December 2019

Censorship is really an outdated concept and practice: Vivek Oberoi Actor Vivek Oberoi, who will next be seen in second season of web series titled “Inside Edge”, has said that censorship is an outdated concept. He added that viewers should have freedom to watch films or shows of their choice. “I think there shouldn’t be censorship on OTT platforms. I think censorship is really an outdated concept and practice. We live in a vibrant democracy, so to have censorship is a negative thing. I feel instead of censorship, there should be a modern system of rating where people give you...

Sri Lanka Appoint Mickey Arthur as ‘Consultant’ Head Coach The Sri Lanka cricket team has appointed Mickey Arthur has their new ‘consultant’ head coach, the Sri Lanka cricket board confirmed on Thursday. The South African takes over from Rumesh Ratnayake, who served in the role in an interim capacity, after then incumbent Chandika Hathurusinghe had to be let go with the country’s sports ministry dissatisfied with the team’s results through the first half of 2019. Arthur, who is no stranger to high profile jobs in cricket, has previously coached South Africa, Australia and Pakistan, with whom he was associated till...

CSA suspends CEO Thabang Moroe – with full pay The Board of Directors of Cricket South Africa has taken a decision to put the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Thabang Moroe, on precautionary suspension with pay, effective 06 December 2019, on allegations of misconduct, pending further investigations. The decision to place Mr Thabang Moroe on precautionary suspension follows from the reports received by the Social and Ethics Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board related to possible failure of controls in the organisation. source:

Day-night Test is all about common sense: Sourav Ganguly BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said he pushed for a Day-night Test against Bangladesh because the timings would allow fans to come and watch Test cricket after work. Speaking at India Today Conclave East, Sourav Ganguly said India captain Virat Kohli was also on board before the BCCI president urged Bangladesh to play a Pink ball Test at the Eden Gardens. India were the last cricketing superpower to play a Day-night Test and that happened only after newly elected BCCI president Sourav Ganguly took charge. source:

Spanish football federation planning to install Lionel Messi’s statue at their headquarters The RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation) have decided to install a Lionel Messi statue in the city of El Futbol in Las Rozas, where the federation’s headquarters are situated. Messi’s statue will join the likes of Diego Maradona, Alfredo De Stefano and Pele. source:

Everton sack Marco Silva after 18 months in charge Everton have sacked manager Marco Silva following a dreadful start to the 2019-20 Premier League season that has seen the Toffees drop into the relegation zone after Wednesday’s evening’s 5-2 battering at the hands of Liverpool. Former Toffees striker and current first-team coach Duncan Ferguson has been placed in caretaker charge for Saturday’s game against Chelsea at Goodison Park. source:

Chandrayaan 2: After Nasa shares Vikram lander’s image, Isro chief K Sivan claims ‘our own orbiter had located it’ A day after Nasa announced it had located the debris of Chandrayaan-2 lander, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chief K Sivan said the Indian space agency had already located it earlier. “Our own orbiter had located Vikram Lander, we had already declared that on our website, you can go back and see,” Sivan was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Isro’s website has an entry dated September 10 that reads: “Vikram lander has been located by the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2, but...

Blind climber Jesse Dufton pushing boundaries after leading 449-foot climb Climbing a huge rock tower above crashing waves off a remote Scottish island is difficult enough, but imagine trying to do it if you’re blind.Briton Jesse Dufton has just 1% of his vision but he became the first blind person to lead a climb up the formidable Old Man of Hoy sea stack in the Orkney Islands.Legendary mountaineer Chris Bonington was the first to scale the column in 1966, and a number of blind climbers have since followed sighted partners on the famous route.But Dufton led his sighted fiancee Molly...

Forbes Asia names Azim Premji Asia’s most generous philanthropist Azim Premji made history this year as Asia’s most generous philanthropist, giving away shares worth $7.6 billion in his tech firm Wipro to his education-centred Azim Premji Foundation. Forbes Asia announced its annual Heroes of Philanthropy list on Wednesday, highlighting 30 outstanding altruists in the Asia-Pacific region. The list includes billionaires, entrepreneurs and celebrities across the region who are committed to solving some of the most pressing issues facing the Asia-Pacific. The full list can be found here. source:http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/forbes-asia-names-azim-premji-asias-most-generous-philanthropist/56443/1

FILA Entrepreneur For the Year: Havells’ Anil Rai Gupta Anil Rai Gupta is well into his fifth year at the helm of Havells. With each passing day, the 50-year-old can’t help but realise the striking similarities he shares with his father, Qimat Rai Gupta, when it comes to matters of running the ₹10,000 crore Havells Group. Qimat Rai Gupta, a former school teacher, built the company from the ground up, after starting as a small-time shopkeeper selling electrical goods and cables in New Delhi in 1958. “We are more same than different,” Gupta tells Forbes India. The second-generation businessman has...