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Late Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sudha Murty, Keeravaani conferred Padma awards

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:06:38 S O Correspondent

Govt approves installation of 10 nuclear reactors

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:02:14 S O Correspondent

HC asks for Centre’s response to plea to allow all Muslims staffers to serve Haj pilgrims

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:37:33 S O Correspondent

SC lifts telecast ban on MediaOne, says critical views can’t be termed anti-establishment

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:34:57 S O Correspondent

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Centre’s telecast ban on Malayalam news channel MediaOne and pulled up the Ministry of Home Affairs for raising national security claims in “thin air” without facts.

Opposition leaders meet to coordinate strategy in Parliament

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:26:17 S O Correspondent

Leaders of several opposition parties on Wednesday met in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament to coordinate their strategy in both Houses.

Amid rising Covid cases, SC says willing to hear lawyers through video conferencing

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:24:50 S O Correspondent

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday took note of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country and said the Supreme Court is willing to hear lawyers via video conferencing.

Rahul disqualified, convicted MP from Gujarat not: Kharge slams BJP for hypocrisy

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:16:41 S O Correspondent

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the Centre of double standards, saying while it disqualified Rahul Gandhi with lightning speed, a Gujarat MP who was convicted in a criminal case did not face the same action.

Flight services hit due to heavy downpour at Bengaluru airport and surrounding areas

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:10:58 S O Correspondent

Flight services were hit on Tuesday evening due to a heavy downpour and bad weather in Devanahalli on the city outskirts where the Kempegowda International Airport is located, airport authorities said.

Private doctors call off strike as Rajasthan govt agrees to their key demands

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:08:59 S O Correspondent

Private doctors in Rajasthan on Tuesday ended their 17-day strike over the Right to Health Bill after the state government agreed to their key demands including keeping unaided private hospitals outside the ambit of the proposed law. The doctors’ bodies said that the two sides reached consensus during talks with the state government agreeing to keep private hospitals that have not availed land at

"It's a lie, chapters on Mughals have not been dropped": NCERT chief clarifies

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:32:46 S O Correspondent

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani on Tuesday clarified that chapters on Mughals had not been 'dropped' from CBSE books, and said that its a "lie".

BJP hired goons from Bihar to incite violence in West Bengal, alleges Mamata

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:30:37 S O Correspondent

Coming down heavily on the BJP over the violent incidents in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the party hired "goons from Bihar" to incite violence. The Chief Minister said that the rioters do not belong to any religion and they are the "BJP goons".

First time treasury benches forestalled debate: Chidambaram on FM’s ‘no debate on budget’ lament

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:27:28 S O Correspondent

Congress leader P Chidambaram hit out at the government on Wednesday after Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman expressed anguish over the Parliament not having a debate on the Union Budget, saying it’s for the first time in Indian parliamentary history that the treasury benches started disruption and forestalled debate.