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Holding a quick press conference in the national capital, Mishra said, "Saying I am colluding with the BJP is baseless. Everyone knows I have been the most vocal critic of the BJP and Modi-ji in AAP. I am not a BJP agent."
Challenging the AAP leaders to expel him from the party, he said he would never quit the party. There is a AAP PAC meeting at 7 pm. I challenge them to expel me from the party. I have been getting threat calls and messages on my phone," he said.
"Tomorrow I have got an appointment with the CBI at 11.30 am. I will officially lodge an FIR and be present as a witness. Let files and documents of all ministers be made public, then we shall see who should be suspended.
He said election funding was misused during the Punjab elections by the AAP and there was rampant corruption during the Punjab polls.
Mishra has alleged that Kejriwal took Rs 2 crore bribe in cash in front of him from AAP minister Satyendra Jain accused by CBI of money laundering.
"Meri aansuon ko meri kamzori na samajhna. Kathorta se nahi, komalta se ashk jhalak gaye. (Do not take my tears as a sign of my weakness. Not out of harshness, but the eyes welled up from tenderness)," she began her post with a couplet.
She then posted a brief explanation of why she cried, however briefly, before the BJP MLA.
She writes, "To everyone who has turned up in my support: My training hasn't taught me to be weak. I just did not expect that my SP city Ganesh Saha Sir would outrightly reject the irrational argument and talk about my injury. Before sir came, I was the seniormost officer in police there but when sir came and stood by the force, I got emotional.
"Media has taken this stand because everyone of them saw both the incidents and this shows the positivity of media in Gorakhpur. I am thankful to them to have shown the truth with least manipulation.
"I believe that good gets good and that's why I have got the support of the media.
"Please stay calm! I am fine and slightly hurt. Nothing to be agitated or worried about."
She signs of saying, 'Regards'.
On Sunday, when some people were protesting against a liquor shop in Gorakhpur's Kareemnagar area, the police led by Nigam tried to clear the road since the protesters were blocking the traffic.
BJP MLA Radha Mohan Das Aggarwal reached the spot and questioned the IPS officer about her action and told that there had been orders by the state government that liquor shops will not function in residential areas.
In a video that has gone viral, Aggarwal can be heard shouting at Nigam, who is soon reduced to tears. "The MLA misbehaved with me and refused to acknowledge in full public view that he is speaking to a woman police officer," she said.
Picture courtesy: Charu Nigam's Facebook page
He said it was a gratifying experience for him to visit the holy shrines, which were a fountainhead of peace for millions of people from around the world.
Singh said he and his colleagues wished to express their gratitude to the Almighty for their resounding victory in the recent Punjab assembly elections.
He said they had come to these temples to pray for the state, and its peace and development, for which his government was fully committed.
Accompanied by his cabinet colleagues and other Congress MLAs and MPs, the Chief Minister also visited the Jallianwala Bagh to pay his tributes to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives at the altar of the nation's freedom struggle, an official spokesman said.
An emotional Singh said the memories of those martyrs will always remain a source of inspiration for the people of India.
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May had called Macron to congratulate him on his election victory and the two leaders briefly talked about Brexit among other bilateral issues, Downing Street said. "The leaders briefly discussed Brexit and the Prime Minister reiterated that the UK wants a strong partnership with a secure and prosperous EU once we leave," a Downing Street spokesperson said.
Mahmood, a career diplomat, will replace the incumbent envoy to India Abdul Basit this month.
Basit was appointed in 2014.
Mahmood joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1985. His first posting abroad was in Turkey's capital of Ankara between 1991 and 1994. He has also served as Pakistan's Ambasador to Thailand between 2009 and 2013
The authorities at the PGIMER have ordered a probe into the alleged misbehaviour of the doctor.
Nasreena Malik, a resident of Kashmir who is suffering from internal carotid artery aneurysm, was brought to the to the neurosurgery department at the PGIMER by her son Javaid Ahmad Malik. The doctor allegedly told them, "You throw stones at our security forces there (Kashmir) and come here for treatment." Malik said he did not know the name of the doctor.
"He was fine until he saw the prescription card of hospitals in Kashmir ... He threw them away," Malik alleged.
The patient was advised to undergo angiography and told that the treatment would cost Rs 15 lakh.
Taking a serious note of the incident, PGIMER director Prof Jagat Ram has ordered a probe into it. "We have sought a report from the head of department. If the doctor is found guilty, action will be taken against him," he said.
The new rate reduction of 25 per cent for women will be for the salaried borrowers and for the non-salaried, it will be 20 bps cut. Similar will be the rates applicable to male salaried and non-salaried borrowers. One percentage point is 100 basis points (bps).
"This a huge saving for the borrower as the 25 bps reduction translates into a saving of Rs 530 per month on EMIs," he said.
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She said Kashmir has seen far more worse days since 1947 and expressed hope that peace will return to the troubled valley where protests have been going on intermittently over the past nearly two months. "All of us are concerned about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. But we should know that this has not happened for the first time.Since 1947, there have been many occasions when J-K has gone through bad times.Today we are again at crossroads," Mehbooba told reporters at a brief interaction at the opening of the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar.
Image: J-K CM Mehbooba Mufti reviewing the guard of honour at the opening of the Civil Secretariat in the state capital today. Pic: Umar Ganie
AAP's Sanjay Singh holds a press conference to refute the charges and says the party is behind Arvind Kejriwal. "There's no question of Arvind Kejriwal's resignation. The party stands united with him," Singh said.
Holding up the letter written by Kapil Mishra to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Singh says Kejriwal's name is not mentioned in the report.
"He is saying exactly what BJP has been trying to allege. Kapil Mishra is frustrated because of his ouster. He is lying," said Sanjay Singh.
The allegation that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received Rs. 2 crore cash has been referred by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to the anti-corruption branch of the police for investigation. Kapil Mishra, sacked as minister by Kejriwal on the weekend, went public with the sensational charge on Sunday.
The anti-corruption branch is headed by Mukesh Kumar Meena, a police officer repeatedly targeted by Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party as "corrupt".
The 23-year-old singer will be performing at the JIO Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour by White Fox India, on May 10 at DY Patil stadium here.
As a goodwill gesture Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will be gifting an autographed sarod to the Grammy winner on his arrival, a statement from the organisers said. Designer Varun Bahl has curated and embellished traditional Indian instruments of symphony.
The instruments have been decorated with fine silk- printed with dainty floral artworks and highlighted with metallic golds.
Rohit Bal has created a biker jacket in cotton velvet for Bieber. Keeping in sync with the singer's universal appeal, black will depict the mood board and the entire outfit has been handcrafted and hand embroidered with sequins and crystals from Swarovski. Bal said the jacket is an "amalgamation of Justin's personal style, Indian music and my vision of a cross cultural fashion statement."
"The concept behind the jacket is to create a versatile look that is suitable for an event or performance with a hint of understated opulence and a sense of Indian tradition," Bal said in a statement.
Anamika Khanna has created a long floor length jacket for Bieber's mother. The piece utilizes embroidery inspired by tribal India with silk chanderi as the base material and the embellishment is in thread work.
Apart from this, Bieber's mother will also be gifted a bespoke wreath shaped necklace embellished in ornate rubies and marquise diamonds encrusted in platinum and 18k gold by Riddhima Kapoor Sahni.
Amit Aggarwal has created a jacket with Khadi, metallic hints with malleable recycled polymer sheet used on the sleeves fusing traditional weaves with industrial waste.
While Krishna Mehta has created an Indo-Western formal shirt with modern, geometric lines with metallic threads.
Apart from them, Prasenjit Das will be creating a hand painted denim jacket with graffiti designs, Dhruv Kapoor will be designing an oversized hoodie and Ragini Ahuja will be making a bomber jacket in destroyed denim with sheep leather shoulder, collar and pocket flaps and witty-tone graphic tee shirt by Balmedor.
Mishra said, "I'll request ACB and CBI to order a lie detector test for me, Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendar Jain...then the truth will prevail."
