10th SEPTEMBER 2014

Chinese President Xi Jinping greets National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in Beijing and discussed   about resolving the border dispute. China has stated its intent to substantially elevate its ties during the upcoming visit of President Xi Jinping to India, disallowing differences in perception on the border issue to cloud a growing relationship of significance. Liu Jianchao, Assistant Foreign Minister, told visiting Indian journalists that President Xi’s visit next week would mark the beginning of “another era” in Sino-Indian ties, embedded with strong “strategic” resonance.

An Indian-origin portfolio manager has been sentenced to 9 years in jail for his role in one of the “most lucrative” insider trading schemes ever in the U.S. Mathew Martoma, 40, was sentenced in federal court here on Monday by the U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe

The Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will focus on “inspirational books” and expand its operations online to distinguish itself from commercial publication houses.

Speaking at the presentation of the Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards here on Tuesday, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said: “When there are thousands of publications in the market, the role of PD must be to bring out literature that inspires youngsters.” “Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was an excellent journalist and though he was not a litterateur, he wrote a lot on subjects that can benefit society today.

Bihar is the fastest growing State while Tamil Nadu is the worst performer, the latest data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed. Bihar’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) grew 10.73 per cent during 2012-13 — the only State that clocked a double-digit growth rate during the year. The growth rate was 10.29 per cent in 2011-12 and 15.03 per cent in 2010-11.

  

 Kolkata-born British author Neel Mukherjee’s latest novel The Lives of Others , set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s and centred around a dysfunctional family, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize 2014, in its debut as a global literary award. Mr. Mukherjee, who studied at Oxford and Cambridge, was also the only Indian-origin author to be longlisted earlier this year.

Biocon, on Tuesday, acquired GE Capital’s entire 7.69 per cent stake in its research services subsidiary Syngene International for Rs.215.38 crore. The company, which had sold the stake to GE on October 31, 2012, for Rs.125 crore, has paid almost double to buy back this stake

Jitu Rai lived up to his name and reputation as he clinched the 50-metre free pistol silver in the 51st World Championship in Granada on Tuesday and, with it, grabbed one of the four Olympic quota places in the event, for the Rio Games. Reigning Olympic champion Jin Jingoh of Korea proved too good, after having qualified at the top with a world record 583, and took gold. Meanwhile, it was a heart-break for 21-year-old Ayonika Paul as she finished eighth in the women's air rifle.