Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, March 15, 2017
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| Supreme Court collegium finalises judicial appointment procedure |
| The apex court collegium also dropped its reservation about setting up secretariats in the SC and each high court to maintain databases on judges and assist the collegiums in the SC and the high courts in selection of judges. Sources said it was unanimously decided to set up secretariats in the apex court and each high court. |
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| ‘Indians’ lack of toilet hygiene delays flights’ |
| “If a passenger throws any object into the toilet, like a plastic bottle, soiled diapers, a bunch of tissue papers, it could damage its vacuum flush system. Then the object has to be located, it has to be removed and the flush system repaired. The next flight is delayed, the losses are multifold,” said an airline source. |
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| SC advances Goa govt floor test to Thursday |
| The SC, while hearing pleas challenging governor Mridula Sinha’s invitation to BJP, reduced the 15-day time given to Parrikar to prove his majority. However, it did not accept the Congress’s plea to stay the swearing-in, saying the party had not effectively challenged BJP’s claim of numbers and the court could not play the role of governor. |
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| Kumble won’t ask Virat Kohli & Co to curb aggression |
| India coach Anil Kumble on Tuesday said there was no need for his team to curb its aggression despite the din over on-field behaviour in what is turning out to be an intensely-fought Test series against Australia. |
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| Match referee rates Bengaluru pitch ‘below average’ |
| The BCCI were in for some more embarrassment after match referee Chris Broad rated the Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch for the second Test between India and Australia as “below average” after the Pune pitch was rated as “poor”. |
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| Govt mobilises Rs 1,085cr in 6th tranche of gold bond scheme |
| The government has mobilised Rs 1,085 crore in the sixth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) scheme. “The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, has issued six tranches of SGBs for a total value of Rs 4,145 crore till date,” the central bank said in a statement. |
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| Hiring to remain steady in April-June: Survey |
| Indian employers expect hiring to remain steady in April-June time frame but project a considerably slower pace compared to last year, according to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook survey. |
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| India-China Business Forum to be held in Zhenjiang |
| An India-China business and investment will be held in China’s Zhenjiang city as part of a week-long event to showcase commercial and cultural aspects of India. Zhenjiang located is a key industrial hub in Eastern China with a total population of 3.17 million and GDP of $5.5 million. |
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