Kejriwal Winning – Public Services Decline Under BJP Rule
January29, 2015 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

When Delhi required BEST Engineer to find solutions to mostly
Engineering Problems BJP has fatally projected Kiran Bedi as its
Leader. One Survey gave 50 Seats, other 34 but BSP and Congress shall
Cut BJP Votes – Kejriwal Winning By Huge Margin may get 50 seats.

    Mobile Call Drop Rates are ‘Unbearably High & Tariff Highest’

    Broadband in national capital Delhi is Slowest in the world.

    70% to 80% population get Untreated, Hard and Contaminated Water at
Zero Pressure – Consumers have to Install Complete Water Supply System
in their homes and Pay Exhorbitant bills.

    Electricity supply to under 200 unit per month consumers is
Costliest yet supply erratic. Most consumers need Invertors &
Generators.

    LPG Rs.800 Pay in cash for LPG Cylinder which should cost no more
than Rs.300.

    Streets are not cleaned on daily basis, there is no homes Garbage Collection.

    Sewage Flows in Open Storm Water Drains. Highest Air Pollution as Well.

    Roads are Full Of Traffic Congestions.

    Shops remain open for 10-12 hours a day against 6 hours in developed
countries.

    Consumers Courts are MOST Corrupt & Even Slower.

    SolarPV Rooftop Policy is a SCAM.

    Old Ordinary Homes are charged more ‘House Tax’ than Newly Built
Ultra Luxury Homes.

    Fruits and Vegetable Prices TRIPLE from Markets to Retail.

    Very low FOOD PROCESSING – Highest Delivery of Unhygienic Raw Fruits
& Vegetable Supply in the World – Highest Garbage Production.

    BUS Public Transport Capacity not added since 2000.

    Poor Quality of Education, Highest Fees and Corrupt Admission Process.

    Very Costly Healthcare. Almost absent Ambulance Service.

    No Play Grounds and Community Centers for 80% population.

    Highest STRAY DOG Concentration in the World – 500 Dog Bite Cases/day.

    ‘Rent Laws’ Worst in the World – same area One Shop Pay Rs.100 per
month other Rs.10,00,000 per month.

    Maximum Generation of BLACK MONEY in Delhi.

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9718280435, 9650421857

Anna Hazare to launch fresh agitation on Lokpal

Anna Hazare to launch fresh agitation on Lokpal

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Social activist Anna Hazare has said that he will launch a fresh stir against the Narendra Modi government as it has failed to fulfill the promises on bringing back black money and appointing a Lokpal. He was talking to reporters at his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra last evening. Criticising the Narendra Modi government, Hazare said, people will teach it a lesson. He said, the government is not serious on the issue of corruption which is why an agitation will be launched once again on Lokpal, Land Acquisition Act and black money.
Hazare, however, refused to be drawn into the ongoing political slug-fest between Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and BJP’s Kiran Bedi. Asked about his views on Kejriwal and Bedi, who are Chief Ministerial candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections, Hazare said he would not talk about politics.

Malaysia declares disappearance of MH370 aircraft an accident

Malaysia has declared that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was an accident and that all 239 people onboard are presumed dead, Bloomberg reported. The move could help families obtain assistance, and the airline is ready to immediately proceed with compensation. “After 327 days and based on all available data as well as circumstances mentioned earlier, survivability in the defined area is highly unlikely,”said Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director general of the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), in a statement released Thursday evening.

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E. Ukraine militia ‘ready to withdraw’ heavy artillery from separation line

The self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics are ready to pull back heavy artillery from the line separating militia-held territories from those under Kiev’s control in compliance with the Minsk agreement, according to a joint statement made by top officials of the republics on Friday. The statement said they will withdraw weapons if Kiev is ready to do to the same, adding that the only thing remaining is to“set the date.” The statement was made during talks between Denis Pushilin and Vladislav Deynego, the Donbass representatives at the Minsk negotiations. The Minsk document adopted by Kiev and the opposition in September also includes a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.

American citizen shot, injured in Saudi Arabia

An American citizen was injured when his car came under fire in Saudi Arabia's eastern al-Ihsaa province, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The man was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Another American was in the car but he was not harmed, AP reported. As of Friday afternoon, police had not yet determined the source of the gunfire.

ISIS attack Kurdish outposts in Iraq, kill senior commander

The Islamic State (IS) killed a senior Kurdish commander, Brigadier General Shirko Rauf, and five Kurdish peshmerga forces in a major offensive on Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province Friday. The assault on areas south and west of the city began at around midnight and involved heavy and medium weapons. Bombings elsewhere in Iraq left at least 21 people dead, Reuters reports.

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At least 49 killed in blast at Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan

At least 49 people were killed in a powerful explosion at a crowded Shiite mosque in Pakistan during Friday prayers, Reuters said. The blast was caused either by a suicide bomber or an explosive device that went off in the center of Shikarpur, a city in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh, according to police.

