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DEMONETIZATION
Continued on page 4
Related stories on pg 1217.
The new Rs 2,000 note. The old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes
will cease to be legal tenders.
President Obama & German Chancellor
Angela Merkel in Berlin on Nov. 17.
Berlin: President Obama and German Chancellor
Angela Merkel on Thursday issued a joint defense of
strong American leadership in global security, free
trade and combating global warming while cautioning
against cozying up to Russia, in what appeared to
serve as a message to Presidentelect Donald Trump.
Eight years after his massive rally in Berlin turned
Obama into a global phenomenon, he wrapped up his
final official visit to Europe on Thursday with a plain
tive warning to Western
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(From Left) Atul Chordia, Sagar Chordia and Kalpesh Mehta meeting
Donald Trump in New York.
and a 300apartment project in
the works in Mumbais Lower
Pare l with the Lodha Group.
These are not equity joint ven
tures. Trump has lent his name
to the projects in return for roy
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New York:
Chicago:
Donald Trump
will build greater
relations with
India: USINPAC
New York: Donald Trump should begin
work to kickstart the economy, enforc
ing immigration laws and tackling ter
rorism in Asia, a USIndia political action
committee has said, as it expressed con
fidence that the US will have "greater
re lat ions" w ith India under his
presidency.
T he USIndia Polit ical Act ion
Committee (USINPAC) congratulated
Trump on w inning the 2016
President ial race and commended
efforts of all IndianAmerican support
ers who canvassed and fund raised for
this successful campaign.
USINPAC Indiana Chair and Chair for
Asians for Trump Pence Campaign Raju
Chinthala described Trump's election
win as "historical" in American history,
saying "he has changed major political
system in USA. He will be a great presi
dent and will build greater relations
with India."
Assuring the support of Indian
Americans to a Trump administration,
USINPAC Chairman Sanjay Puri said
Trump "must work on kick starting the
economy, tackling ISIS and terrorism in
Asia. The IndianAmerican community
congratulates President Trump on such
a decisive win and pledges to work with
(PTI)
the new administration."
TRISTATE COMMUNITY
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Dr Alok Kumar
of European scientific "discoveries,"
demonstrating that many derived, at least
in part, from much earlier work in China,
India, Persia, Babylonia and other cultures.
That work followed his 2014 book, "Sci
ences of the Ancient Hindus: Unlocking
Nature in the Pursuit of Salvation."
Kumar joined the SUNY Oswego family
in 1992. He holds a Ph.D. from Kanpur
University in India, with his master's and
bachelor's degrees from India's Meerut
University.
AdMark Communications
congratulates the Presidentelect
The South Asian advertising agency was behind the successful Ab Ki Baar Trump Sarkar ad campaign
South Plainfield, NJ: AdMark Communi
cations, the fastest growing South Asian
Advertising and Public Relations agency,
congratulated the presidentelect Donald
J. Trump on his historic win in the 2016
general elections.
The American people have spoken.
On behalf of the members of AdMark
Communications, I extend congratula
tions to Presidentelect Donald J. Trump
for his remarkable victory in the elec
tion, said Shyamal Modi, President of
AdMark Communications. AdMark was
responsible for the media placement and
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is working on gearing
up his new administra
tion that will take over
in January.
Trump and Vice
Presidente lect Mike
Pence are reaching out
to those who were criti
cal of them for filling
posit ions in the new
administration. A rising
star in the Republican
Party, 44yearold Haley
was elected earlier on
Wednesday as the vice chair of the
Republican Governor's Association.
Former US Permanent Representative
to the UN, John Bolton, and former New
York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, have also
been mentioned as possible picks for
Secretary of State.
(IANS)
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INDIA
Israeli President
wishes Sushma
immediate recovery
New Delhi: Visiting Israeli President Reuven
Rivlin called on External Af fairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj, who is suffering from kidney
failure, and wished her immediate recovery.
"'Bless you with immediate recovery'.
@PresidentRuvi
conveys
to
EAM
@SushmaSwaraj while calling to enquire about
her health," External Af fairs Ministry
spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
Sushma Swaraj tweeted about her health con
dition: "I am in AIIMS because of kidney failure.
