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Will empower all by ending both discrimination, appeasement: PM Modi

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/zTPu2jF via IFTTT

Shashi Tharoor writes to Om Birla; raises breach of privilege of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/HqcBVu6 via IFTTT

Eastern Ladakh row: India, China agree to hold next round of military talks soon

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/XTdqpKi via IFTTT

First order for indigenous air to air missiles placed

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/Q8V1kt4 via IFTTT

Indus Water Treaty: Officials from India, Pakistan hold talks

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/aXn6V5v via IFTTT

Varanasi fast-track court adjourns Gyanvapi Mosque case to June 8

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Civil judge (senior division) Mahendra Pandey held that since the defendants to the suit - which include the UP chief secretary, the district magistrate of Varanasi and the police commissioner of Varanasi as well as the Anjuman Intezamia Mosque Committee - were not given a copy of the plea, they could not file any objection to it. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/O7jH9gL via IFTTT

Health key focus as serving, retired officers scanned for next CDS

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Medical history of retired officers in particular will be closely perused. The medical records of serving officers are available with the government. The list of officers whose details have been sought include the five senior-most officers of the three forces - three serving chiefs of service from the Army, Air Force and Navy - besides 12 serving officers of the commander-in-chief rank. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/iU4waZK via IFTTT

It’s up to Taliban to create politically inclusive govt: Putin’s Special Envoy

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Pakistan and China have reservations against inviting India, Kabulov hinted. The remarks came shortly after NSAs of India, Russia, China and Central Asian republics met in Dushanbe to deliberate on the Afghan situation. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/bfvGBgY via IFTTT

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann orders probe by judicial commission headed by HC judge

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The announcement came after Moosewala's father Balkaur Singh urged Mann to hand over the probe to CBI and NIA. The newly formed Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab has been under attack from the opposition over the deteriorating law and order situation in the border state. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/J5c3guA via IFTTT

Sameer Wankhede transferred to Chennai, days after NCB clean chit to Aryan Khan in drugs case

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Gandhinagar: Gujarat Titans participates in victory parade to celebrate the IPL 2022 title

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Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman to return to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, Karnataka

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Ghanshyam Tiwari, a former minister and a survivor in BJP's Rajasthan politics, has been nominated by the party from his state. Kalpana Saini (Uttarakhand), Kavita Patidar (Madhya Pradesh), Jaggesh (Karnataka), Anil Bonde (Maharashtra) and Krishna Lal Panwar (Haryana) are the other candidates in the list. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/p7jC5LP via IFTTT

Gujarat Titans wins IPL 2022 title its debut season, beats Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in final

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ET Analysis: Amid PM Modi's visits, it's tightrope walk for leaders of South India

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Modi visited Chennai and Hyderabad last week. In Chennai, he unveiled developmental projects worth over Rs 31,000-crore including affordable homes. In Hyderabad, he spoke about the need for innovative leadership at the Indian School of Business. However, chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao was then in Bengaluru to meet JDS chief HD Deve Gowda. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/LbVxOjc via IFTTT

Gujarat Titans win IPL title in maiden season, beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in final

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Opting to bat after winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 130 for nine by the Gujarat bowlers at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/XM9jF8S via IFTTT

Centre looks to realign, rationalise all GoI awards

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A concept note on awards shared with all ministries points out that there are multiple awards across ministries and sometimes "questions are raised on the selection process" due to lack of public awareness on the procedure followed. The whole award life cycle, in many cases, is felt to be "disconnected from the common people of India", the note points out. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/XT6y2tk via IFTTT

Donate-a-pension retirement plan finds few takers

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Only 14,518 unorganised workers enrolled under the scheme between April 1 and May 25, government data showed, bringing average enrolment in a month to a little over 7,000. This is about half the average monthly enrolment of 13,452 or annual addition of 1,61,432 beneficiaries in financial year 2021-22. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/BYFZXPL via IFTTT

'Proud of my son, he saved lives': Father of J&K policeman martyred during Baramulla encounter

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Link via Bangladesh, Myanmar to help strengthen IPEF too: S Jaishankar

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Reference to the IPEF comes days after a landmark agreement was signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Joe Biden and 11 other nations at a summit in Japan. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/j6hklwt via IFTTT

IPL 2022 final: Of hopes and dreams

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Former champions Rajasthan Royals hope to give their departed hero a fitting tribute. Debutants Gujarat Titans dream of a fairytale ending. There’s more to the IPL finale than just the result. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/t78rZsN via IFTTT

