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Nothing written against Indian citizens in CAA, ready to remove if there is any: MoS Home Affairs
News | Feb 15, 2020, 11:01 PM ISTUnion Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on February 15 said that there is not even a single word in Citizenship (Amendment) Act against Indian citizens and if there is anything against any countrymen then Government of India is ready
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Govt removes surgical masks, gloves from export ban list
Business | Feb 09, 2020, 03:00 PM ISTThe government has removed surgical masks and gloves from the list of banned export items, according to a notification.
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Government proposes 5-year jail for ads promoting magic remedies
India | Feb 07, 2020, 08:12 AM ISTThe Health and Family Welfare Ministry has proposed the draft amendment to the Drugs and magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements Act, 1954), with a stringent punishment of a jail term of up to five years and a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh for advertisements for magic remedies and drugs for fair skin, enhancing sexual performance, stammering, infertility in women, premature ageing and greying, increasing brain capacity among others.
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Ensure no fare hike in rail luggage passes: Dabbawalas to government
Business | Jan 31, 2020, 12:02 PM ISTAhead of the presentation of the Union budget, the Mumbai Dabbawala Association on Friday said the Centre should ensure that there is no increase in the railway's luggage pass fares so that the tiffin box carriers are not burdened financially.
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Coronavirus: Travelling to China? Govt issues travel advisory you must follow
India | Jan 25, 2020, 06:30 PM ISTIt is estimated that the number of outbound tourists from India will reach 50 million overall in 2020
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Govt likely to issue EoI, share purchase agreement for Air India within 3-4 days
India | Jan 17, 2020, 03:40 PM ISTThe Centre is likely to issue the expression of interest (EoI) and the share purchase agreement (SPA) for debt-ridden Air India's privatisation within the next three to four days, a senior government official said on Friday.
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Govt should remove confusion over CAA among Muslims: Shia cleric
India | Jan 01, 2020, 09:10 PM ISTShia cleric and a member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, Maulana Kalbe Jawad, in Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday expressed concern over police action against anti-CAA protesters in the state and said the government should remove confusion among Muslims on the legislation.
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Govt mulls making process of granting citizenship under CAA online to bypass states
India | Dec 31, 2019, 06:46 PM ISTThe Centre is likely to make the entire process of granting citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act online to bypass states, some of which are dead set against the new legislation, officials said on Tuesday.
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Govt mulls single application form, investment clearance cell to woo investors
Business | Dec 31, 2019, 04:12 PM ISTFor onboarding central departments and states, the government is looking at two single point of contacts, one each from central department and state; list of licences and documents; detailed processes; timelines for each approval /deemed approvals; and support for IT systems integration from all departments, the official added.
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Delhi govt decides to extend power subsidy to residents of Delhi Cantt
India | Dec 30, 2019, 06:01 PM ISTThe Delhi government has decided to extend the benefits of power subsidy to the residents of the Delhi Cantonment area, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.
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Govt to create 1 lakh tons of onion buffer stock in 2020
Business | Dec 30, 2019, 02:41 PM ISTThe government had created a buffer stock of 56,000 tonnes for the current year but it was not sufficient to contain the prices which are still ruling above Rs 100 per kg in most cities across the country.
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125 crore Aadhaar cards issued till now: Govt
India | Dec 27, 2019, 02:18 PM ISTThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a milestone of sorts with the total number of Aadhaar cards issued so far crossing the 1.25 billion mark.
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Govt to sell 100% stake in Air India, says Puri
India | Dec 12, 2019, 04:28 PM ISTThe national carrier, which has a debt burden of more than Rs 50,000 crore, has been making loss for long and as part of revival efforts, the government has decided on disinvestment.
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Govt hikes toria MSP by Rs 525 per quintal for this year
India | Dec 09, 2019, 05:38 PM ISTThe minimum support price (MSP) of toria was fixed at Rs 3,900 per quintal for 2018-19 rabi season.
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Netanyahu calls for direct PM election amidst deadlock
World | Dec 08, 2019, 04:53 PM ISTThe Blue and White party dismissed the proposal, saying in a statement that the party was "engaged in efforts to avoid costly and unnecessary elections, and not with empty spin aimed at bringing back an election method that has shattered the governance and political system in this country in the past and resulted in complete failure".
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UP government to provide job and security for Unnao victim's family
India | Dec 08, 2019, 01:36 PM ISTUP government on Sunday announced steps being taken by the government to help the family of the Unnao rape victim who died in Delhi's Safdarjung hospital on Friday. Mukesh Meshram, Lucknow Commissioner, announced that the government had decided to give 24 hours security to the victim's family amid major death threats that they had been getting.
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Govt finalising rules to mandate social media firms to remove child sexual abuse, terrorism content
India | Dec 05, 2019, 06:03 PM ISTThe government on Thursday said it is working on rules to mandate social media companies to identify and remove child sexual abuse material, rape images and content promoting terrorism without affecting privacy.
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485 candidates with Hindi, other regional languages as mother tongue passed 2018 civil services exam
India | Dec 05, 2019, 03:07 PM ISTA total of 812 candidates were recommended for central civil services on the basis of the 2018 test, it said. The civil services examination is conducted annually to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.
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No proposal to sell onions at uniform rate across country: Govt tells Parliament
India | Dec 03, 2019, 06:21 PM ISTThere is no proposal to provide onions at an uniform rate across the country, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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Over 3.38 lakh companies struck off from govt records in last two years
India | Dec 02, 2019, 04:57 PM ISTMinister of State for Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Monday that the ministry through its RoCs (Registrar of Companies) files prosecutions against companies that have not filed financial statements from time to time.