Sab Kushal Mangal - Official Trailer | Akshaye Khanna, Priyaank Sharma & Riva Kishan | 3 Jan, 2020 | Youtube

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Sab Kushal Mangal - Official Trailer | Akshaye Khanna, Priyaank Sharma & Riva Kishan | 3 Jan, 2020 | Youtube

Sab Kushal Mangal - Official Trailer | Akshaye Khanna, Priyaank Sharma & Riva Kishan | 3 Jan, 2020 | Youtube

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Shimla Mirchi | Official Trailer | Hema Malini, Rajkummar Rao, Rakul Preet Singh | 3rd January 2020 | Youtube

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Shimla Mirchi | Official Trailer | Hema Malini, Rajkummar Rao, Rakul Preet Singh | 3rd January 2020 | Youtube

Shimla Mirchi | Official Trailer | Hema Malini, Rajkummar Rao, Rakul Preet Singh | 3rd January 2020 | Youtube

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Jawaani Jaaneman – Official Trailer | Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Alaya F | Nitin K | 31st Jan 2020 | Youtube

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Jawaani Jaaneman – Official Trailer | Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Alaya F | Nitin K | 31st Jan 2020 | Youtube

Jawaani Jaaneman – Official Trailer | Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Alaya F | Nitin K | 31st Jan 2020 | Youtube

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Love Aaj Kal - Official Trailer | Kartik, Sara, Randeep, Arushi | Imtiaz Ali | Dinesh Vijan | 14 Feb

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Love Aaj Kal - Official Trailer | Kartik, Sara, Randeep, Arushi | Imtiaz Ali | Dinesh Vijan | 14 Feb

Love Aaj Kal - Official Trailer | Kartik, Sara, Randeep, Arushi | Imtiaz Ali | Dinesh Vijan | 14 Feb

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Current Affairs | General Knowledge | Jan 21, 2020 | One Liners | jagranjosh

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Current Affairs | General Knowledge | Jan 21, 2020 | One Liners | </i></u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><u>jagranjosh</u></i></span><br /> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><u><br /></u></i></span> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></span><br /> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura celebrated their Statehood Days</strong></span></div> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> </span> <br /> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">• Three States namely Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura celebrated their Statehood Days on January 21, 2020.</span><br /> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">• PM Narendra Modi greeted the people of all three states on the occasion.</span><br /> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">• PM Modi tweeted about the popularity of each state and mentioned that Meghalaya is known for sports, music and conservation of nature; Manipur is known for its vibrant culture and Tripura’s citizens are known for their industrious nature.</span></div> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> </span> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Central Government notifies National Startup Advisory Council</strong></span><br /> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></strong></span> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • The Central Government on January 21, 2020 notified the organizational structure of National Startup Advisory Council.<br /> • The Council will advise the Government on measures required to boost the ecosystem for nurturing startups in India for sustainable economic growth and employment opportunities.<br /> • The Council will be chaired by the Union Minster for Commerce & Industry.<br /> • It will consist of the non-official members nominated by Central Government and the term of these members will be of two years.<br /> <br /> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">PM Modi and Nepali PM KP Sharma Oli jointly Inaugurate ICP at Jogbani-Biratnagar</strong></div> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar, an important trade point between India & Nepal.<br /> • This second Integrated Check Post was developed with Indian assistance to facilitate movement of people across India-Nepal border.<br /> • The check post was inaugurated through Video Conferencing.<br /> <br /> <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">PM to chair 32nd PRAGATI meeting </strong><br /> <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></strong> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on January 22, 2020 chair the 32nd PRAGATI meeting.<br /> • PRAGATI is an ICT-based multi-modal platform for effective governance and timely implementation of projects.<br /> • In previous 31 PRAGATI interactions, PM Modi has approved projects worth over Rs 12 lakh crore.</div> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Brazil President Bolsonaro to be chief guest at 71st Republic Day</strong></div> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro will be the Chief Guest at the 71st Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi on January 26, 2020.<br /> • President Bolsonaro will be on a four-day visit to India and will be leading a delegation of 7 Ministers and the Chairman of Brazil-India Friendship Group.<br /> • President Bolsonaro will also hold talks with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<br /> <br /> <div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> <span itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Madhya Pradesh to observe National Girl Child Day on January 24</strong></div> <div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • Madhya Pradesh will observe the National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2020 on the theme “Aware girl child-able Madhya Pradesh" under Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao scheme.<br /> • On the occasion, the state government will examine the health of girls and will create awareness about the rights of girls & daughters.<br /> • The Women and Child Development Department will be observing the National Girl Child Week during January 24-30, 2020. </div> </span></div> <div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Current Affairs | General Knowledge | Jan 21, 2020 | One Liners | jagranjosh

Current Affairs | General Knowledge | Jan 21, 2020 | One Liners |  jagranjosh Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura celebrated their Statehood ...

