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SC judge Jasti Chelameswar to demit office tomorrow
Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, who led three senior judges to an unprecedented press conference, mounting a virtual revolt against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, will demit office tomorrow after a nearly seven-year tenure in the top court.
Along with justices Ranjan Gogoi, M B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, he had raised questions on "selective" allocation of cases, including the sensitive case of special CBI judge B H Loya, who...
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BSF, Pakistan Rangers hold flag meeting on IB
A flag meeting was held on Thursday between officers of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers on the International Border (IB) in Jammu district.
The BSF officials said the flag meeting was held on the request of Pakistan Rangers.
"Today at about 10.35 a.m., a Sector Commander-level flag meeting was held between the BSF and Pakistan Rangers at zero line on Octroi border outpost in Suchetgarh sector," the officials said.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) BSF frontier...
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NSG to be deployed in anti-terror ops in J-K soon
The elite National Security Guards, popularly known as 'Black Cats', are likely to be deployed soon in counter-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir which was placed under governor's rule on Wednesday, officials said.
They said a team of NSG has been stationed in the Kashmir Valley for quite sometime and is undergoing rigorous training in the outskirts of the city.
The state was yesterday placed under governor's rule for the fourth time in the last one decade...
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Chaudhary's "unauthorised Bhutan trip": COA issues showcause notice
A trip to Bhutan to survey "soil and cricketing equipment" has landed BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary in a spot of bother as the COA has show-caused him, questioning the very "need of his presence" there.
Chaudhary has been asked to respond to the notice by July 4 on two specific counts
Firstly, "What was the justification for the visit to Bhutan? No prior proposal/ justification is seen in the records. No invitation/record could be provided by...
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BJP uses cash to win polls, will be dethroned: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of doling out cash to win elections and said such practices by the Centre's ruling party will soon be the reason for its downfall.
"We are not like the BJP that snatches away people's money in the name of demonetisation and then distributes that cash among the voters to win the elections unethically.
"They are getting snubbed by people in the recent elections for such practices....
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Back to Delhi Secretariat, Kejriwal assesses water, power supply in city
Two days after ending his dharna at the LG office here, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today held back-to-back meetings at the Delhi Secretariat to review power and water supply situation in the city, before leaving for Bengaluru for treatment.
The chief minister sought daily reports from officials concerned on the issues, government functionaires said.
He also chaired a Cabinet meeting before leaving for Bengaluru to join a 10-day naturopathy treatment for his blood sugar condition.
Kejriwal was charged...
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Discussed political situation on TN: Kamal Haasan after meeting Sonia
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan today met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi here and discussed the current political situation in Tamil Nadu.
The actor-turned-politician had yesterday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi at his residence and held similar discussions with him.
"I have met Sonia Gandhi and we discussed the political situation in Tamil Nadu... It was a general talk," he told reporters after the meeting.
The attempt is seen as part of the Congress's efforts to bring...
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UP BJP chief calls alliance MLA a thief, SBSP says legislator targeted for being Dalit
Days after Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey called an alliance MLA a 'thief', the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) today alleged that legislator Kailash Sonkar was being targeted for being a 'Dalit'.
Pandey had made the remarks on Tuesday in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma while laying the foundation stone for development projects in Varanasi and Chandauli districts here at the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya.
Sonkar, an MLA from...
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Yoga powerful unifying force in strife-torn world: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today performed Yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute campus here, saying the ancient Indian discipline has emerged as the most powerful unifying force in a strife-torn world.
Addressing the large gathering in the backdrop of the iconic British-era building of FRI, Modi said yoga has shown the world the way from "illness to wellness" and enriching lives across the globe.
He said in fact yoga has become the biggest...
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India hikes import duty on certain US products
In a retaliatory move, India has hiked customs duty on several goods, including Bengal gram, lentils and artemia, imported from the US.
The import duty hike would be effective from August 4, the Finance ministry said in a notification.
The import duty on chickpeas and Bengal gram has been increased to 60 per cent, while that on lentils has been hiked to 30 per cent.
The duty on boric acid and binders for foundry moulds has been hiked...
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Trump signs executive order to end separation of immigrant families
President Donald Trump today signed an executive order to end separation of immigrant families on the US-Mexico border, after images of children in cages sparked global outrage.
Trump signed the executive order following widespread protests against the move of his administration to separate children from their parents who illegally enter the country. In recent weeks, more than 2,500 such children were separated from their parents.
"We're keeping families together, and this will solve that problem. At the...
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12 killed as tractor-trolley hits jeep in MP
Twelve members of a family on their way to a condolence meet were killed and eight others injured when a tractor-trolley hit their jeep in the district this morning, a police official said.
The sand-laden tractor-trolley hit the overloaded jeep carrying nearly 20 people of a family around 6 am at a cross road near Ganjrampur village, Morena Superintendent of Police Amit Sanghi told PTI.
Twelve of the victims died on the spot, he said.
Eight others sustained...
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Thursday, 21 June 2018 | PNS | New Delhi
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