Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma presents deficit budget of Rs 1,592cr
Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who also holds the Finance portfolio, on Thursday presented a deficit budget of Rs 1,592 crore for the fiscal year 2023-24
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National Health/Medicine 09:08 PMNo Covid clusters in Kerala, says Health Minister
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National Politics 09:04 PMGoa govt to spend Rs 130 cr on botanical garden to attract tourists
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Govt according highest priority to get permanent membership in expanded UNSC
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The government has been according the highest priority to obtain permanent membership for India in an expanded United Nations Security Council. An expanded Security Council is at the core of the issues raised by India and other countries that are calling for UNSC reforms.
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Paper leak case: KTR sends legal notice to Cong, BJP leaders
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Telangana's cabinet minister K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday sent legal notice to state Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy and BJP president Bandi Sanjay for making baseless allegations against him in the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) paper leak case.
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Jamia violence case: Delhi HC reserves order on police's plea against discharge of 11 accused (Lead)
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on the police's revision plea against a trial court's order discharging 11 accused, including Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in the 2019 Jamia violence case.
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Tripura Bar Council slams Rijiju's 'anti-Indian' remarks against retired judges
Agartala, March 23 (IANS) The Tripura Bar Council on Thursday condemned the 'anti-India' remarks reportedly made by Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju against retired judges and claimed that it was an attempt of the government to interfere in the judiciary.
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PM Modi meets LS Speaker amid impasse in Parliament
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Amid continuous impasse in the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with some of his cabinet colleagues met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday evening, soon after the Lower House was adjourned for the day.
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'Baseless': Tejashwi comes out in support of Rahul after his conviction
Patna, March 23 (IANS) In wake of a Gujarat court convicting Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case on Thursday, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav came out in his support, accusing the BJP of a deep conspiracy to frame the senior Congress leader in a baseless case.
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Stalin extends support to Rahul after his conviction in defamation case
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said that he spoke to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the latter was convicted by a Surat court for two years imprisonment in a case related to speaking ill of Modi surname.
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Jairam Ramesh seeks CBI probe into Amit Shah's 'Sangma govt most corrupt' remark
New Delhi/Shillong, March 23 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to summon Home Minister Amit Shah over his remark describing Meghalaya government headed by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, in its previous term, as "most corrupt" and to investigate the claim.
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Rahul gets rousing welcome at Delhi airport, Sonia reaches his residence
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday received a rousing welcome at the IGI airport here after returning from Surat in Gujarat, where a court earlier in the day convicted the Wayanad MP in a criminal defamation case against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remark in 2019.
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Cross-voting shock to YSRCP as TDP wins Council seat
Amaravati, March 23 (IANS) In a shock to Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) bagged a seat of Legislative Council from MLA quota in the elections held on Thursday.
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'This is the 7th case in which Rahul Gandhi is out on bail'
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was granted bail on Thursday by the Surat district court in Gujarat after convicting him and sentencing him to two years in a criminal defamation case against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remark in April 2019.
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Teachers' scam: Becoming minister seems to be my only crime, Partha Chatterjee to court
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee on Thursday told a special CBI court that probably his accepting the chair of a minister was his only crime.
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Punjab: Police officer gets Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh award
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Gurjot Singh Kaler, working as a senior police officer in Punjab as AIG (Excise and Taxation), was awarded with the Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh State Youth Award at the Hussainiwala Border in Ferozepur district on the anniversary of Bhagat Singh that falls on Thursday.
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Not being aware of the scam in education sector our failure: Bengal minister
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) At a time when West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress is facing an all-round attack on the issues of recruitment scam, a statement that sounded like self-introspection from a heavyweight member of the state cabinet has come as a surprise for all.
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Expect Centre to play proactive role to bridge gap, says SC on Punjab-Haryana dispute on SYL canal
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central government to play a proactive role to find workable solutions between Punjab and Haryana in connection with Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute.
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Mahim Dargah Trust refutes Raj Thackeray's claims, says 'no mazaar' on islet (Roundup)
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) In a significant development, the Pir Makhdum Saheb Charitable Trust (PMSCT) -- which runs the famed Hazrat Makhdum Fakih Ali Mahimi Dargah in Mahim -- has refuted the contentions of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray of a purported 'mazar' on the islet in the Arabian Sea off Mahim.
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G20 Presidency: India will be hosting around 200 meetings in over 50 cities
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) During its ongoing G20 Presidency, India will be hosting around 200 meetings across the country in more than 50 cities, the Parliament was told on Thursday.
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Appropriation Bill passed in LS, finance bill to be taken up Friday
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Appropriation Bill 2023 through voice vote, before the house was adjourned for the day.
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Organisational change in Rajasthan: BJP lures Brahmins, tries to fill in void in Mewar
By Archana Sharma
Jaipur, March 23 (IANS) Finally, BJP has announced Rajasthan MP CP Joshi as state president. By making CP Joshi the state president, BJP has tried to fill in the void in Mewar which appeared after Gulab Chand Kataria was appointed as Assam Governor.
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CPI-M leader's wife got college teacher's job without clearing exam: Trinamool
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) A senior Trinamool Congress leader on Thursday made an explosive allegation claiming that the wife of a senior CPI-M leader in West Bengal secured a non-teaching job in a reported Kolkata college without appearing or qualifying for the examination on this count.
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'Can't assert right on land': SC on SCBA plea for land allotment for lawyers' chambers (Lead)
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) cannot assert a right to the entirety of the land measuring 1.33 acres which was allotted by the Centre for housing the apex court archives for converting it into a chamber block for lawyers.
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Our federal structure should remain permanent and strong, says Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) India's federal structure should remain permanent and strong, said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after meeting his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee at his residence on Thursday afternoon.
