1. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana launched
To impart skills to rural and urban poor, the Government on Thursday announced Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, which would work towards empowering the population through enhancement of livelihood opportunities. M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, said, “Under the current urban poverty alleviation programmes, only 790 cities and towns are covered and the Government has decided to extend these measures to all the 4,041 statutory cities and towns.” He added that September 25 will be celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas every year to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. Under the scheme, Rs. 1,000 crore has been provisioned for urban poverty alleviation during 2014-15, out of which Rs. 500 crore will be spent on skill development of over 5,00,000 urban poor.
2. Tamil Nadu govt announces ‘Amma Cement Scheme’
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced a populist ‘Amma Cement Scheme’ under which it will procure cement from private manufacturers and sell them at Rs. 190 per bag in the wake of possible increase in rates of the key construction component.
The scheme, named after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who is addressed as ‘Amma’ (Mother) by her supporters, follows similar efforts like the Amma Canteen and Amma Mineral water, all low-cost initiatives.
3. Pakistan test-fires short range missile Hatf IX
Pakistan on Friday successfully test-fired short range surface-to-surface missile ‘Hatf IX’ that has a range of 60 kilometres and can cover parts of India.
The test of the missile also called Nasr was conducted with successive launches of four missiles from a State-of-the-art Multi Tube Launcher with Salvo Mode, the military said.
Hatf with in-flight manoeuvre capability is a quick response system, with shoot and scoot attributes. It contributes to the full spectrum deterrence against the prevailing threat spectrum.
4. After 25-year-old BJP, Shiv Sena alliance crumbles, Cong & NCP split
The quicksand of Maharashtra politics shifted dramatically on Thursday evening with both the ruling coalition of the Congress-NCP as well as the Opposition BJP-Shiv Sena combine ending their alliances.
The incumbent NCP decided to withdraw from the Maharashtra Government, leaving the Congress with a minority in the State Legislature. Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar said his party had been neglected by the Congress.
Hence, he said, the NCP had decided to part ways and withdraw the support it has been providing the Congress-led Maharashtra Government.
Ajit Pawar added that a letter will soon be despatched to the Governor of Maharashtra withdrawing the NCP’s support.
This was soon after the BJP broke away from the Shiv Sena. The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Eknath Khadse, said: “The BJP’s 25-year-old alliance with the Shiv Sena has been broken. We held several rounds of discussions with the Sena. It seems that while we in the BJP are trying to bring down the Congress-NCP Government, the Shiv Sena’s primary motive is to demand more seats.”
5. US court issues summons against Modi
Even before he touched down on U.S. soil after a nine-year visa ban,
a federal court in New York has issued summons against the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his role in presiding over the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat during 2002 when he was Chief Minister of the state.
The lawsuit, filed by the American Justice Center (AJC), a non-profit human rights organisation identified among the plaintiffs “two survivors of the horrific and organised violence of Gujarat 2002”, and called for a response from Mr. Modi based on the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA).
6. Tata Steel wins Asian CSR leadership award
Sukinda Chromite Mine of Tata Steel in Odisha has bagged the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Award for Community Development.
The award was presented by World CSR Congress at Dubai on Wednesday, a Tata Steel release today said.
Sumit Ghoshal, Regional Commercial Manager, Tata Steel, Middle East, while receiving the award on behalf of the company, spoke about how the company’s founder’s vision for community development has been ingrained in all the employees and is being practised company wide, it said.
7. Women’s squash team assured of medal in Asian Games
India’s squash players continued their splendid show in the ongoing Asian Games with the women’s team assuring the country another medal after humbling South Korea 2-0 in the semi-final clash at the Yeorumul Courts, in Incheon on Friday.
Joshna Chinappa started the proceedings on a positive note as the Chennai ace blanked Eunok Park 11-6 13-11 11-8 in 34 minutes.
Next up was Dipika Pallikal and though the World No.12 lost a game but got past Sunmi Song 11-4 11-5 8-11 11-5 to make it easy for the Indian team as Anaka Alankamony did not have to appear on court.
8. S&P raises India’s outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’
Standard and Poor’s on Friday raised the outlook for India’s “BBB-minus” rating back to “stable” from “negative”, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s “strong” mandate would allow it to implement fiscal and economic reforms.
S&P had cut India’s rating to “negative” in April 2012, and that came to symbolise the plummeting investor confidence in India.
“Our outlook revision indicates that we believe the current government’s strong mandate will enable it to implement many of its administrative, fiscal and economic reforms,” S&P said in its statement.