Donetsk, Lugansk representatives leaving Minsk, contact group meeting on Ukraine canceled

The representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Denis Pushilin and Vladislav Deinego, said they were planning to leave Minsk on Friday, Tass reported. Pushilin earlier said that he was unaware if negotiations between the Contact Group on Ukraine would take place in the Belarusian capital on Friday. A senior Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official said that peace talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine must be attended by the leaders of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi spared from flogging for 3rd time

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been spared again from his weekly flogging sentence, AFP reported, citing his wife. Badawi, 31, has been sentenced for “insulting Islam” to be flogged 20 times over on successive Fridays, for a total of 1,000 lashes. Badawi, whose family live as refugees in Canada, has also been given a 10-year prison sentence and fined about $319,000. His wife, Ensaf Haidar, was in Ottawa on Thursday to back politicians in requesting that Prime Minister Stephen Harper personally demand Badawi’s freedom, the Globe and Mail reported.

Trolleybus comes under shelling in Donetsk, 5 killed - reports

A trolleybus has come under shelling in Donetsk’s Matrosova Avenue, TASS reported, citing a spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. Five people in the trolleybus were killed, officials in the republic say, according to media. Initial reports said two people were killed.

At least 25 killed, 50 others injured in mosque explosion in Pakistan’s Shikarpur

At least 25 people were killed and 50 others injured in an explosion at a Shiite mosque in the Pakistani city of Shikarpur on Friday, the Express Tribune said. According to initial reports, the blast occurred during Friday prayers at the Karbala Maula Imambargah in Lakhi Dar.

19yr man who forced his way into Dutch TV had ‘no terrorist links’

A man who forced his way into the Dutch national broadcaster and demanded to go on live television had no known links to terrorist organizations, Reuters reported, citing police. The 19-year-old said he had planted explosives, but police said he later admitted he had made the threats up. He also used a replica gun. The man will be arraigned in a closed court hearing later Friday.

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe elected chairman of African Union

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 90, one of Africa's most divisive figures, was elected the head of the African Union on Friday, Reuters said. The only leader Zimbabwe has known since independence from Britain in 1980, Mugabe assumed the chairmanship, a rotating, largely ceremonial role, at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Islamic State militants stage attack near Iraq’s Kirkuk, 18 killed in Baghdad

Islamic State militants struck at Kurdish forces southwest of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday morning, Reuters said. The militants launched mortar fire and attacked positions held by Kurdish peshmerga fighters in four districts southwest of the city. In a separate attack, at least 18 people were killed when two bombs went off in Baghdad’s Bab al-Sharqi district Friday morning. Three civilians were later killed and at least 10 others wounded in northwestern Baghdad by mortars. In the city of Samarra, about 125km north of the capital, two suicide bombers targeted a security checkpoint, killing three and wounding five members of the police and Shiite militias.

Donetsk representative travels to Minsk for Ukraine contact group meeting

Denis Pushilin, the official representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic, on Friday went to Minsk, Belarus, for a meeting of the contact group on Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported. Envoys from Ukraine, Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are expected to participate in the negotiations amid increasing fighting in eastern Ukraine.

Blast at Shia mosque in southern Pakistan kills at least 20 

At least 20 people have been killed in a powerful explosion at a Shia mosque in southern Pakistan, the BBC reported, citing officials. Police said that at least 50 people were wounded in the attack after Friday prayers in the district of Shikarpur. The blast could have been a suicide attack, according to initial media reports.

Beating the Retreat ceremony

Once the army marches it is obligatory,customary to come back the way it marches ahead.Beating retreat is thus an extended ceremony to bring an end to Republic Day Parade for the marchers to come back to barracks. This bring an end to the ceremony,  with charms.
Beating the Retreat ceremony marking the culmination of the Republic Day celebrations is being held at Vijay Chowk in the national capital today.The ceremony kicked off with the President Pranab Mukherjee taking the salute of National Flag. This year 15 Military Bands, 18 Pipes and Drum Bands from Regimental Centres and Battalions are participating in the Ceremony. Besides, one each of Indian Navy and Indian Air Force band is also taking part in the event. Indian tunes played by the bands are mesmerising the spectators. Our correspondent reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu, several Union Ministers and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh are among those present on the occasion.

