Month: January 2020

Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik gets an extension

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Delhi police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik gets an extension by one month. The Election Commission gave its nod to Union Home Ministry’s proposal to grant him one month extension.   The request was made by Home Ministry for a month’s extension under the reason that the successor was not yet finalized.   Patnaik was supposed to retire on Friday, after completing his three year tenure, but has been granted a month extension on the request by the Home Ministry.

B N Srikrishna slams govt on Data Protection Bill

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Former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna, who headed the committee that made the first draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, slammed the current version of the proposed legislation, saying its provisions were “Orwellian” and diluted some of the protections the rough cut.   “They have messed up the control mechanisms that relate to the access of the data of a person, which should instead have been laid down by parliamentary process and law. What has been done is Orwellian,” he said.   He addressed some such issues at…

Harsha Vardhan Shringla takes charge as new Foreign Secretary

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Indian Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla took charge as new Foreign Secretary as Vijay Gokhale retired after completing his two year tenure.   Shringla had earlier served as an Ambassador for Thailand as well. Now Shringla will take over as Foreign Secretary for the next two years.   He has also held the post of Ambassador of India to America. He has been appointed to this high-level post at a time when the country is facing the challenges of foreign policy. Apart from this, India is currently facing criticism…

Centre’s intrusion not welcome: Shiv Sena on Bhima Koregaon case

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Shiv Sena seems to be talking two faces on Bhima Koregaon case. Also the three legged Maha Vikas Aghadi seems to be balancing on two stones on this.   While the BJP has given green signal to centre’s decision to transfer Elgar case to NIA, Shiv Sena seems to be unhappy with the decision. NCP are stuck on the claim that activists’ arrests have been framed. Home Minister Anil Deshmukh (NCP) has condemned the decision.   Talking to a newspaper from Gondia, Deshmukh said, “Law and order of this state…

Odisha government not in favor of parental birthplace column

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The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) said the column that seeks details on the birthplace of parents of an individual during the enumeration of the National Population Register (NPR) will be deleted in the state.   “The BJD supports CAA, but is not in favour of NRC, says Odhisha CM Naveen Patnaik. We object to Column 13(2) of NPR form which seeks information on the place of birth of an individual’s parents. As the Centre has clarified that it is optional, the norm will not be implemented in Odisha,” BJD…

Wish……he would have talked

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“The poor guy, who was so brilliant and lively, was no more….” One of my team members mourned and started explaining about her friend, who had recently committed suicide. She told me that this guy was a great long distance runner who used to be part of their runners’ group and used to meet them early in the morning every day. She also said that this person was famous to keep everyone fresh with his worthy jokes and other lively conversations. She further told me with a very heavy heart…

IITian Arvind Krishna to be new IBM CEO, replacing Ginni Rometty

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International Business Machines (IBM) has named IITian Arvind Krishna as Chief Executive Officer, replacing long-time CEO Virginia Rometty. Krishna, 57, who spearheaded the Red Hat deal, will take over in April.   Krishna joined IBM in 1990 and has an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.   IBM will likely continue its trajectory under Krishna, but may pursue more small acquisitions in the cloud and analytics space, said Tim Hubbard, Assistant Professor at the…

Indian Economy : Strengths and Challenges

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India is the world’s fourth-biggest economy. It delivered $9.4 trillion in merchandise and ventures in 2017. Yet, it has far to go to beat the main three: China, with a generation worth $23.1 trillion, the European Union with $19.9 trillion, and the United States with $17.4 trillion.   India had fast development in spite of the Great Recession. It became 6.7% in 2017, 7.1% in 2016 and 8% in 2015. From 2008 through 2014, it developed somewhere in the range of 5% and 11%. That remarkable development rate has decreased…

Larger than 14 football fields, smuggling tunnel discovered on US-Mexico border

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US authorities has discovered the longest smuggling tunnel by the on the Southwest border, which stretches more than three-quarters of a mile from an industrial site in Tijuana, Mexico, to the San Diego area. The tunnel, discovered Wednesday, featured an extensive rail cart system, forced air ventilation, high voltage electrical cables and panels, an elevator at the tunnel entrance and a drainage system. While there were no arrests, no drugs found at the site and no confirmed exit point in the U.S., the length — more than 14 football fields…

“No one can touch Muslims, let alone taking away citizenship”: Rajnath Singh

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured the Muslim community that “no one can touch” them and let alone taking away their citizenship.   “I want to tell my Muslim brothers; it is up to you to decide whether to vote for us or not, but please do not doubt our intentions. No one can touch you. Let alone taking away your citizenship,” he said while addressing a gathering.   His statement comes in the wake of controversy over the recent Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the NRC.   He…