चारों तरफ से घिरा चीन! 59 ऐप्स पर पाबंदी के बाद कई प्रोजेक्ट रद्द, ऑस्ट्रेलिया उतार रहा सेना    भारत ने चीन के 59 ऐप्स पर पाबंदी लगाई ही थी कि अब अमेरिकी सरकार ने चीन की दो कंपनियों Huawei टेक्नोलॉजी और ZTE कॉर्प को अपनी सुरक्षा के लिए खतरा बताते हुए इनके साथ कारोबार करने से बैन लगा दिया है। इधर, चीन के साइबर हमलों और आर्थिक घेराबंदी से परेशान ऑस्ट्रेलिया ने चीन के खिलाफ सेना को मैदान में उतारने का मन बना लिया है। ऑस्ट्रेलिया ने घोषणा की है चीन को सबक सिखाने के लिए भी हर वक़्त तैयार रहेगा। वहीं, भारत सरकार ने BSNL और MTNL  का चीनी कंपनियों से सामान खरीदने का टेंडर निरस्त कर दिया है। यही नहीं, केंद्रीय मंत्री नितिन गडकरी ने एक बयान में कहा कि भारत चीनी कंपनियों को राजमार्ग परियोजनाओं में भाग लेने की अनुमति नहीं देगा। ************************ लंबी जद्दोजहद के बाद मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज ने किया मंत्रिमंडल विस्तार का ऐलान मध्‍य प्रदेश में सियासी घमासान थमने का नाम नहीं ले रहा है। पार्टियों में चल रही उथल-पुथल के बीच शिवराज सरकार के कैबिनेट विस्‍तार को लेकर चल रही अटकलों पर आज विरा...

JDS rules out a rotational Congress CM, hint stronger alliance for 2019 Karnataka’s ‘soon-to-be’ Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday stated that there is no planning of a ‘rotational CM’ with the Congress after their poll-winning alliance recently. While the JDS Party scion was not able to make a formal announcement on the same to media agencies, the opinion was voiced by party spokesperson Danish Ali, who also hinted at a bigger alliance between the two parties. ”The alliance of Congress & JD(S) will be really long. You’ll see the alliance grow stronger in the Lok Sabha elections too,” Ali was quoted by media agencies. Kumaraswamy who is set to swear in as Karnataka’s 24th CM on Wednesday is scheduled to meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi and veteran Sonia Gandhi for profiling of ministers. ___________________ 7 jawans killed as maoists launch attack in Dantewada At least 7 security personnel were reported dead as Maoists in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh...

IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh quits, Rahul Bhatia to take interim charge President and whole time director of India’s biggest airline company IndiGo, Aditya Ghosh announced the news of his resignation from his post on Friday after 10 years of association. While Ghosh will effectively leave the office on July 31, IndiGo’s promoter Rahul Bhatia will take charge as the interim CEO. “For the last ten years, it has been a relentless, exhilarating and a most satisfying task building IndiGo,” an IndiGo statement said, quoting Ghosh. In recent times, Ghosh’s role as President was marred by controversy as IndiGo came under the scanner for incidents of disciplinary breach and staff arguing with passengers. _________________   Man stabs seven school children to death in China Seven school children were stabbed to death and 12 were left injured after an man attacked them on Friday in China’s Shaanxi province. The male attacked identified as a 28-year-old Zhao was immediate...

Toronto ‘white van’ road rash kills 10, 16 injured At least 10 people were reported dead and 16 were declared injured after a white van struck pedestrians on a busy Yonge street and Finch Avenue in Toronto, on Monday. The car fled from the scene but was roped at an intersection and the driver was taken into custody. The incident occurred as Cabinet ministers from the major industrial countries were gathered in Canada to discuss a range of international issues in the run-up to the G7 meeting near Quebec City in June. “Our hearts go out to anyone affected,”Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said to media agencies, expressing his grief. _______________ Karnataka Polls 2018: Yeddyurappa son’s will not contest elections BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Karnatala Assembly elections, BS Yeddyurappa on Monday announced that his son BY Vijayendra will not be contesting polls for the Varuna constituency seat, quashing possibility of a highly anticipated face-of...

