Trickey Prannav Zone : November 2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

7 Indian Employees of IL&FS Held Hostage in Ethiopia By Unpaid Local Staff, SOS to Govt Unanswered

The captives have taken to Twitter and tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the company was refusing to send money to defuse the crisis.

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Sensex Rises over 150 Points, Nifty Hits 10,900 Mark

Rupee's rally to a three-month high also supported the upward move in the domestic stock market. The domestic unit gained 21 paise to 69.64 against the US dollar.

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Rupee Rises 21 Paise to 3-month High of 69.64 Against US Dollar

Forex traders said increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks and sustained foreign fund inflows supported the domestic currency.

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Deutsche Bank Headquarters Raided in Panama Papers Probe

The German bank is suspected of helping clients to set up offshore companies in tax havens, prosecutors said in a statement. Investigators are also looking at whether Deutsche Bank failed to report suspicious transactions.

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Renault-Nissan Crisis Meeting Fails to Name Interim Boss

The two companies and Nissan-controlled Mitsubishi Motors "emphatically reiterated" their commitment to the alliance, as executives met in Amsterdam for the first time since Ghosn's Nov 19 arrest over misconduct allegations.

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Telecom Watchdog Accuses Voda Idea, Airtel of Anti-consumer Practises; Companies Say New Plans As Per Rules

Telecom Watchdog, in a letter to TRAI, claimed that forcing users to cough-up a minimum monthly amounts was like demanding a monthly rent "which is not the practise for pre-paid users".

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Indian SMEs Focusing on Innovation, Efficiency for Growth; Funds a Challenge: Survey

However, 42 per cent of 300 Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) — which participated in the survey, said that getting access to finance to grow the business is difficult, compared to 33 per cent respondents globally.

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Low-emission Firecrackers Cannot be Manufactured in Factories: Industry Representative

As per the Supreme Court order, firecrackers can be burst only from 8 PM to 10 PM on festivals and only the sale of ‘green crackers' with a low emission of light, sound and harmful chemicals is allowed.

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'No Need to Get Politically Hot Headed, Growth During UPA Regime Pretty Decent': FinMin Adviser

Defending the revision in GDP growth rates for most of the 10-year UPA rule, Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance, said the basis for the revision was use of internationally accepted standards.

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Every Household to Be Electrified by Dec 31 Under Saubhagya Scheme: Power Minister

Power Minister RK Singh asserted that the target of 100 per cent electrification would be achieved by December 31.

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Sensex Soars 453 pts, Nifty Reclaims 10,800-mark on F&O Expiry, Rupee Rally

Traders said the positive global cues after dovish comments from US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell also boosted investor sentiment.

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UAE Downplays Fuel Shortage Concern, Says it Has Strongly Stood With India to Cover Deficit

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will raise the issue of volatility in global oil prices at the G20 Summit in Argentina.

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Rupee Breaches 70 per US Dollar mark to Hit Three-week High in Intra-day Trade

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened on a higher note at 70.15 and then gathered further momentum and touched an intra-day high of 69.88, a level last seen on August 27.

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Jaitley Defends New GDP Data for UPA Years as Facts, Congress Calls PM Modi 'Juggler of Numbers'

"The Central Statistics Office (CSO) maintains an arms length distance from finance ministry and has far greater credibility. It should not be discredited, its data is based on facts," Jaitley said.

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India Should Have Been a $5-6 Trillion Economy by Now, Says Pranab Mukherjee

Mukherjee, who has also served as a former finance minister, said he is not satisfied with India's progress and the nation should have achieved much more.

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Sri Lanka Parliament Halts Ministers' Salaries to Hinder Mahinda Rajapaksa

The South Asian island has been locked in political gridlock for over a month since President Maithripala Sirisena replaced former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with Rajapaksa, who was then twice sacked by parliament but has refused to resign.

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Was the Maldives-India New Visa Agreement in the Making Since 2009?

While there is yet to be an official word from the Ministry of External Affairs on the same, Shahid confirmed that the new agreement would be signed during the newly-elected President Ibrahim Solih’s visit to India in December.

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Adani Vows to Go Ahead with Controversial Coal Mine in Australia, Activists Ask Govt to Step in

Environmental groups decried Adani's decision and called on the government to step in and block it.

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Here's Why Over 100 Whales Were Found Dead Off New Zealand's Coast in One Week

The reason whales and dolphins strand is not fully understood but theories include sickness, navigational error, geographical features, the presence of predators, and extreme weather.

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28 Whales Discovered Dead After Mass Stranding on Remote Beach in Australia

A pilot flying a private plane over Croajingolong National Park in Victoria state spotted 27 pilot whales and one humpback stranded on the beach Tuesday afternoon.

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Japanese Pilot, 10 Times Over Alcohol Limit, Jailed in UK

The Japanese co-pilot was arrested at Heathrow on October 28 after failing a breath test 50 minutes before the Japan Airlines flight JL44 to Tokyo was due to take off with him in the cockpit.

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Slain US Man Had Been Training to Meet Sentinelese Tribe Since College, Reveals Missionary Group

Christian missionary group All Nations said that John Allen Chau had been a missionary since 2017 and had undergone training to 'share the gospel' with the North Sentinelese tribes.

