Punjab Public Works Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Saturday said the construction work of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor will be completed by September 30.


Kartarpur Corridor to be completed by Sept: Minister


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Panaji's Congress MLA, Mayor and former Deputy Mayor were on Saturday booked for allegedly molesting a woman during an anti-encroachment drive outside a casino office in the state capital on Friday.


Panaji MLA, Mayor, ex-Deputy Mayor booked for molestation (Lead, Correcting headline)


The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel in a case of irregular seat-sharing on Air India's profitable routes, allegedly involving corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, ED officials said here on Saturday.


ED summons Praful Patel in Air India seat-sharing case


US President Donald Trump has expressed his support for former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as the next leader of the Conservative Party, saying he would be an "excellent" choice and is "a very talented person".


Trump supports Boris Johnson to be next Tory leader


The US will withdraw the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits extended to exports from India from June 5, 2019. India calls it "unfortunate".


US to withdraw India's GSP benefits from June 5, Ministry says 'unfortunate'


Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Saturday on the sidelines of the 14th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) here.


Imran meets Saudi Crown Prince, discusses ties



Panaji MLA, Mayor, ex-Deputy Mayor held for molestation


Actor Robert De Niro has urged Special Counsel Robert Mueller to leave his "comfort zone" and testify before Congress about the findings of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.


You're no Stephen King: De Niro tells Mueller


Former Indian President of India Pratibha Patil has been conferred the "Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca" (Order of the Aztec Eagle) - the highest civilian award of Mexico given to foreigners, here on Saturday.


Ex-President Pratibha Patil conferred Mexico's highest civilian honour


As he hardens his stand on trade, US President Donald Trump is ending India's $5.6 billion trade concessions under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences programme with effect from June 5.


Trump ends $5.6bn GSP trade preference for India


The Quad countries, India, Australia, Japan and the US, have discussed leveraging the power of the private sector, which could balance China's economic diplomacy that promotes infrastructure development in its quest for global influence.


India, US, Japan, Australia consult leveraging private sector power in infrastructure (News Analysis)


Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has congratulated Indian's new External Minister S. Jaishankar and said New Delhi's former envoy to Beijing has done good to Sino-India ties.


Jaishankar has done good to Sino-India ties: China


The great TV anchors, God's gift to Indian journalism, who have been Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shrill town criers these past five years, looked sheepish covering the spectacular swearing in ceremony at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. These media stars from the loyalist school of journalism kept state secrets so deep in their hearts that they revealed not one portfolio, not even the time when the portfolios would be announced. There is an Arab saying: he knows not and knows not that he knows is a fool to be avoided.


Minions could have sportingly leaked portfolios in a carnival of democracy (Comment)


Rome, June 1 (IANS/AKI) Around 100 migrants who were saved off Libya by an Italian navy ship will not remain in Italy, hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini vowed on Friday.


Rescued migrants will not stay in Italy: Minister


Rome, May 31 (IANS/AKI) Italy and other European Union countries are "unarmed" against unemployment, which the incoming European Commission should see as the major challenge it faces, Premier Giuseppe Conte said on Friday.


Unemployment 'true emergency of our times': Italian PM


Fulfilling his poll promise, the Modi government on its first day announced a minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000 for traders across the nation, which will benefit over three crore people.


Cabinet okays pension for traders



Cabinet okays pension for traders (Lead with correction)


Former IFS officer S. Jaishankar created history on Friday as he became the first former Foreign Secretary to become External Affairs Minister.


Jaishankar becomes first Foreign Secretary to be Foreign Minister


Swinging into action on the first day of getting it's new minister, the Ministry of Human Resource Development on Friday placed the draft report on the National Education Policy in the public domain. The committee constituted by the government for the preparation of the policy has proposed to rename the MHRD as Ministry of Education (MoE).


RTE expansion, schooling and higher studies overhaul in new draft education policy


In a major push to boost rural consumption, the Modi government in its first Cabinet meeting decided to cover all the farmers, irrespective of their land holdings, under PM Kisan scheme that promises to transfer Rs 6,000 in their bank accounts.


First Modi 2.0 Cabinet extends PM Kisan scheme to more farmers


The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of Sukesh Chandrashekhar, an aide of AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran, in a bribery case related to poll symbol allocation by the Election Commission.

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