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Bolsonaro calls for prudence in trade agreements with big powers
Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Friday called for prudent consideration before his country signs any trade agreements with other nations, a reference to the negotiations of a possible treaty between Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) and the European Union.
PM to attend one-year celebrations of BJP govt in HP: CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi would attend the December 27 celebrations to mark one-year of the state government. The mark the occasion a mega event would be organised in Dharamshala in Kangra district, he said after a meeting in Shimla to review the arrangements for the programme. He said beneficiaries of various state schemes would also be invited to attend the function. Beneficiaries of central schemes would also attend the event, the chief minister said. Officials said achievements of the state government would also be highlighted during the function.
Children don't want to take up farming seeing our plight: Farmers
Several farmers, who took part at a protest here Friday rued that their children do not want to take up farming seeing their parents plight, as protestors raised slogans to protect "farming legacy". Dubbed as the largest farmers' protest and congregation in Delhi, around 35,000 farmers, from across India, converged at the Parliament Street police station Thursday after their march was stopped by the administration. They are in the national capital to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. Ramaswami Sella Perumal, a farmer from Tamil Nadu, who had undertaken a 36-hour long journey, and was wearing two skulls of his relative who had allegedly committed suicide, said he has two children, who are studying. "They do not want to become farmers. They see what kind of difficulties we are facing. Many of our farmers have committed suicide. It is saddening that our children do not want to take up something that runs in our family," Perumal ...
France's Macron urges Renault-Nissan stability in talks with Japan's Abe
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and stressed that the Renault-Nissan <7201.T> alliance should be preserved, following Chairman Carlos Ghosn's arrest in Tokyo, an Elysee official said on Friday.
KCR's daughter dares Rahul to support Telangana demands in Parliament
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP K. Kavitha on Friday dared Congress president Rahul Gandhi to support their demands in Parliament during the winter session next month.
BRICS leaders vow to strengthen multilateralism, fight terror together
The BRICS leaders on Friday vowed to strengthen multilateralism and promote a fair and equitable international order and called for "concerted efforts" to counter terrorism.
AP govt leaked info to trap corrupt officials: CBI
The CBI Friday accused the Andhra Pradesh government of leaking secret information to trap some corrupt officials, saying this resulted in nabbing of just one person, while the others escaped. Enraged by its planned operation to trap the corrupt central government officers getting ruined by state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) half-baked action, the CBI said it had asked the Andhra home department to treat the information with utmost secrecy. The turf war between the central agency and the state government became public when the ACB claimed the arrest of a central excise officer when he was allegedly taking a bribe in Machilipatnam district on Friday. "The CBI had sought the consent of the state government to conduct a trap operation against some central government employees and others suspected of indulging in corrupt practices," CBI Spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said. He said the state home department was asked to treat this information with utmost secrecy. Instead, the department ...
How can GDP increase, when all growth indicators are going down: P Chidambaram
Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday questioned the revised Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data series published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and asked that how can the GDP increase when all the growth indicators are going down.Speaking at an interactive session titled 'Is India being redefined?' organised by All India Professionals Congress (AIPC) here, the former finance minister said: "If every growth indicator is going down, how can we have a high GDP?"He further said that the CSO left out 2004-2006 and six years of late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government while working on a new formula with 2011-12 as the base year."They have left out 2004-2005 and six years of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Government, even after this redefinition, the pattern is exactly the same. Best years of Indian economic growth were 2004 to 2014, if you look at four years of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government you need to look at four years ..
Trump defends Russia business dealings as U.S. probe widens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As President Donald Trump took part in the Group of 20 summit in Argentina on Friday, pressure on him was building back in Washington from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's long-running investigation into Russian meddling in U.S. politics.
NESO demands immediate withdrawal of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
The North East Students Organisation (NESO) on Friday staged a protest across the state's capital of seven northeastern states demanding immediate withdrawal of the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 across state's capital of seven northeastern states.
PM Modi, Trump, Abe discuss major issues of global interests on G-20 sidelines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday met for their first trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit to discuss major issues of global and multilateral interests. The meeting assumed importance in the wake of China flexing its muscles in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. Asserting that India will "continue to work together on shared values," Modi said, "The 'JAI' (Japan, America, India) meeting is dedicated to democratic values...'JAI' stands for victory (in Hindi)." The prime minister also said the meeting was a convergence of vision between the three nations. The Japanese premier said he was happy to participate in "the first ever 'JAI' trilateral". Trump appreciated India's growth story during the meet. The leaders emphasised the importance of cooperation among the three countries on all major issue of global and multilateral interests such as connectivity, sustainable development, counterterrorism and
Bombay HC dismisses Sanjay Nirupam's plea against BJP MP
The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Gopal Shetty from Mumbai North constituency in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The order was pronounced by Justice Mridula Bhatkar.Nirupam had alleged that Shetty deliberately did not disclose details of a property owned by him in Boriwali in his election affidavit.During the hearing, Shetty's counsel said that the property is not owned by his client anymore and it was sold out in the year 2010 itself.
