Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:52:38
The Trinamool Congress Monday came down heavily on the BJP government at the centre over allegations of snooping against party leader Abhishek Banerjee and poll strategist Prashant Kishor, terming it as "an attack on democracy".
It said the revelations prove that the saffron party is suffering from "fear-psychosis" over rise of Abhishek as a national leader.
"This is a black day for democra
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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:51:04
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that Rs 1527.90 crore has been spent so far on updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC), an official record of bonafide Indian citizens living in the state.
Replying to a question of Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purakayastha in the assembly, the chief minister said that the Registrar General of India (RGI) is yet to notify the final
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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:49:39
The government has decided to set up the Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Culture Minister Kishan Reddy told Parliament on Monday.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Reddy said this will impact higher education and research in the field of rich Indian heritage and its conservation, leading to Masters and PhD courses in History of Arts, Conservation, Museology, Archi
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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:47:58
Punjab's main Opposition AAP Monday took a swipe at the Congress over its internal squabbling, alleging ruling party leaders are concerned only about power and not about issues confronting the state.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national spokesperson and Punjab affairs co-incharge Raghav Chadha said that after "ruining four-and-a-half-years, now we hope that the ruling Congress will utilise the remain
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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:46:17
Due to heavy rains, nearly 400 vehicles, including high-end cars, motorbikes and autorickshaws, were submerged in an underground public parking lot built by the Mumbai civic body at Thakur Complex in suburban Kandivali, an activist claimed on Monday.
While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) did not put a number to the affected vehicles, it assured to look into the possibility of givi
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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:36:50
At the high point of spirituality, around 60,000 pilgrims ascended on Monday on the vast plains of Arafat at the climax of the Hajj, which is being held in downsized form and under coronavirus restrictions for the second year running.
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Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:42:09
The Union government has collected Rs 94,181 crore through levy of excise duty on petrol and diesel in the first three months of the current fiscal on the back of a record tax on fuel that yielded 88 per cent higher revenue than the previous financial year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
Excise duty on petrol was hiked from Rs 19.98 per litre to Rs 32.9 last year to recoup gain arising f
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Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:38:28
The government on Monday categorically rejected in Lok Sabha allegations of snooping on politicians, journalists and others using Pegasus software, asserting that illegal surveillance was not possible with checks and balances in the country's laws, and alleged that attempts were being made to malign Indian democracy.
As a massive row erupted over the issue, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a su
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Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:36:05
The Supreme Court Monday said hospitals have become like huge real estate industries instead of serving humanity in the face of COVID-19 tragedy while directing that 'nursing homes' running from 2-3 room flats in residential colonies which pay little attention to fire and building safety norms should be closed.
The apex court also pulled up the Gujarat government for extending the deadline till
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