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‘Should have informed me’: Kerala governor on state government challenging CAA in Supreme Court Making his stand very clear, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said that he is not a rubber stamp and will apply his own mind. Khan was reacting to the media after reports surfaced that he refused to sign an ordinance approved by the Kerala cabinet to increase the number of members in local bodies. “I make it very clear that the Constitution does not expect me to be a rubber stamp. I have to apply my own mind. I will need time to go...

Jeff Bezos Calls Shah Rukh Khan ‘Most Humble Man’, Almost Chokes on Water at Khan’s Response Shah Rukh Khan might be a number of things, but the actor has never been a pretentious man. He has been playfully arrogant about his success, as well as brutally honest about his failures. During his recent interaction with Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, he displayed the SRK brand of wit in response to a compliment paid to him. Bezos was on stage with SRK and Zoya Akhtar, when he said, “I was talking to them backstage and he’s one of the most humble people...

Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani reveals his ‘craziest’ mistake ever Future Group Founder and CEO Kishore Biyani on Thursday revealed what he thought was his “craziest” mistake ever. He was responding to Amazon India Marketplace Vice President Gopal Pillai’s question on the biggest mistake he has made as an entrepreneur during a fireside chat on Day 2 of the first edition of Amazon Smbhav – a summit for small, micro, and medium business (SMBs) in New Delhi.  Biyani had produced Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan starrer Na Tum Jaano Na Hum that released in 2002 and Chura Liya Hai...

MS Dhoni starts practicing with Jharkhand Ranji squad after omission from BCCI contract list Dropped from BCCI’s central contracts list, former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni began practising with the Jharkhand Ranji Trophy squad on Thursday amid fresh speculation on his future. The 38-year-old showed up at his home team’s net practice in Ranchi, indicating that he is gearing himself for the upcoming Indian Premier League. This was on a day when BCCI axed him from the list of centrally contracted players. “Even we did not know that he was going to come and train with us. It was a...

Sonam Kapoor Shares Her ‘Scariest’ Uber Experience in London, Says Was Shaken After the Ride Actress Sonam Kapoor shared a ‘scary experience’ she had, when she travelled by an Uber cab on her recent visit to London. Shaken by the ride, Sonam took to the micro-blogging site Twitter and advised her fans to opt for local transportation. “Hey guys, I’ve had the scariest experience with @Uber London. Please please be careful. The best and safest is just to use the local public transportation or cabs. I’m super shaken,” she wrote. A concerned fan asked her to give details about the...

Amazon’s $1 billion investment in India no big favour, says Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI : Amazon hasn’t done India any big favours by investing $1 billion in the country, its trade minister said on Thursday, laying bare the tensions with the US online retail giant during a visit by its CEO Jeff Bezos. Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart are facing mounting criticism from India’s brick-and-mortar retailers, which accuse the US giants of violating Indian law by racking up billions of dollars of losses to fund deep discounts and discriminating against small sellers. The companies deny the allegations. Source: Livemint

Nancy Pelosi names managers for Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump Four weeks after the US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday named managers for the Senate trial which is likely to begin next week. Congressman Adam Schiff, chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has been named as the lead manager. The other managers who would be part of the argument on behalf of the House as the Senate holds its trial, which is likely to begin on January 21, are Congressman Jerry Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee; Congresswoman Zoe...

Senior Advocate Harish Salve Appointed Queen’s Counsel for Courts of England & Wales New Delhi: Noted lawyer Harish Salve has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel (QC) for the courts of England and Wales, ‘Bar and Bench’ reported on Thursday. The title of QC is awarded to those who have demonstrated particular skill and expertise in the conduct of advocacy. Salve and other appointees will be formally appointed as QC on March 16, where the Lord Chancellor will preside over the appointment ceremony at Westminster Hall. Salve served as the Solicitor General of India from November 1999 to November 2002. He is...

Ratan Tata urges people to “support this visionary government” Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata on January 15 praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “vision for India” and hailed the PM and Home Minister Amit Shah’s efforts to make the country stronger. Tata’s comments came when he was in Gandhinagar at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Institute of Skills (IIS). He further urged the people to “support the visionary government”. Source: Moneycontrol

Japan minister Shinjiro Koizumi becomes first to announce paternity leave Tokyo: Japan’s environment minister on Wednesday said he would take two weeks of paternity leave, the first time a cabinet minister has publicly committed to such a move in the country. Shinjiro Koizumi, a media-savvy 38-year-old married to a former television anchorwoman, told a ministry meeting it had been a difficult decision to balance his duties as minister and his desire to be with his newborn. “I want to take a total of two weeks off flexibly, making exceptions for important public duties,” he said, adding he hoped his decision...