Presently, I am on dialysis. I am undergoing
tests for a kidney transplant. Lord Krishna will
bless."
The team of doctors for the treatment of
Sushma Swaraj includes Head of Endocrinology
Nikhil Tandon, Head of Pulmonary Medicine
Randeep Guleria, Chief of Cardio Thoracic and
Head of Nephrology Sandeep Mahajan. Earlier,
Sushma Swaraj was admitted to AIIMS for sev
eral weeks in April this year due to chest con
gestion.
Rivlin is visiting India from November 14 to
21 at the invitation of President Pranab
Mukherjee.
Committees.
"Farmers who sell their produce in man
dis, against the payments they receive by
way of cheque or RTGS method (electronic
transfers into their bank accounts), they
can draw up to Rs 25,000 per week from
their own account," Das said.
Similarly, agritraders registered with
such marketing committees, can withdraw
up to Rs 50,000 per week from their desig
nated bank accounts.
The secretary said both Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley decided to favorably consider the
representations made by families that have
upcoming weddings hence the Rs
250,000 withdrawal allowance.
Two other decisions taken on Thursday
are: A 15day extension in the payment of
crop insurance by farmers and an
allowance for withdrawing Rs 10,000 as
advance for central government employees
up to Group 'C' to be adjusted against their
November salary.
This will also apply to employees of
Indian Railways, defence and staterun
units.
Minister.
Kejriwal said the government hoped to
collect Rs 10 lakh crore from people fol
lowing the demonetisation to make up for
the massive losses the banks have suffered
by giving out whopping loans to corporate
houses that have now become bad debts.
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INDIA
India forms
task force to
facilitate notes
exchange for
Nepal, Bhutan
Kathmandu: The Reserve Bank of India has
formed a task force to deal with the issue
of providing noteexchange facility to
Nepali and Indian residents in the
Himalayan nation who possess Indian bank
notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomina
tion that were pulled out of circulation on
November 8.
In a communication to the Nepal Rastra
Bank, the Nepali central bank, the RBI said
the task force will come up with a modality
to address the problems faced by residents
of neighboring countries like Nepal and
Bhutan, where the circulation of the now
banned Indian notes was high.
Indian currency is freely exchangeable in
Nepal and Bhutan and following the Indian
move to demonetize its highvalue bank
notes, it came to light that billions of
Indian rupees are stuck in banking chan
nels and huge amounts have been hoarded
by the public.
After the ban, Nepali Prime Minister
Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', Finance
Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara and NRB
Governor Chiranjibi Nepal spoke with their
respective Indian counterparts Narednra
Modi, Arun Jaitley and Urjit Patel.
Patel, in his conversation with counter
part Nepal, informed him about the forma
tion of the task force. Other senior NRB
officials have also spoken with RBI officers
on a daily basis to avert any currency crisis
and the Indian officials have indicated that
problems, if any, would be resolved soon.
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Arguably, only a Prime Minister, who is known for his spartan lifestyle
despite his sartorial elegance, could have outlawed
unaccountable stacks of currency.
It will take time for the economy
to feel the effects of the bold initia
tive, but the immediate impact of
the demonetization of the Rs
500/Rs 1,000 notes on those who
merrily hoarded them will be little
short of bewildering.
For them, the sudden realization
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US AFFAIRS
Vice President
elect Mike
Pence is now
heading the
transition team
as NJ Gov Chris
Christie has
been ousted.
of Wisconsin.
Populist Sen. Elizabeth Warren
of Massachusetts also kept a top
spot. "There's a debate going on
about whether we should be the
party of the diverse Obama coali
tion, or the bluecollar American
in the heartland," Schumer said,
referring to the broad swath of
heavily minority voters who
helped put President Obama in
office.
"We need to be the party that
speaks to and works on behalf of
all Americans and a bigger, bold
er, sharperedged economic mes
sage that talks about people in the
middle class," Schumer said. He
said Democrats should also con
front "the unfairness in the
American economic system."
