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India, US call on Pakistan to address terrorism

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Nasheman News : India and the US have called on Pakistan to address terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale held consultations on March 12 in Washington D.C., the Ministry said in a statement. 

They reaffirmed their commitment to an Indo-US strategic partnership, reviewed the progress made since the Ministerial 2+2 meet, and discussed ways to further expand cooperation.

The countries also exchanged views on building convergences in the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to promote inclusivity, stability, peace and prosperity in the region.

Google bids goodbye to instant messaging app ‘Allo’

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[Nasheman news] San Francisco After pausing investments in its “Allo” mobile messaging app, Google has finally bid goodbye to the platform that was launched with much fanfare in 2016.

A banner across the official Allo website confirmed that March 12 was its last day in operation, The Verge reported on Monday.

“During our time together, we brought you a smarter way to chat, with features like the Google Assistant, ‘Allo’ for web and selfie stickers but now the app is signing off,” the banner on Allo’s page read. 

Last year in April, Anil Sabharwal, the head of the communications group at Google told the media that “Allo” as a product did not achieve the level of traction the company had hoped for. 

Even though the app’s successor is not quite ready yet, Google has incorporated some of Allo’s features like smart replies and desktop support into the Android Messaging app. 

“We’re working to bring your favorite features to the Messages app so you can have richer conversations with all your friends. If you have an Android phone, we hope you’ll try Messages!” the banner said. 

“Allo” was launched as an instant messaging mobile app for the Android and iOS mobile Operating Systems (OS), with a web client available on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera browsers. 

After Allo’s exit, Google is going all in on Rich Communication Services (RCS) — the successor to SMS that’s been a long time coming — to give Android a successful messaging app. 

“It’s far from universal, but now that Google is focused on just a single messaging app, it has a better chance of gaining some momentum,” The Verge said. 

WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION

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Women’s Day at Baldwin Women’s Methodist College was celebrated with great ardour which spanned for three days from 6th of March to 8th March, 2019. There was a plethora of events planned for all these three days which not only saw the entire college come alive with zeal but also left its lasting impact on all. The three-day programme was proficiently   conducted by Dr.Vedha Surendra, HOD, English Department along with the Students of Humanities department.

6-3-19– Day 1 of the three-day saga began with a theme titled “Be strong, be confident”!

The day commenced with the “Capture me contest” where the students were asked to tag a picture of themselves with the person who inspired them the most and tag the picture at #webaldwinians with a suitable caption. The best 3 pictures were selected to be awarded.

Later the Guest speaker, Dr.Christabel Shirley who was invited to address the studentsspoke about the topic: “The significance of life as a student and how to make an impact”. The speaker spoke in-depth about the topic and later adeptly handled the questions posed by the students regarding various issues they face in the society as a girl. The entire programme was received well by the students.

Literary events such as ‘Poetry writing’ and ‘Essay writing’ was set for the later part of the day. The topics were:‘Waves of change’ and ‘Breaking the barriers’ respectively. Students from all the classes participated enthusiastically. The dress code for the day was “Beautifully yours Anarkalis”! and the girls looked splendid in their colourful Anarkallis. The events of the first day definitely empowered the students to be the strong and confident women they ought to be.

Indian-origin man loses 6 of family in Ethiopia air crash

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Nasheman News : An Indian-origin man here has lost six of his family members in the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.

The victims were identified as Pannagesh Vaidya, 73; his wife Hansini Vaidya, 67; their daughter Kosha Vaidya, 37; her husband Prerit Dixit, 45; and their two children – Anushka and Ashka, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown was quoted as saying by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

The family, all living in Canada, was headed for a “fun trip” to Kenya. Pannagesh Vaidya and Hansini Vaidya were Indian nationals.

Manant Vaidya, the brother of Kosha Vaidya, said he dropped off the family at Pearson International Airport on Saturday morning – what would be the second-last day of their lives.

“It’s a huge tragedy. I lost my parents, I lost my sister. I don’t have anyone else now,” he said.

The Boeing 737 Max 8 — flight ET 302 — en route from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to the Kenyan capital Nairobi crashed six minutes after take off on Sunday. It ploughed into a field near Tulu Fara village outside the town of Bishoftu, some 60 km southeast of Addis Ababa. 

“This is an unbelievably tragic situation for this family,” Brown said in a statement.

“As more details become known, I will provide a further update on how Brampton residents can assist this family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this time of sorrow and reflection.”

Manant Vaidya said that his sister Kosha, who became a Canadian permanent resident in 2003, wanted to take her children to Nairobi to show them her birthplace.

