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Delhi HC grants time to Centre to file response on plea for linking properties with Aadhaar

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:59:13 S O Correspondent

G20 finance ministers discuss ways to improve tax transparency, anti-evasion measures

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:56:15 S O Correspondent

Delhi court grants interim bail to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in sexual harassment case

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:55:12 S O Correspondent

26 opposition parties' joint resolution pitches for conducting caste census

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:49:42 S O Correspondent

A group of 26 opposition parties on Tuesday demanded the implementation of the caste census while asserting that they have come together to defeat the 'hatred and violence being manufactured against minorities' as well as 'rising crimes against women, Dalits, tribals and Kashmiri Pandits'.

Ours is time-tested alliance: PM Modi on NDA meet

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:47:32 S O Correspondent

Leaders of 38 parties joined a meeting of the BJP-led NDA here, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the bloc is a time-tested alliance that seeks to further national progress and fulfil regional aspirations.

WHO calls for intensified efforts towards childhood immunization

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:45:26 S O Correspondent

The World Health Organization on Tuesday called for intensified efforts towards childhood immunization with a focus on reaching the 2.3 million unvaccinated and 650,000 partially vaccinated children.

Govt calls all-party meeting ahead of monsoon session of Parliament

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:35:43 S O Correspondent

The government has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday to deliberate on a host of issues related to Parliament’s monsoon session, which will begin from July 20.

Majority of students in 14-17 age group not aware vaping, e-cigarettes banned: Survey

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:34:30 S O Correspondent

Ninety-six per cent of students in the age group of 14-17 years who took part in a survey do not know that vapes and similar electronic devices are banned in India, while 89 per cent of them are unaware of their harmful effects, according to a study.

Opposition alliance to be called ‘INDIA’: Cong chief Kharge

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:33:09 S O Correspondent

The opposition alliance that will take on the ruling NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be called Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and an 11-member committee will be set up for coordination, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Tuesday.

’38 party NDA, brought to you by ED’: AAP takes swipe at BJP

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:26:08 S O Correspondent

Ahead of the National Democratic Alliance meeting here, the Aam Aadmi Party took potshots at the BJP on Tuesday, alleging that the ruling party’s coalition partners have been brought together by the Enforcement Directorate.

Stray dog attacks continue in Kerala as systemic solutions are ignored for quickfixes

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:29:57 S O Correspondent

A three-year old girl bitten by a stray dog on the face and requiring plastic surgery is tightly held to her chest by a young mother in a hospital, with grief, anxiety and helplessness writ large on her face.

With no end to violence, Olympian Mirabai Chanu urges PM Modi to resolve Manipur conflict

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:17:06 S O Correspondent

Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring an end to the ongoing conflict between two communities in her home state of Manipur as soon as possible. Manipur has been witnessing ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May 3 and over 150 people have lost their lives so far.