, IRAN ON DRAW


Nigeria, Iran stalemate leaves Brazilians unimpressedCURITIBA: -Nigeria and Iran became the first sides to draw at the 2014 World Cup as they played out a turgid 0-0 draw in Curitiba on Monday. Duo side showed much creativity and the final whistle was met by a cacophony of boos from the mainly Brazilian crowd.
After a bright start from Nigeria, Iran who forced the only meaningful save of the afternoon from Vincent Enyeama as the Lille goalkeeper parried Reza Ghoochannejad´s headed effort. A point apiece leaves both sides tied for second place in Group F with Argentina leading the way thanks to their 2-1 win over Bosnia and Hercegovina on Sunday. Nigeria started by far the better of the two sides and had an effort on goal inside three minutes as Victor Moses´ low shot was comfortably held by Alireza Haghighi.
The African champions had the ball in the net moments later, but Ahmed Musa was adjudged to have fouled Haghighi as they challenged for a high ball before Ogenyi Onazi slotted inches wide with Nigeria´s best opening of the half. Nigeria then dropped as they were forced into a change midway through the half when former Everton defender Joseph Yobo replaced the injured Godfrey Oboabona. Iran´s only effort on goal in the opening 45 minutes produced the best stop of the game as Enyeama had to leap to his right to parry Charlton Athletic striker Reza´s header to safety from a fine Ashkan Dejagah corner.
With no sign of a breakthrough coming early in the second-half, Nigeria boss Stephan Keshi introduced Newcastle United´s Shola Ameobi for the ineffectual Moses. Iran then went onto have their best spell in the game with Adranik Timotian firing wildly over when well-placed inside the area.Nigeria ended the game with four strikers on the field in the search for a winner as Stoke City´s Peter Odemwingie was also introduced.Ameobi came close to breaking the deadlock, but his flicked header sailed wide and he was adjudged to have fouled his marker in the process.
Nigeria´s abundance of forward players was leaving them more susceptible to the Iranian counter-attack, however, and Dejagah should have done better when he was picked out at the far post but failed to make a proper connection with his header.
The draw leaves Iran still in search of their first ever World Cup victory, whilst Nigeria´s winless streak in the competition extends to nine games stretching back to 1998.
Nigeria and Iran delivered the first draw of the World Cup on Monday as they ground out a scrappy 0-0 stalemate in their opening match in Group F.
The draw at the Arena da Baixada followed 12 mostly high-scoring and attacking games.After a first half in which Nigeria failed to capitalize on its dominance, the chances were few and far between in the second.
Nigeria came closest to breaking the deadlock in the seventh minute when an Ahmed Musa goal was disallowed after John Obi Mikel was adjudged to have fouled Iran goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi at a corner.
Iran pressed more as the game wore on and nearly scored in the 34th when a Reza Ghoochannejhad header required a sharp save from Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.

US dramatic win over Ghana

US fans  scream for revenge played through the ground after the Black Stars eliminated the Americans from the last two Cups.
Play for ninety minutes   of  see-saw  action, US finally  emerged with a thrilling 2-1 win over Ghana. when Substitute John Brooks  scored a late winner for US in a exciting finale to their opening game against Ghana.
Clint Dempsey scored a shocking goal a half-minute in, but  US  did not hold on to their lead. Captain Demspy finished  first-half with a tissue up his nose to stop the bleeding after John Boye’s kick to his face during a battle for a header in the 31st minute, and he was struggling for breath in the second.
Andre Ayew tied the score  minute after a brilliant back-heel pass from Asamoah Gyan, who had eliminated the US four years ago.
John Brooks  magic thereafter   four minutes later, 20-year-old John Brooks rose to head in Graham Zusi’s corner kick from 8 yards -  first substitute to ever score for the U S  in 30 World Cup games over 84 years. The defender, an unexpected addition to the American teamsheet, was so overcome he fell to the field and was unable to move even after teammates climbed off the dog pile. John Brooks  scored  had made his national team debut only last August, and Brooks hadn’t scored in four appearances. “It was a grind, but it was a wonderful win at the end of the day,” coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. Media agencies
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APGDC WINS BID FOR KAKINADA TO SRIKAKULAM PIPELINE

17 06 2014
 16 Jun 2014
We express our hearty congratulations to all for APGDC (Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation, a joint venture of GAIL Gas and APGIC) winning the bid for natural gas pipeline from Kakinada to Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh.
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21st World Petroleum Congress Plenary at Moscow

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21st World Petroleum Congress Plenary at Moscow – GAIL Voice

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:37 AM PDT
Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C) Petroleum and Natural Gas at the opening plenary session of the 21st World Petroleum Congress on “Energy Strategies for a Growing World” at Moscow on June 16, 2014, stressed the Indian world-view of energy. Energy is one amongst five elements that are sacred to the Indian way of life and thus by definition needs to be sustainable and inclusive. The Minister invoked the philosophy of Vasudev Kutumbakam to exhort world leaders to ensure that no one is left behind in the journey of growth and progress. He emphasised that the energy policy must serve broader economic growth and its benefits should not exclude the poor and the vulnerable. He outlined the importance of innovation, partnerships, simplification of the regulatory regimes, rule of law, promotion of renewable energy in achieving our goals of energy security in line with the priorities of the new government led by Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi.
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Our efforts, Mr Pradhan said, must focus on promoting fiscal and regulatory regimes that are stable and equitable to both investors and owners of natural resources. He called for enhancing technology collaboration across the value chain since we have to delve deeper and explore in more difficult areas for oil and gas, including shale gas and tight oil.
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His visit to Moscow, Mr Pradhan said, has given him an opportunity to renew the deep and multifaceted ties between the two countries. Russia has always been a longstanding, time- tested friend and a strategic partner and energy is an essential element of our relationship. We look forward to working further in this sphere. The Hon’ble Minister later inaugurated the India Pavilion at the WPC Exhibition and is slated to attend several bilateral meetings with different countries during the congress.
GAIL is participating in WPC 2014 Exhibition along with other oil companies under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

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India clinch BangODI series

18062014
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Medium-pacer Stuart Binny bagged six wickets as India registered an unexpected 47-runs win against Bangladesh via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-curtailed second One-day International at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Sent into bat, Indian batsmen produced a below-par performance to be bowled out for a paltry 105 runs in rain-truncated 41 overs-a-side game.But the pace combination of Binny (6-4) and Mohit Sharma (4-22) saved India from humiliation as they bundled out Bangladesh for a record 58 runs in 17.4 overs to help the visitors defend their lowest score against the hosts.
The Binny heroics came after Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed scalped five wickets for 28 runs on his debut to bowl India out for 105 in 25.3 overs.
But if India’s 105 was much less than their previous low of 191 in Port of Spain during the 2007 World Cup then Bangladesh also sank to a new low as their previous lowest against the Men in Blue was 76 in 2003 at Dhaka.
Binny, whose figures are best by any Indian bowler in ODI’s bettering Anil Kumble’s 6-12 against West Indies in 1993, was ably supported by medium pacer Mohit from the other end.
Mohit, who was the proud owner of the ‘Purple Cap’ in the recently concluded IPL for Chennai Super Kings, started the rot for Bangladesh after sending openers Tamim Iqbal for 4 and Anamul Haque for nought.
Binny soon joined forces to send innings top-scorer Mithun Ali back in the pavilion for 26 and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim for 11.
The rest of the batting fell like a pack of cards as Binny and Mohit had little time to celebrate between wickets.
Earlier put into bat, the stunning Indian collapse was triggered by Taskin, who returned with figures of 5-28, making it the best debut bowling performance by a Bangladesh player. Brief Scores:
India: 105 all out in 25.3 overs (Suresh Raina 27; Taskin Ahmed 5/28).
Bangladesh: 58 all out in 17.4 overs (Mithun Ali 26; Stuart Binny 6/4, Mohit Sharma 4/22).
Teams:
India: Suresh Raina (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Robin Uthappa, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Akshar Patel, Parveez Rasool, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Amit Mishra, Manoj Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, R Vinay Kumar.
Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyadh, Nasir Hossain, Ziaur Rahaman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Al-Amin Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Sohag Gazi, Shamsur Rahaman.

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10 Of The Most Dangerous Railways In The World

18062014

 

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What we’re talking about this week:

  • Ten of the most dangerous railways in the world
  • Network Rail claim ‘we are in the middle of a rail renaissance’ as £1bn profit is revealed
  • Don’t let history repeat itself; Obama forces Philadelphian rail workers to end strike 
  • French rail strikes continue,as union remains defiant 
  • ‘Naked’ commuter protests for an air conditioned London Underground 
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‘Naked’ commuter protests for an air conditioned London Underground

A commuter who took to the underground dressed in nothing but boxers, and his sunglasses last week, suggested that it was all in a bid to achieve a cooler London Underground system.

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French rail strikes continue, as union remains defiant

The French rail strikes continued yesterday, causing further widespread disruptions across the country.

Don’t let history repeat itself; Obama forces Philadelphian rail workers to end strike

Don’t let history repeat itself; Obama forces Philadelphian rail workers to end strike

Under special instruction from Republican politician, Thomas Corbett, President Barack Obama has stepped in and forced union workers in Philadelphia’s commuter rail strike to return to their work.
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Network Rail claim ‘we are in the middle of a rail renaissance’ as £1bn profit is revealed

Network Rail has announced a pre-tax profit of £1.035 bn for the year to 31 March. This has meant that the company has seen a significant rise in funds in comparison with the previous year, where their revenue hit £747 million.
10 Of The Most Dangerous Railways In The World

10 Of The Most Dangerous Railways In The World

Whilst you can’t knock the imagination, and magnificence of these railway projects, the safety angle of each piece of infrastructure is somewhat more questionable.

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Is Jaitley call to States to crack down on hoarders a hoax?

18062014
States asked to crack down on hoarders: Jaitley
Updated 12th June 10:06 AM
With new government at Centro is it acting as their predecessor their diction same as old. Thus the promises of Good days ahead is being banged as hoax by various e channels and Qs their intentions.
Is fiscal lawlessness, nation wide policy on public distribution food for all is state subject or federal subject. Making black money vide hoarding of essential food item,articles thus is national subject
must be dealt severely.
Government with such qualified majority is competent to act fast and not linger for two years and allow the devils to go for killing thus allow damaging nation economy.
The spiraling inflation can only be fixed if the traders with nexus of bigwigs think for the welfare of nation. Even  containment of prices can be achieved with continuity chain  order of public distribution.
Further the “Efficiency Mantras’ of injecting the efficiency at all levels with dose of  transparency dissolved with technology to  which Modi went Gaga appears to be only to impress the intellect of this country  but no plan in reality but give loose chord to traders and businessmen thus to dilute his building global image.
Let PM remember arise,awake till goal is reached was also his sermon on his 480 nation wide electoral appearances  further his promise to last person gets his due needs to be revisited. .
 IB national agency to look after national interest  report to which e channels has purposeful leak to build government good intention bring
IB at threshold of blaming one side on pretext of fiscal borrowing which is matter of Finance ministry and Environment ministry which need to wok collectively in faster mood  on their big infra to take care of the environment and people welfare. These immediate plan can’t be put on back burners. Moot question here arise did government full filed its preliminary duties of allotting land to landless on Q of big projects did they got their dues, did police and war widows get their dues from the government.
What is the IB  doing for corrupt offices to enliven the system which is in deep slumber  embedded with corruption and this was raised by our popular leader Modi too. Nation health can not be  retrieved to its best order as we  play blame game but contrary punish the guilty allow honest and merit to rule,to curb nepotism to be at its naught.
There is common perception that two brands of political outfit BJP and Congress compromise where there is ample opportunity to earn and buries the national issue like black money, fiscal embezzlement thus sharing nation wide scheme of people welfare to its gain this perception made non-entity like Arvind came to forefront without any vision and with his arrogant self certify honest party convener.
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With prices of essential food items shooting up, the Centre on Tuesday unveiled measures to tame inflation by asking state governments to crack down on hoarders and delist items such as onions and potato on which a minimum export price was slapped to discourage exports
The steps were disclosed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after a high-level meeting in which Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and top officials including Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were present.Maintaining that only four or five commodities have witnessed a spike in prices, the Finance Minister said states have been asked to crack down on hoarders who are trying to exploit apprehensions of a weak monsoon.
He said the states have been asked to delist certain items, which are usually procured through Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees, so that they come into the open market.
About 50 lakh tonnes of rice will be released in the open market through state governments to cool prices.
While a USD 300 per tonne minimum export price on onion has already been imposed, a similar levy on potatoes will be decided by the Commerce Ministry to discourage exports and boost their domestic availability and control prices, he said.
With regard to pulses and edible oil, states will be given a line of credit to directly import them to meet local demand, Jaitley said.
Jaitley said Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has been asked to procure onions and potatoes from the open market and flood the market through Mother Dairy retail outlets.
He has also been asked to delist all food items in the capital, a move that will enable farmers to sell their produce directly to the market.
The government, he said, was closely monitoring prices of 22 commodities and will take steps to curb volatility.
Rising prices of essential food items such as vegetables, fruits and cereals pushed up inflation to a five-month high of 6.01 per cent in May.
The likelihood of a sub-normal monsoon and the fallout of violence in Iraq on commodity and oil markets may further worsen the price situation.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said the central bank will be focused on controlling inflation over the next few months.

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Yamuna Mukti Aandolan

18062014
Yamuna Mukti Aandolan
From: “Dr. Suresh Chandra Sharma” <drsharma46@gmail.com> Wed, 18 Jun ’14 8:51a
To: You and others
Respected Sir,
                        Kindly find the news clippings on Nadiyan Chhoro Sewer Joro emerged through Yamuna Mukti Aandolan started by the undersigned on Yam Dwitiya 2011 at mathura.
With regards
Yours sincerely
Dr. S. C. Sharma

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Sunni militants capture Iraqi city near Syria

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Sunni militants capture Iraqi city near Syria
Sunni militants captured a strategic northern Iraqi city along the highway to Syria on Monday, sending thousands of residents from an ethnic minority fleeing for safety and moving closer to their goal of linking areas under their control on both sides of the border.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that American drone strikes are an option in a bid to halt the dramatic sweep by insurgents over a swath of Iraq.He also said the Obama administration is willing to talk with Iran and does not rule out potential military cooperation between the two rivals to stop the rampage.
Already, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, Gen Ghasem Soleimani, is in Iraq, consulting with officials on how to roll back the al-Qaida-breakaway group leading the insurgent charge, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Iraqi security officials said.
They said the US government was notified in advance of Soleimani’s visit. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media, also said that US aircraft have in recent days flown reconnaissance missions over Iraq to gather intelligence on the militants’ positions.
Soleimani has been inspecting Iraqi defenses and reviewing plans with top commanders and Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militias, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the visit.
He set up an operations room to coordinate militias. He also visited the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala south of Baghdad, home to the most revered Shiite shrines, and areas west of Baghdad where government forces have faced off with Islamic militants for months.
The Islamic State has threatened to march to Baghdad, Karbala and Najaf. Soleimani is one of the most powerful figures in Iran’s security establishment. His Quds Force is a secretive branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard involved in external operations.
In the mid-2000s’, it organised Shiite militias in a campaign of deadly violence against US troops in Iraq, according to American officials. More recently, it has been involved in helping Syria’s President Bashar Assad in his fight against Sunni rebels.

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India says situation in Iraq receiving attention on high priority
India says situation in Iraq receiving attention on high priority
There are more than 16000 nurses in Iraq and wait for their wages
and situation worsens the government to act faster to assure their wages from the Iraq government and plan their exodus back to their home.
India said situation in Iraq is receiving attention on high priority while External Affairs Minister is monitoring and reviewing situation of Indian nationals in Iraq.
MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin toady tweeted that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is monitoring and reviewing the situation of Indian nationals in Iraq.Secretary West Anil Wadhwa in the ministry today met Iraqi Ambassador to New Delhi Ahmed Derwari in this connection. Earlier, on Monday India said that it “firmly stands by” the Government and people of Iraq in their fight against “international terrorism” while expressing serious concern over the safety and security of its nationals in the violence-hit country.
Strongly condemning the violence, the government said it was “deeply concerned” with deteriorating security situation in Iraq resulting out of recent attacks and taking over of some cities, by terrorist outfits since June 8.
The Ministry of External Affairs said “the safety and security of the Indian nationals currently in Iraq remains a matter of serious concern for the Government”.
The government had already asked Indians residing in Iraq to consider leaving the country in view of the “precarious” security situation.
People have also been advised not to travel to the country.
The Indian Embassy in Baghdad has already set up a a 24- hour helpline to offer assistance to Indian nationals there.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that India’s Mission in Iraq is in touch with nurses in Tikrit.
International Red Crescent Society volunteers visited them on Monday to ensure safety.

Boat sinks off Malaysian coast, dozens reported missing

A boat from Indonesia with 97 on board sank off the western coast of Malaysia, and 61 of the passengers are still missing, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. The passengers are suspected of aiming to reach Malaysia illegally, an agency spokesman said, according to Reuters. The agency is sending several boats to the area to search for survivors. The boat sank around midnight local time on Tuesday, about two miles (3 km) from the town of Banting on the Strait of Malacca.

​Blast hits World Cup viewing area in northern Nigeria

A suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria at an outdoor World Cup viewing space has killed several people, witnesses told AP. The bomber detonated a tricycle taxi full of explosives at the event in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state. While no deaths are official thus far, local hospital workers said at least 15 people are critically wounded, and casualties are still arriving at General Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital, according to AP and Reuters. Police Assistant Superintendent Nathan Cheghan confirmed the blast and said rescue workers are on watch for possible secondary explosions.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos’s abdication approved by Senate

The Spanish Senate has approved King Juan Carlos’s abdication, finalizing the last legislative procedure ahead of the proclamation of Felipe VI as Spain’s next monarch. King Juan Carlos is expected to sign the law on Wednesday, his last act as head of state after 38 years on the throne. The 233-5 vote, with 20 abstentions paved the way for the king’s son to ascend to the throne on Thursday. Some 160 guests are invited to the Hall of Columns at the Royal Palace in Madrid to witness the ceremony.

Turkey evacuates Iraq consulate in Basra to Kuwait

Turkey evacuated its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday due to a growing security risk, Reuters reported. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu wrote on his Twitter account that the staff has been transferred to Kuwait. The 18 staff members, including the consul general, would return to Turkey from Kuwait, according to a foreign ministry official. Ankara has no plans to evacuate the embassy in Baghdad.

More than 202 million Chinese older than 60 years

The number of people who are older than 60 years has reached 202.43 million people, or 14.9 percent of the population, by the end of 2013, ITAR-TASS reported. This number increased in 2013 by 17.43 million people, according to the Ministry of Civil Administration. Analysts believe that the increasing number of pensioners will make problems for the country’s financial system and propose urgent measures aimed at diversifying funds.

15 more killed in new militant attack on Kenyan coast

Somali-linked Islamist militants killed at least 15 people in a second night of attacks on Kenya’s coast, a day after an assault on a nearby town left almost 50 dead, Reuters said. Armed men reportedly went door to door hours before dawn in the village of Poromoko, ordered people outside and made them recite the Islamic creed, according to a witness. Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for the two days of attacks. However, Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, said Tuesday that the attacks were planned by “local political networks.”

Experts find painting underneath Picasso masterpiece ‘The Blue Room’

Scientists and art experts have found a hidden painting beneath one of Pablo Picasso’s first masterpieces, “The Blue Room,” AP said. Advances in infrared imagery were used to reveal a bow-tied man with his face resting on his hand. Over the past five years, experts from The Phillips Collection, National Gallery of Art, Cornell University and Delaware’s Winterthur Museum have developed a clearer image of the mystery picture under the surface – a portrait of an unknown man painted in a vertical composition.

Blast reported at chemical plant in Netherlands

An explosion and fire at a chemical plant in the southern Netherlands was reported on Tuesday, Reuters said. Regional Dutch emergency services tweeted that there had been a blast at a plastics production plant run by chemical company Caligen Europe in the southern town on Breda. No injuries were immediately reported. Witnesses reported a lot of smoke and strong odors at the scene.


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“Assignment: China”

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“Assignment: China” Screening with NCUSCR on June 25th

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The National Committee on United States-China Relations and the India China Institute presentAssignment China: Tiananmen SquareA Film Screening
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Assignment China: Tiananmen Square tells the behind-the-scenes story of the American reporters who covered the tumultuous events of spring 1989 in Beijing. With video footage and still photos, some never shown before in public, and interviews with journalists who were there, including Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times, Daniel Southerland of the Washington Post, Dan Rather of CBS, Dorinda Elliott of Newsweek, and many others, it tells a largely unknown side of a story the world is revisiting 25 years later.  The documentary is the latest episode in a series on the history of American correspondents in China produced by the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Join the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the New School’s India China Institute for a screening of the film on Wednesday, June 25. After the film, correspondent Dorinda Elliott, National Committee staffer Jonathan Lowet, and NYU Law Professor Frank Upham will discuss their first-person perspectives on the events, and implications for contemporary China and Sino-American relations.
Dorinda Elliott covered the beginnings of China’s economic reforms in 1984 for BusinessWeek magazine, and served as Beijing bureau chief for Newsweek from 1987 to 1990. She later lived in Hong Kong for a decade, traveling and reporting across China.  Since her return to the United States, she has continued to write about China for Condé Nast Traveler, ChinaFile, and other media outlets.
Jonathan Lowet taught English in Beijing (1988-89) and Wuhan (spring 1990) as a Yale-China Association fellow.  Since 2004 he has worked on next generation programs at the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, leading Congressional staff delegations to China, and managing the Young Leaders Forum, the Student Leaders Exchange, and a range of other Committee programs.

Frank Upham is the Wilf Family Professor of Property Law and co-director of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute at the NYU School of Law, as well as faculty direc­tor of NYU Law’s semester abroad program in Shanghai. Professor Upham is a scholar of the role of law in Japanese and Chinese societies with a special interest in property rights issues.  He conducted research at the Wuhan University Faculty of Law in spring 1989. 
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FISME Factor, June 15, 2014

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The FISME Factor
President’s Message
” It is heartening to see flurry of activity in the Ministries and corridors of power after a period of prolonged lull. Plans are being prepared, presentations are being made and time bound agenda are being adopted. However, what is being discussed largely comprises of system’s thinking There is a need to engage people from outside the system and the beneficiaries and to ask them what they want as opposed to what was being done for years. We can’t expect different results by doing the same thing over and over again. “
Dr. D. Gandhikumar, President, FISME
Vol IV, Issue 60: June 15, 2014
Business Banter: Lessons from Entrepreneurs

That’ll Never Work: Six Important Lessons from Successful Entrepreneurs

In the first few months of a business, an entrepreneur is likely to face challenges that, if not managed properly, may well sabotage the new venture. Imagine the confidence of that entrepreneur, however, if he or she could have the advice of others who have already met those challenges on the road to their own success. Readers and would-be entrepreneurs will find that advice in this article. Entrepreneurs who start businesses armed only with ideas and a rough plan – rather than a structured organization backed with capital, talented employees and a full stock of products – face a multitude of unique challenges.
With Prime Minister Modi giving hints for taking tough measures to reign in inflation and budget deficit in the forthcoming Union Budget, what is the course he is likely to take: *
  • Increase Taxes
  • Cut expenditure
  • Disinvest
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Writing on the Wall

Soaring animal spirits can make Modi’s task easier

by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar

When expectations are strong enough, they become self-fulfilling. The argument that as prime minister Modi would face so many structural barriers that he would not be able to accelerate the economy much in the short run, has become much weaker. Within ten days of the election results, expectations of better days have zoomed so much that they could become self-fulfilling. What economists call “animal spirits” have soared in expectation of quick decisions, better governance, and business-friendly policies.

Media Monitor

Macro Metre

Govt indicates, MSMEs may receive FM attention in Budget

The MSMEs should get some attention from the new Government at the Centre as indicated by the issues listed by the Finance Ministry received from different sectors of the industry during the pre-Budget consultations done by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here yesterday. A host of suggestions and demands were received and discussed during the consultations, according to an official release. These included revision of reservation list of items reserved exclusively for manufacture in MSME Sector, discourage import of items produced by low cost machineries through effective taxation policy, monitoring of items relating to MSME Sector, imported from neighbouring countries under SAFTA and stringent action to discourage the same.

Govt says can live with FTAs; domestic units want protection from imports

Admitting that some of the Free Trade Agreements allowing unrestricted imports, have resulted in duty inversion, the Commerce Ministry has started conducting “outreach programmes” to inform stakeholders about the benefits of such pacts. According to a media report quoting an official, the commerce department has conducted outreach programmes on FTAs across the country. There has been growing concern amongst the Indian MSMEs about the increasing imports of finished goods under free trade agreement.

Economy to grow by 6.2 per cent in 2014-15: EY

The economic growth rate will improve to 6.2 per cent in current fiscal and can go up to 8 per cent in the next three years on back of favourable domestic and global environment, tax consultancy firm EY said. “A combination of structural correction, confidence in new government and favourable global conditions could propel economic growth to beyond 8 per cent in three years,” it said The economic growth rate remained below 5 per cent for the second year in a row recording 4.7 per cent in 2013-14. In order to boost growth, the tax consultancy firm urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to hike income tax exemption limit to Rs 4 lakh and extending additional tax benefits to small investors in the forthcoming budget in July.

Government bid to make labour laws investor-friendly

In tune with BJP’s election manifesto, the Union labour ministry made its first move to reform labour laws for a “conducive environment for investors” through flexible mechanisms like hiring and firing. On its website, the ministry invited comments or suggestions on proposed amendments to the Factories Act, 1948. Amendments to the Factories Act are pending since 2008. Earlier, the cabinet of Rajasthan’s BJP government cleared crucial amendments to Industrial Disputes Act, Contract Labour Act and the Factories Act. The move elicited stiff opposition from central trade unions.

Domestic Digest

RBI seeks better transmission of policy rates

The RBI kept financial markets happy by keeping key policy rates unchanged in its monetary policy on Tuesday. Deposit and lending rates, hence, will not see any significant change for now. But that’s not to say that the RBI did nothing at all. By reducing the statutory liquidity requirement and funds provided under the export credit refinance (ECR) facility, the RBI has gone a step further to align interest rates across different segments to market-determined rates. The objective — as stated in the Urjit Patel Committee report — is to facilitate the transmission of policy rates across segments. For borrowers this means quicker pass through of policy action on banks’ lending rates over the long term.

Mango import ban: EU to send high-powered delegation to India

A high-powered team of scientific experts from the European Commission will visit India in September to check measures put in place by the country in order to help lift the EU ban on the import of Indian mangoes. This was confirmed to Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz, who visited Brussels on Wednesday and met Dacian Ciolos, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, and other senior officials. Vaz has been spearheading the British Parliament campaign to get the ban overturned. He invited the Commissioners for Agriculture and Trade to visit India to discuss these issues face to face with the Indian government.

New foreign trade policy to give more thrust to services exports

The new five-year foreign trade policy will offer greater incentives for services exports while refocusing schemes for merchandise exports to make them more effective, according to top commerce department officials. The commerce ministry is expected to announce the foreign trade policy 2014-19 after the budget, which is likely in July. Officials said the department of commerce is expected to expand the scope of the ‘Serve for India Scheme’ (SFIS) in the new policy by making duty credit scrips tradable.

Commerce ministry asks finance ministry to roll back MAT on SEZs

The commerce ministry has asked its finance counterpart to roll back the minimum alternate tax (MAT) imposed on SEZs, saying the levy has “suppressed” the potential of these zones as a tool to promote exports and generate employment. “We have been telling the Finance Ministry and we have recommended strongly the withdrawal of MAT and DDT and restoration of the situation as it was,” Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher told reporters here.

Government restores sugar export subsidy at Rs 3,300/tonne

The new government today reinstated the export subsidy at Rs 3,300 per tonne on raw sugar shipments to be undertaken during June-July, a move the industry said would boost exports. To help the cash-starved industry to pay arrears to sugarcane farmers, the previous government had announced a subsidy for export of raw sugar up to 4 million tonnes during 2013-14 and 2014-15 marketing years (October-September).
State Scan

Goa

‘Goa Govt must fast-track new mining policy formulation process’

The drafting of a new mining policy, which is mandatory to resume iron ore extraction and exports from Goa, should be expedited so that the key industry gets back on its feet, according to stakeholders. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had earlier said that the policy would be drafted by June-end but the stakeholders feel that the government should fast-track the process so that the mining industry, which has been reeling under a Supreme Court ban for the last two years, can resume operations.

Gujarat

Chinese companies to invest USD one billion in Gujarat

To coincide with the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, representatives of 15 Chinese companies from Wenzhou of Zhejiang province visited Gujarat to scout for opportunities to invest around USD one billion in various projects. “Chinese companies have a target to invest of USD 1 billion in the state of Gujarat this year,” said interim Secretary General of CITIC (China India Trade and Investment Centre), Jagat Shah.

West Bengal

West Bengal to set up global marketing hub for MSMEs in handloom

The West Bengal Small Industries Development Corporation (WBSIDC) today said it intends to create an international standard marketing hub for micro and small enterprises in the handloom sector. Named as ‘Biswa Khudra Bazar’ (BKB), the hub will come up at historic Santiniketan and the focus will be on community-led handicraft and handloom presentation. Santiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. The main aim of the project is to create an international marketing hub for Micro & Small Enterprises (called Biswa Khudra Bazar in Bengali).

Cochin

Cochin Port to modernise coal handling in PPP

Handling of coal at the Cochin Port will be modernised in Public-Private-Partnership mode at an estimated cost of Rs 198 crore, raising hopes that coal imports for the power plants located on the coasts will be made easier. The maritime gateway to peninsular India, Cochin is the fastest growing logistic centre emerging in to a major international transhipment terminal. An all-weather natural port, and located strategically close to the busiest international sea routes Cochin is promoting a major liquid terminal, bulk terminal and maritime industries in its port based SEZs .
World Watch

Iran    

India to Iran: Use pending oil payments to buy medicines, food

In a move that could help India clear its pending oil payments to Iran, the Government is planning to allow the sanction hit country to use the money to pay for humanitarian goods such as food and medicines bought in third countries. The Finance Ministry has asked UCO Bank to put in place the necessary payment arrangements, a Government official told Business Line. This could be done in dollars or euros without attracting any western sanctions. India owes Iran an estimated $3 billion to $4 billion in pending oil payments as it has not been able to transfer the money in dollars or euros for more than a year. This is due to sanctions put in place by the US and the EU against Iran for its alleged nuclear activities. Once among the largest crude oil supplier to India, Iran has now significantly slipped down the ranks with countries such as Iraq replacing it.

Oman    

India, Oman discuss ways to consolidate bilateral relations

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held talks with her Omani counterpart Yusuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah here today and discussed ways to further consolidate the strong bilateral relations and enhance project exports from India. Signalling a desire for continued engagement at high levels between the two countries, the Omani leader’s visit is the first by any foreign dignitary to India after the Narendra Modi-led dispensation came to power.

India overtakes Germany and Italy, is new world No. 2 in textile exports

India has overtaken Germany and Italy to emerge as the world’s second largest textile exporter. But it lags China, whose exports are nearly seven times higher. Data released by the Apparel Export Promotion Council, the industry body for garment exporters, showed that India’s textiles exports were estimated at $40 billion in 2013, compared with China’s $274 billion. Textiles includes everything from fibre and yarn to fabric, made-ups and readymade garments made of cotton, silk, wool and synthetic yarn.

India, US trade officials to start work on policy forum meet

Trade officials of India and the US are expected to meet here soon to prepare the groundwork for the ministerial level meeting of Trade Policy Forum (TPF). “Dy. USTR expected to travel to India to prepare groundwork for upcoming Ministerial Trade Policy Forum meeting,” Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted. Deputy Unites States Trade Representative (USTR) Wendy Cutler will meet Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher.
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Your Views

MSMEs expect a higher Economic Growth in the next two quarters with new government in place

According to the FISME Factor, with new government in place, 89 per cent of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) expect a higher economic growth in the next two quarters.
Knowledge Store

HR Heuristics

Five Ways to sensitise employees on diversity

# With organisations become melting pots, human resource officers are finding it tougher to find innovative ways to get employees to be more in tune with the unique needs of diverse groups. 1. Communicate your diversity goals Make diversity a core pillar of your people strategy, and call out the areas of focus. “Mindtree’s diversity focus is based on the EDGES charter, anchored on four aspects of ethnicity or nationality, people with disabilities, gender, and sexual orientation,” says Ravi Shankar, chief people officer.

Finance Fundamentals

What financiers do when funding an SME, and what they can do better

The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of economic development in any country and more so in India as we have a huge population to be served. They are the incubators for talent, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, which is key to a country’s development.

Marketing Mantras

Putting your money where your mouth is

Are you going to buy that new toothpaste, or have you forgotten what it’s called already? Crowded categories confuse shoppers. Here’s what brands can do to distinguish their latest product. Colgate has just announced the launch of one of its most innovative products ever.

Policy Polemic

Noida MSMEs want overhaul of import laws to avert assault from China-made items

In a bid to save the small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) especially the traditional manufacturers engaged in making earthen pot, candle and other festival items, the Noida-based industry experts have asked for redressal of the import laws, so that such units can be saved from China-made items. Industry insiders said that liberalisation in import laws have already damaged such traditional units who used to earn their bread and butter for the year during the festive seasons.

SME Special

SME funding to get Rs 5,000-cr boost

The government, with the help of the capital market regulator, is planning to set up a first of its kind co-investment fund to fund small and medium enterprises (SMEs), considered the backbone of the Indian economy. According to sources, the fund will have an initial corpus of Rs 5,000 crore and anchored by two state-owned financial institutions — insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi), an institution set up to provide funding for SMEs.

Success Story

How Digvijay Dhabriya built Rs 101 cr PVC manufacturing brand with sheer grit

“I just want to make a point that it’s not just great teachers who shape your life. Sometimes it’s the absence of great teachers that shapes your life, and being ignored can be just as good for a person as being lauded,” Julia Roberts.

Stockpile

The Central Statistical Office (CSO) released the Provisional indices for the month of March 2014 and also final indices for February 2014.

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- John C. Maxwell, American author, speaker, and pasto
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World Cup results 17 June 2014

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Group H
Estadio Mineirao
Belo Horizonte
Belgium
Belgium
Algeria
Algeria
Full-time
2-1

Brazil wait for knock-out qualification, Belgium beat Algeria
BELGIUM BEAT ALGERIA 2-1 IN A STUNNING COMEBACK In a Group H match in Belo Horizonte, Belgium made a stunning rally to beat Algeria 2-1 with two second half goals.
Widely billed dark horse to lift the trophy, Belgium had to toil hard to erase the 0-1 deficit after Algeria had taken a surprise lead in the 25th minute against the run of play through a penalty kick conversion by Sofiane Feghouli.
Belgium, whose most of players ply trade in top European clubs, turned the match on its head with two goals in the space of 10 minutes.
Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini equalised in the 70th minute through a glancing header before substitute Dries Mertens made a fierce finish with a low shot for the winning goal in the 80th minute.
17 Jun 2014 – 16:00 Local time
Group A
Estadio Castelao
Fortaleza
Brazil
Brazil
Mexico
Mexico
Full-time
0-0

Mexico stall Brazil World Cup charge in 0-0 draw


Mexico stall Brazil World Cup charge in 0-0 drawThe Mexican goalkeeper pulled off an incredible diving stop from a Neymar header and a seriesof other extraordinary saves, holding up Brazil´s march toward qualification from Group A.The 28-year-old, who has no club as his contract with French club AC Ajaccio has ended, did a lap of honour around the Fortaleza Castelao Stadium after one of the great World Cup goalkeeping performances. Basketball hero Kobe Bryant hailed “OCHOA!! Incredible” in a Tweet within minutes of the game ending.
“The precious draw left Mexico level with Brazil on four points from two games.While Ochoa deservedly grabbed the headlines, Brazil finished the game relieved to have earned a point.
Mexico had several late chances to score a shock upset, with Brazil grateful to their own goalkeeper Julio Cesar for keeping the match goalless.
The draw maintained Mexico´s impressive recent record against Brazil following their shock victory in the final of the London Olympics football tournament in 2012.
17 Jun 2014 – 18:00 Local time
Group H
Arena Pantanal
Cuiaba
Russia
Russia
Korea Republic
Korea Republic
Full-time
1-1

Russia, S Korea to World Cup  1-1 draw


Kerzkakhov saves Russia in World Cup return

Russia S Korea draw
CUIABA: Alexander Kerzhakov rescued Russia in their first World Cup finals match since 2002, scoring three minutes after coming on as substitute to salvage a 1-1 draw against South Korea on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old St Petersburg striker  is the sole survivor from the squad that appeared at the 2002 World Cup finals — was brought on after rival´s substitute Lee Keun-Ho put South Korea ahead with a 30 metre shot that Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev disastrously parried over his head into the net.
The result left both countries trailing Belgium who head the Group H table after beating Algeria 2-1 earlier.Russia, who host the 2018 finals, were looking to make an impact in their landmark return.
They owed their saved honour to Kerzhakov who scored his 26th international goal. On Akinfeev´s error Russian coach Fabio Capello said: “Just like some players can miss penalties it can happen that a keeper makes a mistake as well.
“You can accept a mistake from a great keeper like Akinfeev. Today it turned out fine.”The reaction of the players was really good,” the Italian added when asked about the Korean goal.
“That was important to me.”Korean coach Hong Myung-Bo commented: “It´s the first match and I´m satisfied.
“The last two countries to make their appearance in Brazil 2014 slowly cranked up the tempo in 77 percent humidity under the Arena Pantanal´s floodlights.
The Koreans began brightly enough, with Bayer Leverkusen´s Son Heung-Min testing Akinfeev early, his right-footed shot going high.
Seconds later the midfielder was booked unfairly by Argentine referee Nestor Pitana.
Playing all in white to Russia´s maroon and watched by a near-full stadium where the prominent colour was Brazilian yellow, the Taeguk Warriors showed technical ability without ever threatening to score.
The largely local crowd began to vent their frustration at what they perceived to be the lack of spectacle served up for their evening entertainment.
A half-hearted Mexican wave — never a good sign especially in the first half hour of a match — crept its way round the stands, as Sergei Ignashevich struck a 30 metre freekick straight into Korean keeper Jung Sung-Yong´s hands.Korean captain Koo Ja-Cheol livened things up with a low left-footed effort.

Then Son, who found the net 11 times for Leverkusen last season, had a real chance in front of goal but his shot sailed exuberantly over Akinfeev´s crossbar.
The Koreans had the upper hand as the tepid first half drew to a close, their midfield putting together some neat moves, with Han Kook-Young and Sunderland´s Ki Sung-Yeung proving a handful.
The teams emerged for the second period with this World Cup´s third goalless draw within 24 hours only 45 minutes away.
If Russia were to give coach Capello something to celebrate on his 68th birthday at midnight, they´d have to up their game.
And they came out fighting with two quick chances from Victor Fayzulin and skipper Vasily Berezutski.
Down at the other end, Akinfeev did well to deny Koo´s potent drive.In a bid to shake things up Korean coach Hong Myung-Bo, captain of the side that finished fourth at the 2002 World Cup, introduced prolific striker Lee for Park, and it proved a useful switch.
On 68 minutes, Lee broke the deadlock in style, charging towards the Russian box, rounding a defender to shoot right-footed. Akinfeev looked devastated after at first seeming to halt the ball but then watching in horror as it went over his head.
Russia pulled back level when Kerzhakov, after coming on for Yury Zhirkov, pounced on the ball after a goalmouth scramble to shoot home from close range.
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Li Keqiang in Athens

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Li Keqiang in Athens Thursday for an official visit, his first trip to Greece since taking office in 2013.
Li is scheduled to meet with top Greek leaders, including President Karolos Papoulias, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Parliament Speaker Evangelos Vasileios Meimarakis.
During the visit, both countries are expected to sign more than 20 cooperation agreements and business contracts on trade, investment, finance, shipping, technology, culture and quality inspection, according to Chinese Ambassador to Greece Zou Xiaoli.
As a highlight of Li’s visit, the two prime ministers will jointly inspect the Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) near Athens, part of which is operated China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO under a 35-year lease signed in 2009.
The premier will also address a forum on maritime cooperation between China and Greece, and deliver a speech to expound China’s views on maritime issues.
Li’s visit will further consolidate bilateral traditional friendship, deepen political trust and expand win-win cooperation in diversified fields, said Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao.
Greece is the second leg of Li’s two-nation Europe trip, which has taken him to Britain, where he witnessed the signing of a set of cooperation deals worth over 30 billion U.S. dollars.
Li will conclude his visit on Saturday.

