India withdraws 'Most Favoured Nation' status given to Pakistan

India withdraws 'Most Favoured Nation' status given to Pakistan

India has withdrawn the 'Most Favoured Nation' status granted to Pakistan in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack in which more than 40 CRPF jawans were martyred.

Union Minister Arun Jaitley said that the government has decided to withdraw the "Most Favoured Nation" status given to Pakistan, in the wake of the worst-ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir a day ago when a CRPF convoy in Pulwama was rammed into by an explosive-packed SUV that has left 45 troopers dead.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the suicide attack on Thursday that proved to be the most devatating since militancy erupted in 1989.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Arun Jaitley said: "The most favoured nation status which has been granted to Pakistan stands withdrawn with immediate effect."

Related Links on Pulwama Terror Attack:

• 40 CRPF personnel killed in J&K's Pulwama as Jaish militants attack convoy
• Pulwama terror attack revenge: PM Modi says forces given full freedom
• "Immediately End Support To Terror Groups": US To Pak Over Pulwama Attack

What is 'Most Favoured Nation' status?

• Under the WTO agreements, countries cannot normally discriminate between their trading partners. Grant someone a special favour (such as a lower customs duty rate for one of their products) and you have to do the same for all other WTO members.
• This principle is known as most-favoured-nation (MFN) treatment. It is so important that it is the first article of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which governs trade in goods. MFN is also a priority in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) (Article 2) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (Article 4), although in each agreement the principle is handled slightly differently. Together, those three agreements cover all three main areas of trade handled by the WTO.

When did India grant MFN status to Pakistan?

• India granted MFN status to Pakistan in 1996, a year after the formation of WTO. After the Uri attack in 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the MFN treatment accorded to Pakistan. Pakistan still hasn't granted India with MFN status.

Related Links:

• Pakistan no longer 'Most Favoured Nation': India
• Most Favoured Nation: What does Pakistan stand to lose?

What are some pictures (without text) with deep meaning?

Some pictures do have the power to change the perception of the things we do in our daily lives.

These amazing deep meaning pictures shout out the reality and are simply unavoidable.

Here we go: ↓

1. Positive mental attitude books & education as a whole improving the way we think, act & live our lives.

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2. This is how technology has ruined the childhood life of today's generation

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3. Always be aware of fake people who are not through our thick & thin times.

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4. Development & growth on a planet having finite resources will cause destruction.

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5. Thinking what we have done to our planet today...!

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6. This picture shows the trickle down economics explained in a nutshell.

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7. This picture tells us that we must take care of our old parents when they need us the most, just like they took care of us.

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8. Who should be worship

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9. Who are you wearing today?

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10. We are busier in recording moments than living them.

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11. We had better things to do, but we just wasted our time on stalking other people lives on Facebook and changing Whatsapp profile pic.

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12. Education system nowadays

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13. Don’t ruin your country by 1st to start Littering.

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14. This is how people helps nowadays. they do nothing, but to record to get likes and shares.

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15. New Generation Haircut gap.

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16. Optimism is the best way to see life.

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17. Always think for long term future, it will destroy all your sadness.

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18. You have everything, just look your self and thanks to God.

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19. During Vacation

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20. This is harsh truth. Father’s gift to Son and Son’s Gift to father.

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Hope you like all the Pictures...Cheers......

Lamborghini Huracan EVO (Features, Pictures & Price)

The Lamborghini Huracan Evo boasts of a new design, better styling, added power and enhanced aerodynamics.

 

The Huracan EVO outputs 640 hp with 600 Nm of torque. With a dry weight of 1,422 kg accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and from 0-200 km/h in 9.0 seconds.

The new Lamborghini Huracan EVO in India and features a 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated Lamborghini V10 engine, updated to produce higher power output. The Huracan EVO outputs 640 hp with 600 Nm of torque.

Updates in its cabin include a new 8.4” touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay. It also receives smartphone integration, voice commands and navigation while the cabin itself is done up in Alcantara and leather with Arancio Dryope design elements. Dual camera telemetry and hard disc are offered as an option.

The Huracan Evo is the facelifted version of the two-door supercar as it reaches the halfway point of its life cycle.

Interim Budget 2019: 'Acche Din' for the Common Man!

Interim Budget 2019: 'Acche Din' for the Common Man!