Mishra has submitted all the documents in the case - sealed in a yellow envelope - to the Anti-corruption bureau (ACB). He says that he will knock the doors of the CBI too, and see to it that the crime does not go unpunished.
Kapil Mishra, who was on Saturday sacked as minister, alleged he was an "eyewitness" to health and PWD minister Satyendra Jain handing over Rs two crore to Kejriwal.
Mishra also claimed Jain had told him in private conversation that he had "settled" a Rs 50 crore land deal in favour of a relative of the chief minister.
The bombshell prompted calls from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress for Kejriwal's ouster, but AAP stood solidly behind its leader, insisting there was no merit in the allegation and that "even his (Kejriwal's) enemies will not believe it".
Mishra, who was Delhi's water resources minister before being sacked, had sided with another top leader Kumar Vishwas in his fight with Kejriwal before the two called truce.
"I saw with my own eyes Satyendra Jain giving Rs 2 crore cash to Arvind Kejriwal at his residence. When I asked Kejriwal, he said such things happen in politics and it will be revealed later," Mishra told reporters after paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.
"Jain personally told me that he had settled a land deal worth Rs 50 crore of Kejriwal's relative. When I told Kejriwal, he said that it was a lie and asked me to have faith in him," Mishra said.
Image: Kapil Sharma pays homage at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi at Rajghat, Delhi.
The 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy are: Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Manish Pandey and Jasprit Bumrah.
India is in the same group as Pakistan.
Harbhajan, however, assured that he is not going to lose sleep even if national selectors don't pick him.
The veteran off-spinner has bagged only eight wickets from nine matches he played so far in the ongoing tenth edition of the Indian Premier League, but his economy rate of 5.82 is the best for any spinner in this year's IPL.
He also displayed impressive performances in the Vijay Hazare domestic 50-overs competition, taking nine wickets from six games at four an over.
And the 36-year-old admitted that he still has enough left in the tank to play a pivotal role for his side if he got selected for the 50-over pinnacle event.
Hailed as the biggest tax reform since India's independence, GST will replace an array of central and state levies with a national sales tax, thereby creating a single market and making it easier to do business in the country.
Addressing CII-Kotak investors' round table in Tokyo, Jaitley said that the GST Council, headed by him and comprising representatives of all states, will in the next few days finalise the rates of tax for different goods and services and the country is on track to roll out the simplified indirect tax regime from July 1.
"The current indirect tax structure in India is fairly complicated...those who transacted in either goods or services would have to deal with multiple authorities.
"The whole country was divided into multiple markets. So a free movement of goods and services was not possible. Now, the idea of GST was that let there be just one tax in the country," Jaitley said. He added that tax rates on goods may go down marginally under the new indirect tax regime while services may see some increase.
"It was a cheerless place, with open holes for toilets and unwashed plates, and where vermin-infested rice and dal was served twice a day. My heart broke when he said he went without eating for three days, drinking water straight from the tap, because the food was unimaginably filthy."
Today is the 43rd anniversary of the historic railwaymen's strike of 1974.
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"10-12 gun shots were heard from the STF Post, Tanta at 2 am, injuring both the on duty SPOs. One SPO received bullet injuries in his neck and the other in his abdomen," the police officer.
"We are investigating the matter, as it could be a result of rivalry or external attack as well. As of now, we have also started a search operation in the adjoining forest area as a precautionary measure," the officer said. The army has ruled out a militant attack, but as a precaution initiated search operations in Tanta forest.
Rajnath Singh said that the Naxal problem cannot be resolved through "silver bullets" or any shortcut but through short-term, medium-term and long-term solutions. "Residential camps of security forces should be well equipped with power, water facility and better connectivity. We must ensure that states take the ownership of Left Wing Extremism operations and Companies of Central Armed Police Forces in Naxal-affected areas actively cooperating with them. The forces on the ground level should not lack leadership. Unity of purpose and unity of action are essential for success of operations, he told the CMs at the review meeting.
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"I am confident that we will successfully confront the Naxalites with full force and a new strategy. As many as 12,000 people lost their lives due to Maoist violence in last 20 years. The foundation principle of fighting Left-wing extremism is through choking them financially. I am sure that attempts to stall development and to throttle democracy at gunpoint will not be successful ever."
