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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump, United States President Donald Trump's daughter and presidential adviser, attended a gala dinner at the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad this evening.The dinner was hosted by the Union government as part of the ongoing Global Entrepreneurship Summit...
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A court in Ahmedabad has issued a non- bailable warrant against Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani for failing to appear for the hearing in a case against him for stopping Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express during a protest in January.Additional chief metropolitan magistrate R S Langa issued non-bailable...
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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today claimed that United States President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump's statement that India had lifted 130 million people out of poverty was a reference to the previous United Progressive Alliance government's tenure.'When Ivanka Trump said that...
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Security agencies have arrested an alleged Lashker-e-Tayiba operative and claimed that he was carrying out reconnaissance of vital installations such as Army camps and power projects, officials said today.They said that the accused, identified as Abdul Naeem Sheikh, a resident of Aurangabad in...
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Kerala woman Hadiya, who is at the centre of an alleged 'love jihad' case, will pursue her homeopathy studies under her previous Hindu name, the Salem medical college principal said today, a day after the Supreme Court freed her from the custody of her parents.Hadiya, 25, flew to Coimbatore in...
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Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen today hailed India's indigenously-built multi-role light combat aircraft Tejas as 'very very capable'.As the first civilian foreigner to fly on Tejas, Ng took a half-an-hour flight in the two-seater plane piloted by Air Vice Marshal A P Singh at the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Ivanka Trump a wooden box of Sadeli craft.This craft technique of fabricating geometric patterns in wood is native to Surat, Gujarat. -- ANI
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Parliamentary panel on IT calls Padmavati director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, I&B ministry and censor board officials to hear their views on the controversy over the film, the panel head Anurag Thakur tells PTI.The Supreme Court today asked people holding public office to desist from reacting on...
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While Ivanka held her own in Hyderabad, back in the US, her father and the US President Donald Trump tweets: @realDonaldTrump Melania, our great and very hard working First Lady, who truly loves what she is doing, always thought that if you run, you will win.' She would tell everyone that,...
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit: -- I am the 'chinamma' (literally means 'little mother', but aunt would be a better descriptive) of Telangana, that's why I can say that it is a perfect mix of traditionalism and modernisation. -- I would like to thank...
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Update on the PM's Modi's speech at the GES in Hyderabad. -- Aadhaar covers 1.15 bn people; 40 mn digital transactions happening daily, says the PM.-- Smartphone users in India projected to grow to 580 million by 2018, offering opportunities for job creation. -- The BHIM app is processing...
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PM Modi speaking at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Hyderabad. Updates on this speech...-- Indian women continue to lead in different walks of life. Our space programmes, including the Mars Orbiter Mission, have had immense contribution from women scientists. Kalpana Chawla and Sunita...
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PM Narendra Modi speaking at the GEC Summit after Ivanka Trump. Excerpts from his speech.-- This summit brings together a lot of fields relevant to the issues of mankind and prosperity of mankind.-- GEC17 showcases close ties between US and India and underlines the shared commitment towards...
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When Ivanka Trump leads a US delegation to southern India this week, the president's daughter will use her official role as a White House adviser to promote female entrepreneurship and economic power. But looming over her visit will be an uncomfortable question that Trump's company has refused to...
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US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka speaking at Global Entrepreurship Summit at Hyderabad. Excerpts from her speech. -- India has a true friend in the White House, India is one of the fastest growing economies.-- The people of India, I want to congratulate you as you celebrate the 70th...
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Russia has lost contact with one of its crucial satellites just hours after it was launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. This was the second launch from the Vostochny spaceport. The first launch from Vostochny was carried out in April last year. The Meteor...
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday reiterated Google can never replace Guru (teacher). Speaking at a function in Amaravati, the Vice President made this remark while emphasising on the importance of education and teachers.Google can never...
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Myanmar's State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi has been formally stripped of the Freedom of the City of Oxford award over her response to the Rohingya crisis, the Guardian reported.The council of Oxford city voted unanimously to permanently remove the honour given to the de facto leader of...
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The government has not waived any loans of big NPA defaulters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today dismissing rumour that loans of capitalists are being written off by banks.In a blog, Jaitley said that over the last few days, a rumour is being propagated regarding waiver of loans of...
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The censor board has ordered a re- examination of Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's controversial film S Durga, derailing its court-ordered screening at the International Film Festival of India, which ends today. A screening of the censored version of the film was held for the jury last evening and in a...
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Tourism and Information and Technology Minister Alphons Kannanthanam has cut out his Y-category security, choosing to travel with a personal security officer in his car instead. According to sources in the minister's office, Alphons said he did not require additional security and it was an...
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EAM Sushma Swaraj met Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the US President and Leader of the US delegation at Global Entrepreneurship Summit. The MEA says they had a productive discussion on women entrepreneurship and empowerment.
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Hyderabad: Ivanka Trump meets PM Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. They will be inaugurating and addressing the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad today.Speaking a day ahead of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant...
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Telecom regulator Trai today recommended prohibiting Internet service providers from making any discrimination in traffic while providing web access by either blocking or throttling some apps, websites and services or by offering 'fast lanes' to others. In its much awaited recommendations on Net...
