The Madhya Pradesh government has released Rs 6 crore for the six farmers who were killed in Mandsaur. 

A 16-year-old student of a local school has allegedly committed suicide by hanging at her house after she failed to score 85 per cent in class X exams of the Maharashtra Board, results for which were declared today. 

The Centre on Tuesday rushed 600 additional paramilitary personnel to Darjeeling to assist the administration in restoring normalcy and sought a detailed report on the prevailing situation in the hill district from the West Bengal government.

A home ministry spokesperson said as many as 600 paramilitary personnel, including 200 women, were sent to Darjeeling.

Around 400 personnel, already stationed in West Bengal, have also been deployed in Darjeeling along with the additional forces.

The home ministry also sought a detailed report on the prevailing situation in Darjeeling which has witnessed violence in last few days. The home ministry is closely monitoring the situation in the hill district and is ready to offer all required assistance to the state government to restore normalcy there.

As their indefinite shutdown entered its second day today, protesters demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland pelted the police with stones at various parts of Darjeeling as they were stopped from enforcing their shutdown in many government offices.

Yesterday too, Gorkhaland supporters vandalised government offices in Darjeeling as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha-sponsored indefinite shutdown forced tourists out of the picturesque hill station due to threat of violence.

The Morcha, which controls the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, has called a shutdown of all state and GTA offices to press its demand for creation of a separate state.  -- PTI

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The lead actress of Marathi blockbuster Sairat Rinku Rajguru, who became a household name in Maharashtra after the grand success of the movie, has cleared the Class 10 examination of the state board.

Rinku scored 66.4 per cent marks in her SSC exam.

She scored 59 out of 100 in English. Incidentally, a popular line her character, 'Aarchi', mouthes in the film is: 'Did you get it, or should I translate it into English?'

Sairat, released last year, became the first Marathi film to earn Rs 100 crore, and made waves even outside Maharashtra.

It revolves around a teenage inter-caste romance which meets a tragic end.

While appearing for the exam, Rinku had said she covered the syllabus in just over a month of study. She had failed to make it to the school on the first day of the new academic year, disappointing the waiting media-persons and fellow students.

She appeared for the exam at a centre in her native Solapur district.

"The transition from 'lights, camera, action' to 'physics, chemistry, maths' was not difficult. The one and a half month period I got for studies was enough," she had said.

In June last year Rinku attended her school at Akluj in Solapur district after being away from home for a couple of months, attending promotional and celebration events and appearing on popular TV shows after the film released to a rousing reception.

Earlier, a day after she got a special mention when the National Film Awards were announced, Rinku appeared for her class 9th exam in her school Jijamata Kanya Prashala and scored 81 per cent.  -- PTI

Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh on Tuesday said all necessary steps have been taken to bring back embattled tycoon Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom but, 'as of now', no time frame can be specified for his extradition.

Singh told reporters here that the documents required for the purpose of extradition have been sent to the UK.

"...They are examining the papers and we are waiting. Whenever the UK gives a go ahead, Mallya can be brought back to India," he said.

Extradition is not as easy and simple as people think, the union minister said, adding that some conditions are laid down when an extradition treaty is signed with a country.

The UK and its laws believe that if someone enters their country with a valid passport which is later cancelled they would not take action, he said.

"From India's side, the documents required for the purpose have been sent on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate to the UK authorities who are examining the papers before taking a decision," Singh said.

"No time frame can be specified now as to when the liquor baron would be brought back to India," he said.

The minister's statement came on a day when Mallya, who is wanted in India on loan defaults to several banks, is set to appear before the Westminster Magistrates' Court in London for his extradition case hearing. -- PTI

Mallya has also been granted bail by the UK court until December 4, with the next hearing set for July 6.

Mallya extradition case: Next management hearing for Mallya on 6th of July, extradition hearing on the 4th of December provisionally.

Mallya told the court that physical barriers need to be in place before the next hearing, because journalists 'invaded his privacy' by asking him questions as he was on his way to court and outside it.