These were among a slew of measures he announced, mainly to benefit the middle class, address the agrarian distress, and bolster industry. 

Key decisions & Announcements for the Middle Class:

1. Individuals with income up to Rs 5 lakh will not have to pay any income tax

2. Individuals with income up to Rs 6.5 lakh will not need to pay any tax if they make investments in PFs, prescribed equities

3. Standard Deduction raised to Rs 50,000/yr from Rs 40,000/yr

4. No TDS on house rent up to Rs 2.4 lakh per year

5. No TDS on bank, post office interest up to Rs 40,000, up from Rs 10,000

6. Income Tax returns to be processed within 24 hours and returns will be paid immediately 

7. All assessment and verification of IT returns will be done electronically, without any intervention by officials

8. GoM to suggest ways to reduce GST for house buyers 

9. Direct tax collections increased from Rs 6.38 trillion in 2013-14 to almost Rs 12 trillion

10. Tax base up from Rs 3.79 crore to 6.85 crore.

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Highlights of Interim Budget 2019

Manikarnika Movie Review

Manikarnika Movie Review

Kangana shines in a superfluous narrative

• Film: "Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi"
• Director: Kangana Ranaut and Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi
• Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Ankita Lokhande, Atul Kulkarni, Danny Denzonpa, Suresh Oberoi, Jishu Sengupta, Vikram Kochhar, Prajakta Mali, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub, Kulbushan Kharbanda

Here is an opportunity for those who have not heard of the legendary Rani Laxmibai, the warrior queen of Jhansi, who gallantly battled against the British with her infant son tied to her back during the Indian revolution.

With a tale spanning from 1828 to 1858, the film, "Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi" gives you a fair picture about her life and times.

On the acting front, every actor appears sincere, but none stand out for their performance beside Actress Kangana Ranaut who has helmed this film along with Krish Jagarlamudi, plays the eponymous role with all sincerity. Her craft-fuelled intoxication is both naive and endearing. She breathes life into the feisty Manikarnika, but, just like the eye lashes she flaunts in the film.

Visually the film is a treat.

The war scenes with astutely choreographed action sequences are imposing. Mounted on a magnificent scale of an epic with excellent production values, the elaborate production designs of the sets along with the costumes are impressive.

The VFX and the live action sequences are seamlessly layered in the film.

Overall, this film is awe inspiring due to its grandeur but fails to touch the emotional chord in your heart.

My Rating: 3/5

Link to my full review post → Manikarnika Movie Review

Thackeray Movie Review

Thackeray Movie Review

'Thackeray': Aesthetically presented and Convincing

• Film: "Thackeray"
• Director: Abhijit Panse
• Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Amrita Rao, Sudhir Mishra, Abdul Quadir Amin, Radha Sagar, Laxman Singh Rajput

The movie gives us an insight into the life of the late Bal Keshav "Balasahed" Thackeray, the founder of the Shiv Sena and his meteoric rise in Maharashtra's political space.

The film portrays Balasaheb as a caring and considerate family man and upturns many myths while portraying him as the fiery, revolutionary leader, who "has the power to control Bombay" in the times of questionable democracy.

Most of the lines spoken are direct lifts from Balashaheb's speeches and writings, clearly displaying his presence of mind and how good an orator he was.

The plot is replete with the milestones that occurred during his lifetime, and each event is backed by facts in a cause and effect style, thus making the tale convincing.

Though Nawazuddin Siddiqui embodies Balashaheb but he doesn't manage to not transcend his source material or Balashaheb's blazing spirit. He is more understated and demure in his disposition.

Amrita Rao is effortlessly convincing as Balasaheb's wife Meenatai. The rest of the supporting cast has a strong similarity to the characters they portray.

While each moment in the film is simple and realistic and the fluidity of the narrative taut, the end is rather abrupt. But, the promise of a sequel is what keeps the spirits high while leaving the auditorium.

Overall, this film is notches better than any of the previous movies offering a glimpse into Balasaheb's life.

I’ll rate the Movie: 3.5/5

Link to my full review post → Thackeray Movie Review

India Women Vs New Zealand Women 1st ODI: Smriti Mandhana stars in India's 9-wkt win over New Zealand

Indian women cricket team's tour of New Zealand commences on January 24 and will comprise three One Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals. 

