Chhattisgarh to waive short-term agri loans of farmers: CM Baghel

 Mon, 17 December 2018
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23:27

Jeff Bridges to receive Cecil B DeMille award at 76 Golden Globes

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Veteran actor Jeff Bridges, who has starred in films such as The Big Lebowski, Crazy Heart and True Grit, will receive the Cecil B DeMille award at the 76th Golden Globes on January 6,  the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Monday.  Bridges, a Golden Globe winner for...
23:00

Chhattisgarh to waive short-term agri loans of farmers: CM Baghel

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Hours after taking the oath of office, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that his government would be waiving short-term agri loans of farmers. Baghel along with MLAs T S Singh Deo and Tamradhwaj Sahu were sworn in on Monday. Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of...
22:29

PM congratulates Baghel, Kamal Nath

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday congratulated Bhupesh Baghel and Kamal Nath after they took over as the chief ministers of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh respectively.   The Congress wrested the two states from the BJP in the just-concluded assembly polls. The party had also...
22:08

MHA help sought to rescue trapped miners in Meghalaya

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The Meghalaya government Monday sought the Union Home Ministry's help to rescue 13 miners who were trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district for the past five days, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said. The decision to seek MHA help comes after the initial...
21:46

UK PM rebuffs growing calls for second Brexit referendum

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British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday warned MPs against supporting a second Brexit referendum, as calls mount for a public vote to break the political impasse over the deal she has struck with the EU.  Let us not break faith with the British people by trying to stage another...
21:27

Cabinet nod to law amendment for Aadhaar seeding with mobile numbers, bank a/c

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The Cabinet on Monday approved amending the two existing laws to provide legal backing for seeding of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile numbers and bank accounts, sources said.  The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved amendments to the Telegraph Act and the Prevention...
21:16

Punjab CM undergoes minor surgery for kidney stone removal

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Monday underwent a minor surgery at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research for kidney stone removal.  The surgery was successful and the chief minister is likely to be discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, an official...
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Preparations are on for the launch of the country's 35th communication satellite GSAT-7A onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV-F11 on December 19, the Indian Space Research Organisation said Monday.    GSAT-7A, built by ISRO, will provide communication capability...
20:07

4 transgenders get nod for Sabarimala pilgrimage

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Four transgenders, turned away by police from proceeding to Sabarimala, were on Monday given permission to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine, a top police official said.    The nod was given after the transgenders approached DGP A Hemachandran, a member of the Kerala High...
19:39

Two-month-old among 5 killed, 106 injured in fire at hospital in Mumbai

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Five persons, including a two-month-old baby, were killed while 106 others were rescued as a major fire swept a government hospital in Mumbais Andheri (East) on Monday, officials said.The fire has now been brought under control and all those trapped in the building rescued.Apart from the baby,...
19:23

Mamata Banerjee is now the only woman chief minister in India

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Mamata Banerjee, who is being seen as a major centre in the country's political power-play ahead of next year's general elections, is now the only woman chief minister in India.  The year started with three women chief ministers but after the recent elections, Banerjee is the only one...
18:33

Bhupesh Baghel takes oath as Chhattisgarh CM

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Senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel took the oath of office in Chhattisgarh. The 57-year-old OBC leader, who steered the party to a stupendous victory with a two-thirds majority in Chhattisgarh pipped party colleagues T S Singh Deo, Tamradhwaj Sahu and Charan Das Mahant to the top...
18:22

Security tightened for Sterlite plant amid reports of fresh protest

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Security has been tightened around the Sterlite Copper plant following information that attempts were on by some outfits to organise a major protest in the backdrop of the NGT setting aside a Tamil Nadu government order permanently closing it,officials said Monday.    Besides,...
18:15

Property issue: Fadnavis says will speak to Dilip Kumar, Banu

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Monday he will speak to legendary actor Dilip Kumar and his family to allay their fears over a property issue involving a city-based builder. Saira Banu, veteran actress and Kumar's wife, had Sunday sought a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra...
18:11

There is no case against me: Kamal Nath on anti-Sikh riots

Kamal Nath on 1984 anti-Sikh riots: I took oath in 1991 and several times after that, no one said anything. There is no case, FIR,or charge sheet against me. Today they are raking up this matter. You can understand politics behind this. Did eyewitness tell you (about his involvement)?
18:09

Incentives to investors if 70% jobs reserved for locals: MP CM

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Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath has this to say: After joining this post (of Chief Minister), the first file I have signed is of farm loan waiver of Rs 2 lakh each, as I had promised the farmers.He has also offered incentives to investors in the state but on the understanding that there will be a 70...
17:54

Sajjan Kumar will move SC over life sentence

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar intends to move an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court verdict on Monday sentencing him to spend the remainder of his life in jail in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, his lawyer said. The lawyer told PTI that since the high court verdict was over...
17:14

PM in Mumbai, Pune tomorrow

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra tomorrow. He will address the 'Republic Summit', organized by Republic TV, in Mumbai. At a function in Raj Bhavan, the Prime Minister will release a book, titled 'Timeless Laxman', based on the famous cartoonist, RK Laxman.Important projects...
17:09

