- Will seek support of all major political parties: Kovind
- Internet remains suspended, GJM workers take out protest march
- Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind is NDA's pick for prez
- Protesters block NH 31A at some places in Darjeeling district
- Sensex in line with Asia, gains 146 pts; Nifty tops 9,600
- Will seek support of all major political parties: Kovind
- New Delhi: The NDA''s presidential nominee
and Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind said he will meet
leaders of major political parties and seek their support to
emerge as a ''consensus candidate'' for the coveted post.
- Internet remains suspended, GJM workers take out protest march
- Darjeeling (WB): Security forces patrolled
the streets in this tense hill district and Internet services
remained suspended for the second day as GJM supporters
held a march here and burnt effigies of Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee for rejecting their demand for a separate state.
- Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind is NDA's pick for prez
- New Delhi: The BJP today named Dalit leader
and Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as the NDA''s candidate for
the post of president.
- Protesters block NH 31A at some places in Darjeeling district
- Darjeeling/Gangtok: Protesters today
blocked the national highway 31A at some places in Darjeeling
district to protest the death of three GJM activists on
Saturday.
- Sensex in line with Asia, gains 146 pts; Nifty tops 9,600
- Mumbai: The Sensex made a good start today
latching onto the progress made on the GST front by bouncing
over 146 points and the NSE Nifty retook 9,600 amid a rising
trend in Asia.
- 'Opposition's views taken into account in picking Kovind'
- President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Hyderabad on June 23
- BJP named presidential nominee 'unilaterally': Yechury
- No intention to influence anybody's food habit: Harsh Vardhan
- Slain GJM men's families vow to carry on fight for Gorkhaland
- Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind leaves for Delhi
- Nitish condemns Lakhisarai gangrape; SIT formed, 1 held
- 3 held for betting on India-Pakistan cricket final
- Celebrations in Valley after Pak's cricket win
- CBI team goes to JNU to probe Najeeb's disappearance
- Sena slams Shah; says BJP may win polls but can it save Kashmir
- GJM questions BJP MP's absence from hills
- Darjeeling incident-free; security forces remain on high alert
- Rainy morning in Delhi
- PM wishes Rahul Gandhi on his birthday
- 'Opposition's views taken into account in picking Kovind'
- New Delhi: Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the suggestions of the opposition parties did play
a role in the NDA picking Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as
its presidential nominee.
- President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Hyderabad on June 23
- Hyderabad: President Pranab Mukherjee
would attend the inauguration of ''Global Strategic Alliance
(GSA)- World Divine Congress'' here on June 23.
- BJP named presidential nominee 'unilaterally': Yechury
- New Delhi: The CPI(M) said the BJP
"unilaterally" selected Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as the
NDA''s presidential nominee and the Opposition will meet on
June 22 to decide their next step ahead of the July 17 polls.
- No intention to influence anybody's food habit: Harsh Vardhan
- New Delhi: Union minister Harsh Vardhan
today batted for vegetarianism but made it clear that this
does not mean that the government has any intention to
influence anybody''s food habit.
- Slain GJM men's families vow to carry on fight for Gorkhaland
- Darjeeling (WB): Family members of those
alleged to have been killed in clashes with police might have
lost their sole bread winners, but they vowed to continue
their fight for a separate state of Gorkhaland.
- Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind leaves for Delhi
- Patna: Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind today
left for New Delhi hours after he was declared as the NDA
candidate for the post of president.
- Nitish condemns Lakhisarai gangrape; SIT formed, 1 held
- Lakhisarai/Patna: A special Investigation
Team (SIT) was set up to probe the rape of a teenaged girl by
six persons who threw her off a running train seriously
injuring her in Lakhisarai district.
- 3 held for betting on India-Pakistan cricket final
- New Delhi: Three persons were arrested by
the Delhi police for allegedly being involved in betting
during the India-Pakistan final match of the ICC Champions
Trophy.
- Celebrations in Valley after Pak's cricket win
- Srinagar: Widespread celebrations erupted in
Kashmir following Pakistan''s win against arch-rival India in
the Champions Trophy final at Oval, with separatist leaders
congratulating the neighbouring country for clinching the
title.
