New Year's Eve: Google Doodle is Set to Welcome 2019 With Its 'Party Animals'

The Google doodle features two purple elephants using their trunks to prepare for their party with a clock ticking over their head to keep a tab on the countdown for 2019.

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News18 Daybreak | Rajya Sabha to Decide on Triple Talaq Bill Today and Other Stories You Need to Watch Out For

Get a fresh dose of the news that matters delivered directly to your inbox, every morning. The perfect way to get you started and informed for the day ahead.

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Bulandshahr Violence Was an Attempt to Instill Fear in Muslims, Claim Human Rights Bodies

Inspector Subodh Kumar and civilian Sumit Kumar were killed on December 3 in the mob violence that broke out in Bulandshahr after cattle carcasses were found strewn outside a village.

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Helpless MP Farmer Falls at Collector's Feet for Power Connection, Video Goes Viral

The video clip of the incident shows a farmer standing and weeping, holding a clump of his destroyed crop, saying he had not been able to get the transformer's connection despite depositing a fee for it.

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Gujarat Ports' Freight Traffic Will Shift to Dedicated Freight Corridor by Next Year

After the commissioning of the project by 2020, nearly 400 MT of the goods will move through the corridor which will reduce the time of transportation and enhance the punctuality of passenger trains as the goods train will run on the dedicated lines.

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Delhi Metro's Pink Line from Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 to be Inaugurated Today

This extension of the pink line is slated to be flagged off by Union Minister of State (independent charge) Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

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Meghalaya Mine Rescue Hits Another Dead End as Navy, NDRF Divers Fail to Reach Pit's Bottom

According to Navy officials, the depth of water from the surface till the bottom of the pit was expected to be over 150 feet.

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पंचांग 2019 : जानिए साल 2019 में पड़ेंगे कौन से व्रत- त्योहार, यहां है पूरी लिस्ट

Calendar 2019: जानिए साल 2019 में पड़ने वाले त्योहारों और व्रत की पूरी लिस्ट.

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जनवरी माह के आगाज के साथ जानिए इस माह में पड़ेंगे कौन से व्रत त्योहार

जनवरी में पड़ेंगे ये व्रत और त्योहार, अभी से कर लें तैयारी

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साथी के प्रति बेहद समर्पित होते हैं इस राशि के लड़के, जानिए किस राशि का लड़का होगा अच्छा साथी!

प्यार में पड़ने से पहले जान लें लड़के की राशि, आसान हो जाएगी राह.

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31 दिसंबर: जानिए पंचांग के अनुसार कैसा रहेगा आज का दिन, क्या करना होगा शुभ

31 दिसंबर जानिए आज किस भगवान की पूजा कर अच्छा बना सकते हैं अपना नया साल.

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वास्तु: ऐसा बनवाएं घर का फर्श, चमक जाएगा किस्मत का सितारा, नहीं होगी पैसों की कमी!

फर्श के रंग का प्रभाव न केवल हमारे स्वभाव पर पड़ता है बल्कि इससे हमारी पूरी दिनचर्या प्रभावित होती है.

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जानिए कैसे हुआ था संसार का निर्माण, ये है गीता का ज्ञान!

श्रीमाद्भाग्वाद गीता के इस श्लोक के माध्यम से भगवान कृष्ण ने अर्जुन को दिया थे ये बड़ा ज्ञान!

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बुद्धिमान होते हैं ऐसे माथे वाले लोग, सीखने की होती है ललक: समुद्र शास्त्र

व्यक्ति का ललाट (माथा) भी उसके व्यक्तित्व और स्वभाव के बारे में काफी कुछ कहता है.

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जनवरी में पड़ रहा है लॉन्‍ग वीकेंड, इस मौसम में यहां घूमना होगा मजेदार

अगर व्‍यस्‍त शेड्यूल की वजह से आप नए साल में कहीं घूमने-फिरने नहीं निकल पाए हैं तो आपको मायूस होने की जरूरत नहीं है, क्‍योंकि जनवरी के दूसरे सप्‍ताह में आपकी ये ख्‍वाहिश पूरी हो सकती है. दरअसल इस सप्‍ताह में तीन दिन की छुट्टी पड़ रही है. अब ऐसे में अगर आप एक और दिन की लीव ले लेते हैं तो चार दिनों में एक शानदार ट्रिप प्‍लान कर सकते हैं.