“They thought March break was the perfect time for them to go over there, have fun. It was going to be a really great trip for everybody.”

Manant Vaidya said his parents insisted that they also wanted to go on the trip. “I asked my dad why he wanted to go and he told me that in his life he wants to go one more time.”

He said his brother-in-law was working seven days a week in order to pay for the trip.

The Indian Embassy in Ethiopia on Sunday said that four Indian nationals were killed and they were identified as Pannagesh Vaidya, Hansini Vaidya, Nukavarapu Manisha, a doctor based in the US, and Shikha Garg, the United Nations Development Programme consultant attached with the Environment Ministry. 

Ethiopian Airlines said Kenya had the largest number of casualties with 32, followed by 18 Canadians, 9 Ethiopians, 9 Britons, then Italy, China, and the US with eight each. 

There were seven French citizens, six Egyptians, five Germans, and four people from Slovakia on board.

Nothing done for Ganga in past 5 years : Akhilesh

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Nasheman News : Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for doing nothing to clean the Ganga, a promise he had made in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections in 2014.

“Swachh Bharat – Failed,” the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister tweeted and said that the Modi-led National Ganga Council did not meet even once in the last five years of the NDA rule between 2014-19. 

He also said that 351 stretches of rivers in India were now critically polluted, up from 302 in 2016.

The SP chief further said that seven of the world’s 10 most polluted cities were in India and the cleaning and sanitation efforts have been left to the lower castes. Thereafter, he called upon people to “vote for Maha Parivartan”.

Yadav has been attacking the BJP and Prime Minister Modi almost on a daily basis, raising a myriad of issues like farmer distress, growing unemployment, failed economy and poor law and order in Uttar Pradesh.

Microsoft Excel confused for Surf Excel, gets hate

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[Nasheman news] New Delhi Software giant Microsoft has become an unexpected victim of hate messages directed at a Surf Excel detergent commercial that has raked up a huge controversy in India over the past few days.

The latest commercial, part of Surf Excel’s “Daag Achche Hai Campaign”, shows a Hindu girl saving a Muslim boy from colours on Holi. However, it has offended some people, who are venting their anger on the social media.

Some un-informed folks, who joined the hate parade, confused Surf Excel with Microsoft Excel. 

Soon #BoycottSurfExcel, #BoycottExcel, #MicrosoftExcel and more such hashtags involving Microsoft were trending on the social media. 

“Going to request Sundar Pichai to throw you away from the Playstore. And ofcourse Satya Nadella as well to remove you from Microsoft Office. As a data scientist, it was tough to say this but country over profession anytime,” wrote Aditya Bhandari, who claims to be a data scientist, on PlayStore. 

Senior journalist Raju Narisetti posted a screenshot of Bhandari’s comment on Twitter, expressing his shock at the ignorance.

India grounds Boeing 737-MAXs at 4 p.m.: Ministry

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Nasheman News :The government on Wednesday made it clear that operations of all Boeing 737-800 MAX aircraft will be suspended at 4 p.m.

Late on Tuesday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation tweeted: “DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has taken the decision to ground the Boeing 737-MAX planes immediately. 

In a continuation to its Tuesday’s call to ground the B737 Max operations, the Ministry on Wednesday added: “B737Max operations will stop from or to all Indian airports. 

“Additionally no B737 Max aircraft will be allowed to enter or transit the Indian airspace effective 1600 hours Indian time or 1030 UTC.”

In India, SpiceJet and Jet Airways operate 17 Boeing 737-800 MAX aircraft. While SpiceJet has 12 aircraft, Jet has five planes of this type.

On Tuesday the DGCA tweeted: “These planes will be grounded till appropriate modifications and safety measures are undertaken to ensure their safe operations.”

“The time line is to cater to situations where aircraft can be positioned at maintenance facilities and international flights can reach their destinations.”

The suspension came after several countries including the UK, Australia, Italy, Singapore restrained their airlines from operating the aircraft type.

Globally many countries have banned the operations of the aircraft after an Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 MAX flight crashed on Sunday killing all 157 people on board. It came just months after an Indonesian flight met with the same fate.

On Tuesday, the EU, joined a number of other countries in banning Boeing 737 Max planes from operating in or over its airspace.


IT Minister tells social media firms to prevent abuse

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[Nasheman news] New Delhi In a stern message to social media platforms, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday that these platforms will have to respect the sovereignty and constitutional norms of privacy laid down by the Supreme Court.

“Abuse of these platforms will not be tolerated in election time. I believe in the wisdom and maturity of the people of India. They are mature enough to decide what is right and what is wrong,” the Minister said at the “Digital India Summit 2019” organised by Times Network here.

