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Sobha Q3 profit rises 31% to Rs 69.8 cr

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Bengaluru-based Sobha reported a 31 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 69.8 crore for December 2018 quarter. Its net profit stood at Rs
Source: BHT

On the edges of understanding

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

German author Sibylle Lewitscharoff's novel Blumenberg has an intriguing premise, but its possibilities are frittered away through overtly abstract prose
Source: BHT

Out of place

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Fatima Bhutto's latest novel tackles the evolving Muslim identity in Pakistan and beyond with a compassionate view of those caught in the crossfire
Source: BHT

Gold futures weaken to Rs 33,111 per 10 gm

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Gold prices fell by Rs 58 to Rs 33,111 per 10 gram in futures trade on Friday as speculators reduced exposure despite a firm trend in the precious me
Source: BHT

No strings attached

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Journalist Namita Devidayal chronicles the life and times of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan in engrossing detail
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Toxic childhood

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Delhi's infamous air pollution is stifling its children, many of whom are grappling with severe respiratory ailments, often from the time of birth itself. With not enough equipment or manpower to even gauge the extent of the problem, any hope of a solution remains unrealistic at the moment
Source: BHT

Picture-perfect Parsis

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

The tiny community's love affair with portraiture comes alive through Ahmedabad-based art curator Anil Relia's private collection
Source: BHT

Cut from the same cloth

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

This month's book recommendations are themed on the simple fact of being Indian — in the way only Indians can understand
Source: BHT

Her own woman

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Krishna Sobti played with languages, genre and gender. A poet who turned to fiction, she wrote under the masculine name Hashmat, and watched her prose transform
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Streets of the world

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Dutch photojournalist Jeroen Swolfs zeroed in on 195 capital cities to underline enduring images of humanity, and connecting them through the universal themes of friendship, hope and love
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Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for drug to treat seizures

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Zydus Cadila on Friday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to market Carbamazepine extended-release tablets, used to tre
Source: BHT

Softbank invests Rs 2,800 cr in Indiabulls Housing Fin’s associate OakNorth

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Indiabulls Housing Finance on Friday said Japan's Softbank is investing Rs 2,800 crore of equity capital in its associate OakNorth, a commercial ban
Source: BHT

Speaking out loud

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Former bureaucrat Anil Swarup's memoir captures the ups and downs of a civil servant's life
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All in the family

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Time-travelling assassins, kids who speak to the dead and manipulate reality — Netflix's latest superhero show is all this and more. The Umbrella Academy is by no means a gore-fest but is certainly not disappointing
Source: BHT

Jumbo plans

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Universities and tech companies are developing sensors and apps to save elephants
Source: BHT

TB survivors file challenge to prevent J&J from extending patent life on Bedaquiline

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Two tuberculosis survivors have filed a patent challenge on Johnson and Johnson's TB drug Bedaquiline.Nandita Venkatesan from Mumbai and Phumeza Tisil
Source: BHT

Finding harmony in chaos

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Sid Sriram is the refreshing new voice in South Indian music with a fan following that keeps up avidly as he transitions between film music, Carnatic concerts and alternative fusion
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Date with Doha

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

A small city on the cusp of big change, Qatar's capital is a quirky mix of the new and the old
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Guts, gills and garum

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

An ancient Roman condiment spurs the writer to travel to the coastal town of Larache, Morocco
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Defence Secretary's note on Rafale strong evidence against Modi: Rahul

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

As The Hindu reported the objection raised by the Defence Ministry to the interference of Prime Minister's Office in the Rafale negotiations, the Cong
Source: BHT

Daddy’s days in

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Swedish and Indian fathers come together in a photo exhibition that questions perceptions of masculinity
Source: BHT

Scan man

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Bins wants to check out a dental surgeon recommended by a friend. Before the appointment, he's advised to get an X-ray. He shows me the slip. "It just
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Down to the wire

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

The BJP reckons that with the Budget, Modi has 'done a Dhoni' and will carry it through to electoral victory
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Quiz on television hits

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

This week's quiz is all about landmark television shows.
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Why I can’t stand ‘green’

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Bureaucracy that surrounds the word has become a cliché, making a mockery of what it seeks to preserve or nourish
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For now, SC refuses to grant 'pressure cooker' symbol to AMMK leader Dhinakaran

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:09 AM PST

For now, SC refuses to grant 'pressure cooker' symbol to AMMK leader Dhinakaran
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant the 'pressure cooker' symbol for now to the TTV Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam

Source: DI

INX Media: Karti Chidambaram appears before ED in money laundering case probe, records statement

