Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 11 April 2015

The Hindu

National

• India to buy 36 Rafale jets in ready condition – PM’s France visit: India would buy 36 of the fighter planes in flyaway condition; an agreement on taking forward the stalled Jaitapur nuclear project  among the 17 pacts signed.

• Victims must get full treatment: SC – Court orders free surgery, medicines, rehabilitation of victims of acid attack.

• Depleting fleet swung Rafale deal – The fast-depleting fighter strength of the Indian Air Force, unending delays in the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft negotiations and the steep price rise prompted the Govt to purchase 36 Rafale jets urgently. Also: details of other pacts.

• Cash-strapped Modi government eyes temple gold – Govt may launch a scheme to encourage temples to deposit their gold with banks in return for interest payments. Read on to know the rationale behind the scheme.

• Stabilising border is priority for India, China – PM: “Insofar as the border is concerned, the most important point right now is that peace and tranquillity must not be disturbed.” China has reciprocated this perception.

International

• Pakistan Parliament votes for neutrality in Yemen – Pakistan’s decision is an embarrassment to Saudi Arabia and a crack in the solidarity of a block of Sunni-ed nations that Saudi was trying to garner against the rebels.

• The struggle for Syria – What is the way out of the Syrian crisis? Vijay Prashad writes.

• U.S., Cuba to take stock of negotiations – Barack Obama and Raul Castro are expected to hold talks on Saturday. This raises the prospect of the first major meeting between an American and Cuban leader in more than five decades.

Business

• Banking sector set for transformation: Rajan – RBI may issue licences for starting payment banks, small finance banks and a postal bank, says Governor.

• Net neutrality will remain: Airtel – The concept of service neutrality confused to net neutrality, says company.

Opinion-Editorial

• Just punishment – On Satyam scam, the editorial says: “The case of Mr. Raju who sank from being the poster boy of the country’s software industry to a convict in a cheating case holds a lesson or two for the rest of the country.”

• Rekindling the fight against leprosy  – India still accounts for 58 per cent of all new leprosy cases in the world. The Law Commission of India’s recommendations on ending discrimination against Leprosy patients  must be implemented soonest, suggests the article.

• Peace again at stake in Nagaland – NSCN(K) has withdrawn from the 14 year ceasefire agreement. Insurgent groups must be held accountable to ceasefire ground rules for lasting peace in the North-East, argues the article.

Indian Express

Editorials & Columns

• Cloud over monsoon gets bigger: Longer El Nino is new forecast – The US weather agency has forecast an enhanced probability for an El Nino event developing in the equatorial Pacific Ocean; the Indian monsoon might be adversely affected.

• Satyam truths – Corporate governance needs to be cleaned up for the sake of truthful accounts and for preserving investor faith.

LiveMint

• Arun Jaitley unveils IFSC at GIFT City; law to be drafted soon – Due to the absence of IFSCs, India had lost roughly 50% market share in rupee-dollar futures contracts and the Nifty futures contracts. IFSC at GIFT City will address this gap.

• NGT orders to stop construction in NCR if 2010 green norms not in place – The order is meant to check dust from construction & allied activities. Air pollution is a big problem in Delhi.

• Hashimpura: A tale of injustice – A piece on the extrajudicial executions in Hashimpura. The article assumes relevance in the light of similar incidents in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana days ago.

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