December 2018

India vs Australia – History of Test Cricket Down Under Part 1: 1947-48 to 1977-78 India have been on a Test tour of Australia 11 times and their record is miserable to say the least. In 44 Test matches, India have been victorious on only 5 occasions while they have lost 28 matches and 11 have been drawn. When one talks about the biggest rivalry in cricket, there is little doubt that fans would look beyond The Ashes. England and Australia are the pioneers of the sport and their rivalry in Test cricket has over the years assumed the numero...

Johnson & Johnson payout: A big win for patient rights in India The J&J compensation could also open up the insurance sector for product liability in India. Michael Kelly, attorney for plaintiff Loren Kransky, holds up an ASR XL hip implant in his opening statement to the jury. In the biggest ever payout for disability not leading to death, the government has directed the multinational major Johnson & Johnson (J&J ) to pay up to ₹1.2 crore each along with an additional ₹10 lakh for “non pecuniary” losses as compensation to patients who were sold faulty hip implants between 2006 and...

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Our Brahmos missile: Congress leader GN Reddy on Revanth Reddy’s arrest Telangana assembly elections 2018: The police said that they had arrested Revanth Reddy to prevent any untoward incident in Kodangal in the light of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president KCR’s meeting later in the evening Telangana assembly elections 2018: Revanth Reddy, is contesting as a Congress candidate from Kodangal assembly constituency, and had had earlier called for a shutdown in the town to protest the alleged police raids on his associates to search for unaccounted money. wiki                 ...

PM Narendra Modi attacks Congress, says huge mistake to let Kartarpur go to Pak in 1947 Rajasthan assembly elections 2018: PM Modi said that the simple reason that Kartarpur was in Pakistan was because the then Congress leaders had no idea about the importance of Guru Nanak Dev. Rajasthan assembly elections 2018: Addressing a public rally in Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, PM Modi said that Kartarpur had gone to Pakistan because of the lack of vision and sensitivity of then Congress leaders. wiki                source

Farmers’ Delhi protest: Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh defends govt’s steps for farm sector Farmers’ Delhi protest: Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday attacked the Congress for not implementing the Swaminathan Commission report, which recommended higher minimum support prices (MSPs) for farmers Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday attacked the Congress for not implementing the Swaminathan Commission report, which recommended higher minimum support prices (MSPs) for farmers. wiki                   source

India vs Australia: KL Rahul silences critics with timely knock against Cricket Australia XI Rahul slammed a 98-ball 62 during India’s second innings and stitched a 109-run opening partnership with Murali Vijay after CA XI had took a healthy first innings lead. After a string of low-scoring performances, batsman KL Rahul finally managed to get some runs under his belt during the fourth day of India’s practice game against Cricket Australia XI at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday. wiki                    source

India, Russia, China hold 2nd trilateral meeting after 12 years on sidelines of G20 summit The Russia-India-China meeting came hours after Prime Minister Modi, his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump held their first trilateral meeting on the margins of the summit. The second trilateral meet among India, Russia and China came after a gap of 12 years, on the sidelines of the G-20 summit to discuss cooperation in various areas. wiki                    source

India vs Australia: Zaheer Khan picks India’s pace attack for Adelaide Test Zaheer Khan feels the Indian team management will opt to leave out Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the first Test as Adelaide won’t support his signature style i.e. swing bowling. Former India fast-bowler Zaheer Khan has predicted India’s bowling attack for first Test against Australia which will be played at the Adelaide Oval, starting December 6. Zaheer feels the Indian team management will opt to leave out Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the first Test as Adelaide won’t support his signature style i.e. swing bowling. wiki              ...

Donald Trump administration shifting H-1B selection to favour merit The proposed change in the selection process would result in an estimated increase of up to 16% (or 5,340 workers) in the number of selected those with a master’s degree or higher from a US institution of higher education, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which runs the H-1B programme The new rule will be published in the Federal Register for public comments on December 3, according to an announcement by the US Department of Homeland Security. wiki                   source

India presents 9-point agenda on fugitive economic offenders at G20 summi India called for joint efforts by G-20 countries to form a mechanism that denies entry and safe havens to fugitive economic offenders. India Friday presented a nine-point agenda to G20 member nations calling for strong and active cooperation among them to comprehensively deal with fugitive economic offenders. The agenda was presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the second session of the G20 Summit on international trade, international financial and tax systems. wiki                  source