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  COVID: Over 2.87 crore vaccine doses still available with states/UTs, informs Centre

  India | June 19, 2021 13:32 IST

  It said that 28,50,99,130 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through the Centre- free of cost channel- and through the direct state procurement category.

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  Centre withdraws VIP security cover of Mukul Roy

  India | June 17, 2021 12:24 IST

  They said the Union Home Ministry has directed the CRPF to recall its detachment deployed with the 67-yr-old Roy.

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  Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana: Plan your daughter's future with govt-backed scheme - All you need to know

  Business | June 16, 2021 13:43 IST

  Launched under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative-this yojana provides better interest under the small investment scheme.

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  No cyber breach into NIC email system: Centre

  India | June 13, 2021 21:58 IST

  The clarification comes on the backdrop of reports on impact of data breaches in organisations such as Air India, Big Basket and Domino's which claimed that these breaches have exposed email accounts and passwords of NIC emails to the hackers.

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  Over 24.65 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs: Centre

  India | June 08, 2021 11:51 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in his address speech to the nation announced a centralized procurement system for Covid-19 vaccines, beginning from June 21, with 25 per cent of the procurement being made available for the private sector, as well as free vaccinations for everyone above the age of 18.

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  'Committed to complying with new IT rules' saysTwitter

  News | June 08, 2021 8:00 IST

  Social media company Twitter has told the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) that it is “committed to complying” with all clauses of the intermediary guidelines .

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  Centre approves Model Tenancy Act: Here's how it will benefit tenants, landlords

  Business | June 02, 2021 21:27 IST

  Under the Act, for residential premises, tenants will have to submit a security deposit of maximum two months' rent, while in case of commercial property, 6 months rent will have to be deposited.

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  COVID: Centre asks states to keep ration shops open on all days, for longer duration

  India | May 16, 2021 17:33 IST

  An advisory in this regard has been issued by Food Ministry following representations that during the current lockdown in some states/UTs, ration shops' timings have been curtailed due to which the intended beneficiaries might not be getting adequate time to lift their entitled foodgrains.

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  Enact special law to protect dignity, rights of dead: NHRC to Centre, states

  India | May 15, 2021 8:04 IST

  In a statement, the National Human Rights Commission said the recommendations include enacting of a specific legislation to protect the rights of the dead, adding that "mass burial or cremation should not be allowed to take place as it is in violation of the right to dignity of the dead".

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  Centre makes it mandatory for disability certificates to be issued online

  India | May 07, 2021 9:13 IST

  Central government has now made it mandatory for disability certificates to be issued online. The Ministry of Social justice and empowerment has issued a gazette notification for this on Monday.

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  No patient shall be denied hospitalisation, essential drugs for lack of local residential proof: SC

  India | May 03, 2021 8:22 IST

  The bench, headed by Justice DY Chandrachud, said till the formulation of a national policy by the Centre on admissions to hospitals, "no patient shall be denied hospitalisation or essential drugs in any state/UT for lack of local residential proof of that state/UT or even in the absence of identity proof."

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  Delhi HC questions Centre why cryogenic tankers weren't released despite orders

  India | May 01, 2021 14:58 IST

  Delhi HC on Saturday posed questions to the Centre asking them why four cryogenic tankers haven't been released by Rajasthan Govt to Delhi despite court orders.

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  Centre releases Rs 8,873.6 cr fund to states to fight COVID-19

  India | May 01, 2021 12:03 IST

  The advance release of 1st installment of central share towards SDRF has been released as a special dispensation on the recommendations of the home ministry.

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  Government exempts customs duty on COVID vaccine, oxygen and related equipment

  India | April 24, 2021 18:09 IST

  The decision to exempt customs duty was taken at a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi to boost oxygen availability in India.

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  Shortage of vaccine serious issue, not 'Utsav': Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi's 'Tika' fest call

  India | April 09, 2021 13:24 IST

  Gandhi said vaccine shortage is a very serious problem during times of coronavirus and it is not a celebration. He also called upon the central govt to help states without any bias and provide them with more vaccines.

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  Doctors, restaurateurs urge Centre to remove smoking zones from public places

  India | March 10, 2021 14:57 IST

  The appeal comes on the occasion of 'No Smoking Day' with the idea to make the country 100 per cent smoke-free and to check the spread of COVID-19 infection.

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  Good news for Central govt employees, pensioners, to get full benefits of DA starting July 1

  Business | March 09, 2021 20:37 IST

  Central government employees and pensioners will get full benefits of dearness allowance starting July 1, with all the three pending installments being restored prospectively, Minister for State for Finance, Anurag Thakur said in Parliament on Tuesday.

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  Both States, Centre have duties on petroleum price: Nirmala Sitharaman

  News | March 05, 2021 19:06 IST

  On being asked about fuel price rise, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that both State government and Central government have duties on petroleum price.

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  GOI being negligent, over confident about COVID-19: Rahul Gandhi

  India | February 17, 2021 12:32 IST

  In India, the South Africa strain has been detected in four returnees, one from Angola, one from Tanzania and two from South Africa in January, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said.

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  WhatsApp treating Indian users differently matter of concern: Centre tells Delhi High Court

  India | January 25, 2021 12:12 IST

  The submissions were made before Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva by Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma during the hearing of a petition by a lawyer against the new privacy policy of the social networking platform owned by Facebook.