Monday, January 26, 2015

Factbox - Obama and Modi unveil India nuclear trade breakthrough


Factbox - Obama and Modi unveil India nuclear trade breakthrough

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:

"India , US close to breaking Nuclear deadlock "is the banner headline in the Times of India today. The paper adds that Obama may intervene to end impasse over tracking rights".
"Sadly No wah Taj ! Moment " is the splash story in the Pioneer today. " Obama misses the Taj again " is the banner headline in the Hindustan Times. The subhead reads "Itinerary compacted, Saudi king's death prompts change in plan". "Obama cancels Agra for Riyadh" is the lead in the Asian Age.
The bottom fold of the Asian Age quotes, the Peoples Democratic Party as saying "Track II talks with BJP on for government in J&K". While the Hindu in a news story quotes Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as saying " we may differ in vision, but an attempt is being made to find common ground".
The Times of India on its front page reports that a day after the Padma Awards were to be officially announced, yoga guru Ramdev and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar politely declined to receive the honours. The Indian Express too carries this story on its front page.
The Pioneer in its bottom spread carries an interesting story about the city's oldest electorate. The paper says that Delhi has 474 voters aged 100 years and above. There are 226 women and 248 men in this list. Among the 100 plus year old voters 10 are 120 years and above. They are all registered in the voters list.
The Delhi special of The Asian Age writes that "Kejriwal is upset over no Republic -Day parade invite". The paper also quotes Union Minister Harsh Vardhan as saying "no rules flouted". While The Hindustan Times in a box item says,"2014 Republic Day parade pooper Kejriwal not on 2015 list".
"Farmers get e-Kisaan tablets" writes the Hindu to educate, engage and empower them. Karnataka Chief Minister distributed the tablets in Benguluru.
The Times of India carries a story that a group of class 10 students in Chennai showed great courage and stopped the marriage of their classmate, a 15 year old girl, to a man more than twice her age.
And finally, forget the critics the box office receipts and the Oscars. Well the Times of India writes that what really makes a film into a masterpiece is how many passing references it generates in subsequent films made by other directors, scientists have discovered.

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