Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:38:26
Textiles Minister Smriti Irani was today given the additional charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry after M Venkaiah Naidu resigned from the Cabinet to contest the vice-presidential poll.
The portfolio of urban development, which too was with Naidu, was given to Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, the PMO said.
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Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:36:25
Qatar, the tiny Gulf state being isolated by its neighbors, said Monday the reported involvement of the United Arab Emirates in hacking its government news site in May is "unfortunate" and a breach of agreements among the Gulf countries.
The Washington Post, quoting unnamed US intelligence officials, reported Sunday that the UAE orchestrated the hacking and planted a false story that was used a
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Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:25:57
Close to 99 per cent voting was recorded today for electing India's 14th president, the returning officer for the poll announced.
The counting of votes will take place on July 20.
Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Gujarat, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Uttarakhand and Puducherry recorded 100 per cent voting.
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Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:18:21
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Housing and Urban Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting Minister Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is theNDA's candidate for the post of Vice President, party chief Amit Shah announced in Delhi on Monday.
With this, Naidu has been pitted against Opposition's candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi who had already filed his nominations.
Naidu will now
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Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:13:41
The Opposition on July 19 will be getting together demanding enactment of Manav Suraksha Kanoon (MASUKA) law against the issue of mob lynching and atrocities being unleashed on Dalits and minorities in the country.
Congress MPs Shashi Tharoor, Digvijaya Singh, Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP M.B Rajesh,Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha,
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Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:10:23
After meeting Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president B.S. Yeddyurappa on Monday said that he had requested the former to open a National Investigation Agency (NIA) office in Mangalore, adding Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Sharath Madiwala murder case to be referred to the agency.
"We have requested Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to open
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Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:08:25
Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Monday said that by transferring Deputy Inspector of General (Prisons) D Roopa, incumbent chief Siddaramaiah has sent out a clear message that there is no space for honest officers in his rule.
Yeddyurappa said that instead of taking action on Roopa's report and interrogating the irregularities, the authorities have transferred her.
"Nobod
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Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:05:24
Refraining from commenting on the transfer of Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) D. Roopa over a report stating about the irregularities going on in the central prison, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said it is not necessary to disclose everything to media.
"It is an administrative process; it is not necessary to disclose everything to the media," Siddaramaiah said.
On the o
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Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:03:35
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah on Monday asserted that India lacks the power to take China-occupied Kashmir back from Beijing.
"In Ladakh, China has occupied the Aksai Chin. We shout about it, but do not have the power to take it back," Farooq said, adding that the only way to resolve the tension with China is to be friends with them, as war is not a solution.
"In
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