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Theresa May is now as unpopular in Germany as Vladimir Putin, according to a new survey.The British Prime Minister and the Russian President both have an approval rating among Germans of minus 45, the YouGov poll found.The low level of support for May is likely linked to her tough rhetoric about...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered the US president a firm handshake on Thursday as they met in Hamburg for a bilateral summit, holding the pose for several seconds as cameras snapped around them to make sure the media captured the friendly gesture.A meeting at the White House in March went...
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Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who had helped the successful campaign of BJP, JD(U)-RJD combine in Bihar and the Congress in Punjab in different elections, has now been roped in by the YSR (Yuvajana Shramik Rythu) Congress. YSR Congress president and Opposition leader in Andhra...
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The taxation system under GST will soon be part of the commerce and management curriculum in Uttar Pradesh's higher education institutes, a minister said today.The Goods and Services Tax -- India's biggest tax reform since independence -- came into force on July 1, unifying more than a dozen...
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In less than a week from now, MiG-29K fighter jets flying off the deck of India's only operational aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya will be 'taking on' state of the art US Navy F/A-18 E/F 'Super Hornet' fighters over the waters of the Bay of Bengal in what will be the largest, most complex...
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India is ranked a high 23rd out of 165 nations in a global index that measures the commitment of nations across the world to cybersecurity.The second Global Cybersecurity Index released by the UN telecommunications agency International Telecommunication Union said only about half of all countries...
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The West Bengal government has said it does not need an additional 400 central troops for deployment in the riot-hit areas of North 24-Parganas district, according to a Union home ministry spokesperson.We have sent eight companies of paramilitary forces (comprising 100 personnel each) to West...
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police today said it had cracked the case of lynching of a police officer last month by arresting three to four persons.Other accused have also been identified and will be arrested soon, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Munir Ahmad Khan said.Deputy Superintendent of...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi ends his historic three-day visit to Israel and is now on his way to Hamburg for the G20 summit. Modi became the first ever Indian prime minister to visit Israel and the two countries signed seven deals -- including those on water and space -- during the...
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his visit to Israel, he tweet, Thank you my friend, PM Netanyahu for the signed photo, your kind words, hospitality & passion towards India-IsraelFriendship.
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Amid the Sikkim standoff, the Chinese Army is carrying out exercises simulating real battle scenarios at high-altitude areas in Tibet, testing new equipment, including a light battle tank.The exercises were being carried at an altitude of 5,100 metres.Besides testing the new equipment, the...
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Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday claimed that he was not a full-time politician, and serving the public was the only reason for his foray into politics.When asked about his chances of becoming India’s future premier, Adityanath said he considered himself fortunate to have been given...
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NDTV and its promoters today sought a stay in the Delhi high court on the CBI's investigation proceedings and quashing of an FIR against them over alleged defrauding of a bank.The NDTV and RRPR Holdings Private Limited filed a petition to this effect in the high court, which asked the CBI to file...
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police today directed internet service providers to block all social media sites or shut down their services in Kashmir from 10 pm today till further orders in view of the first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani this weekend.The order was issued by...
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JUST IN: Govt bans dual MRP. Companies cannot charge more for water, soft drinks and snacks at airports, malls
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The cordial relationship between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Governor Ram Nath Kovind and their approach were the role model, not once did Nitish fight with Ram Nath Kovind in the years they have served Bihar. These words from President Pranab Mukherjee come against the...
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Almost a week after the rollout of the landmark Goods and Services Tax, the Congress today called it imperfect and a mockery of the original draft, and added that it should have been delayed by at least two months since it fails to achieve its purpose in its current form.The GST rollout should...
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Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan turned 72 on Wednesday, July 5, and his birthday was celebrated as a gala affair in his Delhi bungalow with the who's who of New Delhi turning up. President Pranab Mukherjee was there as was Vice President Hamid Ansari. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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Theatre owners in Tamil Nadu have called off their indefinite strike over a 30 per cent municipal tax on movie tickets introduced after the Goods and Services Tax was launched at midnight last Friday. Movie shows will resume this evening.The strike has been called off as he Tamil Nadu...
16:42
Lauren Smiley delves into the lives shattered when Adam Purinton pumped bullets into Srinivas Kuchibhotla in February 2017. A must-read article in the Wire, here.
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India said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold meetings with leaders of countries like Canada, Japan, and the UK on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg but ruled out any scheduled bilateral meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.The PM is visiting Hamburg from July 6-8 for...
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Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy today filed a PIL in the Delhi high court in the Sunanda Pushkar case, seeking a court monitored probe and re-investigation by the Delhi Police.The petition filed by Swamy asserts that the Sunanda Pushkar's case is extreme example of the slow-motion...
15:38
Netanyahu gives a demo of a mobile seawater desalination unit to PM Modi at Dor beach in Haifa.
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Indian cemetery in the Israeli city of Haifa today to pay homage to Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during the World War 1 while protecting the city from the powerful forces of the Ottoman Empire, here's a must-read Rediff article from...
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United States President Donald Trump for the first time has admitted that Russia could have interfered in the US election. Speaking at a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Trump said he thinks Russia and possibly other countries could have meddled with the election he...
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PM Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu at Dor beach to visit desalination plants in Haifa, Israel.
14:38
Why does the Internet bring out the worst traits in mankind? Researchers at the School of Health Science and Psychology at Federation University in Mount Helen in Australia set out to discover what traits in normal' people (social media users above age 18 who did not appear to...
