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Splitting UP inevitable due to size and population: Ramesh

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Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has kicked up a debate on the issue of governance in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, saying a division of the state would become inevitable due to its size and large population. Delivering the second V Ramachandran Memorial Lecture, organised by the Centre for Management Development here yesterday on “Reflections on India’s demographic future”, Ramesh said, “I for one believe that the reorganisation of Uttar Pradesh will become inevitable, sooner rather than later.” This was because a state with a population of over 400 million by the…

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EC recommends disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs

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In a blow to Delhi’s ruling Aam Admi Party, the Election Commission on Friday recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 of its MLAs for holding office of profit, setting the stage for their ouster from the Assembly In its opinion sent to President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday morning, the Election Commission said the MLAs, by occupying the post of parliamentary secretaries between March 13, 2015 and September 8, 2016, held office of profit, and were liable to be disqualified as legislators, highly-placed sources said The President is…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Kohli becomes second India batsman to reach 900-point mark

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Virat Kohli has become only the second India batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to reach the 900- point mark in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen, which were released following the conclusion of the Centurion Test. Gavaskar, one of the ICC Cricket Hall of Famers, had achieved the milestone in his 50th Test when he scored 13 and 221 at The Oval in 1979 to jump from 887 points to 916 points, which remained his career-best. Kohli, who recorded his 21st century at Centurion, got to the rare feat…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Kamal says he shares vision of Abdul Kalam for a ‘good TN’

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Veteran star Kamal Haasan on Thursday said he intended to launch his political tour of Tamil Nadu on February 21 from the residence of late President APJ Abdul Kalam at Ramanathapuram, which is also the hometown of the actor. The top actor said he too shared the vision of Kalam who dreamt of a “good Tamil Nadu.” By launching his political tour from the residence of the late leader, he would be moving forward towards that goal, the actor said, writing in his weekly column in Tamil weekly ‘Ananda Vikatan.’…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Govt recovering tax from Cairn UK, why come after us: Cairn

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Cairn India, now Vedanta Ltd, today told the Delhi High Court that proceedings regarding an over Rs 20,000 crore tax demand for non-payment of withholding tax on capital gains in 2006 by its former parent Cairn UK, need not continue as the authorities have taken action against the foreign entity. Cairn India, which in April last year merged with businessman Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Group, told a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar that the Indian tax authorities have already recovered over Rs 600 crore from it towards the…

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Terror funding: NIA files charge sheet agnst Hafiz Saeed, others

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against terror masterminds Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin and ten Kashmiri separatists in a case of alleged terror funding and secessionist activities in the valley. The charge sheet was filed by the probe agency before Additional Sessions Judge Tarun Sherawat, who kept it for consideration later today. The probe agency said the 12,794-page charge sheet has been filed against 12 persons including Hafiz Saeed, the head of banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Nifty ends above 10,800 for the first time; up 28 pts

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NSE benchmark Nifty registered modest gains despite late volatility and advanced by 28.45 points to 10,817 — a fresh record closing high on sustained buying mainly in FMCG, bank Nifty and finance service sectors. Gains were triggered by reports indicating that the government is mulling a proposal to hike foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the banking sector on the back of positive global cues amid sustained FII inflows, taking the key indices intra-day record highs, underpinned sentiment. However, heavy selling pressure during fag-end trade mainly in metal, realty, PSU…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Malaysian plane scare as flight diverted to Alice Springs

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A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to divert to the Australian outback town of Alice Springs today for “technical reasons” in a scare one passenger described as “hell”. Flight MH122 was heading from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur when Australian reports said one its engines shut down. It landed safely in the desert town of Alice Springs. “Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH122 from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur has been diverted to Alice Springs due to technical reasons,” the airline said in a statement. “The A330-300 aircraft safely landed in Alice Springs airport.”…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Trump says Mexico wall idea intact;contradicts chief of staff

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Donald Trump today insisted that his view on building a wall along US-Mexico border has not changed and Mexico would pay for it “directly or indirectly”, contradicting remarks by his chief of staff that the president’s opinion on the barrier had “evolved”. Trump’s comments came after Retired General John Kelly told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus yesterday that parts of the border do not need a wall — and that Trump did not know that when making campaign promises. He said that the president has evolved in his thinking…

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Goa invokes ESMA, prohibits proposed taxi strike tomorrow

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The Goa government today invoked the Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act against taxi operators who have decided on go on strike tomorrow. “The Government of Goa in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sub section (1) of Section 3 of the Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1988 (Goa Act 20 of 1989) and being satisfied that in the public interest it is necessary, has prohibited strike in any form in all transport services for the carriage of passengers or goods by land or water in the state of…

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