Sanders had been angling to
become ranking member of the
Committee on Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions, a powerful
legislative perch for his agenda.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of
California will take over as rank
ing Democrat on the Judiciary
Committee, a key role as Trump
moves to nominate a justice to fill
the Supreme Court vacancy.
Paris agreement
unstoppable, Trump will
change mind: UN chief
Marrakech, Morocco: UN Secretary General
Ban kiMoon on Tuesday said he is confident
that US Presidentelect Donald Trump would
distance himself from his election rhetoric
against the Paris Climate Change
Agreement, saying "now it has become
unstoppable". "Last week I spoke to Mr.
Trump and I brought up many issues, peace
and security issues, including the issue of
climate change. I remain very optimistic
about our effort to combat climate change,"
Ban told reporters here.
Terming it historic, he said the Paris
agreement, now ratified by 109 countries,
has come into force in record time. "Never in
the history of the UN, any convention, agree
ment or treaty has entered into force in such
a short period of time. And it also has the
highest number of member states.
"The global unity around climate change
once seemed to be unthinkable but now it
has become unstoppable," said an optimistic
Secretary General, who is going to demit
office by the end of this year after a 10year
long tenure.
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Dr. Sampat Shivangi with Reince Priebus (right), appointed chief of staff
by Presidentelect, and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour
in for Donald Trump who wanted
to clean the Washington swamp,
its status quo, its bureaucracy and
corruption.
On the other hand, voters did
not appreciate the liberal immi
gration policy of the Democratic
party of President Obama, Hillary
Clinton and four more years of
Not only Hillary Clinton could not break the highest glass
ceiling, but also the feminist movement has gone back by
many years. A nation had ended up voting for a man who
had been accused of sexual assault by multiple women.
accused of sexual assault by multiple women.
I took at least two days to come to terms with the reality of
living in a country, which had Trump as the President. The
paranoia further got fed by the news of nationwide protests
and racist attacks. In the past there had been times, when I
had wondered aloud, Where will I go, if Modi rules India and
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US Affairs
Trump vows to
immediately
deport up to 3M
undocumented
Washington: In line with his
hardline
immigration
stance,
President-elect Donald Trump has
vowed to immediately deport up to
three million undocumented immigrants, saying we are getting them
out of our country or we are going
to incarcerate.
What we are going to do is get
the people that are criminal and
have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of
these people, probably two million,
it could be even three million, we
are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate,
Trump told CBS News.
But were getting them out of
our country, theyre here illegally,
the 70-year-old business tycoonturned politician said in an excerpt
released ahead of broadcast of the
interview.
During the election campaign,
Trump had warned that those countries which do not accept these illegal immigrants, he would enforce
the legal provision of stopping of
issuing of visas to people of those
countries.
There are an estimated 11 million
documented immigrants in the country. Several hundred thousand are
believed to be Indian-Americans.
The President-elect said he
would take a call on the fate of the
rest of the illegal immigrants, after
the border is secured.
After the border is secure and after everything gets normalized, were
going to make a determination on
the people that theyre talking about
who are terrific people, theyre terrific people but we are gonna make
a determination at that, Trump said.
But before we make that determination...Its very important, we
are going to secure our border, he
said in response to a question.
Trump insisted that he is determined to fulfill another campaign
promise of building a wall along
the Mexican border.
For certain areas I would, but certain areas, a wall is more appropriate, he said. Im very good at this,
its called construction, Trump said.
Since Trumps election on Tuesday
night, the realities of actually building that wall have begun to set in
and the Mexican government has
publicly reminded him that Mexico
will not pay for the wall.
Asked about the wall, Trump
transition co-chair Newt Gingrich
said the wall was a great campaign
device.
Stories: IANS/PTI
Washington: President-elect
Donald Trump on Sunday chose
Reince Priebus, the chairman of
the Republican National Committee and a loyal campaign adviser,
to be his White House chief of staff,
turning to a Washington insider
whose friendship with the House
speaker, Paul Ryan, could help
secure early legislative victories.
