Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today an immediate financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to the rain-battered Kerala, after reviewing the flood situation in the state. Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh per person to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured from the Prime […]
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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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Thousands of people today joined the funeral procession of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking behind the gun carriage carrying the mortal remains. BJP chief Amit Shah, several union ministers and party leaders also walked sombrely behind the carriage as it made its way to the Rashtriya Smirti Sthal […]
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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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Heavy rains pounding Kerala triggered a series of landslides in the hilly Idukki district and northern parts, killing 26 people since last night with chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today describing the situation as ‘very grim’. The Army and National Disaster Response Force have been deployed in affected areas in Idukki, Kozhikode, Waynad and Malappuram districts […]
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The Madras High Court today allowed the burial of DMK chief M Karunanidhi on the Marina Beach. A division bench of the court comprising Acting Chief Justice H G Ramesh and S S Sundar passed the order on a petition filed by the DMK at a special hearing. Tamil Nadu’s main opposition party had moved […]
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Six ministers of President Maithripala Sirisena-led unity government in Sri Lanka resigned today, days after they voted against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in the no trust motion moved by the Joint Opposition. The ministers, who were from the Sirisena-led ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) which is a coalition partner in the unity government with […]
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The Aam Aadmi Party will release a song to mark its three years in power in Delhi, highlighting the government’s achievements. The song – ‘Abhi hua teen saal Kejriwal, aage hoga sandar paanch saal Kejriwal’ – is composed to highlight the works of the Arvind Kejriwal government in health, education and other sectors in the […]
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President Ram Nath Kovind strongly pitched for simultaneous elections to Parliament and the state assemblies, saying frequent polls posed a “huge burden” on resources and impeded the development process. Delivering his maiden address to the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament, he referred to several initiatives taken by the government for the benefit […]
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