Daily Newsletter | Wednesday, August 23, 2017
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| Triple talaq verdict: Bragging rights for BJP, opposition in bind |
| BJP projected its opposition to triple talaq as a “gender issue” and though its opponents argued that the concern was motivated more by a desire to stoke polarisation, their wariness of offending conservative Muslim opinion prevented the charge from sticking. |
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| Instant talaq: Unlawful, Unlawful, Unlawful |
| The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the controversial Islamic practice of instant talaq, terming it to be unconstitutional, and erased it from the 1,400-yearold Sharia-dictated divorce manual by ruling that this arbitrary and whimsical mode of ending marriage violated Muslim women’s fundamental right to equality. |
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| Govt can’t interfere with religious laws: SC |
| While declaring triple talaq an unconstitutional practice, the Supreme Court’s five-judge bench by a majority said personal laws of every religious denomination enjoyed the status of fundamental rights and could not be invaded by government. |
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| Why you aren’t ready for pollution season |
| The city may be marginally better off now that the graded response action plan is in place, but that involves responding to pollution crises with emergency interventions. |
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| Nokia 6 to go on sale today on Amazon |
| HMD Global launched the Nokia 6 smartphone in June earlier this year in India. The smartphone comes with a price tag of Rs 14,999 and will go on sale on Amazon today (August 23) at 12PM. |
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| Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro price leaked |
| It seems that Samsung will also unveil its Gear Fit 2 fitness tracker with its flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 8 on August 23. A fresh leak about the Gear Fit 2 has surfaced online. Popular tipster Evan Blass of VentureBeat has leaked an image reveal… |
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| We need one good left-arm pacer, says Bharat Arun |
| Variation in any bowling attack makes it lethal and that’s precisely the reason why bowling coach Bharat Arun is in search of a potent left-arm speedster, who enables Indian team to have all bases covered. |
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| Jhajharia, Sardar to be conferred with Khel Ratna |
| Based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee consisting of former Olympian, Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyan Chand Awardees, the Sports Ministry has decided to confer the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2017 to Para Athlete Devendra Jhajharia and former hockey captain Sardar Singh. |
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| By staying till March, Sikka may benefit from stock options |
| Infosys’ vice-chairman and former CEO Vishal Sikka is staying back till March next year and the company said this was to ensure a smooth transition. But sources said his remaining eight-month stint in the company will also give him an opportunity to cash in on unvested equity awards. |
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| Alibaba’s UC Web Browser may face ban in India |
| UC Web, the browser owned by Chinese internet giant Alibaba, has come under the scrutiny of the Igovernment as part of investigations against Chinese companies over data theft. If found guilty of stealing data of Indian users, the company may be banned in the country, a top official said. |
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| Telecom companies likely to get more time on deferred spectrum payment |
| The final recommendations of the group will be placed before the Telecom Commission and ultimately before the Cabinet. Incidentally, the Telecom Commission is slated to meet on September 1. The drafting of report has begun and will take a day or two, marking the final leg of the report’s finalisation |
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| Best business plan is ‘Passion’ |
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