Here is what is making news on a Saturday morning
80,000 Londoners seek exit from UK, want to stay in EU
A petition on website change.org asking mayor Sadiq Khan to declare London independent from the UK and apply to join the EU had garnered over 80,000 signatures at the time of going to press.
"London is an international city , and we want to remain at the heart of Europe," says the petition. “Let's face it--the rest of the country disagrees. So rather than passive aggressively vote against each other at every election, let's make the divorce official and move in with our friends on the continent,“ it adds.
(Reported by Times of India)
Indian diaspora split over impact of Brexit
Britain's vote to leave the Europe an Union has evoked apprehension among the Indian diaspora, with its concerns and expectations centred around jobs in Britain.
While `Brexit' does open up the possibility of increasing skilled migration with the `leave' spearheads arguing for increasing European migrants into the country , there could be greater competition resulting in fewer Indian migrants making it to the UK.
(Reported by Times of India)
India singles out China for crushing NSG dream
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) kept on hold India’s request for membership on Friday after several countries led by China refused to adjust rules that require New Delhi to first sign a global arms control pact.
A disappointed India said, in an unusual ly sharp but veiled reference to China, that one country persistent ly created “procedural hurdles ”, a byword for Beijing’s insistence New Delhi sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
(Reported by Hindustan Times)
Era of globalisation and growth under threat- Nandan Nilekani
BRITAIN’S vote to exit from the EU signals the end of the globalisation era and shows that countries increasingly do not want to participate in global formations, according to Infosys co-founder and former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani.
Providing an ‘Alternate view of the future’ in his capacity as mentor of the Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable (ISPIRT), at Microsoft’s ‘ThinkNext’ start-up conclave, Nilekani said: “Whether they vote in or out is not the point, the very fact that they are voting is the point — the fact that countries are now saying that they no longer want to participate in global formation.”
(Reported By Indian Express)
Quiz doyen Neil O'Brien passes away
Neil Aloysius O'Brien, who pioneered quizzing in India and led the Anglo-Indian community for nearly two decades, passed away in Kolkata on Friday. He was 82.
A former member of Lok Sabha, O'Brien was a three-time nominated Anglo Indian MLA in West Bengal and an educationist. He was chairman of the Council for Indian School Certifi cate Examinations (CISCE) and chair man and managing di rector of Oxford Uni versity Press.
(Reported by Hindustan Times)
East Delhi to get 1,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots by December
East Delhi will be the first to get free Wi-Fi in the Capital. The Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) – the advisory body of the Delhi government – announced on Friday that 571 locations have been identified in east Delhi, where 1,000 hotspot zones will be created by December.
However, the government is yet to fix the restrictions on using the free Wi-Fi such as the download and time limits.
(Reported by Hindustan Times)
Experts dismiss demand for referendum, say no such provision in Constitution
Even as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal seeks to rekindle the issue of ‘full statehood’ of Delhi after Britain voted to leave the European Union, experts are of the view that there can’t be any referendum on the issue as the Constitution does not have any provision for it.
(Reported by Hindustan Times)
Man kills self after 351 calls in single night from his ex
A man committed suicide after his former girlfriend, who had accused him of rape when he refused to marry her, apparently rang him up 351 times on Thursday night.
Twenty-four-year-old Hitesh Pawar, a milk trader, broke up with his girlfriend about a year ago and she lodged a case of rape against him. He was subsequently arrested and spent time in jail.
(Reported by Hindustan Times)
Boris Johnson tipped to be next PM of UK
Loved and loathed in equal measure, Boris Johnson – the former journalist based in Brussels, former London mayor and the star of the Leave camp – is the current favourite to emerge as the next Conservative leader and prime minister by October. Charismatic and popular in London but unknown to many in other parts of Britain, Johnson made the Brexit case forcefully on the road and in television debates. His political ambition to succeed Cameron was not unknown, but few imagined the referendum could be his route to No 10, Downing Street.
(Reported by Hindustan Times)
Great opportunity for buying property in UK, say experts
The leave vote in the UK will have an impact on the British realty market. With the British pound at a 31-year low and its value likely to fall further in the near-term, real estate experts say Brexit provides an opportunity for Indian high networth individual (HNI) investors to acquire property in the UK at attractive prices.
London holds a special attraction for Indians, particularly HNIs, and the favourable exchange rate is likely to bring a ` 9.5 crore into the ` 7.5 crore range, they said.
(Reported by Hindustan Times)
BCCI announces mini-IPL, expanded home season
Its makeover season for the Indian Board, be it addressing perception or reality. This has meant exploring new areas and presenting its work in a different light as the BCCI wrapped up a four-day conclave with its working committee meeting on Friday.
(Reported by Hindustan Times)
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