Saturday, December 10, 2016

Former IAF chief Tyagi arrested in chopper scam

Former IAF chief Tyagi arrested in chopper scam

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
President Pranab Mukherjee castigating lawmakers for disrupts in Parliament, is given prominence by the papers this morning. The Statesman writes "In a stinging attack on the Opposition over Parliamentary paralysis, the President said the House is not a place for dharna and disruption - which is totally unacceptable in the Parliamentary system, amounting to the gagging of the majority by the minority". He said this while speaking in New Delhi on Electoral Reforms for a Stronger Democracy.
The govt hard-selling cashless trade is also given prominence by all papers. "To boost cashless India, govt offers incentives to go digital" - is the top headline in The Asian Age. "It pays to swipe the card" headlines The Indian Express. Govt pushes move from cash to digital by offering a slew of measures including discounts on petrol and deisel, suburban railway tickets and insurance policy from state owned companies, if purchased though electronic means.
Hindustan Times quotes Rahul Gandhi 'PayTM is pay to Modi!'
The Prime Minister has roped in Nandan Nilekani as a committee member in a project to map a path to digital payments, trying to end India's, especially rural India's dependence on cash transactions, reports the papers "DNA" Money.
Statesman quotes President on its front page 'Parliamentarians are meant to transact and not disrupt business.'
"Triple Talaq cruel, Muslim women suffer bias says Allahabad High Court", headlines The Times of India. Making an observation that a Muslim husband enjoys an arbitrary unilateral power to inflict instant divorce" Justice Suneet Kumar said personal laws of any community cannot claim supremacy over the rights granted to individuals by the Constitution.
And finally, Times of India reports that according to assistant professor Mainak Mookherjee of Florida State University "A trove of water, as much as is found in all our Oceans combined, is locked 400 kms deep beneath the Earths surface".

No comments:

Post a Comment