Engine glitches again hit two IndiGo A320 Neo planes

When contacted, an IndiGo spokesperson said while one A320 Neo was grounded due to a false warning in the cockpit, another one was taken out of service due to a minor oil leak.

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New Delhi: 

The engine troubles hit budget carrier IndiGo again with the airline forced to ground two of its Airbus A320 Neo planes due to technical glitches, according to a source.

The two Pratt & Whitney engine-powered A320 Neo planes were taken out of operations on Friday, the source said.

IndiGo, which had to ground 11 A320 Neos between February and March this year due to safety concerns, confirmed that it had pulled out two of its planes from the service.

The airline further said that the two planes are back into operations now.

Significantly, the airline had earlier this month said all its aircraft, which had been taken out of service following directives of the European aviation safety regulator Easa and India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), were back into flying after the change of engines by the US engine supplier Pratt & Whitney.

"IndiGo was forced to ground two A320 Neo planes on Friday due to engine glitches. While one aircraft was grounded at Ranchi due to oil leakage, the other one was taken out of service at the Dibrugarh airport as its fire warning system had stopped functioning," the source said.

When contacted, an IndiGo spokesperson said while one A320 Neo was grounded due to a false warning in the cockpit, another one was taken out of service due to a minor oil leak.

Both the aircraft are back into flying now, the spokesperson said, adding that the grounding of these planes did not take place on account of known 'PW' issues but due to day-to-day issues of "operational nature".

London elections set to leave British PM May down, but not out

Labour activists say that is continuing evidence of the potency of “the Corbyn Project”, and even if headline gains from the Conservatives do not materialise, they have their eyes on a bigger prize.

London: 

Voters in London are expected to punish Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party at local government elections this week which could embolden critics of her Brexit strategy, but are not expected to trigger her downfall.

London and some other regions will on Thursday elect the local officials in charge of day-to-day public spending - a vote as much about issues like refuse collection and road repairs as it is about the national debate on immigration and May’s plan to take Britain out of the European Union after a 2016 referendum.

The elections are seen as a bellwether of public sentiment and polls show voters are ready to deliver a critical verdict on both May’s leadership and her party’s eight years spent pursuing a policy of public spending cuts to shore up Britain’s finances.

“A government that’s been in power for eight years with an austerity programme is naturally going to suffer at elections,” said Robert Hayward, a former Conservative lawmaker who now sits in parliament’s upper house and specialises in polling analysis.

A YouGov survey published on April 26 gave the opposition Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, a 22 percentage point lead over the Conservatives in London, putting it on course for its best performance in the capital for 40 years.

Thursday’s vote will come less than a year after a snap parliamentary election splintered the previously rock-solid foundations of May’s position, stripping her party of its majority in a vote she had expected to win easily.

The result of that general election has been a weakened leadership, open dissent among Conservative lawmakers over exiting the EU and a nagging fear for some investors that her government could fall and be replaced by socialist-led Labour.

Thursday will not directly affect May’s practical ability to govern: the vote does not cause seats in parliament to change hands and the slim working majority she has thanks to a deal with a smaller party will be unaffected.

But a below-par performance will embolden critics in her party and could then complicate the already-difficult task of executing her Brexit plan without making concessions to pro-EU factions, such as agreeing to stay in the EU customs union.

“Politicians always look at the last set of election results and by definition they’re going to look at what happens on May 3 and make a judgement on that,” Hayward said.

“It will have an impact on what has to happen in the budget, ‘Do I take a more militant view in relation to the Customs Union, or Brexit, or nurses, or numbers of policemen?’”

The key results in London will be Wandsworth and Westminster, both boroughs with a strong Conservative tradition that are now within reach of Labour.

However, anything short of a total Conservative wipeout is not expected to generate renewed calls for her to quit.

Although her party is deeply divided over Brexit, neither the faction that seeks a clean break from the EU nor those who favour a closer relationship have shown an appetite for a leadership contest before Britain has left the bloc.

LOW EXPECTATIONS

Fortunately for May, expectations are low.