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नए साल पर बना रहे हैं घूमने का प्लान?तो ये हैं सबसे सस्ती और खूबसूरत जगह

नए साल के सेलिब्रेशन के लिए अभी तक नहीं की है प्‍लानिंग तो जरा इन जगहों पर गौर फरमाइए. यहां घूमना रहेगा एक शानदार अनुभव.

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2018: BBC Tech's biggest stories and what happened next

From fake porn to Facebook scandals, security alerts to Google protests - 2018 was a busy year.

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Cyber-attack disrupts distribution of multiple US newspapers

The malware, which affected papers owned by Tribune Publishing, is believed to be from outside the US.

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Google and Facebook put ads in child sex abuse discovery apps

Google and Facebook's ad networks placed promotions for major brands before apps were banned.

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Security firm hijacks high-profile Twitter accounts

Louis Theroux, Eamonn Holmes and others' accounts were targeted to highlight a Twitter vulnerability.

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Huawei: China accuses UK of 'pride and prejudice'

Beijing was responding to claims it might use Huawei's 5G kit to act "in a malign way".

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Tesla adds Larry Ellison to its board

Tesla beefs up its board with executives from Oracle and Walgreens to reassure investors.

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North Korea defector hack: Personal data of almost 1,000 leaked

A personal computer at a resettlement centre in South Korea was found to have been infected.

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Bandersnatch: The critics' verdicts on Black Mirror's interactive adventure

Some say the Netflix show's interactive episode is a masterpiece, some say it's a mis-step.

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Outcry as Instagram tries horizontal scrolling

The video and image sharing site apologises after a test was accidentally rolled out to millions of users.

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Musk seeks to dismiss 'pedo' defamation claim

Mr Musk's insults to cave rescuer were a "schoolyard spat" say Tesla chief's lawyers.

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Most shoppers mistrust influencers, says survey

The majority of shoppers are wary of social media influencers, a survey for the BBC indicates.

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Tech became 'darker and more muddy' in 2018

EU's competition commissioner says tech firms must become more transparent about their use of data.

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Huawei: 'Deep concerns' over firm's role in UK 5G upgrade

Chinese state sometimes acts in a "malign way", Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is reported as saying.

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Hot tub hack reveals washed-up security protection

Tub-maker promises a fix after claims it was "irresponsible" for failing to lock out strangers.

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Huawei's kit removed from emergency services 4G network

BT confirms that Huawei's gear will not be at the heart of the UK's Emergency Services Network.

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Tech giants called to 'remove anti-gay app'

Google and Amazon pressured to follow Apple and ban organisation that calls homosexuality "sinful".

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UK now has systems to combat drones - Ben Wallace

Security minister Ben Wallace says those who use drones illegally can expect severe punishments.

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Australia to set up drone-identifying systems

The monitoring equipment will be installed at hotspots and restricted areas such as airports.

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Robotic system can help paralysed patients regain hand movement

