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BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha said on Friday that he was in favour of setting up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to look into alleged financial irregularities in the Rafale deal, a vehement demand by the opposition parties led by the Congress.
Deploring the pandemonium in Parliament over the issue, the actor-turned-politician, who represents Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, said "By suppressing the truth we complicate matters, leading to heated arguments".
"Today, the scenario in Parliament was very complicated for people. Day by day it's getting worse. When we have nothing to hide, and are not guilty.....but by suppressing the truth we complicate matters leading to heated arguments and cross chair fire," Mr Sinha tweeted.
Addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he did not mention by name but by the honorific "Sir" in his trademark style, Mr Sinha said in another tweet, "Why not nip this in the bud right in the beginning and listen to wise people and give the matter to JPC. After all, honesty and transparency must go together. Jai ...
The former Union minister has, for quite some time, been critical of the government as well as the BJP leadership on a number of occasions.
It's no secret that Cambridge United need a centre-back.
With Leon Legge's contract not being extended, and George Taft's loan deal expiring, it leaves only Greg Taylor and Harry Darling with first-team experience in the heart of the U’s defence.
The club have also made it clear that they don't want to rely on the loan market anymore and want to create a definite pathway to the first team for the likes of Darling.
However, while having the 18-year-old, who started three games this season, keeping one clean sheet, in and around matchday the squad is key, it’s unlikely they he would play 40 games a season at this stage of his career.
So, with that in mind, we’ve picked out four defenders who are out of contracts at League Two clubs who could drop in.
The obvious choice, with the 24-year-old - who made 30 appearances over two loans spells this season - being released from Mansfield Town last week.
The centre-back forged a fine partnership with Greg Taylor and, between them, they kept 12 clean sheets, while Taft found the back of the net once against Coventry.
Another former player, Roberts - who has captain the U’s - is without a club following his contract at Forest Green Rovers coming to an end.
He only managed 20 appearances all season with Rovers, including a 3-0 defeat at the Abbey, but the vastly experienced 34-year-old could help Darling's development still.
Mark Roberts in action during the U's 0-0 draw with Blackpool.
The former Stevenage man's last game was his side's 2-0 defeat to Cambridge United, during which Barry Corr found the back of the net twice.
He made headlines this season after then-manager Darren Sarll bought him on to play as a striker, before scoring a wonder goal to earn his side a point against Morecambe.
Franks, who kept nine clean sheets this season, was described by Sarll as a "very reliable" player.
“Fraser is a terrific lad," Sarll told the Comet. "Very reliable. I’ve known his for a long while now. He’ll contest everything."
Ely-born Miller left Carlisle this season after making more than 80 appearances for the Blues over three seasons. The defender, who can also play at full-back, was also a key part of Lincoln City's squad in the Conference days, earning him the move to the League.
Students, staff, and local Iowa City community members came out to the Pentacrest Saturday afternoon to speak out about immigration laws and the need for change.
Community members partake in an immigration reform rally at the Pentacrest on Oct. 27, 2018. Iowans who have been negatively impacted by immigration shared their stories during the rally.
Members of the Iowa City community, alongside some local organizations, banded together to inform the public about the issues regarding U.S. immigration policies at a Pentacrest rally on Oct. 27.
Four speakers detailed how they were negatively affected by immigration laws and called for action by the Iowa City community.
The rally was sponsored by the Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project, Iowa Poor People’s Campaign, Just Church, League of United Latin American Citizens, Iowa Students for Refugees, LoveWorks, and the Lutheran Campus Ministry.
Chants, songs, and stories from immigrant community members helped to educate the public on the issues that they are faced with and to stress the importance of how the laws and policies have hurt them.
Espina said the Eastern Iowa Project will continue to work toward increasing due process with regards to immigration. The group will also provide immigrants with monetary support for their bail bonds so that they may be released from jail and able to work on their immigration cases from the outside.
Miller also said LoveWorks will continue to work on projects similar to this involving service and social justice.
The rally ended with three calls to action for those in attendance that highlighted what the rally organizers hope to accomplish: vote for individuals in support of reformation in immigration laws; join a network of other Iowans to both stay informed on current information relating to immigration justice as well as get...
Many children, from toddlers to teens, were in attendance, holding handmade signs on immigration laws and the effects they had and noting that the laws diminished the friendships they had made.
WASHINGTON — The Senate will grapple this week with perhaps the most contentious issue in the food industry: whether the government should require mandatory labeling on foods containing genetically engineered ingredients.
On Wednesday, the Senate is set to vote on a measure that would create voluntary national standards for labeling food with genetically modified ingredients. The bill would prevent states from mandating labels just before Vermont was set to become the first in the nation to impose such requirements.
