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‘Very embarrassing’, SC adjourns demonetisation hearing as Centre fails to file affidavit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned until November 24 the scrutiny of the decision-making process behind the 2016 demonetisation policy as Centre failed to affidavit, saying “it is very embarrassing”.…
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Centre, Rajasthan govt focusing on health sector; huge increase in MBBS seats: Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the central and state governments have focused on the health sector and there has been a big increase in the number of seats…
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Centre cancels Rajiv Gandhi Foundation’s FCRA licence for violating norms
New Delhi: The Central government has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), a non-government organisation associated with the Gandhi family, for alleged violations of…
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Centre decided to remove all obsolete, archaic laws: Kiren Rijiju
Shillong: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the Central government has decided to remove all obsolete and archaic laws of the Indian judiciary from the statute box stating that…
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Centre ratifies delimitation report on Delhi wards; way cleared for MCD polls
New Delhi: Delhi is likely to see the municipal polls soon as the Centre on Tuesday ratified the final report of the delimitation committee on redrawing the wards of the civic body.…
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Centre asks news websites, TV channels to refrain from carrying ads of betting sites
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday issued advisories to news websites, OTT platforms and private satellite channels asking them to refrain from carrying advertisements on offshore betting sites. “The private satellite television channels…
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Mayawati accuses Centre of political selfishness; criticises ban on PFI
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday lashed out at the Union government for banning the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates and linked the move with the…
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Centre authorises SBI to issue electoral bonds between Oct 1-10
New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) has been authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through its 29 branches between October 1-10. This would be the 22nd phase of sale…
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Cabinet approves 4 percent DA hike for central govt employees
New Delhi: Ahead of the Diwali festival, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved a four percent additional instalment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to central government employees and pensioners with effect from July…
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Centre celebrated Bathukamma in Delhi due to KCR: Kavitha
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is going to play a key role in shaping the political course of the country, TRS MLC K Kavitha has said. Kavitha, who celebrated Bathukamma at…
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SC notice on plea against using public funds on govt advertisements
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and state governments on a plea by NGO Common Cause seeking direction to prohibit state governments from publishing advertisements outside the…
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New Data Protection Bill to augment efficient usage of data by industry: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said that the new draft of the data protection bill is being prepared to augment efficient usage of data since it would largely be used by…
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SC seeks Centre’s response to plea seeking to declare ‘Talaq-e-Ahsan’ illegal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others to a plea seeking to declare ‘Talaq-e-Ahsan’ and all other forms of “unilateral extra-judicial” dissolution of marriages under…
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Kerala Governor to approach Centre on attack against him
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan lashed out against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and said that he would approach the Centre as the Kerala government had not taken any action against the…
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Help them, govt should use its resources: SC to Centre on Ukraine-returned medical students
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that the Centre could develop a web portal providing details of foreign universities for the medical students who returned from Ukraine following Russia’s invasion…