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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Trailer

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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Trailer

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Trailer | Ayushmann Khurrana |  Neena G | Youtube

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Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath with their baby anayra sharma

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Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath with their baby anayra sharma

Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath with their baby anayra sharma's Hand and feet impressions 

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Current Affairs | General Knowledge | Jan 20, 2020 | One Liners

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i> Current Affairs | General Knowledge | Jan 20, 2020 | One Liners | </i></u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><u>jagranjosh</u></i></span><br /> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></u> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • भारतीय महिला पहलवान विनेश फोगाट ने रोम रैंकिंग सीरीज में 53 किलोग्राम भार वर्ग में जो पदक जीता है- <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">स्वर्ण पदक</strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • हाल ही में विश्व बैंक ने असम अंतर्देशीय जल परिवहन परियोजना (Assam Inland Water Transport) के लिये जितने करोड़ रुपए के ऋण को मंज़ूरी दे दी है-<strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">630 करोड़ रुपए</strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • वह राज्य सरकार जिसने राज्य में पहला जैव प्रौद्योगिकी पार्क (Biotechnology Park) की स्थापना हेतु योजना बना रही है- <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">राजस्थान सरकार</strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">• जिस देश के प्रधानमंत्री ओलेक्सी् होंचारुक ने अपने पद से इस्तीफा दे दिया है- </span><strong style="margin: 0px; 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clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • प्रधानमंत्री के जिस पूर्व प्रधान सचिव को नेहरू मेमोरियल संग्रहालय एवं पुस्तकालय (एनएमएमएल) की कार्यकारी परिषद का अध्यक्ष बनाया गया है-<strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> नृपेंद्र मिश्रा</strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • भारतीय सेना के उप-प्रमुख जिसे नियुक्त किया गया है- <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल एसके सैनी</strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> • हाल ही में से जिस भारतीय उद्यमी को ऑस्ट्रेलिया के सर्वोच्च सम्मान ‘आर्डर ऑफ़ ऑस्ट्रेलिया’ से सम्मानित किया गया- <strong style="margin: 0px; outline: none; 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Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | INDIAN EXPRESS | Jan 19, 2020

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | INDIAN EXPRESS | Jan 19, 2020 | Yada Yada Virus</i></u><br /> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></u> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></u><br /> <h1 class="page-title" itemprop="headline" style="--color: var(--paletteColor4); --fontsize: 32px; --fontweight: 700; --lineheight: 1.3; background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--color); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: var(--fontSize); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); line-height: var(--lineHeight); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Yada Yada Virus</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Researchers recently reported the discovery of a new virus conceded that the discovery wasn’t a big deal, with new viruses being announced every day. Therefore, the researchers have named their discovery “Yada Yada virus” (YYV).</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Key Highlights:</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Yada Yada Virus (YYV) is an alphavirus, a group of viruses that the researchers described as small, single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses (that) include species important to human and animal health and which are transmitted primarily by mosquitoes and (are) pathogenic in their vertebrate hosts.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Unlike some other alphaviruses, Yada Yada does not pose a threat to human beings.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • The virus was detected in mosquitoes trapped in three locations in Victoria, Australia.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Background:</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • YYV takes its name from ‘The Yada Yada’, an episode of the television sitcom Seinfeld, which aired on the American network NBC on April 24, 1997.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Merriam-Webster says yada yada is “boring or empty talk”, a way to recount words that are “too dull or predictable to be worth repeating”. The Cambridge dictionary says yada yada is only “blah blah blah”.</div> </div> <div> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></u></div> </div>

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Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | INDIAN EXPRESS | Jan 19, 2020 | 1984 riot SIT

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h1 class="page-title" itemprop="headline" style="--color: var(--paletteColor4); --fontsize: 32px; --fontweight: 700; --lineheight: 1.3; background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--color); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: var(--fontSize); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); line-height: var(--lineHeight); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 400;"><i>Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | INDIAN EXPRESS | Jan 19, 2020 | 1984 riot SIT</i></u></h1> <div> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 400;"><i><br /></i></u></div> <div> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"></span><br /> <h1 class="page-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"> 1984 riot SIT</span></h1> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"> </span> <div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-decoration-line: underline;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"> <div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px;"> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Centre has accepted the recommendations of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by retired Delhi High Court judge Justice SN Dhingra which probed 186 cases of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.</div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Key Findings:</b></div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></b></div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Large-scale riots targeting members of the Sikh community had broken out in the national capital in the aftermath of the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. The violence had claimed 2,733 lives in Delhi alone.</div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Trial judges handed out acquittals in a routine manner, failed to separate cases based on incidents and rejected testimonies of witnesses on grounds of delay of FIRs.</div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • In some riot-cum-murder cases, police clubbed hundreds of murders that took place at different locations and sent all accused together for trial. The report said this led to trials lingering for years as the accused would be absent on several dates.</div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed Supreme Court that the Centre will take appropriate steps on the SIT recommendations.</div> </div> </div> </span></div> <div> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"></span><br /> <h1 class="page-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"> </span></h1> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"> </span> <div style="text-decoration-line: underline;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div> <span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"> <div style="text-decoration-line: underline;"> <br /></div> </span></div> <div> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 400;"></u><br /> <h1 class="page-title" itemprop="headline" style="--color: var(--paletteColor4); --fontsize: 32px; --fontweight: 700; --lineheight: 1.3; background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--color); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: var(--fontSize); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); line-height: var(--lineHeight); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 400;"> </u></h1> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 400;"> </u></div> </div>

Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | INDIAN EXPRESS | Jan 19, 2020 | 1984 riot SIT

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Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | The Hindu | Jan 19, 2020

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | The Hindu | Jan 19, 2020 </i></u><br /> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></u> <br /> <h1 style="--color: var(--paletteColor4); --fontsize: 100 px; --fontweight: 700; --lineheight: 1.3; background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--color); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: var(--fontSize); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); line-height: var(--lineHeight); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"> New monsoon dates mean</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • India Meteorological Department (IMD) had decided to revise the normal onset and withdrawal dates for the monsoon in some parts of the country from this year.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Key highlights:</b><br /> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • The four-month southwest monsoon season, which brings as much as 70 per cent of the country’s annual rainfall, officially begins on June 1, with the onset over Kerala, and ends on September 30.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Although the June 1 date for the onset of the monsoon on the Kerala coast is unlikely to be changed, the dates for onset in many other parts of the country are expected to be revised.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Effectively, the monsoon is now expected to have later arrival and withdrawal dates in most parts of the country.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • The main reason for the revision in the normal dates is the changes in precipitation patterns that have been taking place over the last many years.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • In the last 13 years, for example, only once has the onset over the Kerala coast happened on June 1.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • The revisions will help the IMD track the monsoon better, and improve its “impact-based” forecasts. New dates will likely nudge farmers in some parts of the country to make slight adjustments in the time of sowing their crops.</div> </div> </div>

Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | The Hindu | Jan 19, 2020

Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | The Hindu | Jan 19, 2020  New monsoon dates mean • India Meteorological Department (IMD) had ...

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Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | The Hindu | Jan 19, 2020

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Daily Editorials | Current Affairs | The Hindu | Jan 19, 2020 </i></u><br /> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></u> <u style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></u><br /> <h1 class="page-title" itemprop="headline" style="--color: var(--paletteColor4); --fontsize: 32px; --fontweight: 700; --lineheight: 1.3; background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--color); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: var(--fontSize); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); line-height: var(--lineHeight); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> TCEPF</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday said telecom service providers will need to deposit all unclaimed money of consumers, including excess charges and security deposit, in the Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (TCEPF).</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • The authority observed that there is a need to bring clarity among service providers in depositing money which they are unable to refund to the consumers.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Key highlights:</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • TRAI said, adding that while some service providers were depositing money only on account of excess billing revealed in the audit, others were depositing unclaimed money such as security deposits and plan charges of failed activations.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • It is prudent to deposit any such unclaimed / unrefundable amount belonging to consumers in the TCEP fund as it will be utilised for the welfare measures of the consumers.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Accordingly, it was felt that an amendment in the TCEPF regulation may be carried out to remove any kind of ambiguity and facilitate deposit of any unclaimed money of the consumer such as excess charges, security deposit, plan charges of failed activations, etc.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • The TCEPF Regulations, 2007, which have now been amended, provide the basic framework for depositing unclaimed money of consumers by service providers, maintenance of the TCEPF and other related aspects.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Provisions of the amendment:</b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • With this amendment, service providers will deposit any unclaimed consumer money of any form such as excess charges, security deposit, plan charges of failed activations, or any amount belonging to a consumer, which service providers are unable to refund to consumers, to the fund after providing time of 12 months or period of limitation specified under law whichever is later.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • In a separate release, the regulator said that the total wireless subscribers in the country declined from 1,183.40 million at the end of October 2019 to 1,154.39 million at the end of November 2019, a monthly decline of 2.43% or 28.82 million subscribers.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • As per the data, while wireless subscription in urban areas declined from 662.92 million in October to 647.33 million in November, wireless subscription in rural areas fell from 520.48 million to 507.26 million in the months under review.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: var(--contentSpacing); padding: 0px;"> • Additionally, Reliance Jio was the market leader with 32.04% market share, followed by Vodafone Idea (29.12%), Bharti Airtel (28.35%), BSNL (10.19%) and MTNL (0.29%).</div> </div> </div>

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