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:09 AM PST

INX Media: Karti Chidambaram appears before ED in money laundering case probe, records statement
Karti Chidambaram appeared before the ED on Thursday in connection with a money laundering probe against him

Source: DI

Mother, aunt burn 5-yr-old girl with candle, booked

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:09 AM PST

Mother, aunt burn 5-yr-old girl with candle, booked
A five-year-old girl's mother and aunt have been booked for allegedly burning the minor with a candle for her mischievous behaviour in Thane

Source: DI

'Safe and sound': After assault on scribe, Raipur journalists wear helmets to interact with BJP leaders

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:09 AM PST

'Safe and sound': After assault on scribe, Raipur journalists wear helmets to interact with BJP leaders
Journalist Suman Pandey, who works with a Raipur-based news website, was allegedly thrashed by BJP office-bearers during the party's district-level meeting in Raipur on Saturday.

Source: DI

US agrees to sell 2 missile defence systems for Air India One for $190 million

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:09 AM PST

US agrees to sell 2 missile defence systems for Air India One for $190 million
The US has agreed to sell two state-of-the-art missile defence systems to Air India One for an estimated cost of USD 190 million

Source: DI

Workers of RSS, DYFI clash in Kerala, hospitalised

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:09 AM PST

Workers of RSS, DYFI clash in Kerala, hospitalised
Activists of Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led DYFI clashed with workers from RSS in the wee hours of Thursday

Source: DI

New Delhi: Youth march to demand educational, employment opportunities from govt today

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:09 AM PST

New Delhi: Youth march to demand educational, employment opportunities from govt today
Student leaders and union members from different universities will take part in the march from the Red Fort to Parliament Street in New Delhi on Thursday

Source: DI

Union Cabinet approves setting up of 'Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog' for cows

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:09 AM PST

Union Cabinet approves setting up of 'Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog' for cows
The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved setting up of a commission to frame a policy for protection and development of cows and help boost income of small farmers.

Source: DI

US State Department approves $190m defence deal with India, Boeing to sell two Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

US State Department approves $190m defence deal with India, Boeing to sell two Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures
The Department of Defense's DSCA has been asked by the State Department to issue the required certificate notifying the US Congress about the sale.

Source: DI

Enforcement Directorate to resume Robert Vadra's questioning in money laundering case today

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Enforcement Directorate to resume Robert Vadra's questioning in money laundering case today
Vadra was Wednesday questioned by ED for about five-and-a half hours, days after he was directed by a city court to appear before the central probe agency.

Source: DI

MP: Minor girl, her brothers expelled from school hostel for complaining about molestation

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

MP: Minor girl, her brothers expelled from school hostel for complaining about molestation
A minor girl and her two brothers were evicted from their school hostel on Wednesday allegedly after the girl complained of molestation

Source: DI

Train 18 inauguration: PM Modi to flag off Vande Bharat Express on Feb 15 from New Delhi Railway station

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Train 18 inauguration: PM Modi to flag off Vande Bharat Express on Feb 15 from New Delhi Railway station
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off India's first engineless train Vande Bharat Express on February 15 from the New Delhi Railway station, a senior official of the ministry told PTI Wednesday.

Source: DI

TMC to hold 'save democracy' sit-in protests in West Bengal districts today

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

TMC to hold 'save democracy' sit-in protests in West Bengal districts today
Sit-ins will take place from 10 am to 6 pm in every WB district headquarter on Thursday.

Source: DI

Gujarat: Farmers stage protest against bullet train project, don't want green zone to be disturbed

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Gujarat: Farmers stage protest against bullet train project, don't want green zone to be disturbed
Farmers from 29 villages in Navsari held a protest rally against bullet train project on Wednesday

Source: DI

Center approves creation of Rs 2000 crore corpus for development, upgradation of rural markets

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Center approves creation of Rs 2000 crore corpus for development, upgradation of rural markets
The central government on Wednesday approved the creation of a corpus of Rs 2000 crore for Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF)

Source: DI

TRAI-L and Error? Confusion over bills, blackouts and consumer grievances as new tariff regime begins

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

People are still in a tizzy over new tariff regime for the broadcasting sector. While some are saying that new broadcast tariff regime would increase bill amounts of cable TV and DTH subscribers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said the new framework may actually decrease TV bills.

TV bills to decrease?

The Crisil report on Monday said, "The network capacity fee (NCF) and channel prices announced by broadcasters and distributors as per TRAI's new guidelines could increase the monthly bill of most subscribers of television channels."

