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Kerala Bishop denies rape allegations

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A Catholic priest of Jalandhar diocese, Bishop Franco Mulakkal who had allegedly raped a Kerala nun, appeared before a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Kerala police for the second day on Thursday. The senior priest arrived at the Crime Branch (CID) office in Thrippunithura, Kerala and is being quizzed by a five-member team headed by Vaikom Deputy Superintendent of Police, K Subhash, over the nun's allegations. The senior priest has denied the rape allegations and assured full co-operation in the probe. On Wednesday, the Bishop, who had traveled from Jalandhar to Kochi after being summoned by Kerala police, was questioned for seven hours. Bishop Mulakkal had filed for an anticipatory bail in Kerala High Court on Tuesday, which was deferred by the court to September 25. He also wrote to Pope Francis, the highest authority in the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, expressing his desire to 'temporarily step aside' from the responsibilities of the diocese, allowing him time to fight..
                 

26-year-old man who molested Manipur Student on Suburban Train arrested

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A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a student from Manipur while she was traveling in a local train in Mumbai, a police official said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Ayaz Sattar Qureshi, a resident of Mankhurd suburb. The accused was nabbed from the Kurla railwaystation on Wednesday, the police official said.The police had managed to trace the accused with the help of his photograph clicked by the victim and after analysing the CCTV footages of various railway stations, he said. The 22-year-old researcher from Manipur was commuting with her European colleague and was allegedly molested on a running train on September 11. The victim had then approached the Vashi railway police soon after the incident and filed a complaint. In her complaint, the victim stated that she was molested on September 11 by an unidentified man in a general compartment on a train while she was traveling between Vashi and Govandi stations on the subu..
                 

Sebi to levy Rs 100,000 per exchange on agri-commodity derivatives turnover

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Govt may today announce curbs on 'non-essential' imports to support rupee

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Borivali police nab accused who used to dupe victims as Railway officer

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The Borivali Police on Sunday arrested a 35-year-old accused who allegedly duped and cheated people on the pretext of providing them with confirmed railway reservation ticket by possessing himself as a railway officer. The arrested accused has been identified as Piyush Gyanendra Sharma. The police nabbed the accused with the help of RPF and GRP from Vasai. Sources from the police revealed "Sharma is a habitual offender and has cheated many people’s including a 35-year-old lady victim identified as Geeta Jain (Name changed on request) who had came to Borivali Railway station to book reservation tickets for a group of people planning to visit Palitana Temple in Gujarat last month. Speaking with Mid-day the lady who became a victim of Sharma's cheating said, "We are from Palitana district, 60 to 70 people from this district had planned to visit the Paltina temple in the month of December. I came here in order to book the reservation ticket for all of them. I was busy fil..
                 

Supreme Court gives three more months to CBI, ED to complete probe in Aircel-Maxis deal case

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$445 million for 4-bedroom home: This may be the world's costliest dwelling

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Comcast, Fox to settle $35-bn takeover battle for Sky in weekend auction

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TRS had no role in Telangana’s statehood: Ghulam Nabi Azad

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Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur flight mishap: What we know so far

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Britain, EU clash over who should give ground on Brexit

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British Prime Minister Theresa May clashed with EU leaders on Thursday over who should make the next move to break the Brexit logjam, as time runs out to get a deal. EU Council President Donald Tusk opened a crucial summit in the Austrian city of Salzburg with a stark warning that Britain's position on key issues must be "reworked". He said negotiations on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, due to take place in March, were reaching a "decisive phase" but said the outcome still remained open. While welcoming the "positive evolution" of Britain's position on security ties, Tusk said that on the Irish border and post-Brexit trading relations, "the UK's proposals will need to be reworked and further negotiated". Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who hosted the Salzburg summit, added that the EU was "ready to compromise but we also expect that from the UK", calling for May to offer a "step forward". But May said that after she presented her so-called Chequers plan on post-Bre..
                 

