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Subramanium says no to Special Public Prosecutor’s job in coal blocks cases
NEW DELHI: Slighted by the government’s rejection of his name for Supreme Court judgeship, eminent lawyer Gopal Subramanium has refused to be Special Public Prosecutor in the coal blocks allocation scam cases.
NC, Cong end alliance ahead of J&K Assembly poll
Srinagar/Jammu: The National Conference-Congress coalition in Jammu and Kashmir today hit the rocks as the two parties announced that they will go it alone in the Assembly poll in the state due later this year.

Haryana: INLD not to have pre-poll alliance
Pak Rangers target 15 border outposts
 JAMMU: In a major ceasefire violation, Pakistan Rangers indulged in heavy firing and shelling on 15 border outposts and several villages along the international border in Jammu district, damaging houses and livestock.

 Govt deploys 2,000 extra BSF troops along Pakistan border in Jammu

Bodies of MH17 victims put on refrigerated train bound for rebel-held city
HRABOVE (Ukraine): Armed rebels forced emergency workers to hand over all 196 bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines crash site and then had them loaded onto a refrigerated train bound for a rebel-held city, Ukrainian officials and monitors said on Sunday.

Death toll nears 400 in Israel's Gaza offensive
Gaza/Jerusalem: Over 40 Palestinians were killed today in Israel's fiercest attack on Gaza since the start of its offensive 13 days ago, as the death toll in the conflict spiralled towards 400 after the Israeli assault was expanded to pound Hamas targets.

Speaker's decision on LOP may be influenced by govt: Amarinder 
NEW DELHI: Questioning the delay in granting the Leader of Opposition's post to his party, Congress leader Amarinder Singh today said no decision by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in this regard till now has raised fears that she could be "influenced" by the government.



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Private players get go-ahead to build defence aircraft
 Govt clears military procurement proposals worth Rs 21,000 crore
New Delhi, July 19
The Ministry of Defence today altered the mode of purchase of equipment for the Indian armed forces by allowing local private sector companies to produce military aircraft in collaboration with foreign collaborators. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley took the decision as he chaired his first Defence Acquisition Council meeting.
32 advanced light helicopters will be supplied to the Coast Guard, Navy 32 advanced light helicopters will be supplied to the Coast Guard, Navy


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Haryana wants Centre to withdraw HSGPC letter
Chandigarh, July 19
Volunteers of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today heightened vigil at gurdwaras managed by the body in Haryana. The Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (HSGPC), on the other hand, has decided to hold peace marches from tomorrow.
SGPC member Nirmal Singh Jolakalan addresses a gathering at Nada Sahib gurdwara in Panchkula on Saturday SGPC member Nirmal Singh Jolakalan addresses a gathering at Nada Sahib gurdwara in Panchkula on Saturday. Nitin Mittal

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Legal luminaries say Centre has little power to intervene
Chandigarh, July 19
Many legal experts insist that the Centre has little power to intervene after it asked the Haryana Governor to withdraw his assent to a Bill paving the way for a separate SGPC.

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PUNJAB: Dissatisfied with MEA, abducted youths’ relatives plan to meet PM

HARYANA: Gurjar announces NH from Bhiwani

J&K: 14-year-old boy killed as security forces fire on protesters in Kulgam
HIMACHAL: State Cong plans brainstorming on July 24 to revitalise party

CHANDIGARH: Rs 11 lakh looted from liquor syndicate van

LUDHIANA: Efforts to clean toxic vein go in vain
DELHI: Poster row: AAP secretary, two volunteers sent to judicial custody

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Haryana smiles as Punjab MP diverts water to his fields
Mansa, July 19
While the Punjab Government struggles to keep its waters within the state boundaries for local consumption, Shiromani Akali Dal’s Rajya Sabha MP Balwinder Singh Bhunder is allowing its illegal release into neighbouring Haryana to ensure his agricultural land is well fed. Bhunder has been allowing around 200 cusecs water to flow into Haryana every month to irrigate his fields in Kahnewal village of Mansa.

As blame game intensifies over MH-17 crash, bodies fester in Ukraine fields
Donetsk, Ukraine, July 19
 Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying evidence to cover up their guilt in the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner that has accelerated a showdown between the Kremlin and Western powers.

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A woman lays flowers next to a wreath in memory of those killed in Malaysian Airlines crash, in Sydney on Saturday A woman lays flowers next to a wreath in memory of those killed in Malaysian Airlines crash, in Sydney on Saturday. AFP

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