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BJP indulging in tried and tested trick of polarisation: TMC
July 6, 2017 19:23 IST
O'brien's comment comes in the backdrop of a spat between BJP and TMC over communal riots in the Baduria area of North 24 Parganas earlier this week.
Govt to set up skill development centres for minority youth
July 6, 2017 19:20 IST
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also felicitated seven candidates who cleared civil services examination with financial support from the ministry under its 'Nai Udaan' scheme for receiving coaching for the competitive tests.
Chhattisgarh tops list of states in issuance of soil health cards
July 6, 2017 19:16 IST
The soil health cards contain technical and other key information about the cultivation of the land concerned and details of type of soil and proper crops to be cultivated in it, Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said.
Pakistan: Sale of advance weapons to India can undermine strategic balance in South Asian region
July 6, 2017 18:59 IST
He also said that Pakistan extends its support for Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process and that matters pertaining to Afghanisthan were discussed during the visit of the US delegation headed by Senator John McCain. He instead blamed India saying that it was against peace in the war-torn country.
Local media rode Karnan wave unmindful of judiciary’s image: SC
July 6, 2017 18:58 IST
The verdict, penned by the CJI on behalf of five judges of the seven-judge bench, also referred to the fact that even after its order restraining Justice Karnan from doing administrative and judicial work, he kept giving interviews to the media.
Only acted under law on swearing in nominated MLAs: Kiran Bedi
July 6, 2017 18:44 IST
On a Congress MLA filing a plea in the Madras High Court seeking that the notification nominating the three members be quashed, Bedi said, "Anybody can approach the court but that does not take (away) the power of the Central government to nominate three MLAs".
YSR Congress ropes in Prashant Kishor for poll strategy in Andhra Pradesh
July 6, 2017 18:42 IST
Prashant Kishor was also reportedly the brain behind incumbent Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's strategy in Punjab assembly polls, though he faced flak from a section of Congress workers in Uttar Pradesh.
Yes, it’s time we asked ourselves: Is it fair to put children on reality shows?Subscriber Only
July 6, 2017 18:34 IST
While these shows argue that they are trying to unearth the 'talent' that is present in children, these reality shows have an adverse ramifications on the participants.
Action plan drawn up for sustainable development of marine fisheries
July 6, 2017 18:25 IST
Formation of marine parks, community reserves and no-take zones is one of the major recommendations in the action plan. It also includes proposal to declare ecologically sensitive marine hotspots as biodiversity heritage sites.
In view of Burhan Wani’s death anniversary, J-K Police orders blocking of social media sites
July 6, 2017 18:21 IST
The block on sites is on apprehension of misuse of internet services by anti-national elements causing deterioration in law and order situation, as reported by ANI. The order will continue until further notice.
West Bengal government trying to malign Governor’s office to divert attention: BJP
July 6, 2017 18:15 IST
Kailash Vijayvergiya said, "The Trinamool Congress is verbally attacking the governor and trying to malign his office in order to divert attention from the communal violence and its failure to control the situation. In doing so, it has stopped to a new low."
Five dead, 2 injured after landslide in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh districtSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 18:29 IST
Continuous rainfall in the Tawaghat region triggered landslips, which loosened the boulder that hit the car on Thursday morning and killed five persons, including the driver. After the accident, the SDRF and the district administration undertook the rescue operations and took the injured persons to a hospital in Dharchula.
Rahul Gandhi warns party leaders against targeting Nitish Kumar
July 6, 2017 18:00 IST
The sparring began after senior Congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad attacked Nitish Kumar for breaking ranks with the opposition and supporting NDA's pick Ram Nath Kovind for the presidential poll. People having one ideology take one decision while those with many ideologies take different decisions, he had said, apparently referring to JD (U)'s long association with BJP.
Pro-Kannada activists deface English, Hindi signboards at Bengaluru mall
July 6, 2017 17:51 IST
A pro-Kannada group named Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) defaced English and Hindi signages outside a restaurant in a Bengaluru mall. This comes after a sustained anti-Hindi row in the state carried out by such pro-Kannada groups.
West Bengal communal clashes: BJP leaders stopped from meeting victim’s kin at hospital
July 6, 2017 17:55 IST
West Bengal communal violence: Kailash Vijayvargiya alleged that Trinamool Congress activists stopped them from visiting family members of the deceased. Dilip Ghosh alleged that the TMC workers were out to assault him and hit his vehicle.
BJP chief Amit Shah hits out at CM Naveen Patnaik on last day of Odisha tour
July 6, 2017 17:57 IST
Accompanied by Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, state party chief Basant Banda and party general secretary Arun Singh, who is also the BJP's state in-charge, Shah put up party stickers as part of his campaign to strengthen the BJP.
Achal Kumar Joti takes over as new CEC
July 6, 2017 17:59 IST
Joti, a 1975-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, had joined the three-member poll panel as an election commissioner on May 8, 2015 and would be in office till January 17 next year. He retired as the Gujarat chief secretary in January 2013.
What has been rolled out is a mockery of GST, should’ve been delayed by 2 months: P Chidambaram
July 6, 2017 18:29 IST
Stating that GST should have been delayed by two months, the senior Congress leader said the new tax regime should have undergone a dry run before implementation. Chidambaram has been one of the most vocal critics of the Goods and Services Tax, which was rolled out from July 1.
Tamil Nadu theatre owners call off strike over double taxation
July 6, 2017 18:03 IST
Nearly 1,100 thetares in the state were shut down since July 3 to fight against the double taxation as this would put a burden on the purses of cinema goers and also encourage piracy. The strike was called off after a committee of government officials and representatives of theatre association was formed to sort out the issue of tax.
Police launches probe into Pakistani note in Sabarimala temple
July 6, 2017 18:06 IST
Police said a single Pakistani Rs 20 note was found when the hundi was opened for counting recently. The note was spotted while the currencies were being passed through the conveyor belt to the counting location.
Subramanian Swamy moves Delhi HC for court-monitored SIT probe into Sunanda Pushkar death case
July 6, 2017 17:56 IST
Swamy's PIL regarding the death of Pushkar also sought setting up of a CBI headed SIT to probe in a time bound manner under a court monitored mechanism under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, the murder case of the former in which inordinate delays have been caused.
President’s post above politics : Ram Nath Kovind
July 6, 2017 16:52 IST
Presidential election 2017: “A president never belongs to any party. All people irrespective of caste, creed and religion, state are equal. Vote bank is not important for me but development matters,” Ram Nath Kovind said.
Textile industries observe strike demanding abolition of GST
July 6, 2017 18:00 IST
After GST was rolled out, Erode Handloom Cloth Merchants Association, Power Loom weavers Association, Bleaching and dyeing units had made a representation to the Centre for abolishing the five per cent GST imposed on textile goods. President of Erode Handloom Cloth Merchants Association R Ravichandan claimed that "strike is total.
West Bengal communal violence: Fresh protests in Basirhat; don’t need additional forces, Mamata govt tells MHA
July 6, 2017 22:31 IST
West Bengal communal violence: BJP President Amit Shah constituted a team comprising Om Mathur, Meenakshi lekhi, Satyapal Singh and Kailash Vijayvargiya, who will visit the affected area and will summit a report to Shah on the issue.
Maharashtra govt extends waiver to farmers who took loans post 2008
July 6, 2017 16:17 IST
Under the one-time settlement scheme, farmers can repay the outstanding loan in four instalments. Once they repay three instalments, the government will give the fourth instalment of Rs 1.5 lakh as loan waiver, he said.
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