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26 nations to participate at 10th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
As many as 26 of the 32 countries that constitute the membership of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) are participating in the 10th edition of the event that would commence at Kochi on Tuesday.
Note ban hit economy, brought hardship to people: Chavan
Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan Monday said demonetisation had made the country's economy "unstable". On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced scrapping of then in use Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination bank notes with immediate effect. Chavan was here to take part in a Congress protest against the note ban exercise which the party observed nationwide as "black day". "The demonetisation exercise brought instability in the lives of peoplewho faced tremendous hardship. Lot of people lost their lives too," he said. He added that Modi had said the objective of note ban was to eradicate black money, counterfeitcurrency and curb corruption. "However, not a single objective was achievedas 99.3 per cent demonetised notes came back to the Reserve Bank of India," he said. Chavan claimed demonetisation was imposed on the people due to pressure from some American credit card and "fintech" companies. He also criticisedthe Central government ...
Modi to inaugurate KMP Expressway on Nov 19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway in Haryana on November 19, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday.
TRS woman leader threatens suicide if denied ticket
A woman leader of Telangana's ruling party TRS on Tuesday threatened to commit suicide if she was denied party ticket for the next month's assembly elections.
UK's May says response to Skripal attack hurt Russian spying
British Prime Minister Theresa May says the West's response to the nerve-agent poisoning of a former spy has seriously hurt Russia's intelligence capability. May's office says she'll urge countries "to stand up for the rules around the world" during a foreign-policy speech on Monday. Britain accuses Russia of poisoning ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a Soviet-made nerve agent in the English city of Salisbury in March a claim Moscow denies. After the attack Britain and other countries expelled a total of 150 Russian spies working under diplomatic cover. Russia expelled a similar number of those countries' envoys. May plans to tell the Lord Mayor's Banquet in London that this was "the largest-ever collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers, fundamentally degrading Russian intelligence capability for years to come.
Two Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes: Gaza ministry
Two Palestinians were killed and three others wounded as Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza on Monday, the strip's Hamas-run health ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that the dead men were civilians, but the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine militant group said in a statement that they were its fighters. The air raids followed a barrage of rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave into southern Israel, for which Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas claimed responsibility.
Modi govt trampling on RBI's institutional integrity, alleges Congress
The Congress Monday accused the Modi government of "trampling" on the RBI's institutional integrity and alleged that it was seeking around Rs 3.6 lakh crore from the central bank to distribute electoral sops ahead of the general elections. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said RBI reserves, from which the government is seeking money for its use, are the country's wealth and alleged that the Modi government wants to distribute it to its "crony friends". "Spinning lies, weaving false narrative and knitting sugar-coated alibis is a nefarious ploy of the Modi government to trample on the institutional integrity of the RBI. The RBI reserves are the nation's social wealth and the Modi government wants to distribute it to its crony friends," he alleged. Singhvi said that the Modi government's "sinister overtures to pounce on the RBI treasury is demonetisation part-II". "'Modi-made disaster of demonetisation' shaved off 1.5 pc of India's GDP and severely denigrated the institutional ...
North Korea hiding missile bases, US researchers say
North Korea is operating at least 13 undeclared bases to hide mobile, nuclear-capable missiles, a new study released Monday has found, raising fresh doubts over US President Donald Trump's signature foreign policy initiative. Trump has hailed his July summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as having opened the way to denuclearization of the divided peninsula, defusing tensions that less than a year ago brought the two countries to the brink of conflict. Since the summit in Singapore, North Korea has halted nuclear and missile tests, dismantled a missile test site and promised to also break up the country's main nuclear complex. But researchers at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington said they have located 13 missile operating bases that have not been declared by the government, and that there may be as many as 20. "It's not like these bases have been frozen," Victor Cha, who leads CSIS's North Korea program, told The New York Times, which first ...
No headway in talks between roadways employees and Hry govt
The talks between the Haryana roadways unions and the state government representatives held here on Monday failed to end the standoff between the two parties over the state's decision to induct 700 private buses into the transport fleet. A government delegation, led by Additional Chief Secretary (Transport) Dhanpat Singh, spoke to the coordination committee of the roadways unions. However, the talks made no headway as the unions reiterated their demand that the government must scrap the private buses scheme. "The talks failed yet again as the state government is adamant in implementing the scheme to run private buses," Sarbat Singh Punia, a member of the coordination committee of the roadways unions told reporters here. He said the union leaders were assured by Dhanpat Singh that a meeting of the agitating employees with chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar would soon be arranged. "We were assured that a meeting will be arranged with the chief minister to find an amicable settlement in .
Cong hits out at Modi over Herald issue
The Congress Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking "untruth" by linking demonetisation with "vindictive action" in the National Herald issue, adding he should not befool public through his 'jumlas' anymore. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi also hit out at Modi saying "it takes a thief to know a thief" and alleged that the only shell firms identified after demonetisation were that of BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay Shah, Piyush Goyal and Anil Ambani. There was no immediate reaction available from the Prime Minister's Office on the charges. "The PM's latest Demonetisation barf is, Shell Firms. Ironically, the only Shell firms identified after the great Demonetisation tragedy are: JAY SHAH'S, Temple Enterprises; PIYUSH GOYAL's Flashnet; ANIL AMBANI'S, Reliance Airports. It takes a thief to know a thief," Gandhi said on Twitter. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the remarks made by the prime minister needed to be ignored with the contempt they deserved. "It is well ...
Soldier killed, another injured in Pakistan ceasefire violation in Poonch
An Indian Army soldier was killed and another injured on Monday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan, forcing strong Indian retaliation.
