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NEWS brief In Record US Military Aid, Israel To Get $38 Billion
Washington: The United States and Israel have agreed on a record $38 billion package of US military aid and will sign the new pact on Wednesday, enshrining defence funding for Washington's closest Middle East ally for the Contd on page 5
Green Panel Asks Haryana, UP To Consider CNG Pumps Around Delhi
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal today asked Uttar Pradesh and Haryana government to mull over the possibility of installing CNG stations in NCR while refusing to grant permission to over 10 Contd on page 5
Prime Minister's Office Cautioned Over Delayed Reply To RTI Query
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has cautioned the Prime Minister's Office to adopt "due seriousness" in the handling of Right to Information applications and provide responses within the mandatory time Contd on page 5
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Chikungunya Deaths: Health Ministry Seeks Report From Delhi Government
L u c k n o w : Opposition parties today poked fun at the ruling Samajwadi Party in view of the fued in Mulayam Singh Yadav family, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav should have repaired the "cycle" (SP's election symbol) four-and-ahalf years back as his actions now mean nothing. Rahul Gandhi, in the course of his 'kisan yatra', said, "Akhilesh should have removed the defects from the cycle four-and-a-half years back. Now with elections hardly six months away, what does all this mean?" He was apparently referring to Akhilesh Yadav's action of sacking two ministers on graft charges and shunting out the chief secretary, known for his closeness to senior cabinet minister and uncle Shivpal Yadav. Mr Gandhi was speaking during a roadshow in Mirzapur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Contd on page 5
Supreme Court Junks Petition To Stop Funding For Kashmiri Separatists
PM Narendra Modi Busy Globetrotting, Says Rahul Gandhi Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Narendra Modi, saying the Prime Minister was busy globetrotting while the farmers were facing many problems. The Congress leader reached Mirzapur on the seventh day of his ongoing 'Kisan Yatra' which began at Deoria and will end in New
Delhi. The Gandhi scion also told rally here that if a Congress government was voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, a loan waiver for farmers would be announced within 10 days. "Modi has waived off loans of Rs. 1.10 lakh crore of industrialists but we will be waiving off the loans of poor farmers," he said. At the Khaat Sabha
the time the 71st session of the General Assembly opened in the UN. Waving the US and Baloch flags, the small group of protesters held banners of 'Stop Human Rights violation in Baluchistan', 'Stop Bombing Balochistan' and 'Balochistan is not Pakistan' and stood around five dolls, smeared in red colour to portray blood and Contd on page 5
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today described as a "dispute in the government and not a family feud," his differences with uncle Shivpal Yadav, which seem to have placed him in direct confrontation with his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. This was no peace move. The 44-year-old chief minister was defiant as he said, "I take some decisions, Neta ji takes others."
Outsiders, he said, were meddling in party affairs and that was worrisome. The chief minister was referring to Deepak Singhal, an official close to Shivpal Yadav, who the chief minister sacked as the state's top bureaucrat yesterday. There began a chain of events that saw Mulayam Singh remove Akhilesh Yadav as the Samajwadi Party's UP chief and install Shivpal Yadav instead. Hours Contd on page 5
Ahead Of Launch, A Glimpse Of Navy's Most Advanced Destroyer Mormugao New Delhi: India's latest destroyer, the Mormugao, is set to be launched for the first time on Saturday at Mumbai's Mazgaon Docks. The ship will then be fitted out and inducted into the Navy two years later. The Mormugao is the second of a class of Project 15-B destroyers - slated to be the most advanced destroyers built in India. Four are being built at a cost of Rs. 29,700 crore. With displacement of 7,300 tonnes, the Mormugao spans 163
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'Cycle' Should Have Been Repaired Earlier: Rahul Gandhi's Fresh Jibe At Samajwadi Party
Protest Outside UN On Pak's I Take My Decisions, Says Akhilesh Yadav On Feud With Uncle Forceful Occupation Of Balochistan Since 1948
New York: A group of Baloch activists held protests against Pakistan outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, demanding freedom and highlighting Pakistan's atrocities and crimes against humanity in Balochistan. The protest was organised by the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) across the street from the world body's headquarters, around
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metres in length and is powered by 4 Ukrainian gas turbine engines to achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots, approximately 56 km per hour. With a complement of
50 officers and 250 sailors, the Project 15B destroyers are designed to operate 4,000 nautical miles at sea. According the Navy, "These ships are among
the most technologically advanced guided missile destroyers in the world, with state-ofthe-art weapons/sensors package, advanced stealth features and a high degree of automation." The Mormugao will be able to fire Barak long range and BrahMos missiles. The key sensor of the Mormugao will be its Israeli-designed MultiFunction Surveillance Threat Alert Radar (MFSTAR), designed to Contd on page 5
here, there was a repeat of an earlier incident and people took away more than a thousand cots even as Mr Gandhi was speaking. Mr Gandhi added that his slogan was 'Karj maaf, bijli bill half'. It was after 37 years that a member of the Gandhi family addressed a rally at Bishada in Mirzapur. Contd on page 5