Vijay Mallya challenges India after the hearing, says, "keep dreaming about the millions. I have enough proof and I'm happy to be tried in a fair UK court."

Mallya, who fled India last year owing more than Rs 9,000-crore to 13 banks, faces an extradition hearing at Londons Westminster Magistrates Court where the Crown Prosecution Service will argue the case for India.

The Reserve Bank will soon put into circulation a new batch of Rs 500 banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi new series, printed in 2017.


"A new batch of banknotes with inset letter 'A' in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Dr Urjit R Patel Governor, Reserve Bank of India; with the year of printing '2017' on the reverse, are being issued," RBI said in a release today.


RBI said the release of new batch of Rs 500 notes is in continuation of issuing Rs 500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series from time to time, which are currently legal tender. With respect to design, these notes will be similar to the existing Rs 500 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series. The new Rs 500 notes, which were introduced post November 8, 2016 after disbanding old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, wear a complete new look in a stone grey colour, depicting image of the Red Fort as well as carrying a message to keep the surroundings clean.

Fugitive Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya arrives in the Westminster Court in London for the extradition hearing.  

Mallya denies all allegation, says, "I have enough evidence to prove my case in court."

Mallya, who fled India last year owing more than Rs 9,000-crore to 13 banks, faces an extradition hearing at Londons Westminster Magistrates Court where the Crown Prosecution Service will argue the case for India.

"The court proceedings are on... I have denied all allegations, and I will continue to do the same," Mallya said.

No sex, meat, bad company.

That is the ministry of Ayushs prescription for pregnant women in India.

The ministry also said pregnant woman should focus on spiritual thoughts, hang good and beautiful pictures in their rooms to have a healthy baby.

The recommendations have been put together in a booklet by the government-funded Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy.

The booklet called Mother and Child Care was released by minister of state for Ayush Shripad Naik in the run-up to International Day for Yoga on June 21.

The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on 9th November 2014 to ensure the optimal development and propagation of AYUSH systems of health care.

Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia was stopped on his way to violence-hit Mandasur today. The Congress leader has said he will sit on dharna at Dhodhar - nearly 675 km from Mandsaur -- till peace is restored.

The Uttar Pradesh Government has now decided to make marriage registration compulsory for all communities.

Those, who do not register their marriage, will be deprived from the benefits of government schemes.

The plan has been drafted by the Women's Welfare Department and is likely to be brought before the state cabinet in its next session.

Reportedly, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government has decided to include everyone in this proposal, including the Muslims following the Supreme Court's order for compulsory registration of marriages.

States like Rajasthan, Himachal, Kerala and Bihar have already done it.

"All religions have the authority to work according to their personal laws as well. The governing power must take that into consideration. Everyone's development should be the core issue. Islam would acknowledge marriage in front of two witnesses," Muslim Cleric Mufti Ayub Hasan said.

A debt-ridden farmer in Sehore -- the home district of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan -- allegedly committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance.


The 55-year-old farmer Dulchand Keer consumed poison yesterday after which a case was registered at Rehti Police Station, police said today.

Rehti police station in-charge, Pankaj Geete said, "The cause behind farmer's death is a matter of investigation but he had debts of Rs 6 lakh."  Keer's son Sher Singh claimed that his father ended his life due to mounting debts. He said that at time of incident his father was alone in the house.


When Singh saw him lying unconscious, he was rushed to the government Rehti hosptial where doctors declared him brought dead. Singh said that his father had borrowed Rs 4 lakh from banks and another Rs 2 lakh from other sources due to which he remained disturbed.


The suicide comes days after Chouhan announced a slew of measures to end farmer woes in the state, which witnessed violent protests over loan waiver and other demands.

A little-known fringe group, Hindu Sena, will be celebrating US president Donald Trump's birthday tomorrow at Jantar Manatar in Delhi.

A pamphlet announcing the event said there would be a "raj tilak" ceremony for the US President, they called, a 'saviour of humanity'.

The group had a similar celebration on the US President's birthday last year. Trump turns 71 on Wednesday.


The celebratory event at Jantar Mantar will feature a "photo exhibition" of the US President. The poster publicising the event features a photo of Trump as a child alongside a current photo, with both pictures surrounded by balloons.

Image: The publicity handout of the event.

@OfficeOfRG  tweets:  Will be travelling to meet my grandmother & family for a few days. Looking forward to spending some time with them!


Congress VP Rahul Gandhi is heading to London in six days time. And that's the reason why.

A hedge fund manager's charity must pay 282m to his ex-wife's foundation after one of Britain's most expensive divorce battles came to an end in a landmark ruling.  Read more

BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday alleged that the RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's servant "gifted" two plots of land in Patna to Lalu's wife Rabri Devi and daughter Hema Yadav while the servant is a BPL card holder.

Modi, who has been making a series of allegations against Lalu and his family, termed Lalu's servant as a 'surrogate'.

"The property Lalu has been gifted is like a surrogate mother keeps the child of other man in her womb. The servant kept Lallu's property with him," Modi told media.

The BJP leader claimed that Lalu transferred benami property worth Rs. 1 crore to his wife Rabri Devi and fifth daughter Hema Yadav including land and house in Patna in 2014 via his servant Lallan Chowdhary.

The BJP leader levelled these allegations with documentary proof.

Reportedly, Modi has demanded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to investigate the matter and asserted that he would write to the I-T department regarding Lalu's benami properties

Concerned over continuing violence in Darjeeling, the Centre is closely monitoring the situation in the hill district and is ready to offer all assistance to the West Bengal government to restore normalcy, an official said today.


However, the home ministry is yet to seek a report from the West Bengal government on the situation in the hill district which has been witnessing violence for the last couple of days.


"We are closely monitoring the situation in Darjeeling. We are in touch with the state government officials. If necessary, we are ready to offer all assistance," a home ministry official said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath might not host an Iftar party at his official residence, 5 Kalidas Marg.

Chief Minister Adityanath will be the second BJP Chief Minister after Ram Prakash Gupta to skip hosting an Iftar party.

Earlier, top leaders of the BJP like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Rajnath Singh and Kalyan Singh hosted Iftar parties at their official residences during Ramzan, but according to sources, this time the current chief minister is not going to do so.

Earlier, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and Uttar Pradesh's former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav hosted the Iftar party at their official residences.

During Mayawati's tenure, once the event was held at Hotel Taj, in which only selected people were invited.

However, the Muslim wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) - the Rashtriya Muslim Manch (RMM) - has announced Iftar parties all over the country, where those are in fast will break it with products made from cow milk.

An Iftar is a meal which Muslims have to break after a day-long fast (Roza) in the month of Ramzan.

Till now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also not hosted an Iftar party.


Image: Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav hosted iftar parties.

Cops outside the suburban train station Unterfhring in Munich. Several persons including a policewoman have been wounded by gunshots. The assailant has been arrested.

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The Telegraph update on the Munich shootout.

A policewoman has been injured in a shooting at a commuter station in a Munich suburb by an assailant who reportedly grabbed her gun.

German police confirmed that several people were injured in the shooting during a morning police check at the Unterfoehring subway station.

The suspect was also injured and is in custody.Witnesses said the suspect took a police officer's handgun and then shot her, also injuring others at the S-Bahn station in the northeastern suburb of the Bavarian city.

Representational image.

Friday, June 16, is a special day in the life of Payyoli Express, P T Usha.   

BBC: German police say shots have been fired at a subway station in a suburb of Munich. Munich police spokesman Michael Riehlein told The Associated Press that the incident occurred Tuesday morning when police were carrying out a check at the Unterfoehring subway station. He says during the check a weapon was fired but could not immediately say whether it was fired by police or by a suspect. He says he had no immediate reports of injuries but that ambulances were being sent to the scene.

Just in: A little birdie tells us that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be leaving for London in six days time. Rahul frequents London on private trips, even spending new year there.

