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  PIB Fact Check: Centre has not cancelled title of over 2 lakh newspapers

  India | November 20, 2020 16:27 IST

  It is being claimed that the Central Government has canceled the title of more than two and a half lakh newspapers and has excluded hundreds of newspapers from list of DAVP. However, PIB Fact Check says the claim is fake.

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  Entire shortfall of compensation to states will be compensated: Sources

  Business | September 08, 2020 0:05 IST

  Days after government announced 2 options for States on the issue of meeting GST compensation, Finance Ministry sources on Monday said the entire shortfall of compensation to the states irrespective of whether it is on account of GST implementation or coronavirus pandemic will be compensated.

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  Air India can resume non-scheduled international flights with middle seats booking for 10 days: SC

  Business | May 25, 2020 12:48 IST

  Air India shall be allowed to operate non-scheduled foreign flights with middle seats booking for next 10 days, Supreme Court has ordered after hearing an urgent plea filed by Centre and Air India against Bombay High Court order to keep middle seats vacant in international flights.

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  Owaisi slams MHA for not announcing financial aid for states

  India | May 02, 2020 14:55 IST

  All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has hit out at the Centre for issueing new guidliens to the states without annoucing any financial package during the coronavirus lockdown.

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  Haryana resumes rapid coronavirus testing from today after green signal from Centre

  India | April 30, 2020 16:13 IST

  Haryana will resume rapid tests for coronavirus in the state after it received a green signal from the Centre. The state will conduct rapid tests for detecting COVID-19 using 25,000 test kits it received from a South Korean company. The testings will commence from today (Thursday).

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  Centre releases Rs 1,237 crore GST compensation arrears to Punjab

  Business | April 12, 2020 15:08 IST

  The Centre has released Rs 1,237 crore to Punjab as GST compensation arrears for July 2017-March 2019. Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal in a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the funds came at a "crucial time" when the entire country is facing the Covid-19 crisis.

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  Centre extends dates for completing employees’ annual appraisal process

  India | March 30, 2020 16:02 IST

  The Central government on Monday extended the dates for initiation and completion of its employees’ annual performance appraisal reports (APARs) due to coronavirus pandemic, according to a Personnel Ministry order. 

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  CAA doesn't violate fundamental rights: Centre tells Supreme Court

  India | March 17, 2020 15:14 IST

  The Centre in a preliminary affidavit point-by-point responded to the criticism against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said India is constitutionally secular.

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  Mamata alleges Centre's 'vendetta politics' for actor-politician Tapas Pal's death

  India | February 19, 2020 15:23 IST

  A day after actor-politician Tapas Pal's death, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that "pressure" created by central agencies and "vendetta politics" led to the death of Trinamool Congress leader.

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  Aadhaar linking with Voter ID: Govt to soon give legal power to Election Commission

  India | February 19, 2020 12:29 IST

  The Election Commission might soon be eligible to link Aadhaar with the Voter Ids as the Central government is looking to amend the Aadhaar act to legally allow the election body to link both the ids.

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  Prince Charles opens new Tata JLR innovation centre in UK

  World | February 18, 2020 23:15 IST

  Britain's Prince Charles on Tuesday formally launched a new Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) innovation centre, Europe's largest automotive research and development facility of its kind, at the University of Warwick in central England.

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  SC upholds constitutional validity of SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018

  India | February 10, 2020 11:07 IST

  Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that ruled out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs.

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  Nirbhaya case: Centre, Delhi govt move SC challenging Delhi HC verdict on hanging of convicts

  India | February 05, 2020 16:54 IST

  The Centre and the Delhi government moved the Supreme Court Wednesday challenging the rejection of their plea by the Delhi High Court against the trial court's order staying the execution of four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.

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  Air India disinvestment 'wholly anti-national': Subramanian Swamy

  India | January 27, 2020 13:02 IST

  BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has hit out at the Centre for allowing 100% disinvestment in Air India saying calling the move a wholly anti-national.

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  Supreme Court to hear various pleas challenging Art 370 abrogation today

  India | January 22, 2020 8:05 IST

  The Supreme Court will today hear pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370.

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  SC refuses to put interim stay on CAA, asks Centre to respond in 4 weeks

  India | January 22, 2020 11:43 IST

  Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained all High Courts from hearing pleas on CAA till it decides petitions. The top court also seeked Union government's response on the new Citizenship law within four weeks. Supreme Court, until then, has refused a stay on the law.

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  Puducherry power tussle: Madras HC reserves verdict on appeals of Centre, Kiran Bedi

  India | December 14, 2019 10:21 IST

  Allowing the plea, a single judge of the court observed that the elected government functioning through a council of ministers could not be defeated by the acts of an administrator who is also functioning under the provisions of the Constitution.

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  Hyderabad vet murder: Centre to send advisory to all states, Modi minister wants capital punishment

  India | November 29, 2019 15:42 IST

  The Centre on Friday said it will send an advisory to all states to take precautionary steps to check crime against women in the wake of the murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad.

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  Centre approves colleges for 5 Rajasthan districts

  India | November 26, 2019 7:09 IST

  The Centre has approved the opening of medical colleges in Sawai Madhopur, Jhunjhunu, Hanumangarh, Tonk and Dausa of the state.

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  Centre to vet penalty for driving under drug influence

  India | November 20, 2019 19:06 IST

  To curb the growing drug abuse in the country, the government would vet a proposal to extend penalty provisions applicable to drunken driving.