INDIA ART FAIR 2015:

CURATED FOCUS BRINGS INCREASED DIVERSITY AND ENHANCED QUALITY UNDER ONE ROOF 29 JANUARY – 1 FEBRUARY 2015 New Delhi, 20 October 2014:


India’s premier modern and contemporary art fair, is pleased to announce its 7th edition. YES Bank presents India Art Fair, taking place from 29 January – 1 February 2015

Neha Kirpal, Founding Director, India Art Fair says "India Art Fair has taken stock of the way the world is looking at India and the way in which India presents itself to the world. As more international fairs representing emerging markets are established, the desire for collectors is not necessarily to follow the same artists and galleries around the globe, but to engage at a deeper level with each region. This is the approach that India Art Fair is embracing. It is the approach that brings out the unique offering of India, thereby establishing India’s place on the global art map. In line with the positive trends in the market, the fair presents a balanced range of contemporary, modern and classical art, engaging an increasingly broad audience. There is something for everyone and that is what is needed. India Art Fair acts as a catalyst for progress, driving deeper understanding of the country’s artistic history as well as the latest contemporary work from across India, stimulating dialogue, debate, understanding and interaction not only with art specialists, but with the wider public and collectors of tomorrow.”

Sandy Angus, Co­Owner, India Art Fair commented “In my experience of running art fairs in several emerging markets around the world, I can see that collectors today travel the globe to be able to see art from different regions and have a distinguished experience wherever they may go. The desire is to see fresh new works and art forms from exciting emerging markets. India has a lot to offer in terms of its rich art history and its dynamic contemporary art scene, and India Art Fair is focused on bringing together the broadest representation of quality works in a well curated and presented environment that will appeal to a cross section of collectors and the general visiting public alike.” India Art Fair remains unchallenged as the most important stage for facilitating dialogue and art trade in the region. 85 exhibiting galleries in a total of 90 booths will showcase a breadth of modern and contemporary art practices including painting, sculpture, new media, installation and performance art. One significant new element introduced to India Art Fair is the appointment of Girish Shahane as Artistic Director. Directing both the Artistic Projects and the Speakers’ Forum, Shahane will integrate a closely curated artistic programme with the fair itself, bringing a focus to the talks and projects to make them directly relevant to the galleries and artists exhibiting onsite and more accessible for visitors within the context of the fair.

The  2015 Speakers’ Forum will engage the entire range of stakeholders in the visual arts – artists, curators, critics, administrators, academics, gallerists and collectors, as well as covering a wide spectrum of artistic practices. Speakers will include Adam Szymczyk, Artistic Director of documenta, the world’s largest and most prestigious contemporary art exhibition; Dr. Venu Vasudevan, Director General of the National Museum, Delhi; Jeremy Deller, leading artist and creator of the British pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale; Sheikha Hoor al Qasimi, Director of the Sharjah Biennale and curator of the UAE pavilion at the next Venice Biennale; and Julian Stallabrass, Professor at the Courtauld Institute London, lecturer and writer on modern and contemporary art.


 For the 2015 Artistic Projects an extensive programme spanning the outdoor and indoor fair space will present a range of work from high profile Indian and international artists. Highlights of the programme include renowned French artist Daniel Buren’s massive installation work, supported by the French Embassy in India and specially designed for the art fair facade. This is the first of an annual artist­led facade installation project at the fair. Atul Bhalla is creating a walkthrough maze of turnstiles, an interactive work that is both fun and thought­provoking and Chitra Ganesh and Dhruvi Acharya will create a collaborative painting on site, giving visitors an insight into the processes contemporary artists employ in their work. The painting will unfold over four days from a blank canvas to the finished composition. A further dramatic project comes in the form of Francesco Clemente’s tent installation. For 40 years Clemente, one of the worlds most renowned painters, has collaborated with a range of Indian artisans in Chennai, Orissa, Varanasi and Jodhpur creating his series of tents using a range of techniques such as embroidery, block printing and his own spectacular paintings.


In addition, Presenting Partner YES Bank will host a series of talks and events in the YES Bank Lounge, including conversations with artists and collectors, workshops with the Asia Art Archive and book launches for Arpita Singh with Vadehra Art Gallery, and Forms of Devotion with Sushma Bahl and the Museum of Sacred Art.

In a re­-calibration of the India Art Fair layout, additional exhibition space has been added to the two main tents, and the permanent structure has been recommissioned to host the largest ever exhibition in a public space on the history of India’s modern and contemporary art. Presented by Delhi Art Gallery, this comprehensive review will showcase the full range of India’s most important artists. Along with the new design elements to the fair, this year sees expanded restaurant offerings from Delhi’s most popular venues as well as live music at the fair, all of which will enhance the overall experience for our growing audiences from both India and abroad.