India Women tour of New Zealand 2019: India rode on opener Smriti Mandhana's fourth ODI ton and a disciplined bowling effort from the spin twins of Ekta Bisht and Poonam Yadav to outclass New Zealand by 9 wickets in the first ICC Women's Championship One-day International at the McLean Park here on 24th January 2019.

Smriti, the 2018 ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year, continued from where she left last year, as she belted a 104-ball 105, comprising nine fours and three sixes, and was engaged in a 190-run opening stand with teenager Jemimah Rodrigues (81 not out) to power the visitors home with 17 overs to spare.

Also Read: BCCI lifts suspension on Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul over ‘Koffee with Karan’ controversy

The Indian spinners bowled well and took eight wickets between them, with Ekta Bisht (3/32) and Poonam Yadav (3/42) taking three wickets each, while Deepti ended with an economical 2/27.
This win was another fine show of dominance by the Indians and a perfect start under their new coach W.V. Raman.

Brief Scores:

New Zealand: 192/10  (48.4 Ovs)

• (Suzie Bates 36, Amy Satterthwaite 31)
• (Ekta Bisht 3/32, Poonam Yadav 3/42)

India: 193/1

• (Smriti Mandhana 105, Jemimah Rodrigues 81*)
• (Amelia Ker 1/33)

↓↓↓ See the Full Scorecard & Watch Full highlights here ↓↓↓

 

India Women Vs New Zealand Women 1st ODI

PM Narendra Modi releases Rs 100 rupee coin in memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases Rs 100 rupee coin in memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

On the eve of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 94th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a 100 rupee coin in the memory of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to honour the late leader, who passed away in August.

"Atal Ji wanted democracy to be supreme. He built the Jana Sangh. But, when the time came to rescue our democracy he and others went to Janata Party. Likewise, when the choice was between remaining in power or comprising on ideology, he left Janata Party and formed the BJP," the PM Narendra Modi said.

Prime Minister Modi said Vajpayee as a speaker was unparalleled. "When he spoke, the nation spoke... when he spoke the nation listened," he said.

The mind is not ready to believe that Vajpayee is no longer alive. Though he was away from public glare for nearly a decade due to ill health, the way people gave him a farewell on his demise showed the mark he had created in people's minds, PM said.

Commemorative coins are usually issued to celebrate some special occasion or to mark a special event. They also have been issued as a mark of respect towards some distinguished individuals or monument.

The Rs 100 coin, Modi said, is a small effort to show our respect to the former Prime Minister, "whose life is a message for all of us".

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• PM releases Rs 100 commemorative coin in memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• PM releases Rs 100 coin in memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

IPL 2019 Auction: List of players sold at the auctions

IPL 2019 Auction: List of players sold at the auctions

 

From Chennai Super Kings to Mumbai Indians, teams are ready to bid for the best in the IPL Auction 2019. Also, the Right to Match would be an interesting factor in the auction.

 

 
IPL 2019 Auction: It’s time to splurge on sport — at least for some! The T20 cricket tournament IPL 2019 may still be months away, but time has come for the bids and counter-bids as 351 players went under the hammer on yesterday i.e 18th December 2018.

Also Read: IPL Auction 2019 – Player Retained

 
The player salary cap was increased this year to 800 million from 660 million last season, giving the 8 franchises a window to spend some more without worrying about the limit.
The 351 cricketers in the auction was split into three groups — batsmen, bowlers & all-rounders.

Also Read: IPL Auction 2019 – Player Released

 
Uncapped Indian players got the biggest deals, along with a few players from Windies. However, the event proved to be a mixed bag for star players.

Here’s the list of players sold at the IPL Auction 2019: 