G20 opens Argentina summit under shadow of China-U.S. tensions
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The leaders of the world's largest economies opened talks on Friday overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to escalate tariffs on imports from China as well as military tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
With passage of Maratha quota bill, recruitment to resume: CM
A day after the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill providing 16 per cent reservation to the Marathas, Chief MInister Devendra Fadnavis told the Assembly Friday that a mega recruitment drive to fill vacant posts in the government will be started soon. In August, Fadnavis hadannounced that the government would put on hold recruitment in 72,000 government posts till the Maratha community gets reservation. Subsequently, the State Backward Class Commission (SBCC) submitted its reporton social and educational backwardness of the Maratha community on November 15 and the bill providing quota to the community was passed unanimously Thursday.
Will avenge atrocities committed against us, Bengal BJP chief warns Trinamool
Known for his vitriolic speeches, BJP's West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh on Friday threatened Trinamool Congress activists "indulging in atrocities" that once his party came to power in the state, there would be "revenge" and that they would have to spend the rest of their lives in jail.
BJP-Shiv Sena will emerge victorious in 2019 polls: Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Friday said the alliance of his party BJP and the Shiv Sena will emerge victorious in the 2019 elections. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, he said the election symbols of the two parties will together form a formidable winning combination at the hustings. "Shiv Sena's bow and arrow and BJP's lotus will win the 2019 elections," Fadnavissaid, replying to an opposition sponsored motion moved last week in the Lower House. Besides the Lok Sabha polls, the Maharashtra assembly elections will also be held in 2019. Referring to thedemand for a ban on the Sanatan Sanastha, Fadnavis said the proposal in this regard sent to the Centre by the previous (Congress-NCP) state government was "live". "Banning any organisation comes under jurisdiction of the Centre," said Fadnavis, who also handles the Home portfolio. The right-wing outfit has been accused of involvement in terror activities, a charge strongly refuted by the Goa- based ...
Swaraj meets Gabon's foreign minister; discuss bilateral ties
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Friday met with Regis Immongault, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon during which the two discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral ties, an official statement said. During the meeting, both the sides discussed issues of bilateral and regional interest including combating terrorism and development partnership, the statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The importance of enhancement of bilateral trade and investment was also emphasised in the meeting. The two sides agreed to identify priority projects in the areas of mutual cooperation to be undertaken with the support of Government of India's concessional lines of credit, it said. The total value of bilateral trade in 2017-18 stood at USD 440.47 million. Oil India Limited, a public sector undertaking, is the operator of an onshore exploration block in Gabon. Immongault, who arrived in India on Wednesday, also met Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Minister Suresh .
Maharashtra govt to implement 7th Pay Commission from Jan 1
The Maharashtra Government will implement the Seventh Pay Commission from January 1, 2019, for which the state treasury will have to bear an additional burden of Rs 40,000 crore. Minister of State for Finance Deepak Kesarkar made this announcement in the Legislative Council. He was replying a question by MLC Kapil Patil during Question Hour. State government and semi-government employees and teachers had gone on a strike over the issue on August 9. Kesarkar said the government had appointed a committee headed by retired bureaucrat K P Bakshi over this issue. "However, the government will not wait for the report and the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission will commence from January 2019," the minister said. He told reporters later that it will put an additional burden of Rs 40,000 crore on the government treasury. Besides, arrears of Rs 10,000 crore would be paid retrospectively from 2016 over a five-week period, while the dearness allowance would be paid ...
Lesson from Kamraj Plan forgotten: Chidambaram
Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday said the "lesson" from the Kamraj plan, under which senior ministers were asked to serve the party, was forgotten and this has hurt the organisation. In 1963, Congress leader K Kamaraj had proposed to the then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru that all senior party leaders holding ministerial office resign and take up party work. Responding to a question on why the Congress was not able to generate ideas to counter the challenges faced by the country, Chidambaram said, "You feel that the Congress party has not risen to the carriage. I must accept our failure...that not because we are not trying." Chidambaram, who was a minister for home and finance during the UPA governments, was participating in a panel discussion 'Is India being redefined' organised by the All India Professionals Congress. Several senior Congress leaders, including Kapil Sibal, Manish tewari, Abhishek Singhvi, Salman Khursheed, attended the discussion. In the last four year, ...
Kartarpur row: Pak exposed by claiming to have played 'googly', says BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra on Friday said that the apparent "googly" played by Pakistan on Kartarpur corridor matter has exposed the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistani government.Speaking to the media here, Patra said, "The usage of words like googly has exposed Pakistan. For us it is not a googly. Congress is so insensitive that it is doing politics on (Punjab Minister Navjot Singh) Sidhu's faith. They could not even include the Kartarpur village in India at the time of partition."Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, earlier claimed that Prime Minister Khan has "bowled a googly at India by opening the Kartarpur corridor". He made these remarks at a ceremony held in Islamabad to observe the 100-day performance of the Imran Khan-led Pakistani government."Bowling a googly" in cricketing terms means making a deceptive delivery to put the batsman in a difficult position.Patra further hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi ..