Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:40:27
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for dividing people and spreading hatred in Karnataka.
He said this at the event of the 75th birthday celebrations of Congress leader Siddaramaiah at Davangere.
"I don't usually attend birthday celebrations. I have come here because I share a special bond with Siddaramaiah. Not only do I like him as a person, but
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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:38:05
Singer-turned politician Babul Supriyo, who crossed over from the BJP to the TMC, was among nine leaders sworn in as ministers in the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Wednesday.
Apart from Supriyo, Snehasis Chakraborty, Partha Bhowmick, Udayan Guha, Pradip Mazumder, Tajmul Hossain, and Satyajit Barman took oath as Cabinet ministers. Birbaha Hansda and Biplab Roy Chowdhury were sworn
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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:33:46
A total of 4,690 people were arrested under the anti-terror law UAPA between 2018 to 2020 but just 149 were convicted under it in the three year period, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday.
Rai said 1,321 people were arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in 2020 while 80 people were convicted in that year.
In 2019, 1,948 people were arrested und
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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:31:24
Amid rising complaints against mobile apps, the Centre has identified and blocked 348 apps developed by various countries, including China, for allegedly collecting user information for profiling citizens and transmitting it overseas in an unauthorised manner, the Parliament was told on Wednesday.
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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:28:58
A bill that seeks to make it mandatory for buildings with a minimum connected load of 100 kW to meet their energy requirements from renewable sources was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Power Minster R K Singh introduced in the Lok Sabha the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill that also has provisions to establish carbon markets and empower state electricity regulatory commissions to
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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:24:53
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up a bill that seeks to provide an independent mechanism for anti-doping adjudication and legal sanctity to anti-doping agencies.
The National Anti-Doping Bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha last week, seeks to provide a statutory framework in the form of legislation for the prohibition of doping in sports in the country.
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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:23:14
Attempts had been made in the past to split Shiv Sena but the fresh ones are aimed at finishing off the party, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Wednesday.
Addressing the party workers at his residence 'Matoshree' here, Thackeray said he had full faith in the judiciary.
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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:42:36
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday got initiated into the Lingayat sect by the seer of Muruga Mutt in this district headquarters town in central Karnataka in the presence of various party leaders.
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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:27:58
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced a red alert for three days until August 5 in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in view of heavy rainfall forecast in the region.
The IMD has announced an orange alert after Friday in the coastal districts and forecast a wind speed of 40-50 km per hour. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea by the district administratio
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