Monday, 29 July 2019
Rising Tory star: Rishi Sunak
s chief secretary to the treasury, Sunak will work closely with Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid, who has been shifted from home secretary to chancellor.Sunak is now responsible for the government's "spending reviews and strategic planning, public sector pay and pensions, efficiency and value for money in public service, procurement, capital investment, transport policy, including HS2, Crossrail 2, Roads, Network Rail, Oxford-Cambridge corridor, women in the economy, childcare policy, including tax free childcare" and other issues.Compared with the two other Indians in the cabinet -Priti Patel, the new home secretary, or even Alok Sharma, promoted from minister of state for employment to secretary of state for international development - Sunak has so far avoided the limelight. But that could change.On Thursday, he gave his first interview in his new job to the BBC, explaining why he thought the government could put new money into the host of ambitious plans Boris has announced."The good news is - and I pay tribute to the outgoing chancellor (Phillip Hammond) for doing a very good job of managing our nation's finances over the past few years - we are in a relatively healthy position at the moment," he said."We have built up fiscal headroom - £26bn is available to be deployed on the priorities that British people want to see: more investment in, for example, police on the street, slightly more funding on our schools."Asked to clarify whether this was old money, he explained: "This is the headroom that we have that has not been allocated and deployed in various priorities."Appointed around midnight on Wednesday, Sunak attended his first cabinet meeting at 8.30am on Thursday and sat at one end of the table.He told BBC Breakfast TV that Boris needed to appoint people committed to his priorities.The Times has described the departure of 17 members of Theresa May's government as an "afternoon of carnage. the most brutal cabinet purge in modern political history"."Ruthless Johnson takes his revenge," was the headline in The Guardian, which saw the sackings of Jeremy Hunt (foreign secretary), Penny Mordaunt (defence), Liam Fox (international trade) and Greg Clark (business) as a "merciless purge" of his detractors from May's cabinet.But Sunak, a supporter of Boris and of Brexit who had kept his head below the parapet, justified Boris's decision to appoint a cabinet in his own image."It is important that people around that table are committed to these priorities: delivering Brexit, and this exciting domestic agenda he outlined," he said.About his own background, Sunak said he was not born to privilege. "My grandparents arrived in this country with little. My parents, a GP and a pharmacist, grew up wanting a better future for their children."He paid tribute to his parents for making it possible for him to have a "great education". He was head boy at Winchester, one of Britain's leading public schools where the Nawab of Pataudi Jr had been a pupil and captain of cricket in the 1950s ("I am a great admirer of Tiger Pataudi").He was an undergraduate at Lincoln College, Oxford, and took a First in PPE (philosophy, politics and economics) before going to Stanford to do an MBA as a Fulbright scholar.In August 2009, he married Narayana Murthy's daughter Akshata at a relatively simple but elegant and high-profile wedding in Bangalore. The couple, who have two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka, had met as students at Stanford.The wedding guests included Azim Premji, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Anil Kumble, Praful Patel, Nandan M. Nilekani, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Captain G.R. Gopinath, K.V. Kamath, Syed Kirmani and Prakash Padukone.Sunak's background in business will come in useful. Before going into business, he co-founded a multinational investment firm.Others in Boris's cabinet include the new party chairman, James Cleverly, who was born in London to a British father and a mother from Sierra Leone.Kwasi Kwarteng, minister at the department for business, energy and industrial strategy, who was born in London to parents who migrated to the UK from Ghana as students in the 1960s, is cleared to attend cabinet. He was a King's scholar at Eton and read classics and history at Cambridge.In addition to the cabinet appointments, Boris has also brought in Munira Mirza, who was born in Yorkshire to Pakistani parents, as the head of the policy unit at 10 Downing Street.During Boris's time as mayor of London, Mirza, who read English at Oxford, was a deputy mayor with responsibility for education and culture. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://ebusinesspages.com/ubeedbeeebu.user
No-alcohol Budweiser arrives
Beer usually has a lower alcohol content of around 5-7 per cent.The company said the non-alcohol beer would be available across e-commerce platforms, modern retail channels and at major department stores in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Calcutta as well as in Gujarat.The beverage has been priced at Rs 80 for a 330ml can and Rs 90 for a 330ml bottle -lower than the price of beer. The beer will have to be imported as excise regulations do not allow non-alcoholic beverages to be produced within licensed premises."While the market for non-alcohol beers is still nascent in India, as a leading brewer we see an opportunity to grow in this segment. The launch is in line with our Global Smart Drinking Goals to ensure that low and no alcohol beer make up at least 20 per cent of our global beer volume by 2025," said Ben Verhaert, president - South Asia, AB InBev. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://mysmarterhome.ca/UserProfile/tabid/42/userId/48089/Default.aspx
Pound in 28-month-low fall over Brexit
