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BJP asks Dilip Ghosh to refrain from attacking colleagues https://ift.tt/h8XdmDR

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In a letter, BJP national general secretary and headquarters in-charge Arun Singh asked Ghosh to "refrain from going to the media, both print and electronics, and comment about his party colleagues in Bengal and outside". His comments have been a reason for "anguish to state leaders and caused embarrassment to the central leadership", Singh wrote in the letter, dated May 30.

Will empower all by ending both discrimination, appeasement: PM Modi https://ift.tt/0jHCnAb

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Modi said previous governments had bowed to corruption and treated it as a part of the system. "For decades, these parties played votebank politics. We are not working for any votebank but for nation-building," he said.

Shashi Tharoor writes to Om Birla; raises breach of privilege of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram https://ift.tt/GZ4rDyf

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Writing to Birla in his capacity as chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, Tharoor raised the issue of a "serious breach of privilege" that committee member, Karti Chidambaram, was subjected to earlier this month.

Eastern Ladakh row: India, China agree to hold next round of military talks soon https://ift.tt/ZVXrG2D

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It was the only decision taken at a virtual meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on the India-China Border Affairs as there was no concrete forward movement to resolve the over two-year-old standoff in eastern Ladakh.

First order for indigenous air to air missiles placed https://ift.tt/XzP0ivu

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Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Astra MK1 out ranges the current set of Russian origin air to air missiles being used by the air force that were found wanting during an aerial faceoff in the aftermath of the Balakot air strikes in 2019.

Indus Water Treaty: Officials from India, Pakistan hold talks https://ift.tt/iVl0q2x

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A six-member delegation led by Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah attended the 118th meeting of the Pakistan-India Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) in New Delhi from May 30-31, it said. The Indian delegation was headed by the Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters, A K Pal.

Tamil Nadu: Congress Leader P Chidambaram files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections https://ift.tt/sk8KqUV

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Sidhu Moose Wala's killing: BJP Punjab chief demands dismissal of 'puppet' AAP govt https://ift.tt/oK9dQnY

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Jammu: Several vehicles washed away in flash floods, watch visuals https://ift.tt/0RnNiAB

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People infected with monkeypox can isolate at home - UKHSA https://ift.tt/LJuiZD4

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The UKHSA on Monday indicated community transmission was occurring in the UK and that infected people should avoid contact with others until their lesions have healed and the scabs have dried off.

Indian, Pakistani officials meet under Indus Commission framework https://ift.tt/HmwzxOE

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"Today, 1st session of 118th meeting of the Pakistan-India Permanent Indus Commission was held in New Delhi. Pakistani delegation was led by Syed Muhammad Mehr Ali Shah. 2nd session will continue tomorrow," the Pakistan High Commission tweeted.

BJP blames Arvind Kejriwal, Raghav Chaddha for Sidhu Moose Wala’s killing https://ift.tt/NmPDFrU

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Gandhis pack a loyalist punch; no Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma or Kumari Selja in Congress RS choice https://ift.tt/UoYl1CW

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The party also fielded Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari from Rajasthan, Vivek Tankha from Madhya Pradesh, Rajeev Shukla and Ranjeet Ranjan from Chhattisgarh and Imran Pratapgarhi from Maharashtra.

Gujarat: Not joining BJP on Monday, says Hardik Patel https://ift.tt/2qmUSGy

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Patel, who rose to prominence leading the Patidar quota stir, left the Congress recently. Before quitting, Patel (28), who had joined the Congress in 2019, wrote a scathing letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi, claiming the party "only played the role of a roadblock" over certain key issues in the country and was "merely reduced to opposing everything".

US to review law enforcement response to Texas shooting https://ift.tt/8vpnrWo

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Uvalde law enforcement agencies allowed the shooter to remain in a classroom at Robb Elementary School for nearly an hour while officers waited in the hallway and children inside made panicked 911 calls for assistance.

Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe makes special reference to India while advocating more powers to Parliament https://ift.tt/sEizYDg

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In his special televised statement on the current constitutional reforms, Wickremesinghe said there is a need to change the structure of Parliament and create a new system by combining the existing system of Parliament or the Westminster system and the system of State Councils.

IITs among best recognised Indian brands; possibilities there going up: S Jaishankar https://ift.tt/dqi5xRv

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In his address, he urged the students to have a problem solving approach in their engineering so that it would benefit the society. He further said that engineers must have a vision for their country.

SpiceJet plane's windshield found cracked, Gorakhpur-bound flight returns to Mumbai https://ift.tt/fSsD9V1

CIDCO transfers over 2,000 acres mangrove land to Maharashtra forest department https://ift.tt/V8LHwaQ

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Out of the total land parcels, nearly 690 acres of land is in the possession of CIDCO, and it has given no objection to the balance of 1,554 acres in the CIDCO area under mangroves. The remaining land covered by mangroves is private, and hence, needs no objection.