But the measure most likely lacks sufficient support from Democrats, most of whom would like to see a mandatory labeling program that offers food manufacturers different options for presenting the information, including a simple symbol. That means the legislation will almost certainly have to be revised.
A federal labeling law that pre-empts a state’s ability to write its own would seem out of step with the congressional Republican orthodoxy, which tends to favor states’ prerogatives in policy making and regulations.
But there is a concern among many lawmakers — including some Democrats from farm states — that mandatory laws would increase food prices and unfairly hamper food producers.
Large food and biotech companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars fighting a mandatory label, and those favoring labeling have logged hundreds of hours over the last month in meetings with senators and their aides.
Republicans insisted that they had gone out of their way to give concessions to pro-labeling factions — whose ranks include famous chefs and movie stars — by adding language to the bill that creates a mandatory labeling program if the voluntary program is ineffective after several years.
Under the bill, the Agriculture Department would establish a national voluntary marketing standard for foods that are bioengineered or may contain bioengineering and encourage participation with incentives.
“We have a responsibility to ensure that the national market can work for everyone,” said Senator Pat Roberts, Republican of Kansas and chairman of the committee, on the Senate floor on Tuesday. The House passed a similar bill last summer. “We must not demonize food with unnecessary labels,” he added.
Many food companies have already gotten approval for labels, but the industry remains concerned about having to comply with a patchwork of state laws that would add their costs to their businesses.
The Vermont regulation, for example, has so many exemptions that less than half the foods and beverages sold there would need labeling, according to the Just Label It campaign, which is supported by a coalition of natural and organic food businesses that argue consumers have a right to know if genetically altered ingre...
This month, for example, the Corn Refiners Association released a study concluding that nationwide labeling — and a consequent shift in ingredients by food companies seeking to avoid the labels’ stigma — would raise the average family’s grocery bill by more than $1,000 a year.
Maine and Connecticut have also adopted labeling standards, but those laws do not go into effect until other states in the region also pass laws.
Food companies change their labels all the time. Many companies, in fact, are in the process of generating new labels to reflect changes they are making in ingredients to respond to consumer demands for foods that don’t contain things like artificial colorings and high-fructose corn syrup.
But Campbell Soup, which was the first major United States food company to say it would add information about genetically altered ingredients to all its products by 2018, has said it does not expect labeling to add significantly to its costs. Campbell has come out in support of a compromise bill proposed by Senator Jef...
The resistance to the bill has sometimes exposed some corporate contradictions. General Mills, for example, opposes labeling, but it allows its organic and natural foods businesses, like the Annie’s Homegrown brand, to speak out in favor of labeling. Nestlé, too, has spent large sums opposing labeling, but it is adding...
Companies are worried that a label stating that a product contains genetically altered ingredients — the Grocery Manufacturers Association estimates that more than 70 percent of products on store shelves contain derivatives of corn, soy, sugar beets or canola, the four largest genetically modified crops — will suggest ...
Jennifer Steinhauer reported from Washington, and Stephanie Strom from New York.
The media, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has as much social accountability as the elected government or the judiciary.
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said editorial freedom must be used wisely in public interest and the media should make an "extra effort" to maintain credibility.
"The freedom to write does not include the freedom to be factually incorrect," the Prime Minister said in Chennai, addressing a function to mark the 75th anniversary of Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, he added that "the press is called the Fourth Estate. It is definitely a power, but, to misuse that power is criminal."
The media, said PM Modi, has as much social accountability as the elected government or the judiciary.
Stressing on the media's role in transforming society, he urged newspapers to allot space to raise awareness about climate change.
"Today, newspapers do not just give news. They can also mould our thinking and open a window to the world. In a broader context, media is a means of transforming society. That is why we refer to the media as the fourth pillar of democracy," he said.
He added that the media may be owned by private individuals, but it serves a public purpose. "As scholars say, it is an instrument to produce reform through peace, rather than by force," commented the Prime Minister.
He said technological advancement enables citizens to compare, discuss and analyse the credibility of news and the media should take extra caution to maintain its credibility.
Reform in media, he said, can come from within and through introspection.
Leaders of several political parties, lawmakers, industrialists, movie actors and diplomats attended the function.
This morning, as he arrived in Chennai, PM Modi was flown to the INS Adyar naval base in a helicopter.
At INS Adyar, he met with Chief Minister E Palaniswami and discussed the rain crisis in Chennai and neighbouring districts.
Carat Fusion has expanded its search marketing capabilities through the hiring of seven search marketing professionals. BILL MUNGOVAN was named west coast director of search marketing. He previously served as director, client relations at Looksmart. Additionally, VALERIE KRUK and RENEE ROBERTSON have been hired in the ...
Paul McCartney teamed up with The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood during his gig at London’s O2 Arena last night (December 5) – scroll down and click below to watch fan footage of the hook-up.
