Category: NATIONAL NEWS

New Delhi, Jun 25 (DIN NEWS) The Monsoon session of Parliament is set to begin on July 18 and end on August 10 with the triple talaq bill among the legislative items topping the government’s agenda. The session will have nearly 18 sittings, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters here. The Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, met here today to recommend the dates. President Ram Nath Kovind will now formally convene the session. “We seek the support and cooperation of opposition parties.…

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New Delhi, Jun 25 (DIN NEWS) India and Seychelles today agreed to work together on a project to develop a naval base at the Assumption Island keeping each other’s concerns in mind after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Danny Faure. India also announced a USD 100-million credit to Seychelles for augmenting its defence capabilities. “With this credit, Seychelles will be able to buy defence equipment to boost its maritime capacity,” Prime Minister Modi said in his joint media statement with Faure. On the project to develop a…

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Kozhikode, Jun 24(DIN NEWS) Rajya Sabha member M P Veeerendra Kumar today condemned denial of appointment for Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss issues affecting the state, saying it does not ‘augur well’ for the federal system of governance in the country. The state president of JD(U) Sharad Yadav faction in a statement said that a decision was taken to send an all-party delegation from Kerala to meet and discuss with the Prime Minister several issues affecting the state, including reduced ration allocations to…

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Srinagar, Jun 24 (DIN NEWS) Ahead of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including its self-styled divisional commander Shakoor Ahmed Dar, were killed in an encounter with security forces, while another militant surrendered, in Kulgam district of south Kashmir today, police said. The police said that a tip-off had been received about the presence of some militants in the Chedar Ban area of Qaimoh in Kulgam district, after which a joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Army and the CRPF, cordoned off the suspect house this…

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Indore, Jun 23 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress of neglecting the development of cities during its long rule in the country and said his government had come out with new ideas and approach on urban governance. Villages were the “soul” of the country, while cities were its “energy” centres, he said, addressing a public meeting here. “The development of civic amenities and infrastructure in cities did not match the growth in population. Under the previous Congress rule, cities remained neglected,” he alleged. However, after the…

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Jammu, Jun 23 (DIN NEWS) Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and the BJP will never allow it to be disintegrated from the country, party president Amit Shah today said during his first visit to the state after the saffron party withdrew support from the PDP-led government. The saffron party chief also claimed that J&K is part of India due to the efforts of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee. “We will never allow Kashmir to get disintegrated from India. Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part…

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Chennai, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today said students would not have to travel outside their state for appearing in NEET from next year as more centres would be set up based on the requirement. “Next year, students travelling to other parts of the country would not happen,” he told reporters here. He was responding to questions on complaints about several students from Tamil Nadu being alloted centres outside the state for this year’s national eligibility-cum-entrance test. The minister said this year the number…

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Kolkata/Beijing, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled her first China visit on Friday at the last minute as political meetings at the “appropriate level” were not confirmed by the Chinese government The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief was slated to leave for China on Friday night for an eight-day visit She was scheduled to lead a delegation to China under the exchange programme of the Government of India with the International Department of the Communist Party of China West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra said External…

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Chennai, Jun 21 (DIN NEWS) Yoga is India’s “gift” to the world, Union minister Suresh Prabhu said today after taking part in the International Yoga Day celebrations here. The International Yoga Day was celebrated by various sections of people across Tamil Nadu including school students and defence personnel. “#Yoga is path to holistic wellness. It is India’s gift to the world,” the Union Minster of Commerce and Industry said in a tweet at a Yoga Day event at a private college near here. In another tweet, he said, “Yoga is…

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Dehradun, Jun 21 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday performed Yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute campus here, saying the ancient Indian discipline has emerged as the most powerful unifying force in a strife-torn world. Addressing the large gathering in the backdrop of the iconic British-era building of FRI, Modi said yoga has shown the world the way from “illness to wellness” and is enriching lives across the globe He said in fact yoga has become the biggest mass movement across the globe in…

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