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Bihar Muslim Leaders Upset Over Ticket Distribution, Congress Workers Protest Outside Headquarters
Many Muslim leaders are upset with the ticket distribution alleging that Muslims have only got tickets from Seemanchal region of Bihar but old candidates have been repeated and outside Seemanchal no ticket has been given to minorities.
Delhi's Air Quality Hits 'Poor' Category amid Dip in Temperature
Starting October 15, stricter measures to fight air pollution will also come into force in Delhi and its neighbourhood as part of the Graded Response Action Plan, which was first implemented in Delhi-NCR in 2017.
PM Modi Speaks to Vestas CEO, Highlights India's Efforts to Harness Renewable Energy
Vestas is among the biggest wind turbine companies in the world and is considered a pioneer in the industry.
Kiren Rijiju Sanctions Rs 5 Lakh Each to Two Needy Sportspersons
The Sports Ministry announced financial help of Rs 5 lakh each to boxer Sunil Chauhan and his brother Neeraj Chauhan, who is an archer.
48% of Covid-19 Deaths Reported from 25 Districts in Eight States: Health Ministry
Addressing a press briefing, Secretary in the ministry Rajesh Bhushan said the country has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 recoveries in the world at over 56 lakh and conducted the second-highest number of tests at 8.10 crore.
Centre to Release Rs 20,000 Cr to States as GST Compensation, Cess to Be Levied Beyond 2022
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the states which received less apportionment of Integrated GST (IGST) for 2017-18, the Centre will next week transfer a cumulative Rs 24,000 crore to them.
Textile Sector Key in Building Self-reliant India, Says PM Modi at International Webinar
Addressing an international webinar on textile traditions organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), he said Indian textiles are highly valued globally and they have also got enriched with customs, crafts, products and techniques of ot...
BJP Alliance Politics 'Falling Apart', NDA Has Become 'Non-democratic Alliance': Kapil Sibal
Sibal, who was among the 23 leaders who wrote to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi calling for organisational reforms, also slammed Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman for alluding to the letter writers and their alleged undermining of the party.
Babri Demolition Verdict: Ex-law Minister Moily Calls it 'Travesty of Justice'
M Veerappa Moily said the judgment is not consistent with the observation made by the Supreme Court in 2019 that the demolition of the mosque was an "egregious violation of the rule of law".
India and China 'Positively' Evaluate Outcome of 6th Round of Talks of Their Army Commanders: MEA
The focus of the talks was to de-escalate tensions, people familiar with the developments said, as the two sides discussed ways to implement the five-point agreement reached between their foreign ministers in Moscow on September 10.
Devendra Fadnavis Formally Appointed BJP's Bihar Poll In-charge Ahead of Assembly Election
The formal announcement came a day after Fadnavis asserted that the BJP alliance was “far ahead” of the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar and will win the assembly election with a thumping majority.
India, Bangladesh Carry Out Comprehensive Review of Bilateral Ties
The sixth meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission also reiterated the importance of the safe, speedy and sustainable return to Myanmar of the forcibly displaced persons from the Rakhine State of that country who are being sheltered b...
Babri Masjid Demolition Case Ruling Today; LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharti among Key Accused
CBI judge SK Yadav on September 16 had directed all the 32 surviving accused to remain present in the court on the day of the judgment.
India's Feluda Covid-19 Test Cheaper, Faster Alternative to RT-PCR, Say Scientists
Similar to a pregnancy strip test, Feluda changes colour if the novel coronavirus is detected and doesn’t need expensive machines for detection.
PIL Filed in SC to Debar Persons on Trial With Serious Offences from Contesting Elections
Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay said he was filing PIL because out of 539 winners of the Lok Sabha election in 2019, as many as 233 (43%) declared criminal cases against themselves.
8 States Account for Over 70 percent Children in Care Homes, NCPCR Wants Their Return to Families
The eight states Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Meghalaya have 1.84 lakh children in child care homes out of a total of 2.56 lakh in the country.