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- India
Govt betraying poor by removing class 1-8 students from scholarships: Surjewala
New Delhi: Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Friday accused the government of betraying the poor by removing class I to 8 children from the ambit of the pre-matric scholarships for SC/ST and…
- 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
India-China border row: ‘What about tranquility in eastern sector..’ Tewari asks govt
New Delh: Stepping up its attack on the Centre government over its handling of the border issues with China, Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday again quizzed the government about the incident…
- India
Random Covid testing for arriving international passengers from December 24
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said that a certain number of passengers arriving in international flights will be subject to random coronavirus test from December 24. The Union health ministry has…
- 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…
- Middle East
Netanyahu forms new government in Israel
Israel: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday late night notified President Isaac Herzog that he had managed to form a government after 38 days of coalition negotiations, reported The Washington Post.The…
- India
No mercy for NGOs seeking demographic change: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the government will show no mercy towards non-government organisations trying to change the demography of the country and create societal disturbances through…
- 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…
- India
Ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 approved for next of kin of COVID-19 victims: govt
New Delhi: The Centre has allowed the states to use the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to provide ex-gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to the next of kin of those who have succumbed…
- India
RSS’ farmer body holds rally in Delhi, warns govt of trouble if demands not met
New Delhi: Thousands of farmers held a rally here on Monday under the banner of RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) to press for a rollback of GST on agricultural goods and other…
- India
Govt saved 1.83 cr people through Vande Bharat Mission: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: Union minister Anurag Thakur, while addressing the media on Monday, claimed that the government saved 1.83 crore people through its Vande Bharat Mission. Thakur said that in 2021-22, under one…
- Pakistan
Pak: No breakthrough in talks between govt, militants in KPK
Islamabad: Talks between the government and militants who took over the Bannu Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) compound in Pakistan a day earlier did not result in any breakthrough despite the lapse of almost…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Govt not to introduce Uniform Civil Code Bill in ongoing session
Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the bill regarding implementation of “Uniform Civil Code” (UCC) in the state will not be introduced during the ongoing winter session of the…
