Entire J&K including PoK is an integral part of India: UK MP
Robert John Blackman, the UK lawmaker has said that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir, including parts illegally controlled by Pakistan, are integral part of India.
Talking to media in Jammu, UK Member parliament and leader of ruling conservative party Robert John Blackman said, State of Jammu and Kashmir in totality is part of India and it needs to be reunited and should come under the dominion of India.
Blackman said Pakistan must vacate the territory of Jammu and Kashmir which is illegally occupied. He said, the erstwhile ruler of Jammu and Kashmir had signed instrument of accession with India and given the control of the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir to India and it is Pakistan which illegally occupied its territory which it should hand back to India through negotiation.
Blackman said that as both the countries were nuclear power, so there was no question of both the nations for going on war for Kashmir, but Pakistan must itself vacate the territory and hand it over to India.
The lawmaker from the Harrow East constituency in England said that in the past Pakistan lobby had strong presence in the UK parliament but things have changed and people like him who are friends of India have been started speaking about India.
He said that the ties between India and the United Kingdom have grown stronger even since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over the reins of power in India and his last year’s historic visit to UK has further strengthened the bond.
Invoking the Gujarat model of development he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision to develop India as an economic and military power of the east and United Kingdom was ready to provide all possible support to India for attaining the goal.
He said Mr Modi has been working tirelessly to take India to greater heights. He said India has been a victim of terrorism originating from Pakistani soil and it should take measures to rein in the forces that spread terrorism in countries like India.
Asked why UK does not declare Pakistan as a terrorist state, Blackman said he cannot speak on behalf of the UK government, but he was aware of the terrorist attacks that India faced and that originated from the Pakistani soil. He said that UK government is aware of the terrorism being faced by India and it stands shoulder to shoulder with India to combat terrorism.
Maldives opposition leader jailed for 12 yrs
After the sentencing of Maldivian Democratic Party leader Mohamed Nasheed on terror charges last year, Maldives court sentenced another prominent opposition leader on terror charges for 12 years in jail.
The courts found Sheikh Imran Abdulla, the leader of Adhaalath Party, guilty under Terrorism Act for a speech he had made last year to protest the imprisonment of the islands’ first democratically elected president, Mohamed Nasheed.
Maldivian government is under international pressure to end its standoff with the opposition parties and restore democratic freedoms. President Yameen has invited opposition leaders for an All-Party meet to discuss political situation in the country.
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RBI to undertake incognito visits to banks to track customer dealings
Reserve Bank has said that it will soon undertake ‘incognito visits’ to bank branches to check culture towards customer complaints in banks. In a statement issued in Mumbai, the apex bank said it will also undertake a review of how banks have implemented Charter of Customer Rights.
Quoting RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, the statement said customers must have the right to access banking services and to the grievance redressal machinery so that they are not excluded from the banking fold. Mr Rajan said websites, mobile phones, missed calls, physical places, and collection points could be some ways to aggregate customer complaints for redressal.
The RBI had put out a Charter of Customer Rights in public domain and asked banks to adapt and implement it after their Board’s approval. Mr Rajan said, that RBI is exploring ways to resolve customer complaints across regulators through forums, such as, Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). Explaining the importance of customer awareness, customer protection and customer literacy, Mr Rajan stated that a large segment of the population is not comfortable entering a bank even today.
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Govt cuts interest rate on small post office schemes by 0.25%;
PF to earn more
Feb 17
Government has cut interest rates by 0.25 per cent on short-term post office deposits, Kisan Vikas Patras and other small saving schemes below five years of maturity. However, it left social security schemes such as Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, long term Monthly Income Scheme and PPF untouched. The decision was taken to align interest on small savings with market rates and help the economy move to a lower overall interest rate regime eventually.
Post office savings of 1, 2 and 3 year term deposits, Kisan Vikas Patra as well as 5-year Recurring Deposits till now earned 0.25 per cent higher interest than the government securities of similar tenures. Finance Ministry in a statement said this advantage will be withdrawn from 1st of April this year and now the rates would be revised every quarter.
The interim interest rate for the Employees Provident Fund for this year has been fixed at 8.8 per cent, an increase of 0.05 percent over last year. It is expected to benefit over 4 crore subscribers of the fund. The decision for the marginal increase has been arrived at the meeting of the Central Board of Trustees of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, chaired by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya in Chennai yesterday.
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