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Protesting farmers burn copies of farm laws to celebrate Lohri at protest sites near Delhi

India | Jan 13, 2021, 09:25 PM IST

As the tussle between the protesting farmers and government continues over the new farm laws, farmers at Ghazipur border burned the copies of the three farm laws on the occasion of Lohri.

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Will hold talks with farmers on December 30, says Govt amid hopes to break deadlock

India | Dec 28, 2020, 10:57 PM IST

The Centre on Monday decided to hold talks with farmers over their apprehensions relating to the new agri reforms on December 30, a day later than what the farmer unions had proposed.

Special train carrying passengers from Jammu arrive in Delhi

News | May 19, 2020, 10:23 AM IST

Special train carrying passengers from Jammu arrived at New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) on May 19.

Folk artistes say they are struggling to survive coronavirus lockdown, seek govt help

Entertainment | Apr 26, 2020, 03:28 PM IST

The world has come to a standstill with no immediate signs of resumption of any kind of entertainment programmes. In these times of quarantine and social distancing, all festivals, functions or fetes have been cancelled, they say.

Iraqis demand new govt amid spike in regional tensions

World | Jan 11, 2020, 10:15 AM IST

Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to protest against the recent attacks by the US and Iran on their territory and demanded a new government to help regain autonomy.

Government measures to boost realty sector, job prospects, say experts

Business | Jan 05, 2020, 07:25 PM IST

Buoyed by multiple reform measures undertaken by the government for the realty space, experts feel such steps will help in reviving the sector and generating more employment opportunities. At the same time, some of them also expressed concerns over liquidity situation and said that subdued demand may keep performance of residential realty projects muted.

Maharashtra Governor invites Shiv Sena to form government in state

Maharashtra Governor invites Shiv Sena to form government after BJP refuses

National | Nov 10, 2019, 09:18 PM IST

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has invited the second-largest party, the Shiv Sena to form the government on Sunday. Koshyari has asked Eknath Shinde to indicate the willingness and ability of his party to form the government in Maharashtra.

Major shake-up: Subhash Chandra Garg shifted to Power, Atanu Chakraborty new DEA Secretary

India | Jul 24, 2019, 10:29 PM IST

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the government has shifted the current Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg to the Power Ministry, among others. Atanu Chakraborty, the current Secretary for Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) will be the next Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs.

Government compulsorily retires tax officers on extortion, bribe, sexual harassment charges

India | Jun 10, 2019, 09:56 PM IST

The Government has compulsorily retired almost a dozen senior tax officers on charges ranging from extortion, bribe and sexual harassment.

Govt expects 7.5 per cent GDP growth in FY20

Business | Feb 05, 2019, 05:58 PM IST

The growth was 8.2 per cent in 2016-17, the year in which the government demonetised high-denomination currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.

Linking Aadhaar with driving license to be made mandatory, law will be brought in soon: Govt

India | Jan 06, 2019, 06:27 PM IST

Delivering his presidential address at the ongoing 106th Indian Science Congress at Lovely Professional University here, the minister for Law, Electronics and Information Technology said, "We are soon going to bring a law which will make it mandatory to link Aadhaar with driving licence."

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Action taken against Amazon for sale of tricolour doormats, slippers: Govt informs Parliament

India | Feb 02, 2017, 04:46 PM IST

The government today informed the Rajya Sabha that it had taken action against the American e-commerce giant for hurting Indian sensitivities. The clarification by the government came when members raised concerns over the matter. The

Power tariff hike in UP challenged in HC

India | Jun 30, 2015, 08:57 PM IST

Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court today directed the state government and others to file their replies by July 8 on a PIL seeking a direction against enhancing 17 per cent tariff from July 1 till

J&K: PDP may not accept NC Offer of support for govt formation

National | Jan 14, 2015, 05:48 PM IST

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which has emerged as the single largest party in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, today indicated that it may not be inclined to accept National Conference's offer of support

Sri Lanka has reassured India on security interest: Govt

National | Nov 26, 2014, 06:42 PM IST

New Delhi: Sri Lanka has “reassured” that it would not do anything against the security interest of India, the government on Wednesday said, in the backdrop of visits by a Chinese submarine to Colombo port.External

'Humiliating treatment' may amount to sexual harassment: Govt

India | Nov 26, 2014, 04:29 PM IST

New Delhi: Humiliating treatment which is likely to affect women government employees' health or safety may amount to sexual harassment, the government said today. “The implied or explicit promise of preferential or detrimental treatment in employment,

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