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Sirisena inducts 7 ministers, including a Tamil from Jaffna

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Colombo, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today inducted seven new ministers in his government, including a Tamil who is the only elected representative of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party from Jaffna, the capital of Northern district. Two state ministers and five deputy ministers were sworn-in by Sirisena at a function at the Presidential Secretariat, amid an internal bickering within the unity government. Angajan Ramanathan, of the Sirisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party from Jaffna, was appointed as a deputy minister. The main Tamil party, Tamil National…

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Australia PM will make national apology to sex abuse victims

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Sydney, Jun 13 (DIN NEWS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will deliver a national apology to child sex abuse victims as part of the government’s response to a long-running inquiry that heard allegations against government and private institutions and prominent individuals in five years of hearings. The apology to be delivered on October 22 was announced today as Turnbull outlined his government’s formal reaction to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Its inquiry ended in December after taking evidence from leaders such as Vatican Cardinal George…

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Bungalow damage row: Akhilesh terms it as BJP conspiracy

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Lucknow, Jun 13 (DIN NEWS) Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today slammed the BJP over reports of damage to the bungalow vacated by him in the state capital, terming it as a “conspiracy” by the saffron party. “The BJP it is rattled after repeated defeats in a series of by-elections,” the SP leader said at a hurriedly convened press conference here. “It is the BJP’s conspiracy,” he charged. His outburst came a day after UP Governor Ram Naik asked the state government to take action over the reported…

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Opposition parties emulating BJP’s member enrolment drive: Shah

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New Delhi, Jun 13 (DIN NEWS) BJP president Amit Shah today hailed his party’s drive to enrol new members and train them, and said opposition parties are also now emulating this exercise. Addressing party functionaries after releasing training booklets to educate workers, Shah said the BJP’s ideology is aimed at changing the society and the country’s politics, sources said. The training booklets also include measures to effectively deal with media. The party had launched a membership drive after it stormed to power at the Centre in 2014 and claimed to…

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Khwaja Yunus custodial death: Show cause notice to probing cop

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Thane, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi today pleaded not guilty in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker in a court here. Gandhi arrived at the court in Bhiwandi at 11.10 am amid heavy security cover and was greeted by hordes of people raising slogans in his support. Inside the court, when Judge A I Sheikh, read out charges against him, Gandhi said, “I am not guilty.” The court had on May 2 asked Gandhi to appear before it today to record…

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Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in defamation case

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RBI Guv appears before Par panel; assures steps to strengthen banking system

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New Delhi, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) RBI Governor Urjit Patel today faced tough questions from a parliamentary panel on bad loans, bank frauds, cash crunch and other issues even as he assured the members that steps were being taken to strengthen the system, sources said. Sources present at the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance said the RBI Governor expressed confidence of tiding over the crisis regarding non-performing assets (NPAs). Some members of the committee, headed by senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily, sought to know about the reasons for…

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RBI needs more powers to oversee PSB: Guv to panel

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New Delhi, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) The Reserve Bank needs more powers to oversee public sector banks (PSBs), Governor Urjit Patel told a parliamentary panel today amid mounting bad loans in state-run lenders. The RBI governor, who appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Finance, faced tough questions from lawmakers on bad loans, bank frauds, cash crunch and other issues, according to sources. Sources said the governor assured the members that steps were being taken to strengthen the system.Regarding PSBs, he told the panel that the RBI has “inadequate” control over…

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Neymar is star attraction as fans swarm to Brazil training

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Sochi, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Brazil attracted an army of excited youngsters — including one who managed to break onto the pitch for a selfie — as they held their first training session on Russian soil ahead of the World Cup. Around 5,000 locals turned out to watch the relaxed session at the Yug-Sport Stadium, next to the Brazilian squad’s hotel in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi. Tuesday is a national holiday in Russia and many fans opted for vantage points along the road leading to the stadium, while…

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Rose McGowan defends Anthony Bourdain’s choice to commit suicide

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Los Angeles, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Actor-activist Rose McGowan has defended celebrated chef Anthony Bourdain’s choice to commit suicide, saying taking one’s life may be a horrible choice but it is a personal one.Bourdain, 61, died of suicide last week while he was in France filming an episode of his Emmy-winning CNN food and travel programme. In a letter by McGowan, who penned the lengthy note on behalf on the globetrotting chef-writer’s girlfriend actor Asia Argento, the “Charmed” alum said people should not blame him or her friend for his suicide.”I…