Monday, September 5, 2016

From 'Saint of Gutters' to Saint Teresa of Kolkata: The amazing tale of Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu

From 'Saint of Gutters' to Saint Teresa of Kolkata: The amazing tale of Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's invitation to the Hurriyat Conference to meet the All Party delegation heading to the state today dominates front page headlines. The Hindustan Times writes "Hurriyat hold key to peace mission". Meanwhile in the backdrop of the controversy over the use of pellet guns against protestors in the Valley, the Indian Express reports "Centre clears use of capsicum grenade". The Times of India gives prominence to the threat issued by the chief of the terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen as it quotes him as saying "Will turn valley into graveyard for Indian forces".
Mother Teresa is to be canonised at the Vatican today The Statesman notes "All roads lead to Rome - India joins the world to celebrate as a saint is born". The Times of India quotes Mother Teresa as having said " If I ever become a saint....I will continually be absent from heaven to light the life of those in darkness on earth".
The arrest of former AAP minister Sandeep Kumar who recently figured in a CD allegedly displaying sexually objectionable behaviour gets wide traction in the press. The Indian Express states "3 days after sacking, ex-AAP minister arrested as woman in tape alleges rape".
Most papers take note of the response of the Chief Justice of India T S Thakur after a senior Supreme Court judge Justice J Cheleameswar said he would not attend future meetings of the collegium for selecting judges of the higher judiciary. The Pioneer reports "Will sort out collegium issue with judge, says CJI Thakur".
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's last public speech before he demits office is prominently noticed in all the papers. The Times of India writes " Rajan's parting shot : protect RBI's freedom to say no ; Governor's rank must be on par with position".
In a special story, the Hindustan Times highlights the worrying situation regarding the shortage of 1.1 million units of blood in the country as it states "India 35 tanker-trucks short of blood".
In some encouraging news on the environment front, the Tribune reports "US, China ratify Paris climate deal".           

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