US refiners face emerging glut of fuel, will have to sharply cut processing

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Aluminium industry says imports causing forex drain, urges PMO intervention

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Aligarh: Two involved in six separate murders killed in police encounter

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India aiming to double its economy to $5 trillion by 2022, says PM Modi

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Rahul Gandhi terms Sitharaman 'Rafale Minister', demands resignation

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Terming Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as "Rafale Minister", Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded her resignation after former HAL chief T. Suvarna Raju refuted her claims that the state-owned aerospace and defence company did not have the capability to build the fighter jets. "The RM (Rafale Minister) tasked with defending corruption has been caught lying again. The former HAL chief, T.S. Raju, has nailed her lie, that HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) didn't have the capability to build the Rafale," Gandhi said. "Her position is untenable and she must resign" Gandhi was quoted. Gandhi's comment came amid a war of words between the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and the Congress, after Sitharaman during an interview to a news channel claimed that the Bengaluru headquartered company governed under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence was not competent enough to produce the aircraft. Earlier, Senior Congress leader A K A..
                 

Footpaths in Ashok Nagar encroached upon

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Notwithstanding Rana Kapoor's exit call, Moody's affirms YES Bank's ratings

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SC reserves verdict on arrest of 5 activists in Koregaon-Bhima case

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Kochi SFI activist Abhimanyu murder: Police make 19th arrest, say he was key conspirator

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Sushma Swaraj to meet Pakistan foreign minister on sidelines of UNGA in US next week: MEA

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Can't probe Rafale deal to satisfy the Opp's ego: RS Prasad

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Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad rejected the Congress demand for a probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal on Wednesday, saying an inquiry cannot be set up only to satisfy the ego of an "ill-informed" leader of the Opposition party, who "repeats lies". He also said former Defence Minister A K Antony has a lot to answer for keeping the public-sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which was to be offset partner of the French maker of Rafale jets, in the lurch despite being in office for eight years. "I don't think JPC or CAG inquiry is set up to satisfy the ego of an ill-informed leader, who repeats lies with alarming regularity," he told the media, in an apparent attack on Congress President Rahul Gandhi. His response came after Congress leaders met the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) seeking a probe into alleged irregularities in the Rafale fighter jet deal and for leaving HAL out of the offset contract and transfer of technology. The Congress has also been demanding a JP..
                 

Imran Khan writes to PM Modi, seeks to restart talks on terrorism, Kashmir

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Air India sale: Two goldmines, one landmine and a joker in the pack

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Arun Jaitley calls Rahul Gandhi a ‘clown prince’ who spreads lies

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Kerala nun rape case: Decision to arrest bishop Franco Mulakkal by today or tomorrow, says DGP

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OnePlus 6T teaser goes live on Amazon, TV ad with Amitabh Bachchan out too

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Private hospitals may pull out of Delhi govt's free care scheme over dues

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Five inmates flee Purnia juvenile home after killing warden and a fellow prisoner

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Now, pay more for tea and coffee in trains

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Centre hikes interest rates on small savings schemes by up to 0.4% for Q3

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Vivo V11 Pro review: Feature-rich smartphone with good camera, battery life

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Imran Khan writes to PM Modi: Only way forward is ‘constructive engagement’, resolving Kashmir dispute

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Postcards from children in Punjab on ‘Swachh Bharat’ might not reach PM Modi. Here’s why

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UN body fires Indian employee for ‘sexually harassing’ men

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Home minister Rajnath Singh praised for writing twitter display name in Kannada

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India contributes $1 million to UN’s ambitious solar project

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Reaching a milestone

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US praises India for counter-terrorism moves, snubs Pakistan

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H Raja does it again: Why the BJP leader finds himself in another soup

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Vijay Rupani govt stonewalls Congress’ No-confidence motion in two-day session: ‘Need 3-day notice’

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Muzaffarpur shelter home assault case: Government official among 4 detained by CBI

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After long hiatus, India, Pak foreign ministers to meet on UNGA sidelines

