Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as Kerala Chief Minister

CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan took oath as 12th Chief Minister of Kerala this evening.
The Kerala Governor Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam administered oath of secrecy to the Chief Minister and other 18 ministers during the colourful ceremony held at Central Stadium, near the Secretariat in the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram.
Mr. Vijayan submitted the list of ministers to the Governor this morning. Along with the Chief Minister, 11 MLAs from CPI(M), 4 from CPI and one each from Congress (S), NCP and Janata Dal (S) were sworn in as the cabinet members of the State of Kerala.

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday signed a three-way transit agreement on Iran’s southern port of Chabahar, AFP reported. The deal significantly boosts the role of the undertapped port of Chabahar, connecting Iran through India and Afghanistan to central Asia, according to the Iranian presidency. India will open a $500-million line of credit to develop Chabahar port into a regional trading hub. “Today is an important and historic day of development of relations between the three countries,” Rouhani said, adding that Iran and India had decided to transform their trading links to the level of “comprehensive economic relations.”

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Baidu, Tencent May Rule Digital Ads In China, Like Facebook, Google

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China’s trilemma—and a possible solution

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This animation shows how the Earth has warmed up since 1850

weforum.org – It is difficult to really visualize global warming, but a new animation vividly illustrates how much global temperatures have risen since 1850. Constructed using data from the UK’s Met Office, the …

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Eurogroup statement on Greece – Consilium

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Pour la Cour des comptes, le déficit 2015 de l’État n’a baissé que de… 300 millions

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LeT behind Samjhauta blasts: NIA to quote US intel in court – Times of India

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Modi’s Bet on ‘Trump of India’ Signals Risks to His Reform Push

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Surgery May Be New Option for Treating Diabetes

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UNSC needs reforms ‘to fulfill functions’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that the United Nations Security Council needed urgent reforms in order to fulfill its functions. Speaking at the first World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, he also called for “the use of veto by the council’s five permanent members to be limited,” Anadolu news agency reports. The permanent members of UN Security Council are Russia, China, France, the UK, and the US.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday signed a three-way transit agreement on Iran’s southern port of Chabahar, AFP reported. The deal significantly boosts the role of the undertapped port of Chabahar, connecting Iran through India and Afghanistan to central Asia, according to the Iranian presidency. India will open a $500-million line of credit to develop Chabahar port into a regional trading hub. “Today is an important and historic day of development of relations between the three countries,” Rouhani said, adding that Iran and India had decided to transform their trading links to the level of “comprehensive economic relations.”

“Growth Hacking”

AIMA Interactive Session
on
Growth Hacking
27th May 2016 : AIMA, Lodhi Road – New Delhi

Growth Hacking is an evolving marketing technique employed by most organizations today. The technique helps to build a large user base quickly at bootstrapping budgets. It involves using new technologies and low cost marketing alternatives to the expensive traditional marketing platforms. Growth hackers are specialists who develop a variety of digital marketing strategies to scale up operations at a very rapid rate and gain substantial leadership in the nascent online markets. Instead of burning cash on high-cost media such as newspapers and television, they employ a set of digital marketing tools, such as social media, apps and search engines, to reach out to users, engage them and encourage them to distribute the marketing message widely. Growth hacking is a fast-growing specialization and it is also being adopted by startup companies as well as conventional companies to market in the growing digital domain.

Keeping in view the significance of the subject, All India Management Association is organizing an Interactive Session on “Growth Hacking” with    
Mr Apurva ChamariaVice President and Head of Corporate Marketing for HCL Technologies (HCL). The session will be held on Friday27th May 2016 at the AIMA from1700 hrs to 1815 hrs.  Registration & Tea/coffee at 1630 hrs.

I am writing to cordially invite you to take advantage of this unique opportunity by participating and nominating colleagues from your organization at this interactive session. Please do confirm participation by completing and returning the enclosed Reply Form at the earliest possible.
  
Looking forward to receiving your registrations and to having you with us at the Interactive Session.
            

With warm regards


Sanjay Grover 
Director
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Turkey’s Erdogan approves new PM Yildirim’s govt

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday approved a new government formed by one of his most trusted allies. Erdogan tapped Binali Yildirim, 60, to form a new government on Sunday after the outgoing prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, stepped down amid differences with the president. They apparently included Davutoglu’s less-than-enthusiastic stance toward an overhaul of the constitution to give the largely ceremonial presidency executive powers, AP said. After his nomination, Yildirim vowed to follow Erdogan’s path and transition Turkey into a presidential system.
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Assam 2016 Assembly declares Serious Criminal Cases

Criminal Background

Minister with Criminal Cases:  Only 1 minister has declared criminal cases against himself. He is Naba Kumar Doley of BJPfrom Dhakuakhanaconstituency with 1charge related to Giving false evidence, 1 charge related tofabricating false evidence and 1charge related to false evidence in his affidavit.

