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Farm Bills Passed Unconstitutionally Disregarding Parl Norms, Don't Sign Them: Oppn Parties to President
The government should have consulted all parties and farmer leaders before bringing the farm bills, Ghulam Nabi Azad said after meeting the President.
Air Tickets: SC Asks Centre to Clarify on Modalities of Refunds to Passengers and Agents
The bench was hearing a plea which has raised the issue of air tickets refund owing to cancellation of flights due to Covid-19 induced lockdown which had commenced from March 25.
India's Coronavirus Testing Rate Six Times Above WHO Recommendation, Govt Tells Lok Sabha
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended testing of 0.14 samples per day per 1,000 population or 140 tests per day per million population, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Mutual Funds Are Not Banks, Shouldn't Behave Like One: Sebi Chief
"Mutual funds are not banks and shouldn't attempt to behave like one," he added. Unlike banks there are neither capital adequacy requirements for mutual funds nor do they have the 'lender of last resort' comfort as banks have from RBI, the Sebi chief said...
Tata Group Offers to Buy Mistry Family Stake, SC Orders Status Quo on Share Pledges
A lawyer representing Tata Sons Pvt informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday of the offer to purchase the 18% stake owned by the cash-strapped Shapoorji Pallonji Group if the latter needed to raise money for paying maturing debt.
Delhi's Respite from Pollution Short-lived as NASA Imagery Shows Early Stubble Burning in Punjab
Last year the pollution levels in Delhi had entered the 'severe plus category' following which the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Authority declaring a public health emergency.
India Wants Globalisation Based on Fairness and Equality in Post-Covid World: Foreign Secretary
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said the pandemic has disrupted an international order or system that has been in existence for much of people's working lives.
Pakistan Targeting Indian Professionals Working in Afghanistan: Govt tells Lok Sabha
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said Pakistan attempted to designate four Indian nationals, who had previously worked in Afghanistan, as terrorists under UN Security Council resolution 1267.
PM Lays Foundation for 9 Highway Projects in Bihar, Inaugurates Optical Fibre Connectivity
Asserting that the pace of highway construction has doubled since his party came to power in 2014 and expenditure on it rose by five times since then, Modi said at a virtual event that Rs 110 lakh crore will be spent on infrastructure in the coming four-f...
French Open: Prajnesh Gunneswaran Advances to Round 2 of Qualifiers, Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan Out
French Open: Sumit Nagal lost to Dustin Brown and Ramkumar Ramanathan was beaten by Tristan Lamasine in the first round of qualifiers while Prajnesh Gunneswaran made it to the next stage with win over Cem Ilkel.
India, Maldives Will Support Each Other in Fight Against Health, Economic Impact of Covid-19: PM Modi
Modi was responding to a tweet by Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in which he expressed his thanks to the prime minister for India’s financial assistance to his country.
Only 'Swadeshi' Products Available in Central Police Canteens, Says Govt
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that Lower House that 119 'master bhandar' and 1,871 ’subsidiary bhandar’ are functioning for the benefit of serving and retired personnel of Central Armed Police Forces.
Indian Army Occupied 6 Major Hills on LAC Amid Standoff with China in Three Weeks: Reports
With the current breakthrough, the Indian troops have an edge over the Chinese in the region. The hills were lying dormant and the Indian army occupied it before the Chinese.
Govt Proposes Allowing Companies with More than 300 Workers to Fire Staff Without Its Nod
The proposal, which was the bone of contention between the ministry and trade unions, is part of the Industrial Relation Code Bill 2020.
#MeToo: Journalist Seeks Acquittal in MJ Akbar's Complaint, Says Freedom of Speech Intrinsic to Democracy
In the wake of the #MeToo campaign, Priya Ramani in 2018 had accused MJ Akbar of sexual misconduct with her around 20 years ago, when he was a journalist.
NIA Arrests 9 Suspected Al Qaeda Operatives from Bengal, Kerala for Plot to 'Attack Vital Installations'
An NIA spokesperson said that the agency carried out the simultaneous raids at several locations in Kerala's Ernakulam and West Bengal's Murshidabad after learning about an inter-state module of Al Qaeda operatives at various locations in India.