- CBI team goes to JNU to probe Najeeb's disappearance
- New Delhi: A CBI team today visited
Jawaharlal Nehru University to probe the disappearance
of Najeeb Ahmed, a student who had gone missing from his
hostel on Oct 16, 2016.
- Sena slams Shah; says BJP may win polls but can it save Kashmir
- Mumbai: Kashmir
Mumbai, Jun 19 (PTI) The Shiv Sena today stepped up its
attack on the BJP and slammed its chief Amit Shah, saying that
his party may win in case of snap polls in Maharashtra and
also get its presidential nominee elected but wondered whether
it would be able to save the day in Kashmir.
- GJM questions BJP MP's absence from hills
- Darjeeling (WB): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
(GJM) today expressed its "displeasure" with the Centre and
questioned the absence of Darjeeling BJP MP S S Ahluwalia at
the time of crisis.
- Darjeeling incident-free; security forces remain on high alert
- Darjeeling (WB): Security forces were on
high alert and internet services remained suspended, though no
incidents of violence were reported in Darjeeling hills till
9.30 am today.
- Rainy morning in Delhi
- New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to a rainy
morning today with motorists facing heavy traffic on different
stretches of roads in the city due to water logging and slow
movement of vehicles during the office hours.
- PM wishes Rahul Gandhi on his birthday
- New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
today wished Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on his
birthday.
- Cuba rejects new US policy, saying pressure will not work
- Record 65.6 million people displaced worldwide: UN
- France's Macron wins strong majority for reform
- Lebanese activists want Zakir Naik banned from country
- Italy says G-20 a chance to pressure Trump on climate pact
- One dead in 'potential terrorist attack' near London mosque
- Iran warns missile attack on IS in Syria can be repeated
- UK sees 'happy' Brexit outcome for both sides: Boris Johnson
- Aus man charged after police seizes Nazi machine gun
- One dead in 'terrorist attack' near London mosque
- Never had an affair with Trump: Carla Bruni
- South Korea scraps plants, signals shift from nuclear energy
- Britain, EU to start historic Brexit talks
- Cuba rejects new US policy, saying pressure will not work
- Havana: Cuba''s foreign minister has rejected
President Donald Trump''s new policy toward the island, saying
"we will never negotiate under pressure or under threat" and
refusing to return US fugitives who have received asylum in
Cuba.
- Record 65.6 million people displaced worldwide: UN
- Geneva: Devastating conflicts, violence and
persecution in Syria, South Sudan and elsewhere left a record
65.6 million people uprooted from their homes by the end of
2016, the UN said today.
- France's Macron wins strong majority for reform
- Paris: President Emmanuel Macron was poised
to forge ahead with pro-EU, business-friendly reforms today
after his centrist party redrew France''s political map with a
resounding victory in parliamentary elections.
- Lebanese activists want Zakir Naik banned from country
- Cairo: Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir
Naik, who is wanted in India on terror charges, is facing
opposition from activists in Lebanon who have launched a
campaign to ban his entry after a local cleric invited him to
deliver a lecture.
- Italy says G-20 a chance to pressure Trump on climate pact
- Rome: Italy''s premier says that world leaders
will keep up the pressure on President Donald Trump to re-
think his opposition to the Paris climate pact.
- One dead in 'potential terrorist attack' near London mosque
- London: A man rammed a van into worshippers
coming out of a mosque in north London after special Ramzan
prayers today, killing one person and injuring 10 others.
- Iran warns missile attack on IS in Syria can be repeated
- Tehran: After firing missiles targeting the
Islamic State group in eastern Syria, Iran''s Revolutionary
Guard today issued a stark warning to IS militants, saying
that any future attack against Iran will result in more
powerful launches.
- UK sees 'happy' Brexit outcome for both sides: Boris Johnson
- Luxembourg: Brexit talks beginning today
will lead to a positive outcome for both Britain and the
European Union, British foreign minister Boris Johnson said.
