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Double crisis in Assam with NRC and flash floods
Speaker speaks up on Karnataka’s unclear political crisis
The Karnataka government has been unstable with the Congress- JDS coalition being under threat due to almost 16 MLA's quitting their parties. As serious as the situation of a government disintegration ought to be, the entire scenario actually became comical with the MLA's running away… Read More
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HRD Ministry’s order to link student social media accounts received with skepticism
The HRD Ministry issued an order asking institutions to link students social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and this was received with skepticism by students and teachers. They fear that their political views will be tracked and thereby they will be attacked for differing from… Read More
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Government extends support to farmers by increasing MSP
The Minimum Support Price is the price at which the government purchases agricultural output from farmers. The MSP has been increased for staple crops such as rice and millets. The MSP for paddy has gone up by 3.7% which indicates that farmers will be earning… Read More
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UP government’s move to include 17 castes in SC list not favoured by Centre
The UP government led by Yogi Adityanath was issuing Scheduled Caste Certificates to 17 castes who presently belong to the OBC category. This move was opposed by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Tawar Chand Gehlot said that it was not appropriate as it… Read More
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CFBC’s functions restricted to certification by Shyam Benegal led committee
On behalf of the government, a Shyam Benegal led committee has come to the conclusion that the CFBC ( Central Board of Film Certification) should only be given the power to assign certification to films. The question about the CFBC's exclusion function was raised by … Read More
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Air India Considered For Strategic Disinvestment By Government of India
In the meeting of Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism held on 28th March, decision was taken to disinvestment on Air India due to increase in volatile crude oil and an adverse fluctuations in exchange rates. Five more subsidiaries are included in disinvestment by Government of… Read More
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Political Violence Victims Who Claimed For Investigation To Tripura Government
After the return of the earlier ruling party, the Tripura government has taken steps to work on the issues on political victims. Investigation on the cases has been ordered and the Additional Secretary R Reang said that “ The state government has decided to examine… Read More
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Punjab Government Urges Central Government To Support Distressed Farmers
Punjab Government has been helping the farmers to limited version of resources, Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh requested the prime minister to consider the farmer waivers on loan. The central government has to provide further aid to reduce the pressure and stress of agricultural… Read More
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Kejriwal led Delhi government refuses to implement Ayushman Bharat
Delhi Health Minister, Satyendra Jain announced that the Delhi government would not be implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme introduced by the Modi government in Delhi. He criticised the Modi government for formulating schemes on paper but never putting them into action. Jain said that the… Read More
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Nirav Modi case: Govt removes ED Mumbai chief; Vineet Agarwal accused of relieving investigating officer without due process
The government has removed ED's special director in Mumbai, Vineet Agarwal, for his alleged interference in relieving the agency's investigating officer in the Nirav Modi money-laundering case without following due procedure, officials said Tuesday. They said the tenure of Agarwal has been cut short by… Read More
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Mamata Banerjee restricts Rahul Gandhi’s chopper from landing in Siliguri
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee denied permission to Rahul Gandhi for landing his helicopter in Siliguri where a Congress public meeting is to be held on April 14th. The WB government did not respond positively to the application by Congress but granted permission to use… Read More
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Sharad Pawar asks what Modi has done in five years
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar attacked Modi by questioning him on what his government has achieved in the past five years. Pawar also asserted that the Congress had undertaken numerous developmental activities during its rule and Modi must reflect on his work in the… Read More
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Disagreement between WhatsApp and the Government leads to clash
The Government seeks access to the origin of message forwards on WhatsApp in order to track down false information and messages spreading violence. With the upcoming elections, it is all the more imperative for the Government to trace the sources of information that misguide the… Read More
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India to auction Nirav Modi’s art collection today
Works of art, including rare paintings worth crores that were once part of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi's collection and seized by the government, is set to go under the hammer here on Tuesday, followed by an online auction on Wednesday and Thursday. Source: aninews Read More