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Iraq requests US strikes

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 Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told reporters in Saudi Arabia that Baghdad had asked Washington “to conduct air strikes against terrorist groups”.Zebari acknowledged “the need for drastic political solutions.”Washington has deployed an aircraft carrier to the Gulf and sent military personnel to bolster security at its Baghdad embassy, but Obama insists a return to combat in Iraq is not in the cards. The United States spent billions of dollars over several years training and arming Iraqi security forces after disbanding the Sunni-led army following the 2003 invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.
But the security forces wilted when faced with the militant offensive on June 9 which saw insurgents quickly capture Mosul, a city of some two million people, and then parts of Salaheddin, Kirkuk and Diyala provinces.
Some abandoned their vehicles and uniforms when faced with the insurgents, which are led by ISIL fighters but also include Saddam loyalists. The Sunni fighters have been led by the powerful Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, but also include a wide coalition of other Sunni Arab militant groups, as well as loyalists of executed dictator Saddam Hussein. Though the alliance has made significant territorial gains, the wildly divergent ideologies of its constituent groups means it may struggle to survive over time, analysts say.
And while they struggled in the early part of the offensive, Iraq´s security forces appear to be performing better in recent days, managing to make advances in certain areas, though militants have made their own gains elsewhere.
US officials turned on Iraq´s leader, blaming his “sectarian” policies for the country´s crisis as Washington Thursday weighed calls for air strikes on Sunni militants bearing down on Baghdad.
The sharp criticism of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki came as he scrambled to repel an insurgent onslaught that has seen an entire province and parts of three others fall out of government control in an offensive that could threaten Iraq´s very existence.
The militants´ swift advance has sparked international alarm and the United Nations has warned that the crisis was “life-threatening for Iraq”.
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been displaced in the nine days of fighting and an unknown number killed, while dozens of Indians and Turks have been kidnapped.
With President Barack Obama mulling a request by Baghdad for air strikes on the advancing militants, US officials castigated Maliki, publicly echoing long-held criticisms among his domestic opponents of sectarianism.
US Vice President Joe Biden urged greater political inclusion in Iraq in phone calls with Maliki and other Iraqi officials, the White House said.
Biden “stressed the need for national unity in responding to the ISIL threat against all Iraqi communities,” in calls with Maliki, Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, and President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani, it said.
The top-ranking military officer, General Martin Dempsey, and former US commander David Petraeus both also rounded on the premier.
“There is very little that could have been done to overcome the degree to which the government of Iraq had failed its people,” Dempsey said.
Petraeus warned at a conference in London that Washington risked becoming an “air force for Shiite militias” and supporting “one side of what could be a sectarian civil war” if political reconciliation were not agreed.

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Felipe VI proclaimed King of Spain

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MADRID, June 19 – Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbon y Grecia proclaimed King of Spain on Thursday at the Spanish parliament in a solemn ceremony. Felipe VI, who became King since midnight after his father sanctioned on Wednesday evening the law on his abdication, received the royal sash from his father, Juan Carlos, at 9:30 local time (0730 GMT) at the Palace of Zarzuela. Just Half an hour later, Felipe VI and Letizia, the new Queen, drove to the Spanish Congress along with their daughters, the Princess of Asturias, Leonor, and her sister Infanta Sofia.
Spanish citizens gathered in the road to greet the new monarch on their way to the parliament and many more were awaiting the arrival of them at the Spanish parliament. All the operation was carried out under tight security measures as around 7,000 members of the country’s security forces watched over the proclamation.
The monarch arrived at the Congress at 10:30 local time (0830 GMT), where the King received military honors and the national anthem was played before the King, the Queen, the Princess of Asturias, her sister and Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy got inside the parliament.
Former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, did not assist to the ceremony as according to the Royal House, the spotlight should rest on the new King on Thursday and on the former King on Wednesday, when Juan Carlos sanctioned the law on his abdication.
The ceremony was attended by lawmakers, high-level politicians and also some members of the King’s family. No foreign leaders have been invited to the ceremony.
After swearing loyalty to Spain’s constitution, the new King began his speech paying tribute to his father, former King Juan Carlos I, for his “exceptional reign” that was already part of Spain’s history, and also to his mother, former Queen Sofia for “her dignity and hard work”.
Felipe VI highlighted the fact that the parliamentary monarchy must continue to serve Spain, defending general interests and representing stability and neutrality.
He defended the idea of “a new monarchy for a new era” and the unity of Spain.
After the proclamation, the new King and his wife drove through some of the most emblematic streets in the heart of Madrid to the Palacio de Oriente.The streets were lined with people to greet the new King and Queen, while around 8,000 people were at the square of the Palacio de Oriente.Felipe VI, his wife Letizia, their children, and former King Juan Carlos and Sofia saluted the crowds from the palace’s balcony.Afterwards, there was a reception at the Palace with around 2,000 guests from all walks of society. Media agencies

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NDMA, VC M Shashidhar Reddy has resigned

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Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), M Shashidhar Reddy has resigned from his post. Mr. Reddy told reporters in New Delhi that he has sent his resignation to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi three day before. Mr. Modi is also the chairman of NDMA. Mr. Reddy said some NDMA members have also resigned. He was appointed NDMA Vice Chairman during the UPA government.

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PMO Secy R Ramanujam gets 3-month extension

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Mr R Ramanujam, Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, has got a three-month extension till September this year. An official release said, the extension to his tenure has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet in public interest on contract basis. Ramanujam, a 1979-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre had joined as Additional Secretary in the PMO and became Secretary in November last year.

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Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt resign,

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Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt has tendered his resignation last night.
Mr Dutt put in his papers at a time when the NDA government at the Centre is pressing for the resignation of Governors appointed during previous UPA regime.His tenure as the Governor of Chhattisgarh was supposed to end in January next year.




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MEA: Info about location of abducted Indians provided by Iraq govt

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The External Affairs Ministry has said Iraqi government has provided information about the location of the abducted 40 Indian workers. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi this evening, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said, Indian Embassy in Baghdad has been persistently following the matter with the Iraqi authorities. Mr Akbaruddin said, the government is giving highest priority to the safety and security of the Indians there.
Yesterday, India had confirmed that 40 Indians were kidnapped in violence-hit Iraq city of Mosul. Replying to a question, Mr Akbaruddin said, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has also talked to Chief Minister of Punjab as most of the abducted workers are from Punjab. The Spokesman reiterated that New Delhi is ready to work with any organisation or individual who is willing to assist in this difficult situation.
Earlier, in the day, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said all efforts are underway to rescue Indian nationals kidnapped in Iraq. She told reporters in New Delhi that she is personally supervising the rescue efforts. Ms Swaraj assured the relatives of the kidnapped people that the government will leave no stone unturned to rescue them.
Meanwhile, in Punjab, more than 50 families have approached the state government and provided details of their relatives stuck in Iraq. Punjab Government has set up a control room at Chandigarh with telephone numbers 0172-2740397 and 0172-2740035 besides a fax number 0172-2740936.
A Punjab Government spokesman said in Chandigarh that the moment control room numbers were flashed on the TV channels, the two telephone lines of the civil control room were flooded with calls from anxious relatives. Deputy Commissioners of various districts are approaching the families of those who are in Iraq.
Haryana Government has also set up a control room in Chandigarh with telephone number 0172-5059197 to get any information from people about their relatives in Iraq. A senior officer of Haryana Government said in Chandigarh that government has got details of 20 persons of Haryana who are in Iraq but none of them is in the list of those who have been abducted.

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(ID-NBFCS) to Issue Secured Debentures

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Infrastructure Finance Companies and Infrastructure Debt Fund Non-Banking Financial Companies (ID-NBFCS) to Issue Secured Debentures
The Ministry has decided to allow Infrastructure Finance companies and Infrastructure Debt Fund Non-Banking Financial Companies (ID-NBFCs) to issue secured debentures for a period up to thirty years. Similarly, Housing Finance companies have been allowed relaxed terms for maintaining Debenture Redemption Reserve on lines similar to NBFCs registered with RBIs. Necessary amendments in Rules have been notified.It has also been clarified that an independent Merchant Banker who is registered with SEBI or an independent Chartered Accountant in practice having a minimum experience of ten years may be engaged by companies for preparing valuation reports required before making preferential allotment of shares.
The relevant notification is available on the Ministry’s website at http://www.mca.gov.in

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FAO India Head Calls on Agriculture Minister,

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Peter Kenmore, FAO Representative in India called on the Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh here today to apprise him of the work done by FAO globally, and in India towards ensuring food security, price stability, family farming and responsible agriculture especially in the context of challenges on account of climate change.Mr Kenmore also discussed the international programmes and interventions of FAO, especially in locust control, management of diseases like avian flu, mapping of resources of oceans, forests and global Commons. He lauded the efforts of India in extending support to global partnership sin agriculture and food security.
Agriculture Minster discussed India`s new agriculture development policy with renewed focus on marginal and small farmers, micro irrigation, soil health cards and access to credit. He was happy to note that FAO was marking the current year as the International Year of Family Farming. This was specially relevant in the context of production system in India, which was predominantly based on family farms. Drawing upon his personal experiences as a farmer, he expressed his appreciation of FAO`s micro level interventions like the Ajeevika project. He expressed the hope that India and FAO will work together for the food security, not just of India, but also of the entire region, and the world.
Peter Kenmore presented FAO publications and a poster on INM/IPM practices to the Agriculture Minister.

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Reconstitution of Cabinet Committees

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Reconstitution of Cabinet Committees

The Government has reconstituted six Committees of the Cabinet i.e. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Cabinet Committee on Accommodation, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs and Cabinet Committee on Security. The members are as follows:-

  1.     Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

Composition
Prime Minister.
Minister of Home Affairs.

  1.     Cabinet Committee on Accommodation.

Composition
Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs.
Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of Defence.
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Shipping; Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

  1.     Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

Composition
Prime Minister.
Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs.
Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs; and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of Defence.
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Shipping; Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Railways.
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and Minister of Law and Justice.
Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, Minister of Civil Aviation.
Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.
Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Minister of Agriculture.

Special Invitees

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Coal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

  1.     Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

Composition
Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs.
Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs; and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Defence.
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Dr. Najma A. Heptulla, Minister of Minority Affairs.
Shri Ramvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Shri Ananthkumar, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and Minister of Law and Justice.

Special Invitees
Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Human Resource Development.
Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Textiles; Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

  1.     Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs.

Composition
Prime Minister.
Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs.
Smt Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs; and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of Defence.
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Shipping; Minister of Rural Development;  Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Shri Ramvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and Minister of Law and Justice.
Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, Minister of Civil Aviation.
Shri Anant Geete, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.


  1.     Cabinet Committee on Security.

Composition
Prime Minister.
Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs.
Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs; and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of Defence.

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TRAI holds Open House Discussion on MWA, MWB RD Carriers”

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TRAI holds Open House Discussion on “Allocation and Pricing of Microwave Access (MWA) and Microwave Backbone (MWB) RD Carriers”
 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today held an Open House Discussion on  Allocation and Pricing of Microwave Access(MWA) and Microwave Backbone (WB) RF Carriers. The meeting was chaired by Shri R.K.Arnold, Member, TRAI.  Some of the stakeholders that have earlier sent written comments aired their comments and suggestions.   Representatives from Cellullar Association of India (CAI), BhartiAirtel, Idea Cellular Ltd., Relilance Communications Ltd., Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd., Tata Teleservices Ltd., and Vodafone etc. amongst others presented their comments during the Open House Consultations. The comments and counter-comments received earlier have been placed on the website of TRAI as part of its Consultation Paper dated 28th March, 2014,    Most of the stakeholders substantiated and furthered their comments that they have already been submitted in written by them.
The consultation process was initiated after Department of Telecommunications requested the Authority in November, 2012 to furnish its recommendations for “Allocation and pricing of Microwave Access (MWA) and Microwave Backbone (MWB) RF carriers” in terms of clause 11(1) of the TRAI Act 1997 as amended.  TRAI has prepared this consultation paper raising specific  issues for consideration of stakeholders viz. number of microwave carriers need to be assigned to TSPs in case of 2G, 3G and BWA technologies, preferred mechanism of assignment of MWA/MWB carriers to the TSPs, i.e., ‘exclusive basis assignment’ or ‘link-to-link based assignment, administrative assignment or assignment through auction, criteria for allocation of additional carriers, pricing mechanism for carriers exploration of options for assignment of MWA carriers in all the spectrum bands in 6-42 GHz range and assignment of MWA carriers in higher frequency bands viz. E-band and V-band.  The paper has been placed on TRAI’s website www.trai.gov.in.

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Top 8 Ticketing Opportunities In Rail

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Chile win Spain – Croatia beat Cameroon-Netherlands win OZ

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  • Chile created major upset to put defending champions  Spain 2-0 to secure their place in the World Cup second round and eliminate the holders on a memorable night at the Maracana on Wednesday.
    Chile  never beat Spain in their ten  previous meetings but always looked the more enterprising, taking the lead with a brilliantly-worked Eduardo Vargas goal after twenty  minutes and doubling their lead just before halftime when Charles Aranguiz banged in the rebound from a meek punch by keeper Iker Casillas.

    Spain, beaten 5-1 by the Netherlands in their opening Group B match, looked a shadow of the team that triumphed four years ago and won back-to-back European titles, with Sergio Busquets missing the best of their few chances early in the second half.
    Spain now  become the third holders in the last four tournaments to go out at the group stage following France in 2002 and Italy in 2010.

    Croatia beat Cameroon

    Croatia knock 10-man Cameroon out of World Cup
    Croatia knock 10-man Cameroon out of World Cup  MANAUS: Striker Mario Mandzukic scored two second-half goals as Croatia knocked 10-man Cameroon out of the World Cup with a 4-0 rout in Manaus on Wednesday.
    Croatia bounced back from their opening defeat to hosts Brazil to keep alive their hopes of progressing from Group A with an emphatic display.
    But Cameroon were largely the architects of their own downfall after playing the last 50 minutes with 10 men after Alexandre Song´s dismissal for a reckless punch to Mandzukic´s back.
    The Indomitable Lions seemed anything but as they imploded with full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto even trying to headbutt team-mate Benjamin Moukandjo in the dying moments following an argument.
    “I apologise for the result, it really hurts,” said Cameroon´s German coach Volker Finke.
    “We had no control on the game and I didn´t like the behaviour of my team.”We have to look forward, this team has players for the future.
    “Croatia, for their part, could have doubled their score but at least did what they needed to. Veteran striker Ivica Olic gave them a 1-0 half-time lead before his Wolfsburg team-mate Ivan Perisic added a second ahead of Mandzukic´s brace.
    The result leaves Niko Kovac´s Croatia third in the table, just one point behind joint leaders Brazil and Mexico.
    Cameroon are bottom with no points.Croatia now face Mexico in Recife on Monday for a place in the last 16.”We have to rest up well, the boys used up a lot of strength today,” said Kovac. “Then we´ll go into what is effectively a final for us and will do everything we can to progress.Croatia bounced back from their opening defeat to hosts Brazil to keep alive their hopes of progressing from Group A with an emphatic display.
    The Indomitable Lions seemed anything but as they imploded with full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto even trying to headbutt team-mate Benjamin Moukandjo in the dying moments following an argument.
    Croatia, for their part, could have doubled their score but at least did what they needed to. Veteran striker Ivica Olic gave them a 1-0 half-time lead before his Wolfsburg team-mate Ivan Perisic added a second ahead of Mandzukic’s brace.
    The result leaves Niko Kovac’s Croatia third in the table, just one point behind joint leaders Brazil and Mexico. Cameroon are bottom with no points.
    Croatia now face Mexico in Recife on Monday for a place in the last 16. Cameroon were hamstrung before kick-off when captain Samuel Eto’o lost his battle to make the starting line-up having failed to recover from a knee injury.
    Mandzukic returned for Croatia in style having missed their opening defeat to hosts Brazil through suspension, breathing life into their last 16 hopes.
    They needed just eleven minutes to take the lead as Cameroon failed to bounce back in tropical Manaus after their opening 1-0 defeat to Mexico.

    Netherlands win against Australia 
    Netherlands
    beat  Australia  3-2 in an incredible match
    Dutch edge past Aus 3-2 in an incredible match
    PORTO ALEGRE: Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie scored as Netherlands came from behind to beat brave Australia 3-2 at the World Cup on Wednesday.
    A second-half strike from Memphis Depay settled an electrifying Group B encounter at Porto Alegre´s Beira-Rio Stadium after a stunning Tim Cahill volley and a Mile Jedinak penalty helped the Socceroos take a 2-1 lead.
    Netherlands — who thrashed reigning champions Spain 5-1 in their opening match — are now in pole position to finish top of the group with six points from two games.
    Van Persie will miss the next game against Chile though after picking up a second yellow card. And Louis Van Gaal´s side were given an almighty fright by their fired up Australian opponents, who now face almost certain elimination.
    If Spain fail to beat Chile in Group B´s other game in Rio later Tuesday, Australia will become the first team to be eliminated from the 2014 finals. But the Australians have enhanced their reputation with a gutsy performance in their 3-1 opening defeat to Chile and the heroic display against one of football´s established nations.
    After soaking up early pressure, Bayern Munich star Robben settled Dutch nerves with a superb solo effort on 20 minutes. But Cahill equalised moments later with a stunning volley which crashed off the underside of the crossbar and into the net.
    Australia then took a shock lead nine minutes after half-time, Jedinak drilling the spot-kick after Daryl Janmaat was adjudged to have handled.
    Van Persie pounced four minutes later to make it 2-2 before Depay lashed in his 68th-minute winner for the Dutch, who were watched by Holland´s King Willem-Alexander and his wife Maxima.
    Spain were to fight for their World Cup place against the Chileans in Rio´s Maracana Stadium.
    Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped a bombshell with his team line-up shortly before the 4pm (1900 GMT) kick-off, announcing that long-serving stalwarts Xavi and Gerard Pique had been dropped.
    Following their traumatic drubbing by the Netherlands last Friday, Spain will be eliminated if they lose.
    Brazil 2014′s scintillating show of attacking football continued with the much fancied Netherlands defeating World Cup minnows Australia 3-2 in an incredible group match to virtually book a second round berth at Porto Alegre on Wednesday.
    The way the Netherlands overran Spain the other day, it looked like the Australians would be blowned away by the Dutch in the first World Cup match between the two sides.
    But the Group B match at Estadio Beira-Rio saw none of it and fortunes fluctuated between the two sides throughout the gripping 90 minutes with the Australians producing a gutsy performance belying the expectations from them.
    Australia, the lowest FIFA ranking team among the 32 participants, refused to be cowed down by the reputation of the Dutch, who were the last edition losing finalists and who had just ripped to shreds defending champions Spain 5-1.
    Instead, the Socceroos hold their own and at one stage took the lead around the hour mark. For a moment, it looked like Australia will tear apart the form book and pre-tournament predictions by upsetting the Dutch.
    It ultimately boiled down to the difference in class between the two sides that decided the outcome of the match with the Dutch far ahead in that aspect.
    With today’s loss, their second after the 1-3 defeat at the hands of Chile, Australia are now virtually out of the tournament.
    The Dutch, on the other hand, are virtually through to the round of 16 after their 5-1 humiliation of Spain.
    Arjen Robben, who scored two goals against Spain and mesmerised the defending champions’ defence, put the Netherlands ahead in the 20th minute only to be restored parity by a stunning Tim Cahill goal next minute with perhaps the best goal of the tournament so far.
    Australia stunningly took the lead in the 54th minute with captain Mile Jedinak converting from the spot after Daryl Janmaat handled the ball inside the box.
    But within four minutes, Robin van Persie (58th) put the match on level terms with a left-footed finish after he was set in the clear by Robben inside the Australian box.
    Second half substitute Memphis Depay then ended the Australian dreams by scoring the winner in the 68th minute.
    There was nothing to separate the two sides at the end of the first half and they matched each other in every aspect, shot by shot and in ball possession.
    It was again the indefatigable Robben who put the Dutch ahead in the 20th minute by tearing apart the Australian defence with his pacy run, just like he had done against the likes of Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique of Spain.
    The 30-year-old Bayern Munich player outran two defenders after collecting the ball from the centre of the field before drilling a perfect left-footed grounder to the left of Maty Ryan’s goal.
    Robben’s strike, however, did not lead to the opening of the floodgates for his side, but on the contrary, Australia replied with a bang within less than a minute with veteran Tim Cahill equalising with a spectacular left-footed volley which left Dutch keeper Jasper Cillessen without any chance.
    The second half was even more fascinating with the two sides giving not any inch to each other.
    It was Australia who actually went ahead through a penalty kick conversion in the 54th minute.
    Oliver Bozanic, who came in as substitute in the 51st minute, made an instant impact within two minutes as his attempted cross was blocked by Janmaat’s hand and the referee pointed to the dreaded spot.
    Jedinak coolly dispatched the penalty to the goalkeeper’s right, sending him the wrong way.
    But the Dutch made a swift turnaround with van Persie scoring his third goal of the tournament in the 58th minute. Jason Davidson played van Persie onside inside the Australia box and the Manchester United striker made no mistake, slamming the ball into the roof of the net.
    20-year-old Memphis Depay then scored the winner, his first international goal for the Netherlands, in the 68th minute to send the Australians crashing out of the tournament.
    Australia will also be without Cahill in the final group match against Spain as he received his second yellow card on Wednesday.
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Centre is holding consultations on Kasturirangan Committee report

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Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the Centre is holding consultations with 7 states over Kasturirangan Committee report on the Western Ghats and a formula will be evolved after wider consultations. He told media persons at the Kochi Airport last night that the government wants to protect environment, while ensuring development in the region. Mr Javadekar said, the government’s policy is very clear; it wants development without damaging the environment.
Mr. Javadekar will inaugurate the Trissur Edition of Malayalam newspaper ‘Janmabhoomi’ today.

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Afghan election result on July 2: Abdullah call fraudulent elections

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Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday termed the performances of election commissions as illegal, saying the commissions’decisions would be unacceptable. “Since we have doubt over the impartiality of the election commission and demanded the suspension of the job of Ziaul Haq Omarkhil, chief of election commission secretariat, but our demand has been ignored and that is why today I am announcing that the performances and the decisions of the election commission won’t be acceptable for us,” Abdullah told a press conference here. However, he warned that fraudulent elections will take the country towards a crisis and in that case the president and the election commissions would be held responsible.
Abdullah accused the election commission of intentionally siding with his rival Ghani Ahmadzai, saying “I am hopeful that the country won’t go towards crisis.” Abdullah who secured 45 percent of some 7 million votes in the first round of April 5 presidential elections against his rival Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, who obtained 31.6 percent of votes in the race, in a similar press conference on Wednesday urged the election commission to immediately stop vote counting. The election commission, however, overlooked the demand and continued tallying on Thursday. Afghanistan’s presidential runoff took place on June 14 amid Taliban threats and tight security.
More than 270 people, including 41 civilians, had been killed on the runoff day across the country while a dozen others had their fingers chopped off by militants as punishment for voting in the presidential runoff.
Abdullah on Thursday also said that the international community which has been supporting Afghanistan and financed the election process has to take a responsible stance with the election process. The preliminary results of the runoff polls will be announced on July 2 and the final results to come out on July 22, according to the election commission. Meanwhile, Afghan newspapers in their editorials on Thursday warned that people not to tolerate discrediting their ballots.
“Now, it is the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the political officials to respect the people’s rights and fulfill their responsibilities honestly,” the Daily Outlook said in its editorial, warning that they will be held accountable in case of further tension.
Another paper, the Daily Afghanistan, stressed for transparency in the election process.
“The country would move towards crisis if the election commission fails to restore its credibility,” the paper warned.
“Both the presidential candidates, the election commissions and those at the helm of affairs should do their best to prevent the country from plunging into crisis,” the paper added.


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Iraq crisis not affect crude : Pradhan

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Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the violence in Iraq will not affect supply of crude oil to India from that country. He said, crude supplies to India from Iraq come from the Basra oilfields which are situated well away from the conflict zone in the north-eastern part of Iraq and loading of ships continued normally.
Mr Pradhan yesterday reviewed availability of petroleum products in the country in light of the week-long conflict that has threatened to push Iraq into civil war. Mr Pradhan asked oil firms to prepare a contingency plan for the short and medium term by tying up supplies from other sources in case oil from Iraq is disrupted. India bought 25.1 million tonnes of crude oil from Iraq in 2013-14 fiscal.
These imports included those by PSU and private refiners like Reliance Industries. An equal amount is planned to be imported in current year.

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Modi likely to visit Japan

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Modi likely to visit Japan after the budget session of the Parliament.
Prime Minister’s expected visit to Japan next month has been deferred till after the Budget session of Parliament ends in early August. The decision has been taken in view of the Budget Session. The Prime Minister was expected to visit Japan during early July, given the strong strategic, economic and cultural foundations of the bilateral relationship. After Bhutan visit, Prime Minister’s Japan visit will be the first major bilateral visit after taking charge.

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Iraqi military keeping insurgents at bay

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Iraq PM berated as US mulls air strikes on advancing militants
Top US officials turned on Iraq’s leader, blaming his “sectarian” policies for the country’s crisis as Washington on Thursday weighed calls for air strikes on Sunni militants bearing down on Baghdad.
The sharp criticism of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki came as he scrambled to repel an insurgent onslaught that has seen an entire province and parts of three others fall out of government control in an offensive that could threaten Iraq’s very existence.The militants’ swift advance has sparked international alarm and the United Nations has warned that the crisis was “life-threatening for Iraq”.
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been displaced in the nine days of fighting and an unknown number killed, while dozens of Indians and Turks have been kidnapped.
With President Barack Obama mulling a request by Baghdad for air strikes on the advancing militants, US officials castigated Maliki, publicly echoing long-held criticisms among his domestic opponents of sectarianism.
US Vice President Joe Biden urged greater political inclusion in Iraq in phone calls with Maliki and other Iraqi officials, the White House said. Biden “stressed the need for national unity in responding to the ISIL threat against all Iraqi communities,” in calls with Maliki, Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, and President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani, it said.
The top-ranking military officer, General Martin Dempsey, and former US commander David Petraeus both also rounded on the premier. “There is very little that could have been done to overcome the degree to which the government of Iraq had failed its people,” Dempsey said.
Petraeus warned at a conference in London that Washington risked becoming an “air force for Shiite militias” and supporting “one side of what could be a sectarian civil war” if political reconciliation were not agreed.
The remarks came after Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told reporters in Saudi Arabia that Baghdad had asked Washington “to conduct air strikes against terrorist groups”. Zebari acknowledged “the need for drastic political solutions.”
Washington has deployed an aircraft carrier to the Gulf and sent military personnel to bolster security at its Baghdad embassy, but Obama insists a return to combat in Iraq is not in the cards.
Iraqi government forces are reportedly keeping Sunni Islamist insurgents at bay across the country following intensified counterattacks.The militants are expanding their influence in southern Iraq after taking control of the country’s second largest city of Mosul in the north. Sporadic fighting continues between government forces and the insurgents in southern cities.
An Iraqi military spokesperson said on Thursday that government troops had attacked militants from the air and ground at an oil refinery plant in the northern city of Baiji. The official said the troops killed about 70 insurgents and forced them to withdraw from the plant. Insurgents have been advancing toward the capital, Baghdad.
Iraqi officials say government forces have pushed back insurgents from the city of Baquba, near the capital, and the western city of Fallujah. Fighting in the 2 cities has reportedly come to a halt. Government forces have stepped up air raids on areas controlled by insurgents, apparently stalling their advance.  On Thursday, government troops provided firearm training to volunteer fighters in the southern city of Basra in an effort to increase security.
In response to Iraq military assistance, US President Barack Obama has announced that he is sending 300 military advisers to Iraq to help local forces fight the militants. Addressing a press conference in Washington, Mr Obama said the United States is ready for targeted and precise military action against Islamists in Iraq, if and when the situation on the ground requires.
Our West Asia correspondent reports that in the first clear indication that the US is open for a targeted and precise military action against jihadist militants in Iraq, President Obama said he is prepared for such an eventuality. He said that American combat troops are not going to be fighting on the ground in Iraq again. President Obama also emphasized the need for a political solution to the crisis in Iraq. He urged the Iraqi Government to take urgent steps to heal the sectarian rift.
In the meantime, US has begun flying F-18 attack aircraft from the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush on missions over Iraq to conduct surveillance of the insurgents. The carrier moved into the Persian gulf close to Iraq a week ago.

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Poroshenko, Putin talksUkraine truce plan

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko   called for Russia’s support for a truce in eastern Ukraine.Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked over the phone on Thursday about the fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists in the region.  Ukrainian presidential office said Poroshenko explained the peace plan he proposed earlier and its schedule. .
Ukrainian President .Poroshenko  announced a 14-point peace plan to deescalate tensions and asked Russia for support.
In a meeting with Kiev-installed leaders of protest-struck Donetsk and Lugansk regions, the newly elected Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko outlined his vision for stabilizing the eastern part of the country amid an extensive “counter-terrorism operation.”
The plan includes a ceasefire. Poroshenko reportedly stressed the need to free hostages and put the border under the joint management of Ukraine and Russia.  Poroshenko had urged Putin to support the plan.
Further highlighted the need to amend the constitution, a presidential press release reads, to decentralize the powers of the state. “The President voluntarily renounces the ability to appoint governors and heads of regional state administrations,” and has agreed to hold early local elections, the presidential press service said.
Poroshenko noted that the relevant draft amendments of the law will be sent to the Venice Commission. “Our goal is not war, our goal is peace,” he stressed.

The office of the Russian President said Putin has called for an immediate halt to the Ukrainian military operations in eastern Ukraine. It also said Putin expressed hope that the Ukrainian government will address the demands of ethnic Russians in the region.
These residents are demanding the right to use the Russian language and they also want expanded autonomy.
Western nations are calling on Russia to exert its influence over separatist militants.Media agencies

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US to send military advisors to Iraq

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US President Barack Obama says he will set up joint operations centers and send up to 300 military advisors to help Iraq’s government forces combat Islamic militants.
Obama issued a statement on Thursday to outline US responses to the Iraqi situation. Earlier in the day, he met at the White House with his national security team, including Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
Obama said the US will also increase its intelligence efforts in Iraq and create joint operations centers in Baghdad and northern Iraq. Obama said US forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq. But he said the US will be prepared to take targeted and precise military action if and when it determines that the situation on the ground requires it.
The president stressed that he will continue to consult with Congress before making such a decision.
Obama noted that the US will work to stabilize the situation by promoting diplomatic efforts with leaders of Iraq and neighboring countries. He said he will send Secretary Kerry to the Middle East and Europe starting this weekend to discuss the turmoil in Iraq.
Obama said Iraqi leaders must rise above their differences and come together around a political plan for their country’s future. He called for the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to govern with a more inclusive agenda.
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Lankan parliament votes to not to allow UNHRC probe team

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Lankan parliament votes to not to allow UNHRC probe team
Sri Lankan parliament overwhelmingly voted not to allow the UNHRC team into the country to investigate alleged human rights abuses during the last phase of the civil war against the LTTE.
The government moved resolution was passed with 144 votes in favour, 10 against and 37 abstentions in the 225-membered house.”That this Parliament resolves that the investigation to be conducted against Sri Lanka by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights should not be carried out on the ground that such a course of action is detrimental to the process of reconciliation and peace and that it erodes the sovereignty, dignity and stature of Sri Lanka”, the resolution said.
Two amendments moved by the Opposition were defeated. The government received a jolt ahead of the vote when a key ally, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, said they were boycotting the parliament debate on the resolution.
Party leader, Rauff Hakeem, who is also the Minister of Justice said they were skipping parliament as the government had failed to provide security to the Muslims against a communal riot in the southwestern region.
“We are convinced that the government did not do anything to prevent the violence”, Hakeem said.
At least 4 Muslims were killed while nearly 100 were injured in the attacks blamed on the Buddhist majority BBS or the Forces of Buddhist Power.
The UN rights body’s investigation is in terms of a resolution adopted in March at the UNHRC. The investigation is to commence soon.
The action sanctioned by the UN rights body’s three successive resolutions since 2012.
Sri Lanka’s lack of action to control inter-religious tensions was highlighted by the UN rights chief Navy Pillay during her visit to the island last year.
Stepping up the international pressure, the European Union on Wednesday urged the Sri Lankan government to uphold the rule of law.
“We condemn the outbreak of violence which resulted in the loss of lives and extensive damage to property,” a EU statement said.
Up to 40,000 Tamil civilians were killed at the end of the separatist war in 2009, rights groups and experts have said.

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Putin orders central Russia forces on combat alert

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Putin orders central Russia forces on combat alert
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered military forces in central Russia on combat alert as well as a drill of airborne troops, a day after Ukraine ordered a cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels.
NATO said earlier this week that Russia has resumed a military build-up on the border with Ukraine where pro-Russian separatists have been fighting government forces for weeks in a conflict that has left about 300 people dead and displaced over 34,000. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered his forces to cease fire yesterday and halt military operations for a week, the first step in a peace plan he hopes will end the fighting that has killed hundreds. The Kremlin dismissed the plan, saying it sounded like an ultimatum and lacked any firm offer to open talks with insurgents. The combat alert in the central military district, which encompasses the Volga region and the Ural mountains but not western Russia, will last until next Saturday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said, quoted by Russian state news agencies. Some 65,000 troops will take part in military drills accompanying the combat alert, according to head of Russian General Staff Gen Valery Gerasimov, including several thousand troops of an airborne division which will be moved from a city 200 kilometres east of Moscow where they are stationed to the Ural mountains. Russia’s combat alert was ordered on the first day of the cease-fire in Ukraine, which was nonetheless marked by more fighting along the border. The Ukrainian Border Guard Service reported overnight attacks on two border posts in the Donetsk region, which left three troops injured, hours after the cease-fire was announced. One of the posts, Vyselky, was attacked with mortar and sniper fire for half an hour, the border guards said. An attack on another border post, Izvaryne, immediately before the cease-fire left six men injured, the border guard service said. Ukraine’s Defence Ministry reported two attacks on the quarters of a missile unit in the village of Avdiyivka. Kiev said men armed with automatic rifles and grenade launchers attacked the base at 11 pm — one hour after the cease-fire was announced — prompting the army to respond. The rebels left in the morning, the defence ministry said.

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Rail fare hike difficult but correct decision: Jaitley

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Rail fare hike difficult but correct decision: Jaitley
Defending the steep hike in rail fare and freight rates as a ‘difficult but correct decision’, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the railways can survive only if users pay for availing of facilities.
“The passenger services have been subsidised by the freight traffic. In recent years, even freight fares have come under pressure,” he said in his first reaction to the 14.2 per cent increase in passenger fares and 6.5 per cent hike in freight rates.
Stating that the choice before the government was to allow the railways to bleed and eventually walk into a debt trap or raise fares, Jaitley said, “India must decide whether it wants a world-class railway or a ramshackled one”.
“The railway minister has taken a difficult but a correct decision…The Indian Railways for the last few years have been running at a loss. The only way that Railways can survive is when users pay for the facilities that they avail.”
BJP leaders term rail fare hike a strong and effective measure
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Siddharth Nath Singh defended the rail fare hike, calling it a strong and effective measure to counter Congress’ failure.
Naqvi told the news agency, “Correction of the Congress’ failures is the priority,” adding, “The challenges the country is facing is an inheritance passed by the people who are protesting against it.”
He added, “The Modi government was trying to take strong and effective measures. Soon people will realise that measures that are being taken is to rid people of their problems.”
Meanwhile, BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh said, “Any government faces two choices, to go for the growth or to give doles in the form of vote bank, the decision taken by PM Narendra Modi’s government is to bring India out of the economic mess left by the earlier UPA-II government.”
About the railway hike, he said, “It was a decision that the previous government had already taken in February but they did not announce it because of the upcoming elections and the vote bank consideration and, therefore, left the decision to the new government.”

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PM Modi address to US Congress

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US Lawmakers seek to honour PM Modi with address to Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to receive the honour of addressing a joint session of the US Congress during a visit to Washington in September.
California Republican Ed Royce, chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote to House Speaker John Boehner on Friday and asked that he invite Mr Modi to address a joint session of the House and Senate during his trip.
“In every aspect – whether it be in political, economic or security relations – the United States has no more important partner in South Asia,” the letter said.
“It is not an overstatement to say that the US-India relationship will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century.”
Mr Boehner’s office did not immediately announce a response to the letter, which was also signed by North Carolina Republican Representative George Holding.
Congressional aides said they expected an invitation would be issued to Mr Modi.
The administration of President George W Bush denied Mr Modi a visa in 2005 under a 1998 US law barring entry to foreigners who have committed “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.”
In 2002, when Mr Modi had just become Gujarat’s chief minister, more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in sectarian riots in the state. Mr Modi denied any wrongdoing. India’s Supreme Court ruled in 2010 he had no case to answer.
President Barack Obama congratulated PM Modi on his election victory in mid-May and invited him to the White House.
The United States, which sees India as a natural ally and potential counterbalance to China in Asia, is eager to expand business and security cooperation with the Modi government.

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UPA governors infix

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With this list of Congress appointed Governors list  Congress contention of its strong case with a 2010 Supreme Court order which had said the removal of the governors was untenable as its constitutional appointment,
M K Narayanan  of West Bengal, Sheila Dikshit pf Kerala, Margaret Alva of Rajasthan, Kamla Beniwal Gujarat, BL Joshi (Uttar Pradesh), K Sankaranarayanan (Maharashtra) and Devendra Konwar (Tripura).
In spite of Congress directive not to resign as per SC Verdict. Uttar Pradesh governor B L Joshi and Chhattisgarh governor Shekhar Dutt rendered their resignations, the others have decided to stay put.
Congress did removed NDA appointed governors after Congress  came to power 2004 , Congress has considered  this time to challenge the new government on this issue as per SC Verdict 2010  thua advised its appointees not to resign.

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Biometric National Population Register (NPR) is aadhaar by another name

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Opposed by Narendra Modi, Biometric National Population Register (NPR) is aadhaar by another name

 
 
 
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Opposed by Narendra Modi, Biometric National Population Register (NPR) is aadhaar by another name

How Rajnath Singh is wrong about Biometric NPR and the Prime Minister is right 

No lessons being learnt from misuse of electoral database and census data by Big Data companies

In a letter written to Minister of Home Affairs (MHA), Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL) has submitted that Shri Narendra Modi had opposed biometric National Population Register (NPR) in his letter to Dr Manmohan Singh on October 6, 2011. It has argued that MHA’s support for 12 digit biometric aadhaar number generating NPR makes Indians worse than prisoners, violates Citizenship Act, Census Act and constitutional rights. 

Isn’t there a compelling reason for MHA, RGI and all the concerned ministers and officials in the government to read the letter of Shri Narendra Modi to understand why he had opposed biometric NPR not? How can MHA deprive itself of the wisdom of Shri Modi without facing any consequence? If this government does not reconcile its actions in the light of Shri Modi’s letter, it will tantamount to breach of citizens’ trust. It will set a dangerous and unhealthy precedent and in future no one will believe even the written words of political leaders. 

The MHA’s must explain as how is India’s NPR for identity cards different from Identity Cards that has been abandoned in UK. There is a need to guard against ID Card cartels and learn from the fate of such databases in Egypt, Pakistan and Greece. It must set up a committee to examine why countries like China, Australia and France abandoned such ID projects.

CFCL had appeared before t he Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Finance that examined the National Identification Authority of India Bill to legalize and legitimize aadhaar scheme. The PSC endorsed the concerns about national security and citizens rights and questioned and trashed the scheme. 

The parliamentary committee had categorically raised question about the absence of legal mandate for biometric data collection. The parliamentary committee’s report observes, “The collection of biometric information and its linkage with personal information of individuals without amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955 as well as the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, appears to be beyond the scope of subordinate legislation, which needs to be examined in detail by Parliament.”

Notably, the PSC’s report revealed that “Bharatiya – Automated Finger Print Identification System (AFSI), was launched in January, 2009, being funded by the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, for collection of biometric information of the people of the country.” But admittedly the same is not being used by UIDAI because according to the Government, “The quality, nature and manner of collection of biometric data by other biometric projects may not be of the nature that can be used for the purpose of the aadhaar scheme and hence it may not be possible to use the fingerprints captured under the Bhartiya-AFSI project.” It is bizarre as why the parliamentary committee did not question AFSI program of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology headed by A Raja. How can this program be allowed to continue without “amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955”?

Despite such observation of the parliamentary committee, MHA’s support for NPR is quite inexcusable. 