NEW DELHI : Scientists have developed a system that can read brain signals to help users control an artificial hand just by thinking — an advance that could help stroke patients regain the ability to move their fingers.
Spinal injuries or stroke often leaves a person partially paralysed. Such disabilities leave them disconnected from their families and community.
“We want to give them a life where, using the technology, they can fulfill their basic needs, such as getting a glass of water or typing on the screen,” said Dr Haider Raza, from University of Essex in the UK, one of the scientists who worked on the system.
The team, which includes researchers from Indian Institute Technology (IIT) Kanpur, developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that can ‘read’ a person’s brain waves and convert them to computer signals.
Their research was recently published in the Journal of Biomedical and Health informatics, Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental systems, and Journal of Neuroscience Methods.
“BCI is technology by which we control the computer using the mind. My focus is on rehabilitation – to treat those whose brain is injured,” Raza told PTI.
Currently, physiotherapists try to restore movement in patients physically moving the paralysed body parts, while asking the patients to ‘imagine’ making those movements.
“For example, if somebody just imagines moving their hands, a part of their brain gets activated. If we do this imagination exercise on a regular basis, there is a possibility of reactivating those regions,” Raza said.
“However, just imagining is not enough — active practice is also needed, which is what physiotherapists do,” he said.
For this purpose the researchers designed an exoskeleton for the hand, which is connected with the computer.
“A stroke patient, who has lost his ability to move his hand, will imagine moving his hand. The BCI algorithm — which reads the brain signals — will detect that the patient is trying to move their hand,” said Raza.
The command from the computer will move the robotic exoskeleton.
“This will give the patient both mental practice and physical practice,” Raza said. “We have tested the system on 21 patients. Out of which, 14 patients have shown improvement,” he said.
The team is now trying to improve the technology to build a complete exoskeleton. (AGENCIES)

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Sonia, Rahul never interfered in any defence deal: Antony

NEW DELHI : Former Defence Minister and senior Congress leader AK Antony Monday said Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi never interfered in any defence deals and accused the BJP of “manufacturing” lies.
“Government, BJP misusing agencies to manufacture lies. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi never interfered in defence deal,” Antony told reporters.
His comments came after the Congress and the BJP engaged in a slugfest on Sunday.
While the opposition party alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government were AgustaWestland’s protectors and promoters, the saffron party accused it of defending Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the deal, and asked why it was scared of a probe into the case. (AGENCIES)

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Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim wins Bigg Boss season 12

NEW DELHI : After enthralling the viewers for more than three months, Colors marquee property, ‘Bigg Boss’ draws curtain to yet another entertaining season as it announced Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim as the winner of the 12th edition.
In a nerve-racking finish the five finalists of the season – Romil Chaudhury, Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim, Karanvir Bohra, Deepak Thakur and Sree Santh withstood all obstacles and proving themselves as the true champions of this season.
The Grand Finale that left the viewers on the edge of their seats, saw Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim shed tears of joy as she kissed the trophy and united with her loved ones.
After three months of living under the constant glare of more than 80 cameras, Host Salman Khan’s advisement and enduring all tasks and tribulations Bigg Boss saw the winner walk away with a reward of Rs 30 lakh and the coveted trophy.
Sree Santh and Deepak Thakur were the first and second runners-up respectively.
Commenting on the successful closure of Bigg Boss 12, said Nina Elavia Jaipuria, Head, Hindi Mass Entertainment and Kids TV Network, Viacom18, Heartiest congratulations to the winner as we bid adieu to another successful season of Bigg Boss. We thank our partners and associates for coming together in making this show the most popular show on television.
As we embark upon the New Year, COLORS is ready to captivate the imagination of the viewers through a variety of shows with innovative concepts.
Speaking about the Grand Finale of Bigg Boss 12, Manisha Sharma, Chief Content Officer
COLORS, said, It’s been three months of emotional highs and low with Bigg Boss and this season ended on a high note with Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim has the winner.
Heartiest congratulation to the winner. As we end the year with a big bang, I would also like to thank our viewers and sponsors for supporting us always.
Having won million hearts as a television bahu, Dipika’s journey in Bigg Boss wasn’t a smooth one. During her stay in the house, she always stood for what she believed is right and surpassed her co-contestants with her confidence and perseverance.
In only a few weeks’ time, she found a confidante in Sreesanth and they became inseparable from there on.
While Dipika fought her own battles, she also stood by Sreesanth through thick and thin.
Having performed every task with utmost determination, she played the game with dignity.
Even after receiving much criticism for her dominant nature, her constant banters with Surbhi and playful conversations with Sreesanth were the highlights of the season.
Commenting on her victory, Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim said, The feeling that follows after being declared the winner of Bigg Boss is something that I cannot put into words.
Tackling the various situations that I have experienced inside the Bigg Boss house has given me a lot more confidence to go back and continue being who I am.
I was true to myself and worked hard to achieve that. Today, as I hold the Bigg Boss trophy, I cannot help but recollect every single day that I have spent inside the house every task, every circumstance. There is a lot that I am taking back home with me that I have learnt while being a part of this amazing journey of Bigg Boss 12, Dipika said.
Abhishek Rege, CEO, Endemol Shine India said, Season after season, Endemol Shine India brings on screen an incredibly entertaining, yet endearing journey of a group of people from all walks of life who come together in the Bigg Boss House to participate in this unique show.
While the audience witnesses all that happens inside the house there is a humongous parallel effort that goes from the teams working behind the scenes 24 x 7 and the tremendous feedback and vehement response the show receives from the audience is their reward. We would like to congratulate Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim for winning the show, and thank all our viewers for their unceasing support in making Bigg Boss 12 a grand success.
Bigg Boss 12 Grand finale ended with an extraordinary entertainer featuring wide array of performances celebrating the season. Megastar Salman Khan grooved along with the top five contestants Romil Chaudhury, Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim, Deepak Thakur, Sree Santh and Karanvir Bohra.
Adding action to the finale night was the famous filmmaker and ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ host Rohit Shetty along with daredevils Ridhima Pandit, Aditya Narayan and Jasmine Bhasin.
The top three contestants Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim, Sree Santh, Deepak Thakur also performed with Ridhima Pandit, Aditya Narayan and Jasmine Bhasin.
While the love-struck contestants, Deepak and Somi swayed through some popular love songs, the Bahiya Bhabi duo, Sreesanth and Dipika reminiscenced their journey in the house through a dance drama on the songs ‘Yeh Ladka Hain Deewana’ and ‘Tu Jo Mila’.
Comedy queen Bharti Singh created ripples of laughter with her performance inside the house.
Amongst all the fun, the audience were also introduced to the new members of the Colors’ family i.e Raghu and Dhanak from ‘Gathbandhan’ and ‘Kesari’ and Hanumant Singh from ‘Kesari Nandan’.
Being the most celebrated and awaited reality show, ‘Bigg Boss’ will continue the legacy of delivering unmatched drama and action in seasons to come. (AGENCIES)