The meet will also focus on devising new strategies to ensure rapid development in Left Wing Extremism-affected areas.
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in its findings and should not have given different views for different sets of accused in a case. The court also said the CBI director should have looked into this important matter and deputed an officer to pursue the case.The court has also directed that the trial be completed in nine months.
The apex court earlier on April 20 reserved its judgement in the case and asked all parties concerned to give their submissions within a week.
The court also heard the plea filed by the RJD supremo challenging his jail sentence in connection with the mid-1990s fodder scam case.
The CBI filed its latest appeal against the High Court order upholding the agency's plea to continue proceedings in the trial court against Prasad under two sections, while dropping other charges on grounds that a person could not be tried twice for the same offence.
The High Court had ordered that proceedings against Lalu be continued under IPC Sections 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed or giving false information) and 511 (attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence).
The charges are in connection with the case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 96 lakh during Lalu Prasad's chief ministerial tenure.
The fodder scam relates to fraudulent withdrawal of around Rs 1,000 crore by the Animal Husbandry department from various districts when Lalu was the Bihar chief minister from 1990 to 1997.
"On Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) issue, we do not oppose any country's membership, believing that a standard for admission should be agreed upon first," said Ambassador Luo Zhaohui at the United Service Institution of India in New Delhi.
Beijing has maintained that New Delhi's entry to the NSG must be based on a set of principles agreed by other members while adding that the discussions on specific cases must be carried out later.
"We stick to two-step approach namely, first NSG members need to arrive at a set of principles for the entry of non-NPT state parties into NSG and then move forward discussions of specific cases. Our position is consistent. Apart from India, other non-NPT state parties are also making applications. Our position on those applications is consistent," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said in a press briefing.
Even though India has been pushing hard for the membership it has failed due to objections from countries like China and New Zealand.India has long been trying to secure the membership of the 48-member group but China's stance on New Delhi not being a signatory of NPT has been blocking its bid to secure the seat.
The incident took place on Saturday evening, when the victim along with her younger sister and a friend had gone to the orchard to fetch mangoes in her village under Pakuria police station.
According to reports, there they came across several young men drinking alcohol by a canal adjacent to the farm.
"A group of at least three youth pounced on the girl and her sister and tried to drag them to a secluded place. The younger girl managed to escape, but her deaf and mute sister could not," a district police officer said.
The younger girl ran to the village and informed the people, who rushed to the spot.
They found the disabled girl at another mango orchard, senseless and bleeding profusely.
She was admitted to a nearby hospital and was referred for a medical test.
The culprits have not been identified or caught yet at remain at large.
Meanwhile, the police have detained a few youth for questioning
The incident, in Kareemnagar area, was caught on camera and the viral video has earned local MLA Radha Mohan Das Aggarwal much flak on social media.
Circle Officer Charu Nigam claimed that the MLA was angry because she had removed some people, protesting against a liquor shop, whom he had told to stay put till he arrived. The MLA, however, accused the police officer of high-handedness and rejected her allegations as baseless.
Some of the protesters reportedly complained to the MLA that the officer had forcibly removed them and accused the police of hitting and dragging an 80-year-old man.
On the footage showing her wiping tears, she said, "I did not weep, as it is not ingrained in my personality. However, I got emotional when my senior officer supported me."
The protestors were removed from the road as they were obstructing the traffic, she said.
Rejecting her allegations, the MLA said, I have been an MLA since 2002. You can ask my people. I never misbehave with anyone.
Image: The IPS officer said she did not cry when the MLA shouted at her but got emotional because her senior officer supported her. Pic: TV grab
Out of the 26.15 km railway track from Murkongselek in Dhemaji district of Assam to Pasighat in East Siang district of Arunachal, 23.55 km line falls in the state with three railway stations Sille, Rani and Pasighat, railway officials said.
Image: Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu flags off the Naharlagun-Guwahati Shatabdi Express through video conferencing at Maligaon in Guwahati on Sunday.