Besides the Ministry of Planning in their written reply stated, “UIDAI is adopting a multiple registrar approach and the Registrar General of India (RGI) will be one of the Registrars of the UIDAI. To synergize the two exercises, an Inter Ministerial Coordination Committee has been set up to minimize duplication. The UIDAI is making all efforts to synergize with National Population Register (NPR) exercise.” This recorded reply illustrates that NDA government’s proposal for NPR and UPA government’s aadhaar is simply the same rose with different names. 

It is quite clear from the conceptual design that aadhaar and NPR is one and the same. This feigned ignorance seems to demonstrate the collusion between BJP and Congress on biometrically profiling Indians.  Admittedly, biometric data is a property. It is not surprising that property dealers of all shapes and shades are visible on the horizon.    

The examination of the terms of reference of UIDAI reveals it all. The entire political class and citizenry was taken for a ride regarding a so called turf war between the Ministry of Home Affairs and UIDAI which media was made to understand that got resolved by diving the Indian population in two parts of 60 crore for coverage under aadhaar and the rest under National Population Register (NPR) which also generates Aadhaar number. The fact is the terms of reference of the UIDAI mandated it “take necessary steps to ensure collation of National Population Register (NPR) with UID (as per approved strategy)”, to “identify new partner/user agencies”, to “issue necessary instructions to agencies that undertake creation of databases… (to) enable collation and correlation with UID and its partner databases” and UIDAI “shall own and operate the database”. The executive notification dated January 28, 2009 that set up UIDAI mentions this. The entire exercise has been staged to hoodwink unsuspecting Indians.

If there was still any doubt about the oneness of NPR and aadhaar, the report of Press Trust of India of January 30, 2014 revealed the proposal of the Planning Commission to allow UIDAI to start enrolments in areas other than 18 states and Union Territories allocated to it. The Commission’s proposal is based on the view that this is required to speed up collection of biometrics details of residents and for issuing them Aadhaar numbers as well as a National Multi-purpose Identity Cards (NMIC) based on NPR. It was reported, “The Commission discussed the proposal with Registrar General of India (RGI) under the Ministry of Home Affairs. They have agreed that UIDAI can be allowed to enrol in some states where they are collecting biometrics details of resident, to speed up enrolments.”
It may be noted that the states and union territories where RGI is enrolling residents and collecting their biometrics details under NPR are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep. Notably, RGI is also enrolling residents in Udupi, Gadag, Uttara Kannada, Haveri, Davangere, Bangalore rural, Chikkabalapur and Kodagu districts of Karnataka. So far 14 crore Indians have been enrolled under NPR.

UIDAI has been enrolling residents in Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Tripura. It claims that so far it has enrolled 63 crore Indians.

Both NPR and aadhaar are online databases by design.  
Now that it has been established that surveillance agencies of USA, UK and their allies have dismantled firewalls created for online privacy and encrypted Internet communications, the new government must dismantle the illegitimate biometric database to undo the damage to done to Indians by the previous government.

In its letter CFCL said, “even as the surveillance infrastructure that was bulldozed by the previous  government unfolded in India, UK’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said in a speech in British House of Commons said, “This government will end the culture of spying on its citizens. It is outrageous that decent, law-abiding people are regularly treated as if they have something to hide. It has to stop. So there will be no ID card scheme. No national identity register, a halt to second generation biometric passports,” He added, “We won’t hold your internet and email records when there is just no reason to do so. Britain must not be a country where our children grow up so used to their liberty being infringed that they accept it without question. Schools will not take children’s fingerprints without even asking their parent’s consent. This will be a government that is proud when British citizens stand up against illegitimate advances of the state.” The speech of the British Deputy Prime Minister is available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8691753.stm” It added, “it is quite significant to take note of these developments to avoid the fate of Shri Tony Blair and his UK’s Identity Cards Act, 2006. Both have been abandoned.”

During the election campaign, BJP opposed biometric aadhaar in strongest words. Now it is apparent that the MHA has accepted aadhaar as irreversible and as a face saving stance it will have citizens believe that it will not accept biometric aadhaar but will gladly do so if it is mentioned as biometric NPR unmindful of Shri Modi’s opposition to it.   

The technological drive to ensure mastery over human beings is not merely a by-product of a faulty political economy but also of a world view which believes in the absolute control. It has become more and more apparent that genocides, ecodisasters and ehtnocides are but the underside of corrupt sciences and psychopathic technologies wedded to new secular hierarchies, which have reduced major civilization to the status of a set of empty rituals, observes Ashish Nandy in his book The Intimate Enemy: Loss and Recovery of Self under Colonialism. 
The lessons from database based genocides are part of recent world history should not be forgotten in the face of a large section of complicit and partisan corporate media especially those that regularly received advertisements from UIDAI and its partners.

The MHA’s initiative for biometric NPR reveals that no lessons are being learnt from misuse of online electoral database and census data by Big Data companies. The companies like FourthLion Technologies and Modak Analytics have collected and analysed electoral data in the absence of any data protection law.  The latter analysed 18 tera bytes of data and built India’s first Big Data-based Electoral Data Repository system and vetted about data related to 81 crore people to help our client understand the electorate on a wide variety of aspects such as caste, gender, age and economic status. We used all the publicly available data provided by Election Commission and Census figures.

For Details: Gopal Krishna, Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL), Mb: 09818089660, 08227816731, E-mail: gopalkrishna1715@gmail.com

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UNITED INDIA INSURANCE PAYS R 106 CRORES AS DIVIDEND

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UNITED INDIA INSURANCE  PAYS   R 106 CRORES  AS DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR 2013-14  AND HANDS OVER CHEQUE TO HON. UNION FINANCE MINISTER SHRI ARUN JAITLEY
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Shri Milind Kharat, CMD, United India Insurance Company presented a Dividend cheque of R106 crores for the year 2013-14 to the Hon. Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley at New Delhi on 19th June 2014.

The Dividend of R106 crores declared amounts to 70.66% of paid-up capital. The premium income of  the  Company for the year 2013-14 stands  at R9709 crores with an accretion of R443 crores over last year. The Company earned a net Profit After Tax of R528 crores during 2013-14.

The investment income of the company stood at R1857 crores as against R1777 crores  last year and market value of the Company’s total investment portfolio is R21545 crores. The solvency margin as at 31.03.2014 is 2.54 as against the statutory requirements of 1.50 for the year 2013-14. The net worth of the company grew to a robust R5361 crores showing an increase of 8% over last year.

The company enjoys strong fundamentals with ICRA according iAAA rating for the 12th consecutive year indicating its highest claim paying credentials. The company has secured B++ (positive) rating from AM Best, an international Rating Agency. The reputation of the company paying dividend to the Government of India continuously over the period of years  remains intact.

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Costa Rica beat Italy

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Costa Rica stun Italy to oust England; crushing win for France
Costa Rica energetic and speedy  performance shocked a fancied Italy 1-0 thereby booking a last 16 berth and also ensuring England’s ouster from the World Cup at Recife on Friday.
Italy faces Costa Rica and at half time both teams showed their skill to Pass the ball and dribble to ones interst but Just before half time at 44  minutes Bryan Ruiz of Costa Rica with-head kick made it to the goal with best of video Technology showing the goad well placed.Costa Rica with lead of a goal were  in total delight.Team costa Rica making  aggressive efforts to possess the ball and work out with eff9cent speed.Team Italy with more collective spirit to be back in the game with their capacity and intensity.43rd minute, Costa Rica looked like being denied a penalty when their striker Joel Campbell latched on to a ball from middle-third and sprinted down inside the box before being felled by Giorgio Chiellini but referee Enrique Osses thouight otherwise.
But within a minute, the Costa Ricans got their lead as left wing back Junior Diaz kept a measured cross from the left as Bryan Ruiz evaded the duo of Chiellini and Matteo Darmian to head home.
The ball hit the horizontal before crossing the goalline beating a full stretched Gianluigi Buffon.
The first half could be divided into three distincts parts with first and last phase belonging to Costa Rica while Italy dominated for a duration during the middle phase.
The first 15 minutes belonged to Costa Rica who pressed really hard with Cristian Bolanos’ inswinging corner saw Celso Borges head wide off the target despite wrong anticipation on Buffon’s part.
Bolanos, Gamboa and Campbell took control of the midfield during that phase as Mario Balotelli cut a lonely figure upfront.
The next 20 minutes saw Italy get into the game as their midfield artist Andrea Pirlo got into the action providing a couple of assists for Balotelli.
Costa Rica kept their aggressive energy intact and kept on trying to possess the ball giving less chance to Italy to  bounce back in game.costa Rica  till last minute with fighting spirit maintain the lead of one goal and thus qualify for last sixteen.

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France beat sluggish Switzerland 5-2

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France thrash Switzerland 5-2 in World Cup

SALVADOR: France all but insured their place in the World Cup knock-out rounds by crushing Switzerland 5-2 in Salvador on Friday.
France were in complete command during their match against Switzerland which they won convincingly despite Karim Benzema missing a penalty.
The Real Madrid hitman did make amends with an opportunistic strike as did Olivier Giroud with a header, Blaise Matuidi off a counter.
Diminutive Mathieu Valbuena and young Moussa Sissoko also didn’t miss out on converting the assists.
Benzema provided a couple of assists apart from scoring his third goal for the Les Bleus in the tournament.
The Fifa Rankings went for a toss as the higher ranked Swiss men (No 6) were outplayed by Didier Deschamps’ men as the French manager is in pursuit of becoming only the third player-turned-manager to win the World Cup for his country.
Franz Beckenbauer and Mario Zagallo are the ones who have achieved the coveted feat.
Benzema’s close-range strike and a Sissoko effort added further gloss in the second period, before Blerim Dzemaili and Xhaka bagged late consolation goals for the losing team.
France are now on the brink of the last 16 having taken a maximum six points, while Switzerland still have work to do in their final pool encounter with Honduras.
Switerland’s woes started early when Steve von Bergen caught a boot in the face from Giroud and had to be replaced.
And Giroud was in the thick of the action again when he put France ahead in the 17th minute.
The Arsenal striker leapt highest to thump Valbuena’s corner past Benaglio who, despite getting a full hand to the ball, could not keep the effort out. Within 66 seconds, Frenchmen took complete control.
Benzema pounced on Valon Behrami’s poor pass before playing in Matuidi on the left of the box and he side-footed past Benaglio at the near-post, the goalkeeper perhaps beaten too easily.
France missed the chance to extend the lead in the 33rd minute when referee Bjorn Kuipers pointed to the spot after Johan Djourou recklessly felled Benzema.
However, Benaglio dived to his right to keep out Benzema’s spot-kick before Yohan Cabaye inexplicably volleyed the rebound against the crossbar. But France did get a third just five minutes before the break.
Raphael Varane brought the ball away following a Swiss corner before producing an exquisite pass that sent Giroud free down the left and he in turn laid the ball across goal for Valbuena, who could not miss from inside the six-yard box.

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Valencia valiant effort Ecuador thrash Honduras

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Valencia double gives Ecuador new life
Ecuador moved into second place in World Cup Group E as two goals from Enner Valencia handed them a 2-1 win over Honduras in Curitiba on Friday.
Honduras had looked on course for their first ever World Cup win when Carlo Costly fired them in front on 31 minutes, but Valencia levelled from close range just three minutes later.
And the Pachuca striker moved alongside Karim Benzema, Robin Van Persie, Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben as the tournament´s joint top scorer on three goals when he headed home the winner from Walter Ayovi´s free-kick 25 minutes from time.
Ecuador now lead Switzerland on goal difference with both sides locked on three points after two games behind group leaders France on six.
However, Honduras can also still qualify despite losing both their games so far should they heavily defeat the Swiss and Ecuador lose to France.
After a nervy opening from both sides the game began to open up midway through the half and Honduras felt they had a strong penalty appeal waved away by Australian referee Benjamin Williams when Costly went down under pressure from Juan Paredes.
Moments later it was Ecuador who should have taken the lead as Valencia timed his run onto Frickson Erazo´s long ball forward perfectly but couldn´t find the target when left with just Noel Valladares to beat.
Honduras´s first clear chance of the game came just before the half hour mark when Victor Bernardez headed wide when unmarked at the far post.
Four minutes later, though, Costly did net his country´s first World Cup goal in five games stretching back to their inaugural appearance at the finals in 1982 as he beat Jorge Guagua to a high ball before slamming home left footed.
The Hondurans´ lead was short-lived as within three minutes Juan Paredes´ deflected effort fell perfectly for Valencia to bundle home his second goal of the tournament.
Honduras ended the half the stronger side as Bernardez´s powerful free-kick was turned behind by Alexander Dominguez and Jerry Bengston rightly had a goal ruled out for handball after Costly´s initial header had come back off the post.
After the break it was Ecuador´s turn to feel aggrieved with referee Williams as he again was unmoved when Felipe Caicedo tumbled under a challenge from Maynor Figueroa.
However, that decision mattered little in the end as Valencia netted the winner when he rose highest to meet Ayovi´s sweet delivery.
Enner Valencia struck twice on either side of the break in the 34th and 65th minute to provide Ecuador with full points and hopes of qualification for the second round.
It was a come-from-behind win for the Ecuadorians after Carlos Costly got Honduras ahead in the 31st minute.
Ecuador now are placed second in the group behind France and will like to put up a spirited fight against the 1998 World Cup winners.

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Poor monsoon no excuse for price rise, Govt needs to act

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 Ashok B Sharma
To Me  Naresh Sagar
 Today at 12:52 PM
Poor monsoon no excuse for price rise, Govt needs to act 
ASHOK B SHARMA*
The weathermen have predicted poor rainfall in the country during the four-month monsoon season. This has caused panic. Actually the worry is not much for the foodstock which is in comfortable position in the current year, but for the rising trend in prices of essential commodities, particularly food items that pinches the pocket of the common man.
Just after the country’s official weather forecasting agency, India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued its preliminary forecast inApril 24 cautioning about poor rainfall, the wholesale prices of commodities began shooting up. Rising prices of food and beverages like coffee, tea, poultry, fish and vegetables pushed up the wholesale price inflation to a 5-month high at 6.01 per cent in May. The Wholesale Price Index based inflation was 5.20 per cent in April and 4.58 per cent a year ago.
The IMD’s final forecast issued on June 9 compounded the fears of a poor South-West Monsoon in the period June-September. Not only the rainfall is likely to be deficient generally over the country being below normal at 93 per cent of the long period average of 89 cm with a model error of +-4 per cent, but over most of the regions with the exception of north-eastern states, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand the rainfall will also be equally poor. Rainfall forecast for the crucial agriculture months, July and August, is also not encouraging. It is likely to be 93 per cent of the LPA in July and 96 per cent of the LPA in August with a model error of +-9 per cent. Late arrival of the monsoon and its tardy advancement over the country also raises concern.
The chances of the spoilsport, El Nino, emerging during the monsoon period is as high as 70 per cent. El Nino is the warming of the Pacific waters above its normal range. The warming in Nino 3 and Nino 3.4 regions of the Pacific Ocean impact the Indian monsoon. However, the conditions in the tropical Indian Ocean are warmer than normal uniformly throughout the basin and therefore ruling out any possibility of positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions in the monsoon season.
Though the rainfall is likely to be deficient, there is some hope as the storage position in major reservoirs across the country, except in South India, is satisfactory. The available surface water can be used for irrigation.
However, in this critical hour, the Government should step in to mitigate the hardship of the farmers. The farmers need real time weather information in local areas so that they can plan for alternate crops in case of poor rainfall. Adequate power and diesel subsidy should be given to draw water for irrigation. Drip irrigation materials should be sold to farmers at a subsidized cost. De-silting of canals, energizing tubewells, repairing of faulty pumps should be taken up on a war footing. Subsidized seeds should be given to farmers to grow alternate crops. Special attention should be given to the chronic dry areas of the country. Subsidized fodder should be provided for milch animals and poultry, particularly in dry areas. These are some immediate measures to mitigate the hardship of farmers.
The incidences of suicides committed by farmers are on the rise and hence there is a need to reschedule payment of crop loans and providing interest subvention on rescheduled loans for farmers in drought affected areas. Even additional subsidy should be given on premium for crop insurance. If farmers’ income falls, the Government needs to bridge the gap by setting up a Price Stabilization Fund.
Apart from addressing farmers’ immediate problems the government must care to mitigate the problems of the common man. There is ample foodstocks with the Government. Against a buffer norm of about 100 lakh tonne of rice and 170 lakh tonne of wheat, the Government stock is 206.45 lakh tonne of rice and 415.86 lakh tonne of wheat. There should not be any worry for any shortage of staple food. Besides as per the third advanced estimate, foodgrains production in 2013-14 is likely to break earlier records and be at its highest at 264.38 million tonne. This includes coarse cereals, pulses, apart from rice and wheat. Oilseeds output is also estimated at a high of 32.41 million tonne and sugarcane at 348.38 million tonne.
Going by the estimates of availability of food in the country, there should be no reason for panic. The present rising trend in prices of essential commodities is due to the sentiments generated in the market on account of the forecast for a deficient rainfall. The government needs to crack down on futures trading which responsible for generating sentiments for price rise. Hoarders must be booked. All types of storages are controlled by business houses and big traders. Efforts must be made to offload stocks from the storages to control the rising trend in prices. The government should take steps to adequately subsidize petrol, diesel and cooking gas which have telling impact on price inflation.
Poor monsoon can be no excuse for unwarranted price rise. Timely and determined action by the government can hold the price line and mitigate the woos of the farmers. 
(*The writer is a former Agriculture Editor in The Financial Express. He also writes on important policy and strategic issue. He can be reached at – ashokbsharma@gmail.com. His mobile phone no – 09810902204)

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World Cup 2014 on 20 June : Costa Rica beat Italy

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Costa Rica stun Italy to oust England; crushing win for France

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Rail fare, freight hike

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Rail freight and fare hike  before the budget session is bitter bill by Modi government. A Bitter pill of which Modi has enunciated in his public address before the budget is coming to light with first shot of surge in rail hike of fares and freight rates.Rail minister said he is implementing previous government plan and this surge has come after the Railway Chairman had meeting with PMO last night.
Rail freight hike by  6.5%
Rail fare hike by   14.2%
People hope s on Modi government has been dashed down ,immediate reaction of this  will soon bring masses  back to the desperation and despair .Masses specially youth will  not trust the political  assurances and  their words.trust deficit which existed  between politicians and masses remains intact.
Modi outlook to bring in creativity has too lost its luster.
Modi Goverment is under attack by various political parties for this untimely hike of rail fares.
Manish Tiwari Congress spokesperson has called these hike a contradiction in Modi governments slogan shouting  and  it’s action  on the ground.
RJD Chief Lallu has asked for roll back of this hike in rail fare and freight.
Brinda Karat too has jibed that  these are  the incoming of this Good days ahead slogan for common man.
Modi government  to come under severe criticism the way this hike has been imposed on the public,the enhancement  of rail rates may be compulsion of the rail costing of Indian rail but for this government needs to explain the  masses along with certain amenities to be provided  to justify the hike.Rail managements  plan to bring more funds imperative  for their day to day costing couldq also be allocated by the  government injecting funds with PP models along with the adequate hike  at the time of rail budget but  the  concession to General passengers were  too important which Modi has not paid any heed.
Next week natural Disater will prevail and the Modi Goverment to faces challenges offood  wheat,rice to  rot in coming rains but donot reach market to lower or contain inflation , soon Goverment will roll out crocodile tears as  floods and drought to make twin attack on  government as usual.
Interestingly it is also implied that PM who has abandoned Press conference in BJP HQ from last thirty days doesn’t not trust it’s talent or intellect of sffaron apokesperson.PMO moving with such action seen as inaction better ,further imposes grave responsibilities and account abilities for all action fair or  unfair part of PMO direct act which brings descision not versatile  and make it hoarded not good for governance.
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Iraq: Militants capture 4th town in Anbar

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Iraqi officials say Sunni militants have seized another town in Iraq’s western Anbar province, the fourth to fall in their hands since Friday.
They said the militants captured Rutba, about 150 kilometres east of the Jordanian border, late on Saturday.
Residents were today negotiating with the militants to leave after an army unit on the town’s outskirts threatened to start shelling.
The other three are Qaim, Rawah and Anah, as well as a border crossing with Syria.
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Silk Road, China’s Grand Canal listed as World Heritage Sites

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Photo taken on June 21, 2014 shows a general view of Gongchen Bridge on China’s Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province.
The famous ancient Silk Road and China’s Grand Canal, the world’s longest artificial waterway, were inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites here on Sunday.
Jointly submitted by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the application for adding part of the Silk Road, which served as a corridor for trade and cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe dating back to 2,000 years ago, to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list was approved by the World Heritage Committee at a session in the Qatari capital.
The application consists of 33 historical sites along the millennium-old trade route, including 22 in China, eight in Kazakhstan and three in Kyrgyzstan. They range from palaces and pagoda sites in cities to ruins in remote, inaccessible deserts.
It is the first time China has cooperated with foreign countries for a World Heritage nomination.
Du Yue, secretary general of the Chinese delegation at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, said the approval of the application would strengthen cultural exchanges between China and the two Central Asian nations.
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ANUSHA RIZVI ON DEPICTION OF WOMEN IN CINEMA

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>ANUSHA RIZVI ON DEPICTION OF WOMEN IN CINEMA
 
 
 
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Every Wednesday at Anhad office we have two hours of vibrant discussion and hot tea 
( we can continue to serve tea if you also contribute towards it)
This Wednesday on June 25 Anusha Rizvi will interact with participants on Depiction of Women in Cinema. 

Anusha Rizvi is an Indian film director and Screenwriter. Her directorial debut Peepli Live won the Best First Film award at the Durban film festival and the Gollapudi Srinivas Award. Anusha Rizvi was a journalist before venturing into film direction. She graduated in history from St.Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. 
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India to seek expeditious sharing of bank info from Swiss govt

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India to seek expeditious sharing of bank info from Swiss govt
Seeking to expedite information sharing from the European nation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government will write to Switzerland seeking details of Indians having unaccounted money in Swiss banks.
The Minister’s remark comes a day after a Swiss government official told PTI that names of certain persons and entities, who have come under scanner of Swiss authorities, is being shared with India. 
Jaitley said his Ministry is yet to receive official communication in this regard. 
“We are today writing ourselves to the Swiss authorities with whom the Ministry has been in touch so that details with regard to whatever information the authorities have can be expedited and the cooperation between the Swiss authorities and the government of India can bring fruitful results. Our communication will be sent today itself,” Jaitley said in New Delhi on Monday. 
He was referring to the issue of Indians allegedly stashing unaccounted money in Swiss banks. 
“News has appeared in various sections of the media quoting Swiss authorities that they are willing to actively cooperate with the government of India in giving details about Indians who hold bank accounts in the Swiss banking system,” he said. 
According to the latest data published by Switzerland’s central bank SNB, Indian money in various Swiss banks rose by 43 percent during 2013 to close to Rs 14,000 crore, including the money held directly by Indian clients and those through fiduciaries or wealth managers. 

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Rail fare hike will fuel inflation

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Rail fare hike will fuel inflation
 
 
 
Indian National Congress
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Dear Friend,
During the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi promised to bring down prices.
 
But instead of fulfilling his promise, one of his first major policy decisions as Prime Minister has been to hike rail fares. His government has increased passenger fares by 14.2%, the highest ever in our history, and freight charges by 6.5%.
 
This move would fuel inflation and is against every promise he made in the election campaign. Higher freight charges will drive up the price of coal which will, in turn, make electricity more expensive.
 
The already high prices of fruits and vegetables will rise even further.
 
The fare hike could not have come at a more inappropriate time. Food prices are already on the rise. Global crude oil prices are increasing because of the conflict in Iraq, which will further push up inflation in India.
 
Shri Modi politicised the issue of inflation and spared no opportunity in attacking evow en the most nominal fare hikes by the UPA government.
 
In March 2012, he opposed the rail fare hike calling it “highly unjustified, since prices of a number of commodities are already ruling at a much higher level than people’s tolerance limits.”
 
He even alleged that the hike was the result of a “communication gap” between the ministries of Railways, Energy, Coal and Environment.
 
Does the same criticism apply to his government as well?
 
You can share this post on Facebook  and re-tweet this to voice your disagreement with the government’s decision.
 
Read our blog to understand the implications of the government’s decision
 
We request the Prime Minister to reconsider this decision and roll-back the rail-fare hike and take immediate steps to bring down prices.
 
 
Jai Hind!
Digital TeamIndian National Congress                                                                             

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FICCI-CMSME and IDBI workshop on MSME Financing:

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<h3 “”=”” id=”yui_3_16_0_1_1403531162383_8744″>FICCI-CMSME and IDBI workshop on MSME Financing: Opportunity to avail concession of 100 bps on interest rates and only 0.10% processing fee”.
 
 
 
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June 23, 2014
 
Mr. N. K. Sagar
Vice President
Enkay Sagar Holding Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
 
Dear Mr. Sagar,
 
FICCI-CMSME and IDBI workshop on MSME Financing: Opportunity to avail concession of 100 bps on interest rates and only 0.10% processing fee
 
I am happy to inform you that FICCI-CMSME, an affiliated body under the umbrella of FICCI, has entered into a partnership with IDBI Bank Ltd offering concession of 100 bps on interest rates and charging only 0.10% processing fee from member MSMEs.
 
FICCI-CMSME’s proactive approach focuses to empower MSMEs increase efficiency and build competitiveness through free consultation & faster availability of credit & finance at low cost. Against this backdrop FICCI-CMSME and IDBI are planning to organize a two hours workshop on July 02, 2014 at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi from 3.00-5.00 pm.  
 
Areas that would be covered in this workshop will be:
  • IDBI Bank’s products and services for MSME sector
  • Documents/information required for putting up a proposal
  • Evaluation criteria and process followed by the Bank
  • Legal Documentation required post sanction
  • Post disbursement monitoring
MSMEs would also be given a chance to interact with the IDBI Bank CGMs and Senior officials and get answers to their preliminary queries. Participants will also have an opportunity for one to one discussions with IDBI Bank officials & members can submit on the spot application to IDBI bank who possesses the power of loan sanction. (click here to download programme)
 
In this regard, I request you to send us a line confirmation for attending this important workshop at the earliest so that we can make necessary arrangements accordingly. We have limited seats. Participation will be done on first come first serve basis.
 
In case of any further queries you may feel free to get in touch with Mr. Deepesh Sharma, Assistant Director, FICCI at T: +91-11-23487260; E:cmsme@ficci.com.
 
Look forward to your positive response and with regards
 
Hemant Seth
Treasurer – FICCI-CMSME &
Additional Director, FICCI
Empowering MSMEs
Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi 110 001
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Bail out agriculture through farmer-centric approach, plan for vibrant rural economy
ASHOK B SHARMA*
Agriculture in India is ceasing to be a profitable enterprise. The most unfortunate part is the growing distress among the farmers, the giver of country’s food security. The incidences of farmers’ suicides remain high and previous governments had done little to wipe out farmers’ woos.
That the farmers’ distress remains unaddressed is evident from the latest reliable data available on suicides by peasants that shows 13,754 reported cases of suicides in 2012 – 3,786 in Maharashtra, 2,572 in Andhra Pradesh, 1,875 in Karnataka, 1,172 in Madhya Pradesh.
The issue is of the livelihood security of farmers and making agriculture in India a profitable enterprises and to retain youth force in agriculture and rural economy. But it is unfortunate that the policies of the previous governments was designed to pull out people from agriculture and cause migration to cities and create slums in cities.
With a view to boost the livelihood prospects of farmers, the National Commission on Farmers headed by noted agriculture scientist Dr MS Swaminathan had suggested fixation of minimum support prices (MSPs) for crops at a minimum of 50% higher than the weighted average cost of production. But the implementation of this suggestion has been long awaited.

There is an urgent need to restructure the monolithic Food Corporation of India (FCI) to enable purchase of farm produces in different parts of the country. Procurement of farm produces should be done at the level of cluster of villages where farmers can get the full benefit of the MSPs. Storage facilities or grain banks should be set up in the cluster of villages. This structure will be cost effective and enable cheaper transportation of food grains from surplus to nearby deficient areas. FCI should expand its mandate to procure more crops, including some horticulture crops and pulses.

Agriculture in India still remains as a gamble with the monsoon. This year the weathermen have predicted a poor monsoon. If the forecast turns out to be true, it would cause additional hardship to farmers.

The Modi government which has declared its intention to phase out subsidies on fuel, fertilisers should know that this is not in the interests of farmers and agriculture. Adequate power and diesel subsidy should be given to draw water for irrigation. Drip irrigation materials should be sold to farmers at a subsidized cost. De-silting of canals, energizing tubewells, repairing of faulty pumps should be taken up on a war footing. Subsidized seeds should be given to farmers to grow alternate crops. Special attention should be given to the chronic dry areas of the country. Subsidized fodder should be provided for milch animals and poultry, particularly in dry areas. These are some immediate measures to mitigate the hardship of farmers.

With a view to combat droughts and floods in the long run, Modi government has plans to inter-link river basin. According to several experts, this measure may lead to severe consequences including soil salinity. Nearby small links will, however, prove to be beneficial and this had been the traditional practice so far. Large inter-state river links would not only be costly, but also have severe ecological consequences.

Instead of building costly large dams that can cause displacement of people and may have disastrous consequence in the near future leading to submergence, government should encourage small check dams and construction of canals and water harvesting.

Land degradation is taking place at a fast pace. According to a recent estimate, 32 per cent of the total land area ie 105 million hectare is degraded. A report on desertification released by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2007, about 69 per cent of the land in the country is dry.

Government’s plan for soil health cards for all farm plots for assessing land productivity is a step in the right direction. But it should be followed with fast and rigorous implementation for prescribing measures for restoring land productivity. Large tracts of degraded land should be brought back to agriculture. But it is unfortunate that prime farm lands are lost every year as a result of acquisition by corporate houses for setting up their business enterprises and for urbanisation. There is a need to check this trend. Land can be acquired for public purposes like setting up of schools, hospitals, construction of roads and railways.

According to Government “steps will be taken to convert farming into a profitable venture through scientific practices and agro-technology.” But the technology needs to be region specific taking into consideration the agro-climatic conditions. In the name of introducing scientific technology, the government should not allow introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops, particularly GM food crops that have conceived health and environmental risks.

Modi government’s plan to provide urban facilities in rural areas is a welcome step. But instead of encouraging corporate houses to set up rural business enterprises, it would be better if loans and other facilities are extended to the rural unemployed to set up business enterprises like processing units, storages, grading facilities, fertiliser and pesticides distribution units, agri implement manufacturing in rural areas. As an alternative these business units can be set up by local cooperatives.

Finally, if the government intends to wipe out farmers’ woos and revitalise rural economy, its policies and approach should be farmer-centric and not corporate-centric. Like the government has plans for urban economy, it should have vibrant plans for rural economy. We have had enough of urbanisation of the economy. What we need now is ruralisation of economy..

(*The writer is a former Agriculture Editor of The Financial Express. He also writes of strategic and policy issues. He can be reached at -ashokbsharma@gmail.com. His mobile phone no – 09810902204)

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Russia plays Belgium prevailed. Portugal stay , Algeria win :World Cup Brazil

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Portugal stay afloat, Belgium in 2nd round, Algeria win bigUpdated on : 23-06-2014 06:34 AM
A last gasp equalizer by substitute striker Silvestre Varela helped Portugal stay afloat in the World Cup with a 2-2 draw against the United States while Belgium eked out hard-fought 1-0 win against Russia to enter the last-16 from group H.
Algeria beat South Korea 4-2 in another high-scoring thriller to keep their chances of knock-out qualification alive.Portugal will now need to win big against Ghana in their last group league game while praying that the match between United States and Germany don’t end in a draw, in order to qualify for the Round of 16.
While Germany and the US are on four points, Portugal and Ghana have a point each.
It was Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who essayed the perfect centre for Varela to head home with just 30 seconds left for the final whistle.
It was one of the most exciting matches where Portugal got the lead as early as fifth minute when Nani capitalized on a defensive blooper from Geoff Cameron.
A faulty clearance landed on Nani’s feet as the Manchester United player slotted home from the close range.
The injury to Postiga and the subsequent introduction of forward Eder did hurt Portugal.
Eder failed to make any impact as he lost a lot of balls in the opposition box much to the dismay of his captain.
In the 54th minute, Valencia’s Ricardo Costa pulled off an incredible goalline save off a Michael Bradley push latching on to an assist from Fabian Johnson.
Portuguese goalkeeper Beto was nowhere near and Bradley couldn’t believe that Costa had pulled off that save.
However Jermaine Jones’ swinging long-ranger from outside the penalty box saw a helpless Beto stranded as it rammed into the net.
Jones received the ball when Nani’s ill-directed feeble clearance came to him.
Skipper Clint Dempsey made it 2-1 in the 81st minute.
Yedlin made a lovely run along the right before cutting it back for Bradley.
His shot was blocked into the feet of Zusi who crossed it for Dempsey.
Dempsey chested it from close range to give US the lead.
It was finally left to Ronaldo to turn provider in order to help Portugal live for another day.
In the first match of the day at the Rio, young substitute Divock Origi made full use of a beautiful pull-back from Chelsea star Eden Hazard in the 88th minute as Belgium beat a gritty Russian team 1-0 making it to the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time since Italia’90.
It was a goal against the run-of-play by the Belgians after Russia dominated the proceedings for the better part of the match.
Forward Alexander Korkorin missed one of the easiest chances in the championship in the 44th minute when he got a free-header with left back Dmitry Kombarov providing a measured cross from the left.
Korkorin did the hard work of evading Vincent Kompany but headed wide off the target when he had Belgian custodian Courtois at his mercy.
For Algeria, it was their best match in World Cup history as they stunned the 2002 semi-finalists South Korea opening up an unbelievable 3-0 lead in the first half itself.
It was their first World Cup victory since their famous 1982 shock win against erstwhile West Germany and was the first time an African side had managed four goals in a single World Cup match.
Islam Slimani, Rafik Halliche and Abdelmoume Djabou were the scorers in the first half.
Son Heung-Min and Koo Ja-Cheol gave Korea some hope in the second half but Yacine Brahimi’s fourth for Algeria kept them in charge.
The result spirited Algeria up to second in Group H behind Belgium, with Russia and the Koreans trailing on one point apiece.

Belgium score goal in last two minutes of the game against Russia and Beligiums enter last sixteen roun.
Both teams Russia and Belgium performance were quite impressive but skill of Belgium prevailed and werEaPost goal. Goalless stalemate continued for both the teams and the chances of converting into goals were missed,till Belgium foundits way. With goal entire stadia  red dressed corrode cheered their players.
Belgium immaculate play did bring glory to their this important match as with this win they are in knockout round.
Russian team too played their best with energy splashing around the stadia.

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AAP welcomes FYUP rollback - but students should not suffer
From: Media Cell AAP1 <mediacellaap1@gmail.com> Mon, 23 Jun '14 6:09p
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) welcomes the decision of the University Grants Commission to direct the Delhi University authorities to roll back its completely unjustified and highly questionable Four Year Undergraduate Programme commonly known as the FYUP.
The AAP is of the view that the FYUP should have never been implemented in the DU and former HRD minister Kapil Sibal and Vice Chancellor Professor Dinesh Singh owe an apology to the academic and student communities for having imposed such a measure, without any unanimity.
The opposition to FYUP was a unique feature which had united the academic, student and political classes across the spectrum, barring the exception of the Congress Party and its student and teachers wings. The FYUP rollback is a victory of the DU academic and student communities.
The AAP was among the first political parties to have opposed the FYUP and the promise to scrap it was a part of the party’s manifestoes for the Delhi assembly and the Lok Sabha elections.  
Though the rollback of the FYUP clearly marks the culmination of a strong movement against this programme among the academicians and the students, the AAP demands that the UGC and DU authorities must take all possible steps to remove all misgivings which are likely to arise of the new situation.
First of all, apprehensions among the students who were enrolled for the FYUP last year and are currently pursuing their studies according to this programme, must be allayed and they need to be assured that none of their rights will be affected.
Secondly, the students who have applied for admission to the DU colleges this year, need to be assured by the DU authorities that the scrapping of the FYUP will not affect their careers in any manner.
The AAP demands that the DU authorities should immediately take the teachers and student representatives into confidence to ensure that there is no unnecessary panic at the very beginning of the fresh academic session and the decision to restore the three year undergraduate courses is implemented without any confusion.
The AAP demands that the Vice Chancellor should publicly explain why he violated the decades-old National Policy of Education and implemented the FYUP and under whose pressure ?
Students from all parts of the country come to study in the DU and the imposition of the FYUP was only an attempt to force them to spend an extra year before getting a graduation degree.  

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From: media cell aap <mediacellaap3@gmail.com> Mon, 23 Jun ’14 7:28p
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) questions the ill-timed and hasty decision of the central government to hike the import duty on sugar, which will lead to an immediate rise in the sugar prices.
It is beyond any reasonable understanding as to why the BJP-led NDA government took this decision in a tearing hurry when the general budget is scheduled to be presented in less than three weeks time.
The Narendra Modi government is taking anti-people decisions at a breath taking speed and barely three days after the completely unjustified and shocking railway passenger fare hike, it has delivered another blow now by its shocking decision on sugar, which will further burden the people with another price rise.
At a time when it is officially estimated that the country is likely to witness a deficient Monsoon, the central government’s decision on sugar imports will only add to the miseries of the aam aadmi.
The government’s decision would have been understandable had it been taken around the sugarcane crushing season in the country, but this hasty government move could also promote hoarding apart from hike in the prices of sugar.
It appears the Modi government is desperate to sugarcoat its rail and general budget and that is why it has shocked the people with harsh measures such as the huge hike in railway passenger and freight fares and followed it up quickly with a questionable decision which will result in a hike in the prices of sugar.   
Within less than a month of coming to power, the Modi government appears to have hinted to the people of the country that the wait forache din, promised by them during the elections, could well turn out to be endless and the policies pursued by the UPA government will continue under the new regime.     

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Modi and Amir the Two star meet

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प्रधानमंत्री Narendra Modi की तारीफ करने के बाद अब मि‍लने पहुंचे Aamir Khan देखें तस्‍वीरें…
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Sisi will not interfere with judicial verdicts,

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that he will not interfere with judicial verdicts, following an international outcry over lengthy prison sentences given to three Al Jazeera journalists on Monday.Sisi said Egypt’s authorities would respect the independence of the judiciary. 
“We will not interfere in judicial rulings,” Sisi said in a televised speech on Tuesday at a military graduation ceremony. 
“We must respect judicial rulings and not criticise them even if others do not understand this.” 
The guilty verdicts were announced by a Cairo judge against Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed. 
Greste and Fahmy were sentenced to seven years in prison, while Baher Mohamed was sentenced to an additional three years for possession of ammunition. Mohamed was in possession of a spent bullet casing he had found on the ground during a protest. 
Other Al Jazeera journalists who were tried in absentia, including Sue Turton and Dominic Kane, were sentenced to 10 years.

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Delhi university VC resigns over raging 4-year course row : 

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 Delhi university VC  Dinesh Singh has resigned over the four-year under-graduate course row. Admissions to the Delhi University were to start today, but colleges have held their cut-off list. UGC has ordered colleges to stop admitting students under the four-year programme, which was introduced despite strong opposition from teachers and student bodies. The university’s Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh, was yet to respond to the directive to end the four-year system, this morning. Singh’s defiance may provoke the UGC to take legal action to remove him and his resignation is being seen as a preemptive measure.  Dr Inder Kapahi, National Democratic Teachers Foundation (NDTF) on DU VC says the resignation is not enough, we want an inquiry into his term.15:18  Delhi University Teachers Association president Nandita Narain says the VC was forced to resign. 
The pro-VC faction says that VC Dinesh Singh was forced resign as the HRD ministry and UGC worked against him. Media agencies 

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DU colleges defer admission process following UGC directive to scrap FYUP

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The controversy over admission process in Delhi University is not dying down as a group of University teachers in favour of the four-year undergraduate programme, FYUP, today went on a 24-hour long hunger strike.
They are protesting against the University Grants Commission UGC’s order for the roll back of FYUP. The teachers, under the aegis of Academics for Action and Development alleged that the UGC’s directive to DU was an assault on its autonomy.
Meanwhile, future of more than two lakh applicants for graduation programme of Delhi University hangs in balance as it has put its admissions process on hold. Admissions were scheduled to start today but because of the row over the controversial four-year undergraduate programme of the University, admission has been deferred.
After an emergency meeting of the Principals Association of the University last evening, its president S K Garg announced that they decided to defer the admission process.
The Association in a resolution passed had said that 36 colleges have decided not to release cut-off list until the issue is resolved. He had said, the remaining college principals have been informed about the decision. Mr Garg said, the decision was taken in the interest of the students, parents and colleges.
Yesterday, the University Grants Commission had asked Delhi University and all its 64 colleges to comply with its order or face consequences such as freezing of grants. The University had forwarded copy of UGC letters to all its colleges. The UGC in its orders had asked colleges to conduct the admissions under three-year programme and not the four-year undergraduate programme.

