China
has slammed as “futile” the effort by the United States to counter the Islamic
State (IS) outside the mandate of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),
amid calls that India should join the “broad coalition” led by Washington and
its western allies.
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi made a global call for cooperation on terrorism at the
UN General Assembly on Saturday, calling for the world body to speedily adopt a
comprehensive international convention of terror, so that no country could
differentiate between “good terrorism and bad terrorism.” He also spoke of
India’s ‘push for peace’ in the region, saying he wanted “serious dialogue”
with Pakistan in an “atmosphere free of violence.”
The Indian Banks’ Association
has rejected a proposal of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBUs) for
introduction of five-day banking and working week and regulated working hours
for officers. A decision to this effect was conveyed by its officials at the
last round of a bipartite meeting on Friday. The IBA was represented by Central
Bank of India Chairman and Managing Director Rajeev Rishi and the UFBU by its
constituent unions.
In a one-of-its-kind
gathering of architects, engineers, artists, planner and academics on Saturday,
the idea of setting up India's first National Museum of Architecture in the
Capital was egged on. A brainchild of Greha, a Delhi-based non-profit
knowledge-based society working in the field of environment development,
habitat design and architecture, the idea immediately found three prominent
hands of support. It was backed by the Council of Architecture (COA), a
statutory body under the Architects Act 1972 which regulates the architectural
professional and education; the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), a
97-year-old Mumbai-based national body of architects in the country; and Indian
National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
The Indian squash players
wrapped up a historic performance in the Asian Games, clinching
an unprecedented men’s team gold after the women’s side settled for
its first ever silver here on Saturday.
Chain Singh gave India
its ninth medal from the shooting range as he finished third in the 50m rifle
3-position event here on Saturday.
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