Daily Newsletter | Monday, January 22, 2018
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| ‘Common man doesn’t demand sops, he expects to get what he deserves’ |
| In an interview to Times Now, the PM responded to a question on whether the crisis in the judiciary was avoidable. The government and political parties should keep out of the affairs of the judiciary, which is capable of sitting together and finding a solution to the current controversy enveloping the Supreme Court, he said. |
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| India, Russia in talks for S-400 missile shield deal |
| “All the five S-400 systems, which can even take on medium-range ballistic missiles, apart from cruise missiles, will be delivered in 54 months. The force-multiplier will change the dynamics of air defence in the region,” a defence ministry source said. |
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| India to be open-defecation free by LS polls: Govt |
| Urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said his ministry will hit the target a year before the October 2019 deadline. The sanitation ministry is confident of meeting the target by December 2018. The target of building toilets in rural areas is 11 times more than what is required in cities and towns. |
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| The AI wave and smartphones |
| Every year tech enthusiasts, experts look forward to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with great anticipation. A week after the event got over, it’s clear that if there’s one technology that will grab headlines in 2018 then it will be artificial i… |
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| AI, virtual reality make inroads in tourism sector |
| A hotel room automatically adjusting to the tastes of each guest, virtual reality headsets as brochures: the tourism sector is starting to embrace new technologies, hoping to benefit from lucrative personal data. |
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| PM says he is open to GST changes to plug loopholes |
| Six months into the rollout and after dozens of changes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he is open to more changes in the GST to plug loopholes and make it a more efficient tax. He also attacked those opposing the Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying they were “insulting” Parliament. |
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| Arun Jaitley likely to address Sebi, RBI boards on Feb 10 |
| A senior regulatory official said the finance minister is likely to address the boards of Sebi and RBI on February 10, especially on topics related to the Budget. Soon after the presentation of Union Budget, it is a customary practice for the finance minister to address the boards of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). |
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| 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018: Winners’ list |
| Members of the Hindi film industry came together to celebrate the best of Bollywood in the year 2017 at 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018, held on January 20 at the NSCI Dome in Worli, Mumbai. |
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