London has in recent decades voted more towards Labour, favouring its more liberal policies on immigration and social issues. The Conservatives currently control only eight of 32 boroughs outright. 

Labour’s surprise surge in popularity under Corbyn, a crucial factor in May 2017’s election flop, was also strongly felt in London. The party won 54.5 percent of votes in London last year - more than any other party for at least 70 years.

Factor in deep spending cuts overseen by May and her predecessor David Cameron, and the unpopularity of Brexit in a city that voted 60-40 against it - compared with a 52-48 percent margin in favour nationally, and some of the remaining Conservative strongholds are expected to be under threat.

But the grim outlook leaves room for May to outperform. Polling suggests her handling of a nerve agent attack against a former Russian double agent in England in March and the decision to take military action in Syria has improved her public image.

Conversely, Labour could gain seats and control of boroughs in London but still fail to live up to the huge expectations generated by last summer’s stronger-than-forecast general election result.

“It’s more difficult for Labour to come out of this doing really well than the Tories given how low the expectations are,” said Tony Travers, a professor at the London School of Economics Department of Government.

While May has gained from recent national and international crises, Corbyn has been criticised by opponents and some in his own party for misjudging the public mood in his responses.

The party has also recently found itself bogged down in a high-profile dispute with the Jewish community over what they say is its failure to stamp out anti-Semitism within the party.

That could affect its ability to get control of winnable boroughs like Barnet, which has the highest proportion of Jewish residents in England at 15.5 percent according to the latest census data.

Nevertheless, polls show Labour will still make gains.

Labour activists say that is continuing evidence of the potency of “the Corbyn Project”, and even if headline gains from the Conservatives do not materialise, they have their eyes on a bigger prize.

“We’ve been treating the whole thing as a bit of a general election dry run, really... refining campaigning techniques and trying to come up with new ones,” said Joseph Todd, a spokesman for the influential pro-Corbyn grassroots campaign group Momentum. “This is the next step for the Corbyn Project.”

உத்தர பிரதேசத்தில் நின்ற லாரி மீது வாகனம் மோதி விபத்து; 9 பேர் உயிரிழப்பு

உத்தர பிரதேசத்தில் நின்ற லாரி மீது வாகனம் மோதிய விபத்தில் 9 பேர் உயிரிழந்தனர்.

லகிம்பூர்,

உத்தர பிரதேசத்தில் லகிம்பூர் கேரி பகுதியில் சரக்கு ஏற்றி சென்ற லாரி ஒன்று சாலையோரம் நிறுத்தி வைக்கப்பட்டு இருந்தது.

இந்த நிலையில், 17 பயணிகளுடன் ஏற்றி கொண்டு வாகனம் ஒன்று அந்த வழியே வந்தது.  அது நின்றிருந்த லாரியின் பின்னால் மோதியுள்ளது.  இந்த விபத்தில் 9 பேர் உயிரிழந்தனர்.  காயமடைந்த மற்றவர்கள் மீட்கப்பட்டு சிகிச்சைக்கு கொண்டு செல்லப்பட்டு உள்ளனர்.

TN bats for RMSA scheme in high schools

The Tamil Nadu government has proposed the Rashtriya Madyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) programme for up-gradation of schools across the State. The objective of RMSA is to enhance access to secondary education and improve its quality.

Chennai: 

As per RMSA, for providing a secondary school within a radius of 5 km, the habitations would be mapped with the use of School Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify un-served habitations, sources from School Education Department said.

These un-served habitations would be provided access by means of upgrading middle schools into high schools. 

The scheme also ensures appointment of more teachers and increase in enrolment. 

“More than 800 middle schools were upgraded in the last five years. Similarly, about 400 high schools were up-graded into higher secondary school during the same period,” a senior official from Education Department pointed out.

According to him, the state government has also created 3,618 postgraduate posts to cater to the educational needs of the 402 newly upgraded higher secondary schools. 

He said at the secondary level, the enrolment has increased from 21,84,077 in the base year 2009-10 to about 23 lakh in the year 2017-18

Trump admin ends special protections for 9,000 Nepalese immigrants

To allow for an orderly transition, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M Nielsen has determined to delay the termination for 12 months.

