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HC asks MMRC about safeguards to ensure pollution-free environment

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The Bombay High Court today sought to know from the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) what safeguards it has in place to ensure citizens’ constitutional right to a pollution-free environment, including noise pollution, is protected.A division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla was hearing an application filed by the MMRCL seeking modification of an earlier high court order which prohibited the firm from carrying out construction work at Cuffe Parade in south Mumbai during the night.In its application, the MMRCL said it had to carry out…

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Jharkhand HC extends Lalu’s provisional bail on medical ground

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The Jharkhand High Court today extended the provisional bail of RJD leader Lalu Prasad for another six weeks on medical grounds in fodder scam cases. Prasad, whose provisional bail was extended till July 3 last Friday, would now remain on bail till August 17 as per today’s order.The extension of the bail duration by Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh of the Jharkhand High Court was granted in three cases of multi-crore fodder scam related to fraudulent withdrawal of money from Chaibasa, Deogarh and Dumka treasuries by the Animal Husbandry department in…

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Forex reserves dip by USD 2.25 bn to USD 407.81 bn

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 India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 2.25 billion to USD 407.81 billion in the week to June 22 on account of fall in foreign currency assets, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.In the previous week, reserves had decreased by USD 3.04 billion to USD 410.07 billion. Forex reserves had touched a record high of USD 426.028 billion in the week to April 13, 2018. Reserves had crossed the USD 400-billion mark for the first time in the week to September 8, 2017, but have since been fluctuating. In…

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Rahul targets Modi over rise in Indian money in Swiss banks

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi today took a swipe at Narendra Modi over the rise in Indian money in Swiss banks, alleging that the prime minister says a 50-per cent jump in deposits by Indians is “white money” and that there is no “black money”.”2014, HE said: I will bring back all the “BLACK” money in Swiss Banks & put 15 Lakhs in each Indian bank A/C. 2016, HE said: Demonetisation will cure India of “BLACK” money.2018, HE says: 50% jump in Swiss Bank deposits by Indians, is “WHITE” money. No “BLACK”…

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Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam justifies 2015 killings

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The suspected sole surviving gunman from 2015 attacks in Paris has come close to admitting his role in the carnage in a rare statement to investigators in which he justified the killings, reports said today. Salah Abdeslam, in custody in France over the November 2015 attacks that left 130 people dead, has refused to cooperate with French judges ever since his arrest five months after the atrocities. But yesterday he recorded a statement in which he parroted the propaganda of Islamist extremist groups such as Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the…

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Trump pursuing meeting with Putin to determine if Russia willing to improve ties: WH

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US President Donald Trump is pursuing a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to determine whether Moscow is willing to make progress in bilateral relationship, the White House has said.Trump and Putin will meet on July 16 in Finnish capital Helsinki to mend bilateral relations and discuss a range of national security issues, the White House and the Kremlin had announced yesterday.The announcement followed a meeting between President Putin and US National Security Adviser John Bolton, who was in Moscow this week to lay the groundwork for the summit.”We’re…

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42 lakh senior citizens gave up railway concessions in 9 months: PM

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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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Govt rules out ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to tackle rupee fall

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The government today ruled out any “knee-jerk reaction” to tackle the fall in rupee and said appropriate measures would be taken after taking into consideration the global situation. Against the backdrop of the rupee breaching the 69-mark versus the US dollar and touching lifetime lows on Thursday, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal emphasised that there is no need for any knee-jerk reaction to deal with the situation. The rupee closed at an all-time low of 68.79 on Thursday due to multiple headwinds, including concerns over inflation and weak global cues. The…

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विदेश हिंदी न्यूज़ 

अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप की आव्रजन नीति के विरोध में भारतीय मूल की अमेरिकी सांसद गिरफ्तार

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भारतीय मूल की अमेरिकी सांसद प्रमिला जयपाल को 575 महिलाओं के साथ अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप की आव्रजन नीति के विरोध में गिरफ्तार किया गया. ‘द सिएटल टाइम्स’ के मुताबिक, जयपाल ने कहा कि उन्हें हार्ट सीनेट ऑफिस की इमारत के बाहर भीड़ को संबोधित करने के लिए बुलाया गया था. जयपाल ने कहा, “मैंने फैसला किया कि मुझे भी उनके साथ विरोध में बैठना चाहिए और गिरफ्तारी देनी चाहिए.” उन्होंने कहा, “हमने नारेबाजी की और इन परिवारों को मिलाने की जरूरत पर बात की और राष्ट्रपति की जीरो टोलरेंस…

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अर्थ हिंदी न्यूज़ 

स्विस बैंक में भारतीयों के पैसे में बढ़ोतरी पर केंद्रीय मंत्री पीयूष गोयल की सफाई

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साल 2017 में स्विस बैंक में भारतीयों के पैसे में 50 फीसदी की बढ़ोत्तरी की खबर पर केंद्र सरकार की ओर से सफाई दी गई है. केंद्रीय मंत्री और अभी वित्त मंत्रालय का कामकाज संभाल रहे पीयूष गोयल ने कहा है कि भारत और स्विटजरलैंड के बीच समझौता है. 1 जनवरी 2018 से इस वित्तीय साल के खत्म होने तक सारा डाटा हमें उपलब्ध करा दिया जाएगा. इसलिये अभी से इस पर किसी तरह का अनुमान क्यों लगाया जा रहा है. गौरतलब है कि भारतीयों का स्विस बैंकों में जमा…

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