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PM announces immediate relief of Rs 500 cr to flood-hit Kerala

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today an immediate financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to the rain-battered Kerala, after reviewing the flood situation in the state.Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh per person to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF), a Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) statement said”The prime minister announced a financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to the state. This is in addition to Rs 100 crore announced by Home…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80

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Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.His foundation announced his death in Switzerland today in a tweet , saying that he died after a short unspecified illness.”Wherever there was suffering or need, he reached out and touched many people with his deep compassion and empathy,” the foundation said in a statement.Annan spent virtually his entire career as an administrator in the United Nations.…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Faculty cannot pursue full time course while teaching: HC

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Deprecating the practice of a teacher or professor pursuing a full time course while simultaneously working as a faculty member, the Madras High Court has made it clear that it cannot be permitted without prior permission from the university or college concerned”The university/institution and the recognition authorities must ensure that no teacher/professor is permitted to do the full time course without obtaining prior permission from the University/College.”Otherwise, that will give a wrong signal and that for the sake of convenience, the student may be asked to be a Professor for…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Rupee might stabilise at 68-69 a dollar: Garg

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The rupee, which has taken a severe battering of late, is expected to stabilise at 68-69 per US dollar level riding on positive capital inflows this month, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhas Chandra Garg today said.The rupee is already Asia’s worst performing currency and had touched an all-time low of 70.09 per US dollar on Tuesday.According to Garg, the current turmoil in Turkey, triggered by US sanctions, had not affected the perception of India. The flow of foreign portfolio investments (FPI) had not altered either and there had been no outflow…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

I’m not out there to prove anything, asserts Sushil

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Jakarta, Aug 17 (DIN NEWS) Celebrated Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar, whose defeat in a tune-up event raised doubts about his form ahead of the Asian Games, today asserted that he is “far from finished” and is not out there to prove anything. India’s only double Olympic medallist lost his first bout in four years, at the Tbilisi Grannd Prix in Georgia last month. Asked about the defeat and he dismissed it nonchalantly. “So what. There will be defeats and victories in sportsman’s life. Real athlete is the one who stands…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Nick Jonas, parents in Mumbai to meet Priyanka Chopra’s family

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Mumbai, Aug 17 (DIN NEWS) Actor Priyanka Chopra’s boyfriend Nick Jonas and his parents — Denise Miller-Jonas and Paul Kevin Jonas — are in the city amid reports the couple will throw a bash to celebrate their engagement with family and close friends. Clad in black pants and a full-sleeve T-shirt, the 25-year-old American singer and his parents were received by Priyanka, 36, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here. Nick’s brother Kevin, Joe and Frankie Jonas have also arrived in the city. The couple will reportedly be throwing a…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Consider bringing down Mullaperiyar dam water level by 3 feet: SC tells panel

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New Delhi, Aug 17 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today asked the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) and a sub-committee set up by Kerala to deal with the flood situation in the state to coordinate and explore the possibility of reducing the water level at the Mullaperiyar Dam by three feet. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked Kerala and Tamil Nadu to abide by the directions given by NCMC on the rehabilitation of displaced people and the reduction of water level from the…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Gold eases, silver recovers on subdued demand

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Mumbai, Aug 17 (DIN NEWS) Gold prices fell by Rs 55 per 10 grams at the bullion market here today following subdued demand from stockists and local jewellers. However, silver prices recovered modestly by Rs 85 per kg due to renewed demand from industrial units. Standard gold (99.5 per cent purity) prices fell by Rs 55 to end at Rs 29,315 per 10 grams from Thursday’s level of Rs 29,370. Pure gold (99.9 per cent purity) also moved down by a similar amount to finish at Rs 29,465 per 10…

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Atalji’s stature, dignity attracted me to public life: Kovind

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New Delhi, Aug 17 (DIN NEWS) President Ram Nath Kovind today described Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise a personal loss for him and said it was the former prime minister’s stature and dignity that attracted him to public life by giving up his legal profession. Conveying his condolences on the passing away of Vajpayee, the president in his letter to the former prime minister’s adopted daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya said that working with him was an unforgettable experience. “Atalji’s death is of course a personal loss for you and others at…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Imran Khan elected as Pakistan’s new prime minister

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Islamabad, Aug 17 (DIN NEWS) Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan was elected as Pakistan’s new prime minister today after he defeated veteran politician Shahbaz Sharif in a one-sided election in the National Assembly. The election for the top post became just a formality after the Pakistan Peoples Party led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with 54 seats abstained from voting following a rift over Sharif’s candidature. Khan, 65, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), secured 176 votes while his only rival and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Sharif got 96 votes,…

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