No conflict over ‘Uncle Toni’ as Auger-Aliassime faces Rafael Nadal

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​​Toni Nadal masterminded nephew Rafa’s incredible career from well before he broke into the big time by winning the French Open as a teenager in 2005, steering him towards a record 21 Grand Slam victories. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/f7SVD8j via IFTTT

The true cost of Kylian Mbappe’s new deal

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​​Mbappé has denied that the three-year deal he signed last week includes a set of clauses that guarantee he has a veto, in effect, over various appointments at the club, ranging from managers to sporting directors to players. Whether the clauses are written down hardly matters. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/QiCVkxK via IFTTT

Jammu and Kashmir: 4 terrorists shot dead; 10 killed over last 3 days

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"Ten terrorists including three from JeM (Jaish-e-Mohammed) and seven from LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) terror outfits killed in three days in Kashmir. Heinous murder case of late Ambreen Bhat solved in 24 hours," said inspector general of police in Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/HYIqse8 via IFTTT

Argentina reports case of monkeypox; man travelled from Spain

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It is the first time the presence of the virus has been confirmed in Latin America during this latest outbreak in countries around the world that are not usually known to have outbreaks. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/yaJb1AM via IFTTT

Cotton University emerged from the century old college must aim at transforming itself into a research intensive university: Assam Governor

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Addressing the students on the occasion of the 2nd convocation of the university at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra ,Prof. Mukhi said that in a heterogeneous and diversified society where problems are multidimensional, Cotton University must find out solutions to the problems through its research findings. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/SUmeobw via IFTTT

Elon Musk says Tesla will not manufacture in India unless it is allowed to sell, service cars

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Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets in Qualifier 2, to face Gujarat Titans in IPL final

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For RCB, Josh Hazlewood was the most successful bowler with figures of 2/23. Earlier, RCB posted 157 for 8 after being asked to bat. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/7CZKIBP via IFTTT

Modi's 8 years marked by failures, one bigger than the other: Congress

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The Opposition party listed the rising inflation amid spiralling fuel prices, unemployment, state of the economy, condition of farmers, communal situation, dip in budgetary allocations for many social welfare schemes and the stand-off at the borders with China as the major failures of the Modi government during its eight years in power. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/N5fpvdO via IFTTT

Jayant Chaudhary named SP-RLD candidate ending buzz about Dimple Yadav's Rajya Sabha entry

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Election to 11 seats in the Rajya Sabha from UP will take place on June 10 and the SP is on course to winning three seats given its numerical strength in the assembly. It has already announced candidature of Kapil Sibal and former SP MP Javed Ali. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/0FEhpL7 via IFTTT

Centre likely to give security to judge in Yasin Malik case

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The senior judge is also administering a large number of terrorism cases being probed by the NIA under UAPA. The 'Y' category security will involve a permanent guard for 11 people with two personal security officers. The cover is offered depending on the threat perception and categorised into six groups - X, Y, Z, Z+, and Special Protection Group and National Security Guard protectees - according to a home ministry official. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/do5evnQ via IFTTT

Maharashtra CM asks people to wear mask as Covid cases rise in Mumbai & Pune

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On April 15, the state had just 681 active positive cases, which has gone up steadily to 2,175 cases as on May 25. Similarly, on April 15, the state had just 69 new cases. This has gone up to 480 new cases by May 25. A huge portion of this increase in cases comes from the spike in cases in Mumbai. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/U1aExpi via IFTTT

IAS officer who 'walked dog in Delhi stadium' transferred to Ladakh, wife to Arunachal

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PM Modi takes potshots at absentee KCR for 'avoiding some areas due to superstition'

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PM Modi attended the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2022 at the IBS, Hyderabad. Though the protocol requires the CM to receive the PM and accompany him on his official programmes, KCR flew down to Karnataka to meet JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy. Though Modi did not name the chief minister, he made some remarks, ostensibly aimed at him. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/En2D8i3 via IFTTT

Asia Cup 2022: India thrash Indonesia in Hockey by 16-0, qualify for Super 4s

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Steep rise in terrorism in J&K compared to last year

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The number of militants killed by security forces has increased to 80 so far in 2022, from 54 in the year-ago period, with three of them being gunned down on Wednesday morning in Baramulla. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/8vTCx6s via IFTTT

