S Jaishankar, New Chinese Foreign Minister's First Meeting Today
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Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, however, emphasised that the Indian side has not made any distinctions between the meetings with various counterparts on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
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New Delhi: The first bilateral meeting between Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the newly appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is set to take place later today. While the Chinese Foreign Minister arrived in Delhi after midnight to attend the G20 foreign ministers meeting, all eyes are now on the meeting between the two foreign ministers, given the icy ties between the two neighbours.
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The meeting is particularly significant in light of the ongoing friction in Eastern Ladakh, which started in May 2020 and the recent clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Tawang in the Eastern sector of the Line of Actual Control or LAC in December 2022. The Indian External Affairs Minister has already had approximately 39 bilateral meetings, which began yesterday, but the meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister has assumed greater significance.
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Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, however, emphasised that the Indian side has not made any distinctions between the meetings with various counterparts. Speaking on the issue, he said, "He (S Jaishankar) would definitely try and meet as many counterparts of his as possible, if not all the counterparts, who are visiting, who are our guests here from since yesterday and for another next couple of days."
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The meeting is expected to take place at around noon during the break between the two sessions of the G20 foreign ministers meeting. Mr Jaishankar is also likely to meet his American counterpart, Antony Blinken, separately at 11:30 am just ahead of the meeting with Qin Gang. Despite the ongoing friction in Eastern Ladakh, the communication lines have remained open between the Foreign Minister of the two countries.
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Mr Jaishankar had previously met with Qin Gang's predecessor, Wang Yi, in 2020 and 2021 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO meetings and in 2022 on the sidelines of the G20 Bali foreign ministers meeting.
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The impasse in Eastern Ladakh has now entered its 34th month, and at least two friction points in Demchok and Depsang remain to be resolved. The disengagement of troops in all friction points would lead to a de-escalation of troops in the Western sector of the LAC, the de facto border between the two countries.
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In Tamil Nadu's Erode, Congress Candidate Ahead By 6,000 Votes
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The bypoll was necessitated due to the death of Congress MLA E Thirumagan Everaa on January 4.
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Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan was ahead of his nearest rival K S Thennarasu (AIADMK) by over 6,000 votes after the first round of counting on Thursday in the Erode East Assembly by-poll.
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While 77 candidates are in the fray, the main contest is between former Union Minister E V K S Elangovan of the Congress backed by the ruling DMK and AIADMK's K S Thennarasu, a former legislator. Naam Tamilar Katchi's N Menaka and DMDK's S Anand are among the other candidates.
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Tight security was provided in and around the counting centre, officials said.
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The bypoll was necessitated due to the death of Congress MLA E Thirumagan Everaa on January 4.
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Nearly 75 per cent votes were polled in the by-election held on February 27.
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In Key Maharashtra Polls, Congress Takes Early Lead
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Congress's Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj is leading BJP'S Hemant Narayan Rasane by 1,637 votes.
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The counting of votes for the Maharashtra bye-elections in Kasba Peth and Chinchwad Assembly segments began at 8 am with the early trends putting Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate in the lead in the Kasba Peth, the Election Commission informed on Thursday.
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According to the EC, the Kasba Peth Assembly constituency was locked in a fierce two-way fight, with the Congress's Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj leading BJP'S Hemant Narayan Rasane by 1,637 votes.
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The counting votes will decide the electoral fates of three leading candidates from the Chinchwad Assembly constituency -- NCP's Vitthal Kate, BJP's Ashwini Jagtap and Independent Rahul Kalate.
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The polling was held on February 27.
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A two-way fight between the BJP and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will decide the poll outcome for Kasba Peth, with the latter pitting Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar against the BJP's Hemant Rasane.
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The heavyweights of the contesting parties, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar, Shiv Sena UBT's Aditya Thackeray and Congress state chief Nana Patole, have been campaigning extensively and vigorously for their respective party candidates through roadshows, street corner meetings and public rallies in the poll-bound constituencies.
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As per data released by the district information office, the total number of voters in the Kasba Peth constituency is 2,75,428 with 1,38, 550 women voters and 1,36,87 male voters and five transgender voters.
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In the Chinchwad Assembly constituency, a total of 56,8954 eligible voters cast their votes across 510 pooling booths.
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Around 1300 police personnel along with all senior officials of the police department were deployed for voting day by the Pune police.
