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New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Welcoming the Women’s Reservation Bill, Padma awardees Shashi Soni and Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara on Thursday said the long-pending legislation reflects the strength and commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and called upon women across the...
Thiruvanthapuram/Guwahati/Puducherry, April 9 (IANS) Polling in Thursday’s Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry saw a robust turnout under largely peaceful conditions amidst heavy deployment of security forces, as only isolated incidents of law‑and‑order reports came in. The Union Territory...
Gandhinagar, April 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government has announced key amendments to the rules governing the supply of bulk non-domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to industrial units, officials said on Thursday. According to the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and...
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP June Maliah on Thursday raised objections on the Central government's timing to bring the Women's Reservation Bill, "when Assembly elections are being conducted in five states". She said that the Bill, which is...
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday alleged that the state BJP government engaged solely in scams under the guise of crop procurement as it “continues to impose new conditions on farmers with the...
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Officials of the Enforcement Directorate are trying to establish links of politically influential persons from West Bengal in the illegal land-grabbing-related money-laundering case involving Merlin Projects Limited, promoted by Sushil Mohta and Saket Mohta. Already, Trinamool...
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) The Punjab government should immediately provide Rs 50,000 per acre in compensation to farmers for losses caused by unseasonal rains, hailstorms, and strong winds in Punjab, said Ashwani Sharma, working BJP President. In a statement...
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency has applied to the court for the custody of 47 accused arrested in the Kaliachak incident, an official of the central investigation agency said. About 12 First Information Reports have already been...
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) At 6 p.m. on Thursday, the curtain officially fell on what is often hailed as the ‘festival of democracy’, as polling across Kerala drew to a close. Yet in several booths, the democratic spirit lingered a...
Kalaburagi, April 9 (IANS) Karnataka Medical Education, Skill Development, Livelihood, and Raichur District In-charge Minister Sharanaprakash R. Patil has said that All India Congress Committee President and senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge, as well as Kharge’s son, Minister Priyank Kharge, have...
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, gave fresh permission to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for probing the sole convict in the R.G. Kar rape and murder incident, Sanjay Roy, as...
Chennai, April 9 (IANS) With the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election scheduled for April 23, political rhetoric has intensified across the state, with political leaders sharpening their campaign narratives ahead of the polling day. Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