Financial Background

·         Crorepati Ministers: Out of the 11 Ministers, 9 (82%) are crorepatis.
·         Average Assets: The average assets of 11 Ministers are Rs 2.67 crores.
·         Ministers with Highest Assets: The minister with the highest declared total assets is Naba Kumar Doley from Dhakuakhana constituency with assets worth Rs. 7.30 crores.The top three Ministers with highest declared assets are:
S.No.
Name
District
Constituency
Party Name
Movable Assets (Rs)
Immovable Assets (Rs)
Total Assets (Rs)
PAN Given
1
DHAKUAKHANA
DHAKUAKHANA (ST)
BJP
1,23,75,355
6,06,25,000
7,30,00,355
7 Crore+
Y
2
KAMRUP METRO
JALUKBARI
BJP
2,88,47,880
3,50,00,000
6,38,47,880
6 Crore+
Y
3
UDALGURI
UDALGURI (ST)
Bodoland Peoples Front
2,26,99,496
75,30,000
3,02,29,496
3 Crore+
  • Y
·         Ministers with Lowest Assets: The minister with the lowest declared total assets isSri Parimal Suklabadya from Dholai constituency with assets worth Rs. 37.92 lakhs. The three Ministers with lowest declared assets are:
S.No.
Name
District
Constituency
Party Name
Movable Assets (Rs)
Immovable Assets (Rs)
Total Assets (Rs)
PAN Given
1
CACHAR
DHOLAI (SC)
BJP
20,92,224
17,00,000
37,92,224
37 Lacs+
Y
2
TEZPUR
RANGAPARA
BJP
25,84,159
28,71,200
54,55,359
54 Lacs+
Y
3
KALIABOR
KALIABOR
Asom Gana Parishad
84,96,115
85,00,000
1,69,96,115
1 Crore+
Y

·         Liabilities: A total of 9 ministers have declared liabilities out of which the minister with the highest liabilities is Himanta Biswa Sarma of Jalukbari constituency with Rs. 2.14 crores of liabilities. Top three ministers with high liabilities are given below:
S.No.
Name
District
Constituency
Party Name
Total Assets(Rs)
Liabilities (Rs)
PAN Given
1
KAMRUP METRO
JALUKBARI
BJP
6,38,47,880
6 Crore+
2,14,56,555
2 Crore+
Y
2
DHAKUAKHANA
DHAKUAKHANA (ST)
BJP
7,30,00,355
7 Crore+
1,12,22,998
1 Crore+
Y
3
BOKAKHAT
BOKAKHAT
Asom Gana Parishad
2,25,07,607
2 Crore+
65,40,173
65 Lacs+
Y

·         High Income Ministers*: Top three ministers with highest income in there ITR are given below:

S.No.
Name
Party Name
Constituency
District Name
The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by Minister
Total income shown by Minister in ITR (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs)
Self income shown by Minister in ITR (Rs)
1
BJP
JALUKBARI
KAMRUP METRO
2014-2015
1,33,20,816 
 1 Crore+
13,10,666  
13 Lacs+
2
Bodoland Peoples Front
UDALGURI (ST)
UDALGURI
2014-2015
64,48,773
  64 Lacs+
29,37,291 
 29 Lacs+
3
BJP
DHARMAPUR
NALBARI
2015-2016
26,17,670 
 26 Lacs+
11,89,490 
 11 Lacs
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents

Other Background details (Education, Gender, Age)

·         Ministers’ Education: A total of 9 (82%) Ministers are graduates or have higher degrees while 2 Ministers have education qualification of 12thpass.
·         Ministers’ Age: A total of 3 ministers have declared their age between 30 to 50 years and 8 Ministers have declared their age to be between 51 and 70. The youngest minister is Pallab Lochan Das of BJP aged 38 from Rangapara constituency. The oldest minister is Pramila Rani Brahma of Bodoland Peoples Front aged 65 from Kokrajhar East (ST) Constituency.
·         Woman Minister: Out of 11 Ministers, only is a woman.
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A Swedish court upheld on Wednesday the arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Reuters reports.“The district court finds that there is still probable cause for the suspicion against [Julian Assange] for rape, less serious incident, and that there is still a risk that he will depart or in some other way evade prosecution or penalty,”the court said. Assange, 44, is wanted by Swedish authorities for questioning over allegations that he committed rape in 2010. Assange, who denies the allegations, has avoided possible extradition to Sweden by taking refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London.
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Guitar Concert by Theopilus Benjamin


INSTITUTO CERVANTES DE NUEVA DELHI  –  CULTURA  –  1 JUNIO 2016  –  Web
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Concierto de guitarra

Guitar Concert by Theopilus Benjamin
El Instituto Cervantes tiene el placer de invitarle al concierto de guitarra a cargo de:

