4.3 Magnitude Earthquake strikes Jharkhand

Tremors were felt across Jharkhand after a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck the state on Tuesday morning, with Deoghar district as its epicentre, IMD officials said.

The earthquake, with its epicentre at Deogarh in Jharkhand, was felt at around 8 am and lasted for a few seconds. There has been no report of any loss to life or property so far.

State Meteorological Director AK Sen said in Patna that the tremors were felt in places like Gaya, Munger, Jamui and Banka in Bihar.

A Ranchi report said the earthquake struck Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara areas in Jharkhand.

People rushed out of their houses after experiencing the tremors.

India and the US need each other economically

WASHINGTON: 
India and the US need each other economically and the two countries should help power global economic growth and create economic opportunities and jobs, American Ambassador to India Richard Verma has said.

"India and the US need each other economically," he said speaking at the Brookings Institute, a top US think-tank.

"We both need to help power global economic growth; we rely on the collaborative science, exploration, and innovation that will bring new discoveries for our people; and we both need to create economic opportunities and jobs for our people," he said in his remarks.

Verma said that in the last decade the two countries have made dramatic progress in virtually every category of cooperation and the statistics are compelling.

In 2005, the two-way trade numbers were around USD 30 billion. Today, they stand at USD 104 billion, and the two countries are aiming to get that number up to USD 500 billion.

"In just the last three months, bilateral trade increased by well over $5 billion with the conclusion of Boeing's $3.3 billion Apache/Chinook deal and the $2.6 billion GE agreement to provide India's vast railway network with next-generation locomotives, many of which will be made and assembled in India," the Ambassador said.

As against 30,000 Indian students studying in the US this year, the number of Indian students increased by almost 30 per cent over last year to more than 132,000.

"While we've achieved a strong, solid record of performance, our leaders believe we can do more, and I know we can do much more," Verma said.

"That's why we are redoubling our efforts to increase two-way trade, taking on the 'ease of doing business' factors that tend to deter US companies and investors, such as tax and legal uncertainty and easing the regulatory burden," he said.

"To accelerate progress on these issues, we included these commercial topics at our Strategic and Commercial Dialogue this past fall. We also eagerly await India's updated draft of its bilateral investment treaty text, and its new intellectual property policy, both of which could help spur increased investment, trade and technology transfer," he said.

Salman Hit and Run case-lower court order quashed

The Bombay high court verdict says there’s not enough evidence to prove actor Salman Khan was inebriated and driving the Toyota Land Cruiser.

Observing that “strong suspicion of guilt cannot be used to hold a person guilty”, the Bombay High Court on Thursday acquitted actor Salman Khan in a 13-year-old hit-and-run case that killed one and injured four.

But it has left a 13-year-old mystery unresolved: Who, then, was behind the wheel?

The prosecution had failed to prove “beyond reasonable doubt” that the actor was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident and was drunk, the judge ruled.

Overturning the order of a lower court, which had in May convicted the actor under charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sentenced him to a jail term of five years, Justice A R Joshi said this was “not a case where prosecution has successfully established its case of all its charges”.

As the court pronounced that he was “acquitted of all charges and the order passed by the sessions court stands quashed and set aside”, the actor broke down.

"Even if Pakistan and India don’t play, it is not going to affect cricket of both countries,”- Mohammad Yousuf

Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf cannot understand the fuss around the proposed cricket series against India as he feels that apart from filling up PCB coffers, it would hardly make a difference to either of the two countries or to the world.

“I don’t know what the fuss is all about. Even if Pakistan and India don’t play, it is not going to affect neither world cricket nor the cricket of both countries,” Yousuf told  in an interview.

“All this talk about Indo-Pak cricket series being essential for world cricket and for both countries doesn’t make sense to me since as it is we have not been playing regularly for years now and yet it has not affected our cricket,” he stated.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands and talked with Nawaz Sharif

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands and talked with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for a few minutes in Paris yesterday,as the 21st session of the Conference of Parties or COP21, the global summit on climate change, began.

Three months after official talks between their nations broke down amid escalating diplomatic tensions and cross-border violence.

A picture released by the Indian Foreign Ministry on Monday showed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif offered a double handshake to a smiling Mr. Sharif.

A video, released by Mr. Sharif’s office, also captured the two leaders sitting side by side on a couch, deep in conversation.

Neither side has so far disclosed what the leaders were talking about or how long the meeting lasted

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India-Pak series possible in Srilanka

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and BJP member of Parliament (MP) Anurag Thakur has said that a cricket series with Pakistan was possible in Sri Lanka, a neutral venue.

He added, “But who will decide on holding the series? Will it be India’s media, residents, the government or cricket boards of both countries? Let’s have a discussion on this first.”

Thakur added, “The Indian team can’t travel to Pakistan. Looking at the security concerns, no international team travels to Pakistan. I think there should be no problem in holding the series in Sri Lanka.

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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has hit northeastern Afghanistan

The US Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude 5.9 earthquake has hit northeastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan and Tajikistan.
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The tremor struck 22 kilometres (14 miles) southwest of Ashkasham, 300 kilometres northeast of the Afghan capital Kabul, at a depth of 92.4 kilometres. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The quake, which occurred at 2.16am local time.The quake was felt across northern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and in northern parts of India.
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Girish karnad apologise

Mr Giriah karnad admiration of Tipu Sultan and his suggestion that Bengaluru's airport be named after Tipu instead of city founder Kempe Gowda - upset right-wing groups. The noted playwright later south to end the controversy, saying, ""If anybody has been hurt by my remarks, I apologise... what will I gain by doing it (by giving such comments)."

Tipu Sultan jayanti protest: VHP activist killed in violence in Karnataka

A 50-year-old activist of the right wing Vishwa Hindu Parishad who was injured in clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups died in the Madikeri government hospital on Tuesday morning.