MP CM announces loan waivers for farmers

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Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath announces loan waivers for farmers and makes good its poll promise in the state.  This is his first announcement after he was sworn in as the Congress party's chief minister in the state today. Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office to the...
16:41

Jaitley hails Sajjan Kumar's conviction, takes a dig at Cong for choosing Kamal Nath as CM

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BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Monday welcomed the conviction of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case and also took a swipe at the opposition party for choosing Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh chief minister, claiming that Sikhs consider him culpable in the violence against the...
16:36
Pakistan releases Indian prisoner Hamid Nihal Ansari, whose three-year jail term ended on Saturday: Pakistan Foreign Office
16:13

VVIP Chopper case: Dubai-based accused moves for anticipatory bail

A Dubai-based businessman and accused in a money laundering case connected with the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP chopper deal moved a Delhi court Monday seeking anticipatory bail.   Rajeev Saxena, a director of two Dubai-based firms -- UHY Saxena and Matrix Holdings -- filed application through...
15:52

Banning high value notes dragged India's economic growth down: Rajan

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Demonetisation slowed down India's economic growth at a time when the world economy was growing and it impacted the GDP significantly, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said. Rajan said he has seen studies which reaffirm that banning of high value currency notes in late 2016 impacted India's...
15:32

Amarinder Singh hails Sajjan Kumar's conviction in 1984 anti-riots case

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Monday hailed the conviction of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-riots case, describing it as a case of justice finally delivered' to the victims of one of independent India's worst instances of communal violence. The CM, however,...
15:26

Sajjan Kumar wasn't given ticket or office: Congress

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Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said that neither Sajjan Kumar - convict in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case -- was given a ticket by the Congress, nor he does not hold any office.Earlier in a day, Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Delhi MLA Manjinder Singh...
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Former MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan with his successors -- Kamal Nath and deputy CM Jyotiraditya Scindia.  
14:52

A lotus blooms in MP

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All for one for all? Opposition leaders at the swearing-in ceremony of Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath.
14:48

Kamal Nath sworn-in as MP CM

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Bhopal: Kamal Nath takes oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The nine-time Chhindwara Lok Sabha MP was administered oath of office by Governor Anandiben Patel at the Jamboree Maidan in Bhopal. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh were present during the ceremony. In...
14:38
Kamal Nath takes oath as Madhya Pradesh CM. 
14:24

Time to wear the turban

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Sachin Pilot takes oath as Rajasthan deputy CM. He is wearing a turban after four years. How do we know? In 2014, after the drubbing in the state polls, Pilot, as head of the Congress's Rajasthan unit, had vowed he would never wear a turban or don one received as a gift till he revives the...
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Rajasthan deputy CM Sachin Pilot at Kamal Nath's swearing in ceremony. 
14:17

Kamal Nath to be sworn-in soon

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It's Kamal Nath's turn now to be crowned CM. National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and Mallikarjun Kharge, Andhra Pradesh CM & TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and other leaders at the swearing-in ceremony in Bhopal.
13:56

Sajjan Kumar today, Kamal Nath tomorrow: SAD on 1984 riots' conviction

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Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on the conviction of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar: I want to thank PM Modi that on Shiromnai Akali Dal's request in 2015 he set up a SIT to probe the 1984 massacre. It's a historic judgement. Wheels of justice have finally moved. It is Sajjan Kumar today, it...
13:31

Rahul's lies on Rafale exposed: Smriti

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Union minister Smriti Irani Monday accused the opposition Congress of trying to malign the country's defence establishment and said lies of the party's chief Rahul Gandhi on Rafale deal have been exposed. The Congress is trying to play with the national security and is spreading lies to mislead...
13:17

It's Kamal Nath's turn now

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Bhopal: Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders including Farooq Abdullah and Sharad Yadav arrive for oath ceremony of Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister.
12:58

Instant Talaq Bill tabled in Lok Sabha

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Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as Instant Talaq bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha today. The Bill was high on government's agenda as it will try to get the Parliament's nod before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. As the government could not pass the bill in...
12:56

On a power trip

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other leaders going for the swearing-in ceremony of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot.
12:40

More the merrier

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Jaipur: Earlier visuals of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and other leaders heading to the swearing-in ceremony of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot. Spot the odd one.
12:33

Cong leader Kamal Nath involved in anti-Sikh riots: Delhi BJP leader

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A Delhi BJP leader Monday sat on an indefinite hunger strike against Kamal Nath being nominated for the CM's post in Madhya Pradesh, alleging that the Congress leader was involved in the anti-Sikh riots. Nath will be sworn in as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Tejinder Pal Singh...
12:20

Best wishes for their tenure ahead: PM

Narendra Modi tweets his congratulations: @narendramodi Congratulations to Shri @ashokgehlot51 Ji and Shri @SachinPilot Ji on taking oath as the CM and Deputy CM of Rajasthan. Best wishes for their tenure ahead.
12:17

Cong knowingly misleading people on Rafale pricing: Sitharaman

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Defence Minister Niramala Sitharaman Monday attacked opposition Congress, alleging that the party was knowingly misleading people over the pricing of Rafale jets. Hitting out at the Gandhi family for alleging corruption in the defence contract, she said that they showed amazing audacity by not...
12:10