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No Excuses, AAP Government's Job To Fix Delhi's Health: Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi: Congress today joined the blame game for Delhi's worsening health crisis as number of chikungunya and dengue deaths rose to 15. Former chief minister Sheila Dikshit said it was the state government's responsibility after the AAP government blamed Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and BJP-ruled civic bodies for the uncontrolled spread of mosquitoborne diseases. "It's an excuse for what you have not been able to do," the senior Congress leader said, adding, "In this case, what is happening is that the you are resorting to a blame game because you didn't do anything to pre-empt or prevent this kind of an outbreak." Ms Dikshit said it was the Delhi government's responsibility to go to whoever is needed in order to prevent a health crisis. She claimed that during Congress's 15-year regime, the Delhi government had put in place a protocol where the chief minister headed a meeting of all authorities - municipal corporations, health
10 Die Of Chikungunya, Over 1,000 Cases Reported In Delhi New Delhi: Five more deaths from chikungunya complications were reported today at a private hospital in Delhi, taking the total number of deaths due to the vector-borne disease in the national capital to 10. All five deaths have taken place at Apollo Hospital and most of the victims were aged 80 or above. "We have had five deaths in the past three weeks of patients with
chikungunya fever, most of whom were elderly. 80-year-old Mahendra Singh from Ghaziabad died of chikungunya complications yesterday afternoon," hospital authorities said. "He was diagnosed positive for chikungunya through RT-PCR test. He died of multi-organ failure triggered by complications from the disease," they said. Contd on page 5
department, Lt Governor's representative and the Army - to deal with any health emergency. "When you are in government, you talk with everyone. You are not in Opposition," Ms Dikshit
said. The Congress leader also defended the LG's rights after the AAP blamed Mr Jung of being busy examining orders passed by the Delhi government. Contd on page 5
Anil Ambani's RCom, Aircel Announce Merger Deal To Create 3rd Largest Telecom Operator Mumbai: Billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications today announced a merger of its wireless telecom businesses with Aircel, which will create India's third biggest telecom operator in terms of subscriber base. Reliance Communications will own half of the merged the entity, while Aircel's parent, Malaysia's Maxis Communications, will own the other half. The merger comes days after Mr Ambani's older brother and India'a richest man Mukesh Ambani launched Reliance Jio. Analysts expect further consolidation in the
telecom sector in the wake of intensifying competition after Jio's aggressive launch. R e l i a n c e Communication or RCom and Aircel had been talks for the merger since December last year. The deal will help reduce Reliance
Bengaluru Protests: Curfew Removed, Some Schools Reopen Bengaluru: Bengaluru was largely peaceful on Wednesday, two days after violent protests over a court order on the sharing of Cauvery river waters that left two people dead. A curfew imposed in parts of the city worst affected on Monday was removed this morning; some schools and colleges also reopened. Here are the latest developments in this big story: Large gatherings are still banned in the city as a precaution, Bengaluru Police Commissioner NS Megharikh said. IT companies opened their offices on Wednesday. Software major Infosys as well as multinationals like Amazon.com were
among companies that had asked their staff to stay home on Tuesday. Some schools, shut for two days following the protests, reopened this morning. Others declared a holiday either for Onam festival or as a precaution. Violence erupted over a Supreme Court order on Monday that indicated that Karnataka has to yield more water than it was asked to last week. Two people were killed in police firing in Rajgopalnagar area and 30 buses were set on fire in the outskirts of the city. Over 350 people have been arrested for vandalism in Bengaluru. Bus services in Bengaluru resumed on Tuesday evening but Contd on page 5
Communication's debt by Rs 20,000 crore, or more than 40 per cent of its total debt, while Aircel's debt will fall by about Rs 4,000 crore, the companies said. As of end-March, R e l i a n c e Communications had a Contd on page 5
No 'Logjam' In Appointment, Transfer Of Judges: Centre To Supreme Court
New Delhi: Asserting that there is "no blame game" or "logjam" in appointments and transfer of judges for higher judiciary, the centre today told the Supreme Court that the high courts have "pretty much delayed" starting the process. "There is no blame game. There is no logjam in the system. It's like a race, if you start in time, you will reach in time. The high courts, by and large, were pretty much delayed in starting the race. The process to fill up five Contd on page 5
'Leave The Cots': At Rahul Gandhi's Khaat Sabha, A Vital Announcement
Mirzapur, UP: At Rahul Gandhi's latest "Khaat Sabha" in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, a voice on the mic warned the gathering against making off with any party favours, specifically, the khatiyas or cots. "Khaat chhodke chale jao (leave the cots and go)," a Congress leader said sternly on the mic as Mr Gandhi finished
his speech at the meeting in Mirzapur in the southern part of Uttar Pradesh. Around half a dozen cots were still ferreted away, but reports suggest Congress workers were quick to recover them. A farmer was heard telling reporters that he felt cheated. "A Congress leader told us Contd on page 5