Wednesday, March 7, 2018

2 Lenin statues pulled down in Tripura

2 Lenin statues pulled down in Tripura

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The Karti Chidambaram - INX-Media probe continues to dominate the press this morning.
"Karti probe reaches UPA Finance Minstry officials", headline The Economics Times. The Enforcement Directorate has moved to question past members of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to look into charges of alleged collusion with Karti Chidambaram in granting approvals to INX Media - a step that will take the probe into the functioning of the Finance Ministry under the UPA government.
The Indian Express reports that banks have filed suits in different courts against 17,000 borrowers - who have defaulted on loan repayments worth Two lakh, sixty five thousand, nine hundred and eight crore rupees - at the end of September 2017.
Sparring between the Army and J&K chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over the killing of 4 persons during a late Sunday shoot out in Shopian district, has been extensively covered by the press. DNA headline reads "Army versus Mufti as clashes erupt on civilian killings".
Hindustan Times reports that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has formed a cabinet advisory committee of three ministers to run the government during his indefinite leave of absense due to health issues.
"India's plans for a base in Seychelles on, despite protest" is an Asian Age headline. The paper adds - The 12 sq km Assumption Island in the outer Seychelles region in the Indian Ocean has become the focal point of a number of local protesters who are opposing the setting up of an Indian Military base - with environmental issues sparking the stir.
Times of India informs us that according to a study by researchers from the Mc Master University in Canada, Smartphones and Data centre will be the most damaging information and communication technology to the environment by 2040, as these consume a lot of energy and data centres continue to be powered by electricity generated by fossil fuels, and by 2020, energy consumption of smartphones is going to be more than that of PCs and Laptops.

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