Czech Trade Minister Mr. Jan Mládek arrive on an official visit to New Delhi and Mumbai

Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic H.E. Mr. Jan Mládek  arrive on an official visit to New Delhi and Mumbai between January 28 and January 30, 2015. Minister Jan Mládek, who will first land in New Delhi on January 28, 2015, arrives with a business delegation consisting of 30 representatives of various Czech companies and members of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Czech Export Bank and Czech Export Guarantee and Insurance Corporation. After New Delhi the Minister will depart for one-day visit in Mumbai on January 30, 2015.
In New Delhi, H.E. Mr. Jan Mládek will be received by several Honorable Ministers of the Government of India. On January 28, 2015, H.E. Mr. Jan Mládek has planned a meeting with Hon´ble Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman followed by meeting of the Czech-Indian Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation.
During the meeting both sides will pursue the enhancement of bilateral trade relations and try to identify new specific projects to be implemented on business, governmental or PPP level. The official meetings with Indian counterparts will beyond all doubt immensely contribute to identify further scopes for deepening the bilateral economic cooperation and provide the most effective ground for detailed discussion on broad topics of mutual interest.
On January 28, 2015, H.E. Mr. Jan Mládek will also inaugurate the “The Czech Republic - India Business Forum” organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), represented at the Czech side by numerous Czech business delegation comprising of companies active in the fields of transportation, aircraft industry, infrastructure, engineering and heavy engineering, metallurgy, pharmaceuticals, real estate developing and investment, arms industry etc. The interactive business meeting followed by lunch is estimated to be attended by more than 100 companies.
H.E. Jan Mládek will as well hold extensive talks with Hon´ble Minister of Heavy Industry Mr. Anant Gangaram Geet, Hon´ble Minister of Defence Manohar Pirrikar, Hon´ble Minister of Power and Energy Piyush Goyal, Hon´ble Minister of Civil Aviation Ashok Pusapati, Hon´ble Minister of Railways Mr. Suresh Prabhu and Hon´ble Minister for Steel and Mines Mr.Narendra Singh Tomar.
On January 30, 2015, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Mr. Jan Mládek will arrive to Mumbai in order to inaugurate the second round of “The Czech Republic - India Business Forum” followed by lunch with Hon´ble Minister of Industry of Maharashtra H.E. Subhash Desai. Furthermore, H.E. Mr. Jan Mládek will be received by Hon´ble Governor of Maharashtra Ch.V. Rao, Hon´ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra D. Fadnavis and other senior officials and representatives of the Government of Maharashtra.
Velvyslanectví České republiky Embassy of the Czech Republic
50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
tel.: +91-11-2415 5200, fax: +91-11-2415 5270
www.mzv.cz/newdelhi
newdelhi@embassy .mzv.cz
The visiting delegation from the Czech Republic presents an outstanding business opportunities for their Indian counterparts in many areas, such as supply of machinery and equipment for transport infrastructure, aircraft industry, chemical and pharmaceutical industry, steel and metallurgy. Moreover, Czech companies will introduce scope of potential business in real estate development and in the field of financing and investment.
Economic ties between the Czech Republic and India have been historically very active. However, trade cooperation started to experience a new dynamic growth from the mid 1990’s when from nearly USD 100 million of mutual turnover in 1993 the bilateral trade exchange reached 1.6 billion USD of turnover in 2011. The current mutual goal of both countries is to reach USD 2 billion of turnover by 2015.
The Czech Republic is highly keen on investing in India. The largest and most well-known is the SKODA AUTO INDIA Pvt. Ltd. passenger car assembly plant. Czech investment flows to India in rising figures, among others to be mentioned Vítkovice Machinery Group, Home Credit, FANS or Škoda Power which have already invested considerably in India. On the other hand, the Czech Republic is also proud to welcome Indian investment whether it’s Infosys or Tata Group.
Both countries try hard to create safe and transparent environment for their business entities through agreements and proactive enhancement of mutual contacts on every-day basis. Therefore they have concluded an investment agreement, tax agreement as well as an Agreement on Economic Cooperation, with the latter also being the basis for the Czech-Indian Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation which meets every year on the ministerial level. The Czech Republic, as the EU member country, also supports the rapid conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FDI), which is currently under discussion.
Czech-India bilateral relations are also reflected in the frequency of high-level visits. In September 2012 the Czech Republic was visited by Hon´ble Minister of Commerce and Industry Mr. Anand Sharma and in March 2013 Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic H.E. Mr. Martin Kuba visited India in return. Both sides work hard on deepening political and economic cooperation and support further boost of exchange of bilateral visits.

Danish ‘date-an-inmate’ site gains more than 10,000 members

‘Date an Inmate’, a Facebook dating page where women can arrange behind-bars romance and even the occasional conjugal visit, has gained more than 10,000 members in the two weeks, the Local reported. Single prisoners who want to be featured on the page contact the site’s administrators, submitting an image and a few lines about themselves. Interested women vastly outnumber prisoners among the membership, the paper said.

Another leader of German anti-Islam PEGIDA steps down

Another leader of German anti-Islam PEGIDA steps down

German anti-Islam movement PEGIDA’s second leader stepped down in a week on Wednesday, Reuters said. Kathrin Oertel, who took over after the founder quit for posing as Hitler, cited media pressure. The Dresden-based group, German abbreviation for ‘Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West’ said that Oertel and another board member were resigning. The 37-year-old became PEGIDA’s national figurehead after founder Lutz Bachmann resigned last Wednesday. Bachmann announced his resignation after Bild daily carried a ‘selfie’ of him with a Hitler mustache and haircut that he had posted on Facebook.

