Category: NATIONAL NEWS

Jaipur, July 2 (DIN NEWS) Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot today alleged that the BJP government has institutionalised corruption as a “transfer racket” was operating in the state. “Government employees and officers who do not have resources and approach are being exploited by the government. They are being transferred on recommendations to benefit the relatives and those known to BJP leaders,” Pilot claimed. He alleged that BJP governments in the Centre and the state were turning a blind eye to all sections of the society and was working to take…

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New Delhi, Jul 2 (DIN NEWS) India can play a major role in the present “unstable world” to achieve global peace and prosperity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told the country’s heads of missions in foreign countries at a conference here. The prime minister addressed the envoys on the last day of the three-day conference during which the country’s foreign policy priorities were deliberated upon. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, at the session, said, “India’s global profile and prestige have gone up significantly” since Prime Minister Modi has assumed office.…

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Lucknow, Jul 1 (DIN NEWS) Citing a data that deposits of Indians had increased in Swiss banks, BSP supremo Mayawati today asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would accept his “failure in bringing back black money”. The BSP leader also attacked the central government over the falling value of the Indian Rupee against the US Dollar. “Will Modi government not like to take credit of rise in money in Swiss banks? The question which arises in the nation’s interest is that why money earned in India is in a foreign…

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New Delhi, Jul 1 (DIN NEWS) Eleven members of a family, including seven women, were found dead under mysterious circumstances in north Delhi’s Burari on Sunday morning, the police said Ten bodies were found hanging and blindfolded, while a 75-year-old woman’s body was found on the floor. Two of the deceased are minors, they said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari visited the spot According to police, they were initially informed by a neighbour that six to seven people have committed suicide But upon reaching the…

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was again trolled on Twitter today and accused of appeasing Muslims. Her husband Swaraj Kaushal tweeted a screenshot of a post by a Twitter user who asked him to teach the minister not to do Muslim appeasement .Swaraj also retweeted some of the tweets by that personThis comes days after Swaraj was trolled and abused on Twitter over a controversy involving the issuance of passport to an interfaith couple. A Passport Seva Kendra official, Vikas Mishra, in Lucknow was transferred after the interfaith couple alleged…

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The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes today due to inclement weather, officials said. The yatra has been suspended on both the routes as the tracks are slippery because of rain, a spokesperson of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said here. While no pilgrim is allowed to proceed towards the cave shrine on foot, some yatris are using the helicopter services to undertake the pilgrimage, he added.A flood alert was sounded in south and central Kashmir after many parts of the state were lashed by…

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After crashing to life-time lows yesterday, the rupee staged a spirited recovery to end higher by 33 paise at 68.46 against the US dollar today in line with a big relief rally in domestic equities.Propped up by heavy dollar selling intervention by the RBI, the Indian unit touched a fresh intra-day high of 68.35.This was the first gain posted by the rupee in the last four sessions.Overall forex sentiment, however, remained cautious due to rising crude prices and concerns over fiscal slippage.The rupee largely took cue from weak dollar overseas,…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that 42 lakh senior citizens had voluntarily given up their railway concession in the past nine months while 1.25 crore families had surrendered their gas subsidy.Modi said an environment of honesty has been fostered in the country and more and more people are coming forward to contribute to the nation building by voluntarily giving up on various subsidies and concessions.He said with his one request from the Red Fort to the well-off citizens to give up LPG subsidy, and 1.25 crore families gave up…

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Amarnath Cave (JK), Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today said all arrangements have been made for the security of two-month-long Amarnath pilgrimage and there is no cause for any worry. Vohra’s comments came amidst “biggest-ever” security blanket thrown to secure pilgrims undertaking the Amarnath pilgrimage which began today. “I want to give a message and assurance that all security arrangements have been made for Amarnath Yatra. There is no cause for worry for the pilgrims,” he told PTI after offering prayers at the cave…

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