The Trump administration has decided to terminate the temporary protection status for nearly 9,000 Nepalese immigrants with authorities asking them to leave or find another way to stay in the U.S. to allow for an orderly transition.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a designation afforded to nationals of countries experiencing humanitarian crisis such as violent conflict, environmental disasters, earthquake or epidemics that would prevent nationals from returning safely.

This decision affects 8,950 people, 85 % of whom live in New York.

All of these people from Nepal would have to go back to Nepal or face deportation.

However, to allow for an orderly transition, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M Nielsen has determined to delay the termination for 12 months.

The designation will now terminate on June 24, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security said.

The decision to terminate TPS for Nepal was made after a review of the environmental disaster-related conditions upon which the country’s original designation was based and an assessment of whether those originating conditions continue to exist as required by statute.

ஐடி ஊழியர்களை வறுத்தெடுக்கும் நெட்டிசன்கள்..!

இந்தியாவில் அதிகம் சம்பளம் கிடைக்கும் வேலை என்றால் ஐடி வேலை தான் எனக் கொடிகட்டி பறந்த ஐடி ஊழியர்களின் இன்றைய நிலை சற்று மோசமாகவே உள்ளது என்பதை நாம் ஒப்புக்கொள்ள வேண்டும். தற்போது ஐடித்துறையில் சர்வைவல் பிரச்சனை மிகப்பெரியதாக உருவெடுத்துள்ளது. இதனால் தற்போது ஊழியர்கள் சம்பள உயர்வுக்குக் கூட ஆசைப்படுவதில்லையாம்.

எல்லா இடத்திலும் இன்பம் துன்பம் என இரண்டுமே இருக்கும், அப்படி ஐடி ஊழியர்களின் பணி வாழ்க்கையில் ஜாலியான தருணங்களை மீம்ஸ் வாயிலாகப் பேஸ்புக்கில் வைரலாகி வருகிறது.

Aditya Ghosh to resign as IndiGo President, Rahul Bhatia to be interim CEO

Gregory Taylor will be considered for the appointment as President and CEO of the company, subject to regulatory approvals.

IndiGo on Friday announced that its President Aditya Ghosh will be resigning from the company and its promoter Rahul Bhatia will become the interim CEO.

“Aditya Ghosh is resigning from the post of President of IndiGo effective July 31, 2018 and as a Director of the Company with effect from April 26, 2018,” the airline said in a statement

In a regulatory filing, the airline said that its board of directors has accepted Mr. Ghosh's resignation.

The company also announced the appointment of Gregory Taylor as Senior Advisor to the company. He will report directly to Mr. Bhatia.

IndiGo said that in the coming months, Mr. Taylor will be considered for the appointment as President and CEO of the company, subject to regulatory approvals.

Mr. Taylor has more than 40 years of experience in worldclass airlines. During 2016 and 2017, he was the Executive Vice President of Revenue Management and Network Planning at IndiGo. He has also held various senior management roles at United Airlines and US Airways in the areas of corporate planning, strategy, network planning, fleet planning, finance, cost management and airline express operations.

China and India are both important engines for global growth: Xi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at Wuhan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping began an open-ended talk, which could yield far reaching results ranging from a likely détente to a full normalisation of ties that were marred by the 1962 border war.

At the end of the first round of the informal summit in the picturesque city of Wuhan, Mr. Modi invited Mr. Xi to visit India next year.

“I’ll be happy, if in 2019, we can have such informal summit in India,” Mr. Modi told Mr. Xi.

The two leaders held the first round of talks on day one of their informal summit amid much symbolism, and subtext, highlighting centuries of achievements of the two civilizations.

 “The two countries together constituted for about 50% of the world economy and another 50% was shared by rest of the world for 1600 years,” Mr. Modi observed in remarks in the presence of Mr. Xi.

The two leaders in their dialogue are not being guided by rigid talking points. Instead, they are expected to align India-China ties to counter the headwinds of growing protectionism, and more.  “China and India are both important engines for global growth and we are central pillars for promoting a multi-polar and globalised world. A good China- India relation is an important and positive factor for maintaining peace and stability in the world,” Mr. Xi said in his welcome remarks.

