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गोवा में कांग्रेस के विधायकों ने मंगलवार को राज्यपाल मृदुला सिन्हा से मुलाकात की और उन्हें भाजपा सरकार को विधानसभा में बहुमत साबित करने का निर्देश देने के लिए कहा। यह कदम ऐसे समय उठाया गया है जब 62 वर्षीय मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर पर्रिकर अग्नाशय की बीमारी का इलाज कराने के लिए दिल्ली में एम्स में भर्ती हैं। विपक्ष के नेता चंद्रकांत कावलेकर के नेतृत्व में कांग्रेस विधायकों ने मांग की कि राज्यपाल को विधानसभा का एकदिवसीय सत्र बुलाकर बहुमत साबित करवाना चाहिए। सिन्हा के साथ मुलाकात के बाद कावलेकर ने…

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Didn’t expect Arjuna this year: Hima Das

September 18, 2018 strong

India’s newest sprint sensation Hima Das Tuesday said she didn’t expect to be nominated for the Arjuna award this year, despite her stunning season in international athletics.The 18-year-old from Assam was among the 20 sportspersons recommended for the Arjuna Award, which is subject to approval by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. “I didn’t expect to win the Arjuna this year. I was thinking may be next year, I will be considered,” said Hima, who clinched the gold medal at the U-20 World Championship in Finland, on the sidelines of a…

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Varun and Anushka signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign

September 18, 2018 strong

Bollywood stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have been signed on to promote and endorse the Skill India Mission, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The actors will next be seen in “Sui Dhaaga – Made in India”, a Yash Raj Films project, which salutes India’s entrepreneurs and skilled workforce, including homegrown artisans, craftspeople and weavers. Varun plays a tailor named Mauji and Anushka essays the role of his wife and embroiderer Mamta. The duo will dedicate time to promote the skilled talent in the country. “Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma, through this…

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Goa Cong MLAs to meet Governor to seek dismissal of Parrikar govt

September 18, 2018 strong

Goa Congress legislators will meet Governor Mridula Sinha Tuesday evening with a demand for dismissal of the Manohar Parrikar-led government and allowing the opposition party to stake claim for forming an alternate government.The move comes at a time when 62-year-old Parrikar is admitted in the AIIMS in Delhi for a pancreatic ailment.Goa is being ruled by the BJP-led Alliance headed by Parrikar.The Congress, which has 16 members in the 40-member state Assembly, yesterday submitted a memorandum to the Governor in her absence, urging her not to dissolve the Assembly and…

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Pak govt, Opposition agree for parliamentary probe into vote rigging charges

September 18, 2018 strong

Pakistan government and the Opposition on Tuesday unanimously agreed to form a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of rigging in the July 25 general elections in which the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerged as the single largest party.Major political parties like the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have alleged that the votes cast at various polling stations were changed behind closed doors after their polling agents were thrown out. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected the claims. The…

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Petrol, diesel rates scale new highs

September 18, 2018 strong

After a one-day hiatus, petrol and diesel prices Tuesday were hiked again to new highs.While rates were not changed on Monday, a 10 paise per litre hike in petrol price and a 9 paise a litre increase in diesel was effected Tuesday, according to a price notification of state-owned oil marketing companies.Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 82.16 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 73.87 a litre.In Mumbai, petrol priced touched an all-time high of Rs 89.54 per litre. It costs Rs 83.91 in Kolkata and Rs 85.31…

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1,000 farmers oppose bullet train project in Gujarat HC

September 18, 2018 strong

As many as 1,000 farmers affected by the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court Tuesday, voicing their opposition to the project.A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi is hearing five petitions challenging the land acquisition process for the high speed rail project. Besides these petitioners, 1,000 farmers submitted separate affidavits in the high court to make a point that many more cultivators are affected by the Centre’s ambitious Rs 1.10 lakh crore project and are opposed to it.…

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India captain Virat Kohli recommended for Khel Ratna along with weightlifter Mirabai Chanu

September 17, 2018 strong

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu were Monday jointly recommended for the country’s highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.Kohli will become the third Indian cricketer after legendary Sachin Tendulkar (1997) and the talismanic former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007) once the sports ministry officially accepts the committee’s recommendation.”Yes, Virat Kohli and Mirabai Chanu’s names have been recommended by the awards committee,” a top source told PTI on condition of anonymity. It is learnt that India’s top male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was…

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Moments of self-doubt taught me a lot: Freida Pinto

September 17, 2018 strong

Freida Pinto says she never wanted to surrender to the Indian stereotype in Hollywood, which resulted in her saying no to a lot of big projects. The 33-year-old Indian actor, who started her Hollywood journey with Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire”, says even though she knew it was the right decision, she went through a phase of “self doubt and anxiety”. “I made it very clear after ‘Slumdog…’ that I would have to carve my own path and also determine the path for the next generation of Indian actors. It was very important…

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CM Parrikar unwell, Oppn Cong stakes claim to form govt in Goa

September 17, 2018 strong

With Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar hospitalised, Goa’s main opposition Congress party submitted a memorandum to Governor Mridula Sinha Monday, staking claim to form an alternate government.The move came at a time when the BJP high command has sent three senior leaders — Ram Lal, B L Santhosh and Vinay Puranik — here to meet the state party leaders and allies to take stock of the political situation.Parrikar, 62, who is suffering from a pancreatic ailment, is currently admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi…