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23 Air India flights delayed due to software malfunction
Nearly two dozen Air India flights were delayed across its network including at IGI Airport here today after a technical glitch in the check-in software hampered operations, an airline spokesperson said.
The departure timings of as many as 23 flights were affected and the delays owing to the software malfunction stretched from 15-30 minutes, the spokesperson said.
"The software-related glitch affected operations from 1 PM to 2.30 PM during which period, check-in and other services were handled...
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BJP will not allow Kashmir to get disintegrated from India: Shah
Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and the BJP will never allow it to be disintegrated from the country, party president Amit Shah today said during his first visit to the state after the saffron party withdrew support from the PDP-led government.
The saffron party chief also claimed that J&K is part of India due to the efforts of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
"We will never allow Kashmir to get disintegrated from...
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Kumaraswamy accuses Centre of taking unilateral decision on Cauvery panel
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today accused the Centre of having taken a "unilateral" decision in forming the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), hurting the state's interests.
"We had given certain suggestions about the formation of the panel, but the Centre took a unilateral decision," he told reporters here, a day after the Centre notified the formation of the CWRC.
Karnataka has not nominated its representative to the committee, which has members from other riparian states...
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Chidambaram rejects Jaitley's charge against Rahul Gandhi
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today rejected the BJP's charge that 'jehadis' and Maoists have earned party president Rahul Gandhi's sympathy and said that the Congress was stoutly opposed to the two groups.
Taking to Twitter, he said that the charge made by Union Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday was “laughable and absurd” and recalled how the UPA government fought 'jehadis' in Jammu and Kashmir and brought down violence there.
The former union home minister also recalled how...
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Modi accuses Congress of ignoring cities
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of ignoring urban infrastructure during its rule, saying that Indian cities were wrecked by traffic jams, power deficits and leaking sewage system and his government had invested heavily to bring up the infrastructure according to 21st century standards.
Modi, who inaugurated urban projects across various locations across poll-bound Madhya Pradesh including houses under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana, and distributed the Swachh Survekshan-2018 Awards, described Indore as...
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Army chief reviews security situation along LoC
Army chief General Bipin Rawat reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and in the hinterland in Kashmir during his day-long visit to the valley today.
The Army chief visited Kashmir Valley to review the prevailing security situation along the Line of Control and also in the hinterland, a Srinagar-based defence spokesman said.
He said, accompanied by Northern Army Commander Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh and Chinar Corps Commander Lt. Gen A K Bhatt, the...
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Rahul attacks PM over non-construction of super speciality hospital in Odisha
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not fulfilling his promise of constructing a super speciality hospital in Odisha.
Taking to Twitter, he accused the prime minister of playing "April Fools' day joke" on the people of the eastern state, as Modi made the promise during a public function on April 1, 2015 after assuming office.
Gandhi urged the people to support the Congress in raising funds for the hospital and “shame” the...
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VP calls for mindset change for empowering widows
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on the occasion of International Widows Day today called for change of mindset for uplifting the widows facing "deprivation" in the country.
He asked the government to focus on providing livelihood skills to widows and facilitate education of their children to empower them and end the "life shattering emptiness and void" faced by millions of such women.
"Two things are important including societal change of mindset and adopting this social cause as...
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India summons Pak deputy HC over denial to envoy to meet pilgrims
India today summoned Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner here and lodged a strong protest over the denial of access to its envoy in Islamabad and consular officials to visit Gurdwara Panja Sahib and meet visiting Indian pilgrims.
It was conveyed to the Pakistan side that preventing the Indian High Commission officials from discharging their consular responsibilities was in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, and the 1974 bilateral Protocol on visit to religious...
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Trump declares NKorea still poses "extraordinary threat"
President Donald Trump declared Friday that North Korea still poses an "extraordinary threat" to the United States.
In an executive order, the president extended for one year the so-called "national emergency" with respect to the nuclear-armed nation, re-authorizing economic restrictions against it.
While expected, the declaration comes just nine days after Trump tweeted, "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea," following his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
The order appears...
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Nepal to maintain close ties with India and China : Oli
Nepal can serve as a bridge between India and China, Prime Minister K P Oli has said, insisting that his country will maintain close ties with the two neighbours while pursuing independent foreign policy.
Oli, who is here on a five-day visit, held talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, following which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to build a railway link connecting Tibet with Kathmandu, along with 14 cooperative documents.
In an...
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Modi to unveil several development projects in MP today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive here today on a one-day visit during which he will launch several development projects.
Modi will dedicate the Mohanpura Irrigation Project in Rajgarh district to the people of the state and also inaugurate several other projects, including an urban transport scheme named 'Sutra Seva" in Indore, a government public relations officer (PRO) said.
The prime minister will land at Bhopal's Raja Bhoj Airport around 12 pm and then leave for Mohanpura....
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Plan to leave terrorists headless
Saturday, 23 June 2018 | PNS | New Delhi
Security forces have launched major operations against 21 most-wanted terrorists in Kashmir with the objective of throwing the lower ranks of the militant organisations into disarray by neutralising the top leadership. Some of the top terrorists carrying a reward of...
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AAP needs to change its negative mindset
Saturday, 23 June 2018 | Bal Govind | NoidaThis refers to the editorial, “Dharma vs Dharna” (June 22). Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party (Aam Aadmi Party) are known to hold dharnas on one pretext or another. And while they do have the right to do so, the people of Delhi must not suffer for this....
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