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NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2015-17 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 12, ISSUE 344 | Thursday, 14 December 2017 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS qNIFTY 10,192.95 (-47.20) qSENSEX 33,053.04 (-174.95) pDOW JONES 24,504.80 (+118.77) qNASDAQ 6,862.32 (-12.76) qRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.44 (-0.04) pRUPEE/EURO 75.97 (+0.34) pGOLD/10GM 29,435 (+35.00) qSILVER/K 37,600 (-175.00) IN SURPRISE NO CHANTS OR THERESA MAY FACES I FEEL SMALL MOVE, JNU SCRAPS BELLS AT THE PARLIAMENTARY IN FRONT OF INTEGRATED MPHIL/ AMARNATH SHOWDOWN WITH SOHA: KAREENA PHD COURSE PG4 SHRINE: NGT PG5 BREXIT REBELS PG11 PG16 Quick News44 PM DISPELS RUMOURS BEING SPREAD ON FRDI BILL Aadhaar-bank a/c Make portal for complaints on sexual abuse videos: SC Modi attacks UPA, big linking deadline NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to have a web portal ready by January extended to Mar 31 10 next year to enable citizens to register com- plaints of child sexual abuse, child pornography industry for banking crisis MPOST BUREAU and gangrape videos. The Centre apprised a bench of Justices M B DHIRENDRA KUMAR NEW DELHI: The govern- Lokur and U U Lalit that a portal has been pre- Highlights ment on Wednesday extended pared and it would be ready within a month, and NEW DELHI: Prime Minister by three months until March standard operating procedures were also being Narendra Modi on Wednesday » Banks were pressured to 31, 2018, the deadline for developed for the use of the portal. launched a blistering attack on the give loans worth thousands mandatory quoting of Aad- However, the bench said it was “high time” previous Congress-led UPA regime, of crores of rupees to select haar and PAN for all bank ing to extend until March 31 that the Centre gets the portal ready and avail- saying that banks were pressured industrialists accounts and certain finan- the deadline fixed for manda- able to the public at large. to give loans worth thousands of cial transactions. tory linking of Aadhaar to avail “The matter has been pending for quite some crores of rupees to select industri- » Government is formulating The government had made various services and welfare time, and we find from the affidavit filed by the alists in a scam bigger than 2G, coal policies keeping in mind the quoting of the 12-digit bio- schemes. CBI on October 8, 2015, that steps are being and Commonwealth Games scams. metric identifier Aadhaar On December 7, the dead- taken to enable complaints being filed through Speaking at the 90th AGM of need of businesses, abolishing mandatory for old and new line for linking PAN with Aad- a portal,” the bench said in its order. P7 industry association Ficci, Modi archaic and obsolete laws. bank accounts as well as for haar was extended by three said the non performing asset » The government is working to any financial transaction of Rs months to March 31, 2018. (NPA) or bad loans problem is a 50,000 and above. Under the PMLA, Aad- Sex determination: SC asks “liability” handed over by “econo- protect the interest of bank The previous deadline was haar, PAN and other official mists” in the previous regime. customers and their deposits December 31, 2017. documents are required to be Centre, 3 search engines to meet Hard-selling his government’s “It has been decided to obtained by banks and finan- pro-poor policies, he listed out ini- ishing archaic and obsolete laws. notify 31 March, 2018 or cial institutions from anyone NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednes- tiatives like free cooking gas con- Talking about an obsolete law six months from the date of opening a bank account as well day directed the Centre to hold a meeting with nections to women, bank accounts that prohibits cutting of bamboo commencement of account as for any financial transaction stakeholders like search engines Google, Yahoo to every household, loans to the trees, the PM, said, “We were sur- based relationship by the cli- of Rs 50,000 and above. and Microsoft, to find a solution to ensure that youth and affordable housing, taken prised to know that there are two ent, whichever is later, as the The notification issued on materials violating Indian laws prohibiting since 2014. laws for bamboo — first law puts date of submission of the Aad- Tuesday stated that accounts, prenatal sex determination are not hosted on Questioning the role of insti- it under the tree category while haar number, and Permanent where Aadhaar and PAN are websites. tutions like FICCI for not raising another terms it as grass that pro- Account Number or Form 60 not furnished by the date noti- A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak their voice against the wrongdoing hibited MSME sector from using by the clients to the reporting fied by the government, will Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y