Daily Newsletter | Sunday, September 03, 2017
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| Cabinet reshuffle: PM Modi to recast team with 9 new faces |
| The new inductions include four former civil servants and seem to reflect a mix of caste equations. There are three Brahmins, two Rajputs, one Dalit, one Jat, one Christian and one Sikh. Rajyavardhan Rathore and Jitendra Singh are being considered for more significant assignments in keeping with their record as diligent and competent ministers. |
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| Warned govt about cost of demonetisation: Rajan |
| In his new book, ‘I Do What I Do: On Reforms Rhetoric and Resolve’, due to be released next week, Rajan said that he first gave his opinion orally in February 2016 and, subsequently, RBI submitted a note to the government outlining the steps that would be needed, and the time required, if the Centre went ahead with the move. |
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| Urban households in UP to now get additional Rs 12,000 each to construct toilets |
| An estimated 655 statutory cities and towns in the state are to become open defecation-free (ODF) by October 2022 under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). Till now beneficiaries were getting Rs 4,000 from state government and the same amount from the Centre (total Rs 8,000) each to build toilet in urban areas in the state. |
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| Proposal to strengthen power supply in Pune zone |
| A proposal for constructing five new very high pressure sub-centres for strengthening the power distribution network and to have regular and quality power supply in Pune city and surrounding areas will be sent to the head offices of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited(MSEDCL) and Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited(MSETCL). |
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| I was always prepared to be sacked: Roelant Oltmans |
| “We all (foreigners) know India is not the easiest of countries to work — especially in the sporting sector because of a host of issues. But in my mind, I was always prepared. When I took up the offer, I knew someday I will be sacked but I was ready for that,” Roelant Oltmans said just after his sacking. |
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| Shikhar Dhawan leaves for India to attend his ailing mother |
| Shikhar Dhawan was highest run-getter in the Test series and also scored 132 in the opening ODI of the ongoing series. “Mr Dhawan’s mother is stable and is recovering well at the moment,” BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary was quoted as saying in the release. |
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| Expecting historic numbers from IPL media rights: Rahul Johri |
| “Monday’s auction could produce historic numbers. While I am not in a position to predict numbers, our primary focus is to deliver a transparent and robust bidding process for each and every stakeholder,” Rahul Johri said during an interaction ahead of the auction. |
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| No immediate tax relief for telcos, revision only next fiscal |
| The government will not give any immediate tax relief to stressed telecom companies, but will consider the demand only in the New Telecom Policy (NTP) that may come around the beginning of next fiscal year, a top official in the telecom ministry said. |
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| Credit card growth beats home loan |
| The slowdown in home loans could be attributed to the slump in real estate segment coupled with SBI’s merger with associate banks, which resulted in branches going slow in disbursements of retail loans as the bank focused on rationalising its branch network. |
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| Athiya Shetty: Interesting pictures of the actress |
| Suniel Shetty and Mana Shetty’s daughter Athiya Shetty may be just one film old in the Indian film industry but the born-to-be actress has carved her own niche since the time she began her journey in Bollywood. |
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