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Last dangerous chemicals shipped from Syria

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Last of Syria´s declared chemical agents have been shipped from the war-torn country after months of delays and are en route for destruction at sea, the world´s chemical watchdog said.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the news Monday and said the successful completion of such a tricky exercise showed that, when there was the political will, “there can be progress towards peace”.
Speaking in New York, he praised several countries for their role, including China, Russia, Britain and the United States as well as Syria itself
.”As we speak, the ship (carrying the last chemicals) has just left the port (of Latakia),” Ahmet Uzumcu, head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, told journalists Monday in The Hague, where the OPCW is based.
“Removing the stockpile of precursor and other chemicals has been a fundamental condition in the programme to eliminate Syria´s chemical weapons,” Uzumcu said.
The Dutch head of the joint OPCW-UN mission, Sigrid Kaag, hailed the end of “the most operationally challenging task” in the international efforts to destroy Damascus´ chemical arsenal.
Syria had previously shipped out 92 percent of its stockpile of chemical weapons under the terms of a UN-backed and US-Russia brokered agreement to head off Western air strikes against the regime last year.
But Damascus delayed shipping the remaining eight percent of the stockpile from another site, citing security concerns over transporting it to the port of Latakia.
“While a major chapter in our endeavours closes today, OPCW´s work in Syria will continue,” Uzumcu said.
“We hope to conclude soon the clarification of certain aspects of the Syrian declaration and commence the destruction of certain structures that were used as chemical-weapons production facilities.”
The Syrian foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that “the final cargo of chemical agents has today been taken outside Syrian territory”.
The ministry hailed the success of the mission and called on the international community to pressure Syria´s arch-foe Israel to sign up to international agreements on weapons of mass destruction.
Russia´s foreign minister, meanwhile, voiced “deep satisfaction” at what it hailed as “the successful end of a large-scale and unprecedented international operation”.
Kaag said technical experts from The Hague, the joint mission and the Syrian authorities would continue to investigate “the completeness of Syria´s initial declaration to the OPCW”.
“The most important thing is that the materials are out. They will be destroyed safely and securely… out of harm´s way, and they can also no longer fall into the wrong hands,” Kaag told. Media agencies 

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RBI asks banks, FIs to give information to SIT on black money

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RBI asks banks, FIs to give information to SIT on black money
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday directed all banks and financial institutions to provide information and documents sought by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to unearth black money.
“All the banks and financial institutions (FIs) are advised to ensure that information/documents required by the SIT are made available as and when required,” the Reserve Bank said in a notification on Monday.
The SIT under the chairmanship of former Justice M B Shah was constituted by the Narendra Modi-led government on its first day in office, in pursuance of a July 2011 Supreme Court judgement.
The panel has jurisdiction in cases where investigations have commenced or are waiting to be initiated or have been completed.
The SIT held its first meeting on 2nd June.
India to seek expeditious sharing of bank info from Swiss govt
Seeking to expedite information sharing from the European nation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government will write to Switzerland seeking details of Indians having unaccounted money in Swiss banks.
The Minister’s remark comes a day after a Swiss government official told PTI that names of certain persons and entities, who have come under scanner of Swiss authorities, is being shared with India.
Jaitley said his Ministry is yet to receive official communication in this regard.
“We are today writing ourselves to the Swiss authorities with whom the Ministry has been in touch so that details with regard to whatever information the authorities have can be expedited and the cooperation between the Swiss authorities and the government of India can bring fruitful results. Our communication will be sent today itself,” Jaitley said in New Delhi on Monday.
He was referring to the issue of Indians allegedly stashing unaccounted money in Swiss banks.
“News has appeared in various sections of the media quoting Swiss authorities that they are willing to actively cooperate with the government of India in giving details about Indians who hold bank accounts in the Swiss banking system,” he said.
According to the latest data published by Switzerland’s central bank SNB, Indian money in various Swiss banks rose by 43 percent during 2013 to close to Rs 14,000 crore, including the money held directly by Indian clients and those through fiduciaries or wealth managers.
Switzerland on Monday said it is looking forward to working together with the new government of India in its fight against tax evasion, according to a statement issued through the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi.

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Tahir-ul-Qadri to stage an Arab spring-style revolt to tackle terrorism in Pakistan

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Pak cleric returns to lead
Amid high drama, a Canada- based divisive cleric returned to Pakistan on Monday to lead a “revolution” against the government, but his Islamabad-bound flight was diverted to Lahore amid fears of unrest in the capital as his supporters fought pitched battles with police, leaving over 70 security personnel injured.
Tahir-ul-Qadri, the 63-year-old cleric who drew tens of thousands of supporters for a sit-in protest here in January last year demanding electoral reforms, refused to come out of the plane in Lahore saying the aircraft should be taken to its original destination or the army take him in its protective custody. 
 Emirates Airline flight EK-612 carrying Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has landed at the main terminal of Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore on Monday morning after being diverted from Islamabad.
According to media reports, Dr Qadri has refused to leave the plane as the authorities took him to Lahore instead of Islamabad.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) earlier told that the flight EK-612 of Emirates Airline carrying Dr Qadri was diverted to Lahore who was arriving from Dubai and landed at 9:35 am at the main terminal of Lahore airport.
The authority further told that other passengers will be flown to Islamabad after Dr Qadri is escorted at the Lahore airport.
On the other hand, a temporary helipad has been prepared at the Minhaj ul Quran Secretariat for the helicopter that will safely carry PAT chief to the secretariat.
Strict security measures were witnessed at the Lahore airport before Dr Qadri’s arrival.
Earlier, a larger number of PAT workers crossed all barriers to reach the Benazir International Airport to welcome their chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri who was expected to land in the federal capital earlier.
Dr Qadri’s supporters clashed with police and chanted slogans against the government as law enforcers tried to prevent them from reaching the airport. The police baton charged the supporters and resorted to using tear gas to disperse the crowd near Faizabad.
Following clashes with supporters, the police finally had to retreat after enraged activists pelted them with stones. Dozens of policemen were injured in the clashes, hospital sources told.
The protesters carrying banners and flags of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek, defying section 144 imposed by the government in the wake of the Qadris’ arrival continued their march to the airport.
But later he came out of the Emirates plane after successful talks with Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar inside the aircraft. “I am leaving the plane on the assurance of Chaudhry Sarwar who is my friend. He will accompany me to the hospital where my injured workers are being treated and my residence as a guarantee for my protection,” he said. 
Qadri along with his supporters then left the airport for Jinnah Hospital where over 50 of them are being treated after clashes with police last week. 
The thaw in the standoff came after government refused to involve army for negotiations as Qadri had demanded. 
Many supporters of Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were present outside the airport in Lahore. 
Qadri, who has dual nationality, has come back from Canada to lead what he called a “revolution” against the Nawaz Sharif-led government. 
A spokesman for Qadri said he wanted to stage an Arab spring-style revolt and install a government that would enforce reform, tackle terrorism and improve accountability. 
Qadri, a religiously moderate cleric who served as a lawmaker under former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, has a substantial following in Pakistan. 
There is widespread speculation in Pakistan that Qadri is being encouraged by Pakistan’s powerful military, following recent tensions with the Prime Minister. 
Today, police sealed off roads to Islamabad airport but some of the cleric’s supporters – chanting “Islamic revolution” and “long live the army” – managed to break through the security cordon. 
Television footage showed Qadri followers armed with sticks and stones fighting running battles with police wielding batons. 
Over 70 police personnel were injured when PAT workers pelted stones at them near the airport in Islamabad, Radio Pakistan reported. 

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Oil prices fall on easing Iraq supply fears

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Oil prices fall on easing Iraq supply fears

 Oil prices extended losses in Asia Tuesday on fading fears that the fast-moving crisis in crude producer Iraq could result in a major supply disruption, analysts said.US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was down 47 cents at $105.70 while Brent crude eased 19 cents to $113.93 in mid-morning trade. WTI dropped 66 cents in New York and Brent fell 69 cents in London, after nearly two weeks of gains that pushed prices to nine-month highs last week.
“Oil slipped as Iraq´s oil production continued to be untouched by ongoing violence in the country,” Singapore´s United Overseas Bank said in a note to investors.
Desmond Chua, market analyst at CMC Markets in Singapore, said the price fall indicated the onset of a “period of consolidation as the majority of the geopolitical premium has been priced in”.
Insurgents have captured swathes of Iraqi territory in a lightning offensive toward Baghdad from the north and west of the country. They have however yet to directly threaten the key oil-producing region in the south.
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pledged “intense” support for Iraq against the “existential threat” posed by the militants. The violence in Iraq has a direct bearing on global crude prices because the country is the second-biggest oil exporter in the 12-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after Saudi Arabia.
It has more than 11 percent of the world´s proved resources and produces 3.4 million barrels a day. Analysts said markets are also digesting a survey Monday showing Chinese manufacturing growing in June for the first time this year, raising hopes for the economy.
China is the world´s top energy consumer, and is second to the United States in terms of crude oil consumption. 

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MHA rejects proposal to grant visa-on-arrival to Bangladeshis

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MHA rejects proposal to grant visa-on-arrival to BangladeshisPM
The Union Home Ministry has rejected the Ministry of External Affairs’s proposal to grant visa-on-arrival facility to Bangladeshi nationals and visa- free entry to citizens of that country under the age of 18 and over the age of 65.
This came after the MEA had asked MHA to give its opinion to include the two issues as part of the tentative agenda of discussions during the visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Bangladesh between 25th to 27th June. 
“We have outrightly rejected the two proposals. We have already communicated to the MEA our strong objection to the proposals,” a Home Ministry official said on Monday. 
The issue has generated strong reaction in Assam where Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi opposed the move and slammed the Narendra Modi government. 
Gogoi’s reaction came after the MEA sought the opinion of Assam government, among other stakeholders, on the two issues. 
The Home Ministry, however, did not rule out another MEA proposal — long-term multiple entry tourist visa for Bangladeshis under the age of 18 and over the age of 65. 
“This proposal can be considered subject to certain conditions, including appearance of the visa-holder before the Foreigner Regional Registration Office every year,” the Home Ministry official said. 
Currently, Bangladeshis get multiple-entry visa for one year and the proposal is to extend the facility up to five years. 
During the visit, Swaraj is likely to meet top Bangladeshi leaders, including President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and discuss a range of issues including relaxation of visa norms. 
Swaraj’s Dhaka-visit is considered as part of Narendra Modi government’s outreach to neighbouring countries as was evident in the invites sent to top SAARC leaders to attend the swearing-in of the Prime Minister on 26th May. 
The Prime Minister himself had visited Bhutan last week. Modi had during his campaign for this year’s general elections said if BJP comes to power, all illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India will be deported.

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Guj CM announces 33 pc reservation for women in police force

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Gujarat’s first woman Chief Minister Anandi Patel on Tuesday announced a 33 per cent reservation for women in the state police force.
“It is necessary to empower women for their up-liftment in society. Thus, my government has decided to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the police recruitments,” announced Patel without elaborating.She was interacting with media after attending the passing out parade of 97 armed Police Sub Inspectors (PSIs) and 39 Intelligence Officers (IOs) having PSI cadre, at Gujarat Police Academy in Karai, Gandhinagar on Tuesday.
These officers will now be inducted in police force after completing their 9-month training at the Karai based Academy.
Among these 136 officers, 25 were women, including 10 PSIs and 15 IOs. During her speech as the chief guest, Patel claimed that Gujarat is having the lowest crime rate in the country.
“Peace and communal harmony is essential to bring development. Gujarat never saw any major communal clash in last 10 years, which helped us to bring development here. Gujarat is the safest state in India having lowest crime rate” said Patel, who thanked Gujarat police for such environment.
“Gujarat police force is the most educated force in India having more than 26,000 educated policemen serving people. I thank the police force for having maintained law and order for these many years and contributing to the development process of the state,” said Patel, who also remembered Narendra Modi for showing the path.
“Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on strengthening ‘Raksha Shakti’(Defence Power) of the state. Thus, we are now having three dedicated universities working in that direction, including Raksha Shakti University, Forensic Science University and Law university,” said Patel.
“This Academy also proved crucial in providing training to policemen. Till now, 952 policemen, from constables to IPS officers, took training from here. Recently, Goa government has sent 87 of their newly recruited PSIs to take training here,” added Patel in Gandhinagar on Tuesday.

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Mexico win Croatia dates Dutch

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Mexico down Croatia to set up Dutch date

RECIFE: Veteran Mexico captain Rafael Marquez helped set up a last-16 clash against the Netherlands by finishing second in Group A after Monday´s 3-1 win over ten-man Croatia, who exited the World Cup.
Mexico needed just to avoid defeat in Recife to take their place in the knockout phase, but three goals in ten second-half minutes killed off Croatia´s hopes.
The Mexicans needed more than an hour to break the deadlock at the Arena Pernambuco before the floodgates finally burst.
Marquez scored with a header on 72 minutes before Andres Guarado grabbed Mexico´s second and substitute Javier Hernandez netted a third in quick succession to book their Dutch showdown at 1300 local time (1600GMT) on Sunday in Fortaleza.
Ivan Perisic grabbed a late consolation for the Croats before replacement forward Ante Rebic was sent off just before the final whistle.
Croatia bow out by finishing third in the group after their opening 3-1 defeat to Brazil and 4-0 trouncing of Cameroon, while Mexico finish second in the table to Brazil on goal difference.
Coach Niko Kovac had recalled defender Sime Vrsaljko for Croatia, with left-back Danijel Pranjic pushing up into midfield, but it was a move that ultimately didn´t pay off.
The Mexicans were unchanged from the side that held hosts Brazil to a goalless draw last Tuesday thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.
Mexico coach Miguel Herrera opted to again leave Hernandez out of his starting line-up before the Manchester United star netted after coming on for the final 25 minutes.
The Mexicans had the best of the opening exchanges when Hector Herrera´s long-range shot beat Croatia goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa, but thundered off the crossbar on 16 minutes.
Croatia fired in numerous crosses, but Mexico goalkeeper Ochoa was again solid between the posts.
After a goalless first-half, the Mexicans got the breakthrough when Herrera´s corner was powered home after Marquez out-jumped the defence on 72 minutes.
Croatia threw everything forward to find an equaliser, but left spaces at the back which Mexico exploited with their second goal just three minutes later.
Valencia´s Guarado finished off a lightning counter-attack on 75 minutes to leave Croatia on the ropes.
Mexico then grabbed their third when another Herrera corner was flicked on by Hector Moreno for Hernandez who nodded home at the back post on 82 minutes.
Perisic grabbed a late goal for Croatia when he converted Ivan Rakitic´s final pass just before Rebic was shown a straight red for taking out Carlos Pena on 89 minutes.

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Brazil win 4-1 against Cameroon

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Brazil win 4-1 against Cameroon to secure place in top 16
FIFA 2014: Brazil win 4-1 against Cameroon to secure place in top 16
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Stuttering Brazil will look to clinch their berth in the last 16 of the World Cup as they host already-eliminated Cameroon in their final Group A match at the National Stadium in the capital Brasilia on Monday.
Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side have beaten Croatia and drawn with Mexico in their two games to date, struggling to convince in either match, but both the coach and his players have claimed in recent days that the World Cup hosts are “evolving” as the tournament goes along.Brazil head into their final group game their 100th at the World Cup still not certain of a place in the knockout rounds, but goalkeeper Julio Cesar insisted during the week that the quality of opposition they have come up against so far has helped the Selecao. “This is a tough group, but that’s great for us. We prefer to play against these sides and face these difficulties because it gets you focusing right from the start, which is important in short-term competitions,” he said.
The pressure on Brazil to do well at these finals is enormous, but Scolari’s team need not panic about their situation in the group. They lead the group on goal difference from Mexico, and a draw will be enough to take them through to a second-round clash with either Chile or the Netherlands. Indeed, they would still progress even in defeat, as long as Mexico beat Croatia in the group’s other game, due to be played at the same time in Recife. In any case, the prospect of Brazil losing to a Cameroon side in complete disarray seems slim in the extreme.
Volker Finke’s men have already failed in their attempts to become the first Cameroon team to advance from their group since 1990, and their campaign has been beset by trouble since the very beginning. A row over bonuses overshadowed their build-up to the finals, and they became one of the first teams to be eliminated after following up a 1-0 defeat to Mexico by losing 4-0 to Croatia in Manaus last Wednesday.

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Spain win OZ but out of world-cup 2014

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Spain restore pride with win over Australia
Spain win against Australia  but they are out of the World Cup with a 3-0 win over Australia.
From Spain players who made contribution to goals are  David Villa, Fernando Torres and Juan Mata in Curitiba 
Villa, who is next set for a three-month spell in Australia with Melbourne City, became the fourth Spanish player to score in three World Cups when he backheeled home Juanfran´s cross for his 59th international goal in his 97th and final appearance for La Roja nine minutes before half-time.


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BJP, Sena MPs demand roll back in Mumbai suburban rail fare

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Shiv Sena and BJP MPs from Maharashtra met Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda in New Delhi on Tuesday morning on the increased passenger fares and freight charges.
There is a growing dissent within the NDA on the steep hike in rail fares as well as improvement of rail amenities.After the meeting, BJP MP Kirit Somaiya said that the Railway Minister assured them that feelings of Mumbaikars will be considered.
BJP MP Kirit Somaiya said Gowda assured them of a “positive” decision on their demand and added an announcement to this effect could be made in a few days.
The recent hike in rail fares has led to a steep increase in the prices of monthly passes for Mumbai local trains.
They see the heaviest rush among all suburban rail networks and are a lifeline of Maharashtra capital and India’s commercial hub.
The MPs told that people in their area were deeply upset about the rise in monthly fares and Gowda “agreed” with them that the hike of over 150 per cent in some cases was not good.
“The Minister said Railway Board officials will meet soon and a relief will be announced,” another BJP MP Kapil Patil said.
The state is going to polls later this year and the leaders of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance do not want the hike to spoil their chances of winning the polls.
Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray has publicly flayed the decision and demanded a rollback.
Somiaya said Gowda has also assured them that more facilities will be provided to suburban travellers and security will be enhanced.
Railway Minister increased passenger fares by 14 per cent and freight charges by 6.5 per cent.

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Kejriwal and Yogendra Yadav will meet the Bhagana (Haryana) rape victims

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Arvind Kejriwal and Yogendra Yadav will meet the Bhagana (Haryana) rape victims and their families today (June 24-Tuesday), 6  PM at janter Manter.

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Boletín de Noticias de Nueva Tribuna

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Boletín informativo. Martes 24 de Junio 2014.
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LAS INDEMNIZACIONES POR DESPIDO TRIBUTARÁN MÁS TRAS LA ENTRADA EN VIGOR DE LA REFORMA FISCAL 
‘Una medida injusta que penaliza de manera doble a los trabajadores despedidos’ 
Con la reforma fiscal del Gobierno todas las indemnizaciones por despido tendrán que tributar, aunque se beneficiarán de un mínimo exento de 2.000 euros por año trabajado. Los sindicatos critican la medida y lamentan que el Ejecutivo no les informara de la misma en la reunión que mantuvieron la semana pasada. 
      
Nuevo apoyo gubernamental a la banca, denuncia Gestha 
Mantener el tipo del 30% favorece a la banca al evitarle un deterioro de activos de 6.400 millones.
      
Marciano Sánchez Bayle: Las propuestas fiscales de Rajoy, un desastre para la sanidad 
Las propuestas fiscales de Rajoy son un desastre sin paliativos para la Sanidad Pública por dos motivos…
      
Interrogantes sobre política industrial 
Por Gabriel Flores | La política industrial es de imprescindible inclusión en un diseño de salida progresista a la crisis vinculado a la construcción de un nuevo modelo de crecimiento…
      
El PSOE afirma que “Rajoy grava la desgracia con un impuesto más, el del despido, que es algo indecente” 
      
PIDE UNA AUDITORÍA DE LA DEUDA 
“Algunos me imaginan expropiando los visones a las señoras y los relojes a los caballeros” 
El líder de Podemos ironizó este lunes sobre la visión que tienen de él ciertos sectores y aprovechó su intervención en un desayuno en el lujoso hotel Ritz para volver a criticar al poder financiero. 
      
SEGÚN EL FISCAL SUIZO JEAN BERNARD SCHMID 
Ruiz-Mateos es el titular de las seis cuentas en el banco de Bárcenas 
El empresario y exeurodiputado José María Ruiz Mateos es el titular de las seis cuentas en el Dresdner Bank de Ginebra (Suiza), en el que acumuló una parte de sus fondos el extesorero del Partido Popular.
      
Juan Antonio Molina: Carta a los militantes que han de elegir al Secretario General del PSOE 
El PSOE sufre una profunda crisis que afecta a los elementos más sensibles que deben ser constitutivos de una…
      
Víctor Arrogante: Transición 2.0 (14) 
No proceden nuevos pactos de Estado, ni consensos sagrados que nos lleven a otras transiciones…
      
NO LE PARECE EL PROCEDIMIENTO ADECUADO 
El PSOE se abstendrá sobre el aforamiento del Rey 
El PSOE considera qe debe hacerse a través de un debate parlamentario con la presentación y tramitación de un proyecto de ley orgánica o de una proposición de ley.
      
AUMENTA EL COSTE SIN BENEFICIO PARA USUARIOS 
¿Contadores inteligentes? Sí… ¡Pero, no así! 
Los nuevos contadores de consumo eléctrico se está realizando de tal forma que solo beneficia a las compañías eléctricas, denuncia La Plataforma por un Nuevo Modelo Energético.
      
TRABAJO DE ANGEL CÁRCOBA Y FRANCISCO BÁEZ 
La lucha contra el amianto y la defensa de las víctimas 
Como homenaje a las víctimas y a todos los que dedicaron su tiempo, sus conocimientos, sus luchas, por erradicar de nuestras vidas un mineral asesino que está provocando un genocidio impune, va esta documentación.
      
CINE: PROPUESTAS PARA LA SALA OSCURA 
La jaula dorada 
      
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Quake of M6.9 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA 

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M6.9 – RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude6.9
Date-Time
  • 24 Jun 2014 00:52:28 UTC
  • 23 Jun 2014 15:52:29 near epicenter
  • 24 Jun 2014 04:52:28 standard time in your timezone
Location51.989N 178.432E
Depth101 km
Distances
  • 6 km (3 mi) NW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska
  • 1343 km (832 mi) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
  • 1360 km (843 mi) E of Yelizovo, Russia
  • 1361 km (843 mi) E of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
  • 2962 km (1836 mi) W of Whitehorse, Canada
Location UncertaintyHorizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 5.6 km
ParametersNph = 155; Dmin = 306.8 km; Rmss = 0.94 seconds; Gp = 48°
Version =
Event IDus c000rksk


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Quake of (M8.0) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA 

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M8.0 – RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude8.0
Date-Time
  • 23 Jun 2014 20:53:10 UTC
  • 23 Jun 2014 11:53:11 near epicenter
  • 24 Jun 2014 00:53:10 standard time in your timezone
Location51.797N 178.759E
Depth114 km
Distances
  • 24 km (14 mi) SE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska
  • 1370 km (849 mi) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
  • 1387 km (859 mi) E of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
  • 1388 km (860 mi) E of Yelizovo, Russia
  • 2957 km (1833 mi) W of Whitehorse, Canada
Location UncertaintyHorizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 5.5 km
ParametersNph = 125; Dmin = 314.8 km; Rmss = 1.17 seconds; Gp = 47°
Version = A
Event IDus c000rki5


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Quake of M7.2 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND 

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USGS ENS
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M7.2 – KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude7.2
Date-Time
  • 23 Jun 2014 19:19:18 UTC
  • 23 Jun 2014 07:19:19 near epicenter
  • 23 Jun 2014 23:19:18 standard time in your timezone
Location29.897S 177.676W
Depth30 km
Distances
  • 73 km (45 mi) SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand
  • 989 km (613 mi) NE of Whangarei, New Zealand
  • 1002 km (621 mi) SSW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
  • 1020 km (632 mi) NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand
  • 1034 km (641 mi) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand
Location UncertaintyHorizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 3.8 km
ParametersNph = 95; Dmin = 76.6 km; Rmss = 1.44 seconds; Gp = 32°
Version = 1
Event IDus c000rkg5
For updates, maps, and technical information, see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
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‘The Long Indian Century: Historical transitions and social transformations’

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Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
cordially invites you to a Conference



at 11.00 a.m., Wednesday, 2 July, 2014,
9.00 a.m., Thursday, 3 July and 9.30 a.m., Friday, 4 July, 2014
in the Seminar Room, First Floor, Library Building

on
‘The Long Indian Century:
Historical transitions and social transformations’


in association with

Prof. Philip Murphy,
School of Advanced Study,
University of London, UK,
Prof. K. Sivaramakrishnan
and
Dr. Karuna Mantena,
Yale University, USA
and
The Indian Institute of Advanced Study,




Concept Note:

In 1900 Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of the British Empire in India and illusions of permanence, as Francis Hutchins noted, reigned in the imperial imagination. The Indian freedom struggle was still in its early stages, and admittedly, a tepid version of the broader, and often violent, social movements that would emerge as part of the anti-colonial struggle in the aftermath of the First World War. By 2000, India, like the rest of the world, has become a very different place, the nation debating and developing narratives that would keep its constituents together while ensuring the promise of pluralism enshrined in its Constitution. Scholarly undertakings that for a long time primarily engaged with the anti-colonial struggle have now recognised the pertinence and importance of the ‘long’ twentieth century, taking the longer perspective to understand historical as well as today’s socio-cultural, political and economic problems. Historians and histories of this period are engaging with India’s transition from colony or part of the imperium to a nation-state, and its historiography is addressing India’s complex engagements with new forms of empire and the legacies of earlier periods. This conference will discuss these shifts in historical and social scientific inquiry through the broad rubric of the ‘legacies of empire and beyond’. In so doing, it moves away from a narrow focus on the anti-colonial struggle and its major epochal figures. Instead, it will highlight and problematize equally important and often new fields of research, scholarship and debate that interrogate our social, cultural, economic, and gendered lives. Simultaneously, the papers will engage with the conceptual and methodological issues challenging and shaping scholarly interventions, the terrains of debate and the reproduction of knowledge. The conference will bring together historians, social scientists, and public intellectuals, who have thought innovatively about the twentieth century, and the manner in which our more recent past impinges upon our present, through original research, creative analysis and questions.
Over three days the participants will deliberate on what the Indian twentieth century tells us about its variety of histories, and equally importantly, their production and representation. Through themes such as ‘religion, gender and identities’, ‘caste and its manifestations’, ‘the grids of empire’, and ‘archives and historiography’, the conference will track the related histories of empire and the nation-state, and our quotidian lives, and also what makes for history-writing.  It will investigate the complex genealogies of religiosity and religious identity, political and social thought, and social exclusion and marginalisation of important groups like women and dalits to name a few . The two round table discussions will revolve around the growth and robustness of important fields like economic history, and ‘contemporary history’. We hope to take cognisance of how such social and historical analyses are shaped by the problems and challenges of a largely young country encountering technological revolutions, the new media, growing economic prosperity, and new opportunities as well as exacerbated social and economic disparities that the long Indian twentieth century brought in its wake.

Programme Schedule:                              Wednesday, 2 July 2014


11.00 a.m. – 11.05 a.m.

Welcome:


11.05 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Introduction:

Prof. Mahesh Rangarajan,

Director, NMML,
New Delhi.


Prof. Philip Murphy,
School of Advanced Study,
University of London, UK,
Dr. Karuna Mantena,
Yale University,

11.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.


Session: 1

‘Religion, Gender and Identity’


Chair:


Dr. Charu Gupta,

University of Delhi,
Delhi.
Speakers:









Dr. Malavika Kasturi,

NMML,
New Delhi.
‘Monasticism and Constructions of Hinduism in Early Twentieth Century India’


Dr. Uma Chakravarti,
Formerly at University of Delhi,
‘Two Women and a Long Century:
Reconstructing women’s lives from the
small archive’


1.30 p.m – 2.30 p.m.


Lunch


2.30 p.m. –4.30 p.m. Session: 2

‘Caste and its Manifestations’


Chair:Prof. Udaya Kumar,

NMML,
New Delhi.


Speakers:Prof. Badri Narayan,

G.B. Pant Social Science Institute,
‘Fault Lines:
Invisible Dalits and democracy’



Prof. A. R. Venkatachalapathy,
Madras Institute of Development Studies,
‘The Double-Barrelled Gun:
The dynamics of the Dravida Kazhagam (DK) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)’

9.00 a.m. –11.30 a.m.


Thursday, 3 July 2014


Session: 3
Round Table: I
‘Contemporary History’

Chair:Dr. Vasudha Pande,

NMML,
New Delhi.


Speakers:


Ms. Ritu Menon,

Women Unlimited,
New Delhi.
‘Feminist Biography and a Political Biography of Post-Independence India’

Dr. Anshu Malhotra,
NMML,
New Delhi.
‘The Past in the Present:
Reinventing the Gulabdasi sect’


Dr. Diya Mehra,
South Asian University,
New Delhi.
‘The Relevance of Contemporary History:
A view from urban studies’


Dr. Karuna Mantena,
Yale University,
‘Intellectual History and the Long Twentieth Century:
Rethinking the genealogies of Indian democracy’

Dr. Yogesh Snehi,
Indian Institute of Advanced Study,
‘Locating Popular Veneration’

11.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.


Tea/Coffee




12.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.



Chair:


Speakers:

Session: 4

‘Archives and Historiography’



Prof. Farhat Hasan,
University of Delhi,


Prof. Francesca Orsini,
School of Oriental and African Studies,
‘Literary Archives and Literary History’ or
‘Literary Archives and Modern Literary History’


Dr. Rakhee Kalita,
NMML,
New Delhi.
‘Rumour, Rhetoric and Rebellion in Assam:
Encountering the archive’


2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.


Lunch


3.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.



Chair:


Speakers:






Session: 5


Round Table II
‘Economy’

Mr. Anil Nauriya,




Prof. Raman Mahadevan,
Independent Researcher,
‘Beyond the British Sphere:  
German capital in inter war India’


Mr. Harish Damodaran,
Business Line,
New Delhi.
‘Indian Capital and its Changing Social Base’


9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.






Chair:


Speakers:
Friday, 4 July 2014


Session: 6
‘Grids of the Empire’






Prof. Mahesh Rangarajan,
Director, NMML,
New Delhi.


Dr. Rohit De,
Trinity Hall,
University of Cambridge,
‘The Everyday Life of the Indian Constitution’

Prof. Kaushik Roy,
Jadavpur University,
‘Armies of India:
From Raj to Swaraj’


11.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.Tea/Coffee


12.00 p.m. – 1.00 p.m.



Chair:



Speakers:

Session: 7

Concluding Remarks



Prof. Philip Murphy,
School of Advanced Study,
University of London,


Dr. Anshu Malhotra,
NMML,
New Delhi,
Dr. Malavika Kasturi,
NMML,
New Delhi.



1.00 p.m.Lunch





Please note: The conference will begin at 11.00 a.m., Wednesday, 2 July, 2014,
at 9.00 a.m., Thursday, 3 July and 9.30 a.m., Friday, 4 July, 2014.

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Sairam cheap popularity irks Hindu Guru

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Hindu rituals and religions has International acclaim but the new emergence oof Saibaba spreading across pan India for the spinning money or minting money is on the rise of pretext of free food.Saibaba spreadinga In temple with hardly any concrete religious philosophy to connect God is getting popular due to the poorest of poor being fed in this Man turned Bhgawan given a marketing touch with the magicians like miracle done by this saint.

No saint has been in any religion such status which is enjoyed by this gimmick religioius outlook. How the marketing was done with this false religion.In early eighties the marketers of this sect started distributing picture of the  Shiridi Saibabapreadinga when there was another Saibabapreadinga popular on whose popularity this Shirdi Baba was marketed as the then Guru.

Without any proper philosophy the Gurudom practiced all around India for the sake of money and buildi empire of religious sort came into existence with free meal their forte. To respect Guru is not improper but to rate the Sant which has not been able to give any substantial wisdom or any religious science to get connected to God this trust like sect gained popularity for people ignorance and people started visiting the trust place and spreading many unscientific story about the Sairamand with selling their quasi religious articles the Sairamand gained popularity with people of lower inteigence and thus the sect and is not in tattered clothes. Many  gained in its riches  thus established the status of Saibaba  in temple and project the God which is against all religions philosophy as preposition of God is not that easy for any sant to be declared God without any scientific reasons tested by its religion standards.

India is country where you can make fools to the millions and earn money by spreading stories and providing lower intelligence to the common man. To many religious critics the God is supreme and it’s all powerful wil not rest with any magicians.God test of even a yogi is that whatever the yogi wears has godly shine  and yogi appearance on tattered cloth is not sort of God head  or it’s disciple. Most of the speculators and small business fed this type of stories for many reasons but the religion is science which needs to the looked and worked carefully other wise thos practice with find themselves in state of poor materialistic nature.
There are numerous trust in India which has various followers and their fees goes in thousands ,a country of billions people where wisdom is not with masses but rest with few who convert it into faith for their ulterior motives and build their group ism even in ignorance giving very folkish reasons and their followers follow but this land has thrown these type of sect  into dustbin because as you listen to these preachers you find them not even talking in sense of low level primary teacher.
Even small philosophy of nationalism,Gurudom ,ritualistic knowledge,hearsay wisdom bring the people to  establish faith in half truths and lust of gaing religious power, lust of money and lust to gain fake popularity come to light with such marketing people and they getpaltrysucess for  earning sake but fail to sustain I long run when  put on fierce test.
Indian books of wisdom and it’s philosophy as per Swami Vivekananda is unmatched  and more you read  Indians book of wisdom ones wisdom to connect God become automatic such is strength of books of wisdom and those who practices shall know its wisdom.
Life is unique giftby God to reach to its grace with science,knowledge and experience and  not to create an entity equivalent tothe Supreme power which is against all norms of common sense.Thus to evolve ones soul with faith in almighty grace is thus right path but blind faiths practiced for their personal comforts.reach a state  where one flight must be to Supreme.
Any faith build on blind faith is useless exercise and those who practice live in their own world for lust of money and materialistic gain thus great loss to the evolving of soul in real sense where God faith is above all these material gains. May the trustee on dwelling on their Guru forget the God and Guru are not same where lGodis Supreme and Guru is  special person to show the way to God a mentor is not God.
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Godrej Appliances launches the next generation of refrigerators

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Godrej Edge Digi-India’s 1st Hybrid Refrigerator with Frost-Free Mode

New Delhi, 24th June, 2014: Godrej Appliances, one of the largest players of Home Appliances in India have now taken refrigerator technology to the next level and created an all-new segment in refrigerators. The companylaunched the next generation of refrigerators withGodrej Edge Digi- INDIA’S FIRST HYBRID REFRIGERATOR WITH INTELLEGENT FROST FREE MODE.The Edge Digi will be the most advanced refrigeratorin the market with never before seen features likePhotosensor Control to check for day & night, Digitally Controlled Compressor, Usage Analyzer and Temperature Monitor. Gone are the days when the consumer was limited to a choice between a manual defrost single door refrigerator or an energy-guzzling frost free. The Godrej Edge Digibrings forth amazing hybridtechnology that has combined the best of both worlds and createda new breed of refrigerators.

Commenting on the launch of this revolutionary product, Mr. Kamal Nandi, Business Head & EVP- Godrej Appliances said, “The all new- Godrej Edge Digi represent the company’s efforts to continuously introduce innovative, relevant and new technologies for the Indian consumer. Customers across India are constantly looking out for convenient products to match their fast-paced lifestyle with a greater focus on consumer experience along with best-in-class design & aesthetics. The Godrej Edge Digi promises to be a revolution by bringing never seen before technology. This product that combines the best of Frost-Free and Single Door- Direct Cool Refrigerators will be a game changer in the market. We expect to capture 20-25% of the market with the creation of this innovative segment.”

Godrej Edge Digi is India’s First Hybrid Refrigerator with super intelligent Frost Free Mode.While traditional single door direct cool modelshave an advantage over Frost Free Refrigerators on multiple parameters like energy efficiency, cooling retention, space utilization, they lose out on the convenience of automated defrosting.A regular manual defrosting process increases hassles and the need for human intervention to defrost the refrigerator.But, the Edge Digi Refrigerator combines the best of both worlds and offers intelligent automated frost control in single door category while offering higher energy efficiency*over both Frost Free and Competitor Direct Cool models in its capacity.

The new product comes bundled with multiple technologically innovative features that enhance the whole consumer experience. It comes with a Photosensor control that can sense ambient light, check for day and night to ensure frost elimination at night when the refrigerator usage is low, so that you are not inconvenienced. One other key feature is its ability of Highest Cooling Retention of up to 24 Hours* despite Power Cuts – higher than all other models. (*test conditions)
Other key features include the following:

-   A smart Usage Analyser which tracks refrigerator usage and avoids frost removal when the refrigerator is being used
-  A Digitally Controlled Compressor tracks cumulative compressor run time to decide when the refrigerator needs to go through frost elimination
-   A temperature scanner senses refrigerator temperature to ensure timely frost control.
-     The refrigerator comes with a memory back up for Frost Free mode, so even if there is a power cut, the refrigerator will stay in Frost Free mode post the power resumes.
-      The unique touch control panel is equipped with Defrost Control to override ongoing defrost or to initiate it manually and Turbo Chill Mode for quick chilling.
-   The only refrigerator in its class to offer 10 Year Rust Free Warranty and 10 Year Compressor Warranty

Godrej Edge Digi is available in an attractive range of colours – Wine Spring, Silver Spring and Cocoa Spring and a sleek digital panel on the door. It is priced from Rs. 19,350/- to Rs. 21,350/- and is available in 3 capacities of 192 L, 212 L and 241 L.

About Godrej Appliances:
Godrej Appliances is the flagship division of the USD 3.3 billion Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd (G&B), one of India’s leading engineering technology and consumer products companies. Godrej forayed into appliances in 1958 and since then has been a leading player in the home appliances market in India. The company is known for delighting the consumer with innovative, relevant and green technologies. Godrej has created many milestones in the Indian appliance space – be it in the environment/energy efficiency space, including the launch of the first green AC in the world (2012), launch of the first green refrigerator in India (2001), launch of the first 5 star range of refrigerators (2008), launch of the first inverter AC in India (2005), the first refrigerator with 6 Star Performance(2012),  or a pure consumer delight space like the launch of the music refrigerator, Ultra Sonic technology in Washing Machines (2013), DAC (Dynamic Aqua Power Control) Technology, Tilt drum in washing machine or Steam Microwave Ovens and Pizza/Kebab makers(2012) in Microwave Ovens. Godrej’s focus on balancing consumer needs with environmental cause has enabled the organization to redefine the technology landscape in the appliances industry – to the delight of both the consumer and the environment.


