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Switzerland to share information on Indians’ bank accounts there

Switzerland to share info on Indians’ bank accounts there

Swiss authorities, with an adherence to the “Automatic Exchange of Information” (AEOI) agreement signed between India and Switzerland, are likely to share the volume of details of all Indian bank accounts in Switzerland with Indian tax authorities. Read More

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S-400 Triumf deal with Russia was sovereign decision, India says

India, while referring to the sanctions announced against Russia by the US and mounting pressure to drop the S-400 Triumf missile-defence deal with Russia, has clarified that it was a sovereign decision based on the entire spectrum of security challenges the country is facing. Read More

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Remains of An-32 crew recovered from crash site in Arunachal

The IAF announced that the mortal remains of 13 crew members of the ill-fated An-32 plane have been recovered from the crash site in Arunachal Pradesh. Read More

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‘One Nation, One Election’: Several opposition leaders skip Narendra Modi’s all-party meeting

‘One Nation, One Election’: Several opposition leaders skip Modi’s meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided a meeting, to discuss “One Nation, One Election” initiative, where he invited the presidents of all political parties having representatives in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to New Delhi. Read More

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Wreckage of missing IAF An-32 found in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang district

Wreckage of missing IAF An-32 found in Arunachal’s Siang district

The Indian Air Force confirmed that the wreckage of an An-32 aircraft, which went missing with 13 on board, on June 3, has been found in Payum Circle of Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The IAF also said efforts to find survivors, if any, were now on. Read More

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Editor, editorial team of newspaper booked for carrying ‘fake news’ on Deve Gowda family

Paper editor booked for carrying ‘fake news’ on Deve Gowda family

Days after a Kannada newspaper, “Vishwavani”, published articles on the “turmoil” within former PM and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda’s family following the party’s disastrous Lok Sabha campaign, the police registered an FIR against the paper’s owner-editor and his editorial team. Read More

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After meeting with Election Commission with EVM concerns, opposition parties make efforts to reach out to TRS, YSRCP

Opposition tries to reach out to TRS, YSRCP to form government

Although, YSRCP and TRS have been in touch with opposition parties since the exit-poll results, the BJP has also been banking on the two parties to boost the NDA numbers if the mandate doesn’t turn out to be what the exit polls predicted. Read More

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Leaders of 22 opposition parties meet Election Commission to track EVMs

Twenty-two opposition leaders meet EC to track EVMs

Two days before counting of votes begins, representatives of 22 opposition parties met the Election Commission officials to make a host of demands including “tracking” of electronic voting machines and extensive use of voter-verified paper audit trails. Read More

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CEC Sunil Arora says reports of EC Ashok Lavasa’s ‘recusal’ from MCC matters ‘avoidable controversy’

CEC: Reports of Lavasa’s ‘recusal’ from MCC matters ‘unsavoury’

Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora reacted to media reports as “unsavoury and avoidable controversy”, which said that EC Ashok Lavasa recused himself from meetings on violations of the model code of conduct as his dissenting opinion were not recorded. Read More

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Opposition leaders back Mamata Banerjee over Election Commission’s West Bengal campaign curtail, Didi expresses gratitude

Oppn backs Mamata over EC’s Bengal decision, Didi says thanks

All the opposition leaders have expressed solidarity with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee after the Election Commission ordered to cut short campaigning in the state by a day in the wake of clashes between TMC and BJP workers. Read More

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