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The bye-elections were necessitated after the demise of BJP's MLA Laxman Jagtap, from the Chinchwad Assembly constituency, and Mukta Tilak from the Kasba Peth Assembly constituency.
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Gauri Khan Dragged Into Case By Mumbai Man Over Ad For Real Estate Firm
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Jaswant Shah alleges that the company, for which Gauri Khan is brand ambassador, took ₹ 86 lakh from him for an apartment in Lucknow, but didn't hand it over in 2016, as promised to him.
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Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri Khan has been named in a police case by a Mumbai man who alleges that he was misled by her advertisement for a real estate company and booked an apartment that he never got.
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Jaswant Shah alleges that the company, for which Gauri Khan is brand ambassador, took ₹ 86 lakh from him for an apartment in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, but didn't hand it over in 2016, as promised to him.
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The apartment was at Sushant Golf City, he says.
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He has filed an FIR (First Information Report) in Lucknow against Tulsiyani Construction and its top officials besides Gauri Khan. He has blamed Gauri Khan for "breach of contract".
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Shah says in the complaint that he bought the apartment influenced by a 2015 ad in which Gauri Khan spoke about the project.
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Gauri Khan has her own interior design company, Gauri Khan Designs. The 52-year-old has worked on many celebrity homes over the past few years.
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On Election Commission Appointments, Supreme Court's Massive Order
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The Election Commission must be appointed like the CBI chief, said the judges.
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The Supreme Court today said Election Commissioners will be appointed by a panel including the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India, in a landmark verdict aimed at “maintaining the purity of elections”.
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The Chief Election Commissioners and two election commissioners, who oversee elections across the country, will be appointed by the President on the advice of the three-member committee, the Supreme Court said in a unanimous verdict.
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“Elections should undoubtedly be fair and the buck stops with the Election Commission of India to ensure its purity is maintained,” said a five-judge Constitution bench.
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“In democracy, the purity of elections must be maintained or else it would lead to disastrous consequences.”
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The Election Commission must be appointed like the CBI chief, said the judges.
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Currently, the President appoints the chief election commissioner and two commissioners for a tenure of six years each, and they are usually former bureaucrats on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
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Petitions had sought a collegium-like system for the appointment of election commissioners to ensure fair elections in the country.
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Adani Row To Be Probed, Supreme Court Forms Panel, Wants Regulator Report
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Adani row: The committee, headed by retired judge Abhay Manohar Sapre, will include veteran bankers KV Kamath and OP Bhat, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, OP Bhat and retired Justice JP Devdhar.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today set up an expert committee to examine issues arising out of US shortseller Hindenburg's report on the Adani Group.
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Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi for the Uddhav Thackeray submitted that the present case was unique in that the Governor acted the way he did even though disqualification petitions against MLAs who had allegedly defected from Shiv Sena, were pending.
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The committee, headed by retired judge Abhay Manohar Sapre, will include veteran bankers KV Kamath and OP Bhat, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, OP Bhat and retired Justice JP Devdhar.
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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said market regulator SEBI should complete its ongoing investigation in two months and file a status report.
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The committee of experts will suggest measures to strengthen frameworks, investigate the Adani row and suggest measures to strengthen the statutory framework.
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The Supreme Court was hearing petitions asking for regulatory mechanisms to protect investors.
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The Supreme Court also directed SEBI to investigate whether there had been a violation of rules and whether there was any manipulation of stock prices.
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"BJP Grew Flowers In UP Using Bulldozers": Yogi Adityanath
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UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that the condition of farmers has improved under the current BJP Government.
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that BJP grew flowers using the bulldozers from the thorns that were planted during Samajwadi Party's time.
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"The task of cultivating flowers for the state's people is being carried out by running bulldozers and rollers over them while removing the thorns planted in your government," CM Yogi said.
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"From those who have a tendency to grow thorns, flowers cannot be anticipated," he added.
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During the discussion on the budget in the assembly, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath compared his six years in office as Chief Minister of UP with the SP government's tenure.
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"Prior to 2017, Farmers were committing suicide in the SP government, and sugar mills in the state were either shutting down or being sold at throwaway prices. At that time the farmers of the state were committing suicide. Middlemen dominated crop procurement," he said.
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UP Chief Minister stated that the condition of farmers has improved under the current BJP Government.