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Bomb blast in Nigeria capital kills 21, wounds 17

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Bomb blast in Nigeria capital kills 21, wounds 17


ABUJA: Nigerian authorities have arrested one suspect, and killed another, after a bomb claimed 21 lives in a shopping centre in the capital Abuja, a city gripped by fear of attacks by Boko Haram.
Wednesday´s blast shook the Emab Plaza at 4:00 pm (1500 GMT), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said, as shoppers were buying groceries ahead of the country´s World Cup match against Argentina, which kicked-off an hour later.
“The casualty figure for now is 21 persons dead, 17 injured,” national police spokesman Frank Mba said, adding that a suspect had been arrested.
Later the National Information Centre said a second suspect had been shot dead by troops as he tried to escape on a motorbike.
Senior government spokesman Mike Omeri confirmed that the blast was the result of “a bomb attack”.
Rescue teams were deployed to the scene and evacuated the victims from the area, NEMA spokesman Manzo Ezekiel told.
“The explosion struck at peak business time,” he said, adding that the area was busy at the time of the blast and that 40 cars had been destroyed.
The blast, at the entrance to the mall, was powerful enough to blow out windows in buildings on the opposite side of the street, an AFP correspondent on the scene in the immediate aftermath said.
The area, sandwiched between two other shopping centres and one of the busiest in central Abuja, was littered with the burnt out wreckages of cars and soaked in pools of congealed blood.
Rescue workers could be seen picking through what appeared to be the scorched body parts of victims.
An employee of the nearby Newcastle Hotel in the Wuse II area of the city, who did not want to be named, said she clearly heard the explosion.
Soldiers and police cordoned off the scene of the blast and firefighters were at the location, as thick smoke billowed into the sky, an AFP reporter said.
A soldier close to the scene but who demanded anonymity told reporters that two suspects who tried to flee the scene were caught.
One of them who was shot by soldiers as he was fleeing later died from his injuries. Media agencies 

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Govt defers decision on natural gas prices by 3 months 

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Govt defers decision on natural gas prices by 3 months U
In a setback to gas producers like Reliance Industries, the government on Wednesday postponed revision in natural gas prices by three months pending a “comprehensive” review to make a controversial pricing formula more palatable.
The current USD 4.2 per million British thermal unit rate for gas, which would have jumped to USD 8.8 if a formula approved by the previous UPA government was implemented on July 1, will continue till September-end, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.The first revision in rates in four years was originally to take effect from April 1 but with general elections being declared it was postponed by three months.
“The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today decided that comprehensive discussions were necessary on the issue. It was decided that consultations would be held with all stakeholders and it was important to keep public interest in mind,” he told reporters after the CCEA meeting.
Pradhan, who had held three rounds of discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue since Friday, did not say if a new expert committee or a ministerial group will be constituted for the review.
In course of these discussions, it was clear that the new government was looking at making some changes in the formula, proposed by a panel headed by C Rangarajan, as it would have led to Rs 2 per unit increase in power tariff and Rs 12 a kg hike in CNG rates besides jump in fertiliser subsidy outgo.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said a review mechanism will have to be decided by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Oil Ministry.
“There have been one or two meetings. The mechanism in the government which will review the whole thing and come to an opinion, I think now needs to be finalised,” he said.
Neither Pradhan nor Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad who briefed media persons on the cabinet decision, would say if a new formula altogether was being considered or whether the Rangarajan formula will be amended to bring down the rates to acceptable levels.
“The matter needs extensive consultations keeping the public good in mind with all the stakeholders… the new government must be given time to take a call on what should be the mechanism (of review),” Prasad said.

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Dipika-Joshana win women’s doubles title in Malaysia

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Dipika-Joshana win women
India bagged its second title at the Tri-Nation squash doubles tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday when Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa emerged winners in the women’s doubles final.
Pallikal and Joshana rallied to beat New Zealand’s Joelle King and Amanda Landers Murphy 8-11, 11-5, 11-1 at the National Squash Centre. 

Hosts Malaysia was the the other country to participate in the three-day event, seen as a warm-up to the next month’s Commonwealth Games. 
It was Pallikal’s second title in as many days after she won the mixed doubles with Saurav Ghosal. 
The Indians put up a commendable show considering they are busy playing singles for major part of the season. 
Pallikal said it was good practice for the Glasgow Games beginning July 23. 
“I am glad to have won the doubles too. We started off slow today but got better as the match progressed. Joshana played some amazing shots to shock our opponents,” Pallikal said. 
She alongside Joshana stunned the mighty Malaysian pair of Nicol David and Low Wee Wern in the semifinals yesterday. 
“The win here does a lot of good to our confidence going into the Commonwealth Games. 
Winning there is our main aim and this tournament helped us understand where we stand in the pecking order. In top Commonwealth nations, only England and Australia were not here. It was a good test overall,” said the singles World No.10. 
How tough is it switch to doubles while playing singles on the professional tour? “It is tough but you have to switch off switch on when necessary,” Pallikal added. 

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Firing on PIA plane: over 200 suspects held

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Firing on PIA plane: over 200 suspects held in Budh Ber
More than two hundred suspects were rounded up in a search operation conducted in Budh Ber amid investigations into the incident of firing on a plane of the national flag carrier in Peshawar Tuesday night.
Now not even the passenger planes are safe anymore in Peshawar.
A flight of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) came under fire attack by the terrorists in Mashokehl in the outskirts of Peshawar. More than twelve bullets hit the plane.
Following the incident, Police and security forces launched a joint search operation in Mashokhel and Salman Khel areas and took into custody over 200 suspects.

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THURSDAY 26 JUNE FIFA world cup Brazil 2014

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26 JUN 2014 – 13:00 Local time
GROUP G
Estadio Nacional
Brasilia
Portugal
PORTUGAL
Ghana
GHANA
 
13:00
 
26 JUN 2014 – 13:00 Local time
GROUP G
Arena Pernambuco
Recife
USA
USA
Germany
GERMANY
 
13:00
 
26 JUN 2014 – 17:00 Local time
GROUP H
Arena de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
Korea Republic
KOREA REPUBLIC
Belgium
BELGIUM
 
17:00
 
26 JUN 2014 – 17:00 Local time
GROUP H
Arena da Baixada
Curitiba
Algeria
ALGERIA
Russia
RUSSIA
 
17:00
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Shaqiri hit a hat-trick as Switzerland qualified for the Round of 16

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Swiss Shaqiri hat-trick against Honduras 3:0

Arena Amazonia
Manaus
Honduras
HONDURAS
Switzerland
SWITZERLAND
FULL-TIME
0-3
Shaqiri treble takes Swiss through
25 Jun 2014
Xherdan Shaqiri hit a hat-trick as Switzerland qualified for the Round of 16 with a comfortable 3-0 win over Honduras at the Arena Amazonia in Manaus. The Bayern Munich midfielder’s treble – the second seen at Brazil 2014, following that of his club colleague Thomas Muller – secured second spot in Group E and set up a knockout duel with Argentina in Sao Paulo.
Shaqiri had never scored at the FIFA World Cup™ before today, but he signalled his intent to change that as early as the third minute, when his close-range effort forced Noel Valladares into an excellent save.
There was nothing, however, the Honduras keeper could do three minutes later when Switzerland’s No23 next took aim. On that occasion, Shaqiri scored a contender for goal of the tournament, cutting inside from the right, holding off two Honduran defenders and curling a superb left-foot shot in off the underside of the bar from 25 yards.
Honduras attempted to respond, but suffered throughout from a lack of quality and composure in the final third, and had no-one to match the class of Shaqiri. With 31 minutes played, the Bayern midfielder doubled his and his team’s tally, racing through on to a pass from Josip Drmic, sizing up the angles and slotting calmly and firmly into the bottom-right corner.
The Hondurans did improve markedly after half-time and carved out several early chances in the second period that, had they been converted, might have sparked a comeback. Jerry Bengston was the player to whom most of these opportunities fell, but first he failed to connect with an attempted diving header and then, after rounding goalkeeper Diego Benaglio, watched in agony as Ricardo Rodriguez made a dramatic goal-line clearance.
Those misses allowed Switzerland to put the outcome beyond doubt with 19 minutes remaining, and again it was Shaqiri who did the damage. Not for the first time, he was indebted to some excellent set-up play by Drmic on the left, leaving the Europeans’ hat-trick hero to side-foot a casual left-foot shot low beyond the wrong-footed Valladares.

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Ecuador eliminated held France to a 0-0 draw

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Estadio do Maracana
Rio De Janeiro
Ecuador
ECUADOR
France
FRANCE
FULL-TIME
0-0
Football: France fire blanks, Ecuador eliminated
 RIO DE JANEIRO: Ten-man Ecuador held France to a 0-0 draw at the Maracana on Wednesday but Didier Deschamps´ side still topped Group E to progress to a last-16 tie against Nigeria.
Through luck, determination, bad finishing and brilliant goalkeeping by Alexander Dominguez, Ecuador resisted even after captain and Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia was ordered off early in the second half for a studs up challenge on Lucas Digne.
The result was disappointing for Deschamps but was enough to take first place with seven points and the easier of the possible second-round ties next Monday.
Switzerland´s 3-0 win over Honduras in the group´s other game gave them second place and a tough match against Argentina on Tuesday as Ecuador become the first South American side to be knocked out of this World Cup.
Ecuador coach Reinaldo Rueda was left to lament the sending-off of his captain as his team came up just short.
“There is nothing to be done about it now but we lost an important player in our structure,” said the Colombian. “Various refereeing decisions went against us and it was difficult to hold on for a draw but the players showed great character.”
Deschamps made six changes for this game and will certainly bring back several of the missing players to take on Nigeria.
Karim Benzema, scorer of three goals in wins over Honduras and Switzerland, kept his place in the side, but France missed the creativity of Mathieu Valbuena and Yohan Cabaye, the latter absent due to suspension and replaced by Southampton´s Morgan Schneiderlin.
Les Bleus controlled much of the first half, but only sporadically troubled Dominguez in the Ecuador goal.
The Ecuadorean ´keeper held a crisply-struck volley from Moussa Sissoko with 15 minutes played and did well to palm the ball over the bar when Paul Pogba got his head to an Antoine Griezmann free-kick.
Ecuador began to threaten as the half wore on, almost breaking through when Enner Valencia rose above Digne to connect with Michael Arroyo´s left-wing cross only for Hugo Lloris to intervene.

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Argentina star Messi-inspired defeat Nigeria

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Nigeria through despite Messi-inspired defeat

25 Jun 2014

25 JUN 2014 – 13:00 Local time
GROUP F
Estadio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Nigeria
NIGERIA
Argentina
ARGENTINA
FULL-TIME
2-3
Argentina secured top spot in Group F and preserved their unblemished record at Brazil 2014 with a 3-2 win over Nigeria illuminated by braces for Lionel Messi and Ahmed Musa. Alejandro Sabella’s side will be joined in the Round of 16 by the Super Eagles, who contributed greatly to this enthralling match and progress due to Iran’s defeat to already-eliminated Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Even in a World Cup packed full of thrilling games, this was one of the best yet, and the tone was set as early as the third minute. That was when Messi opened the scoring in some style, crashing a first-time shot into the roof of the net from 12 yards after Vincent Enyeama had tipped Angel Di Maria’s initial effort on to the post.
Nigeria, though, weren’t content to allow Argentina’s captain to again hog the headlines, and they drew level with the next attack of the game. The impressive Ahmed Musa was the player responsible, exploiting a one-on-one with Pablo Zabaleta to cut inside from the left and curl an inch-perfect right-foot shot just inside the far post.
It was a terrific goal from a player who would continue to cause problems, although it was Argentina who carved out the better of the game’s opportunities.
Di Maria was again prominent, and on 25 minutes he measured an inviting low pass across goal that Messi – sliding in – missed out on converting by a matter of inches. Soon after, the Real Madrid winger went directly for goal, unleashing a 35-yard drive that was flying into the bottom corner until Enyeama got across to tip it wide.
It wasn’t long, though, before Messi again took centre stage. A minute into first-half injury time, and having forced a brilliant save from the keeper with an earlier free-kick, he re-established La Albiceleste’s lead from an almost-identical position. This time, there was no chance for Enyeama, with the Barcelona star curling a left-foot shot from 25 yards that cleared the wall and dropped just inside the right-hand post.
But once again, Nigeria wasted little time in responding to Messi’s brilliance. Just a couple of minutes into the second half, Musa emulated the Argentina skipper by completing a double of his own, racing through and wrong-footing Sergio Romero with a low shot into the bottom-left corner.
Argentina would not be a denied a third straight win, though, and they secured the points just three minutes later. It was the scrappiest of all five goals, with Marcos Rojo bundling a corner home with his knee, but that didn’t matter to the Albiceleste fans or to the scorer, who had never before found the target for his national team.

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Bosnians eliminating Iran

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Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Iran
IRAN
FULL-TIME
3-1
Bosnians bid farewell by eliminating Iran
25 Jun 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded their maiden FIFA World Cup™ campaign with a 3-1 victory over Iran that thwarted their opponents’ hopes of squeezing into the Round of 16 at the expense of Nigeria in Group F.
With Argentina taking maximum points from the other fixture in the section, the Iranians could have secured second place and progression with a win of their own, but a trio of timely strikes by the European debutants extinguished such ambitions and provided coach Safet Susic with reason to smile before returning home.
While qualification for the next stage was beyond his country no matter the result in Salvador, the determination of Edin Dzeko to depart the tournament with a goal was abundantly clear. After the Manchester City forward’s venomous volley from ten yards took a deflection over the crossbar, he stretched his neck to redirect a promising centre but watched the header loop into the hands of Iran goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi.
On 23 minutes, though, the 28-year-old could celebrate. With seemingly little danger to Carlos Queiroz’s well-drilled Iranians, Dzeko collected a simple pass into space midway inside the opposition half. His execution was simple but clinically effective – stride forward, dribble across the defence into freedom and cannon an unstoppable, low left-footer into the right corner from distance for 1-0.
The Asians were almost level within seconds; attacking along the right flank, the ball was worked back to the near edge of the penalty area and Masoud Shojaei, whose quickly-plotted attempt to loft up and over Asmir Begovic was aided by a slight nick but cruelly struck the top of the woodwork. The move typified an encouraging response by Iran, suddenly finding a sense of adventure and urgency.
Boosted by clinching the opener, Dzeko was at the centre of everything positive for the Bosnians and it was his incisive through pass that dissected the Iranian backline to release Avdija Vrsajevic. The No2 raced onto the delivery but snatched at the opportunity to blast on the diagonal and merely knocked the ball well wide to the left.
In contrast to the prolific nature of the simultaneous Group F fixture between Argentina and Nigeria, where the goals rained in from kick-off, fluidity and rhythm were at a premium for both sides at the outset of the second half in this one. At the hour mark, however, both characteristics were evident for all to see.
Iran defender Jalal Hosseini surrendered possession far too cheaply deep inside his own half and, in the blink of an eye, Bosnia and Herzegovina doubled their advantage. Seizing the chance, Tino Susic threaded a perfectly weighted assist into the adjoining run in the left channel by Miralem Pjanic, who shifted his weight and curled a side-foot hit around the stretch of Haghighi to end the stylish play in sublime fashion.
As a deluge unfolded above them and each team contemplated the closing stages of their participation at Brazil 2014, Reza Ghoochannejad refused to relent. Having had one effort blocked and sent another wide, he finally opened the tournament account for Queiroz’s men by tapping home after being found completely unmarked at the back post by a drill across the area.
Irritated by the concession, Bosnia and Herzegovina promptly sprinted in the opposite direction and, when Vrsajevic took up responsibility as he hurtled down the right wing, the full-back picked his preferred spot of the net and lashed a powerful shot precisely where he hoped to. Iran hopes evaporated and their Group F rivals took up residence at the next stage.

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Costa Rica secure historic top spot with draw

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Costa Rica secure historic top spot with draw
Costa Rica drew 0-0 with England to top World Cup Group D unbeaten and leave their opponents without a win and an early flight home on Tuesday in Belo Horizonte.
England had chances to rescue something form a terrible campaign but Daniel Sturridge sent both shots wide.
Costa Rica, who only made the last 16 on one other occasion in 1990, defied the tag of minnows and outsiders in the group to beat both Uruguay and Italy.
Costa Rica did test England goalkeeper Ben Foster on one occasion as Celso Borges’ long distance freekick forced him to leap to tip the ball over the bar.
England pressed hard from the start with Costa Rica’s impressive goalkeeper Keylor Navas getting down bravely to thwart Sturridge and then saving well from Southampton winger Adam Lallana.
Sturridge should have given England the lead in the 65th minute as Jack Wilshere’s beautifully weighted pass into the area saw the Liverpool striker run on to it but he sent the ball past the far post.
England coach Roy Hodgson sent on veterans Steven Gerrard — probably for his last appearance in an England shirt — and Wayne Rooney in a bid to grab a late win but it was all in vain as the Costa Ricans held them at bay.

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Colombia top Group C with 4-1 win over Japan

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Colombia top Group C with 4-1 win over Japan


Substitute James Rodriguez scored a brilliant goal and set up two more for Jackson Martinez as Colombia beat Japan 4-1 on Tuesday to confirm top spot in Group C and eliminate the Asian champions from the World Cup. 

Already assured of advancing, Colombia guaranteed first place with their third straight win, setting up a second-round match against Uruguay. 

The Colombians started with a virtual second-string lineup but still went in front when Juan Cuadrado, one of the few regular starters — drilled in a 17th-minute penalty. 

Japan equalized with the last touch of the first half through Shinji Okazaki’s header but Martinez scored in the 55th and 82nd minutes — both from superb passes from Rodriguez — to put the result beyond doubt. 

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Rs 991.20 crores: Total Income of National Parties during FY 2012-13

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Only 10% from donations above Rs 20,000 of which Rs 11.14 crores from donors with no names and address

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysed the IT returns and donations reports of the 6 National Parties submitted for the Financial Year 2012-13. Political parties are required to submit details of donations received above Rs 20,000 from all over India, to the Election Commission, annually. Parties provide details of the name, address, PAN, mode of payment and amount contributed by each donor who has made donation above Rs 20,000. 
  • This report, apart from analysing the total income and expenditure, analyses the contributions made by corporates and individuals above Rs 20,000 during FY 2012-13 to National Parties
  • The report looks into those donations where details of donors were not declared by the parties
  • It is seen that details of 703 donors were not declared in the donations statement, who had contributed a total of Rs 11.14 crores to the National Parties
  • BSP declared that the party received no donations above Rs 20,000 during FY 2012-13 as it had declared since FY 2004-05

                                                          

Executive Summary

        I.            Total income of political parties from all over India
  • The total income and expenditure of political parties is calculated from their IT returns filed with the Income Tax Department annually
  • The total income of National Parties for FY 2012-13 was Rs. 991.20 crores. INC declared the highest total income of Rs. 425.69 crores, followed by BJP with Rs. 324.16 crores and BSP with a declared total income of Rs. 87.63 crores. NCP a declared total income of Rs. 26.56 crores, CPI, Rs. 1.07 crores and CPM declared a total income of Rs. 126.09 crores for FY 2012-13.
                                      
        II.            Number of donors contributing above Rs. 20,000 to political parties from all over India (FY 2012-13)
  • The total amount of donations received above Rs 20,000 by National Political parties during FY 2012-13 is calculated from the donations report submitted to the Election Commission annually
  •  The total donations above Rs 20,000 declared was Rs. 99.14 crores, from 3777 donors.
        III.            Top corporate donors to National Parties
  •   INC: Torrent Power Ltd donated the maximum amount (Rs 3.50 crores) followed by Torrent Pharmaceuticals (Rs 1.50 crores) and             Hyderabad Industries Ltd (HIL) (Rs 50 lakhs). 
  • BJP:  General Electoral Trust of the Aditya Birla Group donated the maximum amount (Rs 7.50 crores) followed by Lodha Dwellers             Pvt Ltd (Rs 6.99 crores) and Torrent Power (Rs 6.57 crores). 
  • CPI and CPM: CPI received a total of Rs 4.21 lakhs from organizations such as Bhartiya Khet Mazdoor Union and while CPM received a              total of Rs 1.43 crores from 29 corporate/ business houses.
        IV.            Undeclared Donors
  • The name and address of a total of 43 donors who contributed Rs 29 lakhs to the National Parties is undeclared in the                           statements submitted by the parties. Thus, these donations above Rs 20,000 cannot be traced to any individual, organization or a          trust. 
  •  Similarly, the addresses of a total of 655 donors contributing Rs 10.84 crores to the National Parties have been left undeclared              in the statements submitted by the parties.
        V.            Sector-wise donations
  • Corporate/ business sector tops the list of contributions with 72% or Rs 70.97 crores to the National Parties followed by individual         donations with 17% or Rs 17.01 crores 
  • It is to be noted that 11% or Rs 11.14 crores was donated by those donors who cannot be traced by name or address
                                            
        VI.            Donors who have not declared details of PAN
  •  A total of 2371 out of 3775 donors (or 63%) contributing Rs 37.64 crores to the National Parties have not declared their PAN details        in the contribution form. 
    ·   BJP has listed the maximum number of donors (1670) who have not declared their PAN while contributing a maximum of Rs 25.99         crores.

Recommendations of ADR 

The Supreme Court gave a judgment on September 13, 2013 declaring that no part of a candidate’s affidavit should be left blank. Similarly, no part of the Form 24A submitted by political parties providing details of donations above Rs 20,000 should be blank.
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Full details of all donors should be made available for public scrutiny under the RTI. Some countries where this is done include Bhutan, Nepal, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Bulgaria, the US and Japan. In none of these countries is it possible for 75% of the source of funds to be unknown, but at present it is so in India.
    • Details of donors who make donations to the Electoral Trusts should be available in the public domain for increasing transparency in funding of political parties.
Those parties not following the ICAI guidelines for auditing of reports should be scrutinized by the IT department.
For more details about the top sources of income of the National Parties, party-wise break up of undeclared donors, undeclared PAN details and mode of payment, please refer to the attached report, titled ‘Analysis of income, expenditure and donations of National Parties – FY 2012-13′

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The Ultimate Music Experience at Reggae Sumfest 2014

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The Ultimate Music Experience at Reggae Sumfest 2014
- Heartbeat of Jamaica -
All India, 25th June 2014: One of the most important festivals of Jamaica, Reggae Sumfest is set to take place between 13th to 19th July this year. Jamaica’s second-largest city, Montego Bay is the venue for the Reggae Sumfest every year. Reggae Sumfest features top reggae talent to entertain and attract thousands of tourists from around the world. It is often dubbed as “the greatest reggae show on earth”.
Bob Marley is known as the greatest reggae icon on the planet. This influential musician developed the genre reggae in his home country, Jamaica. Marley died at the age of 36 after devoting much of his life to music.
First staged in 1993 by Summerfest Productions Limited, Reggae Sumfest quickly became popular not only in Jamaica but throughout the world. The festival has successfully incorporated international artists to the line up such as Usher, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Rihanna, etc in past few years. This year’s line-up includes Sean Paul, Wiz Khalifa, Jason Derulo and many other international artists. The festival kicks off with its Sumfest Beach Party on 13th July with a great selection of DJs. The remaining days of the festival are followed by All White Party, Dance Hall Night and International Nights showcasing top performers.
Reggae Sumfest is widely regarded as the world’s premier reggae music event. One of the best times for music lovers to visit the island country is during the months of July and August to enjoy reggae along with the summers of Jamaica. The festival is not only a paradise for music lovers but also for food and beer enthusiasts as some mouth-watering Jamaican cuisines are on offer during the festival.
Known fondly as MoBay, Montego Bay is graced with a modern international airport (Sangster International Airport) giving an access to vacationers to the music city. The waterfront of the city is lined with picture-perfect sandy beaches, luxury hotels and elegant resorts. Montego Bay is home to the Hip Strip – a full mile of restaurants, entertainment, shopping, fun and excitement. Montego Bay is a thriving city abuzz with activities for every budget and preference. 
With a reputation of presenting top class artists in one of the prime tourist cities – Montego Bay; Reggae Sumfest is committed to showcasing indigenous reggae talent while keeping the motto of Promoting Music, the Universal Forcealive.
Jamaica – Once you go, you know!
About Jamaica Tourist Board
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), founded in 1955, is Jamaica’s national tourism agency based in the capital city of Kingston. The JTB was declared the Caribbean’s Leading Tourist Board by the World Travel Awards (WTA) from 2006 to 2013. Also in 2013, Jamaica earned the WTA’s vote for the World’s Leading Cruise Destination, Caribbean’s Leading Destination and Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Destination for the seventh consecutive year. Additionally, the Historic Falmouth Cruise Port was recognized as the World’s Leading Tourism Development Project while Ocho Rios was named the Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Port and Sangster International Airport was voted the Caribbean’s Leading Airport. In Canada, Jamaica was voted the Favourite Honeymoon Destination by Travel Agents.
            
JTB offices are located in Kingston, Montego Bay, Miami, Toronto and London. Representative offices are located in Berlin, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam, Delhi and Tokyo. 
For details on upcoming special events, attractions and accommodations in Jamaica go to the JTB’s Web site atwww.visitjamaica.com or call the Jamaica Tourist Board at 1-800-JAMAICA (1-800-526-2422). Follow the JTB on Facebook at www.facebook.com/visitjamaica, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/visitjamaicanow, on Instagram atwww.instagram.com/visitjamaica,  on Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/myjamaica, or on YouTube atwww.youtube.com/myjamaicajtb. View the JTB blog at www.islandbuzzjamaica.com. 
For Further Information, please contact: 
Jamaica Tourist Board
c/o TRAC Representations (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Mariya Kapadia | 022 24981777 | Email: visitjamaica@gmail.com

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Zayed Future Energy Prize 2015:  14 July submissions deadline looms

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New Delhi, June 24: There is approximately two weeks left until the entry deadline for the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize. The Prize, an annual US$4 million award, recognizes individuals, organizations and schools who have made significant strides to advance the fields of renewable energy and sustainability.  Submissions and nominations are now open for the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize. The deadline is 14 July, 2014. Applicants from the Indian renewable energy and sustainability sectors can apply in five different categories for the opportunity to win a game-changing prize pot and the prestige and opportunities that come with aninternationally renowned prize.

·         Five categories:
o    Large Corporation – Recognition Award (No monetary value)
o    Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) – US$ 1,500,000
o    Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) – US$ 1,500,000
o    Lifetime Achievement (Individual) – US$ 500,000
(In the Lifetime Achievement category, nominations will also be accepted.)
o    Global High Schools – European region – $100,000

Launched in 2008, the Prize has gained global recognition and built a strong reputation as the most influential award in the renewable energy and sustainability community. Submissions and nominations have increased 300 percent over the past five years, with a growing number from Europe following recent successes by organizations from the region.

·         Recent Indian winners include:
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Logjam for DU student is over

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Logjam for DU student is over and their efforts to get admission in various colleges will begin from Monday onwards.
UGC insisted to act on its directive, the Delhi University on Friday scrapped its controversial four-year undergraduate programme and reverted to the previous three-year structure.”In line with the directive of the UGC, the University has decided to roll back the FYUP. Consequently, the admission process shall be conducted under the scheme of courses that were in force in the academic session 2012-13 in all the colleges of the University of Delhi,” Singh said.
Delhi University today scrapped its controversial Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) and reverted to the previous three-year structure. A statement of DU Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh asked the principals of various colleges of the University to start admissions for the new session. He said that DU recognizes the need of the hour and it is of paramount importance to protect the interests of the students by ensuring the start of the admission process.The decision puts an end to the uncertainty over the admission process for 2014-15 which was triggered due to the stand-off between DU and University Grants Commission over FYUP.
Over 2.7 lakh students have applied for admission to more than 54,000 seats in 64 colleges of the University. The admissions were to begin on June 24 but have been delayed due to the stalemate.
DU Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh faces lots of criticism from various quarters and his resignation is also sought.The entire controversy moves around the four year course in line with foreign universities but without any proper work on syllabus to put the course on firm pedestal with an option open for three year student to opt for this specialized course willing to go for further study abroad.This logjam should be seen as unpreparedness, callous approach of our  educational mentors with lack of vision and their bloating,fanciful ego with no knowledge of ground realities, However the old is gold educational spirit is to be injected to the young gennext.

Congress leader  Shashi Tharoor condemned the authorities for the improper handling of the tussle between DU and UGC, and making students suffer.
“Surely, the decision withdrawl of FYUP will be welcomed by a lot of students who were not happy with the four-year thing, but the manner in which this entire thing has occurred is deeply dismaying. It appears that there was very little concentration; due processes were not properly followed. The students who have done one year’s work have been left high and dry, and the ones who have been pending admissions have been twisting in the wheel from the last several days. This is no way to treat our education policy. I really think that the university has suffered, the students have suffered,” said Shashi Tharoor.
Text of the letter by Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh
The University of Delhi recognises the need of the hour. It is of paramount importance to protect the interests of the students by ensuring the start of the admission process. In line with the directive of the UGC the University has decided to roll back the FYUP. Consequently the admission process shall be conducted under the scheme of courses that were in force in the academic session 2012-13 in all the colleges of the University of Delhi. It is expected that the Principals of our colleges shall assist in devising and ensuring a speedy completion of the admission process.

The admissions were to begin on June 24 but have been delayed due to the stalemate.
Singh said DU recognises the need of the hour and it is of “paramount importance” to protect the interests of the students by ensuring the start of the admission process.
“It is expected that the principals of our colleges shall assist in devising and ensuring a speedy completion of the admission process,” he said.
Hours before the VC’s statement on the rollback of FYUP, DU wrote to UGC saying it was in the process of drafting a response in accordance with the “spirit of your directives” to ensure the admission process starts very soon.
It was responding to repeated directives from UGC to dump FYUP and revert to the previous three-year undergraduate programme at the earliest.
UGC had late last night sent another letter to DU asking it to roll back FYUP and immediately begin undergraduate admissions.
Meanwhile, the Principals’ Association of Delhi University today met to deliberate how to go about with the admissions.
SRCC principal P C Jain said they would meet the VC to discuss how to go forward with the admission process under the three-year undergraduate programme.
“Principals will individually put forth their issues before the VC,” he said.
On being asked about the fate of students pursuing four- year B.Tech courses, Pro-VC Sudheesh Pachauri said that “as of now the statement of the VC is our text. We do not know anything less or more”.
The Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) welcomed the VC’s statement with its executive committee member Vijaya Venkataraman saying that the “democratic functioning” of the university has been upheld.
She also lauded the efforts of HRD Minister Smriti Irani and said the ministry has given an assurance that students’ interest will not be compromised.
Amit Awana, President of Delhi University Students’ Union, also hailed the decision to roll back FYUP.
“The long movement against FYUP by students has finally succeeded. Also, this will put an end to the dilemma that students had been facing since past three days regarding when the admission process will start,” he said.
Reaction from political parties were also pouring in following the rollback of the programme. CPI welcomed the scrapping of FYUP and said it was a “great victory” of teachers, students and officials of DU.
“CPI is of the view that the autonomy of the university should not be disturbed and UGC should be careful in future to not to allow this type of deviation from the nationally accepted position in higher education which causes hardship to the students,” it said.

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Ukraine and EU sign free trade zone deal

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Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko poses with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (R) at the EU Council in Brussels June 27, 2014 (Reuters / Stringer)
 Ukraine signed the economic part of the Association agreement with the EU,  Georgia and Moldova too joining the pact, even though big economic risks lie ahead.
The signing of the economic part of the agreement comes after 8 months of violent unrest in Ukraine, which broke out in Kiev and spread across the country in November after then-President Viktor Yanukovich decided to reject the trade agreement in favor of trilateral talks.
The document contains 31 signatures – Ukraine, all 28 EU member states, as well as that of the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. The agreement will only come into force when it is ratified by every national parliament in the EU. It is expected that the ratification process will be complete by this fall.
Georgia and Moldova also signed both political and economic parts of the Association Agreement. Ukraine signed a political part of the agreement in March, shortly after Crimea rejoined Russia.
“By signing the association agreement, Ukraine, like European nation, which shares the same rules of law, stresses its sovereign choice to become a member of the EU Association Agreement in the future,” said Ukraine’s President Poroshenko before the signing ceremony. The Ukrainian President sees the trade document as a stepping stone to eventual EU statehood.
Friday signing the Free Trade Agreement will open up trade barriers between the former Soviet states, but doesn’t guarantee them EU membership, a main goal of the three governments.
“It is their sovereign right, but the Russian Federation will have to take measures in case it negatively effects the local market,” Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesperson said, commenting on the agreements signed between the EU and Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova.
Russia has warned these “measures” could include $500 billion in lost trade and possible bans on Ukrainian imports.
In order to fully implement the free trade zone, it could cost Ukraine’s already fragile economy an additional $104 billion, according to a previous estimate by Yanukovich. This will include adopting hundreds of new trade laws and thousands of new laws to comply with EU standards.
In 2013, EU exports to Ukraine were worth $33 billion (23.9 billion euro), dominated by industrial equipment, chemicals, and manufactured goods.
Ukraine exported 13.8 billion euro worth of goods to the EU, mostly materials like iron, steel, and minerals. Agricultural and food products are also substantial exports.
The Association Agreement and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) will replace the current Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Ukraine signed with the EU in 1998.
Eastern Ukraine, which rejects the new Ukrainian government’s authority, is skeptical of Kiev’s European ambition, as is the EU itself.
“EU is not ready to integrate at this stage a country like Ukraine,”Jose Barroso, President of the European Commission said before the talks.
Brussels started the Eastern Partnership initiative to incorporate six former Soviet Republics into the EU free trade zone. Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia have followed Poland’s example, whereas Armenia, Belarus, and Azerbaijan are likely to opt for closer trade links with Russia.
Trilateral trade talks between the EU, Russia, and Ukraine will take place on July 11. Russia has made it very clear that by signing the trade agreement Ukraine can no longer enter the Eurasian Customs Union, which already includes Belarus and Kazakhstan.
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Obama seeks USD 500 mn to train, equip Syrian rebels

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Obama seeks USD 500 mn to train, equip Syrian rebels
The White House has asked lawmakers for USD 500 million to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels, in what would be a significant escalation of US involvement in a conflict that has spilled into Iraq.
Following several signals in recent weeks by President Barack Obama’s administration — and months of pressure from lawmakers like Senator John McCain — the White House said.
Thursday it intends to “ramp up US support to the moderate Syrian opposition.”
The request is part of a USD 1.5 billion Regional Stabilization Initiative to bolster stability in Syrian neighbors Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, and to support communities hosting refugees.
In a clear acknowledgement that Syria and Iraq face a common threat, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki earlier “welcomed” strikes by Syria’s air force on the Syrian side of the Al-Qaim border crossing, controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters.
The proposed US funding would serve “vetted elements of the Syrian armed opposition to help defend the Syrian people, stabilize areas under opposition control, facilitate the provision of essential services, counter terrorist threats and promote conditions for a negotiated settlement,” the White House said in a statement.
But Damascus ally Moscow lashed out at the move, saying “there are better uses for these 500 million dollars.”
The Americans “are moving things in their own direction, they keep the fire burning instead of doing something political,” Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin told reporters during a reception at the Russian mission.
The proposal was part of the USD 65.8 billion overseas contingency operations request to Congress for fiscal year 2015, which begins 1st October.
The bulk of that amount, USD 58.6 billion, was allocated to the Defense Department.
In a separate statement, National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the funding “would build on the administration’s longstanding efforts to empower the moderate Syrian opposition” and allow the Pentagon to increase its support to vetted armed rebels.
Washington has been studying options for providing additional assistance to rebel forces beyond the existing aid, which includes mainly “non-lethal” support.
While US officials normally publicly refuse to comment on details of training for opposition groups, Obama’s National Security Advisor Susan Rice acknowledged early this month that the Pentagon was providing “lethal and non-lethal support” to Syrian rebels.
About USD 287 million in mainly non-lethal support has been cleared for the rebels since March 2011, and the CIA has participated in a secret military training program in neighboring Jordan for the moderate opposition.
Included in the latest request was a USD 5 billion Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund helping build counterterrorism capacity in allies from South Asia to Africa’s Sahel region.

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UN: Hundred tenthousand people fled Ukraine

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A line of refugees at a checkpoint in Donetsk, Rostov Region (Reuters / Sergey Pivovarov)
A line of refugees at a checkpoint in Donetsk, Rostov Region
The number of Ukrainian refugees in Russia has reached 110,000 people, while the 54,400 others have been internally displaced, the UN’s refugee department stated.
Some 16,400 people fled their homes in eastern Ukraine in the past week, many citing a deteriorating situation and fears of abduction, bringing the number of displaced within the country to 54,000.
“We are seeing a sharp rise in (internal) displacement in Ukraine,” Melissa Fleming, chief spokeswoman of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told a news briefing.
9,500 people have officially applied for the asylum in Russia Melissa Fleming said, while 700 others have gone to Poland, Belarus, the Czech Republic and Romania.
Refugees from southeastern Ukraine unpack bags with aid prepared for them at the transit refugee camp at Artek Center in Simferopol (Reuters / Andrey Iglov)
Refugees from southeastern Ukraine unpack bags with aid prepared for them at the transit refugee camp at Artek Center in Simferopol.
Russia is taking “very good care” of refugees from Ukraine by helping them to cross the border and providing proper accommodation, the representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Baisa Vak-Voya, told RT, after visiting a refugee camp in the Rostov region on the Russian side of the border.
“Russia is very favorable. The government is taking care of them very well. They cross the border in a very organized way. Those who have relatives there go to their relatives. Those who don’t go to the government organized tent camp, which is run by the Ministry of Emergency. To be honest, this is one of the most equipped and well-run and professionally managed camp I have seen,” he said.
Russia’s emergency ministry says over 16 thousand refugees have been housed in camps in Russia.
The Russian Emergency Ministry is ready to open over 1,000 shelters to host refugees from Ukraine in case it’s necessary, the deputy head of Russia’s Emergency Ministry, Vladimir Stepanov, told RIA-Novosti.
Refugees from southeastern Ukraine at a tent camp in Donetsk, Rostov Region (RIA Novosti / Sergey Pivovarov)
Refugees from southeastern Ukraine at a tent camp in Donetsk, Rostov Region (RIA Novosti / Sergey Pivovarov)
More than 240 temporary shelters are currently open.
Stepanov stressed that the work to host the Ukrainian citizens is carried out constantly and the refugees are hosted in 26 of the 85 Russian regions.
President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to draft measures to help Ukrainian citizens in the conflict zone and who come to Russia.
“I would ask you to think how we can help people, who found themselves in the conflict zone and who come to our territory. It is clear that the volume of refugees is such already that regions have difficulty coping on their own,” Putin said at a meeting with government members.RT News

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Myanmar and Thailand burn USD 400 million of seized drugs

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Myanmar and Thailand burn USD 400 million of seized drugs
Myanmar and Thailand incinerated some USD 400 million-worth of narcotics on Thursday to mark World Drugs Day, but the UN warned opium production was on the rise in the region.
In Myanmar, which has long struggled to control illegal drug production, some 1.3 tons of opium, 225 kilogrammes of heroin and 1.2 tons of methamphetamine tablets were destroyed in controlled blazes.The haul was worth around USD 130 million, according to Major Khin Maung Than of Myanmar’s anti-narcotics committee, who added that the country’s anti-drug campaign was running into problems in some regions that are home to ethic groups where drug production is highest.
“As the government can’t reach agreement with some ethnic groups on anti-narcotics work, we can’t do the work effectively,” he told reporters.
The bulk of the destroyed narcotics were seized in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, a province bordering Thailand, which has long been a hotbed of drug production, the proceeds of which may have fuelled conflict between ethnic rebels and Myanmar’s army.
Shan State accounts for an estimated 98 per cent of Myanmar’s illegal poppy cultivation.
The “Golden Triangle” region, covering parts of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar, was formerly one of the world’s top producers of opium and heroin, until the emergence of Afghanistan as a drugs production hub.
Myanmar remains the world’s second largest producer of opium – the raw ingredient for heroin – after Afghanistan, accounting for 10 per cent of global production, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
In neighbouring Thailand, some 2.5 tons of methamphetamine – known as crystal meth or “ice” – 21 kilos of heroin and 74 kilos of opium worth around USD 272 million in total were destroyed in the city of Ayutthaya, according to the kingdom’s Public Health Ministry.

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US says Russia has ‘hours’ to ease Ukraine crisis

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US says Russia has
The United States warned Russia on Thursday it had only “hours” to prove it was helping disarm Ukrainian insurgents whose separatist drive has reopened a Cold War-style chasm in East-West ties.
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning came a day before Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko signs the final chapters of an historic EU accord that nudges his country toward eventual membership and pulls it firmly out of Russia’s reach.Poroshenko also intends to get German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande to join him for a second round of telephone diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin in two days.
Putin came under intense pressure from both European leaders and US President Barack Obama on Wednesday to rein in separatist fighters over whom he denies exerting control.
Obama said sweeping economic sanctions were imminent unless the Kremlin stopped “the flow of weapons and militants across the border”.
US Secretary of State John Kerry was even more explicit in Paris on Thursday following talks with French counterpart Laurent Fabius.
“We are in full agreement that it is critical for Russia to show in the next hours, literally, that they’re moving to help disarm the separatists, to encourage them to disarm, to call on them to lay down their weapons and to begin to become part of a legitimate process,” Kerry said.
The State Department added that sanctions would be also discussed by EU leaders on Friday when they sign the full Association Agreement with Ukraine that was ditched by the ousted pro-Russian president in November and now lies at the heart of the raging crisis.
The punitive steps under deliberation would target Russia’s financial and defence sectors at a time when its export-dependent economy is on the verge of slipping into another recession.
US media reports said one particularly painful step under consideration would prohibit the export of technology that could help Russia explore for oil and gas in the Arctic – a major ambition of powerful state-held energy firms.
But 11 weeks of fighting that has already claimed more than 435 lives and brought factories in Ukraine’s economically vital eastern rustbelt to a virtual standstill continued today despite the ceasefire agreement.