The country, he said, will not compromise on the freedom to access Internet and data imperialism by anyone.

At the rate at which the country’s digital economy was growing, India could be a $3 trillion economy in the next four to five years, Prasad emphasised.

“Average data usage per month has grown from 89 megabytes in 2014 to 5 gigabytes in 2018. The digital appetite of Indians has to appreciated,” he said, adding that the country offers the cheapest data rates in the world.

Prasad said the number of mobile phone factories had grown from two in 2014 to 127 now.

“India is now the second biggest mobile phone manufacturer in the world, employing 5-6 lakh people. Noida and Greater Noida area alone have 94 mobile factories,” he said, adding that the country would push the “Make in India” initiative if the NDA comes back to power.

“We will come back with a thumping majority,” he added.

Dismissing allegations of Aadhaar data leaks, Prasad said the Aadhaar data was “billion per cent safe”.

Indian Arrows ready to take on the best: Pinto

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[Nasheman news] Kolkata The development at the grassroots level must be strong for any footballing nation to rise through the ranks and that is exactly what India aims at as it takes baby steps in the soccer world.

The success of Indian Arrows is definitely a step in that direction and head coach Floyd Pinto is elated. 

The Youth Development Programmes (YDP) project of AIFF, which majorly comprises of boys who played in the Under-17 World Cup and some talented 16-year-olds, saw 11 players being called for the U-23 national camp for the AFC Qualifiers. 

Speaking to IANS, Pinto said that the call-ups were truly deserved and the kids must take a step at a time and make the opportunities count as the Super Cup beckons.

“The 21 points in the I-League is a testament to the potential of youth in football. Surpassing last season’s numbers was a good feeling indeed. Ending the season with a win against the mighty Mohun Bagan at the majestic Salt Lake Stadium was an indicator that the boys are ready to compete at the highest level against the best teams in the country,” he smiled.

Commenting on the significance of the upcoming Super Cup, he said: “The Super Cup is another opportunity and platform to showcase the abundance of talent, capability and ever-improving competency of this youthful Arrows side. 

“The boys truly believe that they are in it to compete, and not just make up the numbers.”

Talking about the chosen 11, Pinto is filled with a sense of pride. 

“We felt a sense of pride and achievement. It is the next logical step in their development towards the goal of representing the country at the senior level,” he expressed.

Commenting on Mahesh Gawli’s contribution, Pinto said: “He has brought in experience of highest level. He has always had a calm influence under pressure, and adds robust work ethic to the Arrows setup.”

‘Mallya case a template for Nirav Modi extradition’

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Nasheman News : India’s securing of extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya offers “a template” for a similar outcome in the Nirav Modi case, a renowned London legal firm specialising in extradition cases said on Tuesday.

“Further to the Vijay Mallya case, India now has a template to refer to when dealing with the extradition procedure of Nirav Modi from the UK. The good news is that the UK’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid, has already set things in motion, by agreeing to the extradition request,” Sarosh Zaiwalla, Founder and Senior Partner at Zaiwalla & Co. LLP, said in a statement.

Zaiwalla, a prominent lawyer of Indian descent, however, noted that the process could be delayed if the absconding diamantaire, who along with his uncle Mehul Choksi, fled India after defrauding the state-run Punjab National Bank of Rs 13,000 crore, has applied for asylum in Britain.

In this case, the extradition proceedings are not likely to begin until the asylum application has been rejected, he said.

Zaiwalla suggested that the Indian government’s next step should be to “make a formal written representation to the relevant asylum department at Home Office setting out the grounds why Nirav Modi should not be granted asylum” as he faces allegation of fraud in India.

The next steps after Nirav Modi’s asylum application is rejected will echo the Vijay Mallya case proceedings – starting from being directed to Westminster Magistrate, taken into provisional custody, applying for bail, and then the court will hear his plea, he said. 

Once the court rules for his extradition, the Home Secretary will be expected to once again sign the order for compliance.

“At this stage, the case looks straight forward,” Zaiwalla said, but cautioned that complications can only arise if Nirav Modi has acquired any European or other international citizenship. 

“In such cases, there might be a long battle ahead, subject to various international and extraterritorial legalities involved.” 

On Nirav Modi now reportedly operating another diamond business from Soho in Central London, he said that this would imply the diamantaire had secured a National Insurance Number – a form of tax reference for operating a business/working in the UK.

Noting that this comes as there is an Interpol red notice – to locate and provisionally arrest an individual pending extradition – against him, Zaiwalla said that such notice is not an international arrest warrant, “but merely a provisional request to detain an individual” which is purely optional for the country concerned. 


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