57 killed as ISIS Suicide Bomber strikes at Kabul Election Centre An Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 57 people including women and children and wounded 112 outside a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday in the latest attack on election preparations. The assaults underscore growing concerns about security in the lead-up to legislative elections scheduled for October 20, which are seen as a test-run for next year’s presidential poll. “It happened at the entrance gate of the centre. It was a suicide attack,” Dawood Amin, Kabul police chief, told AFP. Both the health and interior ministries confirmed the latest toll for the attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State group via its propaganda arm Amaq. ___________________________ Karnataka Election 2018: Congress names NA Harris, Siddaramaiah in the second list Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who earlier announced to contest the election from Chamundeshwari seat, will be contesting fr...

Rajya Sabha elections for 25 seats begins today Elections for the 250 member, Upper House of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha will take place today. Among the 58 vacancies that are to be filled, 33 candidates from 10 states have already been elected unopposed. The voting today will take place for the remaining 28 seats. Six states namely Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Telangana and Karnataka will go into polls today. The 10 seats of Uttar Pradesh will the centre of attention as it will be witnessed if the new alliance of the SP-BSP can change BJP's assured majority. The counting of the votes will take place today itself, with the results expected by evening. _______________________ China threatens to increase tariffs on $3 billion of US imports China has announced a list of US goods including pork and aluminium pipe it says may be hit by higher tariffs in response to President Donald Trump's higher import duties. Trump led US government on Thu...

Sasikala's husband Natarajan Maruthappa passes away at 74 Natarajan Maruthappa, businessman and husband of J Jayalalithaa's aide Sasikala Natarajan, died at a private hospital in Chennai in the wee hours of Tuesday.Natarajan had been admitted to the Gleneagles Global Hospital in Chennai after his condition deteriorated a few days ago and he had been placed on a ventilator.He had been on a transplant waitlist since April 2017 and underwent a combined liver and kidney transplant surgery in October 2017. Sasikala, lodged in Bengaluru Central prison after she was found guilty in a disproportionate assets case was allowed to visit her ailing husband on parole. ____________________________ FIR filed against JNU professor accused of sexual harassment The Delhi police on Monday evening filed an FIR against professor Atul Johri of Jawaharlal Nehru University, who has been accused of sexual misconduct. The FIR was files after protesting students clashed with the p...

INDIA Madhya Pradesh proposes death penalty for rape of minor girls The Madhya Pradesh government on Sunday approved a bill to award capital punishment to those convicted of raping girls aged 12 and below. Madhya Pradesh has topped sexual offences list in the country over the last decade. Briefing journalists after the meeting, state finance minister Jayant Malaiya said the bill known as Public Safety Bill would be introduced in the assembly’s winter session. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report 2016, Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of rape cases — 4,391 — in 2015. Maharashtra followed, with 4,144 cases. ____________________ UP civic body polls: 52% voter turnout in 25 districts The second phase of Uttar Pradesh’s civic body polls took place on Sunday, with a voter turnout of 52 per cent. 25 districts were covered in this phase, including populous one like Varanasi, Muzaffarnagar and capital city of Lucknow. Home Minister Rajnath ...

INDIA Haryana IAS Ashok Khemka transferred for the 51st time Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, was transferred from the post of Principal Secretary of  Social Justice and Empowerment  Department, in a period of less than three months, on Sunday. Khemka who has been transferred more than 45 times in his career, replied by tweeting 'vested interests win'. Khemka's transfer is coincidentally timed a month after he had directed his former head, Krishan Bedi to return the official vehicle of a Ambala officer. There are also reports that Khemka has inquired into the appointment of helpers and the operations of the drugs de-addiction centres. He has now been appointed as the Principal Secretary of Sports and Youth Affairs Department.  Andhra: Over 26 dead after boat capsizes in Krishna River At least 26 people were killed and nine are yet to be found after a boat carrying 38 people on-board, overturned in Pavitra Sangamam ghat in river Krishna on...

SEBI to investigate firms named in ‘Paradise papers’ Indian markets regulator Securities exchange board of India (SEBI) will look into the fund diversion and the corporate governance lapses in the firms named in the Paradise papers. The officials said that the mere presence of Indian off-shore Company in a tax-friendly jurisdiction is not violation of laws, but not disclosing them and routing funds to them will be investigated. The ‘Paradise Papers’ investigation, carried out by International Consortium of Investigative journalists and media houses across the world, has unveiled offshore activities of some of the world’s important and wealthy people after exploring 13.4 million leaked files from offshore law firms and company registries in some secretive countries. ______________________________ At least 26 killed in the ‘deadliest mass shooting’ in Texas Terror gripped the United States of America on Monday morning when at least 26 people were killed outside ...