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No-confidence motion: TDP issues three-line whip to MPs

 Wed, 18 July 2018
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IAF to participate in multinational exercise in Australia for 1st time

For the first time, the Indian Air Force will be participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 (PB-18), a three-week multinational drill scheduled from July 24 in Australia, an official statement said today.The IAF contingent will consists of 145 air-warriors including a Garud commando team, four...
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No-confidence motion: TDP issues three-line whip to MPs

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Ahead of the no-confidence motion on Friday, the Telugu Desam Party has issued a three-line whip to its Members of Parliament in Lok Sabha, to be present in Parliament on July 19 and 20.The party, through an official communication issued by TDP Chief Whip (Loksabha) K Narayana Rao asked...
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No-confidence motion: TDP issues three-line whip to MPs

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Ahead of the no-confidence motion on Friday, the Telugu Desam Party has issued a three-line whip to its Members of Parliament in Lok Sabha, to be present in Parliament on July 19 and 20.The party, through an official communication issued by TDP Chief Whip (Loksabha) K Narayana Rao asked...
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Tharoor blames right-wing activists for attacks, demands PM intervention

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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today accused right-wing activists for death threats as also vandalising his office and demanded Prime Minister's intervention in dealing with such anti-national elements.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor said the attacks are on people who...
21:07

Have received requests to grant minority status to Hindus in J&K: Centre

The government today said it has received requests from some organisations to grant minority status to Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir, but made it clear that the matter comes under the purview of the state government.Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha,...
20:42

Army lost 106 personnel in battle casualties in 2017: Centre

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The Army lost 106 personnel, including eight officers, in battle casualties in 2017, Minister of State for Defence, Subhash Bhamre told the Lok Sabha today.There were 155 non-fatal battle casualties last year, he said in a written response.In 2017, 98 Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) and those...
20:27

Tent collapse at PM rally: BJP to file police complaint against state PWD

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The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party today said it will to file a police complaint against the state Public Works Department for alleged 'negligence in duty' during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Midnapore, where a makeshift tent collapse injured 90 people on Monday.The party's...
20:10

CAG examining Rafale deal; CBI probing 4 graft cases in defence deals: Centre

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The country's national auditor Comptroller and Auditor General is examining the Rafale fighter jet deal worth Rs 58,000 crore on which the Congress has been targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government accusing it of wrongdoings.Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre, replying to a...
19:13

Chandan Mitra quits BJP, likely to join Trinamool

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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Chandan Mitra on Wednesday submitted his resignation from the party.Reports suggest that Mitra is likely to join the Trinamool Congress.I have given my resignation. I have not decided when or where I will join, I am not going to disclose it, he...
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Govt to revisit AI stake sale plan after oil prices, forex rates stabilise

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The government today said it would revisit the Air India disinvestment plan after oil prices, foreign exchange and other global economic indicators stabilise.While asserting that the government remains committed to the disinvestment of Air India, Union minister Jayant Sinha told the Rajya Sabha...
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No report of exodus of Hindu families from west UP: Centre

There is no report related to exodus of Hindu families from western Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir told the Rajya Sabha today.Ahir was replying to a written question related to the alleged incidents of exodus of Hindu families and steps taken by the government to check such...
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Congress gives Rs 2.5 lakh aid to lynched techie's family

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Congress today gave Rs 2.50 lakh as financial assistance to the family of a Hyderabad man, who was lynched near Bidar in Karnataka last week on the suspicion of being a child-lifter.As per a directive of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, a party delegation led by Telangana Pradesh Congress...
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Engaged with authorities abroad to bring back Kohinoor: Centre

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The government is engaged with relevant authorities abroad to explore ways to bring back the Kohinoor diamond and other Indian antiquities, Union minister V K Singh said today.The Minister of State for External Affairs, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, said mindful of the...
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Mob lynchings due to economic disparity: Meenakshi Lekhi

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The incidents of mob lynching are a result of economic disparity, Bharatiya Janata Party member Meenakshi Lekhi said in the Lok Sabha today.Speaking during Zero Hour, Lekhi said the Supreme Court has spoken about 'mobocracy' yesterday.Giving instances of the killing of Bengal migrant worker Manik...
16:30