Analysts say that the two countries are preparing to emerge as the twin engines of a new wave of globalisation, in which Asia and the emerging economies will play a leading role. “The focus of the Wuhan talks is therefore on seeking geo-economic opportunities, including new supply chains, and avoiding geopolitical rifts, which peaked with last year’s Doklam military standoff,” an official source said. 

Huang Jiang of Richard Von Weizsacker fellow at the Bosch Academy in Germany pointed out that U.S.-led protectionism provides the strategic cement for bonding China and India. “The informal summit is a great idea. At least both sides can see a more cooperative relationship can increase their leverage in dealing with the outside world, especially the U.S. and its allies,” Mr. Huang told The Hindu.

Observers say that China has understood that under the cover of a trade war, the Trump administration is obstructing China’s rise, triggering Beijing’s search of new geo-economic partners, including India.

Domestic compulsions, including the 2019 general elections, also appear to be adding to Mr. Modi’s urgency to re-engage with China. "Before going to elections he [Mr. Modi] can say: 'Look, I have achieved something with regard to China,'" Nikkei Asian Review quoted Pankaj Jha, professor of defence and strategic studies at the O.P. Jindal Global University as saying.

“If Mr. Modi can get billions of dollars of foreign investment from China, it would be a big coup,” an official source who did not wish to be named said.

Another official earlier told The Hindu that the Prime Minister is looking for progress on two pet themes — a final settlement of the border rather than “management”  of the frontier and the rise of “Asian century” in cohabitation with China.

Tibet issue

Some Chinese scholars are signaling that the discussion on resolving border issue is likely to be intertwined with the resolution of “Tibetan separatism”. In a lecture ahead of the Xi-Modi informal summit, Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual head in exile, said Tibet could remain a part of China. Last year, the Dalai Lama expressed his readiness to return to Lhasa from his abode in Dharamsala.

“Historically the boundary issue and the Tibetan question is linked. If the Tibetan issue is resolved, it is very favourable for China and India to resolve the boundary, said Long Xingchun, professor at the China West Normal University.

The interaction between the two leaders began on Friday afternoon when Mr. Xi received Mr. Modi at the Hubei Provincial Museum.

In tune with the sobriety of the occasion, Mr. Modi avoided his customary hug with Mr. Xi. A firm handshake, a broad smile and an exchange of words appeared more appropriate. The two watched a brief performance of traditional dance-- the prologue to at least five rounds of marathon one-on-one talks spread over a day and a half.

The two leaders meet on Saturday for engagements that include a stroll on the edge of the East lake, followed by a boat ride.

Equities end week with a bang on earnings optimism, global cues

Benchmark Sensex spurted by over 200 points for the second straight day on across-the-board buying by participants as Asian markets cheered a historic summit between North and South Korea.


Mumbai: 

The 30-share Sensex rallied over 256 points to end at a near 3-month high of 34,969.70, while the broader Nifty advanced 74.50 points to 10,692.30 as the May derivatives series got off to a strong start.

The key indices gained for the fifth week in a row - their longest winning streak in a year. The Sensex surged 554.12 points, or 1.61 per cent, while the Nifty gained 128.25 points, or 1.21 per cent, during this week.

Most Asian markets ended higher after the leaders of the two Koreas held a landmark summit and agreed to pursue a permanent peace and complete denuclearisation of the divided peninsula.

Back home, financial stocks led by Axis Bank, SBI and ICICI Bank hogged the limelight, rising by up to about 9 per cent.

Index heavyweight Reliance Industries gained nearly 2 per cent ahead of its results.

Meanwhile, global credit rating agency Fitch affirmed India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-' with 'stable' outlook, saying that the country's medium-term growth potential is strong.

'BBB' rating indicates lowest investment grade.

The 30-stock Sensex opened positive and rallied to reclaim the 35,000-mark, touching the session's high of 35,065.37.

