Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today decided to donate his one month’s salary towards the relief work in flood-hit Kerala. He took the decision after attending a review meeting on the flood situation in the state. “Called a review meeting on Kerala floods with Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha (Harivansh) and other senior officials of […]
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The opposition in Punjab today targeted Navjot Singh Sidhu for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, with the BJP describing his visit to Islamabad as “shameful”. It also asked the cricketer-turned-politician whether it was necessary to visit Pakistan at a time when India was mourning the demise of former prime […]
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Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80. His foundation announced his death in Switzerland today in a tweet , saying that he died after a short unspecified illness. […]
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President Ram Nath Kovind today described Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise a personal loss for him and said it was the former prime minister’s stature and dignity that attracted him to public life by giving up his legal profession. Conveying his condolences on the passing away of Vajpayee, the president in his letter to the former […]
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The condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains critical and he continues to be on advanced life-support system, sources said. The 93-year-old BJP veteran was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion. […]
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Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf today inched closer to becoming the single largest party in the country’s general elections by leading on 119 seats in an early count of votes, amid charges of rigging by rival political parties. In the eastern city of Lahore, capital of Punjab province and the country’s political heartland, PTI supporters rejoiced […]
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President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed sprinter Hima Das, who became the first Indian woman to clinch a gold medal at a global event the World Under-20 Championships in Finland. “India is delighted and proud of athlete Hima Das, who won a historic Gold in the 400m of World U20 […]
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LIVE VIDEO – PM Modi with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a Joint Press Meet Moon, who arrived on Sunday on his first state visit to India, was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Ram Nath Kovind and the prime minister this morning. The South Korean president also paid floral […]
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South Korean consumer electronics major Samsung on Monday inaugurated the world’s largest mobile phone factory here which will double its annual handset production capacity to 120 million units by 2020. The facility was inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The new plant will help the company raise its […]
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President Ram Nath Kovind received the first copy of the book Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: Vyakti Nahin Sankalp’ from Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who released it at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. On the occasion, the president said, “Ambedkar, like Martin Luther King Jr, is an inspiring figure for all humanity and there is […]
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