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Rahul Gandhi should ask who killed Sohrabuddin investigation: Jaitley

NEW DELHI : Taking Congress head on over the Sohrabuddin case, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the appropriate question for party president Rahul Gandhi to ask would be, who killed the investigation in this case.
The Special CBI Judge, Mumbai, who deals with CBI cases had acquitted all accused in Sohrabuddin case, the minister said, adding “more relevant than the Order of the Acquittal is the observation of the Judge that in the investigation, from the very beginning, Investigating Agency did not investigate the case professionally in order to find out the truth but to divert it towards certain political persons.”
Responding to the comment of Gandhi on the day of the judgement that ‘nobody killed Sohrabuddin’, Jaitley said, “it would have been more appropriate if he had asked the right question, namely who killed Sohrabuddin case investigation, he would have got the right answer.”
Jaitley in his Facebook post titled: ‘Who killed the Sohrabuddin Investigation’ said that those who have recently shown a belated concern for institutional independence, “should seriously introspect as to what they did to the CBI when they were in power.”
The Minister further said that as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, he had written a letter to the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on September 27, 2013, detailing the politicisation of the investigation in the Sohrabuddin, Tulsi Prajapati, Ishrat Jahan, Rajinder Rathore and the Haren Pandya cases.
“Every word of what I have said in the letter, over the next five years, have proven to be true. This is an irrefutable evidence of what the congress did to our investigative agencies,” Jaitley said.
Earlier this month, a special CBI court acquitted all the 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin case.
The Court while passing its judgement also said that the CBI probed the alleged fake encounter killings of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsi Prajapati with a ‘pre-conceived and premeditated’ theory to implicate political leaders. (AGENCIES)

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New dad Rohit to miss Sydney Test, to rejoin squad on Jan 8

