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Ahead of 2017 panchayat polls, Odisha allocates 20 per cent more funds to agri sector

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In a year when at least 174 farmers in the State committed suicide over crop failure, the Odisha government Saturday presented its annual Budget allocating 20 per cent more funds to the agriculture than it did last year. Presenting a Budget of Rs 94052.65 crore in the State Assembly, State finance minister Pradip Amat said […]

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Hurdles in bringing Mallya back from London despite treaty with UK

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Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s flight to his British nest to allegedly escape financial fraud charges back home could be a masterstroke because extraditing an Indian economic offender from the UK is extremely difficult. India has an extradition treaty with the UK but criminal lawyer Majeed Memon said it is tough to convince British authorities that

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R K Roja denied entry in Andhra Pradesh Assembly; YSR Congress MLAs don black in protest

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For the second day in a row, YSR Congress MLA R K Roja was prevented from entering Andhra Pradesh Assembly today even as her party colleagues came to the House wearing black clothes in protest. Inside the House, the YSRC members stormed the Speaker’s podium raising slogans like “we want justice”, causing a din. The

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Congress taunts ‘unnatural’ PDP-BJP alliance

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Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday said that one should not be surprised over the ongoing friction in the PDP-BJP alliance in Jammu and Kashmir while alleging that it was an ‘unnatural’ alliance of ideologically incompatibles. “PDP and the BJP was an unnatural alliance. It was an alliance of ideologically incompatibles. Just because of political

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U.N. says Saudi-led bombing of Yemen market may be international crime

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The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen may be responsible for “international crimes”, a category that includes war crimes and crimes against humanity, the top U.N. human rights official said on Friday. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned an air strike in Yemen this week and added that the coalition

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UN chief urges North Korea to halt inflammatory actions

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UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon urged North Korea to comply with UN Security Council resolutions and to halt inflammatory and escalatory actions. Stephane Dujarric, UN secretary-general’s spokesperson, told a daily briefing on Friday that “the situation on the Korean peninsula, including the latest ballistic missile launches, is deeply troubling”, Xinhua news agency reported. “We once again

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EU, Turkey seal deal to return refugees, but is it legal? Or doable?

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The European Union sealed a controversial deal with Turkey on Friday intended to halt illegal migration flows to Europe in return for financial and political rewards for Ankara. The accord aims to close the main route by which a million refugees and refugees poured across the Aegean Sea to Greece in the last year before

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Top Brazil judge strips ex-president Lula of office after he rallies supporters

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A top judge in Brazil ruled on Friday that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be stripped of a ministerial role so he can be investigated for graft, minutes after the ex-president rallied tens of thousands of supporters behind embattled President Dilma Rousseff. In a move likely to inflame tensions between the judiciary and Brazil’s

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Operational readiness always top priority: Manohar Parrikar

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The ‘Make in India’ vision is a priority for defence procurement but “operational readiness” is the military’s primary task as “we don’t want people to look at us with big eyes”, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. “We need adequate equipment and that cannot change. Make in India is in its place, our military preparedness

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Amit Shah inaugurates BJP national executive meet in Delhi

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah inaugurated party’s national executive meet on Saturday. The two-day meeting will discuss current political situation in the country and take stock of organisational issues besides fine-tuning party’s strategy for the ensuing Assembly elections in five states. Elections to five state Assemblies in April-May will reportedly be part of

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Jharkhand: Bodies of 2 Muslim cattle traders found hanging from tree

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Tension gripped Balumath in Jharkhand after two bodies, including one of a minor boy, were found hanging from a tree on Balumath-Herhanj road on Friday morning. One of the deceased was a cattle trader and the minor boy was the son of another cattle trader. The victims were identified as Mazlum Ansari (32), a resident

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Europe’s most wanted man Salah Abdeslam held in Brussels for Paris attacks

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Europe’s most wanted man was captured after a shootout in Brussels in a major coup for authorities investigating November’s Islamic State attacks on Paris. Salah Abdeslam, 26, the first suspected active participant taken alive, was being held overnight in hospital with a slight leg wound, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel announced at a news conference

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Shabana Azmi asks, ‘Would Asaduddin Owaisi be ok saying Bharat ammi ki jai?’

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AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) leader Asaduddin Owaisi’s declaration that he would not chant ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ even if a knife is put to his throat, created a furore in the nation as it was heavily criticized by various sections of society, including leaders of many political parties. Veteran actress, Shabana Azmi, who is

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Babus to be punished if SP loses votes: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday warned IAS officers “to perform or perish” ahead of the assembly elections next year. Yadav claimed he was going to retain power after 2017 polls and added officers concerned would face consequence if his party’s votes declined in a particular area. He called on the officers to

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On eve of India-Pakistan WT20 match, Virat Kohli gifts his cricket bat to Mohammad Amir

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Indian batting talisman Virat Kohli on Friday gifted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir one of his cricket bats on the day before their World Twenty20 clash. Kohli was having a batting session during India’s net practice at the Eden Gardens ground when Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi along with Amir went to greet him. After a few

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Interest rate cut on savings is ‘criminal breach’ of trust: Congress

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The Opposition Congress on Friday reacted sharply to government’s move of slashing interest rates on all small savings schemes, including PPF, saying it is “fleecing” the poor and is a “criminal breach” of the trust of people. Congress said it is “flabbergasted” by government’s attitude, which allows wilful defaulters of public money to escape and

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Trouble for Harish Rawat: BJP meets Uttarakhand governor, stakes claim to form govt

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A serious existential crisis has suddenly emerged for Uttarakhand Congress Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Friday as the BJP staked claim to form a new government in the state with support from rebel Congress MLAs. The delegation even met Governor Krishan Kant Paul leaving no doubt their intentions. Ironically, it is a deja vu of

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ICC World T20: Both India and Pakistan must give cricket a chance in times of acrimony

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The India-Pakistan love-hate story is a mystery wrapped in an enigma indeed! And no matter what happens at the Eden Gardens today, we will be no closer to solving it. We love them, we hate them… We love them more than we hate them… No, we hate them more than we love them. India, clearly,

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‘I feel like the character in The Reluctant fundamentalist’: Umar Khalid

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The question haunting both Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya is, “What if [they] were practicing Muslims, bearded, madrassa-educated, and from Azamgarh?” What if, they ask, they actually fit the profiles created of them, especially for Umar because, Anirban’s “betrayal” – Umar’s joke – was always a mystery. Umar and Anirban were arrested on February 23,

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Embracing the rivalry: Ahead of Indo-Pak World T20 clash, Raina-Malik show great camaraderie

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They could be breathing down each others’ necks in their marquee World T20 clash on Saturday, but a few of Indian and Pakistani cricketers on Thursday showed great camaraderie and friendship as they trained simultaneously at the same venue in Kolkata. Indian left-handed batsman Suresh Raina and senior Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik were seen hugging

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World T20: Our batting is dangerous for opponents, says South Africa skipper du Plessis ahead of opener

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South Africa skipper Faf Du Plessis says his team’s batting firepower is dangerous for the rivals at the World Twenty 20 as they gear up to clash with England, in Mumbai tomorrow. Du Plessis said the team has enjoyed success at the Wankhede stadium and those good memories will spur them on to put up

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Building walls won’t help solve migrant crisis, says UN chief Ban Ki-moon

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon says building barriers won’t solve the migrant crisis in Europe. The United Nations secretary-general told German daily Bild in an interview published on Friday that “building walls, discriminating against people or sending them back is no answer to the problem”. Ban praised German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “human political leadership” in dealing

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