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Blog writing can't increase investment: Congress to Jaitley

 Sun, 26 August 2018
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Blog writing can't increase investment: Congress to Jaitley

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The Congress today said that the ad hoc policies of the BJP-led government at the Centre has put the Indian economy in dire straits, and took a dig at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, saying writing blogs cannot increase investment.  In a series of tweets, AICC in-charge of communications...
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Was Vajpayee's death announced late, asks Shiv Sena's Raut

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Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today questioned  whether former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on August 16 or if his death was announced  that day to ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence day speech was not disrupted.     Raut, a Rajya...
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Gorakhpur tragedy 'blown out of proportion' due to 'internal politics': Yogi

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Almost a year after the deaths of scores of infants were reported from the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the incident may have been blown out of proportion due to the institute's internal politics.   At the launch of a campaign...
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Amarnath Yatra concludes, over 2.85 lakh pilgrims offer prayers

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The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas concluded today with over 2.85 lakh pilgrims offering prayers at the naturally-formed ice-shivlingam.   According to officials, a total of 2,85,006 people paid obeisance at the cave shrine during the...
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Cong wasn't involved in 1984 riots, whosoever was should be hanged: Punjab CM

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today hit out at the Shiromani Akali Dal for attacking Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on the issue of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying the Congress, as a party, was never involved in the carnage.   He also asserted that 'whosoever was involved' in the...
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'Modi received gifts worth over 12 lakh on foreign tours'

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received 168 gifts worth Rs 12.57 lakh during his foreign visits between July 2017 and June 2018, according to data of the ministry of external affairs' treasury.  These gifts include a Montblanc wrist watch valued at 1.10 lakh, a silver plaque and set of...
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Vijayan urges Malayalies to donate one month salary to rebuild Kerala

As relief and rehabilitation work began in flood ravaged Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today urged all Malayalees to donate one month salary to rebuild the state, where the death toll has now touched 302 and over four lakh are still in relief camps.     In many districts,...
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Kapoors to sell iconic RK Studio

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The Kapoor family has decided to sell off the landmark RK studio -- 70 years after it was established -- as it was not economically viable to rebuild it after it was gutted down in a fire last year.  Founded by legendary actor Raj Kapoor in 1948 in suburban Chembur, the studio witnessed...
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Kerala floods due to cow slaughtering in open: BJP MLA

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Known for making controversial remarks, Vijayapura's Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has kicked up a fresh row by saying the devastating floods in Kerala occurred because of slaughtering of cows in the open.  In Kerala, people openly slaughter cows. What happened? Within...
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What BJP did after 2002 riots?: Cong after Rahul's remarks on 1984 riots

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Drawing flak for Rahul Gandhi's remarks that the Congress was not involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the party today listed steps it had taken after it and said its opponents should not sensationalise tragic events for political gains.   Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi was...
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ISRO will complete Gaganyaan mission as per schedule: Raghavan

The Indian Space Research Organisation will complete its first manned space mission on schedule as the programme was finalised a few years ago, K Vijay Raghavan, principal scientific advisor to the government of India, has stressed.This mission is not happening out of the blue, nor is it a...
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Stalin files nomination papers, set to become DMK president

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Dravida Munnetra KAzhagam working president M K Stalin, who is set to be elected the party president, filed his nomination for the post at Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters, in Chennai in Tamil Nadu today.  Senior leader and party principal secretary Duraimurugan filed the nomination...
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Kerala fears 4 to 5% decline in tourist arrivals due to floods

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Flood-ravaged Kerala, for which tourism is the mainstay of its economy, is staring at 4 to 5 per cent decline in footfalls if the sector does not pick up from October, a senior tourism official has said.The state is reeling under devastating floods, the worst since the 1924 deluge, which has left...
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Security expenses on BJP chief can't be disclosed: CIC

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Expenses incurred on the security cover of Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah cannot be disclosed, the Central Information Commission has held citing RTI Act exemption clauses of personal information and safety.  The commission has denied the appeal of a petitioner who had also...
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Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary: IR to display Swachch Bharat logo all train coaches