5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off California coast

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. No injures or damages have been reported. The quake struck about 25 miles away from Ferndale, California, and some 40 miles away from Sacramento. There is no tsunami expected at this time, though the USGS said there is a 40 percent chance of a “strong and possibly damaging aftershock” – either magnitude 5 or higher – in the next week.

15:59

Iran names new UN ambassador after first choice banned by US

Iran has appointed career diplomat Gholamali Khoshroo as its envoy to the UN, state-run Tasnim news agency said. Ten months ago the US barred the initial candidate for his role in the 1979-81 hostage crisis in Tehran, Reuters said. Khoshroo was a deputy foreign minister from 2002 to 2005 during the presidency of reformist Mohammad Khatami. Iran still objects the rejection of Hamid Abutalebi, and the issue will be pursued legally through the UN.

15:24

PACE Committee backs amendment to strip Russia of right to vote in 2015 – MP

The Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has supported an amendment on stripping Russian’s delegation of the right to vote and its exclusion from PACE’s governing bodies in 2015, Tass quoted the deputy head of the Russian delegation, Leonid Slutsky, as saying Wednesday. “This amendment was passed by only one vote. The rapporteur on Russia’s credentials, Stefan Shennah, recognized it as destructive and destroying the entire architecture of the resolution,” Slutsky said.

14:12

Bahraini opposition leader Salman goes on trial

Bahrain’s most senior opposition leader went on trial on Wednesday on charges of promoting the violent overthrow of the political system, Reuters said. Sheikh Ali Salman’s detention after a protest rally in December sparked violent demonstrations in the Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab state. Salman denied all the charges and said he had been calling for reforms in Bahrain through legal and peaceful means. The prosecution has accused Salman of promoting the overthrow of the political regime by force, inciting violence and supporting attacks that caused the deaths of 14 policemen. He faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted.

12:47

13 airstrikes hit ISIS targets near Kobani, Syria - US military

US and its allies launched 13 airstrikes near Kobani, Syria, in the last 24 hours, Reuters reported. The strikes around the city hit 12 Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) tactical units and destroyed nine fighting positions, according to the Combined Joint Task Force. The US military said this week the militants had been driven out of 90 percent of Kobani, a city near the border with Turkey, after four months of fierce fighting.

11:56

Sudanese rebels capture 6 Bulgarians working for UN World Food Program

A Sudanese rebel group has taken six Bulgarians working with the UN’s World Food Program captive, Reuters said. Their helicopter was forced to land in war-torn South Kordofan province in southern Sudan, the Bulgarian diplomats said on Wednesday. Fighting between the government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, which reportedly captured the Bulgarians, has increased in the provinces of South Kordofan and Blue Nile since peace talks collapsed in December.

10:52

Parents of missing Mexican students reject official explanation of their deaths

Parents of 43 college students missing since last year have rejected the Mexican attorney general’s declaration that the youths were killed and incinerated after being seized by police in the southern state of Guerrero, AP said. The parents accused the government on Tuesday night of seeking to wrap up the investigation and hold out hope of finding their children alive. Lawyer Vidulfo Rosales, who is representing the families of the students, presented a 10-point argument explaining why they believe the investigation must continue. It included, in particular, a lack of conclusive forensic results.

09:43

Thailand warns US against meddling in its affairs after martial law remarks

Thailand warned the US against meddling in its political affairs on Wednesday, Reuters said. Assistant US Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific Daniel Russel, visiting a Bangkok university on Monday, called for more inclusive politics and the end of martial law. The remarks “hurt many Thais,” Deputy Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said after summoning the US Charge d’Affaires Patrick Murphy. “If we… lift martial law and it leads to problems, how will those people who are asking for the lifting of martial law take responsibility?” he said, adding that “in reality, Thais don’t even know there is martial law.”

08:21

Murdered Mexico students ‘mistaken for rival gang’ – officials

The 43 Mexican students who disappeared four months ago were murdered on the orders of a drug cartel which mistook them for members of a rival gang, Reuters reported, citing officials. The government earlier said only that the students were almost certainly murdered after clashing in the southwestern city of Iguala with corrupt police officers, who handed them over to members of local drug gang Guerreros Unidos. Their disappearance on the night of September 26 led to massive street protests in Mexico.

07:39

Indonesia’s search for AirAsia victims could end ‘within days’

Indonesia’s search for dozens of victims still unaccounted for from last month’s crash of an AirAsia passenger jet could end within days if no more bodies are found, Reuters reported. The Civilian National Search and Rescue Agency said it would scour the sea for bodies for at least another week. “If we can find one or two more bodies, that means we have the opportunity to prolong the operation,” agency chief Fransiskus Bambang Soelistyo said. The military withdrew from the search on Tuesday, apologizing to the victims’ families for not being able to do more.

