National Herald Case:Delhi court dismisses Subramanian Swamy’s petition seeking doucuements
Dr Swamy had argued that the accounts need to be scrutinised to establish whether Congress leaders gave 90 crores in loan from tax exempted money to the National Herald newspaper.
The Congress argues that it is well within its rights to give such a loan with the intention of reviving a newspaper in the national interest.
The newspaper was set up in 1938 by Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister and Rahul Gandhi’s great-grandfather. It shut down in 2008 after struggling for decades with mismanagement and poor earnings.
The Congress leadership, including Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, have been listed as accused over the transfer of equity to a private firm which, Dr Swamy said, was done to acquire National Herald’s high worth properties.
The Gandhis have been accused of illegally acquiring property worth 5,000 crore belonging to the newspaper.Delhi court dismisses Subramanian Swamy’s petition seeking documents related to National Herald, next hearing on Feb 10th. Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had filed an application seeking documents and ledger books from the Congress Party and the Associated Journals Limited.
Swamy has accused them of allegedly conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds by just paying Rs 50 lakh by which YI obtained the right to recover Rs 90.25 crore which Associated Journals Pvt Ltd owed to the Congress party. All the accused have denied the allegations levelled against them by Swamy. The court has said that the documents sought by Swamy will not be provided.
Swamy in his petition alleged that Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi got hold of Associated Journals through ‘dishonest means’ which pertains to ‘criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust’.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi, party leaders Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and Young Indian Pvt Ltd are accused in the case filed by Swamy.
Swamy in his petition alleged that Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi got hold of Associated Journals through ‘dishonest means’ which pertains to ‘criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust’.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi, party leaders Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and Young Indian Pvt Ltd are accused in the case filed by Swamy.
Chinese carrier enters South China Sea
A group of Chinese warships led by the country’s sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry said of what China has termed a routine exercise. The move comes amid renewed tension over Taiwan, following US President-elect Donald Trump’s telephone call with the island’s president that upset Beijing. The Soviet-built Liaoning aircraft carrier has taken part in previous exercises, including some in the South China Sea. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the carrier, accompanied by five vessels, passed southeast of the Pratas Islands, which are controlled by Taiwan, heading southwest.RT news
India’s first Poker Sports League
India’s first Poker Sports League to unleash the power of the mind one chip at a time
New Delhi, December 26, 2016: Creating a unique platform for skilled ‘mind sports’, Amit Burman, announces the launch of an exciting new league – Poker Sports League. The Poker Sports League forays into the space of intellectual and mind challenges and aims to popularize mind skill games. This game changing league will offer a never before experience to poker players with varying degree of expertise but an unabashed passion for the game, to unite and celebrate their love for the game as well as hone their poker skills under the guidance of well-established professional poker players.
In its first season, the Poker Sports League will consist of 12 teams, seven of which have already been sold and the remaining five shall be made available for sale shortly. These teams are associated with some of the well-known names from corporate India such as Kunal Shah (Co-Founder, FreeCharge), Mehul Shah (Original Promoter, Anchor Electrical), Rishi Kajaria (Joint MD, Kajaria Ceramics), Karan Bhagat (Co-Founder, IIFL Wealth), Purrshottam Bhaggeria (Joint MD, Filatex Group), Ankkit Bahadur (Co-Owner, Playboy North India) and Gaurav Mohan (Founder, Eventwala) who strongly believe in the potential of the game and its ability to harness the latent talent from across the nation.
The 12 teams will consist of a total of 108 players who will play for the prize money of INR 3.36 crore. These teams will be selected through 70+ qualifying rounds held across various cities for a period of nearly 3 months, as well as through online tournaments that will begin early in 2017. The players who qualify to the 12 teams will then compete to play at the Mega Finals, where the best and the finest of India’s poker talent will be invited to a display of skill and entertainment.
Speaking about the potential of the league, Mr. Amit Burman, Founder, Poker Sports League said, “Poker is a popular mind sport across the globe and has gained tremendous traction within India, amongst individuals looking to challenge their mind, grit and decision making abilities. Although the game is played with cards and there is an element of luck – the vast majority of the game depends on pure skill, mathematics, probability and decision making strategy. With no entry fee and a sizeable prize money to aim for, the Poker Sports League is a unique opportunity for players of the game to hone their skills as well as popularize the game that is set to be recognized by the International Mind Sports association along with Chess, Bridge and Draughts”.
True to its vision of harnessing talent across India, the Poker Sports League will offer players an opportunity to play and learn from some of the best players in India. Every team will also have a professional poker player as a mentor and captain to develop team strategy and help young players sharpen their skills during the play.
At the helm of the Poker Sports League will be a core team that includes some of the well known names associated with poker in India, and known for their expertise, knowledge and passion for the game. The team includes Anuj Gupta, Founder of Adda52.com – India’s largest Poker portal who is also a co-founder of Poker Sports League. The team is further strengthened by Pranav Bagai, the Founder of India Poker Legend – India’s premier tournament series. Besides, being the co-founder of the league, Pranav has also been appointed as the 
CEO of PSL and Nikita Luther, who is India’s top female Poker professional, will take charge as COO for the league.
CEO of PSL and Nikita Luther, who is India’s top female Poker professional, will take charge as COO for the league.
Regards,
Parul Suri
9899973280
GoSports Foundation
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Mayawati: Not even 1/4th of the promises fulfilled by BJP
Not even 1/4th of the promises made by BJP during 2014 Lok Sabha elections are fulfilled, people are frustrated: Mayawati,BSP Chief
Apne chor darwaaze se BJP ne poonji-patiyon or dhanna-sethon ka bahut paisa bahaya hai : BSP Supremo Mayawati
BJP ne apne paksh mein hava banane ke liye kuch swarthi logon ko tod kar apni party mein shamil kiya aur iska bahut prachar kiya: Mayawati
Demonetization to surprise economist with results
Demonetization surprise, may not have negative impact if substantial black money in roped in white with people showing cash sale in accounting.
Demonetization has both negative on market with less demand but positive with black money forced in white two overlap GDPsurge 1 % -1,5 2LCr.Naresh Kumar Sagar @Nksagar
How far tax total collection in treasury by close 31Dec 2016 if proved plus More countries to follow demonetization route 2 galvanize Economy.
Indian economy with traditional factor and rapid technology is to rise for infra and development projects, business houses need build ethics of Quality.
Demonetisation will help increase govt revenue
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today expressed hope that demonetisation will help increase government revenue and lower fiscal deficit, leading to higher expenditure on defence and rural infrastructure.
Speaking at the launch of the Digi Dhan Mela in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said with the junking of the old high-value currency, the parallel economy has become part of the formal system, which leads to higher accountability and taxation that boost economic growth and transparency.
He illustrated this point by saying that shifting towards less cash economy will help bridge fiscal deficit and bring about improvement in rural India. He said the move will augment capability of administration, increase defence expenditure and improve spending on the poor.
Mr Jaitley said anonymity of money is gone with demonetisation as the money has come into the banking framework. The banks, in turn, can extend more loans and help build a better economy, he said.
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