Saturday, March 25, 2017

 Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak left a military hospital today

 Where he had spent much of his six-year detention, his lawyer said. Mubarak had been cleared for release earlier this month after a top court finally acquitted him of involvement in protester deaths during the 2011 revolt that ousted him. "Yes," his lawyer Farid al-Deeb told AFP when asked if Mubarak had left the hospital today Mubarak was accused of inciting the deaths of protesters during the 18-day revolt, in which about 850 people were killed as police clashed with demonstrators. He was sentenced to life in 2012 in the case, but an appeals court ordered a retrial which dismissed the charges two years later. Egypt's top appeals court on March 2 acquitted him of involvement in the killings. In January 2016, the appeals court upheld a three-year prison sentence for Mubarak and his two sons on corruption charges. But the sentence took into account time served. Both of his sons, Alaa and Gamal, were freed. Yesterday, a court ordered a renewed corruption investigation into Mubarak for allegedly receiving gifts from the state owned Al-Ahram newspaper. Meanwhile several key activists in the 2011 uprising are now serving lengthy jail terms, and rights groups say hundreds of others have been forcibly disappeared.

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Highlighting India's growing solar capacity, 


UN chief Antonio Guterres has said the world is moving towards a green economy at a time when "unprecedented" climate change is posing a threat to development. "Around the world, over half of new power generation capacity now comes from renewables. In Europe, the figure is more than 90 per cent. In the US and China, new renewable energy jobs now outstrip those created in the oil and gas industries. Globally, over 8 million people work in the renewables sector," UN Seretary General Guterres said. He was addressing a UN General Assembly High-Level action event yesterday aimed at invigorating political momentum on climate change, highlighting its deep links to the UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development "This year, Saudi Arabia announced plans to install 700 megawatts of solar and wind power. 

Friday, March 24, 2017

Twitter explores subscription-based option for first time 

Like most other social media companies, Twitter since its founding 11 years ago has focused on building a huge user base for a free service supported by advertising. Last month it reported it had 319 million users worldwide. Twitter Inc is considering whether to build a premium version of its popular Tweetdeck interface aimed at professionals, the company said on Thursday, raising the possibility that it could collect subscription fees from some users for the first time. Like most other social media companies, Twitter since its founding 11 years ago has focused on building a huge user base for a free service supported by advertising. Last month it reported it had 319 million users worldwide. But unlike the much-larger Facebook Inc, Twitter has failed to attract enough in advertising revenue to turn a profit even as its popularity with U.S. 
AIADMK symbol confusion: OPS gets electric pole, Sasikala gets hat"

 The OPS faction of the AIADMK will get an ‘electric pole’ as its symbol while the Sasikala faction has been allotted an ‘hat’ by the Election Commission, which froze the mother party’s iconic 2-leaves symbol on Wednesday night. To add to the confusion, the OPS faction will be called Puratchi Thalaivi AIADMK while VK Sasikala’s faction will be called Amma AIADMK. ‘Puratchi Thalaivi’ means revolutionary leader in Tamil and was a superlative used for Jayalalithaa. A day after the Election Commission froze the AIADMK 'Two Leaves’ symbol both O Panneerselvam and Sasikala factions were scrambling to get a symbol of their choice. The two sides were also battling to inherit Jayalalithaa’s legacy, trying to add Amma to the name of their faction. The bypoll would mark two electoral debuts

Thursday, March 23, 2017

PM Modi says India stands with UK following London terror attack"

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed sadness over the London terror attack and said India stands with the UK at this difficult moment. "Deeply saddened by the terror attack in London. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families," Modi said in a tweet. Five people were killed and nearly 40 injured when a terrorist suspect mowed down pedestrians on a bridge and stabbed a police officer close to the British parliament complex in an incident inspired by "international terrorism". Those dead included the assailant and the policeman he stabbed.
Finance ministry calls banks to discuss new facility to drain cash:

 The finance ministry has called bankers into a meeting on Friday to discuss setting up a new facility to absorb surplus cash in the banking system, according to a letter sent to all heads of lenders seen by Reuters on Thursday. The finance ministry wants to discuss implementing a new framework called a "standing deposit facility" that would drain the surplus cash at a rate lower than the repo rate without the need for any collateral, the letter said. The proposal on draining surplus cash through such a facility had previously been mooted by the Reserve Bank of India. Banks have seen a surge in cash deposits after Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year banned higher-value note bills 

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"US defends move to ban laptops, cameras as cabin baggage"

 The US today defended its move to ban large electronic devices like laptops and cameras as cabin baggage on US-bound planes from 10 foreign destinations, mostly in Muslim-majority countries, citing concerns over terrorists' interest in targeting commercial flights. Passengers travelling to the US from these airports in eight countries cannot carry cameras and laptops as cabin baggage under a new Trump administration order. Being implemented for an indefinite period of time, the new security measures apply to 10 specific airports -- Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Cairo International Airport (CAI), Ataturk International Airport (IST), King Abdul-Aziz International Airport (JED), King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Kuwait International Airport (KWI), Mohammed V Airport (CMN), Hamad International Airport (DOH), Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) "Remember that these are 10 airports of last point of departure to the US out of 250 that come here. Part of it is to provide appropriate notification to the host country, to the host airlines, and give them opportunity to get those procedures in place," White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at his daily news conference. "I'm not going to comment any further about the security measures that have been taking place or are taking place Implementing something of this nature in that timeframe is pretty darn quick," Spicer said in response to a question.