The Modi Government Is Resorting To Sports To Curb Radical Politics In Kashmir

In spite of being such a scenic beauty, the paradise of the Earth Kashmir is infested by terrorist attack

and the repeated display of extremist attacks in order to be a separate Islamic state. However, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted wonderful measure to deal with the growing threats. The NaMo government is now turning to sports to keep radical elements at bay.

Modi's take on curbing the radical politics on the demand of separate Islamic state in Kashmir indeed demands appreciation, but, it's difficult to say how far it will reap positive results. The main objective to incorporate sports for dealing with the extreme situation is to keep young men away from getting into radical politics and spoil their life.

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In order to implement this measure at the earliest the Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting ten days ago with the Sports Minister. Sources said, during the meeting the former has strongly emphasized the part of involving the young folks of Kashmir in sports. And for this purpose, they have almost created a plan to prepare a comprehensive strategy, so that the youngsters in Kashmir can take active part in the same. Cricket and football have been identified as the two most popular sports to be included in the plan.

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In an interview, Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, "Sports would be a good way to positively motivate the youth... In our first budget, under the leadership of PM Modi, Rs. 200 crore was allocated to Jammu and Kashmir. This shows the Centre's special interest in Kashmir."

As per the decision, the NaMo Government has already walked an extra mile to improve the conditions of different stadia across the state.Several measures have also been adopted to deal with the training facilities in the state with utmost efficiency. And the best of all is the proposal for putting up talent hunts and competitions across the length and breadth of the state, so that the local talent can be extensively involved.

According to the Sports ministry, such a revolutionary step on the government's part is indeed the need of the hour. Sports not only will keep them away from getting into radical politics, but can also imbibe the spirit of brotherhood among the youngsters. It's a way to make them think that they are not separate and that they are the indispensable part of the United nation called India. 

It's been decided in the meeting that sports and similar activities in the state will give them a good exposure and at the same time they will be able to participate at national sporting events.

"This will help these youngsters from Kashmir explore the rest of their country and will help in integrating," said a senior government official.

Considering the present socio-political condition of Kashmir, it's been deemed that sports is certainly a good way to connect with and engage the young people. And the Modi government is all set to adopt this approach with a positive note.

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Sangakkara Bids Adieu To The International Cricket

It seems, Sri Lanka's batting hero Kumar Sangakkara has no qualms about his approaching

retirement, says reports. Sangakkara, The veteran cricketer of the Sri Lankan squad is turning 38 in October and is going to end his international career soon.  And he is left with simply two Test matches of the three-match series signed against India that's going to start on Galle on Wednesday.

Kumar Sangakkara, the left-hander, is one of the most revered cricketer in the history of test cricket. He is also the leading run-getter among those still playing.in an  interview  38 year old Sangakkara said "37-year-old Rangana Herath in the Sri Lankan team and Surrey team-mate Gareth Batty, also 37, were the only ones who matched me in age.  The rest are mostly 26," he said. "I feel like a dinosaur in their company. It convinced me this was the right time to go."

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Sangakkara, who has so far been the most dependable member of the Sri Lankan squad is still holding the fifth position in the all-time scorers list headed by India's Sachin Tendulkar.

Needless to say, 12,305 runs and 38 centuries by the cricketer is far exceeding the second-placed Alastair Cook of England, who has only 9,223 runs and 27 hundreds to his credit. Defying his age, Sangakkara has proved himself best with his excellent feats over the past year. His recent hits include 203 against New Zealand in January, after scoring a sweeping double century against Pakistan and 319 against Bangladesh last year.

And what's more! Sangakkara became the first batsman to hit four consecutive one-day centuries in the World Cup in Australia in February-March, following which Sri Lanka entered into the quarter-finals.

In an interview Sangakkara said, "The reason for the two and two split, even though it is not ideal, was the agreement I had with the previous selection committee when I was discussing my future." He also added, "I had plans to retire immediately after the World Cup, but they wanted me to try and play a bit more Test cricket. Four Tests was all I could offer them and they were okay with that."

He has also said that delaying his retirement plans would be nothing but delaying the future of some other potential players. Though, it will be quite a tough time for the Sri Lankans team to carry out without such a cricketer, but they have full respect for the Sangakkara's  decision. 

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Google To be a Subsidiary Business of the Alphabet Inc.

Google is all about surprises since its inception and this time its way more surprising than the earlier times. Google is now becoming the subsidiary of Alphabet. Pretty surprising! Isn't it? After all, how can the tech giant like Google can be someone's subsidiary? But, the news is true to the best of our knowledge as the company has announced that they are planning to rebrand itself as Alphabet – a new holding company and Google ( as it exists) will be the largest wholly owned subsidiary of the Alphabet.

