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Karnataka flood 2018: Army, Navy rescue marooned people in flood-hit Kodagu district
IANS | August 18, 2018 1:53 AM
Karnataka flood 2018: Indian Army troops and Navy divers joined the national and state disaster relief forces to rescue hundreds of people marooned in Karnataka's flood-hit Kodagu district.
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, supporters to observe fast sitting in cars
PTI | August 17, 2018 10:56 PMPatidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and 500 of his supporters will observe a fast while sitting in cars here on August 19, to mount pressure on the authorities to allocate a ground for his August 25 agitation.
Odisha urges Kerala to assist 130 stranded labourers
PTI | August 17, 2018 10:50 PMSushma Swaraj meets Pakistan interim Law Minister Syed Ali Zafar
PTI | August 17, 2018 11:27 PMKerala floods: Rahul Gandhi urges Congress workers to reach out to affected people in flood-hit state
PTI | August 17, 2018 11:38 PM157 government bungalows in Uttar Pradesh including those occupied by ex-CMs vacated, SC told
PTI | August 17, 2018 7:12 PMKerala floods: Another alert issued - More spells of heavy rain expected over the weekend in God's own country
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Kerala floods: Tamil Nadu announces Rs 5 crore more, relief materials for flood-affected state
PTI | August 18, 2018 3:35 PMTamil Nadu announced relief materials and Rs five crore more for relief operations in Kerala.
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Kerala suffers $2.8 billion hit as floods kill 324, leave over 2 lakh homeless
Bloomberg | August 18, 2018 3:17 PMThe worst floods in a century in India’s southern state of Kerala have killed 324 people, caused $2.8 billion in damage and left more than 220,000 homeless.
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Kerala floods: PM Narendra Modi salutes ‘fighting spirit’ of people of flood-hit state
PTI | August 18, 2018 2:36 PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi saluted the people of the rain-ravaged Kerala for their “fighting spirit” and said today the nation stands firmly with the state in this hour.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee last rites pics: India bids farewell to former Prime Minister with teary eyes
FE Online | August 18, 2018 3:03 PMAtal Bihari Vajpayee last rites pics: Former Prime Minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee who died on Thursday evening after prolonged illness was cremated with full state honours on Friday.
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Former LS MP Chennupati Vidya dies of heart attack
PTI | August 18, 2018 2:13 PMFormer member of Lok Sabha, Chennupati Vidya died of heart attack here in the wee hours today due to age-related ailments.
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Delhi official wins WHO award on tobacco control initiative
PTI | August 18, 2018 1:58 PMDelhi government’s additional director of health S K Arora has been awarded the prestigious WHO World No Tobacco Day 2017 Award for his extraordinary contribution towards tobacco control.
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Fresh conflict between Kejriwal and bureaucrats: AAP minister warns officials against taking orders without ministers’ approval
FE Online | August 18, 2018 1:13 PMA Delhi minister has issued an order asking bureaucrats not to communicate the views of respective departments without seeking clearances of the concerned ministers.
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Air India chief summoned by WCD Ministry over delay in probe into sexual harassment case
PTI | August 18, 2018 12:41 PMThe Women and Child Development Ministry has summoned Air India chief Pradeep Singh Kharola next week seeking explanation behind the delay in completing probe in a sexual harassment case, a senior official said.
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P Chidambaram challenges Narendra Modi government to match up UPA’s GDP rate in its fifth year
IANS | August 18, 2018 12:23 PMFormer Union Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to match up with the UPA’s GDP rate in its fifth year.
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Which of Vajpayee’s bequests will the BJP honour?
IANS | August 18, 2018 12:19 PMAs caustic comparisons are made between aristocratic lineage and the humble background of a worker — naamdar and kaamdar — Vajpayee’s more temperate oratory may be recalled.
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AIIMS doctors who examined Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospital summoned by probing panel
PTI | August 18, 2018 12:17 PMThe Justice A Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry, probing the circumstances leading to former CM J Jayalalithaa’s death, has summoned three doctors of AIIMS, who examined her at the Apollo Hospital here, to appear before it on August 23 and 24.