In selecting Priebus, Trump
passed over Stephen Bannon, a
right-wing media provocateur.
But the president-elect named
Bannon his senior counselor and
chief West Wing strategist, signaling an embrace of the fringe
ideology long advanced by Bannon and a continuing disdain for
the Republican establishment.
The dual appointments with
Bannon given top billing in the
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profile
By SATimes Team
A real estate mogul, businessman, pageant owner, reality TV star Donald Trumps
election as the 45th president of the United
States of America came as a shock to many.
Skepticism over Trumps candidacy
stemmed not only from his controversial
platform on immigration and outrageous
campaign style, but from his celebrity past.
But the septuagenarian had the last
laugh when he defied all predictions to
beat much more seasoned politicians in the
Republican primary race.
On the road to securing an historic win,
Trump promoted himself as the ultimate success story. He dated beautiful women, married three of them (including current wife
and former model Melania), had his own television reality show and erected skyscrapers
that bore his name in big gold letters.
Everything in his life was great and successful. His critics however assailed his experiences with bankruptcies, the failures of
his Atlantic City casinos in New Jersey and
what they viewed as the misplaced pride he
showed when presented with evidence he
avoided paying taxes.
Defying outsized odds, the colorful realty and reality stars dogged determination
has led him to the most powerful office on earth.
Born in the New York City borough of
Queens in 1946, Trump was the fourth of
five children of Fred Trump, who would
become one of the citys biggest developers and landlords. It was Fred Trump who
taught Donald the value of self-promotion
and a killer instinct.
Not an easy child, Trump says his parents
sent him to the New York Military Academy in the eighth grade in hopes of instilling needed discipline. Through student and
medical deferments during the Vietnam War,
Trump would never serve in the US military.
After graduating from the University of
Pennsylvania, Trump went to work for his
fathers company which owned an estimated
15,000 apartments. Charged with racial bias
in their rental practices in 1973, the Trumps
reached a settlement with the US government.
Trumps family played a key role in his campaign victory, and are expected to
continue to be his formal or informal advisers during his presidency. (from left)
Tiffany, Donald Jr, Melania (to be First Lady), Donald Trump, Ivanka and Eric.
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With President Ronald Reagan in 1987. Trump had toyed with the idea of
running for president earlier too, but jumped into the fray only in 2015.
He married actress Marla Maples in 1993.
They had a daughter named Tiffany together before divorcing in 1999. He married his
current wife Melania Knauss, a model, in
2005, and the couple have one son, Barron
William Trump. His children from his first
marriage now help run Trump Organization,
though he is still chief executive.
The jump between business and politics
has never been grand, and Trump flirted
with the idea of several political candidacies from the 1980s onwards.
For two decades from 1988, the property mogul drifted between the Democrats
and the Republicans but finally settled
on the latter after the election of current
President Barack Obama, towards whom he
quickly established a vicious enmity.
After 2008, he became one of the most
outspoken members of the birther movement, which questioned whether Barack
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They turned out in enough numbers, especially in key swing states, and brought about
the biggest political shock in recent memory.
He took inspiration from the successful campaign to get Britain out of the European Union,
saying he would pull off Brexit times 10.
It was something few pundits believed
would happen as polling day approached,
despite his campaign receiving a late boost
from fresh controversy over an FBI investigation into his opponents emails.
As his stunning victory was still sinking
in across the US, his supporters got the
chance to see him in the Oval Office when
he and President Obama met for transition
talks two days after election day.
He will be the first US president never
to have held elected office or served in the
military, meaning that he has already made
history before he is sworn in as Americas
45th president in January.
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ULTIMATE BOLLYWOOD
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'Padmavati' will be
very tough, but I'm
ready: Deepika
I wasn't sure."
She will also make her Hollywood
debut in a negative role in "Baywatch"
the big screen version of the globally
popular TV series featuring Dwayne
Johnson and Zac Efron.
The actress says there is a massive
frenzy in India for "Baywatch".
"It was massive in India. I think more
than David Hasselhof, everyone knew
who Pamela Anderson was. Definitely
did! And the show, people loved watch
ing the show. I guess it was the represen
tation of the great American dream at
that time. It was in the 1980s or the
1990s.