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Flipkart offers employees chance to cash in on ESOPs worth Rs 57.55 billion

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Hyderabad: Woman’s father arrested for attack on inter-caste couple

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Three arrested for duping finance company of Rs 7.06 crore

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Three people were arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police for cheating M/s Fortune Integrated Asset Finance Limited, a non-banking finance company, on Tuesday. The company was cheated to the tune of Rs 7.06 crore for procuring car loans. The accused were identified as Tirumali Abdul Rahman Shamir (40), the owner of M/s A-Star Auto Finance agency, Mohammed Abdul Rahman Shakir (38) and Thogata Mohan Nagaraju (38). All the three accused are employees of A-Star agency. According to an official as reported in FPJ, "Between June 2016 and November 2016, the accused had submitted 287 fake documents for procuring loans worth Rs 7.06 crore. The three accused have been arrested from Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh. In 2016, the finance agency had applied for a loan of 457 vehicles. From the total 457 applications, documents of 287 vehicles were bogus.” The accused have been arrested for criminal breach of trust by clerk or public servant (Section 408), criminal breach..
                 

Surgeon, his GF, arrested for drugging, raping women

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An orthopaedic surgeon in California who once appeared on a dating reality show and his girlfriend have been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two women, in a case prosecutors suspect might involve hundreds of other victims. The surgeon, Grant William Robicheaux, 38, and his girlfriend, Cerissa Laura Riley, 31, were charged on September 11 with rape as well as drug and weapons-related offenses in connection with two alleged assaults. Robicheaux and Riley are due to be arraigned on October 25. Investigators found hundreds of videos on Robicheaux's phone after he was arrested, "in various states of undress, consciousness and being assaulted," Van Der Linden said. Orange County district attorney Tony Rackauckas said Robicheaux and Riley had worked in tandem at restaurants and bars to identify their victims and make them feel comfortable. "We believe the defendants used their good looks and charm to lower the inhibitions of their potential prey," Rackauckas said. The pair wo..
                 

Asia Cup 2018 Ban vs Afg LIVE score:Afghanistan elect to bat first

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How Radiant Life Care catapulted into big league with Max Healthcare deal

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RBI governor Urijit Patel explains why preventive vigilance works better than punitive vigilance in public sector

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Wife, daughter of ex-CJ of Delhi HC assaulted, robbed by domestic help

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Wife and daughter of a former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court were allegedly assaulted and held captive in thier south Delhi residence by their domestic help and his accomplices who later escaped with jewellery and cash, police said on Wednesday. Police said the incident occurred on Monday night when their recently hired domestic help, identified as Sandeep, called his friends over to the residence in New Friends Colony. Reeba Kapoor,78, wife of former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Dalip Kapoor in her statement to the police said Sandeep along with accomplices assaulted her and her daughter, Sheeba, 45. They then tied them with ropes and escaped with jewellery and cash worth lakhs of rupees, said a police officer. A case has been registered in New Friends Colony police station. "A search is on to nab the accused," the officer said. Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest upda..
                 

How you can plan your train travel on last day of Ganpati visarjan

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The Central and Western Railway are trying everything they can to manage the surging crowds this festive season. They have added trains in the midnight slots for the benefit of commuters. While the CR will run slow suburban trains for five days from 18-19 to 22-23 starting from CSMT at 1.30am and arriving at Kalyan at 3am, WR will run four pairs of special trains between Churchgate and Virar on the night between Sept 23-24. There will be midnight suburban special trains on the Harbour line, too, from Sept 19-20 to 22-23 (four days) to clear the extra rush of passengers starting from 1.30am at Mumbai CSMT reaching Panvel at 2.50am. Considering the heavy rush likely at Charni Road station due to Ganpati immersion on September 23, all Churchgate-bound fast trains, which run during the peak period — from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm — will halt at all stations between Mumbai Central and Churchgate. Normally, during evening peak hours, these services do not halt there. However, in order..
                 

