Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:46:19
India and Brazil on Saturday inked 15 agreements to boost cooperation in a wide range of areas like trade and investment, oil and gas, cybersecurity and information technology after talks between Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi said an action plan has been finalised to further expand strategic ties between the two strategic partners.
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:43:39
Jaipur: Rajasthan on Saturday on Saturday became the third state in the country to pass a resolution urging the Centre to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
he resolution was passed in the state Assembly amid opposition by the BJP which accused the ruling Congress of pursuing appeasement politics.
It is the second Congress-ruled state to pass such a resolution after Punjab. T
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:40:40
New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday lamented that there are some voters who do not understand the importance of their right to exercise franchise and reminded them that in several countries people had to struggle to get it.
Addressing an event here on National Voters' Day marking the establishment of the Election Commission in 1950, the President said from the very fir
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:39:17
Chennai, Jan 25 (PTI) Scores of members of Muslim outfit Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath took out protest marches across Tamil Nadu on Saturday against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
The protesters gathered in front of the Chennai Collectorate holding placards and TNTJ flags and raised slogans demanding withdrawal of the Act.
Tight security was in place to ensure no untoward incidents took place,
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:37:12
Patna, Jan 25 (PTI) A college for women here on Saturday withdrew its ban on wearing of burqa in its premises after it had prohibited it as part of the institute's new dress code.
Acknowledging that the prohibition was due to a misunderstanding, the college authorities said that it has "no intention to disturb or harass students of any community".
"Students are informed that they have to com
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:36:12
Mumbai, Jan 25 (PTI) NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that all political leaders know that their phones are tapped, which is why they do not think about it seriously.
His comments come a day after Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh accused the previous BJP-led state government of tapping phones of senior NCP and Congress leaders during the 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:33:41
Jaipur: Senior Congress leader Margaret Alva on Saturday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act "negates" constitutional guarantees and rights given to all Indians and that the judicial system which is supposed to be the protector and the interpreter of the Constitution "has failed us".
Speaking at the 'Of the People, By the People: The Indian Constitution' session at the ongoing Jaipur Literatur
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:32:14
Bhubaneswar: At least one worker died and another was injured after the roof of an under-construction building collapsed at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, police said.
The incident took place late on Friday night when the labourers were enagaged in the construction of a 6,000-sq ft roof meant to link Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of the airport.
The deceased has been identified as
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:29:45
Mumbai: Fifty-four Maharashtra police personnel have been awarded President's Police Medals, including ten who have been bestowed with the coveted President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG), on the eve of Republic Day, an official said.
Additional Superintendent of Police MCV Maheshwar Reddy, Deputy Superintendent of Police Samarsinh Salve have got the PPMG for fighting Naxals in Gadchiroli
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