"I don't think people around the world
ever put it down. I find it amazing, ever
since I have been talking about
'Baywatch' in America, people have been
like It's cheesy, whatever'. But around
the world people love that show, I actual
ly really liked it. I watch reruns," she
said.
he
demone
tization
move by Prime
Minister
Narendra Modi
took the coun
try by surprise,
but a large sec
tion, including
the Hindi film
industry, endors
es the brave deci
sion, says a
Firstpost report.
Aamir Khan,
whose film
Dangal is all set
to hit the theaters
this December,
stated that he
would not mind if
the business of his
film gets affected
by demonetization as he is looking at
the larger picture. ''During such situa
tions, we should think about what is
good for the country. People are facing
some issues, but we should focus more
on the longterm benefits of this drive.
Even if this drive affects the business
of my film, I would have no issues with
it," he said. While Khan's film is slated
to release a month later, it is John
Abraham's film Force 2 which hits the
theaters this Friday. However, he also
endorsed the PM's move and hoped
that his film does not get affected by
the impact of demonetization. As per a
report by Glamsham.com, he said, "I
hope Rock On 2 does well. Even if
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Manoj Bajpayee
yearns for
'crisp acting'
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INDIA FEATURES
GROUNDWATER CRISIS:
Water levels fall in 65% wells in a decade
By Charu Bahri
arely three per cent wells reg
istered a rise in water level
exceeding four meters in
2015, according to a Central
Ground Water Board (CGWB)
report. Only 35 per cent of wells
showed any rise in water level,
which declined in over 64 per cent
of wells. Average water levels in
January 2016 were lower than the
average water level between 2006
and 2015.
Behind the trend of falling water
levels is India's 251 cubic kilometer
(cu km) annual groundwater extrac
tion rate equivalent to 26 times
the water stored in the Bhakra Dam
making the country the world's
biggest consumer of groundwater,
according to a 2012 Unesco report.
With annual extraction rates of 112
cu km, China and the US tie at a dis
tant second.
Over ninetenths of groundwater
is extracted for irrigation, according
to the Ground Water Year Book for
201415 released by the CGWB,
underscoring India's dependence
on groundwater for irrigation it
provides water for 60 per cent of
the irrigated area. Over the last
be considered a community
resource and not a resource belong
ing to the owner of the land. The
report also suggested that the gov
ernment promote "communitydriv
en decentralized water manage
ment".
Local stakeholders are best posi
tioned to police the use of water,
and they are more likely to do so
honestly because their lives depend
on its availability.
"Communitydriven decentralized
water management was the norm in
India until about 100 years ago,
prior to the development of the
modern canalbased flood irrigation
system and extraction technology,"
said Singh.
Through his NGO Tarun Bharat
Sangh, Singh has actively promoted
communitydriven decentralized
management of natural resources,
including wells around the river
Arvari in Rajasthan.
"We have created Neer Nari
Panchayats to monitor well with
drawals. They don't allow the water
table to fall beyond a certain level,
so that even the poorest people
who rely on shallow wells are not
disadvantaged," he explained.
Mazhapolima, a communitydriv
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DIASPORA
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Venkatramam
Krishnamoorthy
collected
record 10,975
kg of stationery
to help refugee
kids around
the world.
(Image:
khaleejtimes.
com)
ing smiles on the faces of needy
children around the world,"
Krishnamoorthy said.
T he 57yearold chartered
accountant was born in Tamil
Nadu's Tirunelvelli. He has been
living in Dubai since 1992. His
nonprofit
init iat ive
UK teen commits
suicide allegedly
after bullying
London: A 15yearold Indianorigin
boy hanged himself to death alleged
ly after being bullied in a school in
the city of Leicester in the East
Midlands region of England.
Brandon Singh Rayat died in
August but his mother, Mina Rayat,
decided to speak out on Monday at
the start of National AntiBullying
Week.
