Daily Newsletter | Thursday, January 26, 2017 | | | Donald Trump signs order to move on Mexico border wall project | | US President Donald Trump took a first step toward fulfilling his pledge to "build a wall" on the Mexican border, signing two immigration-related decrees. Trump also signed measures to "create more detention space for illegal immigrants along the southern border" according to White House spokesperson. |
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| 4 Vibhushans for netas, Padma Shri for Kohli | | A much-pruned Padma Awards list this year is marked by the domination of the second highest honour by politicians with four of the seven Padma Vibhushans being bagged by veteran leaders. |
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| US Prez invites Modi, calls India a ‘true friend’ | | US President Donald Trump has invited PM Narendra Modi for a visit sometime later this year. The invitation was made during a phone conversation between the two in which both pledged to stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” in the global fight against terrorism, the White House said on Tuesday. |
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| | Corporator booked in BBMP official death case | | Officials from an insurance company on an inspection to the residence of a BBMP official, who had committed suicide last week, chanced upon his suicide note in his two-wheeler on Wednesday morning. Acting on the contents of the letter, police have filed a case of abatement to suicide against a corporator and three BBMP officials . |
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| | | Kohli, Sreejesh, Sakshi, Deepa, Thangavelu for Padma Shri | | Besides Kohli, the seven other sportspersons named for the award are wrestler Sakshi Malik, Paralympians Thangavelu and Deepa Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, hockey captain PR Sreejesh, discus thrower Gowda and blind cricket team captain Shekar Naik. |
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| | IDBI arrests may hit loan settlements at PSU banks | | Resolution of bad debts, on the books of public sector banks, could get delayed following the CBI’s arrest of top IDBI officials for sanctioning loans that went bad after a restructuring programme. Many public sector lenders are in a state of shock after CBI arrested, what was then the top rung of IDBI Bank, for sanctioning a loan of Rs 900 crore to Kingfisher Airlines (KFA). Although IDBI Bank was one among the consortium of 17 lenders — which together advanced Rs 6,900 crore to KFA — bankers feel that IDBI was targeted because the institution breached internal norms. |
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| ‘Resolve Etisalat issues to step up infra investment’ | | The UAE on Wednesday indicated that it would step up the planned infrastructure investment of up to $75 billion in a proposed fund with India if the government quickly resolved its concerns over Etisalat, which had invested in Swan Telecom that lost its 2G licences following a Supreme Court ruling. |
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| Dow Jones tops historic 20,000 mark | | The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 20,000 for the first time on Wednesday, resuming a rally that began in the wake of US President Donald Trump's election victory. The rally was reignited by Trump's signing of numerous executive orders since his inauguration on Friday. |
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