Author: Aruna Sharma

(FE) Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari’s house was ransacked, according to TV reports. It has been learned that four accused were arrested in connection with the incident, the report says. Police have registered a case against the four accused. Tiwari was not present at the house during the incident, according to ANI report. Further details awaited Yesterday, Tiwari had said, “Now is the time to work for slum dwellers in the city, which is possible only if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Housing for All by 2022’ scheme is implemented, according to PTI report. Tiwari also said that he is committed…

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(AU) उत्तर प्रदेश के सिंचाई मंत्री धर्मपाल सिंह ने हरिद्वार में विवादित बयान दिया है। उन्होंने यूपी की पूर्व सरकार को कसाइयों की सरकार बताया। कहा योगी आदित्यनाथ के नेतृत्व वाली सरकार आने से सांप्रदायिक ताकतों से जनता को मुक्ति मिल गई है। अब प्रदेश के सभी अवैध बूचड़खाने बंद करा दिए गए हैं।रविवार को हरिद्वार में भीमगोड़ा बैराज पर स्थित अलकनंदा गेस्ट हाउस में प्रेसवार्ता में सिंचाई मंत्री धर्मपाल सिंह ने कहा कि यूपी की पूर्ववर्ती सपा सरकार ने किसान, मजदूरों का शोषण किया। किसान अपनी उपज के भुगतान के लिए तड़पते रहे और मजदूरों को मजदूरी नहीं मिली।…

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(AU) देश भर में सपनों का घर खरीदने वालों के लिए खुशखबरी है। रीयल एस्टेट रेग्युलेशन एक्ट (रेरा) सोमवार से लागू हो रहा है। केंद्र सरकार का दावा है कि इसके बाद देश का रीयल एस्टेट सेक्टर नए दौर में पहुंचेगा। इससे फ्लैट के खरीददारों को बड़ी राहत मिलने जा रही है। मंत्रालय के अधिकारी बताते हैं कि कानून लागू होने के बाद बिल्डर किसी भी हालत में खरीददार से धोखाधड़ी नहीं कर सकेगा। नियम तोड़ने पर बिल्डर को तीन साल तक की जेल हो सकती है। दरअसल, बीते साल मार्च में राष्ट्रपति प्रणब मुखर्जी ने रेरा पर मुहर लगा…

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(LiveMint) India has drawn up a plan for long-term economic cooperation with Sri Lanka in the face of increasing Chinese influence in the island nation that New Delhi has traditionally considered within its sphere of influence. The plans include the construction of a gas-based power plant and a solar power plant besides a slew of road and railway projects. The preliminary road map or a memorandum of understanding for economic cooperation was signed by the two governments last week during a visit by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to New Delhi.’There are traditionally close and friendly relations between the two…

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(PTI) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is planning to introduce the system of e- challans for payment of road taxes in a bid to rid Regional Transport Offices (RTO) of touts, Transport Minister Swatantra Dev Singh said here today. “Our government has accorded priority to ridding RTOs across the state of the menace of ‘dalals’ (touts). As a step in this direction, we are going to bring in the system of e- challans,” Singh told reporters. He said, “We are committed to ensuring that the system of e-challans starts functioning as soon as possible. We have set a deadline…

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(ANI) The Union Cabinet earlier this month issued a notification to end the culture of flashing red beacons, more popularly known as ‘Lal Batti’ with effect from May 1. The red beacon or laal batti, signifies influence and privilege for those in power. But the ban on the red beacon does not affect only them. It’s a bid to establish the concept of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘New India’ that stresses on ‘EPI’ – Every Person is Important.’ “When I say EPI instead of VIP, the meaning is clear — Every Person is Important. Every person has value and importance.…

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(PTI) Petrol and diesel prices will be revised on a daily basis from tomorrow in select towns in sync with international rates, much like it happens in most advanced markets. State-owned fuel retailers Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), which own more than 95 per cent of the nearly 58,000 petrol pumps in the country, will launch a pilot for daily price revision in five select cities from tomorrow and gradually extend it to other parts of the country. A pilot for daily revision of petrol and diesel prices will be first…

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(FE) The much-hyped Goods and Services Tax and BHIM app are likely to be elaborately discussed at the two-day meeting of the working committee of the BJP’s UP unit beginning here tomorrow. Party insiders said that the upcoming civic bodies’ election along with the 2019 Lok Sabha election will also come up for discussion. “Special sessions will be held on Goods and Services Tax (GST) and BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) app at the two-day meeting of the state working committee here. In addition to this the party will also discuss on different aspects of the Uttar Pradesh urban local…

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(PTI) The new Congress president should be appointed through consensus and not election as it helps to bind the party and Rahul Gandhi is certainly up to it, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today. He also said that it was up to Sonia Gandhi whether she will continue as party chief for another term and the party will be happy if she decides so.Amarinder, however, favoured projection of regional leaders in Congress and making them the party’s face in each state ahead of assembly elections. “Elections are always bitter and consensus keeps the party together. There should be a…

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(FE) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) today raised petrol price by 1 paisa a litre and diesel by 44 paise a litre following the fluctuations in crude prices which have been swinging between the push and pull from coordinated output cuts by major producers on one side, and rising US stockpiles on the other. The petrol and diesel price hikes, which will be effective from midnight today, comes on the back of Rs 1.39 per litre increase in petrol and Rs 1.04 a litre raise in diesel rates that was announced on April 16. Consumers should know that the actual increase…

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