S.No.	PLAYER	COUNTRY	IPL TEAM	BASE PRICE (In INR)	SOLD FOR (In INR)
1	Hanuma Vihari	India	DC	5 million	20 million
2	Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	RCB	5 million	42 million
3	Carlos Brathwaite	West Indies	KKR	7.5 million	50 million
4	Gurkeerat Mann Singh	India	RCB	5 million	5 million
5	Moises Henriques	Australia	KXIP	10 million	10 million
6	Axar Patel	India	DC	10 million	50 million
7	Jonny Bairstow	England	SRH	15 million	22 million
8	Nicholas Pooran	West Indies	KXIP	7.5 million	42 million
9	Wriddhiman Saha	India	SRH	10 million	12 million
10	Jaydev Unadkat	India	RR	15 million	84 million
11	Ishant Sharma	India	DC	7.5 million	11 million
12	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka	MI	20 million	20 million
13	Mohammed Shami	India	KXIP	10 million	48 million
14	Varun Aaron	India	RR	5 million	24 million
15	Mohit Sharma	India	CSK	10 million	50 million
16	Devdutt Padikkal	India	RCB	2 million	2 million
17	Anmolpreet Singh	India	MI	2 million	8 million
18	Sarfaraz Khan	India	KXIP	2 million	2.5 million
19	Shivam Dube	India	RCB	2 million	50 million
20	Varun Chakaravarthy	India	KXIP	2 million	84 million
21	Ankush Bains	India	DC	2 million	2 million
22	Nathu Singh	India	DC	2 million	2 million
23	Colin Ingram	South Africa	DC	20 million	64 million
24	Sam Curran	England	KXIP	20 million	72 million
25	Heinrich Klaasen	South Africa	RCB	5 million	5 million
26	Barinder Sran	India	MI	5 million	34 million
27	Lockie Ferguson	NZ	KKR	10 million	16 million
28	Sherfane Rutherford	West Indies	DC	4 million	20 million
29	Anrich Nortje	South Africa	KKR	2 million	2 million
30	Oshane Thomas	West Indies	RR	5 million	11 million
31	Hardus Viljoen	South Afrcia	KXIP	7.5 million	7.5 million
32	Himmat Singh	India	RCB	2 million	6.5 million
33	Nikhil Naik	India	KKR	2 million	2 million
34	Arshdeep Singh	India	KXIP	2 million	2 million
35	Harry Gurney	England	KKR	7.5 million	7.5 million
36	Pankaj Jaswal	India	MI	2 million	2 million
37	Milind Kumar	India	RCB	2 million	2 million
38	Darshan Nalkande	India	KXIP	2 million	3 million
39	Shashank Singh	India	RR	2 million	3 million
40	Prabhsimran Singh	India	KXIP	2 million	48 million
41	Rasikh Dar	India	MI	2 million	2 million
42	Prithvi Raj Yarra	India	KKR	2 million	2 million
43	Liam Livingstone	England	RR	5 million	5 million
44	Keemo Paul	West Indies	DC	5 million	5 million
45	Prayas Ray Barman	India	RCB	2 million	15 million
46	Agnivesh Ayachi	India	KXIP	2 million	2 million
47	Harpreet Brar	India	KXIP	2 million	2 million
48	Martin Guptill	NZ	SRH	10 million	10 million
49	Yuvraj Singh	India	MI	10 million	10 million
50	Akshdeep Nath	India	RCB	2 million	36 million
51	Jalaj Saxena	India	DC	2 million	2 million
52	Murugan Ashwin	India	KXIP	2 million	2 million
53	Ruturaj Gaikwad	India	CSK	2 million	2 million
54	Shubham Ranjane	India	RR	2 million	2 million
55	Joe Denly	England	KKR	10 million	10 million
56	Bandaru Ayyappa	India	DC	2 million	2 million
57	Shrikant Mundhe	India	KKR	2 million	2 million
58	Manan Vohra	India	RR	2 million	2 million
59	Ashton Turner	India	RR	5 million	5 million
60	Riyan Parag	India	RR	2 million	2 million

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→ IPL 2019 Sold Player List ←

Woman loses Rs 1 lakh to ‘Google Search Fraud’: Here's how to stay Safe

Woman loses Rs 1 lakh to ‘Google Search Fraud’

Woman from Seemapuri region of East Delhi did not knew that a simple Google Search mistake could lead to a fraud that would cost her Rs 1 lakh. This is because scamsters have now found a new way to find potential victims through Google search. Interestingly, this is not a hack or vulnerability from Google's end but a simple misuse of a service that Google made to help internet users.

Here is everything you need to know about these kinds of fraud - Google Search Fraud:

• The woman, who works with a private firm, was having problems with her e-wallet account and started searching for the customer care number. She searched for the customer care phone number on Google to report about a wrong transaction in her e-wallet account. The woman called a phone number she found on a website after searching on Google assuming its the official customer care phone number. It turns out that the customer care phone number was of a fraudster who posed as a customer care representative of the e-wallet company. Assuming that it is the official customer care phone number, the woman provided her card details to get a refund from the e-wallet company. Before realising anything fishy, the woman’s bank account got robbed of Rs 1 lakh.