Women have same rights as men: SC on Sabarimala ban

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The Supreme Court has backed the entry of women to Kerala's famed Sabarimala temple. Once you open a temple, everyone can go, said the Supreme Court on Wednesday while hearing the case of an arbitrary, temple-enforced ban on women between 10 and 50 years from entering the Sabarimala in Kerala.A...
16:24

100 terrorists, 43 security personnel killed in J&K in 6 months

Hundred terrorists and 43 security personnel were killed in Jammu and Kashmir in the first six months of this year, Union Minister Hansraj Ahir said today.   Ahir, the minister of state for home, said 16 civilians were also killed during this period, which saw 256 incidents of violence....
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ED files charge sheet against pharma firm Sterling Biotech director Rajbhushan Omprakash Dixit in over Rs 5,000 cr bank loan fraud case.
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Formalin scare: Goa bans fish import from neighbouring states for 15 days

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Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has banned the import of fish from neighbouring states for 15 days after huge traces of cancer-causing formalin was found in fish consignments.The ban will be lifted on August 1.In the interest of people of Goa, have issued directions to ban the import of fish...
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MiG 21 crash: Pilot dead

The pilot of the MiG 21 Indian aircraft that crashed in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district has died. The aircraft had taken off from Punjab's Pathankot earlier today.
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Freak weather killed over a 1000 in India in May-June

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Over 1,000 people lost their lives in May and June due to natural calamities like thunderstorms and floods in the country, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said today. Rijiju said in the Rajya Sabha that among the total casualty of 1,006 people, 252 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh, where 360...
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Tharoor blames right-wing activists for attacks, death threats

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Blaming right-wing activists for death threats and vandalising his office, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today demanded action against 'anti-national elements' and the intervention of the Prime Minister. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar sought to distance his party from the attack on...
15:03

Chinese Hit Movie Dying to Survive Injects Urgency in Drug-Price Push

China summons companies for talks to cut costs on cancer drugs, as the film about a man smuggling cheap versions of medication for patients hits a public nerve. Read the report here.
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Kuldeep, Karthik, Pant included for England Tests

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Delhi's young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant (pictured) got his maiden Test call-up as he was picked up as the additional keeper along with Dinesh Karthik after Wriddhiman Saha was ruled out with injury for the upcoming five-match Test series against England.Karun Nair also got the nod ahead...
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LS to take up no-trust vote on Friday

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Lok Sabha to take up discussion and voting on no-confidence motion on July 20, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan announced. The no-trust vote will be held from 11 am to 6 pm. United Progressive Alliance Chairperson and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said that the party is confident and not...
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Pieces of the the wreckage of the MiG 21 that crashed in Himachal.
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No stopping sealing, demolition of unauthorised constructions in Delhi: SC

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The Supreme Court today said there would be no stopping of sealing or demolition of unauthorised constructions in Delhi. The apex court's direction came after the Centre told a bench comprising Justices MB Lokur and Deepak Gupta that it had not given any instructions to authorities in Delhi to...
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IAF jet crashes in Himachal, pilot missing

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An Indian Airforce MiG-21 Indian aircraft coming from Punjab's Pathankot crashes in Patta Jattiyan in Jawali subdivision of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district. The pilot is missing. A rescue team is on the way. More details awaited.Image: The burning wreck of the MiG 21 aircraft. Pic: ANI
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Here's what happened in the LS today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted members before the proceedings began in the Lower House. Clad in a white kurta and pyjama, Modi took a round of the front rows of ruling and Opposition benches. He greeted members with folded hands and was also seen exchanging a few words with Samajwadi Party...
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MPs can now speak in 22 Indian languages in RS

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Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today announced that the Upper House now has facility for simultaneous interpretation in all 22 Indian languages after addition of five more languages. Members can now also speak in Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani, Santhali and Sindhi, he said on the opening day of...
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Nominated Rajya Sabha MP, boxer MC Mary Kom arrived at Parliament earlier today for the monsoon session.
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LS accepts Cong, NCP, TDP's no-trust motion on Andhra special status

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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepts the no-trust motion raised by the Congress, TDP and NCP on the special status demand for Andhra Pradesh. The monsoon session got off to a stormy start immediately after the oath taking by new members. Opposition MPs staged a protest in the well of the...
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In Parliament...

Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia says in the Lok Sabha: The govt which led farmers to commit suicide, under whose regime women are being raped every day...we move no confidence motion against you. Samajwadi Party and Telugu Desam Party MPs protest in the well of the House in Lok Sabha over...
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Monsoon Session of Parliament is underway in the Lok Sabha amidst sloganeering by members of the opposition over recent cases of mob lynching.
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Jay Panda bids 'adieu' to Parliament, BJD

Baijayant Jay Panda @PandaJay says goodbye to Parliament: As Parliament's monsoon session begins, i say adieu, after 18 yrs, 3 months, 2 wks & 1 day Met Hon' Speaker y'day & said i cannot represent my former party anymore, it has strayed too far from its original principles & so,...
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Sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra take oath as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha.
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Author Rakesh Sinha takes oath as a Rajya Sabha MP
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Sonal Mansingh takes oath as RS MP

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Danseuse Sonal Mansingh takes oath in the Rajya Sabha. Mansingh was one among the four persons nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha a few days ago.
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Ready to discuss all issues, says PM as monsoon session of Parl begins

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As the monsoon session of parliament begins, the PM said the government was willing to discuss all issues. We hope that the Monsoon Session of Parliament functions smoothly, whatever issues any party has, it can raise on the floor of the house. Govt is ready for discussion on all issues, Modi...
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Ready to discuss all issues, says PM as monsoon session of Parl begins

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As the monsoon session of parliament begins, the PM said the government was willing to discuss all issues. We hope that the Monsoon Session of Parliament functions smoothly, whatever issues any party has, it can raise on the floor of the house. Govt is ready for discussion on all issues, Modi...
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Monsoon session of parliament to begin shortly

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EAM Sushma Swaraj in Parliament today. The government has listed a substantive legislative business for the session. This includes 48 items including 46 Bills and two financial matters. On priority, are The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill or the anti-instant triple talaq bill...
10:58

Monsoon Session: Parliament set for yet another battle

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With the Monsoon Session of the Parliament kick-starting today, the Centre and Opposition will be looking forward to debates over a long pending list of bills and a slew of relevant issues.The monsoon session, which concludes on August 10, will have 18 sittings amid much-expected drama in...
10:44

Rahul's 'pop quiz' over attack on Agnivesh

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Rahul Gandhi hit out at the ruling BJP after a mob attacked social activist Swami Agnivesh yesterday. Gandhi tweeted a  pop quiz with a subtle message. Agnivesh, 80, was assaulted, punched and kicked by a group allegedly from the BJP Yuva Morcha or youth workers in Jharkhand.Gandhi posted a...
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After 'Hindu Pakistan', Tharoor slams BJP with 'Taliban in Hinduism' jibe

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Days after his 'Hindu Pakistan' comment against the Bharatiya Janata Party triggered a massive controversy, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has once again hit out at the ruling party, asking if it is trying to instill aspects of Taliban in Hinduism.They are asking me to go to Pakistan. Who has...
10:02

Sensex scales record high, Nifty holds above 11K

Extending yesterday's rally, the benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 200 points to record a new high of 36,747.87 in early trade today amid buying by domestic institutional investors and easing global crude oil prices.   The market rally was driven by strong buying on the oil & gas,...
09:09

Trump says he misspoke on Russia meddling

United States President Donald Trump has said that he believes in the assessment of his intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in American elections in 2016 and his remarks contrary to this a day earlier in Helsinki was a case of misspeaking.His statement came after he faced a barrage of...
08:51

2 killed as under-construction building collapses in Noida

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A six-storey under-construction building collapsed in Greater Noida, killing at least two persons and trapping several others under the debris, officials said today.  At least 12 labourers were inside the building in Shah Beri village when the incident took place and all of them are feared...
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Govt, Oppn set for showdown as monsoon session begins today

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The government and the opposition appeared set for a showdown in Parliament's monsoon session beginning today with the Congress pushing for a no-confidence motion while the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to raise Rahul Gandhi's reported statement that his party is for Muslims to corner...
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Pak files second counter-memorial on Jadhav's case in ICJ

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Pakistan on Tuesday filed its second written reply to India's arguments in the International Court of Justice on the conviction of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism.The ICJ on January 23 gave a timeline...