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Centre says it is ready for LS debate as Rahul Gandhi seeks national plan on air pollution

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the government is willing to hold a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the growing air pollution crisis, as Delhi and several major cities ... Read More


Thailand begins deportation process for Luthra brothers, expected in India next week

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Authorities in Thailand have begun the process of deporting Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people died in a fire on December 6, government sou... Read More


Cabinet clears Bill to rename MGNREGA as 'Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojna'

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a Bill to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and increase the number of work days, sources said. According to... Read More


BJP trying to erase piece of India's moral history: TMC on Centre's move to rename MGNREGA

Kolkata, Dec. 12 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday criticised the Centre's decision to rename MNREGA scheme, calling the move symbolic and a diversion from the issue of substantial funds owed ... Read More


First Look: Shaheb, Rahul & Madhumita team up for 'Autobi' to search for 'inner ghosts'

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- What happens when a woman's desperate search for her missing sister leads her into a forbidden, cursed forest that preys on past trauma and blurs the terrifying line between real... Read More


Prez Murmu urges all communities in Manipur to support efforts for peace

Imphal, Dec. 12 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Friday called on all the communities of Manipur to continue the efforts for peace, understanding, and reconciliation and said that the Union government i... Read More


Cabinet nod to repeal 71 laws that outlived utility

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a Bill that seeks to repeal 71 laws that officials say are no longer relevant. Of these, 65 are amendment Acts and six are principal laws. Ac... Read More


Parl panel asks govt to come up with updated air quality norms at earliest

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- A Parliamentary panel on Friday asked the Centre to come up with the updated India's National Ambient Air Quality Standards "at the earliest", noting that the standards were last... Read More


5,945 Indians evacuated from Middle East during last 3 years: Govt

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Keeping in view their safety and security, the government has evacuated 5,945 Indian nationals from Israel, Iran, Syria and Iraq in the Middle East during the last three years, t... Read More


Govt's narrative shredded to pieces by Oppn: Rahul

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hailed his party MPs' performance during the debates in both Houses on Vande Mataram and election reforms, and claimed that the government'... Read More