Congress to re-nominate Vivek Tankha for Rajya Sabha polls, says Kamal Nath https://ift.tt/zvOkr8J

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The BJP's RS members from MP comprise Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, L Murugan and Dharmendra Pradhan, as well as MJ Akbar, Ajay Pratap Singh, Kailash Soni, Sumer Singh Solanki and Sampatiya Uike.

School canteen, bus services not under GST purview: AAR https://ift.tt/iNX6CsP

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The question under review was whether these services provided by schools and the money charged by them should be subject to GST.

Why did Delhi have only 13 days of heat wave from March till May officially? https://ift.tt/iKnIak7

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Delhi-NCR and almost all areas of northwest India had experienced at least five spells of heat waves after the last significant rainfall on February 25. The latest round was from May 11 onwards till the thunderstorm with moderate rainfall cooled down the national capital. Now, the question is why, even when the mercury rose several notches higher across many stations in Delhi for multiple days, is Delhi having only 13 days of heat waves officially?

Pakistan's economic condition continues to deteriorate due to 'deep debt' https://ift.tt/2GAMrm1

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According to Islam Khabar, persistent borrowing creates a spiral with more borrowing leading to an impending economic crisis. Evidence supports the view that a large portion of the government debt has a negative impact on economic growth potential, and in many cases, the impact gets more pronounced as debt increases.

Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif govt hikes fuel prices by 30 PKR per litre to unlock IMF funding https://ift.tt/jkKX9wA

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Roland Garros Live: How to watch third-round matches of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in French Open 2022 https://ift.tt/9tmJFZl

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The French Open 2022 will showcase some of the best tennis action on Friday, with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal taking to the courts.

Monkeypox cases could be 'peak of iceberg': WHO https://ift.tt/NHMWP0Y

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"We don't know if we are just seeing the peak of the iceberg," Sylvie Briand, WHO's epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention chief, acknowledged in a briefing to countries on the "unusual" spread of the virus.

Congress loosing its relevance, necessity in Indian politics: BJP https://ift.tt/JyL4psd

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Without naming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi took a dig at him saying the "middle-aged perpetual youth leader" always gets enlightened whenever he goes abroad.

Russia ready to help overcome food crisis if West lifts sanctions: Putin https://ift.tt/UXalj67

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"Vladimir Putin emphasises that the Russian Federation is ready to make a significant contribution to overcoming the food crisis through the export of grain and fertiliser, subject to the lifting of politically motivated restrictions by the West," the Kremlin said in a statement following the call.

China poses 'most serious long-term challenge' to international order, says Blinken https://ift.tt/aMX2Oux

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China is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it, Blinken said in a major foreign policy speech on China.

Government to promote development of climate resilient structures under MNREGA: officials https://ift.tt/xNEP8Hc

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​​​ The move is aimed at strengthening the planning of climate resilient works and help India become a net-zero carbon emission country in the coming years. It will also help the community to make smart decisions to mitigate the effect of change in the environment, the official said.

WEF: Iran's foreign minister talks war, nuke deal https://ift.tt/maTPRce

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When pressed on why Iran has not condemned its ally Russia for the war in Ukraine, he said Iran has, just as it had wars "against Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen and Palestine."

WEF meet: "Very fruitful" for Karnataka, MoUs for Rs 52,000 cr investments signed https://ift.tt/vjLVTXd

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The state government has succeeded in wooing the investors in a big way under the leadership of Bommai with able cooperation from Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani and IT, BT Minister C NAshwath Narayan. Today was Bommai's third day at the WEF meet, during which he had had interactions with a number of business leaders from across the world.

J&K: Amreen Bhat, a woman TV artist, shot dead by terrorists in Budgam district https://ift.tt/6E4WJBx

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Captain Abhilasha Barak becomes Indian Army's first woman combat aviator https://ift.tt/Vv6Cyxn

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Officials said she has been awarded the coveted 'wings' along with 36 Army pilots by the director-general of the Army Aviation during a ceremony held at Combat Army Aviation Training School in Nashik.

Bihar CM to chair all-party meeting on caste census on June 1: Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary https://ift.tt/qJv3Br6

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An all-party delegation, headed by the chief minister, had also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year to press the demand. However, the Union government finally expressed its inability to undertake the headcount of social groups other than the Dalits and the tribals.

