Mumbai: Singer Angarag Mahanta, also known as Papon, has been barred from Essel Group after the singer "inappropriately kissed" a minor contestant of one of the group's shows. Earlier on Saturday, Papon had tweeted that following the controversy, he was in "no mental state to fulfil most of my professional obligations" and so he stepped down as the judge of singing reality show "The Voice India Kids". pic.twitter.com/EWGgg775ZH — papon angaraag (@paponmusic) February 24, 2018 pic.twitter.com/IQffjbeszp — papon angaraag (@paponmusic) February 23, 2018 Addressing the issue, Subhash Chandra, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and Chairman, Essel Group & ZEE, tweeted on Saturday: "I have advised CMD of the company to take stringent action not only against him (Papon) but others involved. Papon is barred forever from our group." His recorded episodes of the &TV show have also been removed. On incidence of Papon I have advised CMD of the Company to take … [Read more...] about PAPON KISS ROW: Papon ‘barred forever’ from Essel Group
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How UPI v2.0 will change your life
For financial institutions, it will be an opportunity to provide better lending options. For instance, customers who pay their overdrafts on time will get access to more credit and probably at a cheaper rate. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Business Standard With the launch of the upgraded Unified Payments Interface (UPI), financial institutions such as banks and lenders are set to get access to a lot more consumer data, which is likely to boost consumer profiling and credit scoring in the future. Experts said the new upgrade allows for features such as an overdraft credit line through the app, which will be useful in flow-based lending. The UPI 2.0 was launched last week in Mumbai by RBI Governor Urjit Patel. The updated payments system comes with new features such as the ability for people to link their overdraft accounts to the UPI app. After linking, users can request instant credit from their banks, which will allow them to pay for their purchases directly through UPI.For financial … [Read more...] about How UPI v2.0 will change your life
Climate talks at COP25 a ‘disappointment’ as Australia gets special mention
Email By national environment, science and technology reporter Michael Slezak Posted December 16, 2019 13:41:20 Photo: The COP25 talks were labelled as a "lost opportunity". (Reuters) Related Story: World 'loses an important opportunity' as UN climate talks end with disappointment Related Story: Australia wants to use credits to claim most of its Paris commitment. World leaders are debating banning them Related Story: COP 25: UN chief urges hope over 'surrender' as report shows greenhouse emissions rising rapidly Related Story: 'Profound economic benefits': Queensland urged to ramp up emissions reduction Related Story: Greta Thunberg is Time's 2019 Person of the Year Map: Australia Disappointment. That is the word many are using at the close of the latest United Nations climate talks in Madrid. And many of those people are pointing to Australia — among a handful of countries — as part of the problem. While the world agreed in Paris four years ago to stop … [Read more...] about Climate talks at COP25 a ‘disappointment’ as Australia gets special mention
COP25: Work together or go down with the ship
Editor's note: Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira is a National Thousand Talent Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, and a professor of International Business at Schwarzman College in Tsinghua. He is a former Special Economic Adviser to the President of Brazil and former minister of Tourism, and minister of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade of Brazil. He was also president of the World Investment Association – WAIPA. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. With the annual UN climate change conference COP25 concluding on December 13 in Madrid, Mr. Muhammad-Bande, president of the UN General Assembly, offered a simple but poignant metaphor urging for global climate change action. "It is our decision: to go down with this ship or to change course immediately." This was the key call-to-action for countries attending COP25. Kicking off with the world watching … [Read more...] about COP25: Work together or go down with the ship