Monday, October 30, 2017

PM Modi Expresses Concern Over Diabetes Among Children, Urges Healthy Lifestyle

PM Modi Expresses Concern Over Diabetes Among Children, Urges Healthy Lifestyle

A LOOK AT TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:
Reporting on a Supreme Court ruling, The Times of India writes that the Apex court has said a person accused of sexually assaulting a minor or a woman of unsound mind can be convicted without the rape survivor being cross-examined to corroborate her charges if other evidence was sufficient to prove guilt.
"CBI charges Gujarat based firm", says the Hindustan Times writing that the CBI has charged Sterlling Biotic limited with defaulting more than 5,300 crore rupees in bank loans, after accusing the Pharmaceutical company of bribing 3 Income Tax officials.
"Centre Kashmir interlocutor will talk to Hurriyat", headlines The Asian Age, writing that Dineshwar Sharma is also likely to extend a formal invitation for dialogue to Hurriyat leaders, once the talks process its initiated.
The Indian Express reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the media to raise a debate on "internal democracy" in political parties, admitting that "many voices" have emerged even in a party like the BJP in which the "overall thought process used to be the same earlier".
Under the headline " Rate card for social media fame", the Mail Today confirms what many have suspected for some time now-that likes and followers are up for sale. "Money may not buy you love but it can certainly buy you likes in the virtual world", writes the paper adding that online agencies are offering millions of likes, reviews, viral videos and even negative online campaigns at a price.
The Hindu writes that India will leapfrog 30 places to the 100th position out of 190 countries in the World Bank's ease of Doing Business report, expected to be released on 31st October. This is thanks to reforms in areas  such as 'starting a business', 'dealing with construction permits' and 'resolving insolvency'.
Talking about transcending borders in language, The Asian Age writes that world's most trusted Oxford English Dictionary has officially accepted several Indian words in their latest update including Jugad, Time pass, Funda, Achcha, Natak and Chup.

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