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Bengaluru IT Raid: Department denies connection with Gujarat MLAs
The early morning exercise sparked an uproar in both the houses of Parliament where the Congress claimed that it was an attempt to terrorise the Gujarat MLAs ahead of the August 8 Rajya Sabha elections, in which senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel is fighting a close battle to retain his seat. [Full Article...]
Trump denies he called White House a 'dump'
The almost week-long delay in signing had raised speculation that Trump might veto or try to somehow shelve the sanctions , which were approved in a 98-2 Senate vote. Trump continued, "I have to tell you... the laws are so horrendously stacked against us, because for years and years, they've been made to protect the criminal". [Full Article...]
IT sleuths search Karnataka minister's house, resort suite in Bengaluru
The Congress flew 44 of its MLAs to Bengaluru amid defections ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled for August 8. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rejected charges of political motives behind the searches and said they had nothing to do with the Congress MLAs staying in the resort and developments in Gujarat. [Full Article...]
Airport Delays Should Start To Ease As Terror Threat 'Disrupted And Contained'
Butt said Australia needed to emulate the USA requirement for photo ID checks for passengers, while a former Sydney Airport security chief said security databases should be linked to booking systems. But pilots, who have to be screened alongside air crew, retail workers and passengers, said similar requirements were not in place for ground staff, who are instead issued with security cards. [Full Article...]
N. Korea contradictions emerge as Tillerson heads to Asia
Tillerson added that the United States hopes that "at some point", North Korea will understand and sit down for a dialogue. In a notice posted to the federal register , the State Department said beginning September 1 USA passports will be invalid for travel to or within North Korea, with rare exceptions possibly granted to journalists and aid workers. [Full Article...]
IDF seals off terrorist's West Bank town after attack
The police said, in a statement, that Wednesday's stabbing appeared to be politically motivated, and that the 19-year-old Palestinian is being questioned in custody. The victim, 42, was taken to a hospital in Rehovot, where he is in serious condition with several stab wounds to his upper body. The Shin Bet reports he does not have a terrorist record. [Full Article...]
Holed up in B'luru, Gujarat MLAs seek SC intervention
Asked why Gujarat strongman Vaghela left the party, Patel said he had tried his best to dissuade him from leaving the party. Shivakumar, the energy minister in Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's cabinet, was raided and picked up for questioning for tax evasion. [Full Article...]
PM Announces 2350 Crore Rs Relief Package For North-East Floods
He held separate meetings with the chief ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland, besides Assam along with their cabinets to take stock of the latest flood situation in these States. "The Prime Minister today announced Rs 2,350 crore total flood package for the NorthEastern States", Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters here. [Full Article...]