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At Imran Khan’s swearing-in, Navjot Singh Sidhu made to sit next to PoK President Masood Khan
FE Online | August 18, 2018 11:56 AMImran Khan swearing-in: PoK is a part of greater Kashmir region and an integral part of India but Pakistan claims it to be its own. The piece of land has been under Pakistan’s illegitimate control since 1947.
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Rahul Gandhi asks PM Narendra Modi to declare Kerala Floods a national disaster
FE Online | August 18, 2018 11:45 AMMinutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey and reviewed the flood situation in rain-battered Kerala at a high-level meeting in Kochi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi slammed him by asking the prime minister to declare the floods a national disaster.
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Watch Kerala flood heroic videos: How security forces are conducting rescue operation
FE Online | August 18, 2018 11:33 AMKerala is facing its worst flood in 100 years with the calamity compelling the authorities to open 80 dams.
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‘Har Battle Mein Atal!’- Amul pays emotional tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
FE Online | August 18, 2018 11:21 AMThe leading Gujarat- based dairy company, Amul has paid tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday.
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Yogi Adityanath government recognises 40 rivers, tributaries to immerse Vajpayee’ ashes
FE Online | August 18, 2018 10:33 AMA total of 40 rivers and its tributaries have been recognized by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government for the immersion of ashes of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Bihar: Professor assaulted by mob for sharing Facebook critical of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
FE Online | August 18, 2018 9:43 AMA professor in Bihar’s Motihari was assaulted by a mob for writing a Facebook post critical of late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Kerala flood Live Updates: CM asks for Rs 2000 cr relief, gets Rs 500 cr from PM Narendra Modi
FE Online | August 18, 2018 3:11 PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi reached Kerala on Friday night to see for himself the rain-battered God’s own country and also survey the relief and rescue operations. He has announced Rs 500 crore as interim relief for the state and also conducted an aerial survey.
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Imran Khan swearing-in LIVE updates: PTI chief sworn in as 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
FE Online | August 18, 2018 11:02 AMImran Khan swearing-in LIVE Updates: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, 65, was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan today at a glittering ceremony at President House.
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Kerala floods: DGCA asks airlines to add more flights, cap airfare
ANI | August 18, 2018 7:40 AMTo avoid any inconvenience in travelling, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked scheduled domestic airlines to mount additional flights to Kerala after the closure of the Cochin airport.
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Israel, Canada condole Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise
ANI | August 18, 2018 7:25 AMIsrael and Canada have paid their tributes to former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away due to a prolonged illness in New Delhi on Thursday.
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Kerala Floods: SC asks panels to consider lowering dam’s water level
FE Bureau | August 18, 2018 4:29 AMExpressing grave concerns over the flood situation in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the National Crisis Management Committee and the court-appointed committee to meet and explore the possibility of reducing the water level in the Mullaperiyar Dam reservoir to 139-feet mark.
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Kerala Floods: 2.23 lakh homeless, 324 dead, massive rescue operation under way
FE Bureau | August 18, 2018 4:26 AMAt least 2.23 lakh people have been rendered homeless in Kerala because of floods and landslides following continuous heavy rains for days.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death an irreparable loss, says RSS Supremo Mohan Bhagwat
ANI | August 18, 2018 3:43 AMRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supremo Mohan Bhagwat on Friday termed former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise as an “irreparable loss for everyone”.
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Japan condoles Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s passing away
IANS | August 18, 2018 3:05 AMShinzo Abe said that Vajpayee “established the cornerstone of Japan-India relations today”. Describing Vajpayee as an eminent leader of India, Abe said: “I pray from the bottom of my heart that his soul may rest in peace.”
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Vedanta’s plant in Tuticorin: NGT will decide the matter, says SC
FE Bureau | August 18, 2018 3:03 AMRefusing any stay on proceedings as sought by the Tamil Nadu government, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the National Green Tribunal to consider the Tamil Nadu Government’s stand on maintainability and merit of the Vedanta’s petition challenging closure of its factory in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu.
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PM Narendra Modi arrives in rain-battered Kerala; to survey relief, rescue operations
IANS | August 18, 2018 2:21 AMKerala floods 2018: Torrential rains, overflowing rivers and a series of landslides have resulted in the death of 174 people, leaving over three lakh people in over 2,000 relief camps.
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