Employment News 12 September 2013 Current News 12 September 2013
India refuses visa to Faisalabad Wolves for CLT20
India has refused visa to Pakistani team, Faisalabad Wolves, to participate in Champions League Twenty20 tournament scheduled to begin from September 17.
“As a matter of abundance precaution and caution in terms of safety and security, the government did not give green signal for the cricket team’s visit,” government sources said.
The Faisalabad team, led by Misbah-ul-Haq, was invited to play in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League T20 in India, starting on September 17.
The Faisalabad team’s participation in the CLT20 was confirmed until the LoC issues arose and that led to tensions between the two countries.'
Last year, the BCCI had invited Pakistan to send its domestic T20 champions — Sialkot Stallions — for the Champions League, which was held in South Africa.
Bombay Jayashri to get Indira
Sivasailam endowment medal
Vocalist Bombay Jayashri has been picked for this year's
Indira Sivasailam endowment medal and concert.
The fourth Indira Sivasailam endowment concert will be
held at The Music Academy, Chennai on October 12.
The Indira Sivasailam endowment is instituted in memory
of Indira Sivasailam. It organises a memorial concert during the Navarathri season
every year, recognising an outstanding Carnatic musician with the Indira
Sivasailam endowment medal and citation.
The artiste is selected by a panel comprising members
from the Endowment’s Committee of The Music Academy, and Smt. Mallika
Srinivasan (Chairman of TAFE Limited), the daughter of Indira Sivasailam.
Ms. Mallika Srinivasan set up the Indira Sivasailam
Endowment Fund in 2010 under the auspices of The Music Academy.
Edward Snowden nominated for EU award
Green and left-wing lawmakers on Wednesday nominated US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize. Snowden, who has sought asylum in Russia, “deserves to be honoured for shedding light on the systematic infringements of civil
liberties by US and European secret services,” leaders of the parliament’s Greens group Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms said in a statement.
The European United Left/Nordic Green Left group in the European Parliament also nominated Snowden for the 2013 prize, saying “whistleblowers cannot be treated like criminals, they must have our protection.”
TCS bags multi-million euros deal to improve
infrastructure
The country's largest software services firm Tata
Consultancy Services said it has bagged a five-year multi-million euros deal
from SAS Scandinavian Airlines to help transform and optimise its IT
infrastructure.
TCS will implement its propriety cloud-based solutions
to simplify and standardise SAS IT landscape and the initiative is a part of
the SAS' '4 Excellence Next Generation' strategy, aimed at improving
competitiveness of the SAS Group, TCS said in a statement.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines is one of Northern Europe's
major airline, with more than 1,100 daily departures to 136 destinations in
Scandinavia, Europe, the US and Asia.
TCS has recently been selected for several engagements
like TDC in Denmark, Posten in Norway, Nokia in Finland and SAS in Sweden and
the Nordic region at large.
Present in the Nordic region since 1991, TCS' operations
in the region comprise over 5,500 professionals working across Sweden, Finland,
Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
Syria agrees to sign Chemical Weapons Convention
Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Muallem had declared on Tuesday that his country was ready to take all steps leading to elimination of its chemical weapons arsenal — an initiative that would culminate in Damascus signing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Syria’s positive affirmation of compliance is likely to impart fresh impetus to the use of diplomacy rather than force. In a major public address on Tuesday, U.S.
President Barack Obama announced his agreement to explore international diplomacy instead of military intervention; an assertion that marked a dramatic turnaround in position following Russia’s call to seek an end to Syrian chemical weapons through talks.
In tune with the fast-paced developments, the U.S. Congress is examining alternative resolutions, which could include the deployment of force only if the Syrian government fails to place its chemical weapons under U.N. control.
Amitabh Bachchan Guest of Honour at 10 Downing
Street Charity reception
Bollywood legend
Amitabh Bachchan was the guest of honour at a reception hosted by British Prime
Minister David Cameron’s wife, Samantha Cameron at their official residence for
a charity initiative for diabetes.
The reception, held behind the famous black door of 10,
Downing Street which has been home to the British Prime Ministers for over 275
years, was to mark the sixth anniversary of the Leicester-based charity ‘Silver
Star’.
Launched in 2007, Silver Star is a charity that
campaigns to raise awareness of diabetes.
The charity has four Mobile Diabetes Units that carry
out important diabetes testing and provide lifestyle and dietary advice.
Diabetes is a ticking time bomb. There are an
estimated 62 million Indians with type-2 diabetes and by 2025 there will be
almost 100 million with the condition," Keith Vaz MP, Founder Patron of
Silver Star said.
The charity is truly privileged to be supported by the
legend Amitabh Bachchan. We would not have been able to do this without
Amitabh’s support, he said.
This is not the first time Bachchan has supported
the charity.