However, profit-booking at some counters trimmed the gains as the gauge settled 256.10 points or 0.74 per cent higher at 34,969.70 - a level last seen on February 2 when it had concluded at 35,066.77.

The index had rallied 212.33 points in the previous session on the back of strong earnings amid positive global cues.

The NSE Nifty, after hitting a high of 10,719.80, closed at 10,692.30, up 74.50 points, or 0.70 per cent. It touched a low of 10,647.55.

"Market edged higher owing to strong global market rally while good set of quarterly earnings lifted investors sentiment. The current rally outpaced the headwinds from rising oil price and rupee volatility.

"PSU bank outperformed on account of short covering while IT index witnessed profit booking after earnings led rally. US 10 year bond yield slid below 3 per cent marked by ease in geopolitical tensions supporting global market sentiments," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

Axis Bank emerged the top performer among Sensex constituents by surging 8.97 per cent even as the company yesterday reported a net loss of Rs 2,188.74 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

Reliance Industries zoomed to hit an all-time high of Rs 1,010.70 before ending 1.99 per cent higher at Rs 994.75 ahead of its earnings.

Other prominent gainers included SBI, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, L&T, Asian Paints, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Adani Ports, Dr Reddy's, Infosys, Kotak Bank, IndusInd Bank, Power Grid and ITC Ltd.

Maruti Suzuki fell 1.90 per cent even as the country's largest car maker reported a 10 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 1,882.1 crore for the March quarter.

Other laggards included TCS, Wipro, Coal India, Hero MotoCorp, Hindustan Unlever, NTPC, Yes Bank, HDFC Bank and ONGC.

Meanwhile, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 684.11 crore, while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) offloaded to the tune of Rs 1,056.34 crore yesterday, provisional data showed.

The broader markets too displayed a firm trend as the BSE mid-cap index rose 0.79 per cent and the small-caps gained 0.42 per cent.

Among BSE sectoral indices, capital goods rose 1.40 per cent, PSU 1.25 per cent, oil and gas 1.05 per cent, healthcare 0.75 per cent, metal 0.61 per cent, realty 0.37 per cent, infrastructure 0.24 per cent, auto 0.24 per cent and FMCG 0.24 per cent.

However, IT, teck and consumer durables ended in the red on profit-booking.

Globally, the Dow on Thursday extended its gains a day after breaking 20,000 for the first time.

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.66 per cent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 0.91 per cent. China's Shanghai Composite Index moved up 0.23 per cent.

European indices too were trading higher in their early deals. Frankfurt's DAX rose 0.66 per cent, while Paris CAC 40 inched up 0.04 per cent. London's FTSE gained 0.10 per cent.

Rupee firms up by 9 paise to 66.66 against dollar

The rupee remained buoyant against the US currency for the second day to end at 66.66, showing a rise of 9 paise on account of bouts of dollar selling by exporters and a stellar rally in local equities.


Mumbai: 

Though the overall forex sentiment remained cautious due to rising crude prices and amid concerns over fiscal balance.

The Indian currency had suffered its worst drubbing in recent past and plunged to a fresh 14-month low of 66.90 on Wednesday before staging some recovery.

In the meantime, the US dollar continued its domination against its major trading partners ahead of important US GDP release later in the day.

On the global energy front, crude prices showed some moderation but headed for a third week of gains amid supply concerns.

Brent crude, an international benchmark, was trading lower at USD 74.58 a barrel in early Asian trade.

The rupee resumed lower at 66.83 from Thursday's close of 66.75 at the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market, largely weighed down by month-end demand from banks and importers.

It made a fresh intra-day low of 66.85 in mid-morning deals before staging a smart rebound.

After reclaiming session's high of 66.65 towards the fag-end trade, the local unit finally settled down at 66.66, showing a gain of 9 paise, or 0.13 per cent.

For the week, it has depreciated by another 46 paise against the US dollar.

The RBI, meanwhile, fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 66.7801 and for the euro at 80.7438.

However, the 10-year benchmark yield edged up to 7.77 per cent from 7.76 per cent.

