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US Urges India To “Fully” Uphold Rights Of Minorities, Vulnerable Individuals

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Incidents of violence and discrimination against minorities, including attacks on Dalits and Muslims by cow vigilantes, are not in keeping with India’s legal protections for minorities, a top US diplomat told a Congressional subcommittee on Monday. “Incidents of violence and discrimination against minorities in India, including cow vigilante attacks against members of the Dalit and Muslim communities, and the existence of anti-conversion laws in nine states are not in keeping with India’s legal protections for minorities,” Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice G Wells told…

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In Karnataka MLA Disqualification Case, Top Court Postpones Hearing

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on the petition filed by 17 rebel Karnataka Congress-JD(S) MLAs, challenging their disqualification under the anti-defection law, to October 23. A three-judge bench headed by Justice NV Ramana rendered the order. As the by-polls to 15 Karnataka seats are slated for December, the MLAs had requested for an interim order to allow them to contest the elections. The seats had fallen vacant after they were disqualified and debarred from being a member of the legislative assembly by former speaker Ramesh Kumar earlier…

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Bank Strike: Operations Hit As Thousands Strike Against Mergers In Patna, Bengaluru

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Thousands of bankers of public and private sector refused to report to work on Tuesday in Patna and Bengaluru protesting the merger of ten government banks into four. “There is a chance that we lose our jobs after the merger of the banks. This move by the Centre will create unemployment and make their condition worse,” said Jiyan Lal, General Secretary, Bihar Bank of Baroda. “Our customers are also being charged with high taxes. The merging of the move will only help the corporates and will have a harmful effect…

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Abhijit Banejee On Meeting PM, “Global Problem” Of Healthcare- Highlights

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Abhijit Banerjee, winner of the 2019 Economics Nobel, this afternoon spoke to reporters hours after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tweeting a photo of the meeting with Dr Banerjee, PM Modi said “India is proud of his accomplishments”.  “Excellent meeting with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee. His passion towards human empowerment is clearly visible. We had a healthy and extensive interaction on various subjects. India is proud of his accomplishments. Wishing him the very best for his future endeavours,” PM Modi tweeted after the meeting. Here are the highlights of Abhijeet…

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Maharashtra Election 2019: Genelia D’Souza, Madhuri Dixit, Sachin Tendulkar Step Out To Vote

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Bollywood couple Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh along with their family cast their votes at a polling booth in Latur on Monday and urged every voter to exercise their democratic right. “I think everyone, along with their friends and families should go on and vote. My two brothers are contesting and I have campaigned for both but I believe they will win based on the work done by them,” Riteish Deshmukh told ANI here. Amit and Dhiraj, brothers of the actor, are contesting in the Maharashtra election for the Congress party.…

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“But Pakistan Is Pakistan”: India Hits Out Over Stopping Of Postal Mails

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In signs of worsening of relations between the two countries, Pakistan has stopped postal mails from and to India, a move that New Delhi slammed as a violation of established international norms. Pakistan has not accepted any postal consignment from India after August 27 in a move seen as a retaliation for scrapping of special status for Jammu and Kashmir. Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is also in-charge of the postal department, said Islamabad resorted to stopping postal mail services unilaterally and without giving any prior notice…

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Ravidas Temple: Centre’s Offer To Double Land For Construction Accepted

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The Supreme Court has approved a conditional increase in land to be made available for the construction of the Ravidas temple in Delhi that it ordered demolished in August, leading to protests and the arrest of Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad. The temple will now be constructed on 400 square metres of land on the understanding the land will not be used for commercial purposes and no parking will be allowed. Last week the court accepted a proposal by the centre to hand over 200 square metres of forest land in…

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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Sachin Tendulkar Votes, Urges People To Vote For ”Better Tomorrow”

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Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar led the sports fraternity to vote for the Maharashtra Assembly elections on Monday, and appealed to people to come out in large numbers to exercise their democratic right. Mr Tendulkar cast his vote along with wife Anjali and son Arjun, who is a budding left-arm pacer, at a polling booth in suburban Bandra. Giving an example of some senior citizens who were keen on exercising their franchise, the cricketer urged people to come out and vote. “This morning, I read in a newspaper something which is…

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Ravidas temple: Centre tells SC it is willing to hand over 200 sq m area to devotees

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The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is willing to hand over 200 square metre area to a committee of devotees for construction of Guru Ravidas temple in South Delhi. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and S Ravindra Bhat took on record the offer made by Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, and asked parties seeking construction of a temple to submit objections, if any by Monday. At the outset, Venugopal said he had held consultation with all parties including devotees and government officials…

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US to host 2020 G7 summit at a Trump golf resort

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The G7 Summit in 2020 would be held at President Donald Trump’s golf resort in Florida and would cost half the amount than hosting the event at another place, the White House has claimed, rejecting criticism that he “used” his public office to secure big contract for himself. Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters on Thursday that the 46th G7 Summit, a grouping that comprises of world’s largest developed economies, would be held from June 10 through June 12 at the Trump National Doral facility in…

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