Theophilus Benjamin
que tendrá lugar elmiércoles 1 de junio a las 7:00 p.m. en el Instituto Cervantes de Nueva Delhi(+)
Instituto Cervantes has the pleasure to invite you to the guitar concert by:
                  Theophilus Benjamin
on Wednesday 1st of June at 7:00 p.m. atInstituto Cervantes in New Delhi (+) 
Programa / Program:
• Mysterious Habitats by Dusan Bogdanovic
• Lute Suite in E minor by JS Bach
• Tres Piezas Espanolas by J Rodrigo
• Aquarelle by Sergio Assad
• Recuerdos de la Alhambra by F. Tarrega
Sobre el programa: El programa es una mezcla ecléctica del repertorio para guitarra clásica. A excepción de la Suite en mi menor, supuestamente escrita por Bach para laúd en la el barroco, y Recuerdos de la Alhambra de Tárrega de la época romántica, el programa se centra en la música para guitarra compuesta en el siglo XX. De Bogdanovic de EE.UU. / Serbia a Joaquín Rodrigo de España, pasando por Sergio Assad de Brasil, sus obras constituyen un excelente ejemplo de la tradición guitarrística contemporánea.
About the program: The programme is an eclectic mix of repertoire for the classical guitar. Except for the Suite in E minor which was supposedly written for lute by Bach in the Baroque era and the Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Tarrega from the romantic era the repertoire presented is the finest examples of composition from the 20th century. From Bogdanovic from USA /Serbia to Joaquin Rodrigo from Spain to Sergio Assad from Brazil these compositions are some of the most popular from the contemporary guitar tradition. 
AGENDA
foto agenda08/06/2016
Shri Ram Centre, 4 Safdar Hashmi, Mandi House a las 7:30 p.m.Teatro: “El rufián viudo llamado Trampagos” de Cervantes por Bosestudio, dir. Santanu Bose
Sinopsis: “El rufián viudo llamado Trampagos”. Trampagos es un Duque que tiene como sirviente a Vademécum. Además tiene una pericona la cual muere. A orar por esta acuden multitud de personas. La repulida y la pizpita eran compañeras de la pericona, y quieren que Trampagos elija a una de ellas como su nueva pericona. Tras una larga jornada Trampagos elige a la repulida como su nueva pericona mientras que la pizpita le tiene envidia. (+)Theater: “The Widowed Pimp” by Cervantes performed by Bosestudio, dir. Santanu Bose
Synopsis: “The Widowed Pimp”. A pimp, Trampagos, mourns the loss of Pericona, his best prostitute, whose death also marks the loss of his income. He speaks of her as if she were a saint, when in fact she has been martyred to her profession, in an unpleasant death from syphilis. Other prostitutes come and offer themselves as Trampagos’ new partner, and after considering their merits, he chooses one of them.  (+)
Performance in English
Tickets here or calling to +91(0)11-23714307, +91(0)11-23731112
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Downstairs@S47 Panchsheel Park a las 7:00 p.m.Teatro: “El retablo de las maravillas” de Cervantes por Kaivalya Plays, dir. Varoon Anand
Sinopsis: El «Retablo de las maravillas» es uno de los ocho entremeses escritos por Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra y publicados en el tomo Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses nunca representados, de 1615. La historia es una versión de un cuento oriental anónimo que tuvo variadas realizaciones en occidente, desde uno de los cuentos de El conde Lucanor hasta «El traje nuevo del Emperador» que recopiló Hans Christian Andersen. (+)
Theater: “The Altar of Wonders” by Cervantes, performed Kaivalya Plays, dir. Varoon Anand
Synopsis:”The Altar of Wonders” is based on “The Marvellous Puppet Show”. This play exposes the nature of the racial and ethnic prejudice in Cervantes’ society, based on the social codes of the purity of blood or limpieza de sangre. The Mayor and the Governor, the ignorant, rustic and backward town leaders, are taken in by a pair of charlatans who trick them into claiming to see an imaginary puppet show which is in fact non-existent (along the lines of ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’). (+)
Performance in English. Free entry
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IDEA  OF INDIA  CONCLAVE 2016
23-24 MAY 2016
TWO YEARS OF PM MODI : STATEOF THE NATION
The Use and Abuse of History
Chair: KM Shrimali
Speakers : Mridula  Mukherjee , Amar Farooqui
Assaults on Reason and Institutions
Chair :Githa Hariharan
Speakers : Ashok Vajpeyi , Satayjit Rath, Bejwada Wilson
Distress in Indian Economy
Chair : Deepak Nayyar
Speakers :  Prabhat Patnaik , Atul Sood
“ Embedding the Media”
Speaker :Shama Mustafa , Hartosh Singh Bai
Universities/Crushing Dissent , Equity & Public Funding
Speakers : Kanhaiya kumar, Shehla Rashid, Umar Khalid
Chintu kumar, Anirban Bhattacharya,Rama Naga
Politics of Division & Exclusion
Chair : Harsh Mandar
Speakers: , Apoorvanand, Zoya Hassan
Foreign Policy : Losing the plot
Chair : Seema Mustafa
Speakers: Mani Shankar Aiyar , MK Bhadrakumar
Politics of Solidarity and Resistance

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