Li Na clinches at Shenzhen Open

Top-seeded Li Na defeated Peng Shuai 6-4, 7-5 to win Shenzhen Open title in all-Chinese final on the WTA Tour.

M.S. Dhir elected as the Speaker of Delhi Assembly

AAP candidate M.S. Dhir was  elected as the Speaker of Delhi Assembly with the support of Congress. 

Mr. Dhir was also backed by the lone JD(U) MLA and an Independent.

Ms. Susieben Shah, takes chargeas Maharashtra women’s commission chief

Ms Susieben Shah, assumed office as the chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) along with six members.  The posts were lying vacant for four years till a petition was filed in the Bombay High Court recently seeking action.

The Aam Aadmi Party had opposed Ms. Shah’s appointment as a victim of sexual harassment wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan alleging that Ms. Shah had derailed her case.

German luxury car maker , Audi , sells over 10,000 cars in 2013

Audi, the German luxury car maker sold 10,002 units in  2013. In 2012 it sold 9003 units. They are the first luxury car manufacturer to cross 10,000 unit annual sales in India

Union Cabinet clears Presidential Reference in Ganguly issue

The Union Cabinet  gave its nod for making a Presidential Reference to the Supreme Court for removal of Justice A.K. Ganguly as Chairperson of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission. 

The process will be set in motion once the Reference under Article 143 is sent to the court for its advisory opinion. Under Article 143, the President may refer a dispute of any kind to the Supreme Court for its opinion and it may, after a hearing as it thinks fit, report to the President. 

The Terms of Reference are: will the prima facie indictment by a three-judge probe panel that Justice Ganguly made ‘unwelcome sexual advances’ towards a law intern amount to proven misconduct? If the answer is ‘yes’, can it be a ground warranting his removal under Section 23 (1A) of the Protection of Human Rights Act?

Anna Hazare praised the Aam Aadmi Party

Anna Hazare, guru of  Arvind Kejriwal,  praised the Aam Aadmi Party and said the members  of APP were “social workers, not political workers.” The statement was made one day ahead of  vote of confidence in the Delhi Assembly.

India signs labour cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia with Saudi Arabia

India signed a labour cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia for the welfare of the Indian workers in Saudi Arabia.

 

The agreement  will cover about a quarter of the 28 lakh Indian expatriates working there

The agreement regulates contractual relations between employers and domestic workers, ensures authenticity and implementation of the employment contract, promises action against recruitment agencies violating laws and seeks to establish a mechanism to provide 24 hours assistance to domestic workers. A standard employment contract would set out minimum wages, working hours, paid holidays and a dispute settlement mechanism.

The agreement will be monitored by a committee of senior officials.