Saturday, December 13, 2014

Bengaluru executive confesses to handling Islamic State Twitter account

Bengaluru executive confesses to handling Islamic State Twitter account

TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS:-

The arrest of Madan Mitra, West Bengal minister for transport and sports, has been prominently covered on the front pages of most newspapers this morning. A Hindustan Times headline reads, "Bengal minister held in Saradha, Didi in a tizzy", while The Times of India says that in a staggering blow to the ruling Trinamool Congress, Madan Mitra -a key member of Mamata Banerjee's inner circle -was arrested by CBI after his very first questioning in the Saradha scam, triggering an Opposition cry for the chief minister's arrest.
The Asian Age writes that the crime branch has launched a probe to verify the shocking British media report claiming the man behind the most prominent pro-ISIS Twitter account that is followed by foreign jihadis is from Bengaluru, going by the improbable moniker of Mehdi Masroor Biswas.
Mandatory disclosure of PAN cards on purchase of goods over Rs 1 lakh in cash, curbs on holding cash and checking wrong invoicing and bogus bills are some of the recommendations for taking action to control black money by the SIT headed by Justice MB Shah, reports The Tribune.
The Hindu writes that a grim tale of a complete failure of command within the Central Reserve Police Force during the Maoist attack on December 1st has emerged that resulted in the death of 14 personnel in Chhattisgarh with sources revealing that CRPF troops were left without commander in Maoist bastion.
And finally, if you're using your computer monitor in landscape mode, you're just doing it wrong, says the Daily Dot. If your computer habits consist of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and any kind of writing, virtually all web content fits better on the screen with a nice, tall monitor, writes The Times of India.

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