Saturday, December 23, 2017

Rohit Sharma equals fastest T20 century, India sink Sri Lanka to clinch series

Rohit Sharma equals fastest T20 century, India sink Sri Lanka to clinch series

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

The judgement of a CBI court in the 2G telecom spectrum case dominates the front pages of all the dailies. The Tribune notes "Raja, Kanimozhi, all other 2G scam accused acquitted". The Tribune quotes the CBI special judge as saying "Religiously sat for 7 years but no evidence came". Highlighting a more damning part of the order, The Asian Age reports "Court says facts were artfully arranged to create a scam when there was none".
All the papers also take note of the political reactions to this order. The Pioneer quotes Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as saying "Verdict not badge of honour for Congress". On the Congress reaction, The Indian Express writes "Congress demands apology from BJP and their lackey Vinod Rai". Drawing attention to the political implications of this order, the Economic Times observes, "Political effect may be felt till 2019 elections ; Verdict may make DMK more acceptable to national parties".
Taking note of developments in the Rajya Sabha, The Asian Age writes "Noisy protest by Congress forces Rajya Sabha adjournment for 5th day". This had an interesting fallout for cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. The DNA observes "Sachin's debut Rajya Sabha speech is silenced".
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry's clarification regarding its recent ban on condom advertisements is widely noticed. The Indian Express quotes an I&B communication to write "Time restriction only for sexually explicit condom ads".
In economic news, The Times of India carries a story on a significant move aimed at combating black money. The paper writes "India, Switzerland ink deal to share data on black money from 2018".
The postponement of the 105th Indian Science Congress is taken note of in the press. The Hindu's Business Line says "Big jolt for Osmania University as Science Congress gets postponed; Tense situation on the campus cited as the main reason".

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