"I begged doctors to hospitalize
him because it was all too much. I
told them he wanted to kill himself,"
she told 'Leicester Mercury' newspa
per.
Although Brandon received help,
he was never detained. His anxiety
got worse so that it became a com
plete phobia. He wouldn't leave the
house in case he bumped into any
one from school," the 44yearold
added.
A full inquest into the teenager's
death will take place in January.
He was found hanging in his bed
room with a scarf on August 9, after
several failed suicide attempts
including drinking bleach as well as
slashing his wrists.
The teenager became suicidal after
his schoolmates started calling him a
"paedo" and a "faggot" as part of pro
longed cyber attacks.
He
stopped
attending
Judgemeadow Community College in
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SUBCONTINENT
Indian soldiers in
action at the Line
of Control.
Madhesi parties in
Nepal issue fresh
ultimatum to govt
Kathmandu: T he "Sanghiya
Gathabandhana" an alliance of
29 Janjati and Madhescentric
parties protesting against the new
constitution issued a 15day
ultimatum to Prime Minister
Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'
to register a proposal for a consti
tutional amendment that accom
modates their demands.
Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum
Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav
submitted a reminder letter on the
matter to Prachanda at his office
in Singha Durbar on behalf of the
alliance.
According to a source, Yadav,
while handing over the memoran
dum, said: "The registration of the
amendment proposal won't suf
fice unless it accommodates our
opinion. The proposal should be
agreeable to us and fulfill our
demands. "We are ready to wait
for another 15 days. But the pro
posal should be agreeable to us."
In response, Prachanda assured
him that he was working to regis
ter the amendment proposal in a
couple of days.
T he Madhescentric parties
associated with the alliance have
been carrying out a protest move
ment pressing for fulfillment of
their demands, especially demar
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INTERNATIONAL
Egypt's ousted
president
Mohamed
Morsi gestures
behind the
defendants'
cage at a court
during his trial.
Sisi in 2013.
Morsi, who was immediately arrested after
the coup, has received lengthy jail sentences
related to other charges, including two high
profile espionage cases. Tuesday's court ruling
means he will no longer be executed.
The court said Morsi would be given a new
trial alongside five other leaders of his now
banned Muslim Brotherhood group, whose
death sentences in the same case were also
quashed.
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'Brexit could be
delayed by two years'
London: Brexit could be de layed by
months, even as long as two years, after a
Supreme Court judge of Britain suggested
that "comprehensive" legislation was
required to trigger Article 50.
Lady Hale told an audience in Kuala
Lumpur that "another question" for the
court was "whether it would be enough for
a simple act of Parliament to authorize the
government to give notice, or whether it
would have to be a comprehensive replace
ment for the 1972 (EEC Accession) Act",
Sky News reported.
Sky News reported last week that the
government was preparing a short bill
to push through both the Commons
and the Lords to try to keep its
March deadline for triggering
Article 50. Labour has said it would
A High Court ruling has stated that
not block such a bill in the House of
PM Theresa May cannot trigger Brexit.
Commons. Lady Hale's comments
come after a High Court ruling that Prime the government could have to pass its
Minister Theresa May cannot trigger Great Repeal Bill before triggering Article
Brexit without putting it to a vote in the 50. The Great Repeal Bill is currently not
House of Commons. That shows that the planned to be introduced until the next
Supreme Court could adjudicate not just session of Parliament after May. Lady
the validity of the government's appeal Hale, who will sit as one of the judges
against the ruling, but also the precise hearing the government's appeal, also said
remedy the Government must offer to the unequivocally that the "referendum was
claimants if it loses its appeal. This means not legally binding on Parliament".
Iraqi people living on the outskirts of wartorn Mosul flee their homes.
to identify further locations for
refugee camps, to develop these
sites, also to provide refugees with
longerterm help.