Yesterday, news agency ANI reported that the Rahul took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's penchant for coining catchy names for his various schemes,

"Make in India...all different (scheme) names (like) Swacch Bharat, Connect India, I've even forgotten all those names..." Rahul said Monday evening at a public meeting in Bengaluru, and paused, when someone from the audience jumped in and reminded him of 'Startup India'.

Rahul continued, "...yes, yes, Startup India, Stand Up India, Sit Down India, Move Left India, Go Right India, but not one person is getting employment" from these schemes, the Congress vice president said. "These are big speeches but they are hollow".

He also gave a public dressing down to Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit for his comment 'sadak ka gunda' on the Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat.

Landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 42 people in Bangladesh, authorities said. 

Who among these two dozen names will be chosen for the next president of India.

Or may be, none.

New Delhi can talk about nothing else but the presidential elections which are scheduled for July 17. The results will be declared on the 20th. The filing of nomination for the election begins on June 14 and continues till June 28.

The names, of which there are over two dozen, begin with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (suggested by the BJP's ally Shiv Sena) and continue on to former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson and former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi and senior Congress leader Dr Karan Singh. Other names include JDU leader Sharad Yadav, SAD's Parkash Singh Badal, current Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Union minister Thawar Chand Gehlot, Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik.

Names outside politics include, economist Dr Amartya Sen, former chairman of the Tata group, Ratan Tata, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, Metro man E Sreedharan etc.

These names will be assessed and one name chosen, or so the Opposition believes.   

However, government sources speculate that BJP president Amit Shah and PM Narendra Modi have already decided on a name, which is being kept top secret.

They want the Opposition and the BJP's three-member committee (Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh) to arrive at a name, but the real name will be revealed after a BJP Parliamentary Board meeting.

The Opposition's consensus candidate may be announced on Wednesday when the Leaders of Opposition meet at Sonia Gandhi's residence, the second meeting to decide a name.

This morning, BJP president Amit Shah drove down to Venkaiah Naidu's home for an Andhra breakfast of Pesarattu dosa. BJP circles are agog with speculation that the reason for the meeting is to soften up Naidu, who has been peeved after he was chosen by Shah to be part of the three-member committee to decide the next president.

This means Naidu is out of the running as he certainly cannot choose himself as a candidate.

The union minister has long been considered as a Presidential or vice-presidential candidate and sources say Naidu is disappointed at being out of the race.

It would be safe to say that the Amit Shah constituted committee would not have happened without the PM's nod. Tellingly, both Rajnath and Naidu have been past president's of the BJP. Party leaders speculate that Amit Shah will soon meet Rajnath and Jaitley.

Watch this space.


Also read:Who will Modi pick for President?

"Somehow, I don't see the Modi government shutting down Air India. So, Mallya may prove to be luckier than the government; at least his financial clock has stopped ticking," says TN Ninan. Do read

Madhya Pradesh: Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel detained in Neemuch, on his way to Mandsaur.

An FIR has been registered against Congress MLA Shakuntala Khatik and Venus Goyal in the Karera Police station in Mandsaur on charges of inciting a mob and other sections to resort to violence.

A day before, the Congress' Shivpuri MLA brushed aside the allegation of inciting violence during farmers protest in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.

"I didn't instigate the workers. Would they have remained silent, had I asked them to do so?" Khatik told ANI.

Khatik further said that she only told the police officers that they shouldn't sit in the police station and go ahead to set it on fire, if they can't ensure women safety.

A video of the Congress MLA had surfaced showing her purportedly inciting party workers and farmers to torch a police station during the farmers protest.

The Congress leader was seen in the video repeatedly inciting people to accompany her to burn down the nearby police station, whereas a police official was seen requesting the MLA to calm down.

Following the video, the BJP demanded the MLA's arrest and cornered the Congress asking party vice-president Rahul Gandhi to apologise for the irresponsible behaviour of his party leader.

After liquor baron Vijay Mallya was booed by visitors with shouts of "chor, chor" (thief) outside The Oval Stadium in London, where he was attending the India-South Africa Champions Trophy match, an ex-Kingfisher employee Neetu Shukla on Monday asserted she was glad to see this social boycott of the tycoon who was carrying out a pretense of being patriotic.

