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Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Uttarakhand in 2019: Modi strengthens link to hill state; year marred by hooch, natural calamities

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Two visuals helped link Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Uttarakhand in the just-ended year. Both triggered opposition attacks on him. One picture showed him meditating in a cave at the Kedarnath shrine. The other was his appearance on "Man vs Wild" TV programme, hosted by Bear Grylls, showing the two at the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

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A remarkable year for China-India ties, joint efforts will take it to new heights: Chinese Envoy

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"Today marks the start of 2020 New Year. Wish you a very happy new year and all the best. The year 2019 witnessed the steady progress of China-India ties with many highlights, including the 2nd Informal Meeting in Chennai & other meetings on multilateral occasions between our leaders," tweeted Weidong.

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India needs to pay more attention to China border, says new Army chief Naravane

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"We have been giving attention to our western front in the past. The northern front now also requires an equal amount of attention... The Army is capable of tackling any dangers to the country," General Naravane told reporters after receiving the first Guard of Honour as the Army chief.

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Court: Drafting health plea shows Indrani mentally fit

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In a detailed order rejecting Sheena Bora murder accused Indrani Mukerjea’s plea for bail on health grounds, a special CBI court observed recently that she had drafted her bail application and enumerated several grounds supporting her contention, which indicated that she was mentally fit despite her medical ailments.

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Ban PFI for violence during anti-CAA stir, UP police tell govt

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The Uttar Pradesh police has written to the state home department seeking a ban on Popular Front of India (PFI), a “radical” Islamic outfit with notable pockets of influence in western UP and which is accused of being behind incidents of violence and vandalism during recent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

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Kerala passes resolution seeking CAA withdrawal

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In a rare show of unity, the Kerala assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding that the Centre withdraw the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 immediately, making the state the first to oppose the controversial law legislatively. Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan said by passing the resolution, the assembly has ‘raised its status’ and Kerala has led by example, though it is moot that the resolution will have any impact beyond its symbolism.

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After Ayodhya & Rafale verdicts in 2019, SC to decide on CAA & J&K this year

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At a time when dissent gets traction among intellectuals and social media, the Supreme Court in 2019 achieved the unexpected by rendering a unanimous verdict on the 70-year-old Ayodhya land dispute and putting stamp of approval on the deal to purchase 36 fully-loaded Rafale jets from France.

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2019: A watershed year for BJP but new challenges emerge

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The year 2019 will go down as a watershed in the BJP's journey as the party not only achieved its highest ever tally in Lok Sabha but also realised its decades-long ideological planks. The party, however, stumbled in assembly elections with loss in Maharashtra and Jharkhand and adding to it the ongoing nationwide protests against Citizenship Act and the NRC.

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Monday, December 30, 2019

PM Modi using 'charlatans' to do his bidding on CAA: Sitaram Yechury

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"Modi harangued at Ram Lila Maidan, with blatant untruths, and is now using charlatans to do his bidding. The whole edifice of Modi's deception around NRC-NPR-CAA is built on the support of these people who don't even know if they have read the Act. "What Modi thinks to be a 'lucid explanation' is so full of misinformation and so wrong on facts, that a fact-check can be done by anyone," he said.

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4 medium intensity earthquakes hit Jammu & Kashmir

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Four medium intensity tremors with magnitudes ranging between 4.7 and 5.5 hit J&K in a span of less than two hours on Monday night, the National Centre for Seismology said. The first quake with a magnitude of 4.7 hit at 10.42pm, followed by one measuring 5.5 six minutes later. The third quake measuring 4.6 hit at 10.58pm, followed by the fourth one at 11.20pm with a magnitude of 5.4.

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PFI fanned protests in UP; anti-nationals will not be tolerated: Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya

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The comments came in the backdrop of a letter written by Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) OP Singh to the ministry of home affairs seeking a ban on PFI for its involvement in the violent protests against the CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC) that took place on December 19

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Kerala CM tables anti-CAA resolution in assembly

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Though the one-day special session was convened to ratify the extension of the reservation for SC and ST in the Assembly and the Parliament for another decade, the resolution against CAA was also taken up in view of the the widespread concerns among public in this regard, official sources said. While presenting the resolution, Vijayan said the CAA was against the "secular" outlook and fabric of the country and would lead to religion- based discrimination in granting citizenship.