To impart skills to rural and urban poor, the Government on Thursday announced Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, which would work towards empowering the population through enhancement of livelihood opportunities. M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, said, “Under the current urban poverty alleviation programmes, only 790 cities and towns are covered and the Government has decided to extend these measures to all the 4,041 statutory cities and towns.” He added that September 25 will be celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas every year to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. Under the scheme, Rs. 1,000 crore has been provisioned for urban poverty alleviation during 2014-15, out of which Rs. 500 crore will be spent on skill development of over 5,00,000 urban poor.
2. Tamil Nadu govt announces ‘Amma Cement Scheme’
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced a populist ‘Amma Cement Scheme’ under which it will procure cement from private manufacturers and sell them at Rs. 190 per bag in the wake of possible increase in rates of the key construction component.
The scheme, named after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who is addressed as ‘Amma’ (Mother) by her supporters, follows similar efforts like the Amma Canteen and Amma Mineral water, all low-cost initiatives.
3. Pakistan test-fires short range missile Hatf IX
Pakistan on Friday successfully test-fired short range surface-to-surface missile ‘Hatf IX’ that has a range of 60 kilometres and can cover parts of India.
The test of the missile also called Nasr was conducted with successive launches of four missiles from a State-of-the-art Multi Tube Launcher with Salvo Mode, the military said.
Hatf with in-flight manoeuvre capability is a quick response system, with shoot and scoot attributes. It contributes to the full spectrum deterrence against the prevailing threat spectrum.
4. After 25-year-old BJP, Shiv Sena alliance crumbles, Cong & NCP split
The quicksand of Maharashtra politics shifted dramatically on Thursday evening with both the ruling coalition of the Congress-NCP as well as the Opposition BJP-Shiv Sena combine ending their alliances.
The incumbent NCP decided to withdraw from the Maharashtra Government, leaving the Congress with a minority in the State Legislature. Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar said his party had been neglected by the Congress.
Hence, he said, the NCP had decided to part ways and withdraw the support it has been providing the Congress-led Maharashtra Government.
Ajit Pawar added that a letter will soon be despatched to the Governor of Maharashtra withdrawing the NCP’s support.
This was soon after the BJP broke away from the Shiv Sena. The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Eknath Khadse, said: “The BJP’s 25-year-old alliance with the Shiv Sena has been broken. We held several rounds of discussions with the Sena. It seems that while we in the BJP are trying to bring down the Congress-NCP Government, the Shiv Sena’s primary motive is to demand more seats.”
5. US court issues summons against Modi
Even before he touched down on U.S. soil after a nine-year visa ban,
a federal court in New York has issued summons against the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his role in presiding over the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat during 2002 when he was Chief Minister of the state.The lawsuit, filed by the American Justice Center (AJC), a non-profit human rights organisation identified among the plaintiffs “two survivors of the horrific and organised violence of Gujarat 2002”, and called for a response from Mr. Modi based on the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA).
6. Tata Steel wins Asian CSR leadership award
Sukinda Chromite Mine of Tata Steel in Odisha has bagged the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Award for Community Development.
The award was presented by World CSR Congress at Dubai on Wednesday, a Tata Steel release today said.
Sumit Ghoshal, Regional Commercial Manager, Tata Steel, Middle East, while receiving the award on behalf of the company, spoke about how the company’s founder’s vision for community development has been ingrained in all the employees and is being practised company wide, it said.
7. Women’s squash team assured of medal in Asian Games
India’s squash players continued their splendid show in the ongoing Asian Games with the women’s team assuring the country another medal after humbling South Korea 2-0 in the semi-final clash at the Yeorumul Courts, in Incheon on Friday.
Joshna Chinappa started the proceedings on a positive note as the Chennai ace blanked Eunok Park 11-6 13-11 11-8 in 34 minutes.
Next up was Dipika Pallikal and though the World No.12 lost a game but got past Sunmi Song 11-4 11-5 8-11 11-5 to make it easy for the Indian team as Anaka Alankamony did not have to appear on court.
8. S&P raises India’s outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’
Standard and Poor’s on Friday raised the outlook for India’s “BBB-minus” rating back to “stable” from “negative”, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s “strong” mandate would allow it to implement fiscal and economic reforms.
S&P had cut India’s rating to “negative” in April 2012, and that came to symbolise the plummeting investor confidence in India.
“Our outlook revision indicates that we believe the current government’s strong mandate will enable it to implement many of its administrative, fiscal and economic reforms,” S&P said in its statement.
1. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana launched
To impart skills to rural and urban poor, the Government on Thursday announced Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, which would work towards empowering the population through enhancement of livelihood opportunities. M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, said, “Under the current urban poverty alleviation programmes, only 790 cities and towns are covered and the Government has decided to extend these measures to all the 4,041 statutory cities and towns.” He added that September 25 will be celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas every year to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. Under the scheme, Rs. 1,000 crore has been provisioned for urban poverty alleviation during 2014-15, out of which Rs. 500 crore will be spent on skill development of over 5,00,000 urban poor.
2. Tamil Nadu govt announces ‘Amma Cement Scheme’
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced a populist ‘Amma Cement Scheme’ under which it will procure cement from private manufacturers and sell them at Rs. 190 per bag in the wake of possible increase in rates of the key construction component.
The scheme, named after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who is addressed as ‘Amma’ (Mother) by her supporters, follows similar efforts like the Amma Canteen and Amma Mineral water, all low-cost initiatives.
3. Pakistan test-fires short range missile Hatf IX
Pakistan on Friday successfully test-fired short range surface-to-surface missile ‘Hatf IX’ that has a range of 60 kilometres and can cover parts of India.
The test of the missile also called Nasr was conducted with successive launches of four missiles from a State-of-the-art Multi Tube Launcher with Salvo Mode, the military said.
Hatf with in-flight manoeuvre capability is a quick response system, with shoot and scoot attributes. It contributes to the full spectrum deterrence against the prevailing threat spectrum.
4. After 25-year-old BJP, Shiv Sena alliance crumbles, Cong & NCP split
The quicksand of Maharashtra politics shifted dramatically on Thursday evening with both the ruling coalition of the Congress-NCP as well as the Opposition BJP-Shiv Sena combine ending their alliances.
The incumbent NCP decided to withdraw from the Maharashtra Government, leaving the Congress with a minority in the State Legislature. Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar said his party had been neglected by the Congress.
Hence, he said, the NCP had decided to part ways and withdraw the support it has been providing the Congress-led Maharashtra Government.
Ajit Pawar added that a letter will soon be despatched to the Governor of Maharashtra withdrawing the NCP’s support.
This was soon after the BJP broke away from the Shiv Sena. The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Eknath Khadse, said: “The BJP’s 25-year-old alliance with the Shiv Sena has been broken. We held several rounds of discussions with the Sena. It seems that while we in the BJP are trying to bring down the Congress-NCP Government, the Shiv Sena’s primary motive is to demand more seats.”
5. US court issues summons against Modi
Even before he touched down on U.S. soil after a nine-year visa ban,
a federal court in New York has issued summons against the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his role in presiding over the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat during 2002 when he was Chief Minister of the state.
The lawsuit, filed by the American Justice Center (AJC), a non-profit human rights organisation identified among the plaintiffs “two survivors of the horrific and organised violence of Gujarat 2002”, and called for a response from Mr. Modi based on the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA).
6. Tata Steel wins Asian CSR leadership award
Sukinda Chromite Mine of Tata Steel in Odisha has bagged the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Award for Community Development.
The award was presented by World CSR Congress at Dubai on Wednesday, a Tata Steel release today said.
Sumit Ghoshal, Regional Commercial Manager, Tata Steel, Middle East, while receiving the award on behalf of the company, spoke about how the company’s founder’s vision for community development has been ingrained in all the employees and is being practised company wide, it said.
7. Women’s squash team assured of medal in Asian Games
India’s squash players continued their splendid show in the ongoing Asian Games with the women’s team assuring the country another medal after humbling South Korea 2-0 in the semi-final clash at the Yeorumul Courts, in Incheon on Friday.
Joshna Chinappa started the proceedings on a positive note as the Chennai ace blanked Eunok Park 11-6 13-11 11-8 in 34 minutes.
Next up was Dipika Pallikal and though the World No.12 lost a game but got past Sunmi Song 11-4 11-5 8-11 11-5 to make it easy for the Indian team as Anaka Alankamony did not have to appear on court.
8. S&P raises India’s outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’
Standard and Poor’s on Friday raised the outlook for India’s “BBB-minus” rating back to “stable” from “negative”, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s “strong” mandate would allow it to implement fiscal and economic reforms.
S&P had cut India’s rating to “negative” in April 2012, and that came to symbolise the plummeting investor confidence in India.
“Our outlook revision indicates that we believe the current government’s strong mandate will enable it to implement many of its administrative, fiscal and economic reforms,” S&P said in its statement.
