A crunch climate conference will start in Paris a day earlier than planned, with negotiators gathering on Sunday already to start thrashing out a pact, the UN’s climate forum said on Wednesday. More than 150 heads of state and government are scheduled to attend the official opening on Monday, the French government added. An “early […]
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Hundreds of firefighters battled a devastating blaze for a second day in Australia today that has left two dead and 13 in hospital, with grave fears the death toll will rise. Cooler conditions and lighter winds aided fire crews as dawn broke but South Australia state Premier Jay Weatherill said it would be days before
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As police armed with automatic weapons stood guard, schools and some subway stations in the Belgian capital reopened Wednesday for the first time since emergency measures were imposed four days ago in the wake of the Paris attacks. Belgian and French authorities continued a manhunt for at least two suspects believed to be directly linked
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The US airstrike that killed 31 civilians at a hospital in Afghanistan on 3 October resulted from preventable errors by soldiers and airmen who violated rules of engagement and have been removed from duty while awaiting further investigation, military officials said Wednesday. A briefing in Kabul provided the latest US explanation but left some questions
Giving the details of the government business for the Winter Session, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu has said that in consultation with various ministries, 38 items have been identified of which 22 items have been prioritised. Here is a list of bills pending or to be introduced in Parliament and their status.
With the Winter Session of the Parliament beginning on Thursday, the first Constitution Day, Narendra Modi expressed his hope for the legislative process and highlighted the need to spread awareness about the Constitution. “Debate is the soul of Parliament and we are hopeful that we can fulfil people’s expectations in Parliament this Winter Session,” said
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E-commerce major Snapdeal on Wednesday said it was “neither connected nor plays a role in comments made by Aamir Khan in his personal capacity”. The company was forced to make the statement after it started drawing lot of flak online after Khan’s comments on intolerance in India at the RNG Awards in New Delhi resulted
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For those willing to let their hair down this is the best time to be Assam. The weather is pleasant and there’s a comforting calmness in the air. But scratch the surface a bit. If you are interested in politics we would find tension building up. Hectic preparation is afoot from all players, big or
Hand-written passports of Indian citizens are no longer valid from Wednesday as per government’s directive. The government had asked those having hand-written passports to get machine-readable ones having bar codes by November 24. The government had decided to discontinue hand-written passports in accordance with recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to incorporate biometric
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis along with other ministers and the Mumbai Police, on Thursday paid homage to the martyrs on the seventh anniversary of the horrific terror attack of 26/11. On this day in 2008, ten Pakistani terrorists had arrived by sea route and opened fire indiscriminately at people killing 166, including 18 security
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At the break of dawn on Wednesday, three militants from Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit attacked a Gorkha Rifles Camp along Kalsuri Ridge in Tangdhar area near the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, leaving a military contractor dead before all the attackers were gunned down. NN Joshi, the defence spokesperson in Srinagar said the
Singapore was the second largest source of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) into India in 2013-14, bringing in $5.98 billion, about 25% of the total FDI inflows in that year. Speaking on the issue of GST he said: We have introduced the GST Bill in parliament; we are hopeful to roll it out in 2016. The
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Amid controversy over Aamir Khan’s remarks on intolerance, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that tolerance is in India’s DNA and the actor need not leave the country, advising him to not come under the influence of “fabricated political propaganda”. “Tolerance is in India’s DNA. There is no space for intolerance in the
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The first outreach programme of Rahul Gandhi, a year-and-half after the Congress was thrown out of power and he occupied opposition benches, at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore left him hugely embarrassed. By the time the over-an-hour interaction – his opening statement and a question and answer session ended – it was clear that the
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Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the first day of the Paris climate talks on 30 November to “generate momentum toward the successful outcome.” Obama’s meetings with Indian, Chinese and French leaders were intended to “send a clear signal” that “he
