H` ¶E ]Ve Evcc`
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2 > # $('3 '('3 3 SIDISrtVUU@IB!&!!"&#S@B9IV69P99I !%! %! ' 0.+$0"%1&2 + + 8 *0&67 *-69 26+2) 4"=0#=0?"22 #/)0,@0=#22, ! " # ""#$!#% %#%#% 0&#,2A&0 0 *#2026?2@ 4%,%,* #&#%%# ,% -$/-B00)" 889 C 0 $ 3 4 56376%18 %&7 R &# #)* +( ,&) attack mastermind and Jamat- ud Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz akistan Prime Minister - Saeed, who is carrying a $10 PImran Khan on Thursday million US bounty, Khan said, ) "!* +',& -*)-'. said he is ready to hold talks # # “There are UN sanctions !" # with his Indian counterpart (' against Hafiz Saeed. There is O $ Narendra Modi while conced- already a clampdown on him.” $ $ ing that it is not in the interest # #&'" The JuD was declared as a $ of his country to allow terror foreign terrorist organisation by %2 ' $ + activities on its territory. Khan’s " $ the US in June 2014. The group remarks came a day after " ' is a front for the Lashkar-e- 6& % InExternal Affairs Minister Tayyeba terror outfit. 01 0,* ' Sushma Swaraj categorically Saeed is the co-founder of '$ ruled out the possibility of # O the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, which s a massive controversy 4# '$ holding talks with Pakistan " was responsible for the Ahas erupted over the '%2 unless it stops cross-border ter- / O$! Mumbai attacks in which 166 release of the revised GDP '$ O ' ror activities. '"( people were killed in data of the UPA era, Finance .(7 % ! 4# ' ' “It is not in our interest to 1 November 2008. He was put Minister Arun Jaitley defend- 7(8 /'(# '$ allow use of Pakistan’s territo- ; < under house arrest after the ed the decision saying it was -9!4# ry for terror outside,” Khan, ' 26/11 attack, but was freed by done by a “highly credible” 7(7: who was celebrating 100 days ' a court in 2009. organisation, the Central of his Government on On other accused in the Statistics Office, which main- viving argument “my GDP it a highly credible organisation Thursday, said during an inter- , (' 26/11 case, Khan said their case tains an arm’s length from the growth was higher than yours”. like the CSO because its data is action with a group of Indian (O$ is sub judice. Finance Ministry. A day after Chief based on facts and the revised journalists. Khan said that peo- ' " ' The 26/11 attack case has Eyebrows are being raised Statistician Pravin Srivastava, in formulations, (and it is) a con- ple in Pakistan want peace # #& entered into the 10th year but over the involvement of the Niti an unusual move, announced tinuous exercise because every with India and he will be happy none of its seven suspects in Aayog in releasing the revised the revised data based along- time you try and improve upon to meet Modi and talk to him here has changed,” the and facilitate visa-free move- ceremony of the corridor. Pakistan has been punished yet, GDP data and the Congress has side Niti Aayog Vice Chairman, the formulations to make them on any issue. Pakisatan PM said, a day after ment of Indian Sikh pilgrims to He, however, said the ges- showing that the case had called the revision as a “farce”. Jaitley said, “I don’t think any more representative of the real “I am ready for talks on any he laid the foundation stone for Kartarpur. ture for peace cannot be one- never been in its priority list. At the same time, Niti service is being rendered by state of economy.” issue. There can’t be a military the Kartarpur Corridor that Pakistan is projecting the sided. “We are willing to wait India, which is observing Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv people who choose to discred- solution for Kashmir,” he said, will connect Darbar Sahib in corridor as a goodwill gesture. for (general) elections to get the 10th anniversary of one of Kumar on Thursday accepted adding “nothing is impossible” Pakistan’s Kartarpur — the “The India I know, major- over in India for a gesture from the worst terrorist attacks in the the challenge of former Finance when asked whether it is pos- final resting place of Sikh faith’s ity must be appreciating it,” New Delhi,” Khan said, refer- country, has been pushing Minister P Chidambaram for a sible to resolve the Kashmir founder Guru Nanak Dev — Khan told the Indian journal- ring to the Lok Sabha elections Pakistan to bring to justice the debate on the revised GDP & ' issue. with Dera Baba Nanak shrine ists who had arrived in Pakistan scheduled for next year. planners of the 2008 Mumbai data, which showed economic “The mindset of people in India’s Gurdaspur district to cover the groundbreaking On punishing Mumbai attacks. growth during the current NDA regime was better than that in the UPA rule. (* Defending the decision, R " # ! %$ Jaitley said the revised num- */+R responsible for the crisis at one bers, based on a new formula of the largest entities it has with 2011-12 as the base year, +012 been regulating. are globally more comparable # Breaking his silence on $%& '# ($ & '( as they take into account a far demonetisation, he said he greater representation of the ,! does not have a strongly- 01 0,* Delhi Police Establishment Indian economy and are more backed empirical view apart 01 0,* The Vineet Narain deci- branch and was recently hos- reflective of its real condition. 