International News--
In Bangladesh, the ruling Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been voted back to power. It has secured over three-fourth majority in elections marked by low turnout and poll boycott.
Awami League candidates won in 107 seats out of 147 for which voting took place yesterday. Having won 127 seats uncontested, the party has now more than 230 seats in the house of 300-seats, which gives it a clear three-fourth majority in Parliament.
The results of eight constituencies were withheld as violence forced suspension of polling at several polling stations in those areas.
The Election Commission is also set to declare names of candidates elected unopposed in 153 constituencies where candidates of the Awami League and its allies appeared as lone candidates in the absence of rivals from Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led 18 party alliance.
At least 21 people, including opposition activists, an election official and a law enforcement agency man, were killed in violence during the elections.
Political analysts said in legal terms the election was legitimate but the opposition boycott and low turnout cast a shadow on its credibility.
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In Bhutan
King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck will arrive in New Delhi today on a five-day visit to India.
An official release said that during the visit, the King will meet the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister besides the UPA Chairperson and the External Affairs Minister.
It said, the visit will help further strengthen and expand the close bilateral ties between the two countries.
Aditya started playing badminton in 2001 when he was only five and very soon, he started winning in the categories above his age in the local tournaments.
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The 2 countries are also expected to discuss the regional security scenario during the meeting between Defence Minister AK Antony and his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera against the backdrop of the recent tensions between Japan and China on East China Sea issue, Defence Ministry officials said.
Onodera is on a 4 day visit to India and is expected to meet the top political and military leadership of the country to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral military ties, they said.
During the discussions, the Japanese side is also expected to raise the issue of sale of Japanese US-2 amphibious aircraft to the Indian armed forces to guard their island territories.
India and Japan are also expected to regularise maritime cooperation and hold joint exercises.
Last month, the Japanese and Indian Navy held joint exercises in the Bay of Bengal after the maiden exercise was held off the coast of Tokyo in 2012.
Technology News--
As India’s newest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya entered the Indian Navy’s area of operation in north western Arabian Sea, accompanied by three other vessels, it was rendezvoused — in Naval parlance RVed — with the Western Fleet that had gone all the way from Mumbai to receive it.
INS Vikramaditya, which was accompanied by INS Trikand, which is a Talwar class frigate, INS Delhi which is a Delhi class destroyer and INS Deepak, the fleet tanker, fired ceremonial guns to salute the flag of the fleet commander Rear Admiral Anand Chawla, who was leading the flotilla of the Western Fleet, that also comprised aircraft carrier INS Viraat.
The other ships besides INS Viraat which had gone to receive INS Vikramaditya included two Delhi class destroyers, three Trishul class stealth frigates, a Godavari class frigate and a couple of offshore vessels.
INS Vikramaditya Indian Navy Chief Admiral D.K. Joshi
Important Note--
The ship Is being Named in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary 1st century BC emperor of Ujjain, India.
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Sports NEWS--
Young shuttler Aditya Joshi from Madhya Pradesh has become the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world.
Aditya, 17, a resident of Dhar town, recently got the number one slot in the January rankings of the World Badminton Federation (WBF).
Aditya was at the 11th position till November, but he managed to jump ahead of all the players by achieving 18,776 points.
His victory in the national junior championship held at Chandigarh last month made way for his top ranking.
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India skipper Vijay Zol (100) and Sanju Samson (100) scored contrasting centuries as India colts posted a comprehensive 40-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan to win the Under-19 Asia Cup title in Sharjah on Saturday.
While Zol's knock came off 120 balls Faced with seven fours and two sixes, Samson took just 87 deliveries for his ton that included eight boundaries and four sixes, to help India reach 314 for eight in their allotted 50 overs.
In reply, Pakistan could reach 274 for 9, despite a fighting ton from Kamran Ghulam (102 not out; 89ball , 12*4s).
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A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and V Kameswar Rao permitted the top accounting body to conduct audit of private telecom companies under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act.
It rejected the separate petitions of Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers (AUSPI) and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) filed against the decision of Telecom tribunal TDSAT on the issue in 2010.
To achieve the purpose of audit, the operators had pointed out that they have already put in place mechanism of special audit as envisaged in the license agreement between department of telecom and the companies.
The CAG had vigorously staked its claim to audit the accounts and sought revenue sharing details from the telecom companies.
In Bangladesh, the ruling Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been voted back to power. It has secured over three-fourth majority in elections marked by low turnout and poll boycott.
