Tuesday, April 23, 2019

'Where is God?': Sri Lankans stunned after deadly blasts

'Where is God?': Sri Lankans stunned after deadly blasts

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:

The serial blasts in Sri Lanka are highlighted in almost all dailies. "Over 200 dead as blasts rock churches, hotels in Sri Lanka" - headlines Hindustan Times this morning". "Easter Mass Murder", writes The Indian Express. Atleast 4 Indians are reported to be among the victims of the suicide bomb attacks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up the Sri Lankan President and Prime Minister, and offered help.  There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts.
"Jaitley targets 'disruptors', stands by Chief Justice of India", reports The Asian Age on its front page.  A day after allegation of sexual harrassment surfaced against CJI Ranjan Gogoi by a female staffer, finance minister Arun Jaitley has accused Institutional Disruptors of destablizing the institution of the CJI.  In a blog he wrote "its time to stand up with the judiciary".
Financial Express reports that the total deposits in bank accounts opened under the Jan Dhan Scheme, which was launched about 5 years ago by the NDA government, are set to cross One Lakh Crore Rupees soon.  The total balance in these accounts was over 97 Thousand Crore Rupees as on April 3rd, according to a latest government data.
The Hindu writes that All India Congress Committee General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra has said that she is willing to contest in the Varanasi parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election - if her brother Rahul insists.
And finally The Times of India informs that millions are still using easy-to-guess serial passwords like  - "123456" on sensitive accounts,  leaving people in danger, according to a study done by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre; Other popular string passwords being 123456789 and 1111111.

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