This same fraud recently happened for EPFO Provident Fund. People called a wrong number and got scammed. In this scam, people calls on the number appearing on Google, thinking it to be that of a government official.

What is Google Search Fraud?

• Scamsters change the contact details with their phone number to trap people on Google Search. Believing that Google shows the correct contact number of banks, people call the scamster instead after searching on Google. The scamster in disguise of a bank employee asks for personal details from the caller to verify the call. Sometimes, scamster redirect to fake IVRs to make the call appear real. To get services on mobile, gullible users share card details, ATM PIN, and other details.

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The next time don’t rely on just Google to search for contact details, visit official websites for phone numbers/contact details: Be Safe

2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100: Here is the complete list of highest-earning icons of 2018

2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List is out. Here’s how your favorite Bollywood icons are ranked based on their earning.

Entertainment News: Topping the Forbes India Celebrity 100 List seems to have become a habit for Salman Khan.

On the back of ₹253.25 crore earned through his film releases, television appearances and brand endorsements between October 1, 2017 & September 30, 2018, the 52-year-old bachelor actor became India’s highest-paid celebrity on the list for the third consecutive year.

Interestingly, on the second spot is not an actor but a cricketer. With Rs 228.09 crore earnings, it’s Virat Kohli.

Actor Akshay Kumar (₹185 crore) climbs up a spot to No 3.

Actor Deepika Padukone at No 4 (₹112.8 crore) is the highest-earning woman celebrity & also becomes the first woman to break into the top five positions.

At No. 5 in Mahendra Singh Dhoni with total earnings worth Rs 101.77 crore.

The usual suspects — Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Devgn follow next in the top 10 earners.

However, this year, only 18 women—including actors Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Taapsee Pannu, Nayanthara and ace shuttler PV Sindhu—have made it to the list. Last year, their number was 21.

↓↓↓ Here is the list of the top 100 celebrity ↓↓↓

2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100

2018 Celebrity 100

Assembly Elections 2018: LIVE updates on Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram Assembly elections

BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Congress-ruled Mizoram vote to decide on new state government.

Track Assembly elections 2018 LIVE updates here

Assembly Elections 2018: Voting for Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram Assembly elections is underway.

The battle of ballots in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram is just months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls slated in the first half of 2019.

Results of the Assembly Elections 2018 will be declared on December 11.

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Madhya Pradesh Elections 2018

• Madhya Pradesh will vote to elect a 230-member Assembly, for which as many as 2,899 candidates, including 1,094 independents, are in the fray. BJP is contesting all the 230 seats, while the Congress has fielded 229 candidates, leaving one seat, Jatara in Tikamgarh district, for its ally -- Sharad Yadav's Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD).
• The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), contesting the Madhya Pradesh elections for the first time, has fielded 208 candidates.

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Mizoram Elections 2018

• Elections to the 40-member Assembly in Mizoram, which has a population of about 1 million, is significant for the BJP, which considers it to be the 'final frontier' in the region.
• The Congress and the MNF have fielded 40 candidates each, while the BJP is contesting in 39 seats. The Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), an alliance formed by two political parties and four groups, is contesting in 35 seats.

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Here is the link of the Live blog of Business Standard on MP & Mizoram elections:

• Madhya Assembly Elections 2018 LIVE

• Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018 LIVE

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10 years of 26/11: A timeline of the Mumbai Terror Attack

Ten years ago on this day, India's financial capital Mumbai faced the worst terror attack after 10 heavily armed terrorists sailed into the city.

Twenty-Six Eleven, as these attacks are often referred to as, witnessed 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists coming to Mumbai via sea route from Pakistan and carrying out a series of coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across the city.

The terrorists targeted 4 major landmarks of Mumbai:

• First Attack Site: At the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station.
• Second Attack Site: At Nariman House business and residential complex.
• Third Attack Site: At the Leopold Cafe followed by Taj Mahal Hotel and Tower.
• Fourth Attack Site: At Oberoi-Trident hotel

The ghastly attacks lasted for three days of mayhem and bloodbath, killing 166 people and injuring over 300.

