Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:02:33
A day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a package to support the pandemic-hit economy, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the answer to this "crisis" is to spur demand by putting money in the hands of the people, especially the poor and the lower middle classes.
Sitharaman on Monday announced Rs 1.5 lakh crore of additional credit for small and medium busine
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:59:46
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed states and union territories to implement the 'one nation, one ration card scheme' till July 31, while asking the Centre to provide dry ration for free distribution among migrant workers till the COVID-19 situation continues.
A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and M R Shah issued a slew of directions on a plea of three activists seeking directions to the Cen
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:57:47
The single-day rise in fresh cases was recorded below 40,000 after 102 days, bringing the COVID-19 infection tally to 3,03,16,897, while the daily fatalities remained below 1,000 for the second consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday
India saw 37,566 new cases being reported in a day, while the COVID-19 death toll rose to 3,97,637 with 907 daily fatalitie
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:52:52
The Monsoon session of Parliament is likely to commence on July 19 and conclude on August 13, sources said on Tuesday.
The nearly month-long session is likely to have around 20 sittings, the sources said.
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:49:28
The Madras High Court on Tuesday posed a series of questions to the Tamil Nadu government over its setting up of a committee to look into the impact of NEET, asking if it had obtained the permission of the Supreme Court and whether the move would not violate an apex court ruling.
Abolition of the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET) is a poll promise of the ruling DMK and it had recent
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:47:05
Noting that huge air pollution is caused by sugar mills at various locations in Uttar Pradesh resulting in unchecked degradation of environment, the National Green Tribunal has directed the UP pollution control board (UPPCB) to undertake special drive for remedial measures.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asked the UPPCB to give an action taken report to the Oversigh
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:45:19
A 45-year-old man was arrested for allegedly feeding his minor daughter beer at Hosdurg in this north Kerala district, police said on Tuesday.
Radhakrishnan, a native of Thoyammal here, gave the alcoholic beverage to his eight-year-old daughter while consuming it himself at home on Sunday.
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:43:16
Lionel Messi became Argentina's most capped international player, marking the occasion with two goals as he led his national team to a 4-1 win over Bolivia at the Copa America.
The 34-year-old Messi's 148th appearance for Argentina beat the mark previously held by retired defender Javier Mascherano.
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:41:28
India has told the UN General Assembly that it is high time the international community called on Pakistan to take "effective and irreversible" actions against terror outfits operating on its soil, asserting that Islamabad should not take the "high road of morality" which is only laden with mines of falsehood.
Hitting out at Pakistan for its "vitriolic diatribe" against India, Special Secretar
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