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Dailyhunt June 10, 2018 Locals of Kotli district of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have accused Pakistani security forces of illegal encroachment. The residents also launched agitation against the illegal encroachment of their land by the Pakistan Army. Since past few years there has been a growing resentment against Pakistan among the residents of the illegally-occupied region. United Kashmir People's National Party Chairman Shaukat Ali Kashmiri said, "the army encroaches farmers' land which is fertile and ideally located. Land grabbing is being done by implementing Army Act. Now, the army has begun encroaching private land and houses allotted to them as per new housing scheme. Cases have been reported in Kotli, Neelam Valley, Muzaffarabad, Poonch and Bagh. Land grabbing incidents are happening across PoK." He further said that the ruling governments, be it PML (N), PPP or PTI, all have maintained silence on these incidents. "They have faile

The Hindu June 11, 2018 The “audacity of hope” for a country of a billion aspirations is yet to bear result. The new wave of a technological revolution will not be from pure data or access to consumer behaviour. The application of data and their assimilation with solving social problems, enabling better governance and powering elected governments to serve their citizens better is ushering in a new revolution. When Artificial Intelligence is coupled with open data, a real paradigm shift begins. With choice and information-sharing now redefining consumer behaviour, every company is looking to embrace or at least look like it is embracing the new paradigm of data-driven innovation. Privacy and consent Datafication” of businesses has also brought to the fore the criticality of developing data management, storage and privacy laws. The European Union with its General Data Protection Regulation has been a front-runner and other countries, including India, have also adopted a co

Firstpost June 10, 2018 A picture of US president Donald Trump and German chancellor Angela Merkel displaying less-than-friendly body language is turning out to be a defining image of the contentious meeting of the Group of Seven leaders of the world's advanced economies. The picture, snapped by German government photographer Jesco Denzel, shows a standing Merkel with hands firmly planted on a table staring down at Trump, who is seated with his arms folded and eyes glaring. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe stands next to Trump as French president Emmanuel Macron leans in next to Merkel. The photo was tweeted by Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert. Shortly afterward, the White House issued a photo showing Trump speaking as Merkel, Abe, and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau listen. https://www.firstpost.com/world/g-7-summit-photo-of-angela-merkel-donald-trump-captures-tensions-at-quebec-meet-4504439.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Tech 2 June 11, 2018 Tripura and Mizoram have taken steps to strengthen their existing setup to deal with the growing incidents of  cyber-crime , including misuse of social media, officials said on 9 June. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Tripura has recently decided to set up a separate full-fledged Crime Branch comprising senior IPS officers. A senior police officer said the state government has already requested the Central government to repatriate three senior IPS officers to Tripura to join the proposed Crime ranch and to deal with the diverse crimes. "Three Tripura cadre IPS officers — Rajiv Singh, Anish Prasad and R. Gopal Krishna Rao — currently posted in CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) are likely to return to Tripura soon. "After they join Tripura Police, the crime branch would start making all-out efforts," the official said. Law and Education Minister, Ratan Lal Nath said the state government recently decided to set up a sep

Daily Hunt June 10, 2018 In a bid to infuse domain expertise in key government departments, the department of personnel and training has started the process of lateral hiring. In a newspaper advertisement issued on Sunday, the department invited applications from Indian nationals having expertise in sectors such as revenue, financial services, economic affairs, agriculture, infrastructure and commerce. The move is aimed at bringing in specialized talent in various government departments, contributing to better governance. State government officers in similar positions, officials in public sector undertakings, autonomous bodies, universities, research institutes and those working in private sector companies, consultancies and multinational firms with a minimum of 15 years experience are eligible to apply. This is a pilot project and has received the approval of the Union cabinet, a person familiar with the development said on condition of anonymity. A total o

Dailyhunt June 11, 2018 Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor YV Reddy slammed both the previous United Progressive Alliance administration as well as the present National Democratic Alliance regime for the mess in the banking sector. Reddy has blamed the earlier regime for post-crisis measures which he blames for the present surge in bad loans. At the same time, he hit out at the current government for large frauds and for losing public trusts on safety of bank deposits. The Reserve Bank of India and the central government must together come up to with non-disruptive changes with vision and clarity to restore depositors' confidence in the banking system, former RBI governor YV Reddy has said. Pointing out that the confidence in the working of public sector banks is at a historical low, Reddy said: "Both RBI and the government together need to ensure that they bring about non -disruptive changes while maintaining trust in the banking system. This is the n

Dailyhunt June 11, 2018 The deadly Nipah virus that struck Kozhikode district in Kerala last month and claimed 16 lives in the state has been finally contained and the last of the two positive cases have fully recovered, said Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Sunday. Including Mohammed Sadik who was the first person suspected to have died of the infection, the death toll stands at 17. The virus struck at Kozhikode which saw 13 people dying, while three deaths were reported from nearby Malappuram district, and more than 2,000 patients with fever was kept under close observation. After presiding over a review meeting, the Health Minister told media persons that the virus scare is finally over. "We visited the two Nipah positive patients who have been completely cured and according to many, this is something rare. The scare of this getting spread is finally over, as no more patients have tested positive, but a caution has to be there who are under observat

The Hindu June 11, 2018 Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweller at the heart of a more than ₹13,578-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case in India, has fled to the UK, where he is claiming political asylum, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing Indian and British officials Britain's Home Office said it does not provide information on individual cases. Nirav Modi could not be contacted by Reuters for comment on the FT report. PNB, India's second-largest State-run bank, said earlier in 2018 that two jewellery groups headed by Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi had defrauded it by raising credit from overseas branches of other banks using illegal guarantees issued by rogue PNB staff at a Mumbai branch over several years. Nirav Modi is in London trying to claim asylum from what he calls “political persecution”, the FT reported. The Ministry of External Affairs told the FT the Indian government was waiting for the country's law enforcement agen

The Economic Times  June 10, 2018 An international arbitration tribunal has concluded hearing in the USD 1.55 billion claims made against Reliance Industries and its partners for allegedly siphoning gas from deposits they had no right to exploit and is expected to pronounce a judgement next month.  The panel headed by Singapore-based arbitrator Lawrence Boo has concluded hearings on the validity of the government's demand that Reliance and its partners BP plc of UK and Canada's Niko Resources pay for "unfairly" producing natural gas belonging to state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), sources privy to the development said.  The three-member panel is likely to give its award in July, they said.  Boo, a professor at universities in China, Australia and Singapore, and head of the Singapore-based Arbitration Chambers, was last year appointed as president of the tribunal by its two other members -- government's arbitrator and former Supr