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US officials: NKorea will face no more conditions for talks US

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Trump administration officials say there will be no more conditions imposed on North Korea before a first-ever meeting of the two nation’s leaders beyond the North’s promise not to resume nuclear testing and missile flights or publicly criticize US-South Korean military exercises. The officials’ comments yesterday followed the surprise announcement last week that President Donald Trump has agreed to meet the North’s Kim Jong Un by May. “This potential meeting has been agreed to, there are no additional conditions being stipulated, but, again they they cannot engage in missile testing,…

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Polling underway in Charilam Assembly seat in Tripura

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Polling is underway in the Charilam (ST) Assembly constituency in Tripura, which was postponed due to the death of the CPI(M) candidate a week before the February 18 election. Newly-appointed Deputy Chief Minister and state BJP vice-president Jishnu Deb Burman is contesting from the seat. He is pitted against Arjun Debbarma of the Congress, Uma Shankar Debbarma of the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) and Independent contestant Jyotilal Debbarma. Additional Chief electoral Officer Tapas Ray said, 35.45 per cent of votes were cast till 11 am and no untoward…

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Govt positive towards farmers’ demands: Fadnavis

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government was “sensitive and positive” towards the demands of farmers and tribals, who have marched from Nashik to Mumbai to draw the administration’s attention towards their problems. Fadnavis was responding to a discussion in the Assembly, initiated by Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who lauded the farmers participating in the ‘Kisan Long March’ for their peaceful protest while demanding a complete loan waiver and compensation for hailstorm and pink bollworm pest attack on crops. The Azad Maidan in South Mumbai turned…

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HC asks DSIIDC to pay Rs 10L compensation to kin of victim manual scavengers

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The Delhi High Court has directed government company DSIIDC to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each to the families of two manual scavengers who died while cleaning a sewer in Bawana Industrial Area here. The court said Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC), which is responsible for developing and providing industrial infrastructure facilities to the entrepreneurs here, should have taken necessary steps to ensure that sewers are not opened for cleaning purposes by anyone. Justice V Kameswar Rao said that any mishap would suggest a lapse on…

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Demand for cyber security staff up 3 times in 1 yr, to escalate: Report

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With increasing incidents of large scale cyber-attacks and governmental cyber espionage, the demand for professionals in the segment has gone up three time in past 12 months, according to a report. “As companies seek to bolster their defence against data security breaches, the demand for cyber security experts in India has outstripped supply of these professionals by three times over the past 12 months,” according to a report by an outbound recruitment solution Belong. This demand trend is likely to grow faster going forward with the rise in use of…

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Air India completes Boeing deal, takes delivery of 23rd Boeing 777

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Disinvestment-bound flag carrier Air India has taken delivery of its 23rd and the last Boeing 777 plane which can be used in ultra-long haul routes, and thus also completing its 68 aircraft orders placed with the US plane-maker more than a decade ago. The last B777-300 ER, which can carry almost 300 passengers and bearing registration number VT-ALX, landed at the Indira Gandhi international airport in the Capital yesterday, an airline source said. Air India took the delivery of the last 777 aircraft from the Seattle facility of Boeing on…

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उप्र और बिहार उपचुनाव में औसत मतदान

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उत्तर प्रदेश और बिहार में हुए लोकसभा उपचुनाव में मतदान का प्रतिशत कम रहा । इन सीटों पर हुए मतदान को आगामी आम चुनावों से पहले भाजपा के लिए एक इम्तहान माना जा रहा है । उत्तर प्रदेश के गोरखपुर एवं फूलपुर तथा बिहार के अररिया लोकसभा क्षेत्र में आज मतदान हुआ है । उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य निर्वाचन कार्यालय से जारी बयान में कहा गया है कि गोरखपुर में47 फीसदी मतदाताओं ने जबकि फूलपुर में38 फीसदी मतदाताओं ने अपने मताधिकार का उपयोग किया । राज्य के संयुक्त निर्वाचन के अधिकारी…

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AITA ignores Bopanna’s reservation, pairs him with Paes

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Sending out a strong message that it won’t allow players to interfere in selection matters, the AITA today brought back old warhorse Leander Paes in the Davis Cup team despite “reservations” from seasoned campaigner Rohan Bopanna. The five-member selection committee named Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sumit Nagal, Bopanna and Paes apart from including left-handed Divij Sharan as a reserve member in the side. Purav Raja, who performed below-par against Canada in the World Group Play-Off tie, was predictably dropped from the squad. According to sources in the AITA, non-playing captain…

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I was sceptical earlier to do reality shows: Lara Dutta

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Actor Lara Dutta, who is stepping into the world of reality television with a dance-based show, was initially cynical about being part of format due to the drama created around them. The former Miss Universe will be seen as one of the judges on the show “High Fever…Dance Ka Naya Tevar”. “I was quite sceptical earlier to do reality shows. What I had seen on TV (referring to drama element) had also deterred me from coming on the small screen, but the whole concept has changed (now). “It was like…

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HC directs EO wing to take steps in identifying properties owned by dairy firm executives

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The Madras High Court has directed the Economic Offences (EO) Wing of the Central Crime Branch to take steps for identifying immovable properties in the name of executives of HBN Dairies and Allied Limited, which is alleged to have cheated around 20 lakh depositors of Rs 1,137 crore. Justice M S Ramesh passed the order on a criminal original petition filed by one Immanuel, seeking an investigation into the matter in a reasonable time frame as fixed by the court. In the order, the judge said, “The Economic Offences wing…

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