NEW DELHI : India batsman Rohit Sharma will miss the fourth Test against Australia in Sydney to be with his wife, who gave birth to a baby girl in Mumbai on Sunday.
Rohit has flown back from Melbourne and will rejoin the squad on January 8 ahead of the three-match ODI series beginning January 12 in Sydney.
“India batsman Rohit Sharma left for Mumbai on the 30th of December to attend to his wife who has delivered a baby girl. The BCCI congratulates Rohit on the beginning of a new chapter in his life,” the BCCI said in a statement.
The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), however, has not named any replacement for Rohit for the final Test beginning on January 3. India lead the four-match Test series 2-1 after winning the Melbourne Test by 137 runs.
“Rohit will miss the fourth and the final Test against Australia at Sydney. There will be no replacement player in the Test squad.
“He will join the ODI squad on the 8th of January 2019, when the team begins their preparation for the ODI series starting 12th January,” it added. (AGENCIES)

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Bangla PM Hasina registers landslide win in general elections; opposition rejects ‘farcical’ polls

DHAKA:Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alliance has won the parliamentary vote with a thumping majority, officials said Monday, even as the main opposition rejected the “farcical” elections which claimed 18 lives and left over 200 injured, making it one of the deadliest polls in the country.

The ruling Awami League-led coalition has won over 267 seats in the 300-member House, according to the Election Commission (EC).

The opposition National Unity Front (UNF) led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) – which has been out of power for 12 years and had boycotted the 10th general elections in 2014 – managed to secure only eight seats, media reports said.

The opposition Oikya Front demanded that the EC immediately scrap the “farcical election” and hold a fresh one under a non-partisan interim government.

Front chief and veteran lawyer Kamal Hossain called the polls a “farce”, citing widespread polling frauds, bdnews24.Com reported.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who steered the party in the absence of imprisoned former prime minister Khaleda Zia, described the polls as a “cruel farce”.

He said the elections proved that free and fair polls were not possible under a partisan government.

The EC confirmed the complete result of the constituency in southwestern Gopalganj from where Hasina won, bagging 2,29,539 votes, while her BNP opponent got only 123 votes.

The National Unity Front (NUF) is a coalition of parties, including BNP, Gono Forum, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD, Nagorik Oikya Front and Krishak Sramik Janata League.Rejecting the polls, Hossain said “we have reports that fraudulence took place in almost all centres”.

While Hasina was seeking re-election for the fourth term as the prime minister, her chief rival Zia, who is reportedly partially paralysed, faces an uncertain future in a Dhaka jail.

The EC said they have received over a hundred complaints from candidates throughout the country amid reports of violence.

At least 18 people, including a member of a security agency, have been killed and more than 200 others injured in poll-related violence, making it one of the deadliest polls in the country, the Daily Star reported.

Reports said most of the dead were ruling party activists, while others were workers of the BNP or its allies.

Over 600,000 security personnel including several thousand soldiers and paramilitary border guards were deployed across the nation for the election in which 10.41 crore people were eligible to vote. (AGENCIES)

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Pradhan exhorts child scientists to find solutions to nation’s problems

BHUBANESWAR : Young minds must make use of evolving technology to find solutions to India’s complex problems including climate change and energy needs, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said.
Noting that India spends huge money to pay its energy import bill as the country happens to be the world’s third largest consumer of energy, the Petroleum and Natural Gas minister said this could be addressed by finding alternatives to fossil fuel and hydrocarbon.
Pradhan said this during an hour-long interaction on Sunday with participants at the 26th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC-2018) being held here.
“India does not have much fossil fuel but has coal deposits which could be used to generate power. Coal, at the same time, is the cause of much pollution which impacts the environment,” he said asking the delegates to find the way.
If the country did not have to pay such huge energy import bills, the resources could have been utilised somewhere else for the benefit of the country, the minister said adding efforts were on to find solutions.
Pradhan said the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum at Dehradun had recently developed jet fuel from waste which could be successfully used to fly an aircraft from Dehradun to New Delhi.
The children, who are attending the NCSC-2018, hold the key to the future and the country looks forward to them to find solutions to its various energy needs, he said adding “my generation is waiting for you to come up with innovative ideas (to find solutions).”
Noting that the children of today shall have to handle the challenges India would face in the future, Pradhan said the country’s energy consumption was expected to rise further in the future.
The minister also urged the children to think about the fallout of climate change which could lead to the submergence of several island countries.
Referring to the employment scenario, he said around 2.4 crore children turn 15 every year of whom half go to school while the rest seek employment or remain jobless. By 2040, half of all jobs which exist in the market today would disappear but developing technology and digitalisation would give rise to more number of jobs.
“We don’t have any idea as to what kind of jobs they would be,” Pradhan, who is also the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship minister said adding “I don’t know the future of job scenario.”
The minister recalled India’s plight in the past when food security was a burning problem. But this problem could be surmounted by agri-scientists who turned the country into a food exporter, he said.
He also felicitated the state coordinators and child scientists from different states and union territories. (AGENCIES)

