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Wednesday, May 28, 2014, Chandigarh, India

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Modi govt cannot abrogate Article 370, says Omar
SRINAGAR: Contending that it was impossible for the Narendra Modi-led BJP Government to abrogate Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said confusion was being deliberately created on the issue.

Former TRAI chief is Principal Secy to PM
New Delhi: Former TRAI Chairman Nripendra Misra was today appointed Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the government promulgated an Ordinance to amend a law that could have prevented him from getting the key post.

Kashmir isn't Omar's 'parental estate', says RSS leader
SRINAGAR: The controversy over Article 370 continued unabated on Wednesday with the RSS hitting back at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his remarks. 

Smriti Irani's 'qualification' sparks war of words
NEW DELHI: The controversy over HRD Minister Smriti Irani's educational qualification snowballed today with the BJP and some ministers hitting back with carping comments on Sonia Gandhi.

Major administrative reshuffles in Punjab: 37 IAS and 4 PCS officers and 35 senior police officers transferred
Chandigarh: Punjab government today affected a major administrative reshuffle. From changing heads of various key departments in the state government to having 11 new deputy commissioners- the stamp of the chief minister is apparent in the transfers.

My priority will be to showcase our strengths: Sushma
NEW DELHI: India wants “good” relations with Pakistan but the neighbouring country must stop terror activities directed against it as talks will get subdued under the “din” of bomb blasts, Sushma Swaraj said after taking charge as External Affairs Minister on Wednesday.

US applauds Modi-Sharif meeting
WASHINGTON: The United States has applauded the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif, as senior administration officials said they were “cautiously hopeful” about the improvement in the relationship between the two South Asian neighbours. “We are cautiously hopeful that that (Modi-Sharif) could be a positive indicator, but we’re also mindful that this will be very important to the dynamic going forward,” a senior Obama administration official said on the condition of anonymity.




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Tackle terror first for new start, Modi tells Sharif
 Tough-talking PM wants Pak to speed up trial in Mumbai attack case
New Delhi, May 27
 In his first diplomatic engagement with Islamabad, a tough-talking Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made it firmly clear to Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif that the neighbouring country must abide by its commitment to not allow the misuse of its territory for terror activities against India.
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Fresh beginning: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ushers in Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif for talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday

Fresh beginning: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ushers in Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif for talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal






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Courtesy call: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence 3 Motilal Nehru Marg, in New Delhi on Tuesday

Courtesy call: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence 3 Motilal Nehru Marg, in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI 

Day 1: Team Modi gets cracking, sets up SIT on black money
New Delhi, May 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team today hit the ground running by announcing setting up of a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to unearth large amounts of money stashed abroad, a decision taken to implement the directions of the Supreme Court.

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CHANDIGARH: 2 die as bike, scooter collide

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NATION: Ministers in Modi govt take charge

SPORTS: Hockey World Cup sans fanfare
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On Day 1, BJP faces Sena trouble
New Delhi, May 27
The ruling BJP is facing ally trouble on the first day of its government. Unhappy over being given only one ministerial berth and that, too, the “inconsequential” Heavy Industries’ portfolio by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP’s long-standing ally — the Shiv Sena — seems to be on a warpath.

LeT behind Herat attack, Karzai tells Modi
New Delhi, May 27
 Afghan President Hamid Karzai is learnt to have told New Delhi that the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was behind the terror attack on the Indian Consulate at Herat last week.

Jaitley joins as Defence Minister, albeit temporarily
Says no row over Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag’s appointment
New Delhi, May 27
BJP leader Arun Jaitley today took over as new Defence Minister, albeit with a rider that he could be in the ministry for “only for couple of weeks”, indicating that there is a Cabinet reshuffle on the cards in the near future for a new incumbent at South Block.

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New Delhi, May 27
The Narendra Modi government has started functioning, but speculation on the composition have not stopped. A statement by Arun Jaitley that a full-time Defence Minister would be named in a couple of weeks has now started conjectures on who will make it to the strategically crucial ministry.





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