Chinese national questioned, flown out of valley

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Police officials were amazed to find that Yang carried an Aadhaar card in his name issued from Maharashtra, said people aware of the matter. His Aadhaar number mentioned on the card was 364257589471, according to the people in the know. ​​His Chinese passport - PE2110679 - was issued from Mumbai in 2021 and is valid until 2026, they said, adding that his place of birth is mentioned as Gansu in China. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/S6iwEyb via IFTTT

EC delists 87 registered unrecognised parties, seeks action against 2,174 more

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Section 29C of RPA requires an unregistered party to furnish a contribution report under Rule 85B of Conduct of Election Rules 1961. Such contributions received by the parties are also 100% exempted from income tax, but parties are mandated to furnish audited annual statements. EC found 87 non-existent parties after physical verification and deleted them from the list of register of unrecognised registered political parties. They have been asked to approach EC within 30 days if they had evidence to the contrary. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/gfiIZAt via IFTTT

Provide Aadhaar cards to sex workers without home proof, SC tells UIDAI

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There shall be no breach of confidentiality in the process, including assignment of any code in the Aadhaar enrolment numbers that identify the card holder as a sex worker, a bench led by Justice L Nageswara Rao ordered on May 19, 2022. The order was uploaded recently. Justice Rao has since demitted office. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/32py6TA via IFTTT

After wheat and sugar, govt may curb rice exports

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As per another official, export restrictions on five products are being considered, of which wheat and sugar have already been covered. Sources say restrictions on rice could be similar to those on sugar whose exports have been capped at 10 million tonnes (mt). from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/YhiN64W via IFTTT

India wants WTO fish subsidies pact to be equitable

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New Delhi is keen to finalise the fisheries subsidies agreement in the upcoming Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) because irrational subsidies and overfishing by many countries are hurting Indian fishermen, but is short of finding the right balance and fairness in the pact, people aware of the matter said. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/IVFKfgt via IFTTT

Abbott apologizes for US baby formula shortage

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Initially caused by supply chain blockages and a lack of production workers due to the pandemic, the shortage was exacerbated in February when, after the death of two infants, Abbott announced a "voluntary recall" for formula made at its factory in Michigan and shut down that location. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/pzEDinj via IFTTT

Gujarat Titans qualify for IPL final with seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals

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Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl at Eden Gardens. RR lost Yashasvi Jaiswal (3) early but Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler dominated the GT bowlers with their aggressive batting, hitting plenty of boundaries during a second-wicket partnership of 68 runs in quick time. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/CME7w9K via IFTTT

'Profiteering from pain': Covid created a billionaire every 30 hrs, Oxfam report at Davos

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Govt to launch Skills India Mission 2.0 to tap global opportunities

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This will be part of the government's revamped skills programme, called Skills India Mission 2.0, which, according to the official, is expected to be unveiled in July, six years after the launch of the programme in 2015. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/W3sO0Yb via IFTTT

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, from 'child of war' to two-term WHO chief

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His re-election was announced to thundering applause during the World Health Organization's main annual assembly, after receiving more than two-thirds of secret-ballot votes cast, as need to be appointed. The UN health agency did not provide a breakdown, but sources in the room said he had received 155 of the 160 votes cast. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/G6DyRKg via IFTTT

India allows duty-free imports of crude soyabean and sunflower oil to tame inflation

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Debate over tariffs reveals Joe Biden's difficulties on China trade

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Some officials have grown frustrated that U.S. trade relations with China are still defined by policies set by President Donald Trump, including tariffs imposed on more than $360 billion of products and trade commitments made during a deal the United States and China signed in early 2020. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/LD6uOYX via IFTTT

India is a strong, resilient and responsible democracy, says PM Modi

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/yKSEJZo via IFTTT

India joins IPEF; Indo-Pacific is growth engine, says PM Modi

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/FgL1Pxw via IFTTT

Security of former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb reduced after uproar

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/G6QyWrF via IFTTT

Make the 'Indo' yield extra in Indo-Pacific

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/n9G7gWS via IFTTT

Hanuman Chalisa row: Navneet Rana appears before privileges committee, names Maharashtra CM

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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. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/fJ2gD3z via IFTTT

Centre may have to borrow additional Rs 1 lakh crore in H2

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Finance ministry sources said they have the cushion to absorb the extra financial burden on account of higher fertiliser and food subsidies, but if more relief is provided on any account then additional funds may be needed. from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/d30xNe5 via IFTTT