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N D Tiwari, former CM of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand dies on his 93rd birthday

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October 18, 2018

New Delhi, Oct 18: Veteran politician N D Tiwari, who had served as the chief minister of two north Indian states – Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand – passed away at Saket’s Max Hospital here on his 93rd birthday today. He is survived by his wife Ujjawala and son Rohit Shekhar.

The veteran politician had been associated with the Congress almost all his career before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2017. Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh three times in the 1970s and 1980s, he also became the chief minister of Uttarakhand when Congress came to power in the first election held in the hill state which was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000. He has also served as Union minister and governor.

Born on October 18, 1925, Tiwari known as "Vikas Purush" had suffered a brain stroke and was rushed to the hospital in Delhi's Saket on September 20 last year. He was in the ICU of the hospital till October 12 and thereafter was moved to a private room as his health improved.

His first stint at Uttar Pradesh CM was from January 1976 to April 1977. Then he was the CM of the state from August 1984 to September 1985 and June 1988 to December 1988. From October 1986 to July 1987, Tiwari held the key position of Union Minister of External Affairs and thereafter he became minister for finance and commerce, and he held the ministry till June 1988.

A senior Congress leader Tiwari was a key contender for the post of Prime Minister, which went to P V Narasimha Rao. In 1995, Tiwari along with Arjun Singh formed a political outfit All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) but returned to Congress when Sonia Gandhi took charge of the party.

Tiwari was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from August 19, 2007 to December 26, 2009. After a controversy over his alleged involvement in a sex scandal, Tiwari resigned from the health grounds.

The former CM was instrumental in developing the industrial sector in Uttarakhand. Due to his efforts, SIDCUL was set up at Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar district of the state. It provided job opportunities to thousands of youth of Uttarakhand. Besides, in his tenure 4,000 people got jobs in schools and universities. Medical colleges and universities, including the Doon University and Uttarakhand Technical University, were set up in his tenure.

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Agencies
July 28,2020

New Delhi, Jul 28: India on Wednesday reported 47,704 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's count of coronavirus cases to 14,83,157, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Out of the total cases, there are 4,96,988 active cases in the country while the number of patients cured/discharged and migrated stands at 9,52,744.

With 654 deaths due to COVID-19 in the country reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll rises to 33,425.

The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has increased to 64.23 per cent. The recoveries to deaths ratio is 96.6 per cent:3.4 per cent, informed the Centre.

As per the data provided by the Ministry, Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state from the infection with 1,48,905 active cases and 13,656 deaths due to COVID-19. Tamil Nadu has a total of 53,703 active cases and 3,494 deaths.

Delhi has a total of 11,904 active cases and 3,827 deaths.

The Health Ministry further informed that more than 5 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted in a single day over two consecutive days. On 26th July, India tested a total of 5,15,000 samples and on 27th July, a total of 5,28,000 samples were tested.

The total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to July 27 is 1,73,34,885 including 5,28,082 samples tested yesterday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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June 22,2020

New Delhi, Jun 22: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday left for a three-day visit to Russia. Singh is likely to discuss the India-Russia defence and strategic partnership during the visit and also attend a military parade in Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

The visit comes days after the violent face-off with China in which 20 Indian Armymen were killed in Galwan valley in Ladakh.

"Leaving for Moscow on a three day visit. The visit to Russia will give me an opportunity to hold talks on ways to further deepen the India-Russia defence and strategic partnership. I shall also be attending the 75th Victory Day Parade in Moscow," the Defence Minister tweeted.

Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar is also accompanying the minister.

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January 1,2020

New Delhi, Jan 1: Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai has allowed banks that lent money to embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya to utilize seized assets, news agency reported today quoting sources from the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The court also said all parties affected by the order can appeal at the Bombay High Court till January 18.

Last month, a consortium of Indian banks petitioned a London court for ex-billionaire Vijay Mallya to be declared bankrupt over ₹9,000 crore in unpaid debts. It comes as Mallya, who founded the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, faces extradition to his home country of India.

Mallya had fled India in March 2016 and has been living in the United Kingdom since then. The 64-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines is fighting extradition to India in relation of fraud and money laundering allegations arising out of the debt acquired from the banks.

Mallya remains on bail pending the UK High Court appeal hearing in the extradition proceedings brought by India in relation to fraud and money laundering charges amounting to ₹9,000 crores. He had been arrested on an extradition warrant back in April 2017 and has been fighting his extradition in the UK courts since then.

He was granted permission to appeal against his extradition order, which is scheduled in the Royal Courts of Justice in London for February.

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