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"There was a ban on selling the produce in another market for the farmers. The mandi fee was two per cent, but today the 'Annadata' farmer is the government's top priority. In the very first meeting, the loan waiver program worth ₹ 36,000 crore was taken forward, which benefited 86 lakh farmers. Today, the contribution of agriculture to the state GDP is 26 percent, while the rate of agricultural development has increased three times as compared to 2016-17," Mr Adityanath said.
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Mr Adityanath further stated that unnecessary spending is not done under this government.
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"Today result-oriented work is being done in the state through better coordination. ₹ 1,234 crore was expended on Saifai Mahotsav back then. On the other hand, only ₹ 21 crore has been spent on the Investors Summit held recently," he said.
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The Uttar Pradesh Budget session is underway and will continue until March 10.
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Fearing Poor Scores, UP Class 12 Student Kills Herself: Police
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The police said the student was identified as Lavli Yadav (18), daughter of Avdhesh Yadav.
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Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh: A class 12 student hanged herself at Baruhar village of Kishni area in Manipur district on Tuesday evening over fear of faring poorly in Biology.
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The police said the student was identified as Lavli Yadav (18), daughter of Avdhesh Yadav.
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Police said 18-year-old Lavli was a student of Swami Trijyanand Inter College, Gyan Nagar Gave in Mainpuri. She had her biology exam on February 27 and had been fretting over not securing a good score.
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The stress over her performance may have eventually led her to take the extreme step, police added.
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"Lovely hanged herself at home when her family members were away. Her family returned home to find her hanging.On receiving the information, a police team reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem," an officer said.
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Further investigation was underway.
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On Saturday a final year MBBS student of Nizamabad Government Medical College died by suicide inside his hostel room, the police said.
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The student was identified as Dasari Harsha, the police informed, adding that it was still unclear why the student took the extreme step.
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Ex Air Force Officer, Wife Die By Suicide At Delhi Home, Married Year Ago
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Ajay Pal, 37, and Monika, 32, died after allegedly taking poison at different times.
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New Delhi: A former Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and his wife died by suicide at their home in South Delhi, the police said today.
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Ajay Pal, 37, and Monika, 32, died after allegedly taking poison at different times.
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On Wednesday, Monika Pal reportedly found her husband in an unconscious state, frothing at the mouth. When she took him to hospital, he was declared dead.
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Monika Pal returned home and allegedly took poison in the afternoon. When the police broke open her door, she was already dead.
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Ajay Pal had reportedly quit the Air Force recently.
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The two were married a year ago.
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The police are investigating the reasons behind the suicides.
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"Global Governance Has Failed": PM Modi At G20 Foreign Ministers' Meet
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Multilateral institutions had failed to meet the world's most pressing challenges, Prime Minister Modi said.
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, "global governance has failed" and multilateralism is in crisis as he opened a Foreign Ministers' meeting of the G20 where Russia's war in Ukraine has taken centre-stage.
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Multilateral institutions had failed to meet the world's most pressing challenges, PM Modi said in a recorded message before the first session of the Foreign Ministers' meet.
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" We must all acknowledge that multilateralism is in crisis today...The experience of the last few years - financial crisis, climate change, pandemic, terrorism and wars - clearly shows that global governance has failed," he said.
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"After years of progress, we are at risk today of moving back on the sustainable development goals. Many developing countries are struggling with unsustainable debts while trying to ensure food and energy security. They are also most affected by global warming caused by richer countries. This is why India's G20 presidency has tried to give a voice to the global south," the Prime Minister said.
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PM Modi urged world leaders to find "common ground" on divisive issues.
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"We are meeting at a time of deep global divisions. We have a responsibility to those not in this room," said the PM.
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"We should not allow issues that we cannot resolve together to come in the way of those we can."
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PM Modi said no group could claim global leadership without listening to those most affected by its decisions. "We must focus on what unites us, not on what divides us," he asserted.
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Some 40 delegations are participating in the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Center.
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Besides the G20 member countries, the foreign ministers of nine guest countries are also participating in the meet - Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
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The ministers are expected to discuss key global challenges as they meet amid an widening rift between the US-led West and the Russia-China combine on the Ukraine war. India is set to make all-out efforts for a joint statement following the meeting.
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Russia on Sunday alleged that the G20 finance ministers' meeting in Bengaluru ended without a joint communique because of the "confrontational" approach towards Moscow by the "collective West" over the situation in Ukraine.
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Conrad Sangma's Party Ahead In Meghalaya In Leads, Tight Race For No. 2
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