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- India
Will decide to replace Governor as Chancellor after perusing Bills: Khan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday said he would take action on Bills, which aim to remove him as Chancellor of universities in the State, after going through them and…
- World
US House passes $1.7 trillion govt funding package
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a massive package worth $1.7 trillion to fund the federal government. The House passed the omnibus bill late Friday after it cleared the Senate on…
- India
Govt approves revision of pension of armed forces personnel from July 2019
New Delhi: The government on Friday approved revision of pension of armed forces personnel under ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme with retrospective effect from July 1, 2019 and the decision will benefit…
- India
Govt launches counter-attack, terms Opp protest in Par over China border row “unfortunate”
New Delhi: The government on Friday launched a counter-attack against the Opposition for disrupting parliamentary proceedings, demanding a discussion on the China border row, and said it was “unfortunate and uncalled for”…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt’s decision to hold public exams for 5th and 8th standards opposed
Bengaluru: After a row over saffronisation of syllabus, inclusion and deletion of lessons during the syllabus review, Karnataka education department’s decision to conduct public exams for Classes 5 and 8 has triggered…
- India
Karnataka govt supports in SC trial of man in marital rape case
New Delhi: The Karnataka government has supported in the Supreme Court the trial of a man in a marital rape case saying the state high court has considered all related questions of…
- India
Rajya Sabha: Opposition targets govt over inflation, unemployment, GST dues to states
New Delhi: Opposition parties Tuesday targeted the government on several issues, including inflation, unemployment, non-payment of GST dues to the state governments and the plight of farmers, while discussing the Appropriation Bills…
- India
Over 3 percent of 84,874 drug samples tested in 2020-21 were found substandard: Govt
New Delhi: More than three percent of the 84,874 drug samples tested in 2020-21 were declared not of standard quality and 263 of them were found to be spurious and adulterated, Minister…
- India
Naxal violence reduced by 77 percent in 11 years: Govt tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The incidents of Naxal violence have reduced by 77 percent from the high of 2,213 in 2010 to 509 in 2021, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said…