To impart skills to rural and urban poor, the Government on Thursday announced Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, which would work towards empowering the population through enhancement of livelihood opportunities. M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, said, “Under the current urban poverty alleviation programmes, only 790 cities and towns are covered and the Government has decided to extend these measures to all the 4,041 statutory cities and towns.” He added that September 25 will be celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas every year to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. Under the scheme, Rs. 1,000 crore has been provisioned for urban poverty alleviation during 2014-15, out of which Rs. 500 crore will be spent on skill development of over 5,00,000 urban poor.
2. Tamil Nadu govt announces ‘Amma Cement Scheme’
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced a populist ‘Amma Cement Scheme’ under which it will procure cement from private manufacturers and sell them at Rs. 190 per bag in the wake of possible increase in rates of the key construction component.
The scheme, named after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who is addressed as ‘Amma’ (Mother) by her supporters, follows similar efforts like the Amma Canteen and Amma Mineral water, all low-cost initiatives.
3. Pakistan test-fires short range missile Hatf IX
Pakistan on Friday successfully test-fired short range surface-to-surface missile ‘Hatf IX’ that has a range of 60 kilometres and can cover parts of India.
The test of the missile also called Nasr was conducted with successive launches of four missiles from a State-of-the-art Multi Tube Launcher with Salvo Mode, the military said.
Hatf with in-flight manoeuvre capability is a quick response system, with shoot and scoot attributes. It contributes to the full spectrum deterrence against the prevailing threat spectrum.
4. After 25-year-old BJP, Shiv Sena alliance crumbles, Cong & NCP split
The quicksand of Maharashtra politics shifted dramatically on Thursday evening with both the ruling coalition of the Congress-NCP as well as the Opposition BJP-Shiv Sena combine ending their alliances.
The incumbent NCP decided to withdraw from the Maharashtra Government, leaving the Congress with a minority in the State Legislature. Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar said his party had been neglected by the Congress.
Hence, he said, the NCP had decided to part ways and withdraw the support it has been providing the Congress-led Maharashtra Government.
Ajit Pawar added that a letter will soon be despatched to the Governor of Maharashtra withdrawing the NCP’s support.
This was soon after the BJP broke away from the Shiv Sena. The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Eknath Khadse, said: “The BJP’s 25-year-old alliance with the Shiv Sena has been broken. We held several rounds of discussions with the Sena. It seems that while we in the BJP are trying to bring down the Congress-NCP Government, the Shiv Sena’s primary motive is to demand more seats.”
5. US court issues summons against Modi
Even before he touched down on U.S. soil after a nine-year visa ban,
a federal court in New York has issued summons against the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his role in presiding over the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat during 2002 when he was Chief Minister of the state.The lawsuit, filed by the American Justice Center (AJC), a non-profit human rights organisation identified among the plaintiffs “two survivors of the horrific and organised violence of Gujarat 2002”, and called for a response from Mr. Modi based on the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA).
6. Tata Steel wins Asian CSR leadership award
Sukinda Chromite Mine of Tata Steel in Odisha has bagged the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Award for Community Development.
The award was presented by World CSR Congress at Dubai on Wednesday, a Tata Steel release today said.
Sumit Ghoshal, Regional Commercial Manager, Tata Steel, Middle East, while receiving the award on behalf of the company, spoke about how the company’s founder’s vision for community development has been ingrained in all the employees and is being practised company wide, it said.
7. Women’s squash team assured of medal in Asian Games
India’s squash players continued their splendid show in the ongoing Asian Games with the women’s team assuring the country another medal after humbling South Korea 2-0 in the semi-final clash at the Yeorumul Courts, in Incheon on Friday.
Joshna Chinappa started the proceedings on a positive note as the Chennai ace blanked Eunok Park 11-6 13-11 11-8 in 34 minutes.
Next up was Dipika Pallikal and though the World No.12 lost a game but got past Sunmi Song 11-4 11-5 8-11 11-5 to make it easy for the Indian team as Anaka Alankamony did not have to appear on court.
8. S&P raises India’s outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’
Standard and Poor’s on Friday raised the outlook for India’s “BBB-minus” rating back to “stable” from “negative”, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s “strong” mandate would allow it to implement fiscal and economic reforms.
S&P had cut India’s rating to “negative” in April 2012, and that came to symbolise the plummeting investor confidence in India.
“Our outlook revision indicates that we believe the current government’s strong mandate will enable it to implement many of its administrative, fiscal and economic reforms,” S&P said in its statement.
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