Meanwhile, domestic equities extended their bull run buoyed by upbeat corporate earnings with key indices reclaiming multi-month highs even as the May derivatives series got off to a strong start.

The optimism for peace in the Korean peninsula after leaders of North and South Korea held a historic meeting at the border and announced a denuclearization as a common goal contributed to a better market mood across the globe.

The forex market will be closed on Monday and Tuesday in observance of Buddha Purnima and May Day, respectively.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback's value against a basket of six major currencies, was higher at 91.71.

In the cross currency trade, the rupee surged further against the pound sterling to end at 91.82 from overnight close of 93.24 and hardened against the euro to settle at 80.54 as compared with 81.32 earlier.

The local unit also rose against the Japanese yen to finish at 60.98 per 100 yens from 61.18 yesterday.

Elsewhere, extending its downward pressure, the euro slipped to a fresh 3-month low against the greenback after the ECB left policy rates unchanged as expected and left the future of its asset purchasing program unchanged.

Key euro-zone data was mostly disappointing with German unemployment, Spanish CPI, and French GDP all fell short of expectations largely weighing on the Euro.

 

The pound sterling is trading weak against the US dollar after the first quarter GDP data in the UK fell short of the market expectations along with disappointing key macro releases, diminishing chances of a rate hike in near-term.

The Bank of Japan, however, kept the monetary policy unchanged as widely expected in April and abandoned the FY 2019 as the time-frame for reaching the 2 per cent inflation goal.

In forward market, the premium for dollar edged higher owing to mild paying pressure from corporates.

The benchmark six-month forward premium payable in August moved up to 83.50-85.50 paise from 82.50-84.50 paise and the far-forward February 2019 contract also gained to 212.50-214.50 paise from 210.50-212.50 paise previously.

ஏ.டி.எம்.களில் ஒரு முறை பணம் எடுத்தாலே கட்டணம்?

இந்திய வங்கி ஊழியர் சம்மேளனத்தின் (தமிழ்நாடு) தலைவர் தி.தமிழரசு, பொதுச் செயலாளர் சி.பி.கிருஷ்ணன் ஆகியோர் நேற்று வெளியிட்ட அறிக்கையில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது:-

பாரத ஸ்டேட் வங்கி கடந்த 2012-ம் ஆண்டு ஜூலை மாதம் முதல் மார்ச் 2017-ம் ஆண்டு வரை குறைந்தபட்ச இருப்பு கட்டணம் வசூலிப்பதில்லை. அதே போல் சேமிப்பு கணக்கு வைத்திருப்பவர்களுக்கு பல வங்கிகள் காசோலை புத்தக கட்டணம் வசூலிப்பதில்லை. மேலும், ஏ.டி.எம்.களில் பணம் எடுக்கும்போது மாதத்தில் 3 முறையிலிருந்து 5 முறை வரை கட்டணம் வசூலிப்பதில்லை.

கடந்த 2012 லிருந்து இப்படி வசூலிக்காத சேவை கட்டணத்திற்கு சேவை வரியும், அதற்கு 18 சதவீத வட்டியும், 100 சதவீதம் அபராதமும் சேர்த்து தற்போது செலுத்த வேண்டும் என்று அனைத்து வங்கிகளுக்கும் சரக்கு மற்றும் சேவை வரியின் உயர்மட்ட அலுவலகமான டைரக்டர் ஜெனரல் அலுவலகம் கடிதம் அனுப்பியுள்ளது.

இது இந்திய பொருளாதாரத்தில் பல பாதிப்புகளை உருவாக்கும். மத்திய நிதி அமைச்சகத்தின் இந்த வாடிக்கையாளர் விரோத நடவடிக்கையை இந்திய வங்கி ஊழியர் சம்மேளனம் வன்மையாக கண்டிக்கிறது. இந்த கடிதத்தை காரணம் காட்டி அனைத்து இலவச சேவைகளும் ரத்து செய்யப்படக்கூடிய ஆபத்தும் உள்ளதாக தெரிகிறது. உதாரணமாக ஏ.டி.எம்.களில் ஒரு முறை பணம் எடுத்தாலே கட்டணம் வசூலிப்பதற்கு வங்கி நிர்வாகங்கள் ஆலோசிப்பதாக செய்திகள் வருகின்றன.

