Friday, August 2, 2019

EC announces bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats

The Election Commission on Thursday announced bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats, including the one vacated by Samajwadi Party’s Neeraj Shekhar who joi
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Parliament proceedings live updates | Rajya Sabha to discuss labour code reforms

The extended session of Budget session has skipped the usual private member business on Friday, to pass key government Bills.Here are the updates:Lok
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Bombs rattle Bangkok during ASEAN summit, wounding two

Small devices -- believed to be so-called "ping pong bombs" around the size of a table tennis ball -- exploded at several locations across the city.
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Not a practice to discuss troop deployments in public, says Home Ministry

Statement comes a day after reports that an additional 25,000 Central paramilitary personnel were being sent to Kashmir
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Any discussion on Kashmir only bilaterally, with Pakistan, MEA tells Pompeo

The statement comes on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump expressing his wish to provide mediation for Indian and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
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Arvind Kejriwal’s office receives death threats over emails

Delhi police register case and a probe in being conducted
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UN chief: Data shows July equaled or surpassed hottest month

In his efforts to keep climate change at the top of the global agenda, the secretary-general has organized a Youth Climate Summit for September 21
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Vadodara flash floods

Incessant rainfall has caused the death of four people in a wall collapse in Vadodara, besides causing floods and affecting life in the city. The Nati
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Journalist Ravish Kumar among 2019 Ramon Magsaysay award winners

Indian journalist Ravish Kumar has been awarded the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless”. The other w
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Morning digest: 25,000 more troops being deployed in J&K, Trump says would intervene on Kashmir ‘if wanted’ by India and Pakistan, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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HC rejects review pleas against its quota verdict

Refuses to accept Christian management institutions’ contention
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Japan's cabinet approves removal of S. Korea from favoured trade list

Japan has previously cited what it says is South Korea's insufficient export controls as the main impetus for the move
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U.S. poised to formally abandon INF missile treaty

The treaty — concluded in 1987 by then US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev — limited the Cold War powers’ medium-range missiles, both conventional and nuclear.
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U.S. blockade or quarantine of Venezuela under consideration, says Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was considering a quarantine or blockade of Venezuela, as the United States steps up pressure on Pres
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Morning digest: 25,000 more troops being deployed in J&K, Trump says would intervene on Kashmir ‘if wanted’ by India and Pakistan, and more

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Japan's cabinet approves removal of S. Korea from favoured trade list

Japan has previously cited what it says is South Korea's insufficient export controls as the main impetus for the move
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HC rejects review pleas against its quota verdict

Refuses to accept Christian management institutions’ contention
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Japan's cabinet approves removal of S. Korea from favoured trade list

Japan has previously cited what it says is South Korea's insufficient export controls as the main impetus for the move
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U.S. poised to formally abandon INF missile treaty

The treaty — concluded in 1987 by then US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev — limited the Cold War powers’ medium-range missiles, both conventional and nuclear.
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U.S. blockade or quarantine of Venezuela under consideration, says Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was considering a quarantine or blockade of Venezuela, as the United States steps up pressure on Pres
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Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent

The changes approved by King Salman allow any person 21 and older to travel abroad without prior consent and any citizen to apply for a Saudi passport on their own.
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Rally held as part of ‘Year of Next of Kin’

A seven-member team will cover Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and Krishnagiri districts
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RTI activists detained on way to deliver petition to President

Protesters launch mass RTI campaign, raise questions on controversial issues
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