Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Yogi Adityanath's Rise: From A Gorakhpur Priest To Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister

Yogi Adityanath's Rise: From A Gorakhpur Priest To Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:
Yogi Adityanath becoming Chief Minister of UP is noted in all dailies today. "BJP government will make UP 'Uttam' Pradesh," The Pioneer quotes Prime Minister Modi. "Adityanath takes oath, vows to work for all of UP," headlines Hindustan Times. The Business Standard carries a photograph of the PM with the new Chief Minister, captioned, "The Monk who dons a new robe."
"Jats call off stir, but border points, central Delhi stay on alert," reports The Times of India. "Capital chaos averted," says The Pioneer.
"130-day Nagas' blockade of Manipur lifted," reports The Asian Age. The Hindustan Times says, "It is seen as the first major achievement of the newly formed BJP-led government."
"Railways reinvents the entertainment wheel, inching closer to the dream of providing entertainment directly on your personal devices such as Mobile phones and laptops while you are on trains and at Railway Stations," reports the Business Standard.
"Mumbai loses permanent status in the new BCCI constitution. North East states, U'khand, Telangana are full members," reports the Statesman.
"Cheteswar Pujara broke Rahul Dravid's record for the most balls faced by an Indian batsman in a Test innings." is a front-page story in DNA.
Composer Ilayaraaja serving a legal notice to singer SP Balasubramaniam, cautioning him about performing his songs without permission is reported by The Hindu. The singer, who is on a US tour, has accepted the demand.
And, finally, the Times of India reports that researchers in Duke University have come up with a new marker called "Intellectual Humility", a trait defined as the opposite of arrogance and conceit. People with intellectual humility are "open-minded...and though they have strong beliefs, they are willing to be proven wrong." Something we need to cultivate in large doses, isn't it?

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