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Hindustan September 01, 2020 सुरक्षा बलों ने पाकिस्तान स्थित आतंकी संगठन लश्कर-ए-तैयबा के नेटवर्क को जम्मू-कश्मीर के रियासी जिले में फिर से सक्रिय करने की साजिश का पर्दाफाश करते हुए उसके तीन मददगारों को गिरफ्तार किया है। पुलिस ने सोमवार को यह जानकारी दी। रियासी की वरिष्ठ पुलिस अधीक्षक रश्मि वजीर ने यहां कहा कि ये तीनों “मददगार कार्यकर्ता” अपने पाकिस्तानी आका (लश्कर-ए-तैयबा) महोर के मोहम्मद कासिम के संपर्क में थे जिसने 2002 में पाक के कब्जे वाले कश्मीर में घुसपैठ की थी।  उन्होंने कहा कि पुलिस और सेना ने रियासी जिले के महोर इलाके में 'लश्कर में फिर से जान फूंकने' की एक बड़ी साजिश का खुलासा किया है और तीन लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया है, जिनमें एक सरकारी शिक्षक भी शामिल है। एसएसपी ने कहा कि विश्वसनीय सूत्रों से महोर पुलिस थाने में सूचना मिली थी कि इलाके के कुछ अज्ञात लोग देश के खिलाफ जंग छेड़ने और देश की संप्रभुता व अखंडता को बाधित करने के उद्देश्य से महोर इलाके में लश्कर ए तैयबा को फिर से खड़ा करना चाहते हैं और इसके लिए पाकिस्तान स्थित आतंकी संगठन के आतंकवादियों से संपर्क में ह...

The telegraph Dated: September 01, 2020 Tension is running high on the Ladakh border after India said it had pre-empted China’s “provocative military movements to change the status quo” and Beijing responded by asking New Delhi to withdraw troops that had “illegally crossed” the Line of Actual Control (LAC). On Saturday night, Indian soldiers noticed Chinese troop movements and mobilised to deter further encroachment, the Indian Army said. The confrontation did not escalate into a clash, sources said. “On the night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA (Chinese People’s Liberation Army) troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo,” the Indian Army said in a statement on Monday afternoon. “Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the southern bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen o...

Telegraph Dated: September 01, 2020 The Indian economy shrank by 23.9 per cent in the first quarter ended June 30, signalling that the road to recovery would be more arduous than most economists have projected. It marks the steepest decline since the National Statistical Office (NSO) started quarterly measurement of gross domestic product (GDP) in 1996. The slide in real GDP — which is measured on the basis of prices in 2011-12 — had been expected after the Narendra Modi government clamped the world’s severest lockdown in March to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, triggering a slump in consumer spending, private investment and exports.But the fall has been steeper than forecast. The contraction in India’s economic growth during April-June has been amongst the severest so far globally. Only Peru (-30.2 per cent) and Macau (-67.8 per cent) have reported lower GDP growth numbers for the period, Care Ratings said in a research report. Real GDP is widely expected to ...

BBC Dated: September 01, 2020 सरकार के लिए अब सही मायनों में हिम्मत दिखाने का वक़्त आ गया है क्योंकि जीडीपी के ताज़ा आंकड़े बुरी तरह डरा रहे हैं. कहा जाता है कि डर के आगे जीत है. लेकिन उस जीत तक पहुंचने के लिए ही हिम्मत की ज़रूरत होती है. 40 साल में पहली बार भारत मंदी की चपेट में जा रहा है. अप्रैल से जून के बीच भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था बढ़ने की जगह करीब 24 प्रतिशत कम हो गई है. आशंका है कि अगली तिमाही यानी जुलाई से सितंबर के बीच की ख़बर जब आम होगी तब भी यह गिरावट बढ़त में नहीं बदल पाएगी. यानी 40 साल में पहली बार भारत आर्थिक मंदी की चपेट में जा चुका होगा. वह भी ऐसे समय पर जब भारत 'विश्वगुरु बनने की तैयारी' कर रहा था. आज़ाद भारत के इतिहास में अर्थव्यवस्था इतने ख़राब हाल में कभी नहीं आई. हालांकि, इससे पहले भी सुस्ती या स्लोडाउन के झटके आए हैं लेकिन इस बार की बात एकदम अलग है. null 1979 का संकट और उसके सबक़ इससे पहले जब भी देश आर्थिक संकट में फंसा तो उसके दो ही कारण होते थे- या तो बारिश न होना यानी मॉनसून कमज़ोर पड़ना या फेल हो जाना और दूसरा अंतरराष्ट्रीय बाज़ार में क...

