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Plea in SC for bringing political parties under RTI

April 7, 2019 strong

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to declare all registered and recognised political parties as “public authority” under the Right to Information Act.The plea, filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, said, “As per section 29C of the Representation of People Act, donations received by political parties are required to be reported to the Election Commission of India. This obligation points towards their public character. “Therefore, this court can declare that political parties are a ‘Public Authority’ under Section 2(h) of the RTI Act,…

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अमेरिकी गिनती में पाक का कोई भी एफ-16 लापता नहीं : रिपोर्ट

April 5, 2019 strong

एक अमेरिकी पत्रिका का कहना है कि उसके देश द्वारा की गई गिनती में पाकिस्तान का कोई भी एफ-16 लड़ाकू विमान ‘‘लापता’’ नहीं पाया गया है और उनमें से किसी को भी नुकसान नहीं पहुंचा है। प्रतिष्ठित अमेरिकी पत्रिका ‘फॉरेन पॉलिसी’ में आई एक रिपोर्ट में यह बात कही गई है। यह रिपोर्ट भारत के उन दावों को खारिज करती है कि वायु सेना ने 27 फरवरी को हवाई संघर्ष के दौरान एक पाकिस्तानी एफ-16 लड़ाकू विमान को मार गिराया था। स्थिति के बारे में सीधी जानकारी रखने वाले दो…

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चुनाव आयोग ने आंध्र प्रदेश के मुख्य सचिव अनिल पुनेठा को हटाया

April 5, 2019 strong

चुनाव आयोग ने आंध्र प्रदेश के मुख्य सचिव अनिल चंद्र पुनेठा को शुक्रवार को इस पद से हटा दिया और उनकी जगह 1983 बैच के वरिष्ठतम आईएएस अधिकारी एल वी सुब्रहमण्यम को नियुक्त किया। राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री चंद्रबाबू नायडू को यह दूसरा बड़ा झटका है क्योंकि चुनाव आयोग ने उनके चहेते दो शीर्ष नौकरशाहों को चुनाव के समय में उनके पदों से हटा दिया है। साथ ही, चुनाव आयोग ने पुनेठा को चुनाव से नहीं जुड़े पद पर नियुक्त करने का निर्देश दिया। वह मई के अंत में सेवानिवृत्त हो…

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न्याय योजना पर नीति आयोग के उपाध्यक्ष के बयान से आचार संहिता का उल्लंघन हुआ : चुनाव आयोग

April 5, 2019 strong

चुनाव आयोग ने कांग्रेस के चुनावी वादे के रूप में घोषित ‘न्याय योजना’ की नीति आयोग के उपाध्यक्ष राजीव कुमार द्वारा की गयी आलोचना को चुनाव आचार संहिता का उल्लंघन करार दिया है। आयोग ने उन्हें इस मामले में भविष्य में ‘‘सतर्कता’’ बरतने की नसीहत दी है। चुनाव आयोग ने शुक्रवार को कुमार के जवाब को असंतोषजनक बताते हुये कहा कि उनका बयान निर्वाचन नियमों का उल्लंघन करता है। आयोग ने कुमार के बयान से चुनाव आचार संहिता के उल्लंघन की शिकायत पर जारी आदेश में यह बात कही है।…

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Battle of leadership styles of Dhoni and Ashwin as CSK take on KXIP

April 5, 2019 strong

It will be a battle of leadership styles of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin when Chennai Super Kings clash with Kings XI Punjab an IPL match here on Saturday.Dhoni’s ability to stay calm and keep his cool even in the trickiest of situations versus Ashwin’s aggressive approach and out-of-the-box decisions would certainly make for an interesting contest. The two teams have three wins each and both will try to outdo each other to take the upper hand. Defending champions CSK suffered their first defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians in…

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Xi says ‘new substantial progress’ made to end US-China trade war

April 5, 2019 strong

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said that “new substantial progress” has been made on the China-US economic agreement, generating optimism for an end to the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Xi’s remarks were part of a message conveyed to US President Donald Trump at the White House by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, Beijing’s lead negotiator to resolve the nine month-long trade war.The US and China are locked in a trade war since Trump imposed heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminium items from China in…

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Sensex rises over 200 pts on positive global cues

April 5, 2019 strong

The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade Friday led by gains in realty, metal, oil and gas and banking stocks amid positive global cues on hopes of a trade deal between the US and China.The BSE gauge Sensex was trading 200.69 points, or 0.52 per cent, higher at 38,885.41. The 30-share Sensex index settled 192.40 points, or 0.49 per cent, lower at 38,684.72 in its previous session.Similarly, the NSE benchmark Nifty rose 60.45 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 11,658.45 in early session.Top gainers in the…

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Irrfan starts shooting for ‘Angrezi Medium’ in Udaipur

April 5, 2019 strong

Actor Irrfan Khan has commenced shooting for the much-anticipated sequel to his 2017 blockbuster “Hindi Medium”.The 52-year-old actor recently returned to the country. He went abroad last year after he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour.Maddock Films, the production company behind the original film, shared on Twitter that the sequel, titled “Angrezi Medium” and to be directed by Homi Adajania, started shooting in Udaipur.”What better start to this Friday than starting something that you all have been waiting for! Our power team, Producer #DineshVijan, Director #HomiAdajania, DOP #AnilMehta, @deepakdobriyal and the…

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600 theatre personalities urge people to vote against’bigotry,hatred, and apathy’

April 5, 2019 strong

More than 600 theatre personalities, including Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad and Usha Ganguli, have signed a letter asking people to “vote BJP and its allies” out of power, arguing that the idea of India and its constitution are under threat.The letter, which was issued Thursday evening in 12 languages on the Artist Unite India website, said the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are the “most critical in the history” of the country. Among those who have signed the letter are Shanta Gokhale, Mahesh Elkunchwar, Mahesh Dattani, Arundhati Nag, Kirti Jain,…

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Plea to restrain Stalin from linking TN CM to Kodanad case

April 5, 2019 strong0 comment

The Madras High Court has said it would vacate the stay on a defamation case against DMK president M K Stalin over his remarks linking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami to the Kodanad estate heist case after the government complained he was repeating the charge. Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan made the oral observation Thursday on two petitions by city Public Prosecutor (PP) A Natarajan seeking the court to restrain the DMK leader from making any speech regarding the matter during the campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections, particularly at…