Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:20:05
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the Punjab chief minister on Wednesday.
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mann in the swearing-in ceremony that took place at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Punjab's Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar district.
Only Mann took the oath during the ceremony.
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:18:46
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook on Wednesday and alleged that it was "worse for democracy".
Gandhi shared a compilation of news reports on Twitter, accusing the social media giant of helping the BJP reach out to voters during the elections.
"Meta-worse for democracy," Gandhi said on Twitter.
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:17:38
India's auto fuel sales surged past pre-pandemic levels in the first half of March as consumers and dealers topped tanks in anticipation of a likely price hike post assembly elections.
Petrol sales by state-owned fuel retailers, which control roughly 90 per cent of the market, at 1.23 million tonnes during March 1-15 were nearly 18 per cent higher than the same period last year and 24.4 per cen
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:15:53
The opposition Congress and CPI(M), who often jointly take on the government in Parliament, sparred with each other in Lok Sabha on Wednesday over the K-Rail Silverline project in Kerala, prompting Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take a dig at the two parties.
Politics of Kerala is unique. Delhi main dosti, Kerala main kushti (friendship in Delhi, rivalry in Kerala), I can't say anything
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:14:39
Rajya Sabha members on Wednesday expressed concern over the rising cases of cancer in the country and suggested various measures, including regular check-up camps in rural areas and mandatory warning on processed meat packets, to tackle the disease.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, BJP's Mahesh Poddar demanded that cancer warning should be made mandatory on packets of processed meat in line
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:13:03
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday urged the government to put an end to the alleged "systematic interference" of Facebook and other social media giants in India's electoral politics.
Making a Zero Hour submission in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi referred to a report published in Al Jazeera and The Reporters' Collective claiming that Facebook had offered BJP cheaper deals for election adverti
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:09:59
The Ameer-E-Shariat Karnataka, Maulana Sagir Ahmad Khan Rashadi has called for state-wide bandh on Thursday expressing “sadness” on the verdict of the High Court related to hijab.
In a video message, Rashadi said, “I request all the Muslims to listen to the order read out here attentively and implement it strictly. Expressing our anger against the sad order of the Karnataka High Court regarding
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 18:41:47
Following the verdict of Karnataka High Court that upheld the ban on hijab in government colleges, a deep dissatisfaction is felt among the Muslim community in the state. In this regard, Karnataka state Ameer-e-Shariat Maulana Sageer Ahmed Rashadi on Wednesday chaired a meeting with scholars and leaders, and has called for a peaceful 'bandh' in the state on March 17, Thursday.
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:45:01
Expressing dissatisfaction over Karnataka high court's verdict on upholding the ban on hijab in government colleges, Muslims in Bhatkal voluntarily closed their shops on Wednesday to show solidarity with the hijab-clad students.
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