According to the current CEO Larry Page, he would be appointed in the same post in the new holding concern Alphabet while Sundar Pichai, currently a senior vice president of the internet businesses, will hold the post of CEO of Google. And from now onwards, Alphabet Inc. will replace Google as the publicly traded entity and henceforth all shares of Google will automatically convert into the same number of shares of Alphabet, while resuming the same rights.

As said by Larry Page, the current CEO, “For Sergey and me this is a very exciting new chapter in the life of Google — the birth of Alphabet.” He also added, “We liked the name Alphabet because it means a collection of letters that represent language, one of humanity’s most important innovations, and is the core of how we index with Google search.”

But, the best part is that the Alphabet and its business will be no different from that of Google and it will continue with the search, maps and YouTube, Gmail along with businesses ventures like Fiber, Nest and investing arms like Google Ventures that are managed separately so far by Google.

In the new structure of Alphabet Inc. Mr.Page is likely to work along with Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google in 1998. Though the parent entity will be Alphabet, it will house several other business that were so far been supervised by Google. And Google will be the biggest of its subsidiaries. And what's more! The subsidiary portfolio of Alphabet Inc. will be composed of the big shots like Nest, the smart-thermostat maker, and Calico, a company focused on longevity.

Sources said that Google's move to rebrand itself as Alphabet Inc. is one of the most significant step adopted by the tech giant so far. And to handle the sprawl of Google's extended business, this is indeed the most happening step adopted on the Google's part. Moreover, the growing competition with the other technology companies like Facebook and Amazon, also made Google take such an amazing step.

While these tech companies started on with a single business like online bookselling or a social network, recently, they have diversified their businesses in the fields like cloud computing, photo sharing and even satellites. Such a step on Google's part is also the need of the hour. And according to the authorities, such a step on Google's part will help it continue with its diverse business in a more streamlined manner.

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It's Just A First Day Out And Windows Has 14 Million Fans

Getting fans to scream its amazing features is nothing new to Microsoft, especially when it' linked with Windows. One of the most popular offering from Microsoft, Windows comes out all new every time it has got a new update. And there's no difference with Windows 10, the latest and most novel innovation from the house of Microsoft.  As they have declared in their blog http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/30/windows-10-the-first-24-hours/, Windows 10, immediately after it's launched scored 14 million users. 

From Sydney to Nairobi to London to New York City, Microsoft celebrated with fans in every nook and corners. The leading officials from Microsoft say, "We have seen unprecedented demand for Windows 10, with reviews and customer feedback overwhelmingly positive around the globe. We are doing everything we can to upgrade the world to Windows 10 as quickly as possible over the coming days and weeks ahead".

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According to the sources, migration to Windows 10 seems to show acceleration as the expansion campaign of Microsoft is including a lot of things in the OS beyond its Windows Insider program. Though, the news of the deployment of Windows 10 within insiders was making rounds for quite some time, it gradually rolled out to widespread availability.

Windows for the Insiders

According to the Microsoft, Windows 10  will be initially made available to roughly 5 million-strong Windows Insider group before offering the OS to home users who had already preorded it. Apparently, they have  started with the  deployment campaign  beyond the  OS to an additional 9 million users.

Yusuf Mehdi, the corporate Vice President of Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group, said that "The  company is working round the clock to drive the upgrade process. However, Microsoft is prioritizing quality over quickness."We are grateful for your excitement and enthusiasm and we appreciate your patience over the days and weeks ahead as we carefully roll out Windows 10 in phases to all of you that have reserved."

The Story Behind the Curtains

However,  there's  also another behind a successful  post-launch 24-hours and the flood of positive reviews. Many people still have some adverse reviews regarding Microsoft's latest OS. The folks at Mozilla aren't too happy about the way Microsoft is doing the upgrade, especially the migration of user settings.

In an open letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella , Mozilla CEO Chris Beard stated about  "a very disturbing aspect of Windows 10." Upgrading to Windows 10 effectively supersedes user preferences for web browsers, replacing a Chrome or a Firefox with Microsoft's brand new Edge browser. And this is  interpreted as quite "unprofessional" by the Mozilla folks.  In the letter, Beard has also said , " It now takes more than twice the number of mouse clicks, scrolling through content and some technical sophistication for people to reassert the choices they had previously made in earlier versions of Windows. It's confusing, hard to navigate and easy to get lost."