"I am so happy to see that people are socially boycotting Vijay Mallya. It's also nice that Indians worldwide have taken a stand to the fact that this absconding businessman is going around his usual duties as if he has done nothing. He goes and sits in the VIP boxes, attends charity dinners and also flaunts the fact that he is attending every event that is organised, especially pretending to be extremely patriotic and wanting to cheer for India, while all this time, he has been cheating Indians. It will be nice to see the rest of India standing up for his fake attitude," Shukla told ANI.

On June 6, the liquor baron was spotted attending the India-Pakistan Champions Trophy match

The extradition case hearing of beleaguered business tycoon Vijay Mallya is scheduled to take place in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Tuesday. The Crown Prosecution Service will be arguing on behalf of the Indian government, reports Hindustan Times. Mallya, who is wanted in India for defaulting on loan taken from a consortium of public banks amounting to over Rs 9,000 crore, fled the country and has been living in London, United Kingdom. He was earlier detained by Metropolitan police in London and produced before the court on April 18, which granted him bail shortly after the preliminary hearing.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to visit Mandsaur tomorrow and meet the families of the five farmers killed in police firing.


The Chief Minister, who had gone on an indefinite fast to calm frayed tempers of the farmers demanding loan waivers and remunerative prices for their produce, announced a slew of schemes for their benefit but issued a stern warning to those who engaged in 'incendiary activities'.


NDTV reports that no FIR has been filed against the policemen responsible. In fact,  the police has registered 46 FIRs over the farmer unrest in Mandsaur district and all of them pertain to acts of arson and violence by protesters. Not a single case has been lodged against the police.


The government compensation of Rs 1 crore to the families of the farmers killed, is also stuck with the district collector saying only Rs 4 lakh compensation can be released.


Image: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan breaks his fast on Sunday

A man has been detained for throwing bangles at Union Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani, when she was addressing a function in Gujarat's Amreli yesterday. Irani blamed the Congress saying, "Ek purush ko bheja hai mahila par aakraman karne ke liye; Congress ki yeh strategy thodi galat hai. A man has been sent to attack a woman; this strategy of the Congress is a little wrong.

She said Gujarat was heading for elections and this kind of behaviour was expected.

Nearly 150 professors from across the country have turned students to learn about demonetisation, challenges in the Indian economy and the way forward from Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian.

The first lecture of the course titled "Contemporary Themes in India's Economic Development and the Economic Survey" was held yesterday, the inauguration of which was attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar.

"For the first time a policy maker has turned a professor for the MOOC courses. For seven days he will conduct a 35-lecture course which will help in developing an in-depth understanding of the Indian economy- its history, recent developments, and impending challenges," Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

The course will cover the history of the Indian economic development and the current progress, challenges and the strategy to go forward. It will cover these themes through the analysis presented in the Economic Surveys of the previous three years.

"The participants will become proficient in understanding and analysing macro-economic developments and policy. They will also become familiar with the current dominant thoughts and tools used for economic policy making and research," Javadekar said.

The topics will include global and Indian economic history, monetary policy and inflation targeting, economic crises and the twin-balance sheet problem in India, reviewing macro-economic developments and understanding macro-economic policy, state capacity, fiscal capacity, and the social sector in India and demonetization.

Four-month-old infant, Rohaan, who was slated to come to India for medical treatment banking on the assurance by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, arrived in Noida on Monday evening, and will undergo treatment at Jaypee Hospital in the national capital.


Rohaan, who has a hole in his heart, was referred to the multi-speciality hospital for treatment. However, in the backdrop of cross-border tension between India and Pakistan, his parents were unable to get medical visa for their child's treatment in India.


So, Rohaan's father Kanwal Sadiq, approached Sushma Swaraj and made a plea for a medical visa. Upon receiving the request, she immediately directed the authorities to grant medical visa to Rohaan's family, who arrived with him via Wagah Border.


To this, the Indian minister swung into action and replied with a tweet, "No. The child will not suffer. Pls contact Indian High Commission in Pakistan. We will give the medical visa."


