Monday, January 30, 2017

Trump executive order: White House stands firm over travel ban

Trump executive order: White House stands firm over travel ban

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:
BJP's poll manifesto released yesterday for the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls grabs front page attention. "UP manifesto : BJP promises Ram temple, 1 GB free data" reports the Hindu. The Indian Express writes "In its manifesto of promises, BJP raises 'exodus' from west UP".
US President Donald Trump's executive order imposing travel restrictions is the front page lead in many papers. The Times of India writes "US bars entry from 7 Muslim nations, tech giants spooked". On the criticism of the ban order by the CEO's of tech giants Facebook and Google, the DNA reports "Zuckerberg, Pichai lead opposition to Trump's immigration order".
In poll season, the Election Commission's communication to the central government on the model Code of Conduct is widely noticed. The Indian Express quotes the EC as telling the government "Certain decisions disturb level playing field, check with us : was surprised over Budget announcement, Combined commanders meet".
In a special front page story captioned "New policy to change the way India prepares for war", the Tribune writes that the Defence Ministry has okayed a policy to maintain total military readiness for a minimum of 10 days, indicating the possibility that future conflicts could be short, swift and sudden.
Reactions to the attack on film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the sets of his new film Padmavati by a group claiming to represent the Rajput community are prominently noticed in the press. The Indian Express writes "Film industry asks government to take action". The Times of India quotes the film maker as saying "Attack was uncalled for".
The death of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor continues to remain a mystery. Quoting the findings of a medical panel formed to look into the cause of her death, the Times of India reports "The cause of Sunanda's death unknown".
And finally....the Tribune reports that now you will be able to track the nutritional value of what you eat through a mobile app to be launched by the Union Health ministry which will provide authentic nutritional values of over 500 Indian foods.

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