ohnson's bet is that the threat of a no-deal Brexit will persuade the EU's biggest powers - Germany and France - to agree to revise the divorce deal that Theresa May agreed last November but failed three times to push through the British parliament.He has said that the EU must drop a"backstop" intended to keep the Irish border open. The backstop would require the UK to remain aligned to EU customs rules if a future trading relationship falls short of ensuring an open border. The 27 other EU members, though, say publicly and privately that the divorce settlement - including the backstop - is not up for barter. Many EU diplomats say they believe an election in Britain is highly likely."There must be some change from the EU and if the EU are not willing to move at all we must be ready to give the country some finality," foreign secretary Dominic Raab said, adding that London was "turbo-charging" no deal preparations. Raab said the UK wanted a deal but repeatedly cast the bloc as "stubborn". Asked if he was threatening the EU - whose $15.9 trillion economy is nearly six times that of the UK's - Raab said: "I am not doing any threatening."Hedge funds increased their net short sterling positions - bets that the pound will fall - to the highest level in nearly a year. And in a sign investors are scrambling for protection against currency swings around the time of the October 31 exit, three-month implied volatility surged to a four-month high. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://issuu.com/zeemaankons
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Singer Udit Narayan receives death threat, seeks help from police
The watchman when interrogated revealed that his mobile was stolen a month ago while he was en route to his hometown. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://growthhackers.com/members/hueendhee
East Bengal launch centenary celebrations in a sea of red and gold
(Source: Facebook/EBRPFC) Apart from the unveiling of centenary jersey on Saturday, the club also announced that they will be announcing an all-time East Bengal XI. (PTI Photo) After missing the 2018/19 I-League trophy by just a point to Chennai City, East Bengal's wait for a title has extended to 15 years. (Source: Facebook/EBRPFC) DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://www.internetpolyglot.com/user/353087
KGF Chapter 2 poster introduces pivotal character Adheera
Raveena currently plays a judge on dance reality show, Nach Baliye 9. In a recent interview to news agency IANS, Yash had said that the pre-production work on KGF Chapter 2 has been happening for the last few months. Talking about the project, he said it will be bigger and better than the first part. 'When we made KGF: Chapter 1, we had our own inhibitions and restricted ourselves in some way. But with this kind of success in our side, we are going all out to make the second part. We now know people are keenly looking forward to the second part and we can deliver it without any reservations. We've reserved the best for Chapter 2,' he had said. Arjun Patiala movie review: Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon can't make up for lack of jokes Directed by Prashanth Neel, KGF Chapter 2 is the sequel to the hit 2018 film which gave a tough competition to Shah Rukh Khan's Zero. Starring Yash in the role of Raja Krishnappa 'Rocky' Bairya, the film also starred Srinidhi Shetty, Malavika Ashwin and Anant Nag in pivotal roles. The film was set in the Kolar Gold Fields with Yash playing a hitman who starts a revolution against mine owners. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttp://www.tripntale.com/profile/133010
Take a step back in time at Punkah House
Punkah House is the latest launch from Charcoal Concepts, the same folks who gave us the immensely popular Bombay Brasserie. They have teamed up with MRS Hospitality for this venture which reinforces the definition of the hand-held palmyra leaf 'punkah' with a slow, hypnotic motion delivering a calming effect making everything seem more gentle and genteel. The menu at Punkah House is laced with innovative cocktails infused with flowers, herbs and spices and the food is a rich amalgam of the old and the modern while paying a rich tribute to cuisines from the subcontinent's culinary past - think colonial India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar… The glistening, full-fledged Oak Bar is not be missed with its impressive collection of malts, sakes, gins, wines and beers. I began the evening with a barrel-aged cocktail, aptly titled The Corporal - a blend of Single Malt, Sweet Vermouth, Spiced bitters with a pump spray of Absinthe Mist. The presentation and taste were 10 on 10 and I simply loved the delicate aroma and flavours of the drink. The four exclusive barrel-aged cocktails infused with spirits and in-house bitters are compulsorily allowed to sit for 40 days before being served. The sophisticated ambience of Punkah House is steeped in history, architecturally styled around an English club with wooden flooring, stained glass, latticed windows, gleaming brass and an airy verandah for that unhurried catch up with a group of friends. This 100-seater is strewn with eye-catching artefacts such as wall-mounted retro telephone, planters chair, grandfather clock, full-length antique dressing mirror, hat stand, Ming vases and all. Take the steps to the second floor and you will be greeted with a covered, open-to-air terrace with rattan furniture, luxuriant indoor plants, mellow lighting and a bar. This is a perfect spot to soak in the city's pleasant weather, as we did while watching the rain, cool down the ambient atmosphere. The food at Punkah House is eclectic, drawing on the rich traditions of an era gone by, yet rooted in the culinary art of contemporary minimalism. The sea bass Jamun Ceviche with black rice puff hit the spot with the right hint of spice and tartness on the palate. I was left licking the last bit of the Jamun paste off the lovely stone plate. Next up was the harissa marinated Chicken Paté with milk toast slivers which double up to scoop up this coarsely ground zesty paste. With much hesitation we scraped off the artfully plated Sweet Truffle Cream with accompanying crackers and made a hearty meal of Hoppum with Asparagus and Water Chestnuts. The flatbreads, hot off the wood-fired oven, are highly recommended, particularly the Ghee Roast Pumpkin version. For dessert, we delightfully settled for the Ananas Sorbet and the Pink Guava Ice Cream with White Chocolate. — The author is a Bengaluru based hospitality professional, food lover and travel enthusiast ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://southmainalliance.org/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/639073/Default.aspx
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