The print Dated: August 31, 2020 नई दिल्ली:  कोविड-19 महामारी से आर्थिक गतिविधि अप्रैल से जून तक लगभग पूरी तरह रुक जाने से वित्त वर्ष 2020-21 की पहली तिमाही में भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था 15-25 प्रतिशत सिकुड़ सकती है.  राष्ट्रीय सांख्यिकी कार्यालय (एनएसओ) ने सोमवार शाम को तिमाही जीडीपी की संख्या जारी करेगा, लेकिन अर्थशास्त्रियों का अनुमान है कि सिकुड़न 25 प्रतिशत तक हो सकती है, शायद, भारत ने अभी तक सबसे खराब तिमाही सिकुड़नों में से एक देखा है. निजी खपत में एक तेज संकुचन के साथ, विनिर्माण और सेवा क्षेत्र के सबसे अधिक प्रभावित होने का अनुमान है. केवल कृषि और सरकारी खपत आर्थिक गतिविधि को कुछ सहारा प्रदान कर रहे हैं. महामारी ने 2 महीने के लॉकडाउन के दौरान बहुत से लोगों के घर पर रहने के वक्त सोच-समझकर की गई निजी खपत से हुए खर्च ने भी प्रतिकूल असर डाला. सरकार और भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक (RBI) दोनों ने विभिन्न क्षेत्रों और उधारकर्ताओं को राहत देने के लिए कई उपायों की घोषणा की है, जिसमें 21 लाख करोड़ रुपये का आर्थिक पैकेज और नीतिगत दरों में 1.15 प्रतिशत की कमी शामिल है, लेकिन कई राज...

The Indian Express Dated September 01, 2020 A record  contraction of 23.9 per cent  in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in April-June quarter is unlikely to cause disruption in the bond market as measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday will provide a fresh impetus to buying activity while keeping a lid on yields. Equity markets, which are being driven largely by global liquidity and expectations of normalcy returning to the markets, may remain cautious after sharp falls on Monday, following news of Chinese aggression at the Indian borders, market analysts said. The decline in nominal GDP growth rate, however, is expected to push up the fiscal deficit for the year. According to a report by Care Ratings, while the nominal GDP growth fell to record lows of -22.6 per cent in Q1 2020-21, as against growth of 8.1 per cent in Q1 2019-20, since it indicated lower revenues for the government it has adverse implications for the fiscal deficit ratio. “The se...

The Indian Express Dated September 01, 2020 India’s gross domestic product (GDP), which  contracted by 23.9 per cent  during the April-June quarter 2020-21, is among the worst in countries severely impacted by the  Covid-19   pandemic , an analysis of GDP number across major economies has shown. While  China , which many believe to be the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, announced a surprise 3.2 per cent growth in its GDP during this quarter compared to the same period last year, others like the UK and Germany witnessed a contraction. For the April-June period, the UK took a 20.4 per cent hit in its GDP, while Germany experienced a “record” 10.1 per cent contraction. For the UK, the fall in its GDP was reportedly one of the worst in the European region and the country’s second consecutive quarterly decline as its government enforced lockdowns hit services, construction and production. China’s sharp recovery in the April-June quarter was chiefly...

scroll.in Dated: August 31, 2020 The  Indian Army  on Monday said that the Chinese soldiers had “carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo” in eastern Ladakh but their attempts were thwarted by Indian soldiers. The incident occurred on the south bank of Pangong Tso on the intervening night of August 29 and 30. “On the night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA [People’s Liberation Army] troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo,” the statement read. “Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the Southern Bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on ground.” The statement said that the Army was committed to maintaining peace and tranquility through dialogue, but equally determined to protect ...

Hindustan Times  Dated: August 31, 2020 Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks Covid-19’s impact on trade. Sign up here, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis on the pandemic. China said it will restrict the exports of some artificial intelligence technology to “safeguard national economic security,” and will require government permits for overseas transfers. AI interface technologies such as speech and text recognition, and those that analyze data to make personalized content recommendations, were added to a revised list of export-control products published on the Ministry of Commerce’s website late Friday. The new restrictions could encompass technologies used by China’s ByteDance Ltd., the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing a trade expert. Beijing-based ByteDance is being forced by President Donald Trump’s administration to sell the US operations of its popular video-sharing TikTok app, and it’s uncl...

Hindustan Times  Dated: August 31, 2020 The Union Ministry of Finance has advised all the banks not to collect any charges on transactions or payments made through electronic mode, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement on Sunday. According to the CBDT, some representations were made that some banks are imposing and collecting charges on transactions carried out through UPI. A certain number of transactions were allowed free by these banks beyond which every transaction bears a charge, the CBDT noted. “This is in violation of the Circular no 32/2019 dated December 30, 20219, which was issued by CBDT to clarify that based on section 10A of (Payment and Settlement System (PSS) Act, any charge including MDR (Merchant Discount Rate) shall not be applicable on or after January 1, 2020 on payments made through electronic modes,” the release said. Hence, it said that the Ministry has advised the banks to immediately refund the charges collected, if an...

Hindustan Times Dated: August 31, 2020 Two people, who were arrested in Punjab for putting up a Khalistani flag on a building, were planning to go to Pakistan with the help of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to receive terror training, according to Hindustan Times’ sister publication Hindustan. The two prime accused, Jaspal Singh (24) and Inderjeet Singh Gill (23), of Moga’s Rauli village, were arrested by special cell of Delhi Police on Sunday. Jaspal Singh’s father is a police inspector and is posted in Muktsar. Quoting police, Hindustan reported that these two men were planning to go to Nepal from Delhi. From there, the ISI sleuths would have taken them to Pakistan for terror training. The plot involved luring more youth from Punjab to join them in Pakistan, according to Hindustan. According to the police, both Singh and Gill used to watch YouTube channels supported by pro-Khalistani outfits and had become members of ‘Sikh for Justice’ group through WhatsApp. Hin...