Ø Jammu and Kashmir came under Governor’s rule
with no political party coming forward and staking claim to form the government
and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah asking to be relieved as caretaker Chief
Minister.
Ø The Supreme Court quashed a Special Court
order summoning chairman-cum-managing director of Bharti Cellular Ltd. Sunil
Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia as accused in a corruption
case relating to the allocation of additional 2G spectrum in 2002 during the
NDA rule.
Ø India’s decision to increase the pictorial
warnings on tobacco products packaging can serve as an example for other
countries, the Canadian Cancer Society, one of largest national cancer charity
and funder of cancer research in Canada, has written to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
Ø Wes Anderson’s whimsical drama The Grand Budapest Hotel bagged 11 nominations at the BAFTA awards
announced. Stephen Hawking’s biopic The
Theory of Everything and
superhero drama Birdman followed with 10 apiece. Budapest has received nominations in best film,
director and original screenplay category for Wes Anderson, besides original
music, cinematography, editing, production design, costume design, make up
& hair and sound. In the best film category, it will compete withBirdman , Richard Linklater’s Boyhoo d and biopics The Theory of Everything and The
Imitation Game .
Ø Sri Lanka watchers in India believe that with Maithripala Sirisena coming to power in
Sri Lanka, the island nation’s tilt towards China will be reduced considerably.
They have been critical of the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his “tilt
towards China” and ignoring India’s pleas to grant devolution of powers to the
Tamil-majority northern region, as he had repeatedly promised.
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