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Hope Army will rise to greater heights under the new Army Chief: General Bipin Rawat

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After a farewell guard of honour, General Rawat also hoped that the Army will rise to greater heights under the new chief Lt General M M Naravane. When asked wether the Army is better prepared now to face the security challenges facing the country he said: "Yes, we are better prepared."

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Aaditya Thackeray joins dad in Maharashtra ministry

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Aaditya Thackeray, who became the first member of his family to take the poll plunge and was on Monday sworn in as a minister in the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance government led by his father, is expected to play a more important role in the govt and party. The 29-year-old won the Assembly polls with a thumping majority from Mumbai's Worli constituency.

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Centre, judiciary break ice over appointment of HC, SC judges

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Details related to the names recommended by high court or Supreme Court collegiums but were still pending with the government were shared during a meeting with the highest echelons of the government and judiciary, sources said. Within the judiciary, there have been discussions at the senior levels on ways to clear the backlog of vacancies.

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Mamata Banerjee urges political parties, civil society to isolate BJP

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged political parties and civil society groups to join hands and isolate the saffron party across the country. Banerjee said she will not allow updation of National Population Register (NPR), which has already been stayed by her government. "I would appeal to everybody to join hands against the BJP and isolate them every where," Banerjee said.

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Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Ajit Pawar sworn in as deputy chief minister

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NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra on Monday during the expansion of the Uddhav Thackeray-led council of ministers. Pawar was sworn into the post for the second time in over a month. Earlier, Pawar took oath as deputy CM on November 23 after he rebelled and joined hands with the BJP. However, he resigned on November 26.

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Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Ajit Pawar takes oath as deputy CM

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NCP's Ajit Pawar took oath as a minister in Maharashtra government on Monday during the expansion of the cabinet. He will be the deputy chief minister. The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Uddhav Thackeray was formed on November 28. The state Cabinet currently has six ministers, besides the chief minister.

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CAA is too little compassion. Coming too late: Sadhguru

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."In my opinion, CAA is too little compassion, coming too late. This bill is only focused on religious persecution. Looking at the reactions on the street, the vehemence with which people are fighting, I was wondering did I miss something. Am I not getting something here," Sadhguru told a gathering while speaking on the CAA, NRC and the protests against them.

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Sunday, December 29, 2019

No breach in Priyanka Gandhi's security: CRPF

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The force, which provides her armed commandos under the 'Z+' category of security cover to her, said the Congress leader undertook "unscheduled" movement without intimation. Therefore, an advanced security liaison (ASL) could not be conducted, it said in a statement. "During travelling the protectee used non-bullet resistant civil vehicle without a personal security officer," the statement said.

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Ex-sarpanch shot at by Naxals for being 'police informer'

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A 55-year-old former village sarpanch was injured when Naxals opened fire at him on suspicion of being a police informer in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a police official said on Monday. The victim, identified as Boti Lekam, was picked up on Sunday night by Maoists from his home in Chihka village, where he was sarpanch (village head) earlier, he said.

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Northern Army Commander visits forward areas in J&K

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After the escalation of ceasefire violations across the LOC, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh visited J&K to review the prevailing security situation. ​​Accompanied by Chinar Corps Commander, the Northern Army Commander visited the snowbound forward areas & lauded the troops for inspiring motivation and selfless service in the toughest terrain & climate conditions.

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Some writers mislead youth by dividing literature into different camps: Adityanath

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that a few writers attempt to mislead the youth by dividing the literature into different camps. Speaking at the 43rd Hindi Samman Samaroh here, the chief minister said, "Some writers try to divide our literature into different camps, they attempt to mislead our youth. It is the responsibility of all writers to ensure that such a situation does not arise."

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