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Shiv Sena on Wednesday lashed out at actor Aamir Khan for his remarks on intolerance through their editorial, Saamana that he was speaking the “language of treachery” and asked the ‘Khan clan’ of the film industry to explain what calamity has befallen them. Referring to Aamir’s character in the film 3 Idiots, Sena said, “This
The plot continues to get thicker in the Sheena Bora murder case. In the latest development, India Today has reportedly accessed emails exchanged between Sheena, Peter Mukerjea, Indrani and Vidhie prior to Sheena’s murder. Snippets of emails released by the TV channel revealed that Sheena wrote to Peter Mukerjea in 2011 saying, “I don’t want
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On Tuesday, AAP party workers protested outside the MLA’s house with regard to his sexist remarks against Alka Lamba Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker, O P Sharma was suspended from the Delhi assembly for marking derogatory and sexist remarks about Aam Aadmi Party MLA, Alka Lamba on Tuesday. According to reports, the Chandni Chowk MLA will
Amid reports of some RJD and JD(U) MLAs grabbing official bungalows of their choice in Patna, Lalu Prasad on Tuesday denounced such behaviour and reminded them of the “great responsibility on their shoulders to honour the huge mandate.” “Why is there a scramble for the legislators’ residences? Everybody will get their house in accordance with
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has reached out once again to the Congress Party asking it to re-consider its stand on the goods and services tax bill which is likely to headline the winter session of Parliament set to begin 26 November. Jaitley’s effort to stitch up a swift and likely tacky consensus has regained steam
The Congress ended a 19-month victory drought in Madhya Pradesh by handing the BJP a humiliating defeat on Tuesday to wrest back the Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha seat. Former Union minister and state Congress chief Kantilal Bhuria, who held the seat in the previous Lok Sabha, defeated Nirmala, daughter of Dileep Singh Bhuria by 88,877 votes.
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The largest civil evacuation in history is by Air India and very little is known about this as far as Indians go. This piece of India’s history is now a film and will release on January 22, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur. In an informal meeting with the media in Mumbai on November 24,
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International acclaimed music composer AR Rahman says the way certain intelligentsia of the country is protesting against the growing state of intolerance in the country is “poetic” as it is non-violent in nature. The Oscar and Grammy winner feels any kind of revolt is welcome but it should be classy and people should not go
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What’s the big deal about a hug? Arvind Kejriwal was the willing guest at a public function where an embrace or some other gesture of friendliness with any guest would not be out of place. He could easily have dismissed the controversy over his being seen in a bear hug with RJD chief Lalu Yadav,
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A local court in the Keonjhar district of Odisha awarded a death sentence for five persons on the charges of gangrape and murder of a minor girl three years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge, Champua, Jadumani Mishra, pronounced the death penalty for the five persons for gang raping and killing the 13-year-old girl in
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The latest wild card entry Priya Malik is living upto her name: Raking up a storm inside the Bigg Boss house. During the luxury budget task on Tuesday’s episode, she accused Rishabh and Prince of getting ‘sexual’ with her. While she said Rishabh licked her fingers, for Prince she had some harsh words maligning his
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Hundreds of activists of the Hindu Sena on Tuesday staged a vociferous demonstration outside the home of Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan protesting against his statements on intolerance. The activists shouted slogans like “Aamir Khan murdabad”, “Aamir Khan chale jao”, and attempted to force their way inside the actor’s home in Bandra, but were prevented by
Tunisia’s president declared a 30-day state of emergency across the country and imposed an overnight curfew for the capital Tuesday after an explosion struck a bus carrying members of the presidential guard, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 others. The government described it as a terrorist attack. The blast on a tree-lined avenue
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US President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande pressed Russia on Tuesday to focus its attacks in Syria on Islamic State militants after Turkey heightened tensions in the region by downing a Russian plane. Obama and Hollande also urged Russia and Turkey not to let the situation escalate after Turkey, a NATO ally, said
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Skipper Harbhajan Singh’s three-wicket burst in an eight-over spell left Uttar Pradesh reeling at 205 for eight in reply to Punjab’s first innings total of 272 in a group B Ranji Trophy encounter, here on Tuesday. With another 68 runs required for the home team to ensure at least three points, Punjab are in driver’s
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