In these gruesome attacks, 9 terrorists were killed and the lone survivor, Ajmal Amir Kasab, was caught and was sentenced to death at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune in 2012.

The Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) was believed to have plotted the 26/11 attacks. Its mastermind, Hafiz Saeed, has however been roaming freely in Pakistan.

Pakistan has so far not completed trial in the 26/11 case.

Ties between India and Pakistan have remained tense since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and nosedived after the Uri terror attack by Pakistan-based terrorists in September 2016, that claimed lives of 19 Indian soldiers.

As India remembers the victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its tenth anniversary today, various events will be organised across the nation, especially in Mumbai, to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the horrific attacks.

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Statue of Unity construction cost of Rs 2,989 crore could have paid for 2 IITs, 5 IIMs, 2 AIIMS and many agri projects

The statue’s construction cost is more than double the estimated amount for proposals submitted to the central government by the Gujarat government to include in Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (Prime Ministers Agriculture-Irrigation Scheme). The construction cost could have been used to irrigate 40,192 hectares of land, cover repair, renovation & restoration of 162 minor irrigation schemes and the construction of 425 small check-dams.

The Statue of Unity--representing the symbolic unification of India post-Independence--will be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2018, as tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 143rd birth anniversary. The statue is now the world’s tallest at 182 metres (597 feet) or nearly 100 times taller than someone 6 feet tall.

Sardar Patel -- independent India’s first deputy prime minister and home minister--was popularly known as the ‘Iron Man of India’ for his role in bringing about the merger of the princely states post-independence.

Here’s what Rs 2,989 crore spent on the statue is worth:

• Over eight times the amount (Rs 3.65 bn) allotted to Gujarat by the central government in 2017-18 under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (National Agriculture Development Scheme) as well as nearly five times the amount (Rs 6.02 bn) approved by the state government for 56 new schemes and 32 continuous projects under the scheme.
• More than double the estimated cost (Rs 10.90 bn) of two water pipeline projects. Firstly, a project based on the Kadana reservoir that will irrigate 10,000 hectare in Dahod and Mahisagar districts. Second, the Dinod-Boridra lift irrigation project which will provide irrigation to 1,800 hectare within Surat district.
• More than double the estimated amount (Rs 11.14 bn) for proposals submitted to the central government by the Gujarat government to include in Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (Prime Ministers Agriculture Irrigation Scheme). The projects will irrigate 40,192 hectares of land, cover the repair, renovation & restoration of 162 minor irrigation schemes and the construction of 425 small check-dams.

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The statue construction cost could build:

• Two new IIT campuses (considering one IIT campus costs Rs 11.67 bn).
• Two AIIMS campuses (considering one AIIMS cost Rs 11.03 bn).
• Five new permanent IIM campuses (considering one IIM campus costs Rs 5.39 bn).
• Five new solar power plants, each producing 75 megawatts of power (considering one power plant costs Rs 5.28 bn).
• Six Mars missions (considering one mission costs Rs 4.50 bn) and three Chandrayaan-2 (Moon) missions (considering one mission costs Rs 8 bn) by the Indian Space Research Organisation.

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All you need to know about the World's Tallest Statue: Statue of Unity

Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat hopes that the world's tallest statue, that of Sardar Vallabbhai Patel, known as the "Iron Man of India", which the Prime Minister will inaugurated today i.e. October 31,2018 will promote tourism through its unique features.

The 182-metre tall 'Statue of Unity', dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for his contribution, the world tallest statue will be inaugurated on his the birth anniversary of India's first home minister.

The towering monument, being erected at Sadhu Bet, 3.32 km from the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river at Kevadia, about 100-km from here.

The foundation stone of the monument, a dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was laid on October 31, 2013, coinciding with the 138th birth anniversary of Patel, popularly known as the 'Iron Man of India'.

Modi, who was then Gujarat Chief Minister, laid the foundation stone of the nearly Rs 3,000-crore project, being built on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis by engineering giant L&T under the supervision of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL).

The 'Statue of Unity' will provide visitors with a meaningful experience that both educates and entertains, by focusing on Patel's personage, life, and accomplishments.

Additionally, a viewing gallery at around 500-feet will provide visitors a spectacular view of the Sardar Sarovar Dam and its environs.

The project will also house an audio-visual gallery, a laser light and sound show on the life of Patel and a virtual tour of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, among other things.

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