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All passengers must wear seat belts on e-ways - Minister

SriLanka, Sept. 23 -- Transport and Urban Development Minister, Bimal Rathnayake, told Parliament yesterday that the new mandatory seat belt regulation does not restrict passenger counts. Instead, the... Read More


Cauvery water plea rejected by Supreme Court

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking 70.91 TMC of Cauvery water from Tamil Nadu's share for Karnataka, saying that allowing organisations to separately ... Read More


No shortage of essential medicines in hospitals - Minister

SriLanka, Sept. 23 -- Health and Media Minister Dr.Nalinda Jayatissa told Parliament yesterday that 94.66% of the essential medicines required for daily hospital operations are successfully being main... Read More


600mn beneficiaries covered since 2018: PM Narendra Modi on 8 yrs of Ayushman Bharat

India, Sept. 23 -- Over 600 million beneficiaries have been covered since the launch of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) in 2018, according to Union ministry of health and fa... Read More


Odisha Assembly adjourned till 4 PM amid Opposition uproar over MMDR Act, textbook errors

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- The Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 4 PM on Wednesday, the second consecutive day of the Monsoon Session, as Opposition BJD and Congress members disrupted proceedings over ... Read More


Retired high court judge RC Chavan resigns from Maharashtra UCC rules committee

India, Sept. 23 -- Retired high court judge RC Chavan has resigned from the state-appointed committee to draft rules for implementation of a uniform civil code (UCC) in Maharashtra, owing to differenc... Read More


'One-man autocracy' : Opposition wants CEC Gyanesh Kumar 'impeached' over report of 14 EC objections

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The opposition on Wednesday alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has "destroyed" the credibility of the poll panel. The leaders cited an Indian Express media r... Read More


President to make a formal diplomatic appeal to Saudi Arabia

SriLanka, Sept. 23 -- Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday confirmed in Parliament that the government is taking extensive legal and diplomatic measures to secure the release of Sivarasa Anojan, ... Read More


Trade pacts beyond signatures: What the deals are worth should be judged at the customs counter & by small exporters

India, Sept. 23 -- In the first century, Pliny the Elder complained that India, China and Arabia drained Rome of 100 million sesterces a year. He blamed luxury and women. The trade-deficit column, it... Read More


'Gyanesh Kumar is enemy of India': CJP's Abhijeet Dipke on report over EC internal rift

India, Sept. 23 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday called Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar "the enemy of India" as sharp reactions grew over a reporting that c... Read More