"T hrough IOM's emergency
response, as well as assistance for
those displaced longer term, we aim
to provide support to improve condi
tions for those who have suffered so
greatly," said IOM Iraq's chief
Thomas Weiss. Besides shelter, IOM
is providing winter non food relief
kits including blankets, heaters and
carpets to refugee families in Haj Ali,
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Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, National
Conference leader Omar Abdullah, Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann and others
party leaders march to Rashtrapati Bhavan against demonetization move. (Photo: IANS)
died, many of them due to stress," said
Banerjee. She also called for a probe into the
rise of the banks' nonperforming assets
(NPAs). "In the last six months, nonperform
ing assets (of banks) have increased sub
stantially, there should be a probe into this.
TRUMP EFFECT:
Global investors sell
bonds and grab stocks
New York: Global investors have rendered their
verdict on Donald J Trump as president: Sell
government bonds and pile into stocks that will
benefit the most from a resurgent US economy.
From Indonesia to America, government
bonds are undergoing a sharp se llof f as
investors large sovereign wealth funds and
hedge funds, as we ll as the accounts of
American retirees restructure investment
portfolios to try to capture the fruits of what
they expect will be a freespending Trump presi
dency. Across the board, the yields of these
bonds, which move up as their prices decline,
are pushing higher. The yield on the 10year US
Treasury note a benchmark for mortgages
and other lending rates has risen to 2.2 per
cent from 1.5 per cent in less than two months.
The yield on Germanys 10year notes has gone
to positive.
And the Swiss 10year is now on the cusp of
paying investors to borrow money after close to
two years of trading in negative interest rate
territory. It does not surprise me that the mar
kets have reacted this way, said Luciano
Siracusano, chief investment strategist for
WisdomTree asset management in New York.
This is a very progrowth agenda, and we have
not had that in a while.
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Leander Paes.
Grand Slam crowns eight dou
bles and 10 mixed doubles.
Among the plethora of records
he owns, Paes became the oldest
player to win a Grand Slam title
at 40 when he clinched the US
Open doubles title with Radek
Stepanek in 2013.
But Paes said since then, he has
not found a compatible doubles
partner. "It's been a tough few
years in finding a new partner
ever since Radek Stepanek whom
I played with for three years. We
were winning Grand Slams and
that partnership was magical. "In
the last few years I have really
struggled to find a compatible
IndiaNew Zealand
ODI series highest
rated in last 3 years
New Delhi: The IndiaNew Zealand
OneDay International (ODI) series
was the highestrated bilateral ODI
cricket series in the last three years,
principal broadcasters Star Sports
announced.
The ODI series against the Kiwis
delivered 7,397 (000) average
impressions on the network, sur
passing last year's IndiaSouth
Africa series which secured 6,153
(000) average impressions. The
average impressions are measured
in units of thousands '000.
To complement its scale, the
broadcast was bolstered by new
look graphics and the best of
experts on the commentary panel,
cutting across demographic bound
aries and capturing the imagination
of a diverse fan base.
"The IndiaNZ ODI series setting a
new record benchmark as the high
estrated bilateral ODI series in the
last three years further affirms that
nothing is adored like quality crick
et in this country," Star Sports CEO
Nitin Kukreja said in a statement.
"With a packed home season of
cricket coming up with world class
opponents like Eng land and
Australia visiting India, Star Sports
network is committed to delight
cricket fans across India with the
most comprehensive coverage of
this sport," he added.
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Healthy lifestyle
improves brain function
London: If you exercise before
work, or forego fried food for
fruits and salads, you can
expect brain funct ions to
improve over time, according
to a new study.
Living a healthier lifestyle
could increase executive func
tion, which is the ability to
exert se lfcontrol, set and
meet goals, resist temptation
and solve problems, the study
said.
"People who make a change
to their health behavior, like
participating in physical activ
ity, eating less processed food,
or consuming more fruits and
vegetables, can see an
improvement in their brain
funct ion over t ime and
increase their chances of
remaining healthy as they
age," said one of the
researchers Julia Allan from
University of Aberdeen in
Britain.
The researchers analyzed
the re lat ionship between
physical activity and executive
function, adjusting for other
variables such as age, gender,
education, wealth and illness
Neuroscience, fo cused on
physical activity and its rela
tionship to executive function,
it is likely a positive feedback
loop also exists between exec
ut ive funct ion and eat ing
nutritious foods.