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Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday raked up a 2010 incident in which Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi had termed 'Hindu terror' as a threat to the nation instead of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind, Hafiz Saeed.Prasad's latest salvo comes in response to...
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Ivanka Trump arrives for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad.
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Senior IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola appointed as Air India CMD.
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US First Daughter Ivanka Trump, the chief guest at the dinner at the Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, tonight is at the unwitting centre of a fight between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.The Prime Minister's Office drew up a list of 101 invitees, the who's who of the country for the dinner, but omitted...
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the Hyderabad metro and takes a ride. The metro stretch of 30 km, to be thrown open for public, would be the longest in the country on the inauguration. It will be thrown open to the public tomorrow. The PM will travel on the 'Red Line' along with Telangana Chief...
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It was a moment of overwhelming joy for Manushi Chhillar when she was crowned Miss World 2017, but the beauty pageant winner wishes her reaction could have been more lady-like when she won. Manushi recently won the coveted title at a grand event held China's Sanya. The 20-year-old medical student...
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PM Narendra Modi arrives in Hyderabad where he will inaugurate the Metro Rail Project and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit later today. CM K Chandrashekhar Rao received him at the airport.
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KM Ashokan, the father of Hadiya Jahan reacts to the Supreme Court order yesterday which freed her from his custody and sent her to college to pursue her studies. Ashokan said, We never abused her. I am happy with the Supreme Court order. I was worried about her education but now I am happy. The...
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After two new lawsuits of sexual harassment were filed against Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced film producer has resigned from the Directors Guild of America. A spokeswoman from the guild yesterday confirmed the news in a statement Monday, reported Los Angeles Times.
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The body of a 32-year-old deaf and mute man was today found hanging from a tree outside his house in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. The man, identified as Mohammad Naseer, was found wearing women's clothes, the official said. He said Naseer was living alone in a...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hoped for early resumption of dialogue between the Palestinian and Israeli sides to move towards finding a comprehensive negotiated resolution as he reaffirmed India's steadfast support for the Palestinian cause. In a message on the occasion of the UN...
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Britain's Liberal Democrat party leader Sir Vince Cable has called on the government to introduce temporary vindaloo visas to address severe staff shortages being faced by curry restaurants in the country.The temporary visas would be valid for a year and open to chefs from the Indian...
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Congress leader P Chidambaram today hit out at the prime minister and said the elections were not about Mr Modi, the individual but the promised achhe din that had not arrived even after 42 months.In a series of posts on Twitter, the former finance minister also asked if Modi had forgotten he was...
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In an inclusive move, Disney has presented the first-ever male princess in one of its television shows.Disney XD channel's Star vs The Forces of Evil is chronicling the adventures of an interdimensional princess, called Star Butterfly (voiced by Eden Sher) and her human teenage roommate Marco...
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A top Chinese General has committed suicide by hanging himself after authorities started a probe against him over his links to two corruption-tainted former PLA generals, official media said today.Zhang Yang, 66, a member of the Central Military Commission -- China's highest military body --...
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The Supreme Court today turned down a request to ban Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati and said, Those holding public offices should not comment on such issues.The top court's observation came as a rebuke to chief ministers and others who have spoken out against the film. The...
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In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old software engineer died on Friday last when his motorcycle crashed into a temporary wooden hoarding set up on a road by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for MGR centenary celebrations in Coimbatore.The young engineer, Ragupathy Kandasamy came to...
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The Indian Railways today suspended a senior section officer in-charge of tracks in connection with the November 24 derailment of the Vasco Da Gama Express which left three passengers dead.Thirteen coaches of the Patna-bound passenger train had derailed near Manikpur Railway Station in Uttar...
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The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging appointment of senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as a special director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre said the writ petition is dismissed.The apex court had on November 24...
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The Supreme Court will hear the plea filed by lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma against the film Padmavati today.Sharma is seeking direction to delete certain objectionable scenes from the movie.The plea filed by Sharma also sought prosecution of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Earlier on November 10,...
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As Indonesia raised Bali volcano alert to the highest level, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said she was monitoring the situation closely and that the Indian Mission there would provide assistance to Indians requiring help.The Indian Consulate in Bali has opened a help desk at the...
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Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed has filed a petition in the United Nations seeking to remove his name from the list of designated terrorists.Saeed, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder, was put in the list on December 10, 2008 by the United Nations Security...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited Hyderabad metro today.The 30 km-long first phase of the metro rail project between Miyapur and Nagole, having 24 stations, would be launched at 2:15 pm today at Miyapur station. Its commercial operations would start the day...
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United States President Donald Trump's daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump arrived in India for the annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit co-hosted by India and the US.For the first time, the GES is being held in South Asia. The three-day summit, from November 28-30, will be held at the Hyderabad...
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Madhya Pradesh Education Minister Vijay Shah on Monday said that students in government schools would now have to respond with 'Jai Hind' during attendance call.From now, in government schools during attendance call, students will reply with 'Jai Hind' instead...
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