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The indefinite strike by theatre owners and distributors in Tamil Nadu demanding withdrawal of 30 per cent local body tax on movie tickets entered the fourth day today. Since new films are traditionally released on Friday, considered auspicious in the film fraternity, industry...
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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu lays wreath at cemetery for Indian soldiers of WWI in Haifa.
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Amidst a border standoff, China today said that the atmosphere was not right for a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg.The atmosphere is not right for a bilateral meeting between President Xi and Prime...
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Prime Minister Modi paid homage to Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during the World War in 1918 while protecting Haifa from the powerful forces of the Ottoman Empire.The Battle of Haifa was fought on September 23, 1918 and every year on this date the Indian Army celebrates Haifa Day to...
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A MiG-23 trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force today crashed in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district, with both the pilots ejecting safely.The incident occurred in Balesar area, SP (Jodhpur Rural) Dr Ravi said.It was a MiG-23 UB trainer plane and both the pilot and co-pilot are safe, defence source...
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Socio-political activist and columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni tweets: #Netanyahu to #XiJinping on 20.3.17: This is a marriage made in heaven #Netanyahu to #Modi on 5.7.17: This is a marriage made in heaven The Hindu's Suhasini Haider had made the same point yesterday when she tweeted:...
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The photo alongside, of a street artist, has been making the rounds since Prime Minister landed in Israel for his three-day visit, but don't fall for it, warns the Quint, because, the website points out, the image is a photoshopped version of a photo from 2005. The actual image was...
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The Westminster magistrates' court in London will hear today the extradition case of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya. Britain's crown prosecution service will argue in the extradition case on behalf of India. A joint team of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate...
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Achal Kumar Joti today took the charge as the Chief Election Commissioner of India.Joti, 64, was the chief secretary of Gujarat when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief minister.Joti, a 1975-batch Indian Administrative Service officer, had joined the three-member poll panel as an election...
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A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men in front of her three children at her house in Visakhapatnam, police said. The police yesterday nabbed the two accused and their accomplices and are interrogating them. In her complaint lodged with the Gajuwaka Police Station on Tuesday...
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Saudi Arabia is the chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, a new report has claimed, reports the BBC, here. 'The Henry Jackson Society said there was a clear and growing link between Islamist organisations in receipt of overseas funds, hate preachers and...
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'If Pakistan does not rid itself of its networks of extremism, terrorism and militancy, domestic or regional circumstances will invariably create an excuse for the next big wave of violence. Seventy years into its existence, this country must no longer be held back by forces four decades old,'...
11:26
An Army jawan has gone missing along with his service rifle from a camp in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, officials said today.Zahoor Ahmad Thoker, a resident of Pulwama district in South Kashmir, was reported absconding since last night by the army unit located in Gantmulla area of...
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Just In: Supreme Court holds that jobs and admissions secured on fake caste certificate in reserved category can't be sustained. Apex court does not agree with Bombay HC ruling that a person can be allowed to continue in job if caste certificate is found fake after a long period.
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'US Senator John McCain's warning that if Pakistan does not stop supporting the Haqqani network, the United States should change its 'behaviour' towards the Pakistani nation reflects the changing mood in Washington towards a country once considered a close ally,' reports Anwar...
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Amidst the ongoing tension between India and China over the Sikkim border issue, the political counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in India, Li Ya, has suggested India to withdraw its troops from Doklam before peace talks between the two sides.As far as solution is concerned, the Indian troops must...
09:55
The Birmingham City Council has been forced to withdraw permission granted to the organisers of 'Burhan Wani day' to mark the first death anniversary of Hizbul- Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani after India lodged a strong protest over the same. Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with...
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Eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of fishing in the island nation's territorial waters. The navy personnel also seized two boats of the fishermen belonging to Kottaipattinam in Pudukottai district late last night, Fisheries Department Assistant...
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Farmers' plan to launch a vehicle rally today from the site of last month's police firing in Mandsaur has hit a roadblock with the local administration vowing not to give permission for the stir. The ryots want to start the nationwide-rally on tractors and four-wheelers from...
09:15
At least three trucks of red stones were brought for building the controversial Ram temple in Ayodhya, under the supervision of the Vishswa Hindu Parishad.These red stones are for Ram Janam Bhoomi mandir's construction. The stones were brought here previously also and now again it's coming, said...
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The Maharashtra government has expanded the ambit of its loan waiver scheme to include even those farmers who had taken loans after 2008, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Wednesday.Earlier, the loan waiver scheme, titled the 'Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sanman Yojana', covered only...
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The Chhattisgarh police on Wednesday claimed that 18 Naxals were killed during a joint counter-insurgency operation by security forces in Tondamarka area of Sukma district last month.The operation, named 'Prahaar', was conducted by the Central Reserve Police Force, its elit unit, the CoBRA and...
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The border standoff between armies of India and China at the Sikkim sector can be resolved diplomatically and Chinese soldiers should leave the Bhutanese territory to reduce tension in the area, Minister of State forDefence Subhash Bhamre said.I think the issue can be resolved at the diplomatic...
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Fans of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort can take home a piece of the former casino before it's gutted to make way for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.Furniture, poker tables, grand pianos, art and even its famous chandeliers will be among the merchandise up for grabs at a liquidation sale that...
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Continuing his address to the Indian Diaspora, the PM to the chants of 'Modi, Modi' speaks:>> We have developed a holistic approach to promote ease of doing business in India>> For the first time in India, we are linking tax incentives with job creation>> Make in India has...
