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- 6.1 magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan; girl killed in Pakistan’s Quetta town
- A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Wednesday 31st January 2018 and tremors were felt as far India and Pakistan, where one girl was killed and 11 people were injured
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- The quake hit at 12:37 IST near Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 191 km, the US Geological Survey said.
- Mild tremors were also felt in New Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.
- Subramanian Swamy moves private bill seeking death for cow slaughter
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- BJP MP Subramanian Swamy moved in the Rajya Sabha Friday a Private Members’ Bill that seeks death penalty for cow slaughter but withdrew it after a lively debate and with the warning that he will bring the proposed legislation again if the NDA government did not act on it.
- Swamy moved for consideration and passing the Cow Protection Bill, 2017 aimed at creating an authority to ensure stabilisation of population of cows, ban their slaughter and provide deterrent punishment, including death penalty for the crime
- Highlights of Union Budget 2018-2019
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- The Union Budget 2018 -19 was presented by Union Finance minister Mr. Arun Jaitly on 1st February 2018 in Lok Sabha. This budget also includes Railway budget. Below are the highlights of the budget are as below
- No changes in personal income tax slabs.
- ₹2,000-crore fund for development of agri markets.
- Free power connections to 4 crore homes under Saubhagya Yojana.
- Eight crore free gas connections for poor women through Ujjwala Yojana.
- Govt. to implement minimum support price for all crops; It is hiked to 1.5 times of production costs.
- Govt. to contribute 12% of wages of new employees for all sectors.
- New flagship National Health Protection Scheme, providing a health insurance cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year announced.
- Railway capex for 2018-19 set at ₹1.48 lakh crore.
- Automatic revision of emoluments parliamentarians every five years, pegged to inflation.
- Cochin University beef row: Kuttanad Engineering campus shut down indefinitely
- With tension rising at the Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad (CUCEK) campus over the “beef row”, authorities have decided to indefinitely close the campus
- North Indian students have alleged that they were forcibly fed beef and were assaulted in the campus when they tried to protest
- The decision to close down CUCEK was taken after talks between the Cusat authorities and striking North Indian students failed on Wednesday. Of the 3500 plus students at CUCEK, around 500 are North Indian students.
- During the meeting, the VC said that an inquiry will be conducted and a report will be submitted within four days based on which action will be initiated. The students were also told that if they had missed any exam in the last few days, then the university would conduct the exam again and the exams would be conducted only after the inquiry is over.
- However, the striking students didn’t agree to this and insisted that the college principal Sunil Kumar be immediately suspended for “hurting the religious sentiments of the north Indian students”. Cusat authorities rejected this demand and said that action will be initiated only after an inquiry is conducted into the issue
- Tension started at the campus after a digital banking awareness camp conducted at the campus last Thursday. At the camp that was inaugurated by the principal, the organizers offered tea and cutlets. The North Indian students allege that they were fed “beef” in the name of vegetarian cutlets. On Monday, students protested at Cusat and the authorities promised to conduct an inquiry
- The clash between two groups of students happened at the campus as the North Indian group, tried to disperse students from classrooms. This was opposed by the local students who are in majority at the campus.
- Controversial Movie Epic ‘Padmaavat’ Earns $16M-Plus Amid Violence And Protests In India
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- Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s extravagant medieval epic Padmaavat scooped $16 million at the box office — despite its trial by fire.
- After months of controversy, threats and fiery protests, including on-set mob violence targeting Bhansali and death threats against leading lady Deepika Padukone, this contentious reimagining of the 16th-century verse by Malik Muhammad Jayasi debuted under heavy security last week.
- Historical debate
- Dubbed in both Tamil and Telugu languages, the film stars Padukone as Padmini, Ranveer Singh as Khilji and Shahid Kapoor as Ratan Singh. It tells the story of legendary 14th-century Hindu queen Padmini, who is married to Ratan Singh, king of the northern Indian kingdom of Chittor, but desired by conquering Muslim ruler Alauddin Khilji, the sultan of Delhi. The story of Khilji’s sacking of Chittor, the slaying of Ratan Singh, and the mass self-immolation by the women of the kingdom is the stuff of history and legend. History because Khilji and Ratan Singh are historical figures; legend because Padmini’s existence is a matter of debate
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