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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged SAARC countries to take effective steps to defeat the scourge of terrorism and forces that support it. In a letter to the SAARC secretariat to mark the founding day of the bloc, Prime Minister said, such efforts will generate greater trust and confidence to …

New Delhi: The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, is all set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.   Through this bill, Indian citizenship will be provided to the members …

The Union Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to extend reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for another 10 years. The reservation for these categories in the lower House of Parliament and the State Assemblies was to expire on 25th January …

Hyderabad Dec 4 (PMI): The PRO Cyberabad released a press note and advice to Citizens first  Don’t search for any courier company Customer Care contacts in Google, secondly Use the services of toll free numbers of courier companies which are connected to IVR systems to track the courier lastly Never …

Suppreme Court today granted bail to Congress leader P Chidambaram in the INX Media money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate. The top court said, Chidambaram could not leave the country without prior permission of the court and neither try to influence the witnesses nor tamper with evidence. The apex …

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Centre, all States and Union Territories seeking reports on the Standard Operating Procedures, SOPs to deal with cases related to sexual violence against women and use of the Nirbhaya Fund. Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports on cases of …

The Centre has asked the State Governments to crack down on traders hoarding onions, create buffer stocks and distribute imported edible bulb at a reasonable rate in order to provide relief to the common man from soaring prices. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba yesterday chaired a meeting of the Committee of …

In Jharkhand, today is the last day of filing of nominations for fifth and last phase of State Assembly elections. Polling would be held on 20th of this month in 16 constituencies spread over six districts. In all, 181 candidates have filed their nominations for this phase so far. Scrutiny …

Dec 03, 2019 The Centre has asked the State Governments to crack down on traders hoarding onions, create buffer stocks and distribute imported edible bulb at a reasonable rate in order to provide relief to the common man from soaring prices. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba yesterday chaired a meeting of …

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has condemned BJP MP Pragya Thakur’s reported remarks terming Nathuram Godse as a patriot. As soon as the House met for the day, Congress led opposition raised the issue and demanded action against the MP. Responding to it, Mr Singh said Mahatma Gandhi is an ideal …