Saturday, December 16, 2017

Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress president

Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress president

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

The Union Cabinet clearing bills to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI), banning instant Triple Talaq and waiving Merchant Discount Rate on digital payments upto 2,000 rupees are some of the major front page stories today.
Under the caption "MCI Era is over", the Indian Express writes "New regulator for Medical education, exit tests for MBBS". The Pioneer describes it as "NMC in, MCI out to debug medical ecosystem"; NMC being the National Medical Commission Bill.
"Cabinet clears Bill to make 'triple talaq' a criminal offence" headlines the Statesman. The Hindu writes "Muslim men who opt for it can be sent to prison for up to three years".
In a major push to make India a less-cash economy, the Hindustan Times highlights "No debit card swipe fee for payments up to ₹2k ". The Times of India leads with "Govt will bear merchant charge on debit card purchases up to 2,000 rupees".
The Hindu Business Line on its front page observes "Customs duty on colour TVs, phones, microwave ovens hiked" while the DNA says 'the move will hurt Apple's iPhone models".
The first day of the winter session of Parliament gets adequate coverage in the papers. The Tribune writes "Cold vibes as winter session begins". The Statesman notes "PM's Pakistan slur against Manmohan rocks RS".
Another headline in the Business Standard reads "Sonia announces retirement as Cong chief, Amit shah debuts in Rajya Sabha".
The extension of the deadline for linking Aadhar for all services including mobile phone numbers also gets prominently highlighted. "Aadhar deadline now March 31st for all services" headlines the Tribune.
Reporting on the controversy over the death of seven year old Adya Singh in Gurugram's Fortis Hospital, the Times of India's headline reads "Fortis took up to 1700% margin on items".

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