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She is slated to launch a campaign from the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat on June 30 Opposition presidential candidate   Ram Nath Kovind VS Meira Kumar   on Wednesday filed her nomination in the presence of top Congress and opposition leaders. Kumar, who filed her papers with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on one side and former prime minister Manmohan Singh on the other, will launch her campaign from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat on June 30. Politics News :   Accompanying the former Lok Sabha Speaker as she filed her nomination in Parliament House were a host of opposition leaders, including NCP's Sharad Pawar and CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury. Also Read :   Sonia leads Oppn support to Meira, says Prez polls an ideological battle Sonia Gandhi and other top Congress and opposition leaders were amongst those who proposed and seconded her nomination. The nomination papers will be scrutinised on Thursday. Kumar, who will contest against NDA's R

Joint statement issued after visit vows action against Pak-based LeT, JeM and D-Company Current Affairs   : India and the US today vowed to strengthen cooperation against terror outfits like Jaish-e- Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba and D-Company, while urging Pakistan to ensure that its soil is not used for terror strikes against other nations. In a joint statement released after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, the two nations also called on Islamabad to "expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot, and other cross-border terrorist attacks perpetrated by Pakistan- based groups." Briefing reporters on the meeting, Foreign Secretary, S Jaishankar said counter-terrorism was a major issue that was discussed between Trump and   Modi Trump Meet   during the day. ALSO READ:   In meet with Trump, Modi vows to destroy terror hideouts, tackle extremism On the reference to Pakistan, he said the

There are fair chances of rains on Monday night or early Tuesday: IMD The national capital on Sunday sizzled at 39.4 degree Celsius, two notches above the season's average, but respite is likely on Monday, when   Eid Mubarak   falls this year, would see light rains, said the weather department. Current Affairs   : According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there are fair chances of rains on Monday night or early Tuesday. Beside, thundery conditions on Sunday night would abate the weather situation and bring down the mercury to 35-36 degrees. "Sunday was humid but Monday, the day of Eid, would be calm and weather would be pleasant throughout the day. Rains are most likely towards night, followed by early morning," an IMD official said. The minimum temperature on Sunday was 30 degrees, two notches above the season's average, while the humidity oscillated between 40 to 80 per cent. The maximum temperature on Saturday settled at 37.6

When Indian Army soldiers conducted surgical strikes, they had help from an 'eye in the sky' The 28-hour countdown operation of the PSLV-C38/ Cartosat-2   series satellite mission started on Thursday at 05:29 hours IST. This comes after the Mission Readiness Review Committee and Launch Authorisation Board cleared the countdown on Wednesday. Current Affairs   : The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up to launch its Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 30 co-passenger satellites. Isro's workhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 40th flight (PSLV-C38), will carry these satellites into orbit. The rocket is scheduled to take off from the Sriharikota space port near Chennai at 9.29 am on Friday. The rocket will carry the 712 Kg Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 co-passenger satellites, together weighing about 243 Kg at lift-off, into a 505 Km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit. Also Read :   Isro

Kumble stayed back in England instead of travelling with the team for their next assignment Current Affairs   : Legendary leg-spinner   Anil Kumble   has decided against continuing as the head coach of the Indian cricket team, it was announced on Tuesday. According to reports, Kumble, whose one-year tenure was scheduled to end at the conclusion of the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales, stayed back in England instead of travelling with the team for their next assignment in the West Indies. Here is the full text of his resignation letter: Also Read: India after Kumble: 5 contenders who have applied to be next head coach Coach vs Captain: Partnership with Kohli had become untenable, says Kumble Anil Kumble decides to step down as Team India head coach

Kovind's name was a surprise to those who wanted somebody with a Hindutva image to be the candidate Politics News   : Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, a Dalit leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will be the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and in all likelihood the next President of India. The BJP Parliamentary Board decided Kovind's candidature at its meeting on Monday. Kovind is widely respected among political circles for his integrity and people remember his family to have led an abstemious lifestyle during his political career, including when he was a Rajya Sabha member from 1994 to 2006. The BJP-led NDA has 48.6 per cent votes in the electoral college and has been promised support from regional parties like the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, YSR Congress Party, and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Also Read :   Why NDA chose Bihar Governor Kovind, a Dalit leader, as President nominee BJP chief Amit Shah

Pakistan won the Champions Trophy cricket final on Sunday by defeating India by 180 runs Current Affairs   : Pakistan Army has mocked India after the country’s resounding victory in the   Champions Trophy   cricket final, sharing photos of celebrations in restive Balochistan with a caption “To whom it may concern’. Lay off”. After posting photos of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa with victory sign and soldiers dancing over Pakistani triumph over India at the Oval, military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor shared pictures from Balochistan where people were celebrating the victory. “And this is Our Balochistan. ‘To whom it may concern’. Lay off,” he wrote along with photos. The pictures were apparently in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech last year in which he had raised the issue Pakistan’s atrocities on people of Baluchistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Ghafoor also posted a video showing people in Srinagar purportedly

AYUSH said media paid selective attention to the suggestions on page 14 of the booklet Current Affairs   : The Ministry of AYUSH on Wednesday termed the reports incorrect that said that an AYUSH booklet stated that   pregnant women   should control lust, hang "beautiful" pictures on the wall and shun non-vegetarian food to deliver a healthy baby. In a statement, the AYUSH said, "Some reports have appeared in the print and electronic media since June 13, 2017 concerning the publication 'Mother and Child Care' of Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH. Unfortunately, many of these reports are seen to be inaccurate, and some are even seen to misrepresent facts." The Ministry said that nowhere in the booklet 'no sex' has been mentioned. "Some news reports carry an assertion that the booklet puts forward the 'prescription' that 'pregnant women in I

Former Indian politician and billionaire businessman Vijay Mallya , centre, arrives for his extradition hearing arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London . After mocking India saying "keep dreaming about a billion pounds", fugitive loan defaulter Vijay Mallya took on the media for running an "intense hate campaign" against him. "Intense hate campaign by Indian media against me knows no bounds. The GOI (Government of India) has filed a case which is before a UK court . Wait for verdict," he tweeted. The Twitter post came after a London court pushed back the date of a hearing to decide whether he should be extradited to India. Intense hate campaign by Indian media against me knows no bounds. The GOI has filed a case which is before a U.K. court. Wait for verdict. — Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) June 14, 2017 Current Affairs : Mallya has had run-ins with the media previously as well. After his brazen appearance at a Cham

Man of the Match Jasprit Bumrah (2/28 in 8 overs) was on target with his blockhole deliveries Defending champions India VS South Africa in all departments of the game to enter the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory in London on Sunday. India will meet Bangladesh in the semi-finals in Birmingham on Thursday. The Proteas lived up to their 'Perennial Chokers' tag in a virtual quarter-final clash that turned out to be a thoroughly one-sided encounter. Shikhar Dhawan (78 off 83 balls) and skipper Virat Kohli (76 off 101 balls) made it look like a walk in the park as India chased down a target of 192 in only 38 overs. Current Affairs : It was Dhawan's third 50-plus score in the competition, while skipper Kohli made amends for a rare failure against Sri Lanka in style, notching up his 41st ODI half-century. On a day when it mattered the most, India brought their A-game to the fore while AB de Villiers&