மத்திய அரசும், ரிசர்வ் வங்கியும், வங்கி நிர்வாகங்களும் சாதாரண வாடிக்கையாளர்கள் மீது இத்தகைய சுமையை ஏற்றக்கூடாது. ஏழை மற்றும் நடுத்தர மக்கள் வங்கிகளில் தொடர்ந்து சேவை பெறும் வகையில் வங்கிக் கொள்கையை மாற்றி அமைக்க வேண்டும்.

இவ்வாறு அவர்கள் கூறியுள்ளனர். 

TS SSC 2108: Telangana Board to announce Class X results today at 7 pm; here's how to check your score

The Telangana Board of Secondary Education will release the TS SSC 2018 (Class X) results on the official website of the board on 27 April. The results were to be announced at 10 am but the board has now postponed the timing to 7 pm.

The information was released by the board on Thursday on its official website.

Here's how you can check the Telangana Class 10 (SSC) result 2018 on Friday:

Step 1. Open the official website of TS board

Step 2. On the homepage, you will find the SSC results link

Step 3. Click on the link

Step 4. Enter your name and roll number on the page

Step 5. Your result will be displayed on the screen

Students can also receive their result via SMS by following the steps below:

SMS - TS10ROLL NUMBER - Send it to 56263

In 2018, 5,33,701 students appeared for Telangana Board of Secondary Education's Class X examination at various examination centres.

சென்னை டிஜிபி அலுவலகத்தில், இரண்டு துணை ஆணையர்கள் தலைமையில் கூடுதல் போலீசார் குவிப்பு

சென்னை டிஜிபி அலுவலகத்தில், இரண்டு துணை ஆணையர்கள் தலைமையில் கூடுதல் போலீசார் குவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். 

குட்கா ஊழல் தொடர்பாக சி.பி.ஐ. விசாரணைக்கு உத்தரவிடப்பட்டுள்ள நிலையில், குற்றம்சாட்டப்பட்டுள்ள டி.ஜி.பி. உள்ளிட்ட உயர் அதிகாரிகள் பதவி விலக வேண்டும் என தி.மு.க. வலியுறுத்தியது. டி.ஜி.பி. மீதான குற்றச்சாட்டு என்பது விசாரணை அளவில்தான் உள்ளது. எனவே சி.பி.ஐ. விசாரணையை டி.ஜி.பி. சந்திப்பார் என்றும், அவர் பதவி விலக வாய்ப்பில்லை என்றும் தகவல் வெளியாகி உள்ளது.

இந்த நிலையில்,  டி.ஜி.பி. ராஜேந்திரன் பதவி விலக வலியுறுத்தி சென்னை கடற்கரை சாலையில் உள்ள டி.ஜி.பி. அலுவலகத்தை தி.மு.க.வினர் முற்றுகையிட்டு போராட்டம் நடத்த திட்டமிட்டிருப்பதாக தகவல் பரவியது. குட்கா ஊழலை சி.பி.ஐ. விசாரிக்கக் கோரி வழக்கு தொடர்ந்த ஜெ.அன்பழகன் எம்.எல்.ஏ. தலைமையில் இப்போராட்டம் நடைபெற உள்ளதாகவும் தகவல்கள் வெளியானது. 

இதையடுத்து டி.ஜி.பி. அலுவலகத்தில் வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறாக அதிக அளவில் போலீசார் குவிக்கப்பட்டனர்.  இரண்டு துணை ஆணையர்கள் தலைமையில் கூடுதல் போலீசார் குவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். இதேபோல் கடற்கரை சாலை முழுவதும் பாதுகாப்பு பலப்படுத்தப்பட்டது.  காந்தி சிலை அருகிலும் போலீசார் குவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். இதனால் அப்பகுதியில் பரபரப்பு ஏற்பட்டது. 