Mozilla is a non-profit but is  constantly making serious  endeavours to  elevate the Internet experience beyond improving its own products. And such an  attempt from Microsoft is quite disappointing for them.  

And Finally….

However,  as  of now, the  makers of Windows 10 are quite upbeat with the  incredible response and popularity of Windows 10. They have expressed their gratitude to the users too. 

1993 Mumbai Blast Convict Yakub Memon Hanged to Death Today

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After a strenuous night with unprecedented legal developments, the Supreme Court seems to have showed no favour to Yakub Memon's appeal against death sentence. He is hanged to death   at 7.35 am on 30th July, which is unfortunately his 53rd birth anniversary.

Memon was declared dead at 7.01 am.

Yakub Memon, the chartered accountant by profession was one of major convict of the  serial  bomb blasts  in Mumbai in  1993.Theprime  convicts, Tiger Memon, Yakub's  brother and  Dawood Ibrahim are still beyond the reach of Interpol. Yakoob was allegedly suspected to have financed the entire project that is carried out in Mumbai, just 3 months after the destruction of Babri Masjid. The blast

The 1993 serial bomb blasts, carried out three months after the destruction of the Babri Masjid in December, 1992. The Mumbai serial blasts reportedly have claimed the lives of 257 people while creating an international terror by its very atrocity.

On the wake of 30th July, 2015, security across Maharashtra has been strengthened even more, so that it becomes easier to counter any violent outburst in the capital city.  Special security force has been appointed around the Nagpur jail to deal with any counter attack during the execution.

After the doctor declared him death at 7.01 am, his body is handed over to the family  with the three conditions that no public procession will be conducted or encouraged, funeral in a timely manner will be treated with priority, no public release of the photograph will be allowed on anyone's part.

The Week-Long Legal Battle Did Not Favour To Dismiss The Death Penalty

 

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Though a pre- dawn session of the Supreme Court was organized with  a  team of  Justices Dipak Misra, Prafulla Chandra Pant and Amitava Roy in order  to re-evaluate the last plea for a 14-day stay on his execution, the team rejected the plea  at 5.00 am.

 "Stay of death warrant would be a travesty of justice," said Justice Dipak Misra. However  for Attorney General, Mukul Rohtagi , the decision of not extending the time of the death sentence is not simply about "victory". Instead it's a decision to put an end to the legal process that has been going for years now. Regarding the execution,  Memon's  lawyer has said  "The Supreme Court has made a tragic mistake. I hope Yakub Memon has a dignified death."

Even after exhausting all the legal  remedies, the  mercy  petition of Yakub Memon  seems to bring  no effect during  5 am  today.  The judges panel has  said Memon has got enough time  to   deal with the  legal proceedings  and  resolve the personal affair on the  family front. From government to the  apex court, nowhere the mercy petition  has received a  favorable climate.

The decision creates polarization

However, the verdict seems to have created polarised opinion after it has become apparently clear that Memon has co-operated with Indian intelligence agencies and chose to stay under the protection of the Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan's intelligence agency.

Later, the official of Indian intelligence B. Raman has published a report confirming Yakub's cooperation with police.  In fact, it's been reported that Yakub Memon's s during his tenure in the jail custody has brought evidence which helped India prove Pakistan's involvement in the event. 

However, the verdict of the Supreme Court has faced a varied political reactions for and against the death penalty.

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The Demise Of A Learner Marks The End Of An Era: RIP APJ Abdul Kalam

He was the one who was enthused with the belief that Government is "of the people, by the people and for the people". For APJ Abdul Kalam, it's the people who have given him the respect, the position and the reverence and made him reach such a height. No wonder, titles like the Eleventh President, DRDO scientist and Bharat Ratna simply existed as nothing but the accolades to his achievements. He was someone who love to exist simply as a human being beyond all the titles. 

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As he passed away on Monday, 27th July following a cardiac arrest while talking to the students of the Indian Institute of Management, the only thing that seemed to make the nation cry is the void that is being created. He is a legendary example of inspired living who has led a simple life, in spite of having such a sparkling career.

On the evening of 27th July, the nation was simply awestruck, when Kalam breathed his last while talking to the students (something which he loved the most). Referred as India's Missile Man, APJ Abdul Kalam was a quintessence of indomitable spirit. The oddities have never been an obstacle for him. Despite the poverty, education showed him the light of hope. Plunged in the darkness of poverty, Kalam had to face hard times with a sheer spirit, a life-force that never allow him to cease the struggle. To meet the both ends meet, Abdul Kalam had to distribute newspaper to support his family and that's how he used to earn enough to continue with his studies. 

