PM KEEPS ALL GUESSING: THIS SUNDAY, THINKING OF GIVING UP SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTSWith 53.3 million followers on Twitter, 35.2 million on Instagram, 4.51million on YouTube and 44.73 million on Facebook, Prime Minister NarendraModi is one of the most popular world leaders on social media platforms, andhas been a pioneer in using it for political communication.But on Monday night, Modi kept everyone guessing when he put out a post:"This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted."The first political reaction to the announcement came from Congress leaderRahul Gandhi. "Give up hatred, not social media accounts," he tweeted.This drew a sharp response from Tripura Chief Minister and BJP leader BiplabKumar Deb who replied to Rahul Gandhi: "So that's the reason Sonia Gandhidoesn't have any Social Media account?".Modi's announcement is startling given how he has gone the extra mile toengage with tech leaders. In 2014, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg came toIndia and discussed digital expansion in the country. In 2015, the PM wentto Facebook headquarters for a town hall, where he teared up discussing hislate father and elderly mother. "Social media changed my thought process andconnected me to the rest of the world. And as I started connecting, theworld started accepting me as I was. Nothing could be more satisfying," hesaid there.At his meetings with BJP parliamentarians and even Chief Ministers, Modiinsisted they create Twitter and Facebook accounts to connect with people atthe ground level and to improve efficiency in implementation of governmentschemes. In fact, one of the tasks of the Chief Ministers when they came forthe BJP CMs' meetings in the national capital was to give a detailed accountof their activities on social media.

SC: WON'T REFER ARTICLE 370 MATTER TO LARGER BENCHThe Supreme Court on Monday refused to refer petitions challenging thenullification of Article 370 of the Constitution to a seven-judgeConstitution Bench, saying there is no contradiction in its earlier verdictson the issue.A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Justice NV Ramana said there wereno reasons to refer the matter to a larger Bench. There were nocontradictions in the apex court's judgments in cases of Prem Nath Kaul andSampat Prakash, it noted.The Bench - which also included Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, R SubhashReddy, BR Gavai and Surya Kant - will now decide petitions challenging thenullification of Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act2019, which divided the state into two union territories - Jammu andKashmir, and Ladakh. However, the Bench didn't fix a date for commencementof hearing on the petitions.The Attorney General and the Solicitor General had opposed the idea ofsending the matter to a larger Bench of seven judges.IN A JHARKHAND CORNER, THE LADY DC OPTS FOR A GOVT HOSPITAL TO DELIVER BABYWhen this IAS officer in Jharkhand was nearing the due date in her secondpregnancy, she was clear about where she wanted to deliver the baby. Not atthe private hospital in Lucknow where she had delivered her first child fouryears ago, or even in the state capital - but the government districthospital in Godda, where she is the Deputy Commissioner, over 320 kmnortheast of Ranchi.The C-section delivery at 9.51 am Sunday of Kiran Pasi's second child, aboy, is now being celebrated by doctors at the hospital, state officials -and even the Chief Minister.While Pasi is still being monitored, the Godda hospital's civil surgeon,Shiv Prasad Mishra, said: "It was not the result of an emergency but aconscious decision. DC Pasi was working to improve health facilities in thedistrict, and this will bring more trust in government services."It was a sentiment echoed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Taking to Twitter,Soren wrote that "your efforts to show that health facilities in the stateare capable is praiseworthy"."This is not just a news item but a positive response towards improvement inhealth services," said Health Minister Banna Gupta."One must appreciate that she has faith in the system. People are talkingbecause she is a DC, but one has to understand that the overall system hasimproved and is competent enough to respond," said Jharkhand's PrincipalSecretary, Health, Nitin Madan Kulkarni.KOHLI WARNS: 'WILL SHOW THEM WHEN THEY COME TO INDIA'India skipper Virat Kohli was yesterday heard telling his teammates thatthey will show the Kiwis their place when they tour India next. With NewZealand looking comfortable while chasing 132 for victory today, the Indianskipper was heard shouting to his teammates: "Jab India mein yeh logaayengey, tab dikha doonga (When they will come to India, I'll show them)."Later, during the post-match press conference, Kohli had a fiery exchangewith a New Zealand journalist, who asked if Kohli needed to tone down hisaggression on the field.The journalist asked: "Virat, what's your reaction to your behaviour on thefield, swearing at (Kane) Williamson when he got out, swearing at the crowd.As an Indian captain, don't you think you should set a better example on thefield?"Kohli got riled up and responded: "What do you think?"The reporter shot back: "I asked you the question." At this Kohli said: "Iam asking you the answer. You need to find out exactly what happened andthen come back with a better question. You can't come here withhalf-questions and half-details of what happened. And also, if you want tocreate controversy, this is not the right place to do. I have spoken to thematch referee, I have no issues with what happened, so thank you."INDICATORSSensex 38,144 (-153), Nifty 11,133 (-69), Trading Value NSE (Rs.crores)45,734Nasdaq 8,952 (+385) Dow 26,703 (+1294), S&P 3,090 (+136)US$-Rs. 72.50 GBP-Rs. 92.73, Euro-Rs. 80.50, UAE Dhm-Rs.19.73, Can$-Rs.54.30, Aus$- Rs. 47.36GBP 0.78 /US$, Euro 0.90 /US$, Jap.Yen 107.98 /US$, Aus$ 1.53 /US$, Sing1.38 /US$, Bang Taka 83.09 /US$, Can$ 1.33 /US$, Mal Ring 4.20 /US$,Pak Re 153.69 /US$, Phil Peso 50.76 /US$, Russian Rouble 66.65 /US$, NZ$1.59 /US$, Thai Baht 31.36 /US$, Ukraine Hryvnia 24.43 /US$, Norway NOK 9.34/US$Bitcoin - USD 8,752Dollar Index 97.44 Brent Crude 53.16 BDI 535Gold world Spot Price USD/aoz 1,598.79 India (Rs. per gm 24k/22k) 4,200 /4,100, Silver (Rs. Per KG) 48,500THOUGHT FOR THE DAYI never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought ofbeing black as a disadvantage. I am what I am. I love me! - Stevie WonderOFF TRACKI was standing at the bar in the Airport when this small Chinese guy comesin, stands next to me, and starts drinking a beer.I asked him, "Do you know any of those martial arts things, like Kung-Fu,Karate, or Ju-Jitsu?"He says "No, why would you ask me that? Just because I am Chinese?""No", I said, "It's because you're drinking my beer!!"