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Delhi Metro Mandi House to Central Secretariat open to public

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New metro line from Mandi House to Central Secretariat open to public
Delhi Metro’s first section of phase III from Central Secretariat-Mandi House was opened to public from Thursday noon.
Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu flagged off the metro from Mandi House station to Central secretariat station on Thursday morning. Speaking on the occasion, Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said urban transportation is a major challenge before the country and metro connectivity between Central Secretariat and Mandi House will greatly ease lives of people in Delhi.
Central Secretariat-Mandi House section has received the mandatory safety clearance from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety.

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Sonia, Rahul summoned in National Herald case

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Sonia, Rahul summoned as accused in National Herald case
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, and son Rahul Gandhi were on Thursday summoned as accused by a local court for alleged cheating and misappropriation of funds in acquiring ownership of the now-defunct daily National Herald.
Holding that complainant BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has established a prima facie case of cheating, misappropriation of funds and criminal breach of trust against the accused, Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha also issued summons to AICC Treasurer Moti Lal Vohra, General Secretary Oscar Fernandes, and Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda, besides the Gandhis, to appear before the court on August 7.All of them are directors of Young Indian Ltd (YI), a company that was incorporated in 2010 and which took over the “debt” of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher of National Herald.
Swamy had accused Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds by just paying Rs.50 lakh by which YI obtained the right to recover Rs. 90.25 crore which the AJL had owed to the Congress party.
He alleged that in the present scenario over Rs. 2,000 crore worth of assets also got transferred to YI, whose 76 per cent of shareholding vests with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and the remaining shareholding of 24 per cent vests with the other accused.
“Complainant has established a prima facie case against the accused under section 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property, 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) read with section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC.”
“Hence, let the accused Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Moti Lal Vohra, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda be summoned for August 7, 2014. Let the Young Indian be summoned through it’s authorised representative for the same date,” said Manocha.
Reacting to the development, Congress spokesman and a senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the party will respond “vigorously” to the allegations made by Swamy.
“Dr Swamy is known for his personal, motivated campaign against the Congress and you can take it that as and when we receive the papers and take the full legal advice a very vigorous response will be filed in respect of this completely false and motivated complaint.”

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Holland win seventh title in women’s World Cup hockey

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Netherlands win seventh title in women
Olympic gold medalists The Netherlands defeated Australia 2-0 in the title showdown to clinch the women’s hockey World Cup at the Kyocera Stadium in The Hague on Saturday.
This was the fourth time these two nations met in the women’s World Cup title encounter, and The Netherlands have won three of them.
Out of 13 women’s World Cups since its inception in 1974, the Dutch have won it seven times.
The Netherlands won both the men and women’s hockey World Cups in 1990, when they were held in different countries.
On the only occasion that the men and women’s World Cups were held together in the Dutch city of Utrecht in 1998 The Netherlands men won the title, but the women were beaten by Australia.
Captain Maartje Paumen, one of the four Dutch players winning her second World Cup gold, put her team ahead in the 12th minute with a penalty stroke conversion.
The penalty stroke was awarded when Ross Dross was brought down by the goalkeeper and a defender inside the circle.
Livewire striker Kim Lammers increased the lead by beating goalkeeper Rachael Lynch with her second try in the 29th minute, after her initial shot was blocked by the custodian.
Argentina’s star striker Luciana Aymer, playing in her fifth World Cup, scored twice in the bronze medal playoff that the South American nation won 2-1 against the USA.
Aymer scored field goals in the eighth and 21st minutes, while Lauran Crandall got the lone goal for USA in the 11th through a penalty corner.
This was Argentina’s fourth successive medal in the World Cup. They were champions in 2002 and 2010, and bagged a bronze in 2006.

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UK firm honours Sachin Tendulkar with rare coin

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UK firm honours Sachin Tendulkar with rare coin
Britain’s premium luxury goods brand East India Company has issued an exclusive legal tender gold coin worth 12,000 pound sterling in honour of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
The rare coin has been issued in honour of Tendulkar’s remarkable career spanning 24 years.”Only 210 gold coins, each weighing precisely 200g, are being issued to pay tribute to Tendulkar at a global level. Only very few will ever see this coin in the flesh, making them exceptionally rare and precious amongst thousands of fans who yearn to own a piece of the superstar’s legacy,” the London-based firm said in a statement.
“Every single 200g coin issued is a masterpiece in its own right. Exclusively presented in a custom made presentation box the coin is accompanied by an individually numbered and personally signed certificate of authenticity along with an autographed cricket bat by Sachin Tendulkar,” it added.
Tendulkar said he was honoured by the recognition.
“All my life, I have had a dream of playing cricket for India. I am very fortunate to have lived this dream for the last 24 years. I am honoured to be recognised with the issue of these special coins, which have beenimpressively designed with a lot of thought,” Tendulkar said.
The issue of a ‘legal tender’ coin is an official mark of distinction given to individuals who have accomplished great achievements in human history.
The design of the coin has been handcrafted in great detail by one of the world’s most renowned coin designers Joaquin Jimenez, currently the Chief Engraver at Monnaie de Paris.
The canvas of the coin shows the latitude lines of the globe modelled in cricket stitching to represent the international stage of cricket.
The Gateway of India features to denote Tendulkar’s home city of Mumbai, where he started and completed his illustrious career.
The cricket icon himself and his 200th Test milestone are symbolically represented by Tendulkar’s autographed bat, helmet and the number 187 which he wore during his 200th and final Test at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in November 2013, where he announced his retirement cheered on by thousands of his devoted fans during an emotional farewell.
Sanjiv Mehta, CEO of the East India Company, said, “Historically precious metal formed an important part of The Company’s trading activities. We have been issuing our own gold and silver coins for centuries and began to do so again in 2010.
“EIC originally introduced cricket to the Commonwealth, then the British Empire, and it made immense sense for us to issue a coin for this special occasion. We feel honoured to have been given the opportunity to pay tribute to one of the Greatest Cricket Players of all time.
The Mumbai-born entrepreneur had acquired East India Company from 33 different shareholders and has spent five years to reposition the company associated with the British Raj as a modern day luxury brand.
Its first flagship ‘Fine Food’ store in Mayfair in the heart of London was launched in August 2010 and the company is now poised for expansion across theluxury real estate and restaurant sector in India.
The EIC is a multi-channel business dealing with fine food, precious metals, hospitality, publishing, fashion, art and jewelery.
The Sachin Tendulkar ‘Limited Edition’ coins are available to purchase from the East India Company’s official website.

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15 killed, 18 injured in AP blaze after gas pipeline bursts

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15 killed, 18 injured in AP blaze after gas pipeline bursts
15 people were killed and 18 injured when a massive blaze raged through a village in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district following a blast in an apparently leaking gas pipeline on Friday morning.
“Bodies of 13 people charred in the incident were recovered from the gutted houses.
Two others succumbed to their burn injuries while undergoing treatment at different hospitals,” Amalapuram DSP M Veera Reddy told the news agency.
18 injured people were shifted to different hospitals in the district, another police officer said, adding the deceased include five women, three girls and a boy.
The leaping flames from the state-run Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) pipeline at Nagram village in Mamidikuduru Mandal of the district quickly swept through nearby houses and coconut plantations, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
“The blast and subsequent blaze which started around 5 AM spread swiftly engulfing houses, coconut farms and vehicles parked in the vicinity. In 15 minutes everything was gutted,” the police officer said.
The fire got apparently triggered when a tea shop vendor lit up a stove, setting off a blast, IGP North Coastal Zone Atul Singh said.
A GAIL official, however, quoted its Chairman B C Tripathi as saying, “The exact cause of the blast is not immediately known. After an inquiry only we will get the details and cause of the blast.”
An 18-inch pipeline feeds gas to Lanco’s Kondapalli power plant near Vijaywada. Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has ordered a high-level inquiry headed by a Joint Secretary in his ministry.
The probe panel will have officials of Oil Industry Safety Directorate, NDMA and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) as members but GAIL and ONGC, from whose fields gas was being supplied, have been kept out of it.
The blaze occurred barely a few hundred metres from ONGC’s Tatipaka Refinery located at the village.
“The gas pipeline has been shut. Fire has been controlled. This is a very serious situation and I have ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident,” Pradhan, who is scheduled to visit the scene, told reporters in Delhi.
Petroleum Secretary Saurabh Chandra, GAIL Chairman B C Tripathi and ONGC Chairman D K Sarraf are scheduled to accompany him. President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi have condoled the loss of lives in the tragedy.
Modi has announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs two lakh from the PM’s Relief Fund for the next of the kin of those killed. “My thoughts (are) with the families of those who lost their lives in the GAIL pipeline fire in AP. (My) prayers (are) with the injured,” Modi said.
AP govt orders probe into GAIL pipeline mishap
The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday ordered an inquiry into the GAIL gas pipeline blast at Nagaram village in East Godavari district, in which 14 persons were killed.
“(I’ve) Ordered an inquiry and action plan to avoid these in future,” Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who is in Delhi, posted on Twitter.
“We need a preventive plan to ensure safety,” he added.
He expressed shock and grief over the deaths and extended condolences to the bereaved families. The Chief Minister is cutting short his New Delhi trip and rushing to East Godavari to reach the accident spot on Friday afternoon.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is also expected to accompany Chandrababu to the accident site.
Naidu spoke to AP Deputy Chief Minister N Chinarajappa and East Godavari district Collector Neetu Prasad over phone and directed them to provide best medical facilities to the injured.
Chinarajappa, who has reached the spot, said that a comprehensive inquiry will be conducted in the incident.
“The state government will conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the GAIL gas pipeline blast in the district. All help will be provided to the blast-affected persons,” said Chinarajappa, who is also the state Home Minister.
He directed the hospitals where the injured were admitted to provide better medical facilities for their speedy recovery.
Meanwhile, GAIL Chairman B C Tripathi said rescue and relief operations are in progress at the mishap site in Nagaram village, according to a senior GAIL official in Rajahmundry.
“The exact cause of the blast was not immediately known. After an inquiry only we will get the details and cause of the blast,” Tripathi said, as quoted by the GAIL official.

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FIFA bans Suarez for 4 months for biting opponent

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FIFA bans Suarez for 4 months for biting opponent
FIFA banned Uruguay striker Luis Suarez from all football activities for four months on Thursday for biting an opponent at the World Cup, a punishment that rules him out of the rest of the tournament and the start of the upcoming English Premier League season.
The ban also covers Uruguay’s next nine international games, which goes beyond the next four months and rules him out of next year’s Copa America. FIFA also fined the Liverpool striker 100,000 Swiss francs ($112,000).Suarez bit the shoulder of Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay’s 1-0 win in the group stage, but escaped unpunished as the referee did not see the incident.
“Such behavior cannot be tolerated on any football pitch and in particular not at a FIFA World Cup, when the eyes of millions of people are on the stars on the field,” Claudio Sulser, chairman of the FIFA disciplinary committee, said in a statement.
This is the third time Suarez has been banned for biting an opponent after similar incidents with Ajax in the Dutch league and Liverpool. He was given a 10-match ban by the Premier League for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic toward the end of the 2012-13 season.
The FIFA ban is effective immediately, meaning Suarez will miss Uruguay’s round-of-16 game against Colombia on Saturday.
By banning Suarez from all football activities, FIFA also prohibited Suarez from even entering a stadium at the World Cup. It also stops him from even training with Liverpool until the ban ends in late October.
“He cannot be actively involved” with a club, FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer said.
Suarez and the Uruguay football federation can appeal the sanctions, though Liverpool could not be formally involved in any legal challenge, Fischer said.
The four-month ban includes Liverpool’s first three Champions League group-stage games in the five-time European champion’s return after a five-year absence. Suarez will also miss the first nine matches of the Premier League.

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FIFA WORLD CUP @The Italian Cultural Institue! ROUND OF 16 Matches, 28 June- 2July 2014

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Cultural Program
To Undisclosed Recipients
Today at 11:47 AM
FIFA WORLD CUP 2014@ The Italian Cultural Institute!
MATCHES of ROUND 16, 28 June – 2 July 2014
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
MATCH
DATE [IST]
TIME [IST]
 
Brazil vs Chile
SATURDAY, 28-06-2014
21:30



Colombia vs Uruguay
SUNDAY,  29-06-2014
01:30
Netherlands vs Mexico
SUNDAY,  29-06-2014
21:30



Costa Rica vs Greece
MONDAY, 30-06-2014
01:30
France vs Nigeria
MONDAY, 30-06-2014
21:30



Germany vs Algeria
TUSEDAY, 01-07-2014
01:30
Argentina vs Switzerland
TUSEDAY, 01-07-2014
21:30



Belgium vs United States
WEDNESDAY, 02-07- 2014
01:30





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IB report on NGOs in contempt of Supreme Court: Justice Sachar

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Report “misleading”, defamatory and factually incorrect   
New Delhi: Commemorating the 39th anniversary of imposition of Emergency at Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC), Jantar Mantar and Gandhi Peace Foundation, Justice Rajinder Sachar, former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court repeatedly expressed his outrage at the manner which the so –called Intelligence Bureau (IB) report has committed contempt court of the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court and the Parliament. He asked, “will IB decide or law will decide?” whether or not organizations named in the report are complying with the report. He said, this agency has transgressed its jurisdiction.  

He raised the issue of Delhi High Court’s verdict on the funding of Congress and BJP by the London based Vedanta company and how protest against such a company can be deemed anti-development and anti-national.  He said, “like a sensible businessman”, Vedanta funded both the ruling party and the opposition party. It is not surprising that IB is speaking on their behalf.  

Kavitha Krishnan, noted social and women rights activist underlined how there is no conflict between development and environment but in a strange application of logic IB report will have us believe that they who defend environment are anti-national and they who speak for development are patriotic.

Sanjay Parikh, Advocate, Supreme Court who has fought most the cases named in the IB report on behalf of social organizations wondered that so far he has been pursuing these cases in national interest and for the future generations. But now IB report in its wisdom contends that they who work for environmental protection are anti-national and anti-development.

On the issue of IB report’s section on GMOs (genetically modified/engineered organisms), he said that the IB report by making specific mention of the Supreme Court cases and influencing  Court-appointed Technical Expert Committee Report (TEC) has committed contempt of court.

The IB report attributes motives to the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report which is akin to interfering with the parliamentary process.

He wondered as to IB report will justify its reliance on the opinion of Dr Ronald Herring of Cornell University who promotes GMOs and the monopoly of Monsanto. How can Government of India be blind to the design of the global GMO seed industry which wants to tame India’s regulators to approve GMOs, by-passing scientific, transparent and independent safety testing.
If India’s intelligence agencies become instruments of global corporations working against the public interest and national interest of India, our national security is under threat.

This IB report is deeply anti-national and subversive of constitutional rights of citizens in our country.  It does India no credit.

Justice Sachar noted as to how the Prime Minister has been misled by the IB’s report because it does not disclose the verdict of the Delhi High Court dated 10.09.2013 in the matter of Indian Social Action Forum and the compliance order of Ministry of Home Affairs dated October 9, 2013. Someone in IB must be held accountable for this grave act misleading the government.  

Gopal Krishna of Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL) argued as to how does IB infer that allowing our country to become a dustbin for the hazardous wastes of the developed countries is in national interest. India generates so much hazardous wastes of its own. It has not been able to manage it till date and has no blue print to do so in future. How is allowing of hazardous wastes in the country in national interest and for national development. How can colonization of Alang beach for dumping of end-of-life ships in Indian waters by ship owning countries of the developed world be deemed an act of patriotism? IB’s report fails to recognize that Government of India has a legal obligation to ban hazardous waste trade in compliance with the Supreme Court order, UN’s Basel Convention to which India is a signatory and Ban Amendment.  If the report in question is indeed from the IB then its acceptance of Lawrence Summers’ Principle is indefensible and anti-national because it originated from a 1991 memo by Lawrence Summers, former Chief Economist of the World Bank. In this memo, he promoted dumping toxic waste in the Third World for economic reasons: “Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging more migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Least Developed Countries]? […] A given amount of health impairing pollution should be done in the country with the lowest cost, which will be the country with the lowest wages. I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that.” This principle advanced the argument of transfer of harm to the developing countries and externalization of human and environmental costs. This is the principle essentially from the colonial era which cannot be accepted in national interest.

On the issue of Par-Tapi-Narmada link project which part of Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) project, Gopal Krishna argued as to how can diversion of rivers be allowed in the name of development without learning lessons from Ara sea disaster which dried because of diversion of two Siberian rivers. How can the resolution of Kerala Assembly rejecting ILR project be ignored? How can Prof. S R Hashim Commission report of September 1999 that rejected linking of Himalayan and Peninsular rivers be forgotten? Is it in national interest to ignore the fact that Brahmaputra, Ganga and Kosi are transboundary rivers? Rivers are “veins and arteries” of nature, is it in national interest to allow their mutilation in the name of ILR? Aren’t such initiatives climate insensitive and outdated as they were conceived where climate crisis was not yet an admitted reality? IB report fails to appreciate these issues of far reaching implications.        

A Statement of Concern signed by many eminent personalities, academicians, human right activists, concerned citizens etc. from all over India against this so-called IB report was shared with the media. The statement titled “Uphold Sustainable Development! Condemn `Foreign Funded’ Destructive Development Promoted by IB expressed deep shock “at the dubious methods used by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) of the Home Ministry of India, to discredit many important social activists in the country who have committed their lives in social action for years.  For a long time, these activists have consistently questioned the destructive path of development India is following and have demanded a model of sustainable and equitable development which does not harm the environment, local communities, culture and the future generations.” The statement is enclosed.

For Details: Mb: 9818111562, 09818089660, Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL)

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GSMA recommendations to new telecom minister in India

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GSMA recommendations to new telecom minister in India
From: Telecomlead <editor@telecomlead.com> Fri, 27 Jun ’14 8:08a
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Popular Pakistani Actor Imran Abbas visits Delhi to promote Zindagi

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~ The actor visits India to talk about his association with new Hindi GEC Zindagi ~

New Delhi, June 26, 2014: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL’s) new premium mass Hindi Entertainment Channel – Zindagi, launched on June 23, 2014, aims to unite people in India and across the world with shows produces overseas. Zindagi kicks off with the collection of best shows picked from across the border that embrace universal emotions. With the launch of the channel, popular Pakistan Actor Imran Abbas, who will soon be seen on Indian Television for the first time through Zindagi, visits the capital city to meet and greet the Indian viewers.
Imran Abbas is the first actor from the talented powerhouse of actors from across the border whose shows will be aired on Zindagi, to come down to Indian to represent the Pakistan Actor Fraternity while also talking about his association with Zindagi. Imran will be seen in Zindagi’s upcoming show ‘Mera Naseeb’ opposite British Pakistani actress Sanam Saeed. The actor’s visit to Delhi strengthens the channel proposition ‘Jodey Dilon Ko’ based on the fact that even if people across the globe are culturally different, the stories of their lives are universal.
Talking about his association with Zindagi, Imran said, “It is a feeling of great honor to be present here today amongst you all as a representative of the Actor fraternity of Pakistan. We are very proud to have been associated with a channel like Zindagi. In Pakistan, we have grown up watching Bollywood films and Indian television shows. I am extremely delighted to be one of the few actors from Pakistan whose shows will be aired officially on Indian Television.”
Zindagi has lined up classic masterpieces of Pakistan for Indian audiences who will be able to tune into some beautiful shows that suit their palates. In its launch phase, the channel will woo the audiences with the best shows from Pakistan handpicked selectively to give audiences on this side of the border the sense of true cultural affinity that the both countries share. Zindagi will touch your hearts and television screens on June 23, 2014 with popular Pakistani shows like ‘Zindagi Gulzar Hai’, ‘Aunn Zara’ and ‘Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti’.
Tune into ‘Zindagi Gulzar Hai’ at 8:00 pm, ‘Aunn Zara’ at 8:55 pm, ‘Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti’ at 9:45 pm and ‘Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain’ at 10:15 pm, Monday to Sunday only on Zindagi!!!

About Zindagi
Zindagi is the latest channel to be launched by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), one of India’s leading television, media and entertainment companies. ZEEL is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 1.2 lakh + hours of television content and with rights to more than 3,500 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film star. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEEL entertains over 700+ million viewers across 170 countries. Zindagi is a reflection of ZEEL’s corporate philosophy of ‘VasudhaivaKutumbakam’ meaning “The World Is My Family’. The channel will bring international content to India with an underlying theme  that people may be culturally different, celebrating different festivals, living across borders, however, the stories of our lives which are universal bind us together and bring us closer:  ‘Zindagi….JodeyDilonKo’. Zindagi aims to showcase Real, Friendly, Vibrant and Premium stories and will engage and interact with its audience through diverse shows written by award-winning novelists, literary stalwarts and many of these shows are adapted from famous novels and books. Zindagi will be available 24 hours on both Analog and Digital (DTH and digital cable) platforms in India.

For further information
Usha Rachael Thomas
Usha.thomas@zee.esselgroup.com

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INSTITUTO CERVANTES DE NUEVA DELHI – CULTURA – JUNIO 2014

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INSTITUTO CERVANTES DE NUEVA DELHI  -  CULTURA  -  JUNIO 2014  -  Web

Cine: “Argentina Fútbol Club”

Cinema: “Argentina Soccer Club”
29/06/2014  Auditorio, Instituto Cervantes. 4:30 p.m.  
Ciclo de cine “Días de Fútbol”: “Argentina Fútbol Club”Sinopsis: ¿Cuál es el origen de la identidad del fútbol en Argentina y qué elementos socioculturales la definen? El documental intentará descifrar esta incógnita a través del evento futbolístico a nivel de clubes más importante y apasionante del país, el clásico entre Boca y River. Pero, ¿representan estos clubes la verdadera identidad del fútbol argentino?
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“Soccer Days” Film Series: “Argentina Soccer Club”
Synopsis: The feature film, Juan Pablo Rubio’s Argentina Futbol Club, dances to a different rhythm — the tango — as it talks to fans, players, and coaches about the greatest club rivalry of them all: Boca Juniors vs. River Plate.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Free entry.



AGENDA
6/07/2014Auditorio, Instituto Cervantes. 4:30 p.m.  
Ciclo de cine de animación: “El bosque animado”Sinopsis: Todos los días el ocioso Sr. D’Abondo y su fiel criado Rosendo atraviesan la Fraga Cecebre exclamando: ‘Así dios me salve si no me parece que estuviera animado el bosque entero’. Un día unos hombres plantan un nuevo inquilino, un engreido poste de teléfono. Aquí comienzan los problemas, y si hay un experto en problemas, ese es Furi, un pequeño y simpático topo enamorado de Linda, y que un día desaparece junto con toda la colonia de topos de la fraga. Los habitantes del bosque se aliarán para solucionar los problemas de la fraga y llevar de nuevo la armonía y la felicidad al bosque.
Animation Film Series: “The Living Forest”Synopsis: Except when there’s people around, the mysterious woods of Cecebre resound with the conversation of the various animals and even the oaks, chestnuts, birches and weeping willows. But man plant who seems a leafless tree, actually a telephone pole, which also sprouts from mouth but speaks like his human makers. A scientist decides to catch one mole, Linda, for his dissertation, but his bossy wife, a ‘fashionable’ ugly bitch, takes it and wants them all to make fur-coats ‘now mink is out’; Linda’s lover Furi escapes, learns the truth which the trees heard from the telephone wires and sets out to the rescue in the human world, where everything natural is abused. Spanish.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Free entry.
 
13/07/2014Auditorio, Instituto Cervantes. 4:30 p.m.  
Ciclo de cine de animación: “Arrugas”Sinopsis: La historia está ambientada en una casa de retiro y gira en torno a la amistad entre dos hombres de edad avanzada, uno de ellos en las primeras etapas de la enfermedad de Alzheimer.
Animation Film Series: “Wrinkles”Synopsis:An astonishing cocktail of friendship, resistance and life set among the unexpected landscape of an elderly care facility
In Spanish with English subtitles. Free entry.


 
COMING SOON
PRÓXIMAMENTE 
Instituto Cervantes
Centenario de Julio CortázarOne hundred years of Julio Cortázar
Instituto Cervantes
Centenario de Octavio PazOne hundred years of Octavio Paz
Instituto Cervantes
Homenaje a Gabriel García MárquezTribute to Gabriel García Márquez
 EL INSTITUTO CERVANTES
EN EL MUNDO
Madrid: Encuentro con Enrique Vila-Matas(+)

Madrid: Meeting with Enrique Vila-Matas (+)
 
Chicago: Exposición “Latino/Us Cotidiano” (+)

Chicago: Exhibition “Latino/Us Cotidiano” (+)
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Mitaali Nayyar to represent India at 7th World Karate

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Gurgaon’s Mitaali Nayyar to represent India at 7th World Karate Federation Youth Cup in Umag, Croatia to be held from 30th June to 6th July.

At a young age of 13, Mitaali Nayyar who studies at Pathways Aravali and is a Karate student at Sanshinkan Gurgaon has been selected by the World Karate Federation to represent India at the 7th World Karate Federation Youth Cup in Umag, Croatia to be held from 30th June to 6th July.

Please find the following attached:
  1. Detailed Press Release
  2. Selection Letter from Karate Association of India for Mitaali Nayyar
  3. Selection Letter from Karate Association of India for Sensei Yashpal Singh Kalsi as Head Coach of India
  4. Photograph of Mitaali and her Coach Sensei Yashpal Singh Kalsi 
For Further Information Please Contact:
Sensei Yashpal Singh Kalsi
Chief Instructor
Mobile: +91 9312877677
Email: yashpali@hotmail.com
www.sanshinkan.org

Thanks and Regards,
Shikher Gupta

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CTC Group strengthens its services by opening a laboratory in India

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Friday 26th of June, 2014,
The French group CTC, worldwide leader in quality assurance for leather, leather goods, footwear, textile and fashion industries, continues to serve manufacturers and brands globally with its international expansion and development of its Asian Hub, strengthening its services with the opening of a laboratory in India.
CTC India offers services and expertise in physical & chemical analysis, PPE testing & certification, inspections, social, technical and factory audits.
Following CTC’s arrival in India in 2011 and the subsequent development of its inspection teams in Delhi, Calcutta and Chennai, CTC is enlarging its scope of services with the opening of a new laboratory in Delhi. This new laboratory, operational since the beginning 2014, will allow CTC greater efficiency and reactivity to its client’s global needs. The laboratory will cover all tests carried out on consumer goods and personal protective equipment.
CTC India laboratory, specialized in leather testing, is located in a strategic region that has seen a rapid growth in leather goods along with a strong demand of quality control from the importers and exporters in this sector. The 7,600 square feet’slaboratory is entirely dedicated to certifying the quality of footwear, PPE goods, leather materials and goods. CTC ensures its commitment to high quality services with an accredited laboratory and international standards.
“The opening of the laboratory emphasizes a new trend in the leather sector in India. We are willing to make a significant contribution in the footwear, PPE goods, leather and leather goods domains in the Indian market by guaranteeing to our clients the quality of the goods.” says Puneet SINGH, India Operational & Sales Manager.
A cocktail dinner will be organisedon Friday the 4th of July at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, to celebrate the opening of their new laboratory in India. The event will gather the Council of Leather Exports, buyers, exporters and manufacturers of leather footwear and goods. On this occasion, Jean-Luc CHAVEROT, Development & International Director and Pierre BEAUPOIL, Vice Director for Development from CTC group would be visiting India to attend the event.

About CTC group
For over 100 years, CTC has been assisting manufacturers, distributors and brands from footwear, PPE  goods, leather material, leather goods, textile and fashion industries thanks to its unique expertise and research campus based in Lyon, France.
With a wide range of services including quality assurance and CSR programs, audits, inspections, testing, certification and accreditation, consultancy and training, CTC covers the global needs of its clients from the product development to manufacturing, sourcing and launch on the market. Most of our clients are from fashion, luxury, sport, leisure and personal protective equipment sectors.
For further information about the company please contact: Mr. Puneet SINGH Operational and Sales Manager – India Email: psingh@ctcgroupe.comMobile: +91 98 10 94 91 70

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Madhuri Dixit, UNICEF Celebrity Advocate launches Mamta Abhiyan in Madhya Pradesh

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Madhuri Dixit, UNICEF Celebrity Advocate launches Mamta Abhiyan in Madhya Pradesh
From: Sonia Sarkar <ssarkar@unicef.org> Thu, 26 Jun ’14 9:21p
To: <recipients undisclosed>


 
 
Greetings Please find enclosed video of UNICEF celebrity advocate, Madhuri Dixit launching Govt. of Madhya Padesh programme to curb maternal mortality .
Also please find the speech and press release enclosed.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and UNICEF celebrity advocate, Madhuri Dixit launch communication campaign
Bhopal, India, 26 June 2014 – Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Popular Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, today launched a communication campaign ‘Mamta Abhiyan’ which is aimed at saving the lives of newborns and their mothers, in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
The campaign will  not only focus on promoting behaviors that can save the lives of mothers and children, but will also mobilize the frontline workers and advocate with elected representatives to create an enabling environment which prioritizes maternal and child health issues in Madhya Pradesh. The essence of this campaign is to highlight 12 cost effective and simple behaviors which can have a positive impact on maternal and child deaths.
At the launch, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh shared “The government is committed to reducing maternal deaths and infant deaths in Madhya Pradesh and State will do whatever is needed for the same. Shri Chauhan along with Madhuri Dixit launched the new campaign logo, campaign theme song, campaign videos to facilitate discussions around health issues in villages and the communication strategic guidance note for the elected representatives.
Madhuri Dixit in her new role, praised the efforts of the Government of Madhya Pradesh and shared that it was inspiring for her to learn about MP State Government’s partnership with UNICEF and the many initiatives which have been collectively undertaken for saving the lives of newborns and their mothers.
“I wholeheartedly support ‘Mamta Abhiyan’ which will help save lives of children and women. I understand that this campaign is about communicating simple lifesaving messages to all caregivers, and parents with love respect and protection (Sneh, Samman and Suraksha). “
Everyone needs to understand that most maternal and neonatal deaths can be prevented through proven and simple interventions which are part of this campaign, Madhuri added.
Madhuri Dixit was also awarded ‘Mamta Ratan’ award by Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan.
Trevor Clark, Chief of UNICEF, Madhya Pradesh shared ” The State has seen progress in the decline of MMR and IMR, but there is a need to increase the pace of the change and we are glad and thankful to Madhuri Dixit, for joining hands with us  and supporting this process which I am sure which will yield positive results.”
Narottam Mishra, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Sharad Jain, State Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Anthony JC DeSa, Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh, Pravir Krishn, Principal Secretary Health & Family Welfare also spoke at the event.
Madhya Pradesh has infant mortality rate of 56 per thousand which means 296 infants die every day in the State.  Madhya Pradesh has maternal mortality ratio of 296 per one lakh live birth of children which means that 12 women die each day in the State of Madhya Pradesh due to pregnancy related complications.
For more information, please contact
UNICEF India:
Ms Geetanjali Master #9818105861, gmaster@uncief.org
Ms Sonia Sarkar #9810170289, ssarkar@uncief.org
UNICEF Madhya Pradesh
Mr. Anil Gulati, #91650010849, agulati@uncief.org
Kind regards,
Sonia Sarkar
Communication Officer (Media) , UNICEF India
Tel (+91) 9810170289,9891861445;
Email: ssarkar@unicef.org

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Thailand’s military ruler says he expects a parliamentary election to be held around October of next year in preparation for a return to democratic rule.
Thai Army chief Prayut Chan-o-cha is the Chairman of the National Council for Peace and Order. He spoke about the country’s future political process in a televised speech on Friday.
Prayut explained that a team of experts has been working on a draft interim constitution that will be adopted next month.
The general said a legislature will be set up in September to launch an interim government. He added that provincial representatives will launch a council for political reform in October.
Prayut said the process will be completed in 2015 to pave the way for a creation of an elected government. He called for the people’s understanding and cooperation.
The Thai military took power in a coup d’etat on May 22nd. It continues to increase its grip on power by detaining people who protest military rule.

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G S Sandhu : union Budget will focus only on growth revival.

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union Budget will focus only on growth revival. Stating this in Mumbai today Financial Services Secretary G S Sandhu said reviving the economy to a high growth path is the single theme driving the Budget preparations.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a Banking Summit, Sandhu, said issues of all the important sectors including power, mining, coal, diamond and jewellery and shipping are being examined. Meetings are being held on all sectors.
He, however, added that only a few important things will be covered in the maiden Budget of the Narendra Modi government.
The Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on July 10.

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35th National Games in Kerala from Jan 31 to Feb 14, 2015

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35th National Games will be held in different venues of Kerala from 31st of January to 14th February,next year. The dates were announced Indian Olympic Association President N Ramachandran in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Sarbanand Sonowal,who was present during the occasion, formally gave approval to the dates.
Speaking on the occasion,Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said construction on the National Games Village,which can accommodate 5000 people is almost complete.He said the Centre has allocated 120 crore rupees for the National Games .The State Government is spending crores of rupees to build up world class sports facilities,for the smooth conduct of the National Games.

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Iraq launches operation against militants in Tikrit

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Iraqi troops backed by helicopter gunships launched an operation today aimed at dislodging militants from the northern city of Tikrit. After watching much of Iraq slip out of government hands, military officials sought to portray the push that began before dawn as a significant step that puts the army back on the offensive.
They said the operation includes commandos, tanks and helicopters, as well as pro-government fighters and volunteers. Tikrit residents reported clashes in the city, but the extent of the fighting is not clear.
US military is flying “a few” armed drones over Iraq’s capital in order to defend diplomats and American troops serving there, a senior US official has confirmed.
“For the last 24 to 48 hours, we’ve started that,” media reports
further the decision to attack Sunni extremists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) would have to be sanctioned by President Barack Obama. Therefore, there are currently no plans to use the drones in airstrikes, officials said.
US forces in Iraq are focused on working out the state of the Iraqi military and the Sunni extremists on the battlefield. There are around 500 American military personnel there who are drawn from special operations forces. A fresh batch of 180 military advisors have also just arrived.
In addition to the drones over Baghdad, piloted and unmanned aircraft are carrying out 30-35 surveillance flights a day, some of which include F-18 fighter jets that are flying from the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Gulf.

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60th anniversary of Panchsheel treaty

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India has reaffirmed its commitment for stronger relations with China on the basis of Panchsheel treaty. Addressing the trilateral summit meeting to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Panchsheel treaty at Beijing this evening, vice-President Hamid Ansari said India and China which are strategic partners should have a better understanding of each other. He said greater interaction between people of two countries is necessary for stronger bilateral relations.
The Vice-President called upon India, China and Myanmar, signatories of Panchsheel, to raise above their differences and work for common good.
Mr Ansari said India believes that globalization should lead to a federation of friendly and interdependent nations. He stressed the need to evolve a framework to find solutions to the challenges faced by people at global level. In this context, Panchsheel helps to enhance mutural understanding and tackle transnational threats more effectively.
The Vice President said the five principles of peaceful existence of Panchsheel is Asia’s major contribution towards good international relations and is relevant even in the present times. He said Panchsheel was accepted by almost all countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinping in his address said asked India and Myanmar to explore the ways to promote Panchsheel in the new era to tackle challenges such as terrorist, global warming, cyber security. He said the era of domination by any country is no more relevant in the present era and one should respect the sovereignty of other countries.
Myanmar President Thein Sein in his address exuded confidence that Panchsheel would play a major role in the days to come and it forms the cornerstone his country’s foreign policy.
India has rejected Chinese claim on Arunachal Pradesh. Reacting strongly to reports that China has in its recent map shown Arunachal Pradesh and South China Sea as its territory, Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said today that cartographic depiction does not change reality on the ground.
Asserting that Arunachal is an integral part of the country, he said this fact that has been conveyed to Chinese authority at several occasions including at the very highest level.
He also indicated that this may be raised by the Indian delegation, headed by Vice President Hamid Ansari, currently in China. He said it is normal practice to raise all issues of bilateral concerns.
Asked about reports of fresh incursions by Chinese troops in Ladakh region, the Spokesperson neither confirmed nor denied such incident. He said Indian soldiers guarding country’s borders are capable to secure our land.



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US: Mexican chopper crosses border

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Mexican military helicopter ventured around 100 yards (meters) into the United States and fired two shots, the US border security agency said Friday in a claim quickly denied by Mexico. The intrusion took place Thursday at 5:45 am (1245 GMT) when “a Mexican law enforcement helicopter crossed… north into Arizona,” said a statement from US Customs and Border Protection.”Two shots were fired from the helicopter, but no injuries or damage to US property were reported.”
The agency said the incident, which occurred some eight miles (13 kilometers) southwest of the village of San Miguel, on the Tohono O´odham Indian Nation, “is currently under investigation.” The Mexican helicopter was on “a law enforcement operation near the border,” it added. Local media reported the helicopter was part of a counternarcotics mission.
But criminal investigator Tomas Zeron de Lucio of Mexico´s attorney general´s office denied the Mexican helicopter had crossed the border, and said it was suspected drug runners who had shot at the aircraft.
“The operation was on the border… I do not think we crossed the border, because we brought our navigation systems,” he told reporters.
Earlier this year, a Mexican helicopter crossed the border near Sasabe, also in Arizona. media agencies


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Countdown of launch of PSLV C-23 begins

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Countdown for launch of ISRO’s PSLV C23 carrying a French Earth observation satellite along with four others from Singapore, Canada and Germany on June the 30, commenced at the spaceport of Sriharikota today.
ISRO in a statement said the 49-hour countdown of Mission started at 08:52 AM this morning at Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to witness the launch of the satellite. AIR correspondent reports that ISRO has so far launched 35 satellites of foreign countries onboard its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

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Ukraine asks for concrete steps from Russia

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KIEV: Ukraine on Saturday sought concrete steps from Russia to back up a tenuous truce it extended with pro-Moscow rebels.
President Petro Poroshenko returned triumphant from Brussels on Friday having opened the way to Ukraine´s eventual membership in the European Union by signing the final chapters of a landmark free trade and political association accord.
The 1,200-page tome spells out the minute details of the terms under which the splintered ex-Soviet nation will slip from the Kremlin´s embrace and tie its future to European economic standards and values on human rights.
But Poroshenko had ordered his top security chiefs to meet him at the airport on landing in order to make a fateful decision about prolonging an expiring truce with rebels who have seized effective control of Ukraine´s industrial east.
The 12-week insurgency has killed more than 440 people and is viewed by both Kiev and its Western allies as Russian President Vladimir Putin´s retribution for the February toppling of a leader who had ditched the very EU accord Poroshenko had signed in Brussels in favour of closer ties to the Kremlin.
Poroshenko ultimately decided to extend the shacky ceasefire until Monday evening under the condition that Russia requires the insurgents to return border crossings to Ukrainian forces and set up a monitoring mechanism for a long-term truce.
The Ukrainian military on Saturday reported sporadic attacks by pro-Russian gunmen that resulted in no casualties and appeared to be on the decline in comparison to previous days.


