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Govt has asked industrialists, biz organisations to help Kerala deal with floods: Prabhu
The government has asked industrialists and business organisations to provide whatever help they feel is appropriate to flood-affected Kerala, which is facing a "humanitarian crisis", Union minister Suresh Prabhu said today.
Prabhu, who holds the portfolios of Commerce and Industry as well as Civil Aviation, also said that domestic airlines have been persuaded to carry cargo free of cost to the state.
More than 200 people have died and over 7.24 lakh have been displaced following floods...
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No dialogue offer from Modi to Khan: Pak
Pakistan today clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not "made an offer of a dialogue" in a letter to his new Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan.
A Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson said this in a statement issued in response to a query regarding reports in a section of the Indian media.
The spokesperson stressed that new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had not stated that "the Indian Prime Minister had made an offer of a dialogue", but...
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Phogat's performance will inspire others: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Vinesh Phogat, who created history today by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.
"India rejoices in the victory of @Phogat_Vinesh," Modi tweeted. The prime minister added that Phogat's repeated success would inspire upcoming athletes.
Phogat won gold in the 50-kg category at the 18th edition of the tournament, held in Indonesia.
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Kerala floods declared 'calamity of severe nature'
The massive flood in Kerala has been declared a calamity of severe nature, the Home Ministry said today.
"Keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the floods and landslides in Kerala, this is a calamity of a severe nature for all practical purposes," a home ministry official said.
At least 216 people have lost their lives in the rains, floods and landslides in Kerala where over 7.24 lakh displaced people have been sheltered in 5,645 relief...
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Asiad 2018: Wrestlers Vinesh, Pooja, Sakshi enter semis
India's Vinesh Phogat, Pooja Dhanda and Sakshi Malik ensured a medal each after registering comprehensive wins to advance to the semi-finals of their respective weight categories in women's freestyle wrestling at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday.
Vinesh registered a comfortable 11-0 victory over South Korea's Kim Hyungjoo in the 50 kilogram event in the quarter-finals, before Pooja booked her berth in the semi-finals after thrashing Esenbaeva Nabira of Uzbekistan 12-1 in the 57kg category.
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Wrestler Vinesh enters history books, becomes first Indian to win Asiad gold
Vinesh Phogat today created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, brushing aside her rivals with remarkable ease in the 50kg category here.
Vinesh was a medal-favourite in her category and was likely to face stiff competition from Japan's Yuki Irie whom she outplayed 6-2 in the final.
It is surely a ground-breaking achievement for the 23-year-old firebrand Haryana wrestler, who is connected to Dangal-famed Phogat family.
Putting...
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HC asks DMRC how it can justify not providing free drinking water to commuters
The Delhi High Court today asked the DMRC how it can justify not providing free drinking water to commuters if metro services in Kochi, Jaipur, Lucknow and other cities are making it available.
A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao also asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) how it was going to provide water free of cost to commuters at one location inside the metro stations so that it is...
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Bengal to examine financial aid to MSMEs through SCBs: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government would examine the possibility of extending financial assistance to MSMEs through state cooperative banks (SCB).
Addressing a MSME conclave here, Banerjee said that commercial banks were not giving loans to the small-scale sector, due to which it is facing problems.
"Bank loan is a problem factor which the MSMEs are facing. We are strengthening the SCBs and will also see whether loans to the small-scale sector could...
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Will give a strong reply when needed: Sidhu on Pak visit
After drawing flak from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the Opposition for embracing the Pakistan Army chief, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu said today that he was prepared to give a strong reply to all when needed.
"Whenever the reply has to be given, I will give and I will give it to all... It will be a strong reply," Sidhu, the only Indian to attend Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony as Pakistan's prime minister, said here.
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Kerala floods: Challenge shifts from rescue to relief
As rescue operations in Kerala on Monday entered its final stages, the biggest challenge before the authorities in the flood aftermath turned into managing the over 5,500 relief camps housing more than 7,00,000 people across the state.
The weather looked promising with no major rainfall expected in the state. Many people though continued to wait for rescue to arrive in several parts of Ernakulam district and interior Chengannur in Alappuzha district.
The death toll stands...
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India ready for constructive engagement with Pak: Modi to Imran
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a letter to his newly elected Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, conveying that India was looking for constructive and meaningful engagement with his country.
Modi noted that India was committed to peaceful neighbourly ties with Pakistan, official sources said, quoting from the letter.
The prime minister also stressed the need to work for a terror-free South Asia, they said.
The prime minister conveyed to Khan that India was looking for constructive and meaningful...
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Pak wants 'uninterrupted' dialogue with India: Qureshi
Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today extended the hand of friendship to India soon after taking oath by offering "uninterrupted" dialogue to resolve all the outstanding issues, saying it is the "only wise course" as the two countries cannot afford any "adventurism".
After the swearing-in ceremony at the President House, Qureshi went to Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and addressed media.
Qureshi was the foreign minister from 2008 to 2011 under the Pakistan Peoples Party...
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Nirav Modi in UK, CBI seeks extradition
Fugitive diamond jeweller Nirav Modi, wanted in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, is in the United Kingdom, the Interpol has confirmed, prompting the CBI to seek his extradition, officials said on Monday.
According to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official, the UK authorities confirmed Nirav Modi's presence in the country on Sunday through a mail on the basis of the diffusion notice issued against him by the probe agency to...
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Normalising ties with neighbours will bring peace in Pakistan: PM Imran
Pakistan will work to have "best relations" with all its neighbours and hold talks to normalise ties as without it peace cannot be brought in the country, new Prime Minister Imran Khan has said in his maiden address to the nation.
In his over hour-long address to the nation yesterday, a day after his swearing in as the country's 22nd prime minister, Khan identified Pakistan's challenges on economic front, promised sweeping reforms to bring austerity and...
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Afghan officials: Taliban take at least 100 people hostage
The Taliban ambushed a convoy of busses today on a road in northern Afghanistan and took more than 100 people hostage, including women and children, in the latest brazen assault by insurgents, provincial officials said.
The ambush came despite Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's announcement of a conditional ceasefire with the Taliban during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha this week.
The fate of the abducted in Kunduz province — in an area that has recently fallen under...
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Engagement! Pak grasps Modi’s call
Tuesday, 21 August 2018 | PNS | New Delhi
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Rupee rebounds from life lows, up 33 paise at 69.82 vs USD
Monday, 20 August 2018 | PTI | Mumbai
The Indian rupee today made a strong comeback from its life-time low and ended with a stellar 33 paise gain at 69.82 on heavy dollar unwinding and a robust rally in domestic equities.
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England 23/0 in pursuit of 521 at stumps on Day 3
Tuesday, 21 August 2018 | PTI | Nottingham
England were 23 for no loss in their second innings while chasing a mammoth 521 runs for victory in the third cricket Test against India, here today.
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Australian mission warns of visa scam in Delhi
Monday, 20 August 2018 | IANS | New Delhi
The Australian High Commission on Monday warned Indians of a visa scam in Delhi wherein over 50 people had been duped of lakhs of rupees.
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New pictorial warning for tobacco products issued, to be used from Sept 1
Monday, 20 August 2018 | PTI | New Delhi
The Union Health Ministry issued today enhanced pictorial warnings to be printed on packets of cigarette and other tobacco products, highlighting the ill-effects of tobacco consumption, according to an official statement.
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