Why 2018 is critical for the Congress The recent assembly elections offer the Congress its best, and last chance, to build some momentum heading into the 2019 elections. If the Congress is unable to win atleast two major states, it stares at the real prospect of being a totally deflated army heading into the national polls. wiki source
Ram Jethmalani, BJP resolve issue of his expulsion, urge court to end suit The BJP and 95-year-old Jethmalani said in the joint plea that a decree be passed in terms of amicable settlement between them as BJP president Amit Shah has expressed “regret” over the senior lawyer’s expulsion from the party. wiki source
Kedarnath banned in 7 Uttarakhand districts, disruption of peace expected Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan-starrer, Kedarnath, has been banned in seven Uttarakhand districts by two district magistrates. The state government hasn’t imposed an official ban. The district magistrates of Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar on Thursday imposed a ban on the movie Kedarnath, expecting disruption of law and order. However, the state government decided not to declare an official ban on the film. wiki source
Opinion: Not just Aussie pacers, India need to overcome devil in their mind The best Test matches are when the bowlers have a chance and an evenly grassed Adelaide pitch should provide a good examination for all players. India have only played one match in Australia and already their attempt to win a first ever Test series in the country has hit a couple of hurdles. wiki source
Rajasthan assembly election 2018: Sachin Pilot hopeful of wearing ‘safa’ again, says people’s love with Congress The 41-year-old Congress leader is contesting the election for the first time from Muslim-dominated Tonk constituency. He is pitted against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) candidate Yoonus Khan. Pilot has been a former member of Parliament from Dausa and then from Ajmer. wiki source
Scars of demonetisation more visible: Manmohan Singh on 2 years of notes ban Manmohan Singh said that demonetisation had impacted every single person, regardless of age, gender, religion, occupation or creed. On the second anniversary of demonetisation, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said that the ‘ill-thought’ of move had unleashed havoc on Indian economy. wiki source
PM Modi should accept demonetisation was wrong, writes Rajdeep Sardesai Whatever spin the government may now give, there is no escaping the original self-proclaimed agenda behind the sudden withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 rupee notes from the system. Two years later, there is growing evidence to indicate that ‘note-bandi’ is no longer seen as an electoral asset on the campaign trail. wiki source
Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian appointed new chief economic advisor He replaces Arvind Subramanian, who resigned from the post on June 20 this year. His term was supposed to end in May 2019 but he wanted to return to academic research in the US. The government on Friday appointed Krishnamurthy Subramanian, associate professor and executive director (Centre for Analytical Finance) of Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, as the new chief economic adviser. source
Ben Stokes faces England cricket hearing despite court acquittal All-rounder Stokes has been charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Ben Stokes will on Wednesday head to an internal English cricket hearing into a brawl outside a nightclub last year that cost him his Ashes place with a glowing reference from England coach Trevor Bayliss. wiki source
People in power, at UN, are not that smart: Michelle Obama At the launch of her memoir, ‘Becoming’ (Penguin), Michelle Obama said people in power do a lot of things to keep their seats. Their ideas are no more exciting. They don’t solve problems any better. After eight years in the White House as the first lady and attending various high-level events during the presidentship of her husband, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama let out a secret on Monday evening: people at the top are “not that smart”. wiki source