Russia records marginal weekly deflation ahead of rate-setting meeting https://ift.tt/nQs5J8P

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Weekly inflation spiked to 2.22% in early March, soon after Russia started what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine on Feb. 24, but has been slowing since then, capped by a rapid recovery in the rouble. In the week to May 20, the consumer price index (CPI) declined 0.02% after rising 0.05% in the previous week, data from statistics service Rosstat showed.

Centre gets two weeks to decide on finding a head for Central Industrial Tribunal https://ift.tt/4x6LBJI

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The Central government Counsel Nishanth A V submitted that before the appointment of the Presiding Officer to the Tribunal, the Search-cum-Selection Committee headed by the Chief Justice of India has to meet and take a decision on it.

Watch: Andhra MLA's house set on fire by protestors over renaming of Konaseema district https://ift.tt/nfiIuNt

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Covid-19 vaccine: Over 80% of 15-18 years age group got first dose, says Mansukh Mandaviya https://ift.tt/Pcj0xLz

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COVID-19 vaccination for 12-14 years was started on March 16 and so far more than 3.31 crore adolescents in this age group have been administered the first dose. India began inoculating those in the age group of 15-18 years from January 3. Till now, 5.92 crore beneficiaries in this age group have been given the first dose.

Flood situation better in Assam, 2 more dead, 5.8 lakh still reeling https://ift.tt/417Z9qL

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ASDMA in a separate press release said that a six-member inter-ministerial central team led by Ravinesh Kumar of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will on May 27 and 28 visit Cachar, Dima Hasao, Darrang, Nagaon and Hojai districts to assess the extent of loss caused by flood and landslides.

RCP Singh dismisses queries about rift with Nitish Kumar https://ift.tt/EvHhz1D

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The seat held by Singh is among the five in Bihar for which polls are due. The union minister who got inducted into the Narendra Modi cabinet a year ago is enjoying his second consecutive term in the Rajya Sabha.

India is a strong, resilient and responsible democracy, says PM Modi https://ift.tt/zoBnVpw

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Speaking with top industry executives from 34 Japanese companies from diverse sectors including automobiles, electronics, semiconductors, steel, technology, trading and finance, Modi said India and Japan are natural partners and an ambitious target for an investment of Japanese yen 5 trillion, or about $39 billion, has been set for the next five years.

India joins IPEF; Indo-Pacific is growth engine, says PM Modi https://ift.tt/LftqFpb

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"The IPEF seeks to strengthen economic partnership among participating countries with the objective of enhancing resilience, sustainability, inclusiveness, economic growth, fairness, and competitiveness in the Indo-Pacific region," a statement by the Indian external affairs ministry after the launch read.

Security of former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb reduced after uproar https://ift.tt/c4GUJKM

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A senior police officer said that altogether four cars (carrying 20 security personnel) including first pilot car, tail car and spare car and its security forces were dropped from the convoy of Deb. Deb resigned on May 14 from the chief minister’s post however he continued to enjoy the “Z” category security cover. Deb became the Chief Minister on March 9, 2018.

Make the 'Indo' yield extra in Indo-Pacific https://ift.tt/D5ZBzRg

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​​The benefits of belonging to a grouping that is purportedly 'writing new rules for the 21st century' for an economy on the cusp - and trying to dodge the 'middle-income trap' - such as India is compelling. Though not a traditional free trade deal focused on tariff rationalisation and reductions, high standard rules and standards will set India the right, global standards.

Hanuman Chalisa row: Navneet Rana appears before privileges committee, names Maharashtra CM https://ift.tt/lq5Yge9

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"I presented my case before the committee and shared all the details with them...and how I was mistreated and casteist remarks were hurled against me. I have taken names of all -- from the Maharashtra chief minister to the Mumbai police commissioner," she told reporters after the meeting.

Watch: Indian Diaspora members in Japan gather to welcome PM Modi https://ift.tt/uJcWp0N

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I'm poor person without base, have no reason to be upset with party leadership: Azam Khan https://ift.tt/Vht4TCi

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Khan, who held immense sway in the party during the SP rule, was released from the Sitapur jail on Friday after spending 27 months in judicial custody in dozens of cases.

PM Modi departs for Tokyo to participate in Quad summit https://ift.tt/5KcTHhB

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Punjab's agriculture sector to be presented as model before India: Arvind Kejriwal https://ift.tt/XuZtRe7

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"In Punjab, farming is a very big issue. Our objective is that just as we have presented the education, health and electricity sectors in Delhi as models, we will present Punjab's farming as a model before the country," the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said here.

WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is 'most certainly not over' https://ift.tt/xtl9RwQ

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The U.N. health agency's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told officials gathered in Geneva for opening of the WHO's annual meeting that "declining testing and sequencing means we are blinding ourselves to the evolution of the virus." He also noted that almost 1 billion people in lower-income countries still haven't been vaccinated.