FIGHT FOR RIGHT
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2016 Vol. 2
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China Sticks To Its Guns On Blocking India's Bid To Ban Masood Azhar Beijing: Sticking to its guns, China today again justified its decision to block India's bid to get Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN and described its stance as "fair and based on facts". "China always deals with the listing of 1267 committee based on facts and pursuant to UN Security Council resolutions and relevant rules in a fair manner," Chinese Foreign Ministry said in response to India's Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin's criticism of "hidden veto" in dealing with the listing of terrorist outfits and their leaders. "We have noticed the remarks by India's Permanent Representative to the UN," the Foreign Ministry said in written response to a question from Press Trust of India.
NEWS IN BRIEF Panel Formed To Deal With Technical Snags In Delhi Metro New Delhi: Delhi government has formed a task force to deal with any technical problem of the kind that hit the Metro train services on Friday, said a minister. "A five-member Metro task force has been formed to control any emergency like situation in the wake CONTD.
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Fire Erupts In Scrap Dump In Delhi Slum Cluster New Delhi: A fire broke out in s scrap dump in a Dwarka sector 3 slum cluster in Delhi, a fire official said. No casualty has been reported. The fire occurred around 10.08 am, the official said. "At least 20 fire tenders were rushed to the site and it took CONTD.
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Sushma Swaraj Arrives In Iran With An Aim To Boost Ties
Tehran: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Iran today on a twoday visit to boost ties with a focus on raising India's oil imports and enhancing trade with the powerful Persian Gulf nation which has opened several lucrative sectors after sanctions against it were lifted CONTD. ON PAGE 5
"Both China and India fall victim to terrorism and share similar positions when it comes to combating terrorism," it said. China is one of the five vetowielding members of the UNSC which plays a leading role in banning terrorist outfits. "China sup-
ports the UN in playing a leading role in international anti-terrorism cooperation and takes an active part in international antiterrorism cooperation," the Ministry said. "In order to reach international CONTD. ON PAGE 5
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President Cautions Judges Against Perils Of 'Judicial Activism'
Bhopal: President Pranab Mukherjee today cautioned judges against the perils of "judicial activism", saying the equilibrium in the exercise of authority must be maintained at all times and selfrestraint should be used when confronted with such a situation. Maintaining that the Constitution is supreme,
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Mr Mukherjee said "each organ of our democracy must function within its own sphere and must not take over what is assigned to the others". "Judicial activism should not lead to the dilution of separation of powers, which is a constitutional scheme. The balance of power CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Guided By Prashant Kishor, Rahul Gandhi Next International Monetary Discusses Strategy With Punjab Leaders Fund Chief Should Be From Chandigarh: Guided by political strategist Prashant Kishor and his team, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today interacted with party leaders and workers near Chandigarh to discuss the strategy for Punjab Assembly polls likely to be held in February next year. This was the first exercise carried out by the Congress leadership in Punjab as they prepare for the Assembly polls in the state. The meeting,
attended by senior Punjab Congress leaders including state unit president Amarinder Singh and party general secretary and
4 Bombs Found In Car Meant To Pick Up Poll Officials In West Bengal's Malda District Malda: Four bombs were found in a car today in West Bengal's Malda district. The car was supposed to pick up poll officials ahead of tomorrow's voting in Malda town. The bombs were spotted just before the driver was about to start the vehicle. The driver noticed a polythene bag containing some objects lying under his car seat. The vehicle was
parked in the compound of the Central School which is serving as the DCRC office for the Assembly polls, slated for tomorrow. The driver was about to start the car while going to receive the polling personnel who had assembled at the DCRC office. He raised an alarm following which people rushed to the spot. CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Punjab in-charge Shakeel Ahmed, was held at a wedding resort at Zirakpur town on the outskirts of Chandigarh.