Last year, on the occasion of his 70th Birthday, Silver Star gave
Amitabh a unique birthday present of a Mobile Diabetes Unit for the city of
Mumbai
The unit, which travels to the city’s most disadvantaged
areas giving free diabetes tests, was named ‘Amitabh’ in recognition of his
support.
Moscow to sell Iran S-300, build second n-reactor
Moscow to sell Iran S-300, build second n-reactor an improved version of the S-300 air defence missiles and to build a second nuclear reactor at Bushehr, a Russian newspaper reported.
The offer comes three years after then President Dmitry Medvedev cancelled a 2007 contract to supply five batteries of S-300PMU-1 to Iran, even though the move was over and above the sanctions imposed on Tehran by the U.S. Security Council.
The deal is conditioned on Iran withdrawing a $4-billion damages suit it filed with the International Court of Arbitration in Geneva against Russia for backing out of the earlier deal, the Kommersant said.
“The Antei-2500 system suits Iran even better than the S-300PMU-1, for it is more effective in intercepting missiles.
If Iran is attacked, it will be primarily with missiles,” said military expert Vladimir Yevseyev of the Centre of Sociopolitical Studies.
First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace
Award 2013 presented to Shashi Tharoor
The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari presented the
First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 to Dr. Shashi
Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Government of India
at a function in Thiruvananthpuram, Kerala on 10 September 2013.
The purpose of award was to honour an eminent public personality
who has made important contribution towards building a secular and democratic
society as envisaged by Sree Narayana Guru.
About the Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award
The Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award is
named after Sree Narayana Guru.
Sree Narayana Guru during his lifetime in the
late 19th and early 20th century taught and propagated the message of social
justice and equality, secularism, freedom from oppression and empowerment of
the poor and marginalised through socio-economic upliftment and education. Sree
Narayan Guru transformed the social fabric of Kerala by teaching unity and
equality of all human beings, irrespective of caste, creed or religion.
Afghanistan pips India to win SAFF title
India’s bid to win a hat-trick of SAFF Football Championship titles went up in smoke on Wednesday as they lost 0-2 to Afghanistan in the final.
For Afghanistan, it was a moment they had waited for two years having found the defeat in Delhi a hard to swallow.
A fleet of Afghan parliamentarians arrived in the afternoon to cheer their team and one of them even went onto the extent of announcing an apartment and USD 25,000 each for the whole squad if they happen to win the match.
Nigeria’s president sacks nine ministers
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday sacked nine members of his 42-member cabinet, including Foreign Minister Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, in a major cabinet reshuffle amid tension within the ruling party.
Others affected were Environment Minister Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafa, National Planning Minister Shamsudden Usman, Education Minister Ruqayyatu Rufa’I, Science and Technology Minister Ita Okon Bassey Ewa and Housing Minister Ama Pepple.
Junior ministers sacked are Agriculture Minister Bukar Tijani Borno, Defence Minister Olusola Obada and Power Minister Zainab Kuchi.
Mr. Jonathan made the announcement after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held with all ministers and presided over by him.
The president had introduced a Performance Contract Agreement (PCA) with the ministers last August but said the ministers would not be removed based on the assessment.
Minister of Information Labaran Maku told the media after the removal of the ministers that a new list will soon be sent to the senate for approval.
Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer and has a population of over 150 million.
Italy and the Netherlands became the first European
nations to clinch qualification for the 2014 World Cup finals with victories on
a busy night of action on Tuesday.
Another of the continent's most famous names, Germany,
are also now on the brink of qualification, as are Switzerland, while Russia
and England ensured that their destinies remain in their own hands.
The only World Cup finals Italy have missed remain the
1958 finals in Sweden, and Cesare Prandelli's side knew that a win against the
Czech Republic in Turin would confirm their participation in a 14th consecutive
finals.
However, they had to overcome a scare in the Juventus
Stadium before sealing first place in Group B with two games to spare.
Reserve Bank of India notifies changes in FDI policy
Reserve Bank of India notifies changes in FDI policy limit in telecom to 100%, allowed more than 26% FDI in case to case basis in defence sector, and put several sectors in which the limit is 49% on the automatic route.
The RBI has notified the changes under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA). The foreign direct investment policy is now notified under FEMA regulations and is effective from August 22, Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram told reporters on Wedenesday.
The RBI has also notified the changes in the FDI policy for multi-brand retail that include easier conditions for the mandatory 30% local sourcing and investment in backend infrastructure.
Indians vote Mumbai as the world's second best city
Indians vote Mumbai as the world's second best city after Singapore for doing business and for living purpose, according to a study by market research company Ipsos.
Singapore was voted as the world's best city followed by Mumbai, New York, London, and Abu Dhabi which makes to list of top five.
Meanwhile, the global survey by Ipsos, which covered 18,147 people in 24 countries said New York City, London, Paris, Abu Dhabi and Sydney are the world's favourite cities in terms of doing business in, living in and visit.
New York (Best place to do business), Zurich (Best place to live) and Paris (Best place to visit)
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