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Sudhir Bhargava new CIC, Govt appoints four information commissioners

NEW DELHI : The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as Chief Information Commissioner, along with four information commissioners, all of whom were bureaucrats, in the Central Information Commission.
Bhargava was Information Commissioner in the CIC. The panel was functioning with three members against the sanctioned strength of 11, including the chief information commissioner.
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the appointment of former IFS officer Yashwardhan Kumar Sinha, ex-IRS officer Vanaja N Sarna, former IAS Neeraj Kumar Gupta and former law secretary Suresh Chandra as information commissioners in the panel, a government order, accessed by PTI, said.
Sinha is a 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service officer who was the High Commissioner of India in the United Kingdom.
An alumnus of St Michael’s High School in Patna and St Stephen’s College in Delhi, Sinha had served a number of important postings in the Ministry of External Affairs including the crucial Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division, which he headed for four years as additional secretary.
The only woman in the CIC will be Sarna, a 1980-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Excise) officer, who was the chief of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).
Neeraj Kumar Gupta, a 1982-batch IAS officer, was secretary in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, while Chandra was an Indian Legal Service officer, who retired as Union law secretary this year. Between 2002 and 2004, Chandra was the private secretary to then law minister Arun Jaitley.
All the bureaucrats appointed by the government have retired this year.
After recent retirements of Chief Information Commissioner R K Mathur and Information Commissioners Yashovardhan Azad, Sridhar Acharyulu and Amitava Bhattacharyya, the panel, the highest adjudicating authority in RTI matters, was left with three Information Commissioners, prompting activists to approach the Supreme Court on the issue of vacancies.
The Supreme Court had asked the Centre and states to maintain transparency in appointments of Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners and upload the details of search committees and applicants on their website.
Commenting on the appointment process, Commodore Lokesh Batra, one of the petitioners in the case, said the government has failed to comply with the Supreme Court directions of posting the details on the website.
“As my gut feeling said, the government did not comply with the Supreme Court directions viz transparency as it did not post details on its website,” Batra said.
During the hearing, the Centre had told the top court that the search committee has shortlisted names for the post of CIC and a final decision will be taken soon.
A bench of Justices A K Sikri, S Abdul Nazeer and R Subhash Reddy asked the Centre to put on the website details of search committee for CIC and information commissioners.
Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, had informed the court that a total of 65 applications were received for the CIC post and 280 applications for the post of four ICs in the Central Information Commission.
She had said after these posts are filled up, notification will be issued for inviting applications for remaining posts of ICs.
The Centre seems to have ignored the plea of former Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu who had called for adequate representation of non-bureaucrats in the commission in accordance with the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Citing Section 12 (5) of the RTI Act, he had written to the President that the Act provides for selecting people of eminence, having experience in law, science and technology, social service, management, journalism, mass media or administration and governance.
If the government selects more number of former bureaucrats for these posts, it will be a breach of the letter and spirit of the transparency law and more particularly that of Section 12(5) of the RTI Act, which may not stand the scrutiny by the judiciary, he argued. (AGENCIES)

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If the script is bankable the film will do well: Fatima Sana Shaikh

MUMBAI : In a span of two years Fatima Sana Shaikh has tasted both success and failure with her films “Dangal” and “Thugs of Hindostan” respectively. The actors says the fate of her movies on the ticket window has taught her that audience will always connect with a good script.
Fatima, who started her Bollywood career as a child actor in “Chachi 420”, said she does not understand the “business of filmmaking” but recognises the importance of good content.
“I do not follow the business of filmmaking. I do not understand bankability. We are lucky as today there is so much new content available, also producers are backing new talent. It creates a lot of opportunities.
“The focus is on content and if the script is bankable then it does well. People have realised that a good script does win hearts,” Fatima said.
The actor received critical acclaim for her portrayal of wrestler Geeta Phogat in Aamir Khan-fronted “Dangal”. Her second film “Thugs of Hindostan”, however, did not work at the box office.
Fatima said dealing with the failure was really hard for her.
“There were huge expectations from the film. It is very unfortunate and sad. My first film was ‘Dangal’ and that got so much love and ‘Thugs…’ did not, I did feel bad. This was something new to me.
“I am someone who goes through reviews before watching a film. When I saw the reviews and they were brutally honest and I do understand that. I was like just be little nice.”
The film, directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, also featured megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir and Katrina Kaif.
Fatima said the team had a great time while filming the project, but was heartbroken when audiences could not connect with the movie.
“Something did not work out with the film and people did not enjoy it as much as we wanted them to. It is ok. I have taken it as a bitter-sweet journey.
“We make films for audience and what they feel about the film they should be honest and they have the freedom to say that. As actors we should have the dignity to accept it and not question them.”
Fatima said as an actor her aim will always be to give her 100 per cent to a role.
“I want to still work. It has taken out lot of time for me to reach here. I have faced lot of rejection, heard lot of not-so good things about me.
“It has taken a long time for me to reach here and every moment matters to me. Every setback is a learning experience and I just want to move ahead. No matter what happens. Even if I give ten flop films I will still continue work.”
The actor said she wants to work with different directors and explore herself as a performer.
“I can’t be too careful about work and until and unless I don’t take risk I won’t be able to explore myself as an actor neither would I be able to collaborate with other talented people,” she said. (AGENCIES)

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Kader Khan hospitalised

MUMBAI : Veteran actor Kader Khan’s son Sarfaraz has said that his father has been admitted to a hospital in Canada, dismissing media reports of his demise.
“It is all a lie. It (is) just a rumour. My father is in the hospital,” Sarfaraz said.
The 81-year-old actor has developed breathing issues and the doctors have reportedly transferred him from regular ventilator to BiPAP ventilator.
Reportedly, Khan is suffering from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a degenerative disease that causes loss of balance, difficulty in walking and dementia.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has worked with Khan in films such as “Do Aur Do Paanch”, “Muqaddar Ka Sikandar”, “Mr. Natwarlal”, “Suhaag”, “Coolie” and “Shahenshah”, took to Twitter on Friday to pray for the veteran actor’s wellbeing and recovery.
“Kader Khan… Actor writer of immense talent… Lies ill in Hospital… Prayer and duas for his well being and recovery… Saw him perform on stage, welcomed him and his prolific writing for my films. Great company, a libran and many not know, taught Mathematics,” Bachchan tweeted.
Born in Kabul, Khan made his acting debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna’s “Daag” and has featured in over 300 films.
Also, he has written dialogues for over 250 movies. Before becoming an actor, he had written dialogues for Randhir Kapoor-Jaya Bachchan’s “Jawani Diwani”.
As a screenwriter, Khan frequently collaborated with Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra. His films with Desai include “Dharam Veer”, “Ganga Jamuna Saraswati”, “Coolie”, “Desh Premee”, “Suhaag”, “Parvarish” and “Amar Akbar Anthony” and films with Mehra include “Jwalamukhi”, “Sharaabi”, “Lawaaris”, “Muqaddar Ka Sikandar”. (agencies)

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