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RS adjourned, dam Bill to be taken up today
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday after the walkout by Opposition parties over the suspension of 12 members.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi requested Deputy Chairman Harivansh to chalk the discussion on…
WTO proposal on fishing subsidies help corporates, not fisherman: Hibi Eden
The WTO Ministerial Conference seeks to finalise a pact on fishing subsidies. Congress MP Hibi Eden, who gave an adjournment motion notice to discuss the issue in Lok Sabha, tells Liz Mathew his concerns:
You raised a question on…
New cooperative policy: Centre writes to stakeholders
The Centre has begun the process of formulating a new cooperative policy, with the newly created Ministry of Cooperation writing to key stakeholders for suggestions.
Sources said the Ministry wrote to various stakeholders, including…
Core output up 7.5% in October: Natural gas, coal lead growth
The production in the eight key infrastructure sectors incceased 7.5 per cent in October, amid healthy performance by coal, natural gas, refinery products and cement segments, as per data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on…
Jharkhand floats tender to develop Soren house as ‘heritage building’
The Jharkhand government will spend Rs 4.59 crore to convert former chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren’s government residence into a ‘heritage building’. A advertisement published by the e-procurement cell…
Preparations are on to make Himachal the mushroom hub of India
Hamirpur (HP), December 1(UNI) The HP government has started steps on war footing to make Himachal Pradesh a hub of mushroom cultivation, officials said on Wednesday
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a…
Sri Lankan envoy meets Rajnath Singh, discusses boosting defense ties
New Delhi, Nov 30 (UNI) Sri Lankan High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda on Tuesday met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here and explored avenues of further augmenting defence and security cooperation with India.
In a tweet, the Sri Lankan…
Lt Gen Manoj Mago takes over as Comdt. National Defence College
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (UNI) Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Mago, on Tuesday took over as the 34th Commandant of National Defence College after the superannuation of Air Marshal D Choudhury.
Prior to taking over as the Commandant NDC, Lt Gen…
Channi to PM: Let’s evolve mechanism for complete waiver of farmers & farm laborers debt,
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday exhorted the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept his proposal for complete waiver of farmers and farm labourers' debt, adding he said Punjab government is…
Veteran journalist & TV expert Vinod Dua is still critical !
NEW DELHI: The rumors of veteran journalist and producer of TV programmer Vinod Dua's death, circulated in the Delhi's media circles this morning. Yet his daughter discounted the rumors and told media friends that he has been shifted to…
Police to investigate ‘secret meeting’ between Param Bir, Sachin Waze
Singh and Waze -- an undertrial prisoner who is the main accused in the Antilia security scare case and is being investigated by the NIA -- allegedly met in a separate room in the premises where the Chandiwal Commission holds its hearings,…
In speeches, PM called for ‘quality debates’; in House, Govt pushed 15 Bills in under 10 mins last…
Nine minutes in Rajya Sabha and three minutes in Lok Sabha: that’s how long the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, took to be passed Monday — without any discussion.
Just a few hours before the Bill was passed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Cases of adverse vaccine effect less than 0.01%: Centre in SC
Seeking to put to rest apprehensions about Covid-19 vaccines, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that the percentage of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) having serious or severe consequences, including deaths, in the case of…
Among poll-bound states, UP trails on poverty index, Goa best
Of the seven states headed into Assembly elections next year, Uttar Pradesh has the highest proportion of people who are multidimensionally poor, at 37.79 per cent of its total population, while Goa has the lowest ratio at 3.76 per cent.…
BJP to start sports league named after Article 370 in Amit Shah seat
Gandhinagar: THE BJP in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, the Lok Sabha constituency represented by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is planning to host tournaments in cricket and kabaddi under the label Gandhinagar Loksabha Premier League 370, or GLPL…
Boycott session or take fight to the Govt? Opposition will take a call today
With the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs deepening the political divide and threatening a washout of the entire winter session, backchannel talks were held between the government and the Opposition Monday to find an amicable resolution,…
Four trapped in Bokaro mine for over 30 hours come out safely on their own
Four people, who illegally entered an open cast mine — which was not in operation— and were feared trapped, excavated a route through the structure to return to safety in Bokaro early on Monday morning, officials said.
They were trapped…
Nitin Gadkari to direct carmakers to introduce flex-fuel engines
Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari Monday said that his ministry is going to issue an order directing carmakers to introduce flex-fuel engines.
Flex-fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative fuel made of a…
Covid death compensation: Fewer claims, SC tells UTs, states to send details to Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the low number of claims being filed for compensation for Covid-19 deaths and said this could be due to lack of enough publicity about the scheme or lack of knowledge about where to apply.…
Tirupati Devasthanam to set up theme park to display Hanuman Birth legacy
SV Museum in Tirumala to be developed into world class standards