The Congress, which has been Punjab's main opposition party since 2007, takes on a well-entrenched ruling Shiromani Akali DalBJP combine and an upbeat Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which is gaining ground in the state. Punjab has 117 Assembly seats. "The Congress party is standing together. We will try to give a new type of government to Punjab which is sensitive, is oriented towards future of CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Emerging Economy: India
Washington: India has told the International Monetary Fund that the next managing director of the top global financial body should be from an emerging economy and not from Europe, which traditionally has been the case. Last month, the IMF confirmed Christine Lagarde of France for her second five-year term beginning July 5. There was no other candidate in the race and
No Climate Of Intolerance In India: Arun Jaitley Washington: There could be "stray" incidents of people on either side of the political spectrum making irresponsible statements but this could not be generalised as prevalence of a climate of intolerance in the country, Union Minister Arun Jaitley has said. Dubbing such incidents as "terrible", the senior BJP leader, however, said that they are "rare" in a large country like India. "There could be stray incidents of irresponsible statements by indi-
viduals on either side of the political spectrum, that does not mean that zamin per koi iss tarah ki activity hai (does not mean that intolerance exists)," Mr Jaitley said during a media round-
table with Indian reporters in Washington. "These are bad incidents. These are terrible incidents, but these are extremely rare in a large CONTD. ON PAGE 5
India had supported her candidacy. "This time, there was no candidate from any other country. It was proposed by all European countries. India supported her candidature. But while doing so we have indicated, we have informed the Fund that in the next round the managing director (MD) position should go to an individual from an emerging economy," said Union CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Indian Army Conducts Battle Exercise 'Shatrujeet' In Rajasthan Jaipur: Mathurabased Strike 1 corps is conducting a major exercise 'Shatrujeet' in the deserts of Rajasthan to evaluate the capability of the Army to strike deep into enemy territory in an integrated airland battle environment. The operationoriented exercise is focusing on "validating integrated battle theatre fighting concept" incorporating new-age techCONTD. ON PAGE 5
Bound By Legislation On Visa Fee Hike: US Tells India Washington: The US has told India it is bound by legislation on the recent visa fee hike which has badly hit Indian IT companies, an issue that was strongly raised by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his bilateral meeting. "There are always two issues, one of course is the recent one, visa fee hike and the other is the old issue of totalisation charges for the IT professionals. The US response really is that we have a legislation which so states it,"
Jaitley told Indian reporters during a media roundtable. "So unless that legislation is changed (it is likely to remain)," he said. Mr Jaitley was responding to a question on the kind of response he received from the US Trade Representative, Mike Froman, when he strongly raised the issue during a meeting early this week. Noting that such a visa fee is impacting only Indian companies, Mr CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Antimicrobial Resistance Pope Brings 12 Syrian Refugees Indian Economy Like 'One-Eyed' King In Poses Serious Consequences: To Italy In Lesson For Europe Land Of Blind: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Health Minister JP Nadda HIGHLIGHTS India can achieve its medium-run growth potential, said Rajan RBI governor stressed that India shouldn't follow China, make own path India should capitalise on its own strengths: Rajan
Washington: With India being often described as 'the bright spot in the global economy', Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan sees this as a case of "the one-eyed man" being king in the land of the blind. Amid gloomy global economic conditions,
Indian economy has been described by many as one of the few bright spots, including by IMF, while RBI under Mr Rajan has also been credited with necessary steps to minimise the impact of external shocks on the country's
financial system. "I think we have still to get to a place where we feel satisfied. We have this saying -- 'In the land of the blind, the oneeyed man is king'. We are a little bit that way," Mr Rajan said when CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Tokyo: Antimicrobial resistance is not only a health issue but a challenge which also has "serious" economic consequences, Health Minister JP Nadda today said as he underlined the need to regulate the availability of drugs to tackle it. Antibiotics resistance and failure to tackle infections "undermine" advancements that have been made in surgery and medicine, said Mr Nadda, while delivering the ministerial address at the Asian Health Ministers' meeting on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Tokyo. AMR is resistance of a
microbe to an antimicrobial medication that used to be effective in treating or preventing an infection caused by it. "Tackling AMR requires rational use of drugs, regulating their availability and sale. AMR is not just a health issue; it is a development challenge and has serious economic consequences. "Antibiotics resistance and failure to tackle infections undermine advancements in surgery and medicine," Mr Nadda said in a series of tweets. Diarrhoeal illness in four developing nations, CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Moria: Pope Francis gave Europe a concrete lesson on Saturday in how to treat refugees by bringing 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane after an emotional visit to the hard-hit Greek island of Lesbos. The Vatican said the three families, including six children, would be supported by the Holy See and cared for by Italy's Catholic Sant'Egidio Community. Sant'Egidio has worked out a program with the Italian government to grant deserving refugees humanitarian visas to live in Italy while their asylum applications are being processed.
The Vatican said Francis wanted to make a "gesture of welcome" at the end of his fivehour visit to Lesbos, where he implored Europe to respond to the migrant crisis on its shores "in a way that is worthy of our common humanity." The Greek island just a few miles
from the Turkish coast has seen hundreds of thousands of desperate people land on its shores in the last year, fleeing war and poverty at home. Francis visited Lesbos alongside the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians CONTD. ON PAGE 5