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SC/ST Act: Mayawati condemns protests staged by upper caste groups
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday condemned a protest held by upper caste groups across various states in the country against the latest amendment approved by Parliament to retract a Supreme Court judgement over the Scheduled Caste/Schedu
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Andhra Pradesh to allot 15,091 houses under PMAY
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved the allotment of 15,091 houses in 2018-19 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) - NTR (Urban) Nagar scheme.
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World leaders support UK's claims of poisoning against Russia
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Sep 06 (ANI): In a joint statement released on Thursday, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany and the United States supported the claims made by the United Kingdom that two suspected accused involved in the poisoning of the former Russian spy and his daughter were Russian mili
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NMCG approves projects worth Rs.150cr
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 29 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved projects worth nearly Rs 150 crores in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal under the Namami Gange programme during its fifth Executive Committee meeting held in New Delhi.
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Cabinet approves O-SMART Umbrella scheme
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the umbrella scheme which comprised of ocean services, technology, observations, resources modeling and science under the O-SMART nomenclature.
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and US in insurance sector
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 29 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Insurance Regulatory, Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and the Federal Insurance Office, USA.
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Centre approves additional 2 % DA for Central Govt employees
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday approved to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from July 01 representing an increase of two per cent over the existing rate of
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Punjab cabinet approves amendments to police act
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday approved an amendment to the Punjab Police Act 2007 for setting up a state commission for the selection of Director General of Police (DGP), in line with court guidelines.
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GS Reddy to be new DRDO chief
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of renowned scientist G. Satheesh Reddy to the post of Secretary of Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) and Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DR
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Defence Ministry approves procurement worth Rs 46,000 cr
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Saturday approved procurement worth approximately Rs. 46,000 crore for the purchase of defence equipments and supplies, including 111 utility helicopters, 14 Vertically Launched Short Range Missile and 150 indigenousl
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Kerala floods: Health Ministry approves additional Rs. 18.71cr grant
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 24 (ANI): The Health Ministry, led by Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Friday, approved an additional grant of Rs. 18.71 crore under the National Rural Health Mission (NHM) to flood-devastated Kerala. The amount will be disbursed to the village health, sanitation and nutrition
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Egypt strengthens internet control
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Aug 20 (ANI): A new law has been approved by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to tighten the government's control over the internet.
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