Awami League candidates won in 107 seats out of 147 for which voting took place yesterday. Having won 127 seats uncontested, the party has now more than 230 seats in the house of 300-seats, which gives it a clear three-fourth majority in Parliament.
The results of eight constituencies were withheld as violence forced suspension of polling at several polling stations in those areas.
The Election Commission is also set to declare names of candidates elected unopposed in 153 constituencies where candidates of the Awami League and its allies appeared as lone candidates in the absence of rivals from Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led 18 party alliance.
At least 21 people, including opposition activists, an election official and a law enforcement agency man, were killed in violence during the elections.
Political analysts said in legal terms the election was legitimate but the opposition boycott and low turnout cast a shadow on its credibility.
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In Bhutan
King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck will arrive in New Delhi today on a five-day visit to India.
An official release said that during the visit, the King will meet the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister besides the UPA Chairperson and the External Affairs Minister.
It said, the visit will help further strengthen and expand the close bilateral ties between the two countries.
Aditya started playing badminton in 2001 when he was only five and very soon, he started winning in the categories above his age in the local tournaments.
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India Japan Friendship
Ways to strengthen military ties and sale of Japanese amphibious aircraft to Indian armed forces are expected to be discussed during the meeting of the Defence Ministers of the 2 countries 7 January 2014 in Delhi.The 2 countries are also expected to discuss the regional security scenario during the meeting between Defence Minister AK Antony and his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera against the backdrop of the recent tensions between Japan and China on East China Sea issue, Defence Ministry officials said.
Onodera is on a 4 day visit to India and is expected to meet the top political and military leadership of the country to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral military ties, they said.
During the discussions, the Japanese side is also expected to raise the issue of sale of Japanese US-2 amphibious aircraft to the Indian armed forces to guard their island territories.
India and Japan are also expected to regularise maritime cooperation and hold joint exercises.
Last month, the Japanese and Indian Navy held joint exercises in the Bay of Bengal after the maiden exercise was held off the coast of Tokyo in 2012.
Technology News--
As India’s newest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya entered the Indian Navy’s area of operation in north western Arabian Sea, accompanied by three other vessels, it was rendezvoused — in Naval parlance RVed — with the Western Fleet that had gone all the way from Mumbai to receive it.
INS Vikramaditya, which was accompanied by INS Trikand, which is a Talwar class frigate, INS Delhi which is a Delhi class destroyer and INS Deepak, the fleet tanker, fired ceremonial guns to salute the flag of the fleet commander Rear Admiral Anand Chawla, who was leading the flotilla of the Western Fleet, that also comprised aircraft carrier INS Viraat.
The other ships besides INS Viraat which had gone to receive INS Vikramaditya included two Delhi class destroyers, three Trishul class stealth frigates, a Godavari class frigate and a couple of offshore vessels.
INS Vikramaditya Indian Navy Chief Admiral D.K. Joshi
Important Note--
The ship Is being Named in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary 1st century BC emperor of Ujjain, India.
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Young shuttler Aditya Joshi from Madhya Pradesh has become the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world.
Aditya, 17, a resident of Dhar town, recently got the number one slot in the January rankings of the World Badminton Federation (WBF).
Aditya was at the 11th position till November, but he managed to jump ahead of all the players by achieving 18,776 points.
His victory in the national junior championship held at Chandigarh last month made way for his top ranking.
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Cricket News
India wins U-19 Asia Cup titleIndia skipper Vijay Zol (100) and Sanju Samson (100) scored contrasting centuries as India colts posted a comprehensive 40-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan to win the Under-19 Asia Cup title in Sharjah on Saturday.
While Zol's knock came off 120 balls Faced with seven fours and two sixes, Samson took just 87 deliveries for his ton that included eight boundaries and four sixes, to help India reach 314 for eight in their allotted 50 overs.
In reply, Pakistan could reach 274 for 9, despite a fighting ton from Kamran Ghulam (102 not out; 89ball , 12*4s).
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Government News Of India--
In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court on 6 January 2014 held that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) can audit the accounts of private telecom operators under the relevant provisions of the law.A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and V Kameswar Rao permitted the top accounting body to conduct audit of private telecom companies under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act.
It rejected the separate petitions of Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers (AUSPI) and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) filed against the decision of Telecom tribunal TDSAT on the issue in 2010.
To achieve the purpose of audit, the operators had pointed out that they have already put in place mechanism of special audit as envisaged in the license agreement between department of telecom and the companies.
The CAG had vigorously staked its claim to audit the accounts and sought revenue sharing details from the telecom companies.
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