07:09

Mother of Japanese hostage appeals to PM

Junko Ishido, the mother of a Japanese hostage held by Islamic State militants appealed publicly Wednesday to Japan’s prime minister to save her son. Kenji Goto’s captors had purportedly issued what they said was a final death threat to the journalist. Ishido read to reporters her plea to Shinzo Abe, which she said she sent after both Abe and the main government spokesmen declined to meet with her, AP said. “Please save Kenji’s life,” Ishido said, begging Abe to work with the Jordanian government to try to save Goto. The Islamic State group announced an apparent ultimatum over Goto and Jordanian pilot Lt. Mu’ath al-Kaseasbeh late Tuesday.

02:48

​Mexico threatens to sanction Google over data protection

Mexico has initiated proceedings to impose sanctions on Google's Mexican unit for an alleged breach of the data protection law of the country, the Federal Institute for Information Access and Data Protection (IFAI) said in a statement. The legal proceedings were initiated following a failed Google request from an unidentified person asking the internet giant to erase his personal data from the search engine. IFAI ordered Google to follow up on the request and erase the personal data.

Release of ADR';s report on analysis Candidates contesting 2015 Delhi Assembly Polls

28 01 2015

Press Conference Invitation

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There shall be a Press Conference as follows:

Topic: Release of ADR';s report on analysis of Criminal, Financial and other background details of Candidates contesting 2015 Delhi Assembly Polls

Venue: Press Club of India, 1 Raisina Road, New Delhi

Date: 

​30th January

, 2015,

​Fri​

day

Time: 3 PM

Speakers: 

​1​

. Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder Member – ADR)

​2​

. Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.), Head, AD

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Czech Minister of Trade and Commerce visit to India

28 01 2015

Invitation and Press Release for the Press Confrence- Czech Minister of Trade and Commerce visit to India

From: “Czech Embassy – Culture & PR” <czechembassydelhi.culturepr@gmail.com> Wed, 28 Jan ’15 9:56a

Dear Sir/Madam,

On the occasion of the visit of the Czech Minister of Trade and Industry H.E Mr. Jan Mládek the Embassy of the Czech Republic has the honor to invite you for a Press Conference at the premises of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Delhi on January 28, 2015, between 7:30 to 8:00 pm.

Attending representatives of Indian media are also invited to stay for the following official reception. The Minister of Trade and Commerce of the Czech Republic will be visiting India and Nepal between January 28 to January 30, 2015, together with representatives of Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic and prominent Czech business. 

 

Please find attached Invitation for the Press Conference and kindly confirm your to Mr. Vikas Sharma, Culture and Press Relations Officer of the Embassy of the Czech Republic, no.: +91 8130893803, email: czechembassydelhi.culturepr@gmail.com    Kindly find the attached Invitation and Press Release.

Wishing you all the best and hope to see you all at the Embassy of the Czech Republic for the Press conference of H.E Mr. Jan Mládek, Minister of Trade and Industry of the Czech Republic.

 

Regards

Katerina Kuncova Second Secretary

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Modi’s 4th Aborted Takeoff Indian Economy

28 01 2015

Modi’s 4th Aborted Takeoff Indian Economy – $500b Luggage
January27, 2015 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com
The problem of Modi in Ninth month of Prime Minister his term im
office is that he didn’t learn from Aborted attempts of Manmohan Singh
to Lift Off INDIAN ECONOMY for 120 months.  Obama see future of India
in 16 years old Vishal but Modi see nothing beyond Tata, Ambani,
Adani, Ruia etc.
Investment commitment during Obama visit was limited to just $4b or
less than $2 per capita after deducting for Administrative Cost to
India and as given in the annexed joint statement meant little to
India. Had Indian Banks $500b to Invest – We Could Have Concluded
$100b Worth Projects – Railways, Nuclear/Hydro/Solar Power, R&D
Project, Defense Projects, Water, Computer & Telecom Manufacturing
etc.
Every time Dr. Manmohan Singh flew out to any G-20 nation he carried
with him ‘50% of Debt Burden of India in Corporate India – $500b’ –
Modi too didn’t abandon the tradition. They invested $500b in foreign
Countries. Have not Created any IPR, Very Few Jobs, Made Little Tax
Contribution and Pay Nothing as Dividend.
India’s biggest DEBTOR who owes people of India $40 billion is first
in the queue as well and the rest in the Queue makes up 50% of the
debt owned by Indian Companies on Board Modi Flight. [Narayan Murthy
is the only one free of debt.]
S.No.    Country    Adults in thousands    2000 Total Wealth $b    2014 Total
Wealth $b    Wealth Per Adult $    Median Wealth $
1    India    775,767    1,163    3,604    4,645    1,006
2.     Japan    104,307    19,316    23,172    222,150    112,998
3.    Australia    16,719    1,432    7,202    430,777    225,337
4.    UK    48,381    7,184    14,157    292,621    130,590
5.    USA    240,648    42,941    83,708    347,845    53,352
World     4,699,383    117,052    263,242    56,016    3,641
India Created Just 1% of World’s Wealth For 17% Population.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9718280435, 9650421857

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28 01 2015

   Clippers ride Crawford’s shooting to 102-98 win over Nuggets

LOS ANGELES: Jamal Crawford never stews over statistics. As a prolific scorer, he knows he’s usually one shot away from triggering an offensive outburst.

So it was easy for him to shrug off his 20-of-62 shooting in five previous games and let things fly. Crawford scored 21 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the struggling Denver Nuggets 102-98 Monday night for their fifth straight victory

Crawford scored Los Angeles’ final five points and had a key save that led to a basket in the closing seconds, when the Clippers completed their biggest comeback of the season after trailing by 16 earlier in the game.
During timeouts, Crawford kept telling his teammates they were going to win
The usually soft-spoken Crawford said, “I always have belief.”
Ty Lawson led the Nuggets with 19 points and 11 assists. Arron Afflalo scored 18, Wilson Chandler had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Jusuf Nurkic grabbed 10 rebounds in Denver’s seventh straight loss.

Matt Barnes added 18 points for Los Angeles, and Blake Griffin had 14 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists. Chris Paul scored 15 points.

Griffin and Paul credited Crawford and the rest of the Clippers’ bench for bringing them all the way back.

The Clippers trailed by 10 early in the fourth before Crawford found his shooting touch. He hit a tying 3-pointer, and then followed with another basket that made it 94-92 with 2:30 remaining.

Glen Davis exhorted the crowd, shouting “Let’s go” at fans and waving his arms.

Afflalo tied it again before Barnes’ go-ahead basket. Paul’s pass was on its way out of bounds before Crawford saved it and passed to Barnes as Crawford was running out of bounds on the baseline. Barnes converted for a 96-94 lead.

Crawford converted three free throws to make it 99-94.

Chandler’s floater and two free throws by Darrell Arthur drew the Nuggets to 99-98.

Crawford made two trips to the line in the final 5 seconds, going 3 of 4 to seal the victory.

                                           Prince helps Celtics edge Jazz 99-90

 SALT LAKE CITY: For one night at least, Tayshaun Prince brought back memories of his successful run with Detroit at the start of his career.

Prince scored 19 points, and the Boston Celtics held off the Utah Jazz for a 99-90 victory on Monday.

Tyler Zeller had 14 points and seven rebounds for Boston, which grabbed control with a big second quarter. Jared Sullinger had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Avery Bradley also scored 12.

The 34-year-old Prince, who was acquired from Memphis in a three-team trade on Jan. 12, was 7 for 10 from the field and 3 for 4 at the free-throw line.

Gordon Hayward had 26 points for Utah, and Enes Kanter finished with 20. Reserve Trey Burke added 18 points, and Derrick Favors finished with 13 points with eight rebounds.

 The Celtics (16-27) dominated both sides of the floor in the second quarter, jumping to a 55-31 halftime lead. Boston outscored Utah 38-14 in the quarter while shooting 60 percent from the field for the period.

Utah shot 29.4 percent from the field in the second, but put together a big third period to get back in the game. Hayward had 13 in the third and Kanter scored 10. Hayward’s 3-pointer trimmed Boston’s lead to 71-66 heading into the final period.

 But the Celtics pulled away in the fourth.

 Westbrook, Ibaka help Thunder beat Timberwolves 92-84

                                                                                            

 OKLAHOMA CITY: Without Kevin Durant, the Thunder seamlessly shifted to their alter ego.

Russell Westbrook scored 18 points, Serge Ibaka added 13 points and a season-high 19 rebounds, and Oklahoma City gutted out a 92-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.

Durant sat out after spraining the big toe on his left foot Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The normally explosive Thunder adjusted and fell back on the the grind-it-out, defense-first approach that kept them competitive while Durant was out for the first 17 games of the season with a broken bone in his right foot. The Thunder won, despite shooting just 42 percent from the field.

Westbrook shot just 7 for 22 from the field, but was 4 for 6 and scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to help the Thunder remain in control. Ibaka played one of his best games of the season. He made 6 of 13 shots and had two blocks and two steals.

Reserves Anthony Morrow and Reggie Jackson each added 14 points to help Oklahoma City’s bench outscore Minnesota’s 45-21. The Thunder reserves are used to coming up big because Durant has missed 24 games this season.

Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, Thaddeus Young had 22 and Gorgui Dieng had a season-high 18 rebounds for the league-worst Timberwolves, who shot a season-low 34.1 percent from the field.

