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Governor's rule imminent in J-K; Rajnath holds high-level meet
The Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir was imminent after the three-year-old state government collapsed today with the BJP pulling out of its alliance with the PDP.
The Union Home Ministry has received a report from Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and necessary action is being taken on it, according to a ministry spokesperson.
Vohra forwarded his report to President Ram Nath Kovind for imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir after the BJP...
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England post new ODI record total
England set a new record for the highest total ever scored in a men's one-day international when they went past 444 against Australia at Trent Bridge here today.
When Alex Hales, who already had a hundred to his name, hoisted Jhye Richardson for six in the 46th over it meant England had broken their own world record in men's one-day internationals.
It was also at Trent Bridge where England set the previous record total at this level...
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Kejriwal ends sit-in, IAS officers attend meetings
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday walked out of Raj Niwas here after nine days of an unprecedented sit-in protest after IAS officers began attending meetings called by his government.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Kejriwal took the decision to leave the office-cum-residence of Lt Governor Anil Baijal after IAS officers attended meetings called by Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, Social Welfare Minister Rajinder Pal Gautam and Food Minister Imran Hussain.
The officers were...
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There should be no distinction between 'good' or 'bad' terrorism: Kovind tells EU
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday urged the European Union (EU) nations to not make distinction between "good" and "bad" terrorism and called for their partnership in battling terror taking root in the region between then.
Addressing a Greek foreign policy think tank on the topic 'India and Europe in a Changing World', Kovind underlined India's commitment to "world peace" and cited the steps it has taken to further it.
"India and the EU (European...
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L-G asks Kejriwal to urgently meet IAS officers to address concerns
In his first communication to Arvind Kejriwal since the latter began a sit-in at his office, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today wrote to the chief minister asking him to meet officers urgently to address concerns of both sides through dialogue.
Baijal shot off a letter to Kejriwal in response to his deputy Manish Sisodia's communication in which the latter had asked for a meeting between the government and bureaucrats to end the impasse.
Kejriwal, Sisodia, Health Minister...
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Opportunistic BJP-PDP alliance set fire to J&K, damage will remain: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today that the "opportunistic BJP-PDP alliance" set fire to Jammu and Kashmir, killing many innocent civilians and brave soldiers, and that the damage would continue even if the state was put under central rule.
Hours after the BJP pulled out of the alliance government, the Congress leader said, "Incompetence, arrogance & hatred always fails (sic)."
Under the alliance government in the strategically important state, several innocent people and brave soldiers were killed....
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J&K decision to help state, country: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today termed the BJP's decision to pull out of the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir as a step in favour of the state and the country.
"From the past three years, continuous efforts were being made to work for the people and according to their wishes. Today the BJP central leadership, after taking the deputy CM, ministers, MLAs and local leaders in confidence, pulled out of the BJP-PDP alliance,"...
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Hope muscular, militaristic policy doesn't return under guise of Governor's rule in J&K: Chidambaram
Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said it was "a relief" that the "opportunistic" PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir collapsed today, and expressed hope that "the muscular, militaristic policy does not come back under the guise of Governor's Rule".
Chidambaram, a senior Congress leader, said in a series of tweets, "The long-awaited break of the PDP-BJP coalition will be welcomed by all those who despaired that Kashmir may have been lost forever. The muscular, militaristic...
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CoA asks BCCI officials to watch India-England T20Is at own expense
The rift between the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seems to be unending as a fresh round of squabbling has erupted between the two.
The CoA has notified acting board secretary Amitabh Choudhary that if he wishes to stay back in England following the ICC annual conference from June 28 to July 2 in Dublin, to watch India's three T20I matches against England, the...
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Mehbooba Mufti to submit her resignation to Guv shortly: PDP leader
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will submit her resignation to Governor NN Vohra shortly after the PDP's coalition partner BJP pulled out of the ruling alliance.
"The chief minister will be submitting her resignation to the governor shortly," senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar told PTI.
With the PDP-BJP coalition falling apart, the state might come under governor's rule, which will be for the fourth time in the last 10 years.
Governor's rule was imposed in...
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BJP pulls out of alliance with PDP in J-K
The BJP was pulling out of its alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, the party's general secretary Ram Madhav said here today.
It has become untenable for the BJP to continue in the alliance government in the state, Madhav said at a press conference.
He said the BJP favoured governor's rule in the state.
"Keeping in mind that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and in order to control the prevailing situation in...
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India and France to build strong development partnership: Swaraj
India and France are working to shape a strong development partnership, including in the fields of science and technology, clean energy and infrastructure, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said as she met the country's top leadership and discussed issues of mutual interest from a strategic perspective.
Swaraj, who arrived here from Rome yesterday on the second leg of her four-nation tour, called on French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed follow up to the understandings...
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BJP’s nationalist note in Mehbooba divorce
Wednesday, 20 June 2018 | Deepak K Upreti | New Delhi
Party sends ‘muscular’ message it won’t imperil national interests for sake of power in J&K, the call also aims to stem PDP’s narrative in Valley The BJP’s decision to withdraw from the Jammu & Kashmir’s three-year-old coalition Government is understandably meant...
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RBI revises upwards housing loan limits under priority sector
Tuesday, 19 June 2018 | PTI | Mumbai
Housing loans of up to Rs 35 lakh, for dwellings costing less than Rs 45 lakh, will be treated as priority sector lending (PSL) to give a fillip to the low-cost segment, the Reserve Bank...
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Tuesday, 19 June 2018 | PTI | Leicester
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Tuesday, 19 June 2018 | PTI | New Delhi
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