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'Had concrete info that Cong MPs could carry out unexpected act'

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said he had concrete information that many Congress MPs could carry out an "unexpected act" by reaching the spot where Prime Minister Narend... Read More


'India, SL connected by civilisational, spiritual bonds'

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India and Sri Lanka are connected by "deep civilisational and spiritual bonds" as he thanked President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for i... Read More


Centre to states: Check ageing infra & prevent drinking water contamination

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has issued an advisory to states to carry out comprehensive assessments of vulnerable areas and ageing infrastructure under... Read More


Week after Ajit Pawar's death, uncle Sharad Pawar signals thaw in family

Baramati, Feb. 4 -- Days after his "roadblock" comment cast a shadow on the possible merger between the two NCP factions, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday presented his soft side as a family p... Read More


Apr-Dec period: Coal import for power sector blending plunges 54%

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Coal imports for blending in India's power sector dropped to 54 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year compared to the previous year, a development that prom... Read More


High taxes on cigarette may fuel illicit trade, hurt tax collection, says Report

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The hike in prices of cigarettes following the implementation of additional excise duty beginning this month could lead to a surge in illicit cigarette trade and put pressure on t... Read More


Sebi hosts bond issuer outreach programme

Mumbai, Feb. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in collaboration with BSE and the NSE, organised the Bond Market Issuer Outreach - Inaugural Program on Wednesday. The event aimed... Read More


'Justice is crying behind closed doors': Mamata urges SC to save democracy

NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made history on Wednesday by arguing, in her fiery oratorical style, a case in the Supreme Court as a common citizen and appealing to th... Read More


Mamata's plea on SIR: SC issues notice to EC

NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 -- Calling the issues raised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her challenge to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the st... Read More


Opposition weighs collective move to impeach CEC

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Opposition parties are weighing a coordinated move to launch impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with Congress saying on Wednesday that a co... Read More