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The Indian Express Pritam Pal Singh March 26, 2019 Telephonic interceptions carried out in national interest: MHA to Delhi HC The submissions were made in the backdrop of a petition alleging illegal phone tapping of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, then Law Secretary Suresh Chandra, and some senior CBI officers. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday told the Delhi High Court that telephonic interceptions by the Law Enforcement Agencies are carried out in the “interest of the sovereignty and integrity of India”. The submissions were made in the backdrop of a petition alleging illegal phone tapping of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, then Law Secretary Suresh Chandra, and some senior CBI officers. The ministry further informed the bench headed by Chief Justice Rajendra Menon that Rule “419A of the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules 2007 adequately provides for constitution of a Review Committee by the Central government and the State government, ...

The Indian Express Shubhajit Roy March 26, 2019 After Kartarpur, Pakistan looks at opening pilgrim corridor to Sharada Peeth in PoK The Sharada Peeth is believed to have been established in 237 BC during the reign of Ashoka. It was considered one of the most important seats of learning in South Asia, like Nalanda and Takshashila, where religion, philosophy, contemporary literature and astronomy were taught. Pakistan accepts Navjot Sidhu’s plea to retain fields near Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara Kartarpur Corridor: India, Pakistan hold technical talks, discuss coordinates Kartarpur Corridor: India accuses Pakistan of usurping gurdwara land, double-speak Imran Khan, Pakistan, Sharda Peeth, Sharada Peeth, Sharada Peeth pakistan, Sharada Peeth corridor, kartarpur corridor, India Pakistan relations, india corridor to Sharda Peeth Pakistani media reported Monday that Islamabad has given the green signal for the move.  After Kartarpur, Pakistan is pro...

The Indian Express Sourav Roy Barman March 26, 2019 From alumni to crowdfunding, how AAP is trying to raise campaign cash Dilip Pandey, who is contesting from the Northeast Delhi seat, said he is following the AAP’s tried-and-tested strategy of directly raising funds from people, while also taking in all forms of donations, including motorbikes and bicycles for volunteers. From invoking alumni pride to reaching out to former workplace colleagues to accepting cash and kind, including packets of biscuit and milk, from the public — four AAP Lok Sabha candidates are trying a mix of it all to fund their maiden poll campaigns. Atishi and Raghav Chadha, who have been fielded from the East and South Delhi constituencies respectively, have reached out to their school and college alumni for funds. Chadha, a chartered accountant, told The Indian Express that he has mailed the alumni of Delhi-based Modern School — where he completed schooling in 2006 — and those who clea...

Financial Express Dated March 26, 2019 Apple announces its very first credit card, the Apple Card Apple Card will be integrated into the Apple Pay and will offer users cashbacks on using its daily. Apple Card announced in partnership with Goldman Sachs Apple Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are joining forces in the consumer credit business, launching the Apple Card credit card for iPhones. The card is tied to Apple Pay, a service that lets people load banking information and pay in stores like Starbucks or use it for purchases online. It works globally where Apple Pay is accepted, lets users track spending in the Wallet app, and focuses on transaction privacy. The card also includes a cash back program for rewards, including 2 percent cash back on all Apple Pay purchases and 3 percent on Apple Store and services like the App Store. The card excludes common charges like annual, foreign-transaction and late fees, Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of...

The Wire Manoj Joshi Dated March 25, 2019 Three Recent Events Prove the Alarm Bells Are Ringing Louder Than Ever in Kashmir The most alarming of these events was the custodial death of a Jamaat member and school principal – likely due to torture.   We know that events in Jammu and Kashmir have been sliding backwards for some time now. The rising death toll in the Valley, the increased recruitment of Valley inhabitants into the armed militancy and the repeated crackdowns and curfews have been signalling this for a while. But three events in recent weeks are ringing the alarm bells louder than ever. The first was the custodial death of Rizwan Asad Pandit earlier this month. He was reportedly a Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu & Kashmir (JIJK) activist and school principal, who had been arrested by the National Investigation Agency. The second was the banning of the JIJK itself and the third, the ban on the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front. These events seem ...