Addressing the media, TRAI Chairman Ram Sevak Sharma however said that the report was prepared on an "inadequate understanding" of the TV distribution market and it was incorrect. "The report is based on choosing top-rated channels on all-India basis and considers only one weekly report dated January 25, 2019, from TV Rating Agency, BARC," a TRAI statement said. TRAI Secretary S K Gupta further added, "In three months, we expect prices of various channels to go down."

Also Read: New DTH tariff regime: Check full list of channels, package rates

So what has happened so far since the new tariff regime has come into force

TRAI has unveiled the new tariff order and regulatory regime for the broadcast and cable sector, which would pave the way for consumers to opt for channels they wish to view and pay only for them. It had said every channel should be offered a la carte, with a transparent display of rates on electronic programme guide.

To help consumers, TRAI came up with 'Channel Selector Application' to help users selecting channels for their cable TV or DTH connection, and understand the new cable TV Bill and rules better. While launching the new application, TRAI has said that the particular channel selector application will help users optimise their selection and inform them about the Maximum Retail Price of each and every channel. After a user has decided their television channels, they will then need to go to the website of their TV service provider and inform them of the choice or get in touch with the local cable operator.

Blackout

The new tariff regime for cable and DTH TV services, which mandates consumers to select channels of their choice — either individual channels or bouquets — came into effect on February 1. After this, TRAI received information that while migrating consumers, one large service provider has caused a blackout on the TV screen of a few thousand subscribers.

Taking a serious view, the regulator has issued showcause notice to that service provider. However, TRAI neither identified the player nor divulged any details. According to reports, TRAI has served a show-cause notice to Airtel over the blackout faced by some of its DTH customers during the switchover to the new tariff regime.

Also Read: New DTH tariff regime will begin from Feb 1: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Complaints and Grievances

People have taken their complaints to social media, saying many DTH and cable operators are simply refusing to allow users to edit or change their base packs. Instead, consumers have complained, these cable and DTH operators are telling their customers that the 'base pack' cannot be changed and that any pack they add will be over and above this.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued new directions to cable and DTH operators prohibiting them from forcing any channel other than Doordarshan's on their consumers in the name of 'base packs' or 'basic service tier', and also set up a call centre to deal with such complaints.

"The Authority has been informed that some service providers are pushing certain packages, not allowing choice within first 100 channels, providing certain FTA channels irrespective of consumer's options etc. The Authority has taken note of such issues and has directed the distribution platform operators to follow the regulation in letter and spirit. The consumer choice and paying only for what the consumer wishes to watch is the power, the new framework gives to subscribers. The subscribers are free to choose Free to Air channels and/or pay channels either on a-la carte or in the form of bouquet or any combination thereof, even within the first one hundred channels," TRAI said.

For addressing consumer's complaints, the TRAI has given a phone number and email ID for consumers to register their complaints about any such errant behaviour by their cable or DTH operator. "In case any DTH / Cable Operator is insisting on predefined pack or bouquets without providing real choices, subscribers may report the same at TRAI call centre 0120 – 6898689 or e-mail at das@trai.gov.in," it added.



Source: FPJ

PM Modi to flag off Vande Bharat Express on February 15

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off India's first engineless train Vande Bharat Express on February 15 from the New Delhi Railway station, a s
Source: BHT

SoftBank Group adds $14 bln to market value as shares soar on buyback, Q3 profit

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

SoftBank Group Corp shares jumped 17 per cent on Thursday, adding $14 billion to the Japanese tech investment giant's market value, after it unveiled
Source: BHT

Gold falls to 1-week low on stronger dollar, but holds above $1,300 level

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Spot gold sees worst one-day fall since January 18 in previous session
Source: BHT

Silver rates

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

    
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Gold rates

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

    
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Next Brexit vote could be delayed: UK Official

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

The UK Parliament's next opportunity to vote on Brexit, which had been expected for February 14, could be delayed, a UK official said, speaking on co
Source: BHT

Rupee recovers to trade at 71.44

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

The rupee was trading firmer at 71.44 at mid-session on Thursday, soon after the RBI announced a 25 bps cut in the repo rate and a shift in stance to
Source: BHT

Political parties abuse WhatsApp service, says messaging platform

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Popular messaging app WhatsApp said on Wednesday that there are instances of the platform being abused by political parties and it has been engaging
Source: BHT

Wall Street rally pauses after underwhelming revenue forecasts

Posted: 07 Feb 2019 12:08 AM PST

Shares of videogame makers lead percentage declines on S&P
Source: BHT
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