Friday, 29 November 2019
UK PM gets replaced by melting ice sculpture as he skips climate change debate on TV
"Denying the Conservative Party any opportunity to contribute to this cross-party event is unfair and breaches the requirements to 'preserve' impartiality," Lee Cain said in a letter to Ofcom on behalf of the Conservatives. "There is clear precedent for such cross-party debates to take place without party leaders necessarily contributing." Cain called the ice statue a "provocative partisan stunt". Leaders from the main opposition Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens, Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru and the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) took part. Presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, thanking them afterwards, added: "Thank-you also to Michael Gove from the Conservative Party who did come here but sadly, as we made clear from the start, this debate was for leaders only and our leaders were only prepared to debate other leaders. "Our offer to Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to come here and discuss the climate emergency remains open." In the debate, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "This election is our last chance to tackle the climate and environment emergency." SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister, described tackling the situation as a "moral obligation." Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson, meanwhile, called the climate issue "more important than Brexit", adding however that Brexit was a "climate crime". "It is morally wrong to leave our seat at the table and give up our influence to create the change we need right across the world." Johnson has said he only wants to debate with Corbyn, seeing him as theoretically the only alternative prime minister. The Brexit Party said it did not take part because it had "no faith that the broadcaster will conduct this debate in a fair and objective way". The snap general election takes place on December 12. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.edocr.com/user/zerodalmattwoods1989
Sensex tumbles 336 points ahead of GDP data
nvestors turned cautious ahead of Q2 gross domestic product (GDP) growth numbers, scheduled to be released later in the day, traders said.Experts are of the view that GDP growth for Q2 is expected to be lower than the 5 per cent in Q1.Weak cues from global markets also weighed on market mood, they added.Bourses in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kospi and Seoul ended in the red as US law supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong put a dampener on hopes of an early trade truce over tariffs.Stocks in Europe were trading on a positive note.On the currency front, the rupee depreciated 17 paise (intra-day) against the US dollar to 71.79.Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.79 per cent to USD 62.77 per barrel in futures trade. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://visual.ly/users/michealjohsonpratts4/portfolio
Can't stop parties from forming alliances: SC
he bench, which also had Justices Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna, had on November 26 directed the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis to prove his majority on the floor of the House by the next day. However, then chief minister Fadnavis and his then deputy Ajit Pawar tendered their resignations, culminating in the emergence of the Maha Vikas Aghadi of the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress.According to the petitioner, the voters of Maharashtra had given their verdict on the pre-poll alliances of the Shiv Sena and the BJP and the Congress and the NCP, and so the combines could not now swap allies as it amounted to a "fraud" on the voters.However, the court said: "Political parties have to abide by the promises.. But. if they don't, we cannot do anything about it. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and perusing the material available on record, we find no merit in the writ petition." DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://yarp.com/6bf20c2b87cc
Can't stop parties from forming alliances: SC
he bench, which also had Justices Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna, had on November 26 directed the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis to prove his majority on the floor of the House by the next day. However, then chief minister Fadnavis and his then deputy Ajit Pawar tendered their resignations, culminating in the emergence of the Maha Vikas Aghadi of the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress.According to the petitioner, the voters of Maharashtra had given their verdict on the pre-poll alliances of the Shiv Sena and the BJP and the Congress and the NCP, and so the combines could not now swap allies as it amounted to a "fraud" on the voters.However, the court said: "Political parties have to abide by the promises.. But. if they don't, we cannot do anything about it. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and perusing the material available on record, we find no merit in the writ petition." DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://c-stem.ucdavis.edu/users/devakrajints/
Monday, 25 November 2019
Prequel to A Woman of Substance