The former Beatle was playing his only London show of 2011, when towards the end of his set, he told the audience he “had a surprise” for them.
He then ushered a denim-clad Wood onstage, having the guitarist play along with him on The Beatles‘ 1969 classic ‘Get Back’. At the song’s finish, Wood and McCartney hugged each other before the former left the stage.
The three-hour, career-spanning set included a number of Beatles tracks McCartney had never played in the UK before, including ‘The Night Before’, ‘The Word’ and ‘Come And Get It’.
The latter track, although demoed for The Beatles‘ ‘Abbey Road’ album, wasn’t officially released by the band until 1996 when it came out on their Anthology series. It was a Number Seven hit for Badfinger in 1970 though, after McCartney gave them the track.
Audience members at the London show included comedian Bill Bailey and Boo Radleys songwriter Martin Carr.
McCartney’s next UK gig is at Manchester’s MEN Arena on December 19, with a Liverpool date at the city’s Echo Arena following a day later (20).
The Herbig Park Street Jam, a street-style skateboard competition, will be June 11 at the Herbig Skateboard Park across from Lampe Park during Carson Valley Days.
Proceeds from the event will go to the proposed Boys and Girls Club of Carson Valley.
Registration is due by June 1.
Cost is $10 per participant. Checks can be made out to PCR B+GCCV/Skate and mailed with a registration form to William Jaskar, 1351 Allyn Court, Gardnerville, 89460.
Sign-ins will begin at 7:30 a.m. and warmups will be at 8 a.m. Each age group should sign in an hour before it is expected to skate.
Ages 7 and under, 8:15 a.m.; 8-10, 9:30; 11-12, 10:45 a.m.; 13-15, 12:15 p.m.; 16 and older, 2:15 p.m.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three in each ago group. For more information, call Jaskar at 265-3013.
Cost is $125 per football player with $20 for each additional family member. For cheerleading the cost is $60 per cheerleader plus a $210 fee for cheer uniforms, sweats and shoes.
The final date is June 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Registration forms can also be downloaded from http://www.douglaspopwarner.com.
Volunteer meetings start this week with the first on May 20 at 9 a.m. at Lampe. All volunteers must be pre-registered and must attend one of the volunteer meetings. The second is May 31 at 6 p.m. at Lampe.
Volunteers must be at least 13 years old or older. The derby needs about 300 to 400 volunteers to make it a successful and fun derby for all.
Tickets are free but children must be pre-registered. May 20 will be the last day for mail-in registrations and June 2 will be the last day for walk-in registration at the Parks & Recreation department.
For more information about the second annual Community Choice Awards, corporate sponsorships or dinner tickets, call 783-9598.
The 2006 Boys & Girls Tiger High Intensity Basketball Camp is scheduled for June 26-29 for athletes in first- through seventh-grades.
Coaches this year include Douglas high head coaches Rob Streeter and Werner Christen, Andy Hughes, Aubrey McCreary of the Double-Pump West Coast All-Star Camp, Douglas’ Randy Green, Joe Bertelone and Phil Emm, Chico’s Bill Gibson and Bill Ballinger of the Reno Ballers.
All camp sessions will be at Douglas High School, running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m.-noon on Thursday.
A snack bar will be available for drinks, food, snkas and shirts.
Cost is $110 for those registered before June 12 and $120 for late or walk-up registration.
A camp T-shirt will be provided.
For more information, contact Streeter at (775) 750-0418 or (775) 782-5136.
The Capital City Volleyball Club will conduct several summer clinics and summer leagues for girls in grades 3 through 12.
All clinics and leagues will be at the Silver State Athletic Center, located at 5680 Morgan Mill Road in Carson City.
The seperate three-day clinics will be run by Capital City head coach Dan McLaughlin, whose high school team at Whittell had won four state championships and by four-time national championship coach Steve George.
The all skills clinic will be July 21-23.
The setters and hitters clinic will be July 28-30 and the “Get ready for varsity” clinic will be Aug. 4-6.
Times for each clinic are Fridays 5:30 to 8 p.m., Saturdays 9:30-3 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 3 p.m. Cost for each clinic is $75.
Capital City will also be organizing and conducting summer leagues with players divided into age/grade levels third-fifth, sixth-eighth and ninth-12th. Leagues will run two nights per week from July 5 to August 11. Cost is $75.
For more information or to sign up for a clinic or league, go to http://www.capitalcityvbc.com or call (530) 544-2538.
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – The FBI has joined the search for a man accused of gunning down a customer in a gas station during a robbery in Knox County, according to investigators.
Authorities say 25-year old Phillip Lee Lewis is considered armed and dangerous. They say he has ties to Mississippi and Michigan.

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