No more Papu, Rahul now Pappa: Athawale

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After Congress gained victory in three states in the recently concluded Assembly elections, Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi has evolved as a mutual leader and he is no more a 'Pappu', but has become a...
11:44

Cong's show of strength in Rajasthan

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A galaxy of senior leaders at the Rajasthan swearing-in inlcude: Outgoing Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje (not in picture),  NCP's Sharad Pawar, LJD leader Sharad Yadav, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu (not...
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Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot's place in the sun. 
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Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former PM Dr Manmohan Singh at the Rajasthan swearing-in ceremony.
11:17

Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot take oath

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Ashok Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot, deputy CM. Finally, it's done. Chief Minister designates Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel will take oaths in their respective states later today. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is now in Jaipur for the Gehlot and Pilot's swearing-in...
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Sachin Pilot takes oath as Rajasthan deputy CM. 
10:44

Sajjan Kumar enjoyed political patronage: HC

The Delhi High Court while reading the judgement, said, In the summer of 1947, during Partition, several people were massacred. 37 years later Delhi was witness of a similar tragedy. The accused enjoyed political patronage and escaped trial.
10:42

Cong leader Sajjan Kumar gets life sentence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

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The Delhi High Court today has found Congress leader Sajjan Kumar guilty in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case. He has been given a life sentence in the riot case and he has to surrender before December 31, that is before this year ends. The HC verdict overturns the trial court's judgment of the...
10:36

Sensex rises 224 pts on fund inflows, positive Asian cues

The equity benchmark BSE Sensex rose by almost 224 points Monday on buying in key frontline counters led by metal, banking, auto and energy stocks amid fresh foreign fund inflows. Positive cues from other Asian markets also bolstered trading sentiments here, traders said. The BSE Sensex rose...
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Madhya Pradesh: People greet Chief Minister designate Kamal Nath outside his residence in Bhopal. He is expected to be sworn-in at around 1:15 pm.
10:32

That was my chair: Vasundhara attends swearing-in ceremony

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Rajasthan: Former CM Vasundhara Raje, Congress leader Jitin Prasad and other leaders at the swearing-in ceremony of CM designate Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM designate Sachin Pilot in Jaipur.
10:29

Shouldn't Mr Parrikar be allowed to step back?

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Our thoughts exactly.Omar Abdullah @OmarAbdullah He has a tube inserted through his nose into his digestive tract. How inhuman to force him to continue working & doing photo ops. Why can't he be allowed to deal with his illness without all this pressure & tamasha?Read the report here.
10:20

Manmohan, Rahul arrive in Jaipur

Rajasthan: Congress President Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrive in Jaipur for the swearing-in ceremony of CM designate Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM designate Sachin Pilot.
10:16

Maya, Akhilesh, Mamata to skip Cong's mega swearing-in ceremonies today

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Rajasthan's Chief Minister designate is all smiles today as he and deputy CM designate Sachin Pilot are set to be sworn in. Gehlot said the focus would remain 'development'. Speaking to media ahead of his oath-taking ceremony, Pilot said, Even non-Congress parties now want to see Rahul Gandhi...
09:58

Editors Guild concerned over Meghalaya HC censuring newspaper editor

The Editors Guild of India Sunday expressed grave concern over the Meghalaya High Court censuring the editor of a leading daily in the state, saying the judiciary should stand by the media in helping it discharge its functions in an independent manner. Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim was...
09:50

Can't stop Parliament from examining Rafale, says Chidambaram

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The Parliament cannot be stopped from examining the Rafale deal asserted former finance minister and senior advocate P Chidambaram on Monday while citing that authority of the Supreme Court and Parliament are very different.Chidambaram tweeted, The jurisdiction of the SC and the domain of the...
09:26

Punjab CM hospitalised for removal of kidney stone

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh on Sunday evening for undergoing a laser procedure for removal of kidney stone.  The procedure for removal of kidney stone will be performed on Monday and the...
09:16

Congress hits back at Modi for 'liar' remark, says no one taking him seriously

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's liar attack on the Congress, the opposition party hit back on Sunday saying he should not be taken seriously and he should seek penance by taking a bath in the Ganges for telling lies to the Supreme Court.  It said no one is taking the prime minister...
09:02

Oppn leaders disagree with Stalin proposing Rahul for PM: Sources

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A number of opposition leaders are understood to have reservations over naming any prime ministerial nominee for the opposition alliance for 2019 Lok Sabha elections, sources in the opposition camp said.  This came after Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin said Congress chief...
08:51

Don't call Sharad Pawar a future PM, says his nephew

Former Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar Sunday asked his party workers to desist from calling NCP chief Sharad Pawar as future prime minister, as some people might not like it.Addressing a function in Baramati taluka, Ajit also appealed to the...
08:23

On Nirbhaya's 6th anniversary, 3-year-old girl gangraped in Delhi

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A three-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a neighbour at her house in southwest Delhi's Dwarka on Sunday, police said.  On being informed about the incident police reached the spot and rushed the unconscious girl to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, they said.The minor girl was allegedly...