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Rs 4,250 Cr special development packages for Assam & Tripura approved

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved four new components under the Central Sector Scheme of Special Development Packages (SDPs) for Assam and... Read More


Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge arrive at 'Vote Adhikaar Rally' in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Aug. 8 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, arrived at the 'Vote Adhikaar Rally' being held at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Friday.... Read More


Shah tears into RJD-Congress combine for opposing SIR

Sitamarhi, Aug. 8 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah on Friday charged the Opposition RJD-Congress combine in Bihar with trying to "protect" its vote bank of "infiltrators from Bangladesh" by criticisin... Read More


Both Houses adjourned for day amid Opposition protests

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Friday amid vociferous protests by Opposition parties demanding a discussion on the ongoing revision of electoral rolls in Biha... Read More


Cases of attack on Hindus, vandalisation of temples noted in UK, Canada, US: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Cases of attack on Hindus and vandalisation of temples have been noted in the UK, Canada and the US, the government informed Parliament on Friday. In a written response to a quer... Read More


Serious questions which must be addressed, EC must act: Tharoor on Rahul's poll rigging claims

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Citing Rahul Gandhi's poll rigging claims, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said these are "serious questions" which must be seriously addressed in the interest of all vot... Read More


Govt: 'Mann ki Baat' earns Rs 34.13 cr since inception

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' programme has earned a revenue of Rs 34.13 crore since its inception, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Friday. In a written re... Read More


Parl panel: Need of the hour to revise creamy layer income ceiling for OBCs

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- A Parliamentary committee looking into the welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has said it was the "need of the hour" to revise the creamy layer income ceiling, saying the li... Read More


Reviewed progress in India-Russia bilateral agenda, says Modi after telephonic conversation with Putin

India, Aug. 8 -- Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday had a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they reviewed the progress of the bilateral agenda between the two nations, ... Read More


Abhishek warns of protest with 1L people if even one Bengal voter is dropped under SIR

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Friday warned that if even one voter from Bengal is removed from the rolls under the ... Read More