he author has said: "I write about mostly ordinary women who go on to achieve the extraordinary."In May 2003, Barbara and her husband flew to Calcutta after being alerted by a fan about Sahara TV's plan to produce a 262-episode series, Karisma: A Miracle of Destiny,which was built round the idea of a street sweeper, Karisma, rising to become boss of an international corporation.The Indian series, which Barbara felt had been lifted wholesale from her novel, starred Karishma Kapoor in the title role.By the time Barbara sued the Mumbai-based Sahara Media Entertainment, 70 episodes were already in the can. An appeal court in Calcutta ruled against Barbara and ordered her to pay Rs 150,000 in damages.When The Telegraph met Barbara a few years ago in London, when she was the chief guest at a gathering of the Romantic Novelists' Association, she said she had distinctly unromantic memories of India: "I want to put all that behind me."Much has changed in her life. She is now 86 and written 35 novels which have been translated into 40 languages and sold more than 92 million copies in 90 countries. Ten of her books have been adapted for television. A Woman of Substance was part of a trilogy, which was adapted for TV in 1985 with a cast that included Jenny Seagrove, Liam Neeson, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Deborah Kerr.It was the death of her husband earlier this year after 55 years of marriage that made Barbara think of a prequel. He had told her: "Keep writing if anything happens to me, it's your solace as well as your career.""Bob was by my side at the beginning when I wrote A Woman of Substance," Barbara said, "and I felt compelled to tell Blackie's story.. I rather like the idea of visiting Blackie again and inventing a life we never saw, and seeing Emma again".The prequel will set Emma Harte and her close friend, Blackie O'Neill, five years before their initial encounter in A Woman of Substance. It will tell the tale of Blackie, 13, who faces an uncertain future in rural Co Kerry, Ireland.Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister Bronagh and must leave home to set sail for England in search of a better life with his mother's brother in Leeds. Before long, the youth roaming the Yorkshire Moors will meet Emma.HarperCollins said that it would reveal the "true" Blackie O'Neill - "his tumultuous life, the obstacles facing him, the desire he has to throw off the impotence of poverty and move up in the world. Like his friend Emma, he is ambitious, driven, disciplined, and determined to make it to the top". DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://itsmyurls.com/vinoudsreera
Classic Italian, Royal Enfield Bullet Classic 350
It is paired with a 5-speed transmission. The bike boast of 165mm of ground clearance and weighs in at just 205 kgs. It also gets a 12-litre fuel tank that makes it more suitable as a touring machine for your next trip to Ladakh! The vehicle gets a 300 mm disc brake up front with a two-piston calliper, while the rear benefits from a 240 mm disc with a single-piston calliper. The bike also features dual-channel ABS to offer that additional bit of safety under hard braking circumstances. The Benelli Imperiale 400 is a great choice for those who are seeking a fine retro machine and want to move away from the Royal Enfield Bullet. Price: `1.69 lakh. Easy to handle This motorcycle boasts a classic stance with an upright riding position. It is said to be rather easy to ride and handle as it is built on a double-cradle frame. It also benefits from 41 mm telescopic front forks while the rear gets a preload-adjustable dual shocks. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://onmogul.com/rampagearjuns
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ONGC may pare HPCL stake
ources said the buyout of HPCL had not resulted in the integration of the two companies, which had different lines of business and corporate cultures. It only helped the Modi government to meet the disinvestment target set for the last fiscal, they said.HPCL, in fact, had refused to recognise ONGC its majority shareholder for 15 months. In regulatory filings for five consecutive quarters, HPCL listed "President of India" as its promoter with "zero" per cent shareholding. ONGC was listed as a "public shareholder" owning "77.88 crores" shares, or "51.11 per cent", in the company. It was only in August that HPCL recognised ONGC as its promoter in its public filings, almost 20 months after the buyout.Data showed ONGC's expenditure on exploratory wells had almost halved to Rs 6,016 crore in the last fiscal from Rs 11,687 crore for the year ended March 31, 2014. This coincided with a steady decline in domestic crude oil production, which dropped to 35.68 million tonnes (mt) in 2017-18 from 38.09 mt in 2011-12.ONGC's buyout of HPCL and Gujarat-based GSPC have severely dented ONGC's cash reserves. The buyout of HPCL in January 2018 had turned ONGC, a zero-debt company, into one with a debt of Rs 21,593 crore by the end of 2018-19. Interest payments zoomed to Rs 2,492 crore in 2018-19 from Rs 2.79 crore in 2014-2015.Both HPCL, which was earlier part of the US-based Esso conglomerate, and BPCL, which was earlier Burmah-Shell, a British oil retailer, were nationalised in the 1970s.HPCL recorded gross sales of Rs 2,95,713 crore in 2018-19 and net profit of Rs 6,029 crore. HPCL, which runs three major refineries in the country, is modernising its Visakhapatnam refinery at an estimated cost of Rs 20,928 crore. Once completed, this project will increase its refining capacity to 15mt from 8mt. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://ask.fm/repentkentop
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