01 0,*3&4&) from the fact that the welfare sion, delivered by the apex n Assistant Commissioner pitalised for 28 days as he was Taking on the Congress for costs, especially on the infor- BI Director Alok Verma, court in 1997, relates to the Aof Police (ACP) posted at suffering from depression. criticising the revision, he said emonetisation was a mas- mal sector, are substantial. Cwho has been divested of investigation of allegations of Delhi Police Headquarters Ballabh reported to his the Congress had welcomed Dsive, draconian, mone- Though Subramanian — all duties by the Centre and corruption against high-rank- allegedly committed suicide office on Thursday morning. the upwards revision in growth tary shock that accelerated who quit the post earlier this sent on leave, told the Supreme ing public officials in India. by jumping from the 10th floor He did not give any hint of numbers of the last two years economic slide to 6.8 per cent year after a four-year tenure, Court on Thursday that he was Before 1997, the tenure of of the building situated in unusual behaviour and worked of the UPA regime by the same in the seven quarters against and has devoted a chapter in appointed for a fixed tenure of the CBI directors was not fixed Central Delhi on Thursday for sometimes, said sources, CSO and had gone to the the 8 per cent recorded prior the upcoming book Of two years and cannot be trans- and they could be removed by around 10.16 am. adding that he reportedly he extent of saying that the “the to the note ban, former Chief Counsel: The Challenges of ferred. the Government in any man- Prem Ballabh, 55, was went to the 10th floor and new GDP series has conclu- Economic Advisor Arvind the Modi-Jaitley Economy — Verma, who has a bitter ner. But the apex court in the posted as ACP of Crime & jumped off the building. sively established that we did Subramanian has claimed. has continued to keep a stud- feud with his deputy Special Vineet Narain judgment fixed Traffic (C&T) as part of the Detailed report on P2 not mismanage the economy”. Terming the IL&FS crisis ied silence on whether he was Director Rakesh Asthana, had a tenure of a minimum of two Later in a blog post, Jaitley as a regulatory failure, consulted in the decision- approached the apex court years for the CBI Director to said the revised growth data has Subramanaian said the making process of demoneti- seeking stay on the Centre’s allow the officer to work with taken away Congress’ last sur- Reserve Bank should be held sation. October 23 order contending February 1, 2017 and “the independence. that it was against the guide- position of law is that there will Nariman referred to the lines laid down by the top be a fixed tenure of two years terms and conditions of court. Both Verma and and this gentleman cannot be appointment and removal of Asthana were divested of their even transferred”. the CBI director and con- responsibilities and sent on Making his submission cerned provisions of the Delhi leave due to the unprecedent- before the Bench, also com- Special Police Establishment ed situation in the CBI. prising Justices SK Kaul and (DSPE) Act, 1946. During the hearing, the SC KM Joseph, Nariman further Attorney General KK $ $ made it clear that it was not asserted that there was no Venugopal opposed the con- going into the allegations and basis for the Central Vigilance tention of Verma and others counter allegations by the two Commission to pass an order that the Government should top CBI officials. recommending that Verma be have gone back to the selec- %* /=* However his detractor, for- assembly polls in which the “We are and only testing sent on leave. tion panel for divesting the mer Chief Minister Bhupinder party was reduced to 15 seats, the issue as pure question of “There has to be strict CBI Director of his duties he faction-ridden Congress was of the opinion that the even losing the status of the law,” said a Bench headed by interpretation of the Vineet and sending him on leave. Tin Haryana will not contest party should not contest on its main opposition party to the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.