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Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing that ignited WWI

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Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing that sparked WWI
Sarajevo on Saturday was to mark 100 years since the assassination that sparked World War I,  WWI began on June 28, 1914 a Bosnian Serb nationalist shot dead the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife,  gave rise  to a chain of events that put  Europe´s great powers into four years of war.
Many nation marked the centenary on the sidelines of an EU summit on Thursday with a low-key ceremony at Belgium´s Ypres, where German forces used mustard gas for the first time in 1915.The deep Balkan divisions stirred up by the anniversary have made it impossible for heads of state and government to come together at the site of the assassination in the Bosnian capital.
Wildly differing interpretations of 20th-century history endure in a region where the scars of the wars that marked the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, unleashing centuries of resentment and divisions, are still fresh.
And a particularly divisive figure is the archduke´s assassin, the 19-year-old Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip.
Muslim majority in today´s Sarajevo see Princip as a terrorist who unleashed calamity, the Serbs regard him as a hero seeking to liberate the Slavs from the Austro-Hungarian occupier.
Resenting the notion that Serb nationalism was to blame for triggering the Great War, Bosnian Serb leaders have refused to join the main Sarajevo commemorations that will feature a late afternoon performance by the Vienna Philharmonic, the symbolic envoy from the capital of a once-loathed empire. Instead they will hold their own early afternoon ceremonies, unveiling monuments to Princip in a Serb area of Sarajevo as well as in eastern Bosnia and in Belgrade.
Princip´s brazen attack 100 years ago dragged almost half the world´s population into a cycle of violence of unprecedented scale and intensity.  Nearly 52 months, it left some 10 million dead and 20 million injured and maimed on its battlefields, while millions more civilians perished under occupation, through disease, hunger or deportation.
Four of the world´s most powerful empires — Russian, German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman — collapsed as the world map was redrawn and Europe´s ruin cleared the way for the rise of a new superpower, the United States.
And World War I fanned the emergence of many of the ideologies that fashioned the 20th century and its conflicts, including anti-colonialism, Communism, Fascism and Nazism.
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Saina enters Australian Super series final

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Saina Nehwal enters  Australian super series final beating world no 2  Wang Shixian of China.
Saina beat Chinese  Wang  21:19 , 16:21,21:15 in Sydney on Saturday as per media reports.
Saina  Nehwal ranked six in world won this marathon match which  lasted one hour and sixteen minutes.
Saina Nehwal stands just a win away from clinching her second title of the year after she stunned world number two and top seed Chinese Shixian Wang in a gruelling three-game semifinal contest of the USD 750,000 Star Australian Super Series in Sydney on Saturday.
Sixth-seeded Saina prevailed 21-19 16-21 21-15 in a marathon match, which lasted an hour and 16 minutes.
“Beat world number 2 wang shixian in a tough 3 game match. Through to the final of the Australian Open super series!” tweeted the Indian after recording her fifth overall win against the Chinese nemesis, which took their head-to-head record to 5-3.
Saina, who had ended up on the losing side in their previous two encounters — the most recent being the All England Championships, showed tremendous grit to outsmart the top-seeded Wang. This was evenly-contested battle between the two players, who are pretty familiar with each others tactics.
In the opening game, it went neck and neck till 19-19 before Saina broke away to seal the issue in her favour. Not the one to give up easily, Wang roared back in the second game. The two players were even till the 16th point but Wang broke off from that point to draw level with Saina.
Saina proved in the final battle of attrition and won the deciding third game rather comprehensively to enter the final. Saina had earlier this year won the India Open Grand Prix Gold in Delhi.

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World Cup 2014 enters knock out stage

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World Cup 2014 enters knock out stage


Last 16 teams at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are decided, the knockout rounds get underway on Saturday when Brazil take on Chile. The Round-of-16 of the Football World Cup begins tonight. In the first two matches, Brazil will clash with Chile at Belo Horizonte at 9:30 PM Indian Time, while Uruguay will take on Colombia at Rio de Janeiro at 1:30 AM.
All India Radio will broadcast live commentary on both the matches. It can be heard on FM Rainbow, Rajdhani and national channel. You can also listen to the preview of the matches in our major bulletins at 2 PM and 9 PM.
The  casualties from the group stages include reigning champions Spain as well as Italy, England and Portugal.
Costa Rica were the surprise package in the first round, coming through on top of a group including the Three Lions, the Azzurri and South America’s Uruguay.
Schedule for the last 16, the first stage where a loss categorically means returning home:
World Cup 2014: Last 16 Schedule
June 28 9pm PST Brazil vs. Chile
June 28 1am PST(Sunday) Colombia vs. Uruguay
June 29 9pm PST Netherlands vs. Mexico
June 29 1am PST(Sunday) Costa Rica vs. Greece
June 30 9pm PST France vs. Nigeria
June 30 1am PST(Sunday). Germany vs. Algeria
July 1 9pm PST Argentina vs. Switzerland
July 1 1am PST(Sunday). Belgium vs. USA

Netherlands  so far looked one of the best sides in the tournament, winning all three of their games including a 5-1 demolition of Spain.They take on a strong Mexico side who held Brazil to a draw in Group A—in one of the last 16′s best match ups, which could well go to extra time or penalties.
Colombia will be buoyed by the suspension of Uruguay’s Luis Suarez, per FIFA World Cup, and should see themselves through to the quarter-finals as a result. They have been one of the tournament’s standout teams so far, impressing with their attacking flair.
One of Costa Rica or Greece will also make the last eight, having both upset the odds to make it out of the group stages to the surprise of many.
To some  people’s favourites for the competition, Argentina, face a Switzerland side who have bucked their previous trends in the tournament so far, conceding plenty but also scoring more goals than many had expected.Lionel Messi should have enough to inspire his side to victory but the Swiss have shown their quality and will present a stiff test.
Apart from Spain, most of the pre-tournament favourites still remain and the quality of football is likely to only get better as the competition moves forward and last-eight places are on the line.

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Lankan Navy arrests 17 Indian fishermen

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Lankan Navy arrests 17 Indian fishermen
Sri Lanka Navy arrested seventeen Indian fishermen and captured three mechanized boats in an early morning action today.
Confirming the arrests Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that the fishermen were arrested near Thalaimannar coast.

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CAG : Cancellation of broadband spectrum allocated to Infotel Broadband Services

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CAG for cancellation of broadband spectrum allocated to Infotel Broadband Services
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, CAG has suggested cancelling nationwide broadband spectrum allocated to Infotel Broadband Services, now a Reliance Industries company, for allegedly rigging the auction and violating rules.
CAG in a draft report sent to the Department of Telecom for comments, said, the DoT failed to recognise the rigging of the auction right from beginning of the auction.
Infotel Broadband Services Pvt Ltd emerged winner of pan-India broadband spectrum by paying 5,000 times of its net worth.
RIL, which acquired Infotel Broadband Services within hours of it winning the spectrum, later renamed it Reliance Jio.

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French foreign minister arriving

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French foreign minister arriving on an official two-day visit tonight

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is arriving on an official two-day visit to India tonight. During his stay in New Delhi, he will hold talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. An External Affairs Ministry release said, both sides will discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest. Mr Fabius will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley. This will be his second visit to the country. Earlier, Mr Fabius accompanied President François Hollande during his visit to India last year.
India and France share a warm and friendly bilateral relationship. The French Foreign Minister’s visit will provide an opportunity for both the sides to further strengthen their partnership.

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7.1 quake in South Sandwich Islands

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A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred some 160 kilometers to the northwest of the Visokoi Island, an uninhabited place in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami. The quake’s epicenter was 15 kilometers deep, the US Geological Survey reported.

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6.2 magnitude quake hit japan

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​6.2 magnitude quake hits off the southern coast of Japan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck 167 kilometers southeast of Japan’s Iwo Jimo’s islands, reports the US Geological Survey. There have been no reports of damage and Japanese NHK radio said there is no threat of a tsunami.

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Iraqi troops faces ISIS militants in Tikrit

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The first ten Russian Sukhoi (Su-24) fighter jets arrived in Iraq on Saturday, the country’s Defense Ministry said. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is hoping the jets will make a key difference in the fight against ISIS.
“The fighter jets landed today in the morning on different military airfields,” MP Abbas al-Bayati told Iraqi media.
The official spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Mohammed al-Askari, also confirmed the information, Al Iraqiya TV channel reported.Iraqi government forces backed by helicopter gunships began an offensive on Saturday to retake Tikrit from Sunni Islamist militants, while party leaders pursued talks to end Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s rule, which is seen as highly divisive.
 Aircraft have struck at rebel positions and clashes have broken out in various parts of the city, witnesses and officials have said.Troops had reportedly pulled back to the nearby town of Dijla as Saturday’s initial offensive met stiff resistance.

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Li and U Thein stands for cooperation

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China and Myanmar has vow to co-operate in trade, energy and infrastructure as per the agreement reached between the two countries.Cooperation agreement reached between the two countries on visit of President of Myanmar state visit from 27 June to 30 June at the invitation of Chinese premier.
Furthe Li said China will work to build economy corridor with relevant countries China, Bangladesh Myanmar,,India to strengthen economic. trade under One belt One road.Silk route of ages is new reality.
Silk road Economic belt Are the concept put forth by Chinese President.

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Saina Nehwal wins Australian Super Series

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Saina Nehwal wins Australian Super Series
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal produced a dominating performance to lift her second title of the season, winning the USD 750,000 Star Australian Super Series after beating Spain’s Carolina Marin in the summit clash in Sydney on Sunday.
The sixth seeded Indian, who had won the India Open Grand Prix Gold earlier this year, prevailed 21-18 21-11 in a 43-minute contest which left her richer by USD 56,000.
The 24-year-old Saina, who enjoyed a 1-0 head-to-head record against Marin going into Sunday’s match, logged the first point and displayed some deft net play against her rival, stroking in some delectably timed volleys to take a 5-2 lead in the opening game.
But the 21-year-old Marin was not the one to give up easily and showed just why she is considered one of the most feisty players on the circuit.
She narrowed the gap to 6-8 but seemed distinctly out of her comfort zone every time Saina dragged her towards the net.
Also, Marin didn’t help her cause by committing a service error to gift an easy point to Saina, who went into the interval leading 11-7 after an intriguing rally which ended with the Spaniard smashing the shuttle wide.
Marin raised her game and the decibel levels after the break but Saina was quick to counter-attack and returned her rival’s attempted smashes with quiet intensity.
In between, Marin played some fine strokes but they never came consistently enough as Saina made it 17-12.
Marin’s dogged determination was there to be seen in every point she played for but that alone was never going to be enough to upstage a composed Saina.
The Indian, who didn’t seem affected at all by Marin’s aggressive outpouring of emotions after every claimed point, sealed the opening game 21-18 after her world number 11 rival smashed one into the net 23 minutes into the match.
In the second game, Marin’s determination helped her take a 3-1 lead to start with but it was not too long before Saina came back into the fray, this time on the back of some well-placed strokes from the baseline.
Perhaps taking a cue from Marin, Saina too let some emotion show as she clenched her fist and shouted ‘come on’ after every clinched point.
But one of her screams came about in the middle of a rally, prompting Marin to complain to the chair umpire, who merely asked her to continue.
The distraction didn’t do any good to Marin as Saina raced to a 11-4 lead against the Spaniard, who looked to be in disarray.
After the interval, Saina kept up the pressure, regularly inducing errors from Marin, who struggled to maintain the intensity she displayed in the opening game.
Dominating the proceedings, Saina produced some of her trademark smashes to further demoralise her rival, whose shoulders had dropped by that stage.
But there was to be some moments of drama before the win came about. Leading 19-9, Saina challenged a line call that went against her but replays showed that the shuttle had in fact landed wide.
The Indian made another mistake while playing the very next point as she buried an attempted smash into the net.
But Saina made amends quite quickly and clinched the title after Marin lobbed a shuttle wide.

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Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0

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Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0 at the Maracana
FIFA WC: Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0 to reach quarterfinals for 1st time
James Rodriguez hero of Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0 at the Maracana on Saturday to reach the World Cup.This is first quarter-finals for Colombia where they will face Brazil. Rodriguez broke the deadlock shortly before the half hour with a breath-taking strike, chesting the ball down and volleying home from 25 yards. The 22-year-old Monaco playmaker added a second early in the second half, sending him to the top of the scorers chart with five goals and confirming his emergence as one of the players of the tournament.
His goals took Colombia into the quarter-finals for the first time, meaning the northern Brazilian city of Fortaleza will turn completely yellow when Jose Pekerman’s side play the hosts on July 4.
Uruguay’s fans sported Suarez masks and brandished banners in support of their wayward star, who flew home to Montevideo on Friday, while his shirt was hung up in the Uruguay changing room.
Rodriguez top scorer of the World Cup scoring charts on five goals and many of Europe´s biggest clubs are looking to sign emerging star. First goal of the tournament as he took the ball down on his chest with his back to goal, make move hitting to goal post. Second was a simple tap in after Juan Cuadrado headed Pablo Armero´s deep cross back into the danger zone.
Colombia will next play Brazil in Fortaleza on Friday in the last eight

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Brazil plays Chile Lose in penality shoots

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Brazil through as Chile pay the penalty

Brazil have squeezed through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup™ on penalties after a tense, thrilling 1-1 draw with Chile at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte. Gonzalo Jara hit the post with the decisive kick, while Julio Cesar saved two, to give Brazil a 3-2 win in the shootout and send the valiant Chileans home.
Chile had only made it this far at the World Cup on three previous occasions and, having been beaten by Brazil on each of those, knew that the odds and omens were heavily stacked against them. The early stages of the match suggested that this one, too, would closely follow that historical pattern, with Marcelo snatching on an early half-cleared corner to curl in a powerful left-foot shot that flashed just wide of the left-hand post.
It was a signal of intent from the hosts and, after seeing penalty appeals turned down at both ends, the Mineirao crowd were able to cheer a Seleção opener after 18 minutes. Neymar was its architect, curling in an inswinging corner from the left that was bundled home from close range by David Luiz – with a little help from Jara – after Thiago Silva had won the initial near-post header.
Brazil were in the ascendancy and, with the fans buoyant, Neymar almost doubled their lead on 26 minutes, outpacing Gary Medel on a surge into the box only to drag his left-foot shot wide of the far post. All that positive work was soon to be undone, though, with Chile levelling six minutes later due to a moment of defensive slackness.
Hulk and Marcelo were the guilty parties, with their poorly executed throw-in routine near the byline allowing Eduardo Vargas to steal in and square for Alexis Sanchez. Unmarked and scarcely able to believe his luck, the Barcelona winger had time and space to pick his spot and duly measured a low-right foot shot into the far corner of the net from 12 yards.
Moments of hesitancy at the back continued to plague Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side, but they remained the game’s most positive attacking force and came close to re-establishing their lead on three more occasions prior to the break. First, after good play down the right by Dani Alves and Oscar, Neymar saw his goal-bound header deflected wide, then Fred shot over from close range and a 30-yard Alves effort forced a fine tip-over from Claudio Bravo.
The Seleção fans continued to roar their heroes forward, but while they were cheering again nine minutes into the second half, Hulk’s effort was ruled out for use of the arm in the build-up to him scuffing the ball home. At the other end, Brazil were indebted to goalkeeper Cesar for a wonderful reflex save, somehow diverting behind a Charles Aranguiz effort that seemed destined for the back of the net.
Chile continued to make life difficult for their hosts and opportunities began to dry up, with Bravo saving well from Neymar and Hulk on the occasions when they did break through. Extra time was therefore called upon to settle the outcome, but after Bravo again denied Hulk and substitute Mauricio Pinilla struck the bar, the stalemate remained.
That left penalties to decide this enthralling contest, and even that was impossible to predict, with Jara ultimately the fall guy after Luiz, Marcelo and Neymar had all found the net for Brazil.
David  Luiz put Brazil ahead by putting the Goal  onto ball from corner from Neymer at eighteen minutes of the game.
Sanchez does equalizer for Chile.
half time both team scoring each goal are in state of stalemate.
Both team playing with great energy and the skill of team shall help team to gain.
Brazilian Hulk get yellow card as ball touches his ball which gets in goal post.
Both Brazil and Chile quick to get possession of the ball making it speedy action oriented game a treat to watch players clashing and colliding.
Stalemate continues in second half and further thirty nib uses game  extended but the two teams played wonderful  game and could not get to the result favoring either  of the two in extended 30minutes.
PenAlity shoots to get the results  began.
David score first goal  for Brazil in penaLity kick shot.
Second turn of Chile goalless.
Brazil missed third chance.
Chile Sanchuz  unable as goalkeeper saves..
Brazil score gaol.
Chile  score the gaol.
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Brazil unable to score.
Chiles score gaol.
Brazil Neymer score.  goal.
Chilegoaless.
Brazil won by penaLity shoot out and moves in quarter finals. Brazil three penaLity to Chile two penaLity shoots gave Brazil win.
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Dear Mr Naresh Sagar, Orange
Welcome to the June Edition of the UK Science and Innovation Network in India’s Newsletter.
 

Top Story

Recently, Vijay spent two days with nuclear scientists from the UK and India in Oxford. The meeting, facilitated by RCUK India and co-organised by the EPSRC and Department of Atomic Energy, was held to outline proposals for joint research projects under the Phase III programme of UK-India collaboration in civil nuclear research. Read more …»

Funding Opportunities fund 

 Proposals for  research programmes in mathematical sciences | Closing date – July 31, 2014  FLexible Interchange Programme (FLIP) BBSRC |Closing date – July 16, 2014  
 ESPRC (UK) – DST (India) Initiative – Workshop Grant  | Closing date – July 31, 2014

Upcoming events events

Date:  7th – Friday 11th July, 2014 | Venue: Nottingham
Date: 17-21st August 2014| Venue: Durban, South Africa 

Spotlight on… Prizes spotlight

14th July 2014 is the deadline for nominations for this year’s Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. India is well represented in the Prize architecture – Narayana Murthy is on the judging panel and Dr Baldev Raj is on the search group. You can read about Dr Baldev thoughts on engineering in a recent interview about the prize. The 2013 winners were rewarded for the creation of the World Wide Web.

June also saw Antimicrobial Resistance announced as the chosen challenge for the recently reanimated £10m Longitude Prize. It was originally established in 1714 to reward the invention of a simple way of measuring longitude and awarded to John Harrison some 50 years later. This time around the British public were invited to vote for their favoured challenge, the prize criteria will now be refined in order to reward the creation of a cost-effective, accurate, rapid and easy-to-use test for bacterial infections.

Reports reports

Each month, we want to help you understand research and innovation in the UK and India better. Where could you visit, what has happened, what’s been published?

Visits and profiles

KSKV Kachchh University and Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology - Vijay’s visit report




Recent Events


Recent Publications


News from the web news
Thanks for reading! Best wishes,

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Laurent Fabius says Indo-French relnship is “trust and partnership”

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Happy to be here&to be the first European minister to come here after elections-Laurent Febius,French Foreign Min
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French FM Laurent Fabius says indo-french relnship is about 2words :”trust and partnership” France is pleased to receive increasing number of Indian students- Laurent Fabius, French foreign Minister.We count on PM Modi’s strong leadership- Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister.
France will be proposing a credit line of 1 billion euros for sustainable infrastructure and urban dev in India- Laurent Fabius further added India wants to share and  wish to have the best technology,complete independence, continuity and to ensure technology transfer.This partnership needs to grow particularly in economic area.
The situation in Iraq is very very worrisome and this for the first time a terrorist group is in a position to take over the whole country with enormous consequences.We are opposing terrorist groups everywhere.India have to cooperate in fighting against these terrorist groups.We are very clear that all of democratic nations must make the utmost efforts that no resource is given to terrorist groups.
FM Fabius says Assad is in cahoots with ISIL. And terrorists in Libya Nigeria and Mali are connected too.

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MK Narayanan has resigned

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 West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan tendered his resignation on Monday. 
 Narayanan was asked to appear before CBI officers to record his statement in connection with the deal as he was part of the group which had gone into the tendering procedures before purchase of the helicopters, CBI sources said. CBI is probing into allegations of bribery in the Rs 3600-crore VVIP chopper deal with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland. as per report of Zee News

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Netanyahu endorses Kurdish independence

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AFP Photo / Jack Guez)

Quoting the “collapse” of Iraq amid the ISIS insurgency and sectarian violence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has endorsed the de-facto independence of Iraqi Kurds. Netanyahu has also called to support the “Kurdish aspiration for independence.”
Israeli leader said on Sunday that Kurds are “fighting people that has proved its political commitment, political moderation, and deserves political independence,”
Speaking to Tel Aviv University’s INSS think-tank, Netanyahu described the situation in Iraq and the Middle East in general as a “collapse,” due to strife between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.
Amid the recent insurgency of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) militants, Kurds have seized the opportunity to bring a long-sought independent state of Kurdistan closer to reality. Kurdish Peshmerga armed forces have been guarding their provincial borders from ISIS, but also seized the contested Iraqi city of Kirkuk, proclaiming it part of their territory.
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‘The Islamic State’

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ISIS declares creation of Islamic state in Middle East, ‘new era of international jihad’

 
 
A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holds an ISIL flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul (Reuters / Stringer)

A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holds an ISIL flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul.
ISIS announced that it should now be called ‘The Islamic State’ and declared its chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as “the caliph” of the new state and “leader for Muslims everywhere,” the radical Sunni militant group said in an audio recording distributed online on Sunday.This is the first time since the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 that a Caliph – which means a political successor to Prophet Muhammad – has been declared. The decision was made following the group’s Shura Council meeting on Sunday, according to ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani.

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AI planes on standby for evacuation of Indians in Iraq

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AI planes on standby for evacuation of Indians in Iraq, Sushma meets envoys
3 AI planes on standby for evacuation of Indians in Iraq, Sushma meets envoys
Air India on Sunday kept three planes on standby for evacuation of Indian nationals in strife-torn Iraq even as the Government reviewed the situation in the region at a high-level meeting after which it said the 39 abducted Indians were safe.
The government also said that it was in touch with the 46 Indian nurses stranded in the militant stronghold of Tikrit and that they were unharmed.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj chaired a meeting of Indian envoys to the Gulf countries to chalk out future strategy for safety and evacuation of nationals in Iraq. There are an estimated 10,000 Indian nationals in that country.
The Spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs said there were around 150 Indians in the zone of conflict and about 50 of them have left.
“As of now in the zone of conflict, they are less than 100,” the spokesperson said. The Government also decided to transfer part of welfare funds in the Indian missions in Gulf countries to its embassy in Baghdad to be used for helping Indians to facilitate the departure of its nationals.
Official sources said three Air India planes are on standby and ready to leave for Iraq at short notice to bring back the nationals. The state-owned airline is fully geared for the evacuation drill, the sources added.
The family members of the kidnapped Indian nationals also met Swaraj who assured them that the government was taking all steps for the safety and evacuation of their kith and kin.
Asked about the safety of Indians abducted by the rebels in the region, the MEA spokesperson said, “I have no reports since last evening. The last evening report I have communicated to you..that they remain unharmed…they are in captivity…we have got some leads on them. …We are working on the lead that were provided yesterday.”
He said the Indian nurses in Tikrit “remain concerned because of noises and fighting are going on in surrounding area but as of now they remain safe”. “We are in contact with them,” he said.
“My understanding …as of now is that we have been in touch with the nurses just a few hours ago. Also they remain unhurt. Their hospital has not been intruded upon,” he added.
The spokesperson said the government was in touch with the Indian nationals in Iraq. “At this stage …we are working with them and their companies as well as those agents who have sent them come here to Iraq to bring them back by commercial flights. This initial phase will begin by tomorrow or latest by flight availability. This is a national endeavour,” the spokesperson added.

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Global endorsement of India’s space capability: Modi 

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Global endorsement of India
This is a “global endorsement of India’s space capability”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the successful launch of PSLV C23 that carried five foreign satellites.
Modi said: “Congratulations to everybody.”
“I feel specially privileged to witness this event in person,” said Modi who clapped as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C23 (PSLV-C23) – standing around 44.4 metres tall and weighing around 230 ton – tore into the bright morning skies with orange flames fiercely burning at its tail.
The rocket’s main luggage is the 714 kg French earth observation satellite SPOT-7.
Piggybacking on the main luggage are the four small satellites viz: 14-kg AISAT of Germany; NLS7.1 (CAN-X4) and NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) from Canada each weighing 15 kg; and the 7-kg VELOX-1 of Singapore.
He described it as “global endorsement of India’s space capability”.
INDIAN ROCKET COSTS LESS THAN MOVIE ‘GRAVITY’: MODI
The cost of sending an Indian rocket to space is less than the money invested to make the Hollywood film “Gravity”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
“I have heard about the movie ‘Gravity’…the cost of sending the Indian rocket to space is less than the money invested to make the movie,” said Modi after the successful launch of a rocket that carried five foreign satellites to space.
“Gravity” is a 2013 British-American 3D epic science fiction thriller film. It was directed by Alfonso Cuarón, and stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts involved in the mid-orbit destruction of a space shuttle and their attempt to return to Earth.
The budget of the movie was $100 million.
MODI ASKS ISRO TO DEVELOP A SAARC SATELLITE
Proposing satellite diplomacy with a view to playing a key role in the development of the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Indian space agency ISRO to develop a SAARC satellite which can be dedicated as a ‘gift’ to the neighbours.
“Today I ask you, the space community, to take up the challenge of developing a SAARC satellite that we can dedicate to our neighbourhood as a gift from India,” he said in his address after witnessing the successful launch of five foreign satellites from here on board ISRO’s PSLV C-23 rocket.
He asked the scientists to work on a satellite that would provide full range of applications and services to all of India’s neighbours. “Such a satellite will be helpful in SAARC nations’ fight against poverty and illiteracy, the challenge to progress in scientific field, and will open up avenues to provide opportunities to the youth of SAARC countries,” he said from ISRO’s Mission Control Room.
The ‘dream’ for such a satellite will be useful for the development of all SAARC nations with India playing a key role in that, Modi reasoned in a speech laced with anecdotes and delivered in a mix of English and Hindi.
Modi said the need for such a satellite arose because of India’s age-old ethos of ‘vasudhaiva kutumbakam’ (the world is a family) even as “India’s space programme is driven by service and not by desire of power”.
“For us, it (space programme) is an important instrument of human progress. We must, therefore, share the fruits of technological advancement with those who do not enjoy it. We already share disaster management data with over 30 countries. “We provide benefits of telemedicine to Afghanistan and African countries. But we must do more. ‘Yeh dil maange more’ (the heart desires for more),” Modi said repeating a famous tagline.
He also exhorted the scientific community to enlarge India’s footprints of satellite navigation system to cover all of South Asia.
Space programme was one area where India had “pushed beyond mediocrity” to achieve excellence despite “international hurdles” even as the country had come a long way from its humble beginnings of its first satellite Aryabhatta to engaging in commercial launches of satellites of even developed countries, he said.
Crediting former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee’s vision for India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan, Modi also referred to the Mars mission, adding, he followed the space-related developments closely.
Modi said that space technology was not confined to the elite and described this as ‘wrong perception’ even as he outlined the government’s commitment to change it. He said that the laboratory achievements of the scientists will be implemented for public good and noted that GIS-enabled watershed programmes, besides others, had borne fruits for the common man.
The Prime Minister asked the space scientists to work towards replicating such models in the area of land records and related issues, besides governance, and said if implemented, it could help the public at large.

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India, China sign three key MoUs

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India, China sign three key MoUs
India and China on Monday signed three key MoUs, including one on industrial parks and flood data of Brahmaputra river, coinciding with the China visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari.
The agreements were signed in the presence of Ansari and his Chinese counterpart Li Yuanchao after their talks.The MoU on industrial parks is aimed at attracting Chinese investments in India and provides an enabling framework for Chinese companies to invest in industrial parks and zones.
Under the MoU, the two countries have agreed to cooperate to increase mutual investment in each other’s economies and this cooperation will be in accordance with the relevant domestic laws and regulations of each party and on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.
An Industrial Park Cooperation Working Group made up of equal number of representatives from both the countries will be set up to identify and agree upon the detailed modalities for implementing cooperation under this agreement and will periodically review the progress, an official statement said.
The MoU on flood data sharing will provide India with 15 days more of hydrological data of river Brahmaputra. The data helps India in flood forecasting.
India provides money for maintenance of three hydrological centres on the Chinese side. The data will be provided from May 15 to October 15 each year.
The third MoU will help the two countries establish a framework for regular interactions between administrative officials to share experiences and learn from each other’s best practices. Specific programmes of cooperation will be worked out subsequently.
The MoU will ensure cooperation between Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie and China Executive Leadership Academy, Pudong, Shanghai.
The MOU envisages exchange of officials, cooperation in developing training programmes, field visits to each others countries.

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Herrera criticised referee but Netherlands and Costa Rica win

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Both the Netherlands and 10-men Costa Rica reached the World Cup quarterfinals in a way that stunned the football world.
 Netherlands, the three-time runners-up, fought back from the brink of elimination to beat Mexico 2-1 in Fortalezar while Costa Rica booked a berth in the last eight for the first time by upsetting former European champions Greece in a tense penalty shootout in Recife.After a goalless first half, Dos Santos put Mexico ahead in the 48th minute by firing off a half-volley from the top of the area to the bottom corner past a diving Jasper Cillessen. Netherlands broke Mexican hearts in the final moments after Wesley Sneijder’s super strike in the 88th minute and Klaas van Huntelaar’s calmly finished penalty four minutes into the injury time. Arjen Robben was fouled inside the box by Mexican captain Rafael Marquez. A penalty was awarded and Huntelaar scored from the spot and Ochoa dived the opposite way. Arjen Robben played a key role in the Dutch victory besides earning the decisive penalty. His fast-pace breakthroughs were the main threat to the Mexican backline. Mexico coach Miguel Herrera strongly criticised the officiating for Mexico’s defeat. He described Robben as a “cheat”. “We ended up losing because he whistled a penalty that did not exist. Robben dived three times. The referee should have cautioned him,” he noted.”The referee should have gone back and cautioned the guy that tried to cheat and then this would not happen again because we would be saying that if the referee is fair,” Herrera said.”Then their second goal wouldn’t exist and Robben would have been expelled or suspended with a second yellow card. But if you do nothing the first time then the player knows that the referee won’t kick you out, he won’t caution you, not say anything.”
Costa Rica, known as the Ticos, were 5 on 5 in penalty kick while Greek veteran striker Theofanis Gekas’s fourth round effort was denied by keeper Keilor Navas.The first half was dull and slow and full of turnovers with lackluster performance from both sides. The Arena Pemambuco was surrounded by boos from the stands, when the referee Benjamin Willianms blew the whistle to end the first half. But the second was filled with drama. The Ticos skipper Bryan Ruiz met a low cross from Christian Bolanos at the edge of the box in the 52nd minute. The 28-year-old, who was on loan in PSV Eindhoven from English Championship club Fulham, failed to shoot with his full strength but the ball simply dribbled into the side netting with Greek keeper Orestis Karnezis misjudging the trajectory of the ball and not making a save.  The Ticos were reduced to ten men in the 66th minute. Defender Oscar Duarte received his second booking of the match after a careless tackle on Cholevas.Costa Rica were under great pressure for the following 30 minutes. And the Greeks managed to score in injury time again.Central defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, who stayed up front after a late run into the box, nodded down a lofted ball to second half substitute Gekas. The latter’s powerful shot was denied by Navas but Papastathopoulos followed up and lashed home the rebounded ball.The Greeks could have finished the match in regular time but Konstantinos Mitroglou’s header from close range was palmed away by Navas.After the 90-minute of play ended at 1-1, neither team managed to score again in extra time and had to decide the match through penalty kick. The 26-year-old Mitroglou missed another chance in the dying minutes of the extra time as his close range snap shot was again stopped by Navas. Costa Rica will face the Netherlands for a semifinal berth Saturday.

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Partnership with Japan is high priority: Modi

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Partnership with Japan is high priority: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the strategic and global partnership with Japan is a high priority for India and he was attaching great importance to his visit there which has been put off till after the budget session of Parliament ending 14th August.
Receiving a Japanese Parliamentary delegation at his residence here, Modi said India and Japan share the “fundamental identity of values, interests and priorities”.This was Modi’s first meeting with Japanese political leaders after assuming office of the Prime Minister.
For India, the strategic and global partnership with Japan has high priority, the Prime Minister told the delegation. He said though he attached great importance to his visit to Japan, which was originally scheduled in the first week of July, he had to defer it in view of the budget session of parliament, the new government’s first.
Modi has decided to postpone the visit till after the budget session which ends on August 14. He has already written a letter to his counterpart Shinzo Abe in this regard.
Talking about the bilateral relationship, Modi said apart from economic ties, India and Japan share strong Buddhist cultural linkages, according to a PMO statement.
Modi, the former Chief Minister of Gujarat, noted that Japan has been a partner country for the ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ meet initiated during his tenure in the state. Leader of the visiting delegation Ichiro Aisawa said Japanese nationals working in India have great expectations from Modi’s government.
He added the people of India also hoped that the new government will take the Indian economy to new heights.
Responding, the Prime Minister said his government had been elected with a mandate to make India strong and prosperous and the government would do its best to fulfill that mandate.
He underlined that an economically vibrant and strong India was in the interest of the entire Asian continent.
The Japanese delegation suggested parliamentary exchanges between the two countries, which was welcomed by the Prime Minister.

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Modi: India’s space programme is driven by a vision of service to humanity

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Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today witnessed the successful launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle – PSLV-C23 from Sriharikota. In his congratulatory address at the Mission Control Centre after the landmark launch, the Prime Minister called upon the space community to proactively engage with all stakeholders to maximize the use of space science in governance and development. India must fully harness this expertise in space technology in the developmental process for social change, economic development and resource conservation, he added. 
Speaking of India’s age-old ethos of the whole world being one family, the Prime Minister said India’s space programme is driven by a vision of service to humanity, not a desire of power. He said India has a rich heritage of science and technology, including space. Shri Modi said the works of our ancestors, who included visionaries like Bhaskaracharya and Aryabhata, still continue to inspire generations of scientists. He added that India must share the fruits of its advancement in space technology with the developing world, and neighbours in particular. He called upon the space community to take up the challenge of developing a SAARC satellite that can be dedicated to our neighbourhood as a gift from India. 
Shri Modi said we can be proud of the Indian space programme, which is fully indigenous, developed in the face of great international pressure and hurdles. He described it as a domain where “we have pushed beyond mediocrity to achieve excellence.” He said the moon mission was inspired by the vision of former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Among ongoing projects, Shri Modi referred to the Mars Mission, and the satellite-based navigation system. 
Referring to the benefits of space technology for the common man, the Prime Minister said it drives modern communication, empowers children in remote villages with quality education, and ensures quality healthcare to all, through telemedicine. He said it has a critical role in realizing the vision of a Digital India – the power of 125 crore connected Indians. 
The Prime Minister said continued progress in space must remain a mission of high priority. He called for developing more advanced satellites and expanding our satellite footprint. He said India has the potential to be the launch service provider of the world and must work towards this goal. 
The Prime Minister called for involving India’s youth with space. Shri Modi said he was pleased to have met the young scientists as Sriharikota, and admired their work and their achievements. He commended Dr. K. Radhakrishnan for his leadership, and said India’s space programme is the best example of his vision of scale, speed and skill. He wished the team of scientists the best as they prepare to insert our spacecraft into the orbit of Mars in a few months. 
In a speech made in a combination of English and Hindi, Shri Modi spoke of the Tapasya made by generations of scientists, in a long journey from Upanishad to Upagrah. He remarked that he had met four generations of scientists during his visit to ISRO. 
Andhra Pradesh Governor Shri Narasimhan, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Chandrababu Naidu, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Shri Venkaiah Naidu, MoS, PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh, Secretary Space Dr. Radhakrishnan, and eminent scientists Prof U R Rao, Dr. Kasturirangan were present on the occasion. 

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India, China set to sign MoU for Chinese industrial parks

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India and China on Monday signed three key MoUs, including one on industrial parks and flood data of Brahmaputra river, coinciding with the China visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari.
The agreements were signed in the presence of Ansari and his Chinese counterpart Li Yuanchao after their talks.
The MoU on industrial parks is aimed at attracting Chinese investments in India and provides an enabling framework for Chinese companies to invest in industrial parks and zones.
Under the MoU, the two countries have agreed to cooperate to increase mutual investment in each other’s economies and this cooperation will be in accordance with the relevant domestic laws and regulations of each party and on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.
An Industrial Park Cooperation Working Group made up of equal number of representatives from both the countries will be set up to identify and agree upon the detailed modalities for implementing cooperation under this agreement and will periodically review the progress, an official statement said.
The MoU on flood data sharing will provide India with 15 days more of hydrological data of river Brahmaputra. The data helps India in flood forecasting.
India provides money for maintenance of three hydrological centres on the Chinese side. The data will be provided from May 15 to October 15 each year.
The third MoU will help the two countries establish a framework for regular interactions between administrative officials to share experiences and learn from each other’s best practices. Specific programmes of cooperation will be worked out subsequently.
The MoU will ensure cooperation between Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie and China Executive Leadership Academy, Pudong, Shanghai.
The MOU envisages exchange of officials, cooperation in developing training programmes, field visits to each others countries.

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INVITATION – Transport & Health

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INVITATION – Transport & Health
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You are invited at the following Discussion at India Habitat Centre.  We would be obliged if you forward the invitation to the interested professionals.
 
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India launches 5 foreign satellites

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India launches 5 foreign satellites, Modi lauds scientists
 Another historic event for India in its contribution to space technology. Indian  government making it both business  and achievements for its own growth in telecommunication field  out of this marvel technology contributed by our able scientist is matter of pride.
PSLV C23 carrying French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7 and four co-passenger spacecrafts from Singapore, Canada and Germany was successfully launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, witnessed the historic moment.
After a perfect lift off from the First Launch Pad in Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 9.52 AM witnessed by Modi, Indian Space Research Organisation’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C23 placed all five satellites into their intended orbits, one after the other between 17 and 19 minutes after liftoff, in textbook precision.Though the Mission Readiness Review Committee and Launch Authorisation Board had on Friday cleared the launch, the launch time was rescheduled to 9.52 AM Monday, a delay of three minutes, attributed to “probable space debris” coming in the rocket’s way.
Besides its primary payload of 714 kg French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7, PSLV C23 carried and placed in orbit 14 kg AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4) and NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) of Canada each weighing 15 kg and the 7 kg VELOX-1 of Singapore.
In his first official visit to this spaceport, Modi asked the space community to develop a SAARC satelite even as he heaped praise on Indian space scientists, recalling their contributions from the early days.
He referred to pictures showing rocket components being transported on bicycles. A visibly elated Modi, who said it was a ‘privilege’ to witness the event, congratulated “our brilliant space scientists for a successful launch”.
“This fills every Indian’s heart with pride and I can see the joy reflected on your face,” he said from the Mission Control Room, adding Monday’s successful launch of foreign satellites was a “global endorsement of India’s space capbility”.
Besides Modi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu also witnessed the launch from the Sriharikota spaceport, about 100 kilometres from Chennai.
The Prime Minister arrived in Chennai on Sunday enroute to Sriharikota to witness the event. French satellite SPOT 7, identical to SPOT-6, which ISRO had launched in 2012, would be placed diametrically opposite to SPOT-6, forming part of the existing Earth observation satellite.
European space technology company Airbus Defence and Space has built SPOT-7. Germany’s AISAT satellite would focus on the global sea-traffic monitoring system with special emphasis on high traffic zones using AIS signals. It is also Germany’s first DLR satellite in the nano-satellite class. NLS 7.1 and NLS 7.2 are from the University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies/ Space Flight Laboratory in Canada. Both payloads would perform Two-spacecraft precision formation flying using differential GPS with centimetre-level relative position and sub-metre level accurate position control system.
Satellite VELOX-1 from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore is a technology demonstrator for in-house design of image sensor, MEMS-based attitude determination and control system and inter-satellite RF link.
The five satellites were launched under commercial arrangements that ANTRIX (ISRO’s commercial arm) entered into with the respective foreign agencies.
ISRO has so far launched 35 satellites from 19 countries around the globe — Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Singapore, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey and United Kingdom, bringing a huge sum to the country as foreign exchange.
India began its space journey in 1975 with the launch of Aryabhatta using a Russian rocket and till date, it has completed over 100 space missions including missions to moon and mars.