More than 600 Mohalla Clinics to come up
The Delhi government will come up with over 600 Mohalla Clinics, with close to half of it to be opened at schools run by it, an official source said In a review meeting on the Mohalla Clinic project on Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal directed the officials to ensure adequate availability of medicines and staff in the state-run clinics and hospitals, the government source said. Kejriwal was informed by the officials that the clearance for construction of 607 Mohalla Clinics has been given by the departments concerned, the source said. "The PWD has been given the work to come up with 333 of these 607 Mohalla Clinics, out of which 265 will be opened in Delhi government schools," he said. The Mohalla Clinics in schools will be known as School Clinics, where health facilities will be provided to the students and staff members. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Health Minister Satyendar Jain, and officials involved with the project. The Mohalla ...
IT minister discusses data sovereignty with USIBC
Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday discussed data sovereignty and privacy along with other issues with Nisha Biswal, President of US-India Business Council (USIBC), a government official said.
Will move court if Mamata government tries to obstruct rath yatras: Bengal BJP chief
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday accused the West Bengal government of deliberately delaying permission to the party's proposed rath yatras in the state, threatening to move the court if the sanction did not come by.
Will form government of farmers, people in Maharashtra in 2019: Congress
The Congress will form a government of "farmers and people" in Maharashtra after the 2019 assembly elections, state party President and former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said here on Monday.
Jogi-led alliance will upset BJP and Cong: CPI
CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy Monday said the alliance led by former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi will "upset" the BJP and the Congress in the polls to the 90-member state assembly. "The alliance led by Jogi's Janta Congress Chhattisgarh will upset both the ruling BJP and the Congress. People in the state are fed up with Raman Singh government's misrule. The Congress, too, is a weak political force in Chhattisgarh after Jogi left the party," Reddy said. He said that the Congress has failed to corner the Raman Singh government on crucial issues. Reddy said the CPI could not have any understanding with Mayawati's BSP as it fielded candidates in the Dantewada and Konta constituencies which his party's considers as its strongholds. The CPI general secretary also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking "urban Maoist' jibe during the election campaign in Chhattisgarh. "This is a pretext to hunt intellectuals in the country. They are saying that the Congress is ...
Next Haryana govt will be formed by those working for people: Kejriwal to Khattar
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a dig at his Haryana counterpart, Manohar Lal Khattar, for not accepting his offer for mutual inspections of government dispensaries, saying the people would vote for schools and hospitals and not religion during the next elections. In his letter to Khattar, the Delhi chief minister had, on November 2, offered him a visit to the Mohalla Clinics of the Aam Aadmi Party government. Kejriwal had also wished to inspect state-run dispensaries in Haryana on Monday. Kejriwal, who did not receive any reply from Khattar, shot another letter to the Haryana chief minister. "I wrote a letter to you on November 2. It was not replied. Felt a little hurt. Whatever our political differences, dignity calls for a reply by a Chief Minister to the letter by another Chief Minister. "You did not reply. Should not I consider that you accept that hospitals and schools have improved very much in Delhi and those in Haryana are not in a good condition?" ...
TRS failed to implement poll promises: Narayanasamy
Puducherry Chief Minister and Congress leader V Narayanasamy Monday alleged that the ruling TRS in Telangana did not implement its electoral promises and failed on other counts and said it was high time it should be ousted from power. "By the time of bifurcation, it was a surplus state (Telangana). Now, it has become debt-ridden state. Rs 2.20 lakh crore is the debt for this governemnt. The burden is on the common man, not on the Chief Minister. Therefore, he is instrumental in making the state bankrupt," he told PTI here. Narayanasamy visited Gandhi Bhavan, the headquarters of Congress in Telangana, here Monday. More than 4,000 farmers committed suicide in Telangana due to the failure of the state government, he claimed. "Twelve per cent reservation for STs, 12 per cent reservation for minorities. It has been given a go by. It has not been done," he said. The Chandrasekhar Rao government had failed to serve the cause of those who sacrificed their life for separate ...
Rajini accuses Centre of flawed implementation of note ban
: Top actor Rajinikanth, who is expected to foray into politics, said Monday that the implementation of the demonetisation exercise by the Centre was flawed. The Tamil superstar, when asked about his view on the impact of demonetisation vis-a-vis its second anniversary, told reporters that "the implementation was flawed. It is a matter that should be discussed in detail." Asked if the BJP was such a 'dangerous' (electorally) party that warranted formation of a mega national alliance against it, he said "they (opposition parties) feel that way, then it should be definitely like that." On the rising incidence of rape and murder of girls in Tamil Nadu, Rajinikanth said tougher laws and stricter implementation was the way out. Asked about his stand on the release of seven Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts, he asked "which seven convicts... I am hearing about it only now." The Tamil Nadu government had recommended the release of all the seven prisoners to Governor ...
Union minister Ananth Kumar dies of lung cancer
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar died at a private hospital here in the early hours of Monday after battling lung cancer for several months, hospital authorities said. The 59-year-old Bangalore South MP breathed his last around 2 am at the Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre where he was under care after returning home in October following treatment in the US and Britain. His wife Tejaswini and two daughters -- Aishwarya and Vijetha -- were by his side, B R Nagaraj, the chairman of the board of trustees of the Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation that runs the hospital, told PTI. There was no official bulletin from the hospital. The Union minister, who passed away from complications following cancer and infection, had been on the ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit for the last few days, Kumar's office here said in a statement. The mortal remains of Kumar were kept at his residence here Monday where a large number of people .