Oklahoma City led 25-19 at the end of the first quarter, then pushed the lead to 15 in the second. In the closing seconds of the first half, Nick Collison threw a pass the length of the court. Perry Jones caught the ball off the bounce in front of everyone and scored a reverse layup with 0.5 seconds remaining to give the Thunder a 48-40 lead at the break.

Wiggins scored 13 points in the first half to help the Timberwolves stay in the game.

Back-to-back baskets by Young cut Oklahoma City’s lead to 57-54 midway through the third quarter.

With the Thunder leading 62-56 late in the third quarter, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders was issued a technical foul for loudly disagreeing with a call against Wiggins. Jackson made all three free throws to bump Oklahoma City’s lead to nine heading into the fourth.

Saunders never expected an easier road when he learned Durant wouldn’t play.

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HERO WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOUR 2015

28 01 2015

HERO WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOUR 2015

Vaishavi eyes an encore in the 3^rd leg

Kolkata, 27^th January:  Starting the season with a victory last week, Noida’s Vaishavi Sinha will be eager to continue with her good run in the 3^rd leg of the Hero Women’s professional golf tour which gets underway at the historic Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata from Tuesday onwards. The INR 5,00,000 event will be played from the 28^th – 30^th of January 2015.

In her last outing at the Kalhaar Blues and Greens, Vaishavi had a slow start but some emphatic play on the last day saw her completing a very convincing victory while the current Hero Order Of Merit leader Vani Kapoor had a forgettable second leg. Vani who has been known as the queen of comebacks will be eager to make amends for her earlier errors and make astrong statement in the upcoming 3^rd leg.

The third leg also marks a comeback of Hero Motor Corp sponsored Sharmila Nicollet, who will play her first leg this season. The Bengaluru golfer who missed out on her LET full card this year has been training really hard and is expected to showcase some solid golf in the event.

Chandigarh’s Amandeep Drall impressed one and all with her gritty play in her rookie season finishing as the runners up in the 2^nd leg. She will look forward to keep the momentum going in the 3^rd leg as well and hope to return with some formidable results.Veteran Golfer Smriti Mehra too has had a decent start this season and is expected to perform well at her home course.

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AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 UPDATE AS PER 27 JANUARY 2015 19:30

28 01 2015

AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 UPDATE

AS PER 27 JANUARY 2015 19:30 HRS LT (GMT+7)

SURABAYA, 27TH JANUARY 2015 – The search and rescue (SAR) operations continued this morning as divers were deployed into the sea to observe the sea floor and the fuselage wreckage conditions. However, the floating mission of the fuselage wreckage unfortunately had to be stopped due to strong underwater currents.

Earlier today, the Commander of the Indonesian Navy’s Western Fleet, Rear Admiral Widodo, announced that according to the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Commander, General Moeldoko’s order, TNI has withdrawn all of its forces and assets from the search area. He added that the decision was made based on several considerations such as fuselage wreckage observation results which indicate that no remains are still left inside.

The National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS) is expected to announce their plans for the next phase of the SAR operations in the coming days.

The Disaster Victim Identification Police Department Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI) today announced that one passenger was identified as: Prawira Harja Subagio (male). AirAsia Indonesia has officially handed over the remains to the respective families this afternoon. DVI POLRI also received an additional remain – recovered two days ago (25/01) – and had been flown from Pangkalan Bun, Central Borneo this afternoon. The remain will undergo further identification process at Bhayangkara Hospital.

To date, BASARNAS has confirmed to have recovered a total of 70 remains of which 55 remains have been identified by DVI POLRI, 15remains are still being identified.

AirAsia Indonesia would like to take this opportunity to urge the public seeking progress on the search and evacuation and identification process of QZ 8501 passengers to refer solely to official information from BASARNAS and DVI POLRI.

You may also obtain substantiated information only from authorised AirAsia social media accounts: Facebook (www.facebook.com/AirAsia)and Twitter (www.twitter.com/AirAsia).

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NISSAN INDIA INVITES YOU TO THE LAUNCH

28 01 2015

Subject: LAUNCH OF NEW DEALERSHIP IN DELHI
From: Raj Kumar Ghosh <rajukrghosh@gmail.com> Tue, 27 Jan ’15 4:28p
Hi,
NISSAN GROUP
OF INDIA
NISSAN INDIA INVITES YOU TO THE LAUNCH OF ITS NEW
DEALERSHIP
In presence of
GUILLAUME SICARD, PRESIDENT-NISSAN INDIA OPERATIONS
&
ARUN MALHOTRA, MD-NISSAN INDIA OPERATIONS

On Thursday, 29^th January, 2015
Time: 4:30 pm
Venue: Kaizen, Plot No. 10A,
Shivaji Marg, Moti Nagar
Delhi

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