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  Centre opposes triple talaq, urges SC to see practice in light on gender justice

  India | October 07, 2016 18:01 IST

  The central government today told the Supreme Court that it is against the practice of triple talaq that allows a Muslim man to divorce his wife by pronouncing the word ‘talaq’ three times. The

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  Explaining how Goods and Services Tax will benefit individuals

  August 04, 2016 10:12 IST

  After a long 7-hour debate, Rajya Sabha passed long-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill which will facilitate rollout of the Goods and Services Tax or GST in the country. The 66-year-old Constitution, which

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  Central government unions 'defer' indefinite strike

  India | July 07, 2016 6:58 IST

  New Delhi: Central government employees' unions today deferred by four months their proposed indefinite strike from July 11 against 7th pay panel's recommendations after government agreed to set up a high-level committee to look into

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  Central government realized mistake of calling off talks with Pakistan: Omar Abdullah

  Politics | May 02, 2016 15:09 IST

  Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the central government had "thankfully realized its mistake of calling off talks with Pakistan on the issue of separatist leaders meeting the Pakistan

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  UJALA will be implemented across country by 2019: Piyush Goyal

  Politics | April 30, 2016 16:38 IST

  The Centre's ambitious National LED programme -- Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) -- will be implemented across the country by 2019, Minister for Power and Coal, Piyush Goyal said today.

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  Government to build memorial for Netaji, 25 more files declassified

  India | April 29, 2016 20:18 IST

  Government today announced that a memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will be built in the national capital as it released the third batch of 25 declassified files related to the freedom fighter.

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  People are still awaiting 'Acche Din': Akhilesh Yadav

  Politics | April 23, 2016 18:42 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav today the people are still awaiting for 'Acche Din' as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha elections held two years ago.

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  Uttarakhand crisis: HC questions central govt's interference in state affairs

  India | April 18, 2016 17:48 IST

  Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court today asked the Centre whether it was not “totally extraneous” for the Union Government to be concerned over the disqualification of nine rebel MLAs and to “interfere” in the affairs

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  Modi government to recruit 2.2 Lakh central employees in 2 years

  India | April 18, 2016 10:09 IST

  New Delhi: In a shift from its mantra of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’, Narendra Modi government is all set to add 2.2 lakh central employees over a period of two years, reports The Times of

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  Employees to file assets details for three years by July: Government

  India | April 12, 2016 22:59 IST

  All Central government employees were today told to file details of their assets and liabilities, along with that of their spouses and dependent children

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  Expecting normal southwest monsoon this year: Centre

  India | April 11, 2016 23:31 IST

  Government has said monsoon this year is expected to be normal and directed states to chalk out plans to boost crop acreage and production in kharif season starting June.

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  Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray tears into RSS' MG Vaidya over his four-state stand

  Politics | April 10, 2016 23:38 IST

  Amid the debate over creation of Vidarbha, the RSS ideologue recently said Maharashtra could be divided into four states, inviting sharp rebuke from Thackeray at his party's 'Gudhi Padwa' rally

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  Omar Abdullah questions what Mehbooba got from Centre

  Politics | April 05, 2016 23:49 IST

  Omar Abdullah today said the people of state have a right to know what PDP got from the Centre that prompted it to form government in alliance with BJP after three months bargaining and theatrical posturing.

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  Ministries asked to draw action plan for Clean India Mission

  India | April 03, 2016 17:11 IST

  New Delhi: Taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Clean India Mission a step forward and to achieve total sanitation by October 2, 2019, the Centre has asked all ministries to implement a fortnight-long action plan

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  Central government employees demand minimum salary of Rs 26,000

  India | February 25, 2016 7:37 IST

  New Delhi: Government employees have demanded a minimum salary of Rs 26,000 as against Rs 18,000 recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission while threatening to go on strike if demands not met. "Minimum Pay needs

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  Centre targets electrifying 7,000 villages by March

  Politics | February 24, 2016 17:47 IST

  New Delhi: The central government has fixed a target of electrifying 7,000 un-electrified villages by the end of the current fiscal on March 31, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said."The village electrification target for 2015-16

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  Jat quota stir: Curfew lifted from Kaithal, Kalayat towns

  India | February 21, 2016 23:09 IST

  Chandigarh: Curfew was today lifted from Kaithal and Kalayat after protests in the two towns subsided following the Central government's announcement of setting up a committee under a senior Union minister to examine the quota

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  No clear info with RBI on Re 1's different title: RTI reply

  January 12, 2016 22:16 IST

  Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not have a clear guideline regarding the printing of different titles on the currency note of Re 1 and that of other denominations, reply to an RTI

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  Delhi High Court junks PIL seeking freeze on BJP's lotus symbol

  India | December 21, 2015 21:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking freezing of BJP's election symbol "Lotus" on the ground that it "represents the manifestation of God" and its use during elections was

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  Centre awaiting UP Govt's report on Dadri lynching: Mukhtar A Naqvi

  Politics | December 02, 2015 16:55 IST

  New Delhi: The central government is awaiting a report it had sought from the Akhilesh Yadav dispensation to ascertain factual position and action taken by the state in the Dadri lynching incident, Lok Sabha was