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IDEA OF INDIA INVITE–NATIONAL CONVENTION (BY CPA)

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IDEA OF INDIA INVITE–NATIONAL CONVENTION (BY CPA)
From: Centre for Policy Analysis <mahalingamcpa@gmail.com> Mon, 30 Jun ’14 1:54p
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Dear Sir/Madam
 
Kindly share this invite widely
The Centre For Policy Analysis is organizing a national convention IDEA OF INDIA at the Constitution club(Speakers hall) on 4th July and at India International Centre (Kamladevi Block) on 5th July 2014. 
We would be delighted if you would find the time to attend and participate in the sessions of two day national convention

Please find the attachments for the invite  and programme schedule of the national convention
A line in confirmation will be deeply appreciated.
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Zee TV | India’s Best Cinestar Ki Khoj to launch on 5th July

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The entertaining journey of India’s aspiring cine stars begins on Sat, 5th July
Dhoom 3 director Victor & Sonali Bendre to judge the series
Parineeti-Ayushmann are first amongst a slew of film achievers 
to guide & inspire the contestants
Mumbai, 26th June: You felt your heart race with excitement when Simran almost missed the train and Raj held out his hand for her … You danced a jig yourself when you saw Rani overcome her inhibitions and groove on top of the bar in Queen. You gave your friends a high-five as you stepped out of 3 Idiots because there was so much of the film you’d lived out with them. You felt a twinge in your belly as you relived your first heartbreak when a teary eyed Anjali, on seeing Rahul and Tina together, told her hostel housekeeper “Mera Pehla Pyaar Adhura Reh Gaya!” There’s no denying that we, as Indians, experience the entire range of emotions through the world of movies and our beloved cine stars. With films and actors touching practically everyone’s lives in one way or the other, Zee TV’s next BIG ticket, non-fiction property is bound to touch a chord!
Starting 5th July at 9 PM every Saturday & Sunday on Zee TV is an exciting, new 13 week reality series called  ‘India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj powered by Glam up’ – a hunt for the most versatile, talented cine stars who have it in them to light up the silver screen with their acting prowess and charisma! What’s more … it’ll be the viewers who will have as much say as the judges in deciding who will be India’s next big cinestar. So, with some power-packed histrionics and mind-blowing performances coming your way from some of the most promising acting talent in the country, the show is bound to be your one-stop entertainment shop!
Having concluded a nationwide series of auditions across 18 cities in an attempt to smoke out the most promising acting talent from every nook and corner of the country, Zee TV has signed on Vijay Krishna Acharya aka Victor, the director of Dhoom 3, the highest grossing Bollywood film worldwide and gorgeous actress Sonali Bendre to judge the show. The channel and production houses Essel Vision Pvt Ltd and TrompeL’oiel  Media Pvt Ltd. are considering other A-league actors and renowned directors for the third position on the judges’ panel. Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurana, who embody the picture of India’s emerging youth and all its aspirations, have been called upon to guide and inspire the contestants with their own examples in the audition phase.   
Zee TV Programming Head Namit Sharma said, “Zee TV has always stood for celebrating the talent of India’s common man. In 1995, the channel created the mecca of singing talent in the country with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and introduced the entertainment fraternity to some of its leading singers such as Shreya Ghoshal, Shekhar and Kunal Ganjawala. Dance India Dance, similarly gave hope to a million dance enthusiasts across the country, making stars out of Salman, Shakti Mohan, Dharmesh, Raghav and Prince. After revolutionizing the worlds of singing and dancing, Zee TV is all set to make a similar impact in the world of acting with our exciting reality series India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj. We have a knack of identifying the right talent, we look forward to an interesting season of this show! The sheer range of performances spanning diverse styles of acting that the audiences will see in the course of the season will make the show a one-stop shop for entertainment.”
The show will put its participants through a slew of challenging rounds designed to test their creativity and ability of enacting a variety of different roles. Spanning varied genres such as romance, comedy, drama, dance and action, the contestants will be called upon to prove their versatility, presence of mind, spontaneity and sheer mettle across a number of different acting styles.
About signing on Victor & Sonali as judges, Namit Sharma, Programming Head, Zee TV said, “Victor is the man behind one of the biggest Bollywood hits of all times – Dhoom 3. He has the credits to the story, screenplay and dialogue of the entire Dhoom franchise. He’s worked with Mani Ratnam on films like Guru. He’s a multi-faceted personality and has worked closely with some of the finest actors of the country. His knack for identifying, grooming and honing acting talent makes him a perfect fit for the show. Sonali is a very attractive, glamorous actress with an impressive body of work. She’s been a part of blockbusters such as Sarfarosh and Hum Saath Saath Hain, critically acclaimed films like Zakhm and continues to do some great work in films and television. She has been a much loved judge of our successful children’s acting hunt show ‘India’s Best Dramebaaz’ and we’re extremely pleased to continue this association. We’ll soon announce a third judge!”
The show presents the talented youth of the country with a golden opportunity to have an interface with some of Bollywood’s most renowned film makers, actors, choreographers and be groomed by them. About bringing Parineeti and Ayushmann on board, Namit Sharma adds, “We’ve roped in a number of achievers from the film fraternity, who’ve made a distinct mark for themselves, to be a part of the selection and grooming process of our contestants. We’re happy to have Parineeti & Ayushman join us on India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj in the audition phase. This will take our contestants’ exposure to the real world of films to the next level. Parineeti’s journey from being a PR consultant and an aspiring investment banker to a leading cinestar is remarkable to say the least. Ayushmann, a rank outsider with no film connections, has made it big entirely on the merit of his sheer talent. His versatility encompasses everything from singing and anchoring to acting. The insights they can share will add immense value to the learning process of our budding Cinestars.” So starting 5th July, stay tuned to ‘India’s Best Cinestars ki Khoj powered by Glam up’ every Saturday-Sunday at 9 PM, only on Zee TV! 

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PM seeks French cooperation in areas of low-cost defence manufacturing

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought French cooperation in the areas of low-cost defence manufacturing, skill development, urban planning, tourism and heritage conservation. 
Referring to French support to Ahmedabad Heritage project, the Prime Minister said India has planned to build heritage cities and 100 new smart cities for which France can extend its expertise. Mr Modi was speaking at a meeting with visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in New Delhi today.
For his part, the French Foreign Minister expressed keenness of his country to expand cooperation with the new government in Delhi. He also discussed student exchange programme and further deepening of technological cooperation between the two countries.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and ambassadors of India and France were also present in the meeting.

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Iraq: 1st session of newly elected 328-member parliament convened

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In Iraq, the first session of the newly elected 328-member parliament has been convened in the capital Baghdad today.
Ahead of the session, elected Iraqi lawmakers from the majority Shia, minority Sunni and Kurdish community discussed the structure of a new Government amidst the push of ISIL militants towards the capital.

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LPG price hiked by Rs. 16.50 per cylinder

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Price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was today hiked by 16 rupees 50 paise per cylinder. 
Indian Oil Corporation said each non-subsidised 14.2 kilogram cooking gas cylinder will now cost 922 rupees 50 paise in Delhi. 
It will cost 966 rupees in Kolkata, 949 rupees 50 paise in Mumbai and 924 rupees in Chennai. 
The hike was necessitated following surge in prices of international oil due to the ongoing Iraq crisis. 
Non-subsidised LPG rates were last month cut by 23 rupees 50 paise per cylinder.

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150 Indians likely to return home from Iraq this evening

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About 150 Indian nationals are expected to reach back home from war-torn Iraq this evening.
External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told this to AIR News. India is facilitating return of six hundred Indian nationals this week from non-conflict zones of Iraq.
Giving an update on the situation in Iraq, Mr Akbaruddin said Indian diplomats in Iraq are reaching out to Indians and facilitating the paperwork and ticketing for those who want to return home.
He said 60 Indians left from Najaf, 30 from Karbala and four from Baghdad yesterday.
The Spokesman said, all Indians are leaving by commercial flights but India is ready to evacuate Indian nationals if need arises.

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Chennai Building collapse toll rises to 28,

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Building collapse: Toll rises to 28, three more pulled out alive
Eight more bodies were recovered on Tuesday, taking the toll in the collapse of an under- construction multi-storeyed building in Chennai to 28 even as three persons were pulled out alive, a senior government official said.
A total of 26 persons have been rescued so far as the non-stop rescue efforts, involving multiple agencies, entered the fourth day on Tuesday, Director, Public Health, K Kulandaisamy said. 
“Mahesh was rescued alive today besides two others. He has indicated that several persons are alive under the rubble including his wife. This has enthused rescue personnel,” the official said. 
He said they were hopeful of rescuing more persons today. 
“We are very hopeful and positive. Also, there are indications about the likely location of the survivors under the rubble. We hope that survivors should be holed up in that location”, he said. 
Kulandaisamy said there were indications that the first and ground floors of the building had not fully crumbled. 
“It is the guess of rescue personnel going by the account of the rescued man. We cannot say anything more now.” 
Of the three rescued on Tuesday, two belonged to Andhra Pradesh and they have been admitted in the SRMC. “They are stable,” the official said. 
Six persons, including two owners and two engineers, had been arrested under various sections of the IPC in connection with the building collapse. 

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Ukrainian president ends unilateral ceasefire 

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Ukrainian president ends unilateral ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is halting a unilateral cease-fire in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists and says Ukrainian forces will go on the offensive against the rebels.
A statement from Poroshenko on his website says the cease-fire is being halted and that “we will attack and we will free our country.” The fragile cease-fire expired Monday night.The idea was to give rebels a chance to disarm and to start a broader peace process including an amnesty and new elections.
But rebels did not disarm, and the ceasefire was continually violated.
Rebels did not comply with Poroshenko’s latest push to get them to turn over key border crossings with Russia and permit international monitoring of the cease-fire.
“The unique chance to put the peace plan into practice was not realised,” Poroshenko said in a speech prepared for delivery to the nation.
“This happened because of the criminal actions of the fighters.” Poroshenko had already extended the cease-fire from seven days as part of a plan to end the fighting that has killed more than 400 people since April.
Poroshenko’s decision followed four-way talks in search of a solution with Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande Monday as the deadline approached.
He issued a statement after the talks ended saying the key conditions needed to continue the ceasefire had not been met.
European leaders and the US have urged Russia to use its influence with the rebels to ease the bloodshed and have threatened to impose another round of economic sanctions against Moscow.
While Putin has expressed support for the cease-fire, the West has accused Russia of allowing weapons and fighters to flow across the border into Ukraine.
Poroshenko said he meant for a cease-fire to be followed by an amnesty for fighters who had not considered serious crimes, and political concessions such as early local and regional elections, protections for speakers of Russian and, in the longer term, changes to the constitution to decentralise power to the regions.

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US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue on July 9-10 

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US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue on July 9-10
The next round of annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue would be held in Beijing on July 9 and 10. 
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew would travel to China next week for this omprehensive dialogue between the two countries.
They would be joined for the Dialogue by their respective Chinese co-chairs, State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Vice Premier Wang Yang, along with members of the US delegation and their Chinese counterparts.
“The Dialogue will focus on addressing the challenges and opportunities that both countries face on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global areas of immediate and long-term economic and strategic interest,” an official statement said. 

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Germany beat Algeria 2-1 to enter quarterfinals 

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Germany beat Algeria 2-1 to enter quarterfinals<br />
Germany and Algeria were tied goalless at the end of the first half of the last-16 FIFA World Cup match on late Monday.
Andre Schuerrle and Mesut Ozil struck in extra time to earn Germany a 2-1 win over Algeria in a pulsating last-16 clash here and a quarter-final date with France.Chelsea forward Schuerrle broke the deadlock in the 92nd minute, with Arsenal’s Ozil adding a second in the 120th minute.
Abdelmoumene Djabou struck in the first minute of stoppage time to give Algeria a consolation goal.
This was Algeria’s first ever appearance in the knockout stages and they covered themelves with glory, taking the game to the three-time champions.
Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani had a goal disallowed for offside in the first half while Germany’s best early chance came as the break beckoned, when only the lightning reflexes of Algeria keeper Rais Mbolhi denied first Toni Kroos’ and then Mario Goetze from the rebound.
Germany coach Joachim Loew introduced Schuerrle for Goetze after the interval and he almost made an immediate impact, his 48th minute drive only narrowly deflected. Mbolhi then made a superb flying fingertip save to deny Phillip Lahm.
In an enthralling evening’s entertainment at this southern port city Mbolhi once again did the north African’s proud, punching away Thomas Mueller’s header with 10 minutes of regulation time remaining.
With the sides deadlocked, extra time was required, and Schuerrle finally was the man to find a way past Mbolhi, flicking the ball with the inside of his heel at close range after Mueller’s cross from the left in the 92nd minute.
Ozil then struck before Djabou’s contribution.
Friday’s quarter-final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana is a repeat of the 1986 semi-final won by the then West-Germany.

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FIFA: France beat Nigeria 2-0 to enter quarterfinals

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FIFA: France beat Nigeria 2-0 to enter quarterfinals
France struck twice in the second half to beat Nigeria 2-0 and enter the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Nacional on Monday.
France broke the deadlock in the 79th minute through Paul Pogba before doubling their lead in additional time through an own by Joseph Yobo.
Nigeria started on bright note and enjoyed the lions’ share of possession at least in the opening 20 minutes of the game.
Neigeria’s persistent efforts resulted in a free-kick just outside the French circle in the 17th minute when Peter Odemwingie was brought down by Blaise Matuidi but the Super Eagles failed to cash in on the chance.
Two minutes later Emmanuel Emenike found the back of France net with a deft touch only to to be ruled out marginally off side by the line referee.
Nigeria certainly was on top at the opening exchanges as France played the second fiddle. But France got their acts back quickly and had a great chance in the 22nd minute only to be denied by a brilliant Vincent Enyeama in front of Nigeria goal.
Enyeama showed brilliant reflexes to keep out Paul Pogba’s powerful shot after a one-two with Mathieu Valbuena.
France enjoyed a rare spell of possession in the last 12 minutes of the opening half but to no avail as their forwardline lacked creativity.
The Les Bleus had one one of the best chance of the half in the 40th minute when Valbuena clipped a ball into the onrushing Debuchy whose effort was off target. The Newcastle man should possibly have done better with that despite the box being crowded with bodies. 
French strikers Olivier Giroud and Karim Benzema were almost anonymous in the opening half as Nigeria came out with stout defending. 
Just like the opening half, Nigeria started livelier of the two teams after the change of ends. 
Odemwingie came close to breaking the deadlock for Nigeria but his fierce strike well saved by skipper Hugo Lloris in front of French goal. 
France coach Didier Deschamps’ decision to bring in Antoine Griezmann in place Giroud was bang on target as it imbibed fresh life into their forwardline. Benzema then looked threatening for the first time in the match in the 70th minute but his effort was cleared off the line by Victor Moses. 
Seven minutes later, France came tentalisingly close to breaking the stalemate when Yohan Cabaye’s effort rattled the woodwork. 
But France’s consistent pressure finally bore fruit when Pogba headed in from their eighth corner after Enyeama flapped at a cross which found Pogba in a clear position. If not for that one mistake, Enyeama stood like a rock in front of the Nigeria goal as six minutes from whistle he sticked out a huge hand to deny Griezmann. 
It was all over Nigeria as France doubled their lead in the extra-time when Yobo scored an own goal while trying to clear Valbuena’s low ball towards Griezmann. France will meet the winners of the match between Germany and Algeria in the quarterfinals

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Adarsh: CBI files 2nd supplementary chargesheet, preparing SCN

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Adarsh: CBI files 2nd supplementary chargesheet, preparing SCN
The Central Bureau of Investigation has completed its probe in the multi-crore Adarsh Society scam with the agency filing a second supplementary charge sheet in a special CBI court last month.
The agency is also preparing a Self Content Note (SCN) of the flat owners who were found ineligible to buy a flat in the society which will soon be handed over to the Maharashtra government. 
“The charge sheet is filed against five accused, including one member and four financiers,” a CBI official said on Tuesday. 
One of the society members died, hence he was not named in the charge sheet, said the official. 
The charge sheet, filed last month, names former MLA Mukundrao Mankar, Landscape Realtors Private Limited (LRPL), Sanjay Kondwar and Gopal Kondwar (both directors of LRPL) and UK-based NRI Sharad Madan. 
The flat of Lieutenant Colonel-rank personnel was allegedly financed by Madan but since he is no more, the agency has named only Madan in the charge sheet. 
LRPL was a shell company floated with a sole aim of allegedly financing ‘benami’ flat in Adarsh, the official said. 
“LRPL gave a loan of Rs 62 lakhs to Mankar,” he alleged. 
According to the charge sheet, LRPL received money from other five to six shell companies. 
Interestingly, the address of one of the shell companies which allegedly financed LRPL is that of an educational institution chaired by a state Cabinet minister. 
The CBI said that they have not found any link of the involvement of the minister. 
Meanwhile, the agency is preparing a SCN of the 27 flat owners who were found ineligible to buy a flat in the society. The SCN will be handed over to state Chief Secretary. 
“The list of 27 members include flats of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade and former Union Power Minister Suresh Prabhu,” said the CBI official. 
Once the SCN on CBI findings is submitted, the state government can decide on the future course of action, he said. 
“The state can decide on whether or not to cancel their membership,” said a CBI official. 
The official also said that “loan availed by relatives of former state Chief Minister Ashok Chavan from a Pune-based builder were returned within few years after purchase of flat.” 
The 13 accused named in the first charge sheet of CBI, which includes Ashok Chavan, have been charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating and criminal misconduct under the Indian Penal Code, besides the Prevention of Corruption Act. 
However, the CBI later moved the Bombay High Court saying that Chavan’s name be dropped as Maharashtra Governor has not given sanction for his prosecution. 

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Junior Golfing talents in the fray for USHA DGC Juniors Golf Championship, 2014

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New Delhi, June 30, 2014: Post the recently conducted Usha DGC Junior Golf Training program (JTP), the last camp of which was concluded on the 20th of June 2014, Usha International presents the USHA DGC Junior Golf Championship, 2014, which is set to get underway at the lush green Delhi Golf Club. Round 1 will be played at the Lodhi course and the Peacock course on July 1, Tuesday and July 2, 2014.

The draw has seen acceptance from 103 junior golfers in all.  The event will be played in the stroke-play format over three days and 54 holes. The winner is likely to emerge on Friday, July 04, 2014.

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Dear ALL,

India’s external debt at about US$ 441 bn

India’s external debt, as at end-March 2014, was placed at US$ 440.6 billion showing an increase of US$ 31.2 billion or 7.6% over the level at end-March 2013. The increase in total external debt during financial year 2013-14 was primarily on account of rise in Non-Resident Deposits. The surge in outstanding stock of NRI deposits can mainly be attributed to mobilisation of fresh FCNR(B) deposits by commercial banks under the swap scheme offered by the Reserve Bank during September to November 2013. In terms of major components, the share of external commercial borrowings continued to be the highest at 33.3% of total external debt, followed by NRI deposits (23.6%) and short term debt (20.3%)

External Debt – Outstanding and Variation
Source: Ministry of Finance, Government of India and Reserve Bank of India

On the other hand, increase in the magnitude of external debt was partly offset by the valuation change (gain) resulting from appreciation of US dollar against Indian rupee and other international currencies. Further, share of short term debt in total debt in terms of original maturity as well as residual maturity also declined due to net repayments of short-term debt and withdrawal of FII investment from debt securities during 2013-14.

Based on residual maturity, the short-term debt accounted for 39.6% of total external debt as at end-March 2014 as compared to 42.1%% at end-March 2013. Within the short-term debt based on residual maturity, the share of NRI deposits was the highest at 31.4%. The ratio of short-term debt by residual maturity to foreign exchange reserves worked out to 57.4% at end-March 2014.The valuation gain during 2013-14 amounted to US$ 9.4 billion reflecting the appreciation of US dollar against the Indian rupee and other major currencies. Thus, excluding the valuation gains, the stock of external debt as at end-March 2014 would have increased by US$ 40.6 billion instead of US$ 31.2 billion over end-March 2013. US dollar denominated debt continued to be the largest component of India ’s external debt with a share of 61.8% as at end-March 2014, followed by Indian rupee (21.1%), SDR (6.9%), Japanese Yen (5.1%) and Euro (3.4%).

Residual Maturity of External Debt Outstanding as at End-March 2014
Source: RBI

Government (Sovereign) external debt stood at US$ 81.5 billion as at end-March 2014 as against US$ 81.7 billion as at end-March 2013. The shares of Government and non-Government external debt in the total external debt were 18.5% and 81.5%, respectively, as at end-March 2014

India’s Key External Debt Indicators
Source: RBI

Warm regards,

Dr. S P Sharma
Chief Economist
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PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
August Kranti Marg, New Delhi – 110016
Tel 91 11 49545454, Fax 91 11 26855450,
E mail – spsharma@phdcci.in

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AAP WORLD Party for Arvind Kejriwal – Internal Conflict

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Ravinder Singh
To chauthidunia@gmail.comindiaagainstcorruption.2010@gmail.comchandru_14521@yahoo.com and 360 More…
Jun 30 at 7:43 PM
AAP WORLD Party for Arvind Kejriwal – Internal Conflict
June30, 2014AAP is the only party, thanks to Anna Hazare Movement against
corruption, within weeks registered millions of Workers and Volunteers
across India, was getting funds from all over the world. His
reluctance to contest outside Delhi is surprising.
This was unprecedented response to a newly formed party and securing
11.3m votes in 2014 Lok Sabha election when it had not a single
National Level Leader.
But AAP politics remained localized for Kejriwal and only for
Kejriwal. He called workers and volunteers to support him in Varanasi
neglecting campaigning across India, which he eventually lost was
primarily responsible for poor show.
AAP remained Opportunistic Party exploiting Local Issues than
providing VISION – even Lame Duck vision is better than no vision.
He has not spelt out his ECONOMIC AGENDA to the people.
AAP has not been able to out of initial success when Delhi voters
expressed unprecedented faith in his leadership but he preferred to
stay on streets than work for people and remove corruption from system
and also improve all services.
AAP didn’t win a single seat outside Punjab where it won four seats
and sizeable vote share 24.4% this was next only to Delhi vote share
of 32.9%.
AAP failed because it didn’t have NATIONAL AGENDA and Clear Road Map
to improve Income and Wealth Sharing of Indians and AAP didn’t support
candidates except in few regions.
Polling 4.2% votes or 48,802 votes average per constituency is not bad
for Haryana contesting first time against 4-5 parties already
established for decades.
Reluctance to contest from Haryana primarily Rural Dominated economy
indicates AAP preference for Urban centric policies than Rural Farming
MSME serving majority.
Political fever that helped him get good percentage of votes in
December and April state and national elections is over – it shall be
AAPs third attempt in Delhi and hopefully second in other states going
to polls shortly and he must come up with Concrete Agenda and Vision.
Ravinder Singh, National General Secretary.
Sabka Bharat Mission 2019
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016
Ph: 9650421857, 9718280435
Sabkabharatmission2019@gmail.com

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CAG-CBI Reported MEGA Bungling in ALL Ambani Companies

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Ravinder Singh
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 Today at 12:54 AM
CAG-CBI Reported MEGA Bungling in ALL Ambani Companies
July01, 2014
There is long list of Ambani Companies MEGA Bungling. CAG and CBI are
not reporting full extent of RIL Bungling.
1.1] 4G Scam: In addition to the Rs.40,000 crores in Reliance Jio it
is not reported SIDE SCAM of Rs.25,000 Crores Rural Broadband Program.
1.2] In 2002 RIL laid Optical Fiber Network that was to Provide Broad
Band services at par with Singapore in Indian Cities but when it got
WLL License cheaply and that Local Wireless was converted to National
Service and soon converted to regular GSM / CDMA licenses it gave up
BROAD Band plan in 2003.
1.3]  Last few years SAM PITRODA helped RIL in MISDIRECTING BSNL
Rs.25,000 Cr Rural Broadband Program. Optic Fiber based BROAD BAND is
most suitable for Metro Cities and other densely populated area. A
single Optical Fiber can serve a Multi Story Building or Five Star
Hotel. But PITRODA Misguided DOT in to supporting Wireless 2G, 3G, and
4G Services in cities based on all Imported Hardware and Software.
But for Rural Broad Band 4G Services are MOST EFFECTIVE and Economical
– a 4G Tower can serve several hundred villages and some towns
ensuring Speed & Reliability.
1.4]  RIL was also caught red handed Operating 30 Clandestine
Telephone Exchanges in RE-ROUTING International calls as Locals but
let off lightly.
Ravinder Singh, National General Secretary.
Sabka Bharat Mission 2019
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016
Ph: 9650421857, 9718280435
Sabkabharatmission2019@gmail.com
Petition against 4G licence to Reliance Jio Apex court seeks Centre’s reply
PTI/ Our Bureau
New Delhi, May 9:
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of the Centre and telecom
regulator TRAI on a public interest litigation filed by an NGO
challenging grant of 4G licences to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio
Infocomm Ltd (RJIL).
A Bench of Justices HL Dattu and SA Bobde issued notice to the Centre,
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and RJIL on the petition
of NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), which challenged
the Government’s decision to allow Mukesh Ambani’s company to offer
voice services on its 4G spectrum.
The PIL, filed through advocate Prashant Bhushan, also sought quashing
of the permission granted by the Government to Reliance for providing
voice telephony on Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum and
pitched for a court-monitored CBI investigation in the alleged Rs.
40,000-crore scam.
The petition said that the Centre’s decision to allow voice telephony
has given undue benefit of about ₹22,842 crore to RJIL and
corresponding loss to the Government and “is therefore arbitrary,
unreasonable and discriminatory“.
It also alleged that the company was allowed “backdoor entry” into
voice telephony using BWA spectrum by paying entry fee of meagre
amount of Rs. 1,658 crore determined way back in 2001, a figure which
was rejected by the apex court in its February 2, 2012, judgement in
2G spectrum allocation scam case.
Reliance Jio reaction
“We have not received any notice of any petition so far filed by
Prashant Bhushan. This appears to be one more in a series of attempts
to create a controversy in a next-generation foray which Reliance is
determined to create 

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Modi Can Revive Ties With Nepal

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South Asia is a tough environment for optimists. Too many false starts and near misses. But sitting in Kathmandu, I feel optimistic about the prospects for regional integration in South Asia. My optimism arises because of the news of Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s imminent visit to Dhaka to be followed by her visit to Kathmandu reportedly in preparation for Prime Minister Modi’s tentatively planned visit to Nepal in the beginning of August.
This is just amazing news, coming as it does on the heels of his invitation to South Asian heads of government for his swearing in and making Bhutan his first foreign visit. If Modi does visit Nepal, ahead of his first speech from the Red Fort and prior to visiting any country outside South Asia, it will mark a positive change in Indian foreign policy.
Positives
For me, who has been propagating the cause of and working on regional cooperation in South Asia since the mid- eighties ( nearly 30 years), this is almost too good to be true. My hope is that this change in the focus and orientation of our foreign policy will soon be reflected down the line in the MEA. Henceforth, South Block and India will wholeheartedly accept the asymmetric responsibility for making South Asia an integrated economic space with open borders that permit free, but legally permitted movement of people, goods and services.
Modi’s predecessor, Manmohan Singh, was himself a strong proponent of open borders in South Asia. But quite inexplicably he did not find the time to visit Nepal! Consequently, Indo- Nepal relations suffered inordinately. Many friends of India have been angry at Nepal being left to be handled by the ‘ Agencies’ with political contacts being allowed to wither away. This could be the critical difference between Singh and Modi. The latter has quite visibly put politics in command. For a Prime Minister to have met all his counterparts in the region and visited two neighbouring capitals within the first 100 days of becoming Prime Minister is history making action.
It clearly distinguishes Modi from all his predecessors. It also sends a clear signal that henceforth India will give the highest priority to its neighbourhood, and not look for kudos from global powers or seek to punch above its weight on the global scene. Realism and the pursuit of national interest, the two drivers of India’s foreign policy, requires that South Asia has now become India’s central focus.
Coming back to Nepal, it may be important for the two governments to try and sort out some of the outstanding issues in Indo- Nepal relations prior to Modi’s visit that is also aimed at paying homage to Lord Pashupatinath, the protector of Kathmandu. There is a good chance for an agreement being finalised between GMR and the Government of Nepal to start work on the 600 MW hydro power project. The PMO could encourage GMR to take a quick decision on this and push the project forward.
This will mark a major breakthrough and could be the beginning of Nepal’s journey to prosperity and South Asia’s progress to energy security.
Irritants
India also needs to address the concerns of a vocal minority in Nepal which is opposed to export of hydropower to India if the commercial exploitation of nearly 80,000 MW of Nepal’s hydropower potential could become a reality. Modi would do well to push the envelope forward, by declaring, while in Kathmandu, India’s support for a South Asian region electricity grid and announcing India’s willingness to allow unimpeded flow of Nepalese hydropower energy across Indian territory to other countries in South Asia. This will be a big win and has the potential to change the development trajectory in the entire region.
At the same time, some minor irritants have to be removed to make this visit truly historical. Indian border officials do not endear themselves to the vast number of Nepalese who cross the open border and go back home from their jobs in India. The petty and ham- handed corruption and harassment meted out by personnel of the Seema Suraksha Bal, other para- military forces and the Customs department to Nepalese youth changes potential goodwill towards India into deep seated anger among them.
Sentiments
This results in the creation of long term negative sentiment that is difficult to counter despite the presence of a large number of Nepalese who have been educated in Indian universities and carry very fond memories for their time spent in India. This pernicious practice can surely be changed almost overnight with strict directions going out from the home ministry and the CBEC. The PMO may want to ensure that such directions are issued prior to Modi’s visit.
Secondly, India still requires the testing of food products exported from Nepal ( ginger is one of them) to be tested in CFTRI laboratories located in Kolkata, Delhi or Lucknow. This process takes up to 2- 3 weeks and is marked with rampant rent seeking. India should create sufficient testing capabilities within Nepal in a fast track manner under our technical cooperation program.
Finally, India has to demonstrate its sensitivity to the vulnerability felt on a daily basis by a land locked country like Nepal. It was a huge mistake on our part to have flexed our muscle in the past and exposed Nepal’s critical dependence on India for all its necessary imports. Such negative memories take exceptionally long to be erased. Do Indians still not remember 1962? The surest way to help Nepal build a more trust based relationship with India is for Modi to guarantee unimpeded access to Indian roads and ports and airports for goods and services being imported or exported by Nepal.
He will surely be able to find the right formulations to convey this guarantee as explicitly as possible.
Modi appears to have a vision for South Asia, which is in sync with his vision for India. More importantly he has already started taking decisive action in pursuit of this vision. It is also now time for our global partners to work even more closely with us to accelerate the pace of South Asian regional integration.

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Author is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research. He is also the former Director of ICRIER and former Secretary General of FICCI.


Dear Mr. SagarI am forwarding my article “Modi Can Revive Ties With Nepal” that has appeared in the newspaper “The Mail Today” on 27th June (Friday).
Your comments and suggestions are always appreciated.
With Best Regards,
Rajiv Kumar

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GCC countries plan massive rail technology investment.

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Almost every country in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has plans to develop rail transport 
technology in 2015. 
Plans to develop fully integrated networks enabling seamless cross-border freight transport to facilitate trade with European and Asian markets will reflect the region’s growing global importance to world trade. 
A key component to these projects will be the technology supporting the main lines.  Operators have and will float tenders for the manufacture and supply of rail coaches and the installation of control systems for inter operable national systems. 
Companies from the following profiles are needed to support regional rail technology projects:
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The 9th annual Middle East Rail exhibition and conference at The Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre will bring together transport operators and contractors to meet the implementation of these multi-billion dollar projects.  

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Project Director
Middle East Rail 2015

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Sikhs Helping Sikhs

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AirAsia to re-enter Japan’s low cost carrier market

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TOKYO, 1 JULY – AirAsia today announced that it will be entering into a Shareholders Agreement with Octave Japan Infrastructure Fund I GK (Octave), Rakuten Inc. (Rakuten), Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd. (Noevir), and Alpen Co. Ltd. (Alpen) to establish AirAsia Japan. 

Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia said, “We are very excited to return to Japan’s skies together with Octave, Rakuten, Noevir and Alpen this time round. I am more confident than ever that AirAsia Japan, led by Odi (Odagiri Yoshinori) with the strong partnership we have with our new investors, will continue to realize our vision to revolutionize the low-cost carrier segment of Japan. The AirAsia Japan team is now working hard with the relevant authorities to obtain necessary operational approvals, and we hope that all will be in place to start both domestic and international flights by the summer of 2015.”

Odagiri Yoshinori, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Japan further commented, “We are ready to take on this challenge and with great teamwork, we hope to bring AirAsia’s successful low-cost business model once again to Japan. Our counterparts in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and India have seen great and encouraging responses in their markets, and we will work towards the same for Japan. We would like to thank the investors for their belief in us and we look forward to working closely with them moving forward.”

Rakuten was incorporated in Japan on February 1997 and its major business includes Internet services (e-commerce, travel), financial services (bank, credit card, securities. etc), telecommunications and professional sports, while Noevir, which was incorporated in Japan on March 2011 and its major business includes cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and health food, apparel and aviation business.

Alpen was incorporated in Japan on July 1972 and its major business includes manufacturing and retail of ski equipment, other sporting goods equipment including golf, tennis, marine sports, baseball, etc. and leisure goods; management of ski resorts, golf courses and fitness clubs; while Octave was incorporated in Japan on May 2014 and its major business is to acquire, own, manage, hold, sell, and dispose of the shares of AirAsia Japan and make collections from the shares of AirAsia Japan.
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200 arrested big Hong Kong democracy rally 

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Nearly 200 arrested big Hong Kong democracy rally
Hong Kong police have arrested nearly 200 people after tens of thousands of residents joined a massive march to push for democracy.
Anger at mainland China has never been greater after Beijing warned recently it holds the ultimate authority over the freewheeling capitalist enclave despite promises to allow a high degree of autonomy after British rule ended in 1997. 
Police said 196 people were arrested for unlawful assembly and preventing police from carrying out their duties. 
Police said 98,600 people joined the rally at its peak, while organisers estimated the size at 510,000. 
Participants had hoped to surpass the 500,000 that turned out in 2003 for the city’s biggest-ever demonstration to protest against a planned anti-subversion law. 

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Women going to pubs in short skirts is against Indian culture’:

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‘Women going to pubs in short skirts is against Indian culture’: Goa PWD Min
After endorsing and supporting the moral policing goon and Sri Ram Sena Chief Pramod Muthalik’s view that women going to pubs in short skirts is against Indian culture, Goa PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalkar added another controversy saying ‘bikinis should be banned on state’s beaches’.
“Wearing bikinis should be banned on Goa’s beaches,” said Dhavalikar, state’s Public Works Department Minister, comments that may not go down well with hordes of foreign tourists who throng Goa’s shores every year to soak in the sun. 

“We should not allow girls with bikinis to enter public places because it very difficult to control people who arrive in Goa from different states. By the time victim reaches the police it is too late. It is better to control such type of activities on the beaches,” he said. 
Dhavalikar, whose Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party is an ally of ruling BJP, said even Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was in favour of such a ban. 
“Chief minister knows it very well what I say. He has already started taking action against massage parlours. He will take up this issue (banning bikinis) in a different way to stop this nonsense,” he said.
Parrikar was not available for comment but BJP distanced itself from the remarks, saying bikinis cannot be banned. 
“According to me, something which is not a sin across India, cannot be a sin in Goa,” BJP Goa spokesman Wilfred Mesquita told a news agency. 
He said when bikinis are not banned across India “we cannot ban them in Goa”. 
“Why bikinis are required to swim in the sea. In earlier days, there was no bikini (but girls swam),” Dhavalikar said. 
“Young girls going to pubs in short dresses does not fit in our culture. What will happen to our Goan culture, if we allow this?… The scantily dressed girls visiting pubs project wrong culture and this should be stopped,” he had said on Tuesday. 
Congress party’s Goa unit has reacted strongly to “moral policing” by Dhavalikar and couriered a mini skirt to the minister’s residence as a mark of protest. 
“We will not tolerate moral policing. The Constitution allows those above 18 years to decide for themselves what is good or bad,” Congress spokesman Durgadas Kamat said. 

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Argentina beat Swiss : Belgium beat USA 2-1

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Belgium beat USA 2-1 to set up a QF date with Argentina

Belgium defeated United States of America 2-1 in a pulsating contest, while Angel Di Maria came to Argentina’s rescue in the dying minutes of extra-time to set up a quarterfinal clash against each other in the FIFA World Cup.
Kevin De Bruyne and substitute Romelu Lukaku’s scored two goals in the first half of extra-time before teenager Julian Green, who came in the second period of extra-time, reduced the deficit for USA with his first touch.Belgium will now face two-time champions Argentina in the quarterfinals in Brasilia on Saturday after the La Albiceleste’s rode on a goal from Di Maria deep into additional time to beat Switzerland 1-0 in Sao Paulo in another last-16 match. After both Belgium and USA failed to break the stalemate in regulation time, it took a super effort from De Bruyne to open the scoring in the 92nd minute. The Wolfsburg midfielder leapt onto Lukaku’s assist to fire low into the corner. Lukaku then doubled the lead in the 106th minute, this time with an assist from De Bruyne, to put the game beyound USA’s reach. But USA did not give up without a fight and fired back when Bayern Munich teenager Green pulled one back with a first-time volley from a Michael Bradley pass. Belgium had to go through some nervous moments in the final 10 minutes of the match but did enough to hold on to their slender lead. Earlier Di Maria’s scored a late extra-time goal to help Argentina eke out a hard-fought 1-0 win over Switzerland and progress to the quarterfinals. He didn’t score but four-time world footballer of the year and skipper Lionel Messi set up Di Maria for the only goal of the match deep into extra-time after both the teams were tied 0-0 in regulation 90 minutes. As expected Argentina controlled the lions share of possession in the match but their strikers failed breach the stubborn Swiss defence. The game plan for the Swiss was to mark Messi closely and create chances in counter-attack. They managed to do that for most part of the game before the Argentine skipper came up with a brilliant run to set it up for Di Maria who made no mistake in finding the back of the net with a left-footer in the 118th minute. A goalless draw seemed inevitable until Messi produced one of his patented dribbles to set up Di Maria. After the change of ends it was all Argentina as they exerted relentless pressure on the Swiss defence with persistent attacks. Marcos Rojo broke into the left of the Swiss penalty area but fired straight at Diego Benaglio before Gonzalo Higuain’s close-range header was acrobatically tipped over by the Swiss goalie. Rodrigo Palacio, who came in for Ezequiel Lavezzi with just 16 minutes remaining, was straight in action as he within seconds headed a Messi cross wide from six yards out. Swiftly, Messi gathered a poor clearance on the edge of the box, side-stepped his marker and fires a low drive, which Benaglio did well to first keep out and then jump on amid flying boots.


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Police shielding culprits who attempted to rape AAP leader in Bihar

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The Aam Aadmi Party strongly condemns the role of Bihar Police in shielding the culprits who attempted to rape the party’s candidate from Buxar Lok Sabha constituency, Dr Shweta Pathak.
The incident reflects the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, where the hoodlums who attempted to rape a 33 year-old medical doctor last week are still at large.
What can be more shameful than the role played by the state police in the entire matter ? The police instead of nabbing the culprits who tried to commit a heinous crime in broad daylight, brutally beat up Dr Pathak in the police station.
Dr Pathak, who had not even recovered from the trauma of attempted rape against her, went through hell again when the police in complete connivance with the relatives of the accused, beat her up, causing severe injuries in her neck, arms and legs.
Photographs posted on social media by the local people and friends of Dr Pathak show the extent of police brutality on a woman victim, who was demanding justice.
The AAP demands that all the police officials involved in this shameful incident should be immediately suspended and a judicial inquiry be ordered on how the police handled the entire matter.
The AAP leaders will be visiting Bihar to meet Dr Pathak and the party will submit a memorandum to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking an independent inquiry into the entire matter. 

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AAP Media Cell

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Circulating the You Tube link on Smoking Gun Recovered

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UNITED SIKHS premiered on 24th June 2014 on Sangat TV the first episode of a three-part documentary series ‘Unheard Voices’, which tells the story of how Sikhs continue their 30-year wait for justice for the thousands of innocent pilgrims who were killed by the Indian Army and for the restitution of the Sikh Reference Library, whose contents were removed before it was burnt by the Army during the attack on the Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) Complex. This massacre of pilgrims took place during the Indian Army attack, codenamed Blue Star, on Darbar Sahib from the 1st of June to the 6th of June 1984, killing thousands whilst desecrating the sanctum sanctorum of Sikhs.

This 20-minute episode of ‘The Smoking Gun Recovered’ was premiered on Sangat TV via Sky 847 (Europe) on the 24th of June 2014 at 8.30pm BST and repeated on Friday the 27th of June at 9.00 to 9.30pm. It is viewable on You Tube atwww.youtube.com/UNITEDSIKHSTV The remaining two episodes of the Unheard Voices series — ‘In the Line of Fire’ and ‘A Body of Evidence’ will be premiered on Sangat TV in July, on a date to be announced at https://www.facebook.com/UNITEDSIKHS.org andtwitter.com/unitedsikhs

‘The Smoking Gun Recovered’, presents eyewitness accounts of how the contents of the Sikh Reference Library, which was located in the Darbar Sahib complex and which held the invaluable heritage of the Sikhs, were removed by the Indian Army before it was burnt during the June 1984 attack. The Library housed historical saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the eternal Sikh Guru, one of which was dated 1604.

In 1991, the Government of India, under pressure from Sikhs for the return of their heritage, returned some 29 books, which included four original Accession Registers that were a catalogue of the Library’s contents. The Registers were the ‘smoking gun’ that proved that the Library’s contents, including the Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib Ji, were removed by the Indian Government before the Library was burnt. Despite a Punjab and Haryana High Court order in 2004, the Indian Government has failed to return the contents of the Library.

UNITED SIKHS seeks your support so that we may advocate for the restitution of the Sikh Reference Library whose contents were removed by the Indian Army before it was burnt in June 1984 and to deliver justice for the thousands of innocent victims who perished at Darbar Sahib in June 1984. Donate at http://www.unitedsikhs.org/donate.php
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