Devex | Brussels   Dated March 25, 2019 Gates Foundation: Biggest mistakes by EU grant applicants Like many people in European Union development circles, Nuria Molina used to apply for grants at the  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Now she helps decide who gets them. Before taking up her Brussels-based position at the foundation as senior program officer for the EU and the Netherlands in 2016, Molina held senior roles at  ActionAid ,  Save the Children , and the  European Network on Debt and Development , or Eurodad — all of which receive funding from the Gates Foundation. Link  https://www.devex.com/news/gates-foundation-biggest-mistakes-by-eu-grant-applicants-94354

The Economic Times Dated March 25, 2019 Government notifies new rules for drugs and clinical trials  Aimed at promoting clinical research in the country, the Health Ministry on Monday notified New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 reducing the time for approving applications to 30 days for drugs manufactured in India and 90 days for those developed outside the country.  The new rules will ensure patient safety, as they would be enlisted for trials with informed consent. The ethics committee will monitor the trials and decide on the amount of compensation in cases of adverse events, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) S Eswara Reddy said. In case of injury to clinical trial subject, medical management will be provided as long as required as per the opinion of the investigator or till such time it is established that the injury is not related to the clinical trial.  "Also, compensation in cases of death and permanent disability or other injur...

ET Market News Dated March 25, 2019 Sebi bars 12 websites for giving fraudulent market tips. These advisory firms were engaged in the business of fraudulent investment advisory activity. Such fraudulent plan, scheme, device were used by the noticees several times through different websites, the release said. Markets regulator Securities and Exchange board of India (Sebi) has barred a dozen of websites after receiving complaints from investors that certain investment advisory portals cheated them. The order contains a list of websites including trade4target.com, niftysureshot.com, mcxbhavishya.com, callput.in, newsbasedtips.com, futuresandoption.com, optiontips.in, commoditytips.in, sharetipslive.com, thepremiumstocks.com, callputoption.in and tradingtipscomplaints.com. According to Sebi, these advisory firms were engaged in the business of fraudulent investment advisory activity. In a release, the markets regulator said, “The modus operandi adopted by...

The Hindu  Dated March 26, 2019 Paradigm shift for TB control Ending TB by 2025 is impossible but sustaining its decline is in the realm of reality Tuberculosis (TB) remains the biggest killer disease in India, outnumbering all other infectious diseases put together — this despite our battle against it from 1962, when the National TB Programme (NTP) was launched. All hope was pinned on mass BCG vaccination to prevent TB. In 1978, the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) began, giving BCG to all babies soon after birth and achieving more than 90% coverage. Yet, when evaluated in 1990, the NTP and the EPI had not reduced India’s TB burden. In 1993, the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) was launched, offering free diagnosis and treatment for patients, rescuing them from otherwise sure death. However, treatment is not prevention. Prevention is essential for control. Short on control Why did the NTP and the EPI fail? Visionary leaders had i...

The Express Tribune | Karachi March 26, 2019 Market watch: Weak global economic outlook prompts sell-off in Pakistan's market The stock market faced a steep drop on Monday as it took cue from international markets, which went down on fears of global economic slowdown over the next six to eight months. Similar sentiments echoed across world markets with sell-off in equities in Asian markets including India’s Sensex (-0.9%), Japan’s Nikkei (-3.01%) and China’s Shanghai Composite (-1.97%). The KSE-100 index plunged from the moment trading began because of weak domestic cues with investors anticipating a drop in policy rate in the monetary policy announcement later this week. Investor participation remained unsatisfactory as trading volumes dropped to new lows. The KSE-100 index continued its downward trajectory as the absence of triggers meant no respite from the selling pressure. At the end of trading, the benchmark KSE 100-share Index recorded a decrease...