Daily Newsletter | Monday, November 20, 2017
|
|
| Congress-Hardik deal hits a bump, clashes erupt over seat sharing |
| PAAS and Congress workers clashed near the office of Praful Togadia, Congress candidate from Patel-dominated Varchcha Road seat in Surat. PAAS members said that they had been ignored in ticket distribution, and would not allow the city Congress office to operate unless PAAS got a proper share in seat sharing. |
|
| Producers defer ‘Padmavati’ release |
| “We are a responsible, law-abiding corporate citizen and have the highest respect and regard for the law of the land and all our institutions and statutory bodies, including the Central Board of Film Certification,” a statement from the film production unit said. |
|
| India goes all out to get Bhandari elected to ICJ |
| UK is looking to invoke a mechanism of GA and Security Council Joint Conference, which has never been used in the history of ICJ, to choose the judge and, in the process, invalidate popular support for Dalveer Bhandari. |
|
|
|
|
| The Uber team in India builds for the world: Peter Deng |
| Peter Deng joined Uber in the midst of the top management churn in the San Francisco-based ride sharing company seven months ago. He was previously at Facebook, where he was responsible for heading product roles at Oculus VR, Instagram, Whatsapp, and… |
|
|
| 1st Test: Dhawan, Rahul put India in lead |
| On a sunny Sunday, batting on a pitch that has settled down, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul pummeled Sri Lankan attack to all parts of the Eden Gardens. India raced to 171/1 in 39.3 overs before bad light brought an early end to Day 4 of the Kolkata Test |
|
| Murray doesn’t need new coach, says Henman |
| Andy Murray doesn’t need to hire a new coach following his latest split with Ivan Lendl, according to former British number one Tim Henman. Murray announced he was parting company with Lendl again after two spells together which yielded three Grand Slam titles and two Olympic singles golds. |
|
|
| IOC hitches its wagon to EV drive |
| India’s largest fossil fuel maker, Indian Oil Corporation, has hitched its wagon to the electric vehicles (EVs) drive in its quest for life beyond oil. The government is pushing EVs, at least in public transportation, and chasing an ambitious target of selling only electric cars by 2030. |
|
| Government seeks Rs 13,000 crore surplus from RBI |
| The government has not asked the Reserve Bank to pay any special dividend and is only seeking Rs 13,000 crore of surplus lying with the central bank, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has said. In August, the RBI had paid a dividend of Rs 30,659 crore for the fiscal ended June 2017. |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