All coaches of the Indian Railways will now display the logo of the government's pet project Swachch Bharat and the national flag as part of the national transporter's plans to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.  The Railway Board has said that the 'Swachchta Pakhwara'...
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MEA refuses to share details on extradition request of Zakir Naik to Malaysia

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The ministry of external affairs has refused to share details of request to Malaysia seeking extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, being probed in India for alleged terror charges, citing RTI clauses that bars disclosure of information received in confidence from foreign...
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Former Bengal cricket captain Gopal Bose passes away

Former Bengal cricket captain Gopal Bose died after suffering a cardiac arrest at a Birmingham hospital today.   He was 71 and is survived by his wife and son Arijit.  An opening batsman, Bose had scored 3757 runs in 78 first-class games with eight hundreds and 17 fifties. He...
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Social media platforms won't be allowed to abuse election process: Prasad

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India has taken serious note of reported data misuse of social media platforms and such tools will never be allowed to abuse the election process for extraneous means, information and technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said.  According to an official statement, Prasad, speaking at...
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Dalits, Muslims, women, press are living in fear today: Chidambaram

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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said that a formidable alliance of opposition parties can be stitched together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party and free India from the reign of fear in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.Chidambaram, however, avoided directly answering a question on the...
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Delhi Sikh body chief attacked by pro-Khalistan supporters in US

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President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Manjit Singh GK was attacked in California allegedly by pro-Khalistan individuals, during which one of his associates was injured.Singh, who had travelled to California following a visit to New York, said the purpose of his visit was to...
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Big willful defaulters' dues to PNB drop to Rs 15,175 cr in July

Liabilities of big willful defaulters of scam-hit Punjab National Bank fell by 1.8 per cent to Rs 15,175 crore by July-end over the previous month, according the state-run's bank data.  Big willful defaulters are those who took loans of over Rs 25 lakh from the bank.Such borrowers had an...
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Always hoped to get accepted: Kangana Ranaut

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Her rise in the movies as one of the best female actors of this generation and her sartorial fashion choices has made her a ramp favourite and Kangana Ranaut says as an aspiring actor she always had a vision that one day she will make it to the runway as a showstopper.    The...
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Sushma ties Rakhi to Venkaiah ​Naidu

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tied Rakhi to vice-president Venkaiah Naidu on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
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Children tie Rakhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
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India stands with Kerala in this hour of grief: PM in Mann ki Baat

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the whole nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of flood-affected Kerala. India stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of Kerala in this hour of grief. Our condolences are with the people who have lost their loved ones in the...
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Don't have visions of becoming PM: Rahul

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that he does not have visions of becoming next prime minister while adding that he only sees himself as the one who is 'fighting an ideological battle'.Gandhi's reply came after he was asked about his vision of becoming next prime...
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Non-communal forces should ally for 2019 polls: Amartya Sen

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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said all non-communal forces should come together for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the Left should not hesitate in joining them as 'democracy is in danger'.We must express our opposition to autocracy, we must fight against their autocratic trends, we must criticise...
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Talk with Pak only when theres peace at border: Akbar

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Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar said on Saturday India was ready to talk to 'all prime ministers' but asserted the country's prime minister could not be held hostage to terrorism.He said talks with Pakistan were possible when there was peace.Our prime minister will never be held...
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Body of witness in Unnao rape case exhumed

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The body of Yunus, a witness in the Unnao rape case who died recently, was exhumed on Saturday, officials said.The body of Yunus was exhumed tonight and it was sent for post-mortem examination. The body was exhumed in presence of Qazi sahab (religious leader), Unnao Additional District Magistrate...
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Senator, former presidential candidate John McCain dead

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Republican Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain passed away on Saturday at the age of 81 after a prolonged illness.The news was confirmed by the senator's daughter Meghan McCain, who penned an emotional post on her father's demise on Twitter, captioned 'I love...