Similarly, it is likely that
negative feedback loops also
exist, in that unhealthy behav
iors such as smoking or drink
ing too much alcohol will be
both a result of and a predic
tor of declining execut ive
function, the researchers said.
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learn more and look for better options. You may not get
your expected promotion or salary hike in spite of your
hard work and efficiency.
Romance this year: You will be enjoying a better rela
tionship with your partner or beloved. You will get the
required emotional support from your partner whenev
er you seek.
21st November, 2016
Ruled planet: Jupiter Ruled by no: 3
Traits in you: Being ruled by Jupiter, you are courteous,
courageous, decisive, ambitious, disciplined, and realis
tic. You are gifted with high imagination power, opti
mism, and enthusiasm. However, behaving restless and
dominating may hamper your characteristics at times.
You need to work on your personality to make yourself
better as an individual.
Health this year: You need to take an appropriate care
of your health. You may fall sick in the middle months
of the year though those will not be serious. If you are a
sportsperson, you need to be very careful for your diet
and nutrition to perform better in your sporting events.
Finance this year: You should invest in real estate to
get better benefits. Your legal matters will settle down
and provide you with the flow of the blocked money.
You need to decisive enough before investing on some
thing else but real estate as there are chances of loss.
Career this year: Your communications skills will be
proved instrumental in the overall improvement of your
professional career. You will be able to make enough
contacts and you will get regular projects and assign
ments. You may get promotions and salary hike
towards the end of the year.
Romance this year: You will find your partner to be a
huge emotional support for you during the tough times
of your life. You may get involved in a matrimonial
alliance.
22nd November, 2016
Ruled planet: Uranus Ruled by no: 4
Traits in you: Uranus, being your dominating planet
helps you become dynamic and creative. You are posi
tive, realistic, responsive, and sincere. You need to work
and overcome the weaknesses in your personality to
attract more people towards you.
Health this year: Your health will remain good through
out the year. You need to take utmost care of your
health to maintain it and remain fit. The health of your
family members might be a concern for you this year.
Try and avoid your bad habits and start practicing yoga
for the betterment of your health.
Finance this year: Your innovative ideas to earn money
pessimistic.
Health this year: You may enjoy a great health this year.
However, that does not mean you will start neglecting
your health. You need to take care of your diet and
nutrition to maintain a good health. You may practice
some exercises to remain fit.
Finance this year: You would not be able to save any
money for future this year as your earnings will be
spent for something or the other. You may face unex
pected expenses, which would make you a bit financial
ly weak. You may go for new business ventures but
need not get involved in any partnerships.
Career this year: As far as your professional life is con
cerned you may find your job a bit monotonous. You
need to go for innovative ideas to get better in your
profession. Your decision making capacity may make
you the favorite to win an award in your professional
circuit.
Romance this year: You will spend a peaceful life with
your love interest this year. You will lead a blissful life
with your beloved with lots of love, care, concern, and
support.
25th November, 2016
Ruled planet: 7 Ruled by no: Neptune
Traits in you: As your governing planet is Neptune, you
are simple, dignified, unique, charismatic, reliable, trust
worthy and confident. You have a great leadership skill
and you are very creative. You should not be pessimistic
and show your stubbornness.
Health this year: Though you would not face any major
health related issues, you should take extra care of your
health. Do not take unwanted risk of putting your
health in stake. Go for regular medical checkups.
Finance this year: Though you will be able to improve
your financial status, you may end up spending a lot of
money in buying luxury and comfort for yourself and
your family. You may put your money in real estate for
better returns.
Career this year: Professionally, you are a very smart
and efficient worker. So you may need to clarify doubts
and help you peers and juniors in their work. People in
your professional circuit will seek your help at every
crucial situation. You may get promoted as a result of
your spectacular performance throughout the year. You
may be assigned a new responsibility this year. You
may go for a job change as well as there will be plenty
of opportunities available.
Romance this year: This is a quite good year for women
when romance is concerned. You will enjoy a very
strong relationship with your spouse. You may decide
to get married towards the end of the year.
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