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Prime Minister Modi says my only job is to serve people of india. GST biggest tax reform of independent India. Jump in Ease of Doing Business ranking example of good governance. India’s 30-place jump on World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business index is the recognition of “stupendous work done by us”, Modi said on Saturday. Speaking at the presentation of India’s Business Reforms at Delhi’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Modi also lashed out at opposition leaders for “questioning India’s progress”.
Modi asserted that the ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh has already conceded defeat, with its senior leaders "running away" from campaigning in the state, leaving Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to fend for themselves. He launched a scathing attack on the Congress over corruption, likening the party to termites, and exhorted the people to finish it off by handing over the three-fourths majority to the BJP in the November 9 Assembly election.
BJP President Amit Shah in Ahmedabad for his 6-day Gujarat election tour. He is addressing a rally at Kutch.
Prime Minister Modi says my only job is to serve people of india. GST biggest tax reform of independent India. Jump in Ease of Doing Business ranking example of good governance. India’s 30-place jump on World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business index is the recognition of “stupendous work done by us”, Modi said on Saturday. Speaking at the presentation of India’s Business Reforms at Delhi’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Modi also lashed out at opposition leaders for “questioning India’s progress”.
Modi asserted that the ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh has already conceded defeat, with its senior leaders "running away" from campaigning in the state, leaving Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to fend for themselves. He launched a scathing attack on the Congress over corruption, likening the party to termites, and exhorted the people to finish it off by handing over the three-fourths majority to the BJP in the November 9 Assembly election.
Natco Pharma today said it has invested Rs 7.5 crore to pick up 7.5 per cent stake in OMRV Hospitals. "NATCO Pharma would like to announce that today it has executed definitive agreement and subscribed to 7.5 percent of the paid-up equity share capital of OMRV Hospitals," it said in a BSE filing.
India today set a Guinness world record by cooking 918 kg khichdi, a traditional multi-grain dish, at the ongoing global food event organised by the government in the national capital. A team of 50 people led by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor and NGO Akshaya Patra supervised the night-long preparations and yoga guru Ramdev Baba put crowning 'tadka' in the dish at the World India Food event that will conclude tomorrow, reports PTI.
There have been two attacks on Indian security in Shopian and Pulwama in the Valley. In one of these attacks a grenade was hurled at the security. However, no casualty has been reported.
Days after it gave India a 30 place jump in its ease of doing business ranking, the World Bank on Saturday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and reforms push by the government will catapult the country to high middle income economy in 30 years. It credited India's "extraordinary" achievement of quadrupling of per capita income to reforms taken in last three decades, reports PTI.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is in Ahmedabad today addressing a press conference. Talking up his party's success, he said that BJP has developed Gujarat growth engine. He added that Gujarat has rejected Congress dynasty government.
Addressing a political rally in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi says Congress is not driven by public service. Even as he attacked the Opposition,he talked up his government's achievements with respect to the spread of LED bulbs and cheaper stents.
India’s football federation (AIFF) has been reminded by FIFA that it cannot be influenced by legal or political inference from inside the country, the global soccer body said, reports Reuters.
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday pitched for conferring the country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna on independent India's first army chief, Field Marshal General K M Cariappa. "The time has also come to recommend Field Marshal Cariappa for the award of Bharat Ratna. If others can get it, I see no reason why he should not, a deserving personality for the same. We will shortly address the issue on priority," he said.
Chennai rains: Kamal Haasan hails police dept for going beyond call of duty
Veteran film star Kamal Haasan,who is expected to soon take the political plunge, today lauded the police Department for relief work in areas inundated in heavy rains, saying "good citizens shine with or without uniform".
"Thanks for going beyond the call of your duty. Good citizens shine with or without uniform. More similar Thamizhan's (Tamils) should report to duty", he said in a tweet today.
The actor also shared a picture of senior police officials taking part in relief work in a waterlogged street in Chennai following the heavy rainfall seen in the last week.
Chennai rain update
Rains continued to lash the metropolis and neighbouring districts of Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur besides other regions of Tamil Nadu, even as the MeT department forecast more rainfall due to a low pressure area persisting in the Bay of Bengal, reports PTI.
Commuters had a harrowing time due to delayed services of buses and trains and severe traffic snarls. Mild rainfall was recorded in some areas in the state, moderate in others and heavy in some pockets.
Schools and colleges, closed since October 31, were shut today as well and several university exams were postponed. The state-level National Talent Search Exam scheduled for today was deferred to November 18.
We have become one of the most open economies for foreign direct investments: PM
Our mantra is to reform, perform and transform. All stakeholder need to be considered for improvement & development. We have achieved critical mass for a good take off. Some people have not understood the significance of India's world bank ranking: PM
Twitter adopts 'safeguards' after Trump account shutdown
Twitter announced on Friday it has implemented "safeguards" in the wake of the rogue shutdown of President Donald Trump's account, to ward off any repeat, reports PTI.
After acknowledging the 11-minute shutdown of Trump's Twitter account by a departing employee, the company said, "We have implemented safeguards to prevent this from happening again."
On the attack on Trump's favored means of communication, Twitter said, "we take this seriously and our teams are on it."
4 people die due to stampede in Begusari Bihar during kartik poornima festival, reports CNN-News 18
BJP President Amit Shah in Ahmedabad for his 6-day Gujarat election tour. He is addressing a rally at Kutch.
Spain issues European arrest warrant against Catalonia leader
A Spanish judge has issued a European arrest warrant against ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who left for Brussels after his government was sacked after declaring independence, reports France 24.
A Madrid High Court judge asked Belgium to arrest Puigdemont and four associates after they ignored a court order to return to Spain on Thursday to answer charges of rebellion, sedition, misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust relating to their secessionist campaign.
Brussels will "study" the arrest warrant, a spokesman for the country's state prosecutor told AFP.
"We're going to study it and then give it to a judge," Eric Van der Sijpt said.
Jeff Bezos sells $1.1 billion Amazon Shares with stock at record high
Jeff Bezos sold a million Amazon.com Inc. shares this week for $1.1 billion, according to a US securities filing on Friday, reports Bloomberg. The sale represented 1.3% of his holding and leaves Bezos with a 16.4% stake in the retailer.
Heavy Showers Lash Chennai After Brief Lull; Death Toll at 8
Respite from rain was short-lived for Chennai with showers lashing the city again on Friday evening. Schools and colleges have been shut since October 31 and rain-related incidents have claimed eight lives so far. The AIADMK government and civic agencies are under fire for not being prepared despite tall claims.
"Water levels in Chennai are rising continuously. The state government's top leadership took stock of the situation yesterday, but it came five days after rains started," reports CNN-News18
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