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Feb142017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Flynn resigns as Trump’s national security advisor

USA

The White House announced today that Michael Flynn has resigned as President Donald Trump’s national security advisor, amid escalating controversy over his contacts with Moscow. In his formal resignation letter, Flynn acknowledged that in the period leading up to Trump’s inauguration: “I inadvertently briefed the vice president-elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador.” Trump has named retired lieutenant general Joseph Kellogg, who was serving as a director on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as acting national security advisor, the White House said.

Feb132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Dangal actress Zaira Wasim’s mother shares anti-Indian Facebook Post, gets slammed on Twitter

Entertainment

Dangal actress Zaira Wasim has been a topic of various controversies. The young Kashmiri actress is back under the scanner, this time it is for her mother’s pro-Pakistan status. Zarqa Wasim had posted a Facebook post, cheering Pakistani cricket team. The actress has been trolled on social media after her mother’s 2014 Facebook post resurfaced on the internet. The old Facebook post was shared by Twitter user, Sonam Mahajan. The avid Twitter user was suspended from Twitter after she called out Zaira Wasim’s mother, Zarqa Wasim. Twitter India head Raheel Khursheed faces backlash after Twitter suspends user Sonam Mahajan’s two accounts! The Facebook post that has been highlights is from 2014 and is during an India vs Pakistan match. The young actress’ mother shared an image which read, “Ke...

Feb132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Rights group raps Pakistan for ‘forced’ repatriation of Afghans Refugees

Pakistan

In a scathing indictment of Pakistan’s treatment of Afghan refugees, a human rights group charged Monday that the country is forcing hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees back to their homeland, which is still beset by war and crushing poverty. It also said that a $400 stipend the United Nations refugee agency gives to refugees who return to Afghanistan is tantamount to a bribe to convince reluctant Afghans to leave Pakistan. “The exodus amounts to the world’s largest unlawful mass forced return of refugees in recent times,” the Human Rights Watch report says. Both the U.N. and Pakistan denied the allegations. In an interview, Indrika Ratwatte, Pakistan’s country representative for the U.N. refugee agency, said there was police harassment and arrests of Afghan refugees in mid-2016...

Feb132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

North Korea claims New Nuclear-Capable Missile Test Successful

North Korea

North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile the previous day, claiming further advancement in a weapons programme it is pursuing in violation of United Nations resolutions. North Korea fired the ballistic missile on a high arc into the sea early on Sunday, the first test of US President Donald Trump’s vow to get tough on an isolated regime that tested nuclear devices and ballistic missiles last year at an unprecedented rate. The North’s state-run KCNA news agency said leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of the Pukguksong-2, a new type of strategic weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The United States, Japan and South Korea requested urgent UN Security Council consultations on the test, with a meeting ...

Feb132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Hundreds of Pilot Whales Die After Beaching in New Zealand

New Zealand

Volunteers in New Zealand managed to refloat about 100 surviving pilot whales hoping they will swim back out to sea after more than 400 of them swam aground at a remote beach. New Zealand’s Department of Conservation Golden Bay Operations Manager Andrew Lamason said on Saturday that about 300 whales had died, but others were swimming in the bay near the beach and had joined up with a new pod of pilot whales.The 416 stranded whales were discovered on Farewell Spit at the tip of the South Island. Rescuers managed to refloat several dozen whales on Friday, but many beached themselves again overnight.

Feb132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Crumbling California Dam Prompts Urgent Evacuations for 188,000

USA

Water started flowing over an emergency spillway at the nation’s tallest dam, on Lake Oroville, for the first time on Saturday after erosion damaged the Northern California dam’s main spillway. Officials hoped to avoid using Oroville Dam’s emergency spillway, fearing it could cause trees to fall and leave debris cascading into water that rushes through the Feather River, into the Sacramento River and on to the San Francisco Bay. Crews prepared for several days, clearing trees and brush. Water began running over the emergency spillway around 8 am, according to California’s Department of Water Resources. It was the first time the emergency spillway has been used in the reservoir’s nearly 50-year history. Water was expected to continue flowing over the emergency spillway for 38 to 5...

Feb132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Thousands of Mexicans March for Dignity

Mexico

About 20,000 people staged a march through Mexico’s capital on Sunday demanding respect for their country and its migrants in the face of perceived hostility from the administration of US President Donald Trump. Many marchers carried Mexican flags and were dressed in white as a sign of unity and to signal the non-political nature of the march. The marchers protested Trump’s plans for a border wall and increased deportations of migrants. Trump has also pressured US corporations to provide jobs in the United States, not Mexico. Paulina Ortega carried a placard in English proclaiming: “We love Americans, we hate racism.” “This is a march for dignity,” she said. Mexicans have called for unity in facing the challenge posed by Trump’s policies, but the march featured almost as many bann...

Feb122017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Satyarthi’s Nobel Prize Replica Recovered

Delhi

Child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi’s Nobel Prize replica has been recovered, days after it was stolen from his house, police said on Sunday. Satyarthi’s Nobel citation, replica of the medallion along with other valuables were burgled from the south Delhi residence on February 7 night. “The replica of the Nobel Peace Prize, jewellery, a laptop and some valuables were recovered from the accused who were arrested (on Saturday night),” Deputy Commissioner of Police Romil Baaniya told IANS. It was not clear if the nobel citation had been recovered or not. Three accused – brothers Rajan, Sunil and Vinod – were arrested from their hideouts, police said. Satyarthi was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 with Pakistani child rights activist Malala Yousafzai. The ori...

Feb112017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Tom Holland’s Spiderman, Chris Pratt’s Star Lord will appear in ‘Infinity War’

Entertainment

Actors Tom Holland and Chris Pratt will appear in “Avengers: Infinity War”, Robert Downey Jr has confirmed. Downey Jr took a break from filming the movie, to reveal the two actors’ presence in the superhero film, via a special video. In a Facebook Live video filmed by Holland on the “Avengers: Infinity War” set, Downey Jr confirmed the news, reports variety.com. Turning the camera around, Holland reveals himself to be on the movie’s set and covered in motion picture dots (for his mask, which moves with the motion of Holland’s facial expressions). Later in the video, “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor Chris Pratt joined Downey Jr, also confirming his role in the upcoming sequel to “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. Directed by brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, “Avengers: Infinity War” is ...

Feb112017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Steps taken sufficient are enough to address P-note concerns: Sebi

Economy

Sebi today said steps taken by it on P-notes are “sufficient enough” to address the concerns of SIT on black money, but the regulator is open to further suggestions, even as it asserted that consistent tightening of norms have made these instruments less attractive. “The consistent tightening of Offshore Derivative Instrument (ODI) norms by Sebi has not only been through increased compliances but also improved transparency,” the regulator said after its board meeting where the issue was also discussed. Over the years, foreign portfolio investments through ODIs, popularly known as Participatory Notes (P-notes), has come down significantly. The regulator said the simultaneous liberalisation in registration process of foreign portfolio investors has made the P-notes “less attractive vis-a-...