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Republican party in US apologises to Hindus after ad featuring Lord Ganesha 'offends' community

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Kerala nun rape case: Bishop Mulakkal relieved of his duties, Bishop Gracias to take charge

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Jet Airways to stop free meals in Economy class from September 25

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Full-service carrier Jet Airways airlines said on Wednesday that it will no longer be providing free meals to passengers opting for the lowest fares. The move will be implemented on Jet Airways’ domestic flights on its Economy class from bookings done from September 25 onwards. The unbundle plan covers the 'Economy Light' and 'Economy Deal' categories in the domestic sector, the airline said, adding however flyers will continue to get free beverages, including tea and coffee. The airline said following this, its tickets in these two buckets will become cheaper as the cost of meals in inclusive of the ticket fare now. "From September 25, guests travelling in the Economy and booking 'Light'/'Deal' fares for travel from September 28 on its domestic flights, will not only be able to avail of competitive low fares but have the opportunity to buy meals from a specially curated on-board menu," Jet Airways said, adding complimentary beverages including tea and coffee will be served to a..
                 

mid-day garden audit: BMC orders to place complaint book in every park

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You can now register complaints or give suggestions about your favourite garden while taking a stroll inside it. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started keeping complaint books in every garden to encourage citizens to be actively involved in its maintenance. The idea came from citizens and activists who participated in mid-day's Garden Safety Audit Round Table conference in July this year. Following mid-day's suggestion, Deputy Municipal Commissioner (DMC), in charge of Garden Department, Dr Kishor Kshirsagar issued a circular (on September 12) to all 24 ward officers and zonal garden department officials, directing them to keep complaint/suggestion books in the cabins of security guards in every BMC garden. Involving citizensAccording to the circular (a copy of which is with mid-day), many citizens often complain about the state of the garden's cleanliness, maintenance of the gym and play equipment, benches, etc. Following this, and to address these grievances prope..
                 

Jet Airways mishap: 5 passengers suffer from 'mild conductive deafness'

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Facebook ready to wage battle against election meddling from its 'war room'

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Gali gali me shor hai, Hindustan ka chowkidar chor hai: Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan

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Mallya's choppers bought for Rs 8.37 cr by aviation firm in e-auction

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Delhi-based Choudhary Aviation Facilities Ltd purchased two helicopters of fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya in an e-auction conducted by the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT-II) here, a company official said on Wednesday. "Our company bought the two personal copters of Mallya for Rs 8.75 crore at the price of Rs 4.37 crore each in the electronic bidding conducted by the DRT in Bengaluru," Choudhary Aviation Director Satyendra Sehrawat told IANS from Delhi on phone. The Tribunal organised the e-auction on behalf of a consortium of 17 banks which filed the case in the year 2013 against Vijay Mallya and his defunct Kingfisher Airlines Ltd for defaulting on loans borrowed from 2007-2012. "Though the 5-seater Airbus Eurocopter B155 choppers are 10-year-old, they are in a serviceable condition, with a good dual engine and are currently parked at Juhi airport in Mumbai," said Sehrawat. Three companies participated in the e-auction, held with a minimum bid price of Rs 1.75 crore for eac..
                 

Jet Airways passengers suffer nose bleeding; Aviation ministry asks report

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Nothing is sacred as India's central bank cleans up the financial sector

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Ban term ‘honour killings’, call it ‘caste-based murders’: Dalit activist Kancha Ilaiah

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Suresh Prabhu orders safety audit of all airlines, airports

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 review: Slate will impress multimedia enthusiasts

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India's under-5 mortality equals global average, but Bangladesh does better

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Akhilesh Yadav deceived all close to him: Amar Singh

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Apple leads global premium phone market; OnePlus enters top 5: Counterpoint

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India, Pakistan foreign ministers to meet in New York

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Supreme Court says acting J&K DGP to continue in office, asks UPSC to decide on new police chief within four weeks