India mourns the loss of a great scientist, a wonderful President & above all an inspiring individual. RIP Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 27, 2015

After he graduated with Physics, he decided to enrol himself in Aeronautical Engineering to become a pilot. However, the journey for him was differently etched. He became a DRDO scientist and the technical advisor of Prime Minister. Later he became the President of India on 2002 and that's the time, from when Kalam brought Rashtrapati Bhavan at the access of the common people.

A true enthusiast and an optimist till his last day, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam tweeted on Monday "Going to Shillong. To take course on Livable Planet earth at IIM. @APJAbdulKalam."

According to the reports, Kalam breathed his last two hours after he was wheeled into the ICU of Bethany Hospital at 6.30pm. He suffered a massive cardiac arrest during a speech in IIM Shillong. On hearing the news the Meghalaya Governor V Shanmughanathan, rushed to the hospital. However, the great soul could not be revived, despite the best efforts of the medical team formed of celebrated doctors from the Indian Army. Despite medical team best efforts, he could not be revived.

#RIPKalam | President of India Pranab Mukherjee pays homage to late Former President APJ Abdul Kalam pic.twitter.com/hV0Pylcc0O

— CNN-IBN News (@ibnlive) July 28, 2015

Chief Secretary PBO Warjiri has said that he has taken significant measures after discussing with the Union Home Secretary LC Goyal regarding the necessary arrangements for carrying Kalam's body from Guwahati to Delhi on Tuesday morning.

Following his demise, a even-day national mourning will be declared by the Centre, Union Home Secretary LC Goyal said yesterday to the reporters. Accordingly, both the Houses of Parliament will and make obituary references and adjourn in order to pay homage to his memory.

An aeronautics engineer from Madras Institute of Technology, Kalam has made enormous contribution to the missile programme in India. In fact, the program itself was the brain child of this great man who was then appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser to Vajpayee. He was also the architect of the Pokhran nuclear test in 1998.

It leaves no doubt that the nation will mourn the demise of APJ Abdul Kalam always.

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Solar Summit 2015 In Punjab Paves The Way To An Improved State Economy

Solar Summit 2015 comes with the promise of a substantial boost in the economy of Punjab, believes the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, Sukhbir Singh Badal. Recently, the state is facing the international panorama with a world of opportunities. And, the Solar Summit at Chandigarh would certainly be a revolutionary move on Punjab Government's part, as it will soon develop the state into the most preferred destination for investment in Non-conventional energy sector.

 

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During the event, the minister has laid the foundation stones of various development projects and three irrigation projects in Lambi constituency and interacted with media at the village Kolianwali. Sources said that Punjab, during the Solar Summit has received more than Rs. 4000 crore investment for 500 MW solar projects, in which the majority of the investment are made by the key foreign players from Singapore, USA and France.

The Solar Summit held today has its principal focus on showcasing the countless possibilities in Renewable energy sector in Punjab. Due to the availability of sun shine about 300 days a year, the state of Punjab is deemed absolutely fit for building such high grade solar projects.

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The Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal has also initiated a clarion call to the farmers to take part in the event. He has also said the farmers to be an active partner under the incentive oriented Net Metering policy. The project, being essentially designed keeping the needs of the farmers in view, it's important for the farmers to be an active part of the same. The minister, however, said that the profound interest of the state farmers in the solar power projects is quite evident from their participation. Moreover, PEDA has recently received a huge volume of request for 1200 MW against the initial estimates of 500 MW. In addition to that the remunerative lease rates of the state farmers are now in a satisfactory stage which is also available for the non-fertile lands. This has also increased the interest of the farmers on a rapid scale.

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The innovative effort of the Punjab State Government has also received a big round of applause and acknowledgement to the Central Government. Recently, the state has also received the award as the best performing state on RE front during REINVEST-2015 held in New Delhi. In addition, the Renewable Energy Promotion Association (REPA) has acknowledged Punjab's effort with the award of the Best Bio-energy State of India with highest installed capacity.

After the event was held with full grandeur, Badal has also reportedly said, Punjab Government has authorized about Rs. 10,000 crore in order to invest in the basic amenities projects in 150 small towns and villages. However Rs. 4000 crore out of the government grant will be accordingly spent on water supply, building concrete streets in villages, so that proper conveniences can be made available to the natives there.

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No wonder, such an amazing event will be surely helpful for boosting up the Punjab's economy while the farmers of the state will receive a good exposure.

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