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Sushma Swaraj arrives Monday on maiden visit to France
Taking stock of the progress on the series of agreements that India and France signed during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India in March would be high on the agenda as Indias External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrives in Paris later Monday on a two-day visit.
This is the first visit that Swaraj will be making to France in her four-year tenure. During her visit, Swaraj will hold discussions with her French counterpart...
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Satyendar Jain hospitalised as his health deteriorates: Kejriwal
Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain was tonight rushed to a city hospital as his health deteriorated nearly a week after he had gone on an indefinite hunger strike at the Lieutenant Governor office, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
The health minister was taken to the LNJP Hospital, officials said.
Kejriwal confirmed that his colleague has been hospitalised even as the tug-of-war between the AAP government and the LG refused to die down on the seventh day today.
"Satyender Jain...
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Muthalik's 'dog remark' on Gauri murder case triggers row
Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to respond each time a "dog dies in Karnataka", Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik asked in a reference to the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, drawing a furious reaction from the Congress today.
Muthalik made the comment during an interaction with the public here yesterday.
"Everyone is saying that Hindu groups conspired to kill Gauri Lankesh, but two murders in Maharashtra and two in Karnataka took place during Congress' rule,"...
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Delhi HC asks who authorised Kejriwal's sit-in at LG's office
The Delhi High Court today asked the AAP government who authorised the sit-in by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and some of his cabinet colleagues at the lieutenant governor's office and observed that strikes are usually held outside an establishment or office and not inside.
The observation by a bench of Justices A K Chawla and Navin Chawla came during the hearing of two petitions, one against the sit-in by Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal and...
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India fastest growing major economy, trend to continue for some years: Jaitley
Union Minister Arun Jaitley has said that 7.7 per cent economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2017-18 'firmly' established India as the fastest growing major economy in the world and the trend is likely to continue for some years.
Taking a dig at the critics of the government, Jaitley said that India's GDP has not declined by 2 per cent on account of demonetisation and GST implementation, nor will it India live in poverty...
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Three killed as gangs fire at each other in north Delhi
Gunshots rang out in north Delhi's Burari area today as two criminal gangs opened fire at each other, killing three persons, including a woman passer-by, police said.
Five persons were injured and hospitalised after the gunfight between the Tillu and Gogi gangs, believed to be involved in cases of extortion and murder in the city.
According to a senior police officer, the fight started when members of the Tillu gang, who were in a Scorpio...
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India has overcome Congress legacy, can no more use it as excuse: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman
Even as the ruling BJP and its senior leaders have repeatedly attacked the Congress for leaving behind a legacy of "governance failure", "policy paralysis" and "economy in shambles", the Central government can no more use this as an excuse and will have to take ownership of not only its accomplishments but also its failures from now on, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said.
He said while it was necessary to look at the last four...
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Chandimal denies ball tampering with sweet, rescues Sri Lanka with bat
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal denied tampering with the ball by using a sweet in his pocket before helping to rescue his team with the bat in partnership with Kusal Mendis on the fourth day of the second Test against the West Indies on Sunday.
Following the controversy of day three, when the start of play was delayed by two hours with the Sri Lankan captain refusing to lead his team onto the field for the...
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After Jain, now Sisodia sent to hospital
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who has been on hunger strike since June 13 at the lieutenant governor's office, was today taken to hospital after his health deteriorated, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
Sisodia was taken to the LNJP Hospital after the ketone level in his urine rose sharply.
"Manish Sisodia being shifted to hospital," Kejriwal said on Twitter.
Kejriwal, his deputy Sisodia and Gopal Rai have been at Lt Governor Anil Baijal's office since June 13,...
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Pradhan to take up crude price issue at OPEC Vienna meet
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will raise India's concerns about rising crude oil prices at the meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to be held in Vienna later this month, the Minister said on Monday.
Briefing reporters here on the sidelines of the Growth Net conclave organised by industry chamber CII, Pradhan said that he would be putting across to OPEC and non-OPEC producers at Vienna that crude oil price should be regulated and...
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Vice Prez visits AIIMS to inquire about Vajpayee's health
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, along with his family members, today visited the AIIMS to inquire about the health condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said his condition was stable and improving.
Besides Naidu, Union Health Minister J P Nadda and Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju also visited the Cardio-Thoracic Centre at the hospital where the 93-year-old leader is admitted in the Intensive Care Unit.
In a tweet, Naidu said that...
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Melania Trump speaks against border child separations
US First Lady Melania Trump has spoken against a controversial administration policy that separates immigrant parents from their children at the Mexico border, media reports said.
"Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform. She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart," her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham...
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Toddler mauled to death by stray dogs in Chandigarh
A pack of stray dogs mauled a one-and-a-half-year-old boy to death in a park here, police said today.
The incident occurred yesterday when the victim's mother, who works as a domestic help, had left her four children in the park, while she went to a house to clean utensils.
Ayush, a resident of Palsora, was playing along with three other children when the dogs attacked them.
Too small to run for safety, the boy was surrounded and attacked...
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Opp CMs dispute PM’s Team India
Monday, 18 June 2018 | PNS | New Delhi
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Jaitley, senior ministers discuss Air India's future course
Monday, 18 June 2018 | PTI | New Delhi
Union minister Arun Jaitley along with senior ministerial colleagues and officials today discussed the future course of action for debt-laden Air India, weeks after its strategic disinvestment proposal failed to attract any bidders, sources said.
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Russia 'know how to stop' Egypt's Salah
Monday, 18 June 2018 | AFP | Moscow
Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov says the World Cup hosts have figured out a way to reign in Egypt's striker Mohamed Salah tomorrow in Saint Petersburg.
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Swaraj calls Italian PM; discusses steps to revitalise bilateral ties
Monday, 18 June 2018 | PTI | ROME
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Italian Prime Minister Prof. Giuseppe Conte and discussed ways to enhance cooperation across sectors and steps to revitalise the bilateral relationship.
Swaraj, who is here on the first...
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WHO classifies 'gaming disorder' as mental health condition
Monday, 18 June 2018 | IANS | Geneva
The World Health Organization (WHO) has now included "gaming disorder" as a mental health condition in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
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Monday, 18 June 2018 | Muskan Kathuria
Like history, fashion trends repeat themselves time after time. So don’t be surprised if you see the bell bottoms or hoop earrings again while walking down a street, says Muskaan Kathuria BELL BOTTOMS: Remember Neetu Singh and Shabana Azmi flaunting flared pants in the movie Parvarish or Cher in her iconic purple outfit? These trousers with a marked flare below the knee are making a strong comeback and you need to stock your wardrobe already. These pants are comfortable, breezy and...
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- We can't say if the ceasefire is success or fail-ure.There were major challenges. Militants haven't agreed to the ceasefire, attacks on security forces haven't gone down.
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The anarchist strain in Aam Admi Party
Monday, 18 June 2018 | S Vasudeva | TelenganaThe failure of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) Government to end the strike by the bureaucrats of its Government and their unusual protest in the lounge of the Lt Governor's office beseeching him to end the strike is the most preposterous thing any sane Government could do. The AAP Government should...
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