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Aircel-Maxis deal case: Supreme Court gives ED three months’ deadline to complete probe

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Rahul is full time misleader: Amit Shah

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Vitamin D may reduce cancer risks and breast cancer mortality in women

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Kerala: Karunya Plus lottery results to be out today

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Patna school principal, clerk held for raping Class V girl for a month

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Odisha journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra arrested for ‘derogatory remarks’ on Konark temple, gets bail

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France's Macron pledges to 'do better' to honour terror victims

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday pledged to "do better" and act "more" to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorist assaults that had rocked one of Europe's leading powerhouse. "To do better is to recognize that the victims of terrorism are not victims among others but are at the heart of our national fraternity and our memory," Macron told a gathering at the military museum Les Invalides, Xinhua reported. "France has to know how to conduct a memorial, scientific, educational work allowing everyone to understand all the implications and resonances of what regularly strikes us," the president added, noting the necessity "to understand without putting at a distance, to grasp without relativizing and to resist and struggle with a clearer awareness." Furthermore, Macron announced the creation of "a memorial museum of terrorism" and an official commemoration to be celebrated every year. Adding to memorial acts, the head of state stressed that "the concrete actions that the ..
                 

Mike Pompeo: United States ready to negotiate with North Korea 'immedia

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed Pyongyang's "important commitments" made by Pyongyang during Wednesday's inter-Korean summit, adding Washington was ready to begin negotiating immediately to achieve the denuclearisation of North Korea "by January 2021". In a statement, Pompeo said he spoke with his North Korean counterpart Wednesday morning and invited him to meet in New York next week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The statement came after the North's leader Kim Jong Un agreed to make a historic visit to Seoul soon and close a missile testing site in front of international inspectors in a meeting with the South's President Moon Jae-in. Progress on the key issue of the North's nuclear arsenal was limited, but the two signed a document to strengthen ties between the two halves of the divided peninsula. Building on a growing rapprochement, they agreed to create a facility to hold family reunions at any time, work towards joining up road and rail links..
                 

India to settle payments for Iranian oil using rupees starting November

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India set to pay for Iranian oil using rupees from November: Sources

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BSP chief Mayawati allies with Ajit Jogi’s Janta Congress ahead of Chhattisgarh polls

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Donald Trump: China hitched USD 500 bn 'piggy bank' ride

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China has taken out USD 500 billion and more a year from the US to rebuild itself, President Donald Trump said, as he referred to US as a the world's 'piggy bank,' and defended his controversial trade policies, including the latest move to slap duties on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese imports. He said China rebuilt itself with the "tremendous amount" of money pouring out of the US. "Over the last number of years, China has taken out of this country USD 500 billion and more a year. That would go a long way for Poland, wouldn't it? You could rebuild your whole country. And that's what China did," he said while addressing a joint news conference with the visiting Polish President Andrzej Duda at the White House. Trump said he keeps a close watch on trade deficits as it was "very important". Trump has repeatedly pointed to the large US trade deficit as one of the primary reasons his administration has embarked on trade fights with China, the European Union, Canada and Mexico. "When a ..
                 

Piyush Goyal can't stop laughing as Anushka Sharma only looks on

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The central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be "celebrating" the second anniversary of the 'surgical strikes' on September 29, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Goyal, who is the railway minister said, that the 2016 surgical strikes, which saw our commandos entering into the Pakistani-occupied territory to neutralise terrorist launch pads have shown the world that we "mean business"."On the 29th of this month, we complete the second anniversary of the surgical strikes. And we will celebrate the day," he said speaking at the Priyadarshini awards, in remarks that come months ahead of the general elections. "The country is in good hands is in the hands of a leader who is protecting every citizen," Goyal said.The railway minister was attending the Priyadarshini Academy Award at Trident in Mumbai. He also lauded businessman Ronnie Screwvala for coming out with a film on the surgical strike, saying it will inspire the youth of the country. Ex..