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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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PM turning blind eye to anarchy in Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning a blind eye to the "anarchy" in Delhi and aiding "chaos and disorder" in the national capital, where Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as well as the BJP are staging competing sit-ins.
The people of Delhi are the victims, Gandhi alleged.
"Delhi CM, sitting in dharna at LG office. BJP sitting in dharna at CM residence. Delhi bureaucrats addressing press conferences.
"PM turns a blind eye to...
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Nirav Modi managed to travel despite Interpol flashing info on revocation of passport: CBI
Absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi managed to travel across several countries even after information about his passport being revoked by the Indian government was flashed in the Interpol central database on February 24, the CBI said here today.
The agency said it had shared the information about revocation of his passport in the 'diffusion' notice issued through the Interpol on February 15.
"After the passport was revoked/cancelled by External Affairs Ministry, we had updated this information in the...
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PM regards Northeast as 'Ashta Lakshmi', it will soon become biggest contributor to GDP: Shah
Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarded the eight northeastern states as 'Ashta Lakshmi', the eight forms of the goddess of wealth, and his "visionary policies" would soon make the region the biggest contributor to the country's GDP, BJP president Amit Shah said today.
He also slammed the Congress, which had ruled the region for long, for taking development in the region to its "lowest level".
Except for the Congress-ruled Mizoram, the other northeastern states are governed by the...
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Bullet train extremely essential for country: Rly Board chief
Calling the bullet train "extremely essential" for India, Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani today said that the public transporter looked at it as a project that would unleash technology-driven transportation in the country.
The National High Speed Rail Corporation, a special purpose vehicle of the Railways and the state governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat, is implementing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor with technical and financial assistance from Japan.
The project has had its share of controversies with...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Monday, 18 June 2018 | PNS | New Delhi
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Monday, 18 June 2018 | PTI | New Delhi
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Monday, 18 June 2018 | AFP | Moscow
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Monday, 18 June 2018 | PTI | New Delhi
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Monday, 18 June 2018 | IANS | Geneva
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