- Aus man charged after police seizes Nazi machine gun
- Melbourne: A 40-year-old Australian man has
been charged with possessing a Nazi machine gun, used
extensively by the German army during World War II, according
to media reports today.
- One dead in 'terrorist attack' near London mosque
- (Eds: Updating with fresh inputs)
By Aditi Khanna
London, Jun 19 (PTI) A man rammed a van into worshippers
coming out of a mosque in London after Ramzan prayers today,
killing one person and injuring 10 others in the third such
terror incident to jolt the British capital in three months.
- Never had an affair with Trump: Carla Bruni
- Los Angeles: Singer and former First Lady of
France Carla Bruni has clarified again that she was never in a
relationship with current US President Donald Trump.
- South Korea scraps plants, signals shift from nuclear energy
- Seoul: South Korea, one of the world''s
largest nuclear electricity producers, will scrap plans to add
nuclear power plants, its president said today, signaling a
shift in decades of reliance on nuclear energy.
- Britain, EU to start historic Brexit talks
- Brussels: Britain starts formal talks to
leave the EU today, seeking a deal "like no other in history"
despite entering fiendishly difficult negotiations with a
badly weakened government.
- TN assembly adopts GST bill amid DMK walkout
- India plans SAARC meet for startups: Nirmala
- Nifty surges 70 pts on positive global cues
- Sensex barrels ahead to record peak, Nifty tops 9,600
- Cairn tax dispute: I-T dept orders recovery of Rs 10K cr
- JSPL secures coal linkage for a 5-year term
- Rupee gains 11 paise against dollar, stocks play anchor
- TN assembly adopts GST bill amid DMK walkout
- (Eds: Updating with quotes)
Chennai, Jun 19 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday
adopted the GST bill amid a walkout by the opposition DMK,
which wanted it to be referred to a select committee and
taken up later for discussion.
- India plans SAARC meet for startups: Nirmala
- New Delhi: India is planning to organise a
meet of startups of the South Asian region for exchange of new
ideas and promoting interaction among them.
- Nifty surges 70 pts on positive global cues
- Mumbai: Benchmark Nifty gained by 70 points
to end at 9.657.55 following across-the-board buying, led by
metal, infra, banking and energy stocks.
- Sensex barrels ahead to record peak, Nifty tops 9,600
- Mumbai: The Sensex recorded a significant
recovery of 255 points to close at a new peak of 31,312 and the Nifty reconquered the key 9,600.
- Cairn tax dispute: I-T dept orders recovery of Rs 10K cr
- New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has
ordered coercive action against Cairn Energy Plc to recover Rs
10,247 crore of retrospective tax after the British oil firm
lost a challenge to the move before an international
arbitration panel.
- JSPL secures coal linkage for a 5-year term
- New Delhi: Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL)
today said it has secured coal linkage in the recently-
concluded auctions for the captive power sub-sector.
- Rupee gains 11 paise against dollar, stocks play anchor
- Mumbai: The rupee advanced by 11 paise to
64.32 against the US dollar today as selling of the American
currency by exporters and banks paced up.
- Naroda Gam riot: witness says he didn't see Kodnani, Bajrangi
- Malnutrition deaths as important an issue as farmers: HC
- TN CM seeks time to respond to DMK's plea
- SC verdict on non-implementation of Majithia board
- SC grants Subrata Roy 10 days to deposit Rs 709.82 cr
- Naroda Gam riot: witness says he didn't see Kodnani, Bajrangi
- Ahmedabad: A witness told a special court
hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case here that he did
not see former Gujarat minister Mayaben Kodnani, Bajrang Dal
leader Babu Bajrangi or VHP leader Jaideep Patel in the mob.
- Malnutrition deaths as important an issue as farmers: HC
- Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today said
that malnutrition deaths in tribal areas of Maharashtra is an
issue as important as the farmers'' distress which attracted
loan waiver by the government to mitigate it.
- TN CM seeks time to respond to DMK's plea
- Chennai: CM K Palaniswami sought time to reply to a plea by DMK seeking probe by the
CBI and DRI into the alleged pay-offs to some ruling AIADMK
MLAs for supporting his government''s trust motion last
February.
