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Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is not acceptable to him and he will always oppose it. “Waqf Amendment… Continue reading Waqf (Amendment) Bill is not acceptable, will always oppose it: Omar Abdullah
Jaipur, April 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has announced a 2 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees. Pensioners will also receive a 2… Continue reading Rajasthan govt announces 2 pc DA hike for state employees
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to a lawyer, a professor, and three others in Prayagraj, whose houses… Continue reading ‘Shocks our conscience’: SC orders compensation of Rs 10 lakh each over demolitions in UP’s Prayagraj
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday slammed Opposition leaders, including Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, for criticising… Continue reading Oppn turning ‘Parliamentary Act’ into ‘Act of God’: BJP on Waqf (Amendment) Bill
Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) The BJP has accused the Karnataka government of imposing taxes on everything except the air people breathe. Speaking to the media on Tuesday in Bengaluru, BJP… Continue reading K’taka govt imposing taxes on everything except air people breathe: BJP
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha on April 2 (Wednesday) soon after the Question Hour and will be followed by… Continue reading Waqf (Amendment) Bill to be tabled at noon on April 2, eight hours allocated for discussion: Kiren Rijiju
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Discrepancies in Pollution Under Control (PUC) certification system, lack of data on vehicles’ emission load and shortage of public transport buses were flagged as key… Continue reading Delhi: CAG report on air pollution points to data shortage, discrepancy
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 (IANS) Antony Perumbavoor, the co-producer of the now controversial Malayalam blockbuster film ‘Empuraan’, announced on Tuesday that the film will undergo 24 cuts. Those presently engaged in… Continue reading To quell ‘Empuraan’ controversy, producer announces 24 cuts
Ranchi, April 1 (IANS) Tension gripped Ranchi’s Sirmatoli on Tuesday afternoon during Sarhul, the biggest festival of the tribal community, due to a clash between two tribal groups. The confrontation… Continue reading Tension in Ranchi over tribal clash on Sarhul puja, CM Hemant Soren shown black flags
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Health Minister, J.P. Nadda, on Tuesday flagged the slow rate of utilisation of central funds by states to improve health infrastructure, underscoring the need… Continue reading Avoid false narrative on shortage of funds for health sector: Nadda
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday raised concerns over the delay in conducting the national census… Continue reading Census was conducted even during wars, now an unprecedented delay: Kharge
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held bilateral discussions with his Dutch counterpart, Caspar Veldkamp, focusing on strengthening the already robust partnership between India and… Continue reading Vast potential of cooperation between India, Netherlands: MEA