of the previous governments, the the tree for manufacturing of agar- entity,” an official release said cease to be operational. Chandrachud also directed that the meeting is PM said, “I want to know whether batis, matchstick, etc. We changed here. If the account holder “fails held within six weeks from Wednesday and the FICCI raised its voice when banks the law. ” The decision to extend the to submit the Aadhaar num- suggestions of the petitioner be also considered. were pressured to give loans worth Slamming prominent indus- deadline was taken after vari- ber and PAN by such date as Sanjay Parikh, appearing for petitioner Sabu thousands of crores of rupees to visions of the Financial Resolution opposite. Organisations such as trialists for delaying payment to ous representations as well as may be notified by the central Mathew George, said search engines Google, select industrialists.” and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) FICCI have a responsibility to gen- MSME entrepreneurs, Modi said, inputs received from banks, it government, the said account Yahoo and Microsoft, were competent to remove Hitting at the opposition for Bill, Modi said, “The government erate awareness about such issues.” “The big corporate houses must pay added. shall cease to be operational till materials on sex determination from the web- misleading people by spreading is working to protect the interests Modi said his government is the dues of MSME entrepreneurs This is in line with the Cen- the time the client submits the sites on their own. The contention was vehe- rumours that depositors’ money of the account holders, but rumours formulating policies keeping in on time as they don’t enough funds tre last week informing the Aadhaar number and Perma- mently opposed by the counsel for the search has been put at risk through pro- that are being spread are the exact mind the need of businesses, abol- to run their businesses.” Supreme Court that it is will- nent Account Number”, it said. engines. P7 BJP, CONG IN SPARRING MATCH Records tumble as India, Asean have Manmohan Rohit extends lead attacks Modi RO-HIT SHOW in 200-plus club profound historical links EC notice to Rahul DHARMENDRA PRADHAN again on Pak ROHIT SHARMA Strikes over TV interview collusion issue Third Double Ton in ODIs OUR CORRESPONDENT In today’s NEW DELHI: Former GANDHINAGAR/NEW DELHI: prime minister Manmo- Runs paper Rahul Gandhi’s interviews to Gujarati han Singh on Wednesday 208* TV channels aired on Wednesday on hit out at his successor ... the eve of final phase of the Assem- Narendra Modi again on Balls 153 CITY bly elections sparked a complaint by the eve of the second and the BJP with the Election Commis- final phase of the Guja- Strike rate DTC RIDERSHIP SEES RISE 3 sion which sought his explanation for rat polls, accusing him of 135.94 “prima facie” violating the poll rules. spreading “falsehood and NATION As the BJP and the Congress canards” to score politi- 4s 6s UP APPROVES DRAFT OF UPCOCA BILL 5 were locked in a war of words over Section 126 (3) of the Representation cal points and seeking an the interview, the Election Commis- of the People Act, 1951 and display of apology for his “ill-thought EDIT sion issued a show cause notice to the such election matter within 48 hours transgression”. 13 12 Congress president-elect to explain ending with the hour fixed for con- Upping the ante two INDIA SHOULD WAIT AND WATCH 8 by 5 pm on December 18 as to why clusion of the poll, amounts to a vio- days after his sharp out- OUR CORRESPONDENT after Sri Lanka opted to field that was the main highlight INTERNATIONAL action should not be taken against lation of the prohibition contained in burst, Singh put out a video at the Punjab Cricket Associa- with Rohit targeting medium- him. Counting of votes is due to be Section 126 (1) (b) of the Act, 1951. message to attack Modi MOHALI: He was the only tion Stadium. pacer Suranga Lakmal. The DEMOCRATS DEFEAT ROY MOORE 11 taken up on December 18. “...by giving such interview and its over his remarks insinu- batsman with two scores of Rohit got off to a steady sequence was: 43.2: Low full- The poll body in its 2-page order display on TV channels on Decem- ating that the Congress 200-plus in ODIs. On Wednes- start with Shikhar Dhawan. toss whacked over midwicket; BUSINESS on Wednesday night also said it ber 13 you have, prima facie, violated leader colluded with Pak- day, Sri Lanka’s nightmare The duo brought up India’s 43.3: Full toss outside off would decide the matter without any the...provisions of para 1 (4) of the istan in the Gujarat polls, from 2014 when Rohit Sharma first 100 runs in the 20th over stump put to the stands behind I-T DEPT SURVEYS BITCOIN EXCHANGES 12 reference to him if he fails to respond Model Code of Conduct, Section 126 and said it was unfair to hit the world’s highest individ- with Dhawan doing bulk of the square-leg; 43.4: Full toss on SPORT to the notice.