- SC verdict on non-implementation of Majithia board
- New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said the
part implementation and non-implementation of the Majithia
Wage Board award on pay structures of journalists and non-
journalists by some newspaper establishments would not amount
to wilful default attracting contempt.
- SC grants Subrata Roy 10 days to deposit Rs 709.82 cr
- New Delhi: The SC granted
Sahara chief Subrata Roy 10 more working days to deposit Rs
709.82 crore out of the promised Rs 1,500 crore and extended
its interim order granting him bail till July 5.
- Rishi Kapoor to open 8th Jagran film festival
- Bollywood is incomplete without Karan Johar: Saif Ali Khan
- Great honour to illuminate UN building in New York:Anupam Kher
- Ayushmann begins filming 'Shoot The Piano Player' in Pune
- Jay Z's new album to be out on June 30
- Cinema can make people think: Kabir Khan
- Rishi Kapoor to open 8th Jagran film festival
- New Delhi: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor will
inaugurate the 8th edition of the Jagran Film Festival in New
Delhi on July 1.
- Bollywood is incomplete without Karan Johar: Saif Ali Khan
- Mumbai: Saif Ali Khan has praised Karan
Johar, saying the Indian film industry is incomplete
without the filmmaker.
- Great honour to illuminate UN building in New York:Anupam Kher
- New York: Veteran actor Anupam Kher said he
was proud to be the chosen for illuminating the United Nations
headquarters, ahead of International Day of Yoga.
- Ayushmann begins filming 'Shoot The Piano Player' in Pune
- Mumbai: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has started
shooting his next film "Shoot The Piano Player", which
will be directed by Sriram Raghavan.
- Jay Z's new album to be out on June 30
- Los Angeles: Rapper Jay Z''s new album,
titled "4:44", will release on June 30.
- Cinema can make people think: Kabir Khan
- Mumbai: Filmmaker Kabir Khan believes a film
with a "message" can prod people into thinking, though he
fears that it doesn''t end up changing "reality".
- India fall to China on Day 1 of BRICS Games
- Babita wants to start academy for young wrestlers
- After backing out, Maimaitiali challenges Vijender again
- Hope teams will now come and play in Pakistan: Sarfraz
- Hard when slogged across the line: Virat defends Ashwin
- It's a massive boost for Pakistan cricket: Mickey Arthur
- Players won't budge on pay demands: Warner
- India fall to China on Day 1 of BRICS Games
- New Delhi: The Indian basketball team lost
to China 57-97 despite a strong performance from star player
Amjyot Singh Gill on the opening day of the BRICS Games 2017
in Guangzhou, China.
- Babita wants to start academy for young wrestlers
- Hyderabad: Top woman wrestler Babita Kumari
Phogat said she would like to set up an academy to train
young wrestlers.
- After backing out, Maimaitiali challenges Vijender again
- New Delhi: WBO Asia Pacific Super middleweight champion
Vijender Singh''s proposed double title fight against Oriental
Super middleweight champion Zulpikar Maimaitiali is back on
track for an August showdown.
- Hope teams will now come and play in Pakistan: Sarfraz
- London: "Not just today, not just tomorrow,
this day will be remembered in Pak for years to come,"
said Pak captain Sarfraz Ahmed as he made a
passionate plea to other nations to play int'nal cricket
in their country.
- Hard when slogged across the line: Virat defends Ashwin
- London: Off-spinner Ravichandran
Ashwin has been on a downward spiral in one-day cricket but
India skipper Virat Kohli feels it's unfair to be critical of
him given the challenges of bowling on flat decks in the
format.
- It's a massive boost for Pakistan cricket: Mickey Arthur
- London: For a country that has not played
international cricket at home against any top cricketing
nation, the Champions Trophy triumph was necessary to
"identify their heroes", feels Pakistan''s chief coach Mickey
Arthur.
- Players won't budge on pay demands: Warner
- Sydney: Australia''s cricketers will not
back down in a bitter pay dispute, David Warner has warned
amid fears their October tour of India is looming as a
flashpoint.
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