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Nine dead in police firing in Toothukudi as Sterlite protests turn violent
Nine people, including a girl, died on Tuesday in police firing after the ongoing anti-Sterlite protests turned violent with thousands of people from nearby areas allegedly attacking the District Collectorate demanding closure of the Vedanta Group-run company.
In the first major incident of police firing in Tamil Nadu on protesters and resultant deaths, they first fired teargas shells and carried out baton charges to bring the protesters under control but passions were high.
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Gowda says he is not opposed to Shivakumar being made minister
JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda today dismissed reports that he was opposed to senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar's induction into the JD(S)-Congress coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy that will take oath tomorrow.
Noting that it was for the Congress to decide who from their party should be made deputy chief minister or minister, the former prime minister said he was only interested in the smooth functioning of the government.
"I have heard media...
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Government not to sell Air India, if bids are below minimum floor price: Official
The central government might not sell its stake in the ongoing divestment process of the national passenger carrier Air India, if bids do not meet a minimum threshold value or floor price estimated for the airline.
Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey said that the government had hired asset and enterprise valuers, who have estimated a minimum floor price or net worth of Air India under the current divestment norms.
According to Choubey, just like any bidding...
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Ramzan ceasefire improved law and order: J&K police chief
Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief S.P. Vaid on Tuesday said the ceasefire announced during the holy month of Ramzan has been successful and has helped improve the overall law and order situation in the state.
Vaid tweeted: "The Ramzan ceasefire has been successful thus far. The initiative of Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has helped in general improvement in law and order.
"The situation especially in south Kashmir has eased and is serving as confidence building measure...
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Petrol, diesel should be brought under GST: Cong
The Congress today attacked the Modi government over rising petrol and diesel prices, and demanded they be brought under the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
The Congress also demanded reduction in excise duties on petroleum products imposed by the Centre and the VAT by various state governments.
Congress leader Pawan Khera claimed that there has been an increase of 211.7 per cent in the excise duty on petrol since May 2014, when "Raja Narendra...
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Expect govt to come out with solution to rising oil prices in 3-4 days: Shah
BJP president Amit Shah today said the government is taking the issue of rising petroleum prices seriously and will soon announce measures to deal with the matter.
"The government at the highest level is concerned about it and is taking the matter seriously," he said, adding it will come out with a solution in three-four days.
He told a press conference that Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is meeting representatives of oil companies and that he is...
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"You should look after our children..." Nurse to husband before death due to Nipah virus
"I am almost on the way...You should look after our children well," was the heart-wrenching message from a dying nurse in Kerala who succumbed to the rare Nipah virus infection.
The emotional message scribbled by 28-year-old Lini Puthussery in a brief note in Malayalam to her husband Sajeesh minutes before she died yesterday has gone viral in the social media, leaving people teary-eyed.
A nursing assistant with the Perambra Taluk Hospital in Kozhikode,...
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Government wants to appoint officers of RSS' choice: Rahul
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised the government's proposal of allocating cadres and services to candidates selected under civil service examinations only after completion of foundation course, saying it wanted to appoint officers of "RSS's choice".
Gandhi posted on Twitter a letter by the Department of Personnel, which, he said, reveals the government's plan to manipulate the merit list using subjective criteria to appoint officers it favoured.
"Rise up students, your future is at...
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SC no to urgent hearing on ABHM's plea agst invite to Cong-JD(S) to form govt in K'taka
The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea filed by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) challenging Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision to invite the Congress-JD (S) combine to form government in Karnataka.
The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha for urgent listing but the court refused the request and said the plea be heard in the due course.
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SBI posts Q4 loss of Rs 7,718 cr, gross NPAs up
Reflecting the continued pressure on state-run banks, State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday posted a loss of Rs 7,718 crore for the fourth quarter ended March, the bank said in a stock exchange filing.
The country's largest lender had recorded a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs Rs 2,815 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal.
SBI's fourth quarter loss more than trebled over that of the previous quarter when the bank...
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No ban on day-dreaming: Javadekar on Rahul's prime ministerial aspirations
Union minister Prakash Javadekar Today took a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi's remark that he is ready to be the prime minister, saying there is no ban on "day-dreaming".
The Congress has lost 20 states and it is in power only in a couple of states now. "If on that basis, Gandhi is thinking of becoming the prime minister, then there is no ban on day-dreams in this country," Javadekar told a regional television...
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Nipah virus claims 10 lives in Kerala
The Nipah virus has so far claimed 10 lives in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts in north Kerala while the condition of two persons undergoing treatment for the viral disease is said to be critical, Health Minister K K Shylaja said today.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been informed about the outbreak of the virus in Kerala, she told reporters here today.
Two persons-- Rajan and Ashokan, who were undergoing treatment at Kozhikode, died...
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Security forces free to respond if Pakistan opens fire: Rajnath
As Pakistani Rangers continued shelling on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the security forces have a free hand to respond as they deem fit if the neighbouring country continued the offensive.
Speaking at the Border Security Force's (BSF) 16th investiture ceremony function here, Singh said "We have a neighbour that does not want to correct itself.
"Yet, we must not fire the first...
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No discrimination against anyone on basis of religion: Rajnath
India does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion or sect, and such things are not allowed in the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
His comments came in the wake of the Archbishop of Delhi referring to a "turbulent political atmosphere" in the country and appealing to launch a prayer campaign ahead of the 2019 general elections.
"India is such a country where there is no discrimination against anyone on...
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Yeddyurappa stares at uncertain future in Karnataka
Proving third time unlucky as Karnataka's Chief Minister, the BJP's Lingayat strongman, B.S. Yeddyurappa, stares at an uncertain future although his party bets on his return to power again.
"Yeddyurappa will continue to be the party's state unit president till we return to power again. He will become chief minister again before his political career ends," Bharatiya Janata Party spokesman Vamanacharya told IANS here.
Yeddyurappa, 75, resigned on Saturday before the crucial trust vote as...
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Cong extracts its pound of flesh
Wednesday, 23 May 2018 | Kestur Vasuki/PNS | Bengaluru/New Delhi
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Tuesday, 22 May 2018 | PTI | Munich
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Tuesday, 22 May 2018 | PTI | Islamabad
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Tuesday, 22 May 2018 | IANS | New York
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