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Feb 23, 2018

J'khand bans PFI, says cadre influenced by IS

The Jharkhand government has banned the Kerala-based Popular Front of India (PFI) in the state saying "members of this organisation are influenced by the Islamic State (IS)". The ban comes after the police's claim that there were pronounced activities of the group in Pakur and Sahebganj districts of the tribal-dominated Santhal Pargana region. The state issued a communique saying that in course of its probe, the home department was convinced that some members of PFI from south Indian states had visited Syria and are working for IS.

India slips to 81 in graft index

India's rank has fallen from 79 to 81 in Transparency International's Global Corruption Perception Index 2017. A Transparency International release also dubbed India as "among the worst regional offenders" in the Asia-Pacific region.

Feb 22, 2018

P&G India gets new head from April 1

Procter & Gamble India has picked homegrown talent Madhusudan Gopalanas its new managing director, who will take charge from April 1 this year. Gopalan, who is currently leading the P&G business in Indonesia, will take over from Al Rajwani, who is set to retire from the company after 37 years of service at the end of the financial year. Until his retirement, Rajwani will help in onboarding Gopalan at the India business.

Elephanta gets 24x7 power

Seventy years after Independence, the Gharapuri island that houses the Elephanta Caves will finally get 24x7 power supply thanks to four 7.5 km undersea cables that will carry electricity all the way from Uran. Though just 10 km off the Mumbai coast, the caves, a UNESCO world heritage site, and the three villages on the island with a 950-strong population have, for close to three decades, received power through generators.

Feb 21, 2018

Beijing upgrading air power to counter Delhi

China is upgrading the air defence facilities of its Western Theatre Command, which is responsible for mountain warfare with India besides monitoring the Line of Actual Control on the India-China border. State-run media quoted a military expert as saying that the upgrade was being done to "confront any threat from India". This is a rare statement from a Chinese expert, as they usually talk about India's military inferiority compared to China.

Feb 19, 2018

Modi opens 'world's biggest party office'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the BJP's new headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, spread over 1.70 lakh square feet, on Sunday, in the presence of party chief Amit Shah, former BJP chiefs, several Union ministers and office-bearers. While Modi lauded Shah and his team for building the multi-storeyed, three-tower HQ in 18 months, the party chief said the building was bigger than the office of any political party in the world. He added that the new headquarters was fitted with the latest communication technologies and had a spacious social media office. The PM could address a state executive sitting here, he said.

Feb 18, 2018

MUMBAI WOMEN SET A RECORD WITH 1,008 SURYA NAMASKARS

A group of 40 women and two men set a new record with 1,008 surya namaskars for the Limca Book of Records. Interestingly, they broke their own record of 501 surya namaskars. With motivational music playing and volunteers cheering, the group managed to achieve the feat in six hours at a hall in Andheri.

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