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French Chef First Woman to Earn Three Michelin Stars in US

Crenn said she had been celebrating, drinking rose wine all day, and planned to party further with guests and her team later in the evening. "Who knew that one day Dominique Crenn will get three Michelin stars with her team," she gushed.

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Japan’s New Move May Upset Balance of Power in Asia, Deter China From Rash Actions

That order would include a version of the jet that can take-off and land vertically, a feature that could prompt Japan to transform some of its existing ships into aircraft carriers so that it can operate the fighters at sea -- a capability they have not had since World War II.

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China Sends Stern Message to Pakistan With Map Depicting PoK as Part of India For First Time

As it is highly unlikely that a state-run television would ever defy Beijing, sources said that it was a move by China to signal to Pakistan its strong displeasure to Pakistan for its failure to protect its citizens.

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Soviet-era 'Moon Rocks' Sell for Rs 5.9 Crore at New York Auction

Sotheby's auction house said the "moon rocks" are the only known documented lunar matter in private hands. They were offered for sale by an unidentified private American collector who purchased them at auction in 1993 for $442,500.

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Another Canadian Diplomat Diagnosed with Mysterious Cuba Brain Injury

Those who were afflicted included global affairs, immigration and national defense staff at the embassy as well as their spouses and children.

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PM Modi Meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sidelines of G20 Summit

India and Saudi Arabia also held discussions on enhancing investment in technology, renewable energy and food security.

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Hong Kong Tourist Bus Rams Into Taxi, 5 Killed as Passengers Fly Out of Windows

The back half of the taxi was completely crushed and part of the front of the coach sheared off following the crash on the island of Tsing Yi.

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With 379 Confirmed Cases, Congo's Ebola Outbreak Now Second Largest in History, Says WHO

Congo's health ministry announced the number of Ebola cases has reached 426. That includes 379 confirmed cases and 47 probable ones.

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Germany's Angela Merkel to Miss G20 Summit Opening After Emergency Landing

According to tweets by German journalists on board the Airbus A340, named Konrad Adenauer after Germany's first post-war chancellor, Merkel will leave for Madrid on Friday.

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Cohen a ‘Weak Person Who’s Lying’, Says Trump After Former Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Russia Deal

Cohen's lawyer says he continues to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination with Trump associates.

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Donald Trump Calls Off G20 Meeting With Vladimir Putin Over Ukraine Crisis

The decision was taken over Moscow's detention of a group of Ukrainian sailors.

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Debt-saddled Sri Lanka Signs Port Deals with China Amid Political Upheaval

The debt-saddled island has long been a target of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure scheme to connect China with countries cross Asia and beyond.

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China Expresses Concerns Over US Warships in Taiwan Strait

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters that Taiwan was the "most important and sensitive issue" in relations between the sides.

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China Orders Halt to Baby Gene-editing Activities: State TV

The experiment, which was led by Chinese scientist He Jiankui, claims to have altered the DNA of twin girls born a few weeks ago to prevent them from contracting HIV.

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Ex-diplomat Zurabishvili Elected Georgia's First Woman President

With all votes counted, the country's election commission said the French-born ex-diplomat, backed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, had taken 59.52 per cent of the second-round vote.

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Magnus Carlsen Wins The World Chess Championship 2018

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday (28 NOV. 2018) defended his world chess championship title after he defeated United States challenger Fabiano Caruana 3-0 in rapid tiebreaker games on Wednesday in London. After their three-week match ended in 12 draws, Carlsen wrapped up the victory quickly with three straight wins to build an unassailable lead in the best-of-four rapid format.

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Thousands at Zimbabwe's First Anti-govt Rally Since Crackdown

The event, which was held with police approval, was organised by the main opposition MDC party, which says it was cheated of victory in the July 30 election, eight months after long-time leader Robert Mugabe was ousted.

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Turkey Changes US Embassy Street Name After Civil Rights Campaigner Malcolm X

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had promised the late campaigner's daughters that the name of Malcolm X would 'live on' in the Turkish capital.

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Senators Send Rebuke to Saudis, Trump Over Khashoggi Killing

The vote on Wednesday was a rebuke not only to Saudi Arabia but also to Trump's administration, which has made clear it does not want to torpedo the long-standing US relationship with Riyadh over the killing.

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Sri Lanka Parliament Plugs Cash Flow to Rajapaksa's Office and ‘Rogue’ Govt

The island has been in crisis since October 26 when the president sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa, a charismatic but divisive former leader.

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Boxing on the Ropes as IOC Weighs Olympic Future

Boxing's Olympic future came under the spotlight as top officials decide whether to punish the sport's governing body, which is on the ropes over finances, judging and its controversial leader.

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Real Madrid's Bernabeu to Host all-Argentine Copa Libertadores Final

South American football's governing body CONMEBOL on Thursday confirmed that the twice-postponed Copa Libertadores final second leg between Argentine rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played on December 9 at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

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Arsenal and Chelsea Power on in Europa League

Londoners Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed high-scoring Europa League wins on Thursday as Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers were left with work to do on the final matchday to qualify for the next stage.

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