Daily Newsletter | Sunday, July 09, 2017
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| Here’s how schools of faith, mobiles are radicalising Kashmir |
| Last month, in a south Kashmir mosque, Mufti Shabir Ahmad Qasmi fiercely defended former Hizbul commander Zakir Musa’s call for Islamic jihad. For the first time, a cleric was exhorting believers to support Kashmir’s most wanted terrorist, who had recently aligned ideologically with al-Qaida. |
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| G20 leaders move forward on Paris deal, sans US |
| The divide between the United States and rest of the world on the Paris Agreement on climate change was further formalised on Saturday with the G20 declaration in Hamburg taking note of the US intent to withdraw from the global deal. |
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| ‘Had ‘major influence’ on counter-terror tallks’ |
| India said that it had “a major influence” on counter-terrorism discussions at the G20 Summit with PM Modi raising the key issue with the European leaders. The joint statement on fighting terror was to be an annexure to the G20 declaration, but India pitched for it to be a separate statement. |
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| Novak Djokovic into Wimbledon last-16 for tenth time |
| Three-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic roared his way into the fourth round with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(2) defeat of unpredictable Latvian Ernests Gulbis on Centre Court. Djokovic will play France’s Adrian Mannarino for a place in the quarter-finals. |
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| RBI amends its order on bankruptcy proceedings |
| The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended its directive asking banks to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against 12 companies which have failed to repay loans over Rs 5,000 crore as on March 2016. |
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| ‘Enforcing zero liability norms will be challenging’ |
| The RBI’s new norms require that on being notified by the customer, the bank shall credit the amount involved in the unauthorized electronic transaction to the customer’s account within 10 working days of notification by the customer. |
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| GST fraud: Finance Ministry provides helpline number |
| Since the roll out of GST, the government has come up with a slew of measures aimed at troubleshooting the hiccups in the implementation of the new tax regime. The latest step taken in this regard is launch of a helpline to deal with ‘unscrupulous elements posing as GST officers’. |
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| Amy Jackson topless picture is a sight for sore eyes |
| Actress Amy Jackson Instagram account is full of sensual and sultry pictures that it is sure to turn anyone into a loyal follower. The 25-year-old actress set temperatures soaring with another smouldering topless picture from a photoshoot in Ibiza. |
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| Court puts ‘Neerja’ producers on notice |
| Neerja Bhanot’s family had filed a case of “criminal conspiracy” against the makers of ‘Neerja’ last month, adhering to which the Punjab and Haryana High Court has now put them on notice. |
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