Category: NATIONAL NEWS

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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New Delhi, Jun 20 (DIN NEWS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to fly to Bengaluru tomorrow to join a 10-day naturopathy course, officials said. According to officials at the CM office, Kejriwal has not been keeping well after ending the nine-day long sit-in at Lt Governor’s office. During the protest, his blood sugar levels had increased and even insulin injections were not working on him. “He is likely to leave for Bengaluru tomorrow to join a 10-day naturopathy course to control his sugar levels,” the officials said. The…

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New Delhi, Jun 20 (DIN NEWS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh has strongly defended the Modi government’s Kashmir policy, saying the Kashmir issue has been a “very old” one and a major challenge for all governments and will take time to be resolved. He also said the BJP “did its best” and tried everything to bring peace and development to the valley. Singh made these comments in an interview to ‘The Week’ magazine following the BJP’s decision yesterday to withdraw its support to the PDP-led government. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had…

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New Delhi, Jun 19 (DIN NEWS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today called off his nine-day sit-in at the lieutenant governor’s office after bureaucrats started attending meetings with AAP ministers, said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Sisodia said several meetings, attended by IAS officers, were held during the day. The bureaucrats have been at loggerheads with the AAP dispensation following the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February. “Arvind Kejriwal will come out of the L-G office. It was not a dharna. We were waiting to meet the…

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New Delhi/Srinagar, Jun 19 (DIN NEWS) The three-year Jammu and Kashmir government, wracked by bitter political feuds and worsening security challenges, collapsed today with the BJP pulling out of its alliance with the PDP setting the stage for yet another round of governor’s rule. BJP general secretary Ram Madhav made the surprise announcement after the party high command summoned its Jammu and Kashmir ministers for emergency consultations in New Delhi. A few hours later, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti submitted her resignation to Governor N N Vohra amid a swirl of…

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Srinagar, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) Congress president Rahul Gandhi today wrote to the family of slain journalist Shujaat Bukhari, saying his killing was a grim reminder that progressive voices were constantly at the risk of being silenced by extremist elements. “I am shocked at the cold-blooded killing of Mr. Shujaat Bukhari outside his office. One of the few moderate voices in an atmosphere torn apart by narrow political considerations, his loss is a grim reminder that progressive voices are constantly at the risk of being silenced by extremist elements,” he…

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