Dr. Ashutosh Marwah, an eminent pediatric cardiologist along with pediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. Rajesh Sharma will investigate and treat Rohaan.


Image: Rohan with his parents at Delhi's Jaypee Hospital.

"We have recently been reminded that Gandhi was born in a bania household. But, back in 1922, few, if any, banias were farmers or weavers; few, if any, are even today. Yet Gandhi's self-description was accurate; for in the Sabarmati Ashram, Gandhi did not trade, but he did spin daily and experiment with crops and livestock rearing. That statement to an Ahmedabad court was a striking example of Gandhi's lifelong commitment to making his caste origins irrelevant to his personal and public life."

Read Ramchandra Guha's column in the Indian Express.

Heading to Rome? Read this.

Municipal authorities in Rome are said to be imposing fines on locals and tourists indulging in unacceptable behaviour, in an attempt to protect their key monuments such as the Trevi fountain and the Colosseum, among others.

With the summer setting in and temperatures soaring, tourists and locals around the Trevi fountain are being found sitting with their feet in the water and even going for a swim.

With the new penalty in place, Mayor Virginia Raggi on Monday said anyone caught doing such malpractices can be fined upto 240 Euros, with a minimum fine of 40 Euros, reports the Guardian.

The new rule, functional presently, will be valid until 31 October. The police have been assigned the task of monitoring compliance with the new proposal.

Apart from the aforementioned landmark monuments, the rule has also been levied on the 500 year-old Barcaccia, a boat-shaped fountain at the foot of the Spanish Steps which was badly chipped by drunken football fans in 2015.

Minutes after United States President Donald Trump received a 'tribute paying session' at his Cabinet meeting in full public view on Monday, senior Democrat and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer released a short video parodying the round table.


The 25-second video features the minority leader surrounded by his flattering staff, who are all praise for him just like Vice-President Mike Pence, US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and others were towards Trump.


"I want to thank everyone for coming. I just thought we'd go 'round the room," Schumer says.


His staff then proceeds to speak in turn, each flattering the Senator.


"Your tone was perfect. You were right on message," the first staffer, Lucy, says about his Sunday show appearance.


"Michelle, how'd my hair look coming out of the gym this morning?" Schumer asks, turning to the next staffer.


"You have great hair. Nobody has better hair than you," Michelle says.


Schumer's third staffer jumps into the conversation directly quoting part of White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus's earlier statement: "Before we go any further, I just want to say thank you for the opportunity and blessing to serve your agenda."


The group then bursts into laughter.


Earlier, at the Cabinet meeting, heads of his executive branch agencies showered praises on the first five months of Trump's administration, while the President basks in the pouring admiration.

"At the back of the courtroom the three accused sat trying to catch the drift and fathom the new, inexplicable turn the case could be taking. And the consequences it might have on their lives." Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com continues her riveting reportage from Courtroom 51. Do read

With the world still befuddled trying to figure out the meaning of 'covfefe'- a term seemingly coined by President Donald Trump, the word has now become an official bill.

Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois has introduced the "COVFEFE Act," in order to preserve a President's social media records, reports CNN.

Quigley's bill turns the word into an acronym standing for the 'Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement Act', which would broaden the scope of the Presidential Records Act of 1978 by including the term "social media" as documentary material.

On May 31, President Donald Trump declared at 12:06 a.m. on Twitter: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe."

The tweet was published for several hours before being removed, allowing observers plenty of time to ponder the meaning of "covfefe" and also produced a stream of memes.

But the deletion of the tweet also raised questions about how the Presidents' social media should be handled and preserved.

"In order to maintain public trust in government, elected officials must answer for what they do and say; this includes 140-character tweets," Quigley, who co-founded the Congressional Transparency Caucus, said in a statement.

He further said that Trump's frequent, unfiltered use of his personal Twitter account is "unprecedented."

If the President is going to take to social media to make sudden public policy proclamations, we must ensure that these statements are documented and preserved for future reference. Tweets are powerful, and the President must be held accountable for every post," the lawmaker said