Opinion, Reporters diary, 12th Jun 2017, News & Stories from India

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Opinion Reporter\'s Diary 12 Jun 2017

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Over the next three decades, this huge gap between labour and capital costs disappeared, as labour continued to turn more expensive, while capital cost was broadly unchanged.

Rate cut won’t help in job generation, reveals study

employment. In the 1980s, while a unit of labour used to cost Rs 10,000, a unit of capital was 16 times dearer, costing about Rs 1,57,000.

12 Jun 2017 4:21 AM

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley and Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia during the16th GST Council Meeting at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Small traders want penal norms delayed

Traders said that a complex taxation system like the Goods and Services Tax is not expected to stabilise from day one and many issues will crop up.

12 Jun 2017 4:11 AM

Delhi University: Nearly 3 lakh apply on last day

Like every year, the national capital is on the top with maximum number of applications at 1,11,303, while UP stands second with 22,308 applications.

12 Jun 2017 3:58 AM

Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik.

Victims know rapists in 95 per cent cases: Amulya Patnaik

According to statistics of the Delhi Police, 2,155 rape cases were reported in the national capital last year.

12 Jun 2017 3:54 AM

2,98,344: Total applications received for 2017-18 undergraduate courses.

Delhi: Most applicants for BA programme

While the BA programme has received 1,21,701 applications, 1,128,99 students have applied for English Honours this time.

12 Jun 2017 3:46 AM

A woman beats a man who allegedly tried to molest her in Gurgaon on Saturday late night. (Photo: PTI)

Gurgaon women thrash molester, video goes viral

As seen in the video shot on Saturday, people soon gathered around the man and the women.

12 Jun 2017 3:37 AM

BJP President Amit Shah greets RSS ideologue Bajrang Lal Gupta at a function in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI )

BJP changed how leaders engage with masses: Amit Shah

If he (MP or MLA) doesn’t know what the people are thinking, that elected representative will not be able to fulfil his duties, says Amit Shah.

12 Jun 2017 3:31 AM

Sources said that the land acquisition cost of the project was Rs 844 crore when the project was conceived in 2005. (Representational image)

AAP governmentt gets Rs 3,890-crore bill for peripheral e-ways

The Delhi government has already paid its share of Rs 653 crore for the project.

12 Jun 2017 3:21 AM

Senior home ministry and NDRF officials said a small team of about 30 personnel equipped with CBRN-disasters combat was stationed near the India Gate area sometime back. (Photo: Representational Image)

NDRF base comes up in Delhi, to fight bio, nuke threats

Apart from safeguarding the seat of power, it will quickly respond to dangerous threats to the local population.

12 Jun 2017 3:07 AM

The issue of ghost employees came into focus after Balochistan Public Accounts Committee chairman Abdul Majeed Khan and former chief secretary Saifullah Chattha hinted at it. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Balochistan: 28,300 government employees do not exist

The Balochistan government inked a MoU with Nadra to verify employees across the province.

12 Jun 2017 2:54 AM

It is unclear what role the younger Gaddafi could play in Libya, where a complex array of armed groups and competing governments are vying for control.

Gaddafi ‘heir’ sees light of the day

Saif al-Islam freed by armed group under amnesty law.

12 Jun 2017 2:48 AM

Donald Trump blasts ‘coward’ James Comey

Sacked FBI chief Mr Comey delivered his bombshell allegations at a Senate hearing on Thursday.

12 Jun 2017 2:33 AM

Britain’s PM Theresa May and her husband Philip leave after attending Holy Communion at St Andrew’s Church in Sonning, Berkshire, England, on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

‘Brexiteer’ Boris denies coup plot

Ministers push for foreign secretary to take over from PM after disastrous poll results.

12 Jun 2017 2:24 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

Theresa May’s plan backfires royally

The best-selling newspaper Sun claimed that senior members of the party had vowed to get rid of May.

12 Jun 2017 2:20 AM

Trump asked me to stop Russia probe, says James Comey

He accused the White House of defaming him with “lies”.

12 Jun 2017 2:17 AM

A man hands a child to a security guard from Iran’s Parliament building after a group suicide bombers belonging to ISIS attacked the seat of power in Tehran on Wednesday. (Photo: AP/PTI)

ISIS attacks Iran’s seat of power

The standoff lasted around five hours before all the gunmen holed up in parliamentary office buildings were killed.

12 Jun 2017 2:15 AM

1.7 lakh candidates had registered and appeared in the exams held on May 21.

26 of 100 JEE top rankers from Delhi

Delhi zone topper Ananye scored 97.8 per cent in Class 12 board exams.

12 Jun 2017 2:13 AM

When journalists wanted to know about his reaction over chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s silence on presidential elections, Mr Bahinipati, instead putting forth his views in straight words, chose to speak metaphorically.

Opportunistic Naveen

Once he sets his targets, he does not hesitate to hit them below the belt, without caring for its consequences.

12 Jun 2017 2:11 AM

The under-recoveries on account of subsidy had bleed PSU oil companies, while shutting the oil marketing for private players.

Fuel price to change daily from June 16

Currently, fuel prices are revised on 1st and 16th of every month.

12 Jun 2017 2:11 AM

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi rides pillion on a bike on his way to Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur on Thursday. He uncharacteristically swapped his car for a bike, then hopped on to another bike, and finally set out on foot through fields before he was detained. (Photo: PTI)

Wrap-up: Crisis stares at BJP in bastion

Farmers last week started protests in both states, dumping vegetables and milk on roads.

12 Jun 2017 2:08 AM

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