Monday, December 5, 2016

Jayalalithaa suffers cardiac arrest, crowds throng Apollo

Jayalalithaa suffers cardiac arrest, crowds throng Apollo

Newspapers Headlines
Stories related to demonetisation are splashed on the front pages of prominent dailies. "PM: Will find way to give black money in Jan Dhan accounts to poor; Launderers Will Be Sent To Jail", reads a Times of India headline. "Don't touch money in Jan Dhan accounts: PM", reports the Hindu.
The Indian Express says Mr. Modi addressed the issue of people queuing up for money but said this would be the last time Indians would have to stand in a line. Hindustan Times quotes PM Modi saying “I have no other high command. The people of the country are my high command.”
Under the headline, "This wedding season, click with e-tailers, digital wallets" the Financial Express says, from digital shaguns, shopping to honeymoon travel, special online ‘wedding stores’ are helping people go cashless.
"Banking on robots a reality soon" - under this caption, the Financial Express says, in the chaos after demonetisation, many would have wished for robots in banks. That wish just might be coming true, as banks introduce artificial intelligence.
CEC Nasim Zaidi says the Election Commission is working towards a “comprehensive review” of the election laws as it is “eagerly awaiting” government’s response on its slew of proposals to decriminalize politics and cleanse political funding, reports Sunday Pioneer.
The Statesman reports that the government is planning to skill 25 lakh persons-with-disabilities or Divyangs by 2022 with the objective of creating more job opportunities.
And finally, Smartphones are helping rural women get better at business. The Times of India writes that Self-help groups and small farmers are using apps and social networks to sell everything from cattle to homemade chocolate.

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