மேற்கு வங்கத்தில் நிலநடுக்கம்; ரிக்டர் அளவில் 4.2 ஆக பதிவு

மேற்கு வங்க மாநிலத்தில் இன்று மிதமான நிலநடுக்கம் ஏற்பட்டது.

கொல்கத்தா,

மேற்கு வங்க மாநிலத்தில் தக்‌ஷின் தினஜ்பூர் மாவட்டத்தில் இன்று காலை 2.24 மணியளவில் மிதமான நிலநடுக்கம் உணரப்பட்டது. இந்த நிலநடுக்கம் ரிக்டர் அளவில் 4.2 ஆக பதிவாகியுள்ளது. 

நில நடுக்கத்தின் மையப்புள்ளி இன்னும் கண்டுபிடிக்கப்படவில்லை.

இந்த நிலநடுக்கத்தால் எந்தவிதமான உயிர்சேதம் மற்றும் பொருள் சேதம் ஏற்படவில்லை என முதல் கட்ட தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கிறது.

Protests in Spain as five cleared of gang rape at San Fermin festival

A Spanish court on Thursday cleared five men of the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman at the 2016 San Fermin bull-running festival in Pamplona, convicting them of the lesser crime of sexual abuse.

Protester breaks through a police line

Madrid: 

The decision drew immediate criticism and outrage. Protesters gathered outside the court building chanted: “It’s not abuse, it’s rape”, and shook their fists at the building.

The so-called “Wolf Pack” case had already sparked widespread anger around Spain following concern over increased reports of sex attacks at the annual festival and over the mistreatment of women in general.

It has also drawn international attention, coming at a time of heightened global concern over the sexual abuse of women in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

After a five-month trial held behind closed doors to protect the victim’s identity, a judge read out the sentences in the court in the northern region of Navarra.

The state prosecutor had asked for prison sentences of more than 20 years for each of the men. Instead they were given nine-year sentences.

Under Spanish law, the lesser charge of sexual abuse differs from rape in that it does not involve violence or intimidation.

The charge is used in cases of sexual activity between underage partners and those seen not capable of giving permission for sexual contact, such as those who are severely handicapped or under the influence of drugs or drink.

Feminist groups scheduled protests for Thursday evening in Spanish cities around the country, including outside the Justice Ministry in Madrid, in reaction to the sentence.

“If five people surrounding a girl is not aggression, the question has to be what is wrong with our criminal code?” former Secretary of State for Equality Soledad Murillo said in comments published in El Pais newspaper.

National Police also showed their support for the victim, saying in a Tweet: “No is no - we are with you”.

The regional government of Navarra, where the San Fermin festival takes place, will appeal the ruling, Spanish press quoted a regional government spokeswoman as saying. No one at the regional government could immediately be reached for comment.

The five men, including a former policeman and a former soldier, and the victim were not present in court. The men, dubbed by Spanish media “The Wolf Pack” after the name of their Whatsapp group, have been held in custody since July 2016.

The judge, who did not give the reasoning behind the sentence, also ordered the men to pay the victim 50,000 euros ($60,825) in compensation. The ruling can be appealed in Spain’s Supreme Court.

CAMPAIGN AGAINST HARASSMENT

The incident took place in the lobby of a building in the early hours of the morning at the San Fermin festival, which brings more than one million people to Pamplona for the nine-day-long festival in July.

The woman was found crying by two people who rang the police when she said she had been sexually assaulted. She made a statement to the police, describing the five men who were later arrested.

Fragments of video from the men’s mobile phones taken at the scene were used as evidence in the trial, alongside witness accounts and biological tests. The defence team argued the incident was a case of consensual group sex.

The Running of the Bulls involves hundreds of people dressed in white shirts and red neckerchiefs running down narrow streets in front of fighting bulls before ending in the city’s bull-ring, where bullfights take place in the afternoon.

The festival is just as famous for the drinking and revelry on the side-lines, with huge street parties, processions and firework displays. The event draws thousands of tourists from all over the world.

Thousands of people took to the streets two years ago to protest against sexual assault at the festival and the Pamplona council has mounted a campaign against sexual harassment in recent years, increasing policing and encouraging women to report attacks.