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Yechury demands rollback of excise duty hike on petrol, diesel
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday slammed BJP-led government over rising prices of petrol and diesel and said it should withdraw hike in excise duty on petroleum products.
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IPL 2021 Auction: Meredith goes to Punjab for Rs 8 crore
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 18 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Riley Meredith was picked up by Punjab Kings for Rs 8 crore in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mini players auction.
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Rajya Sabha: Attendance of parliamentary panels improves by 15 pc, meeting
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The functioning of the eight Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs) of Rajya Sabha has improved substantially with a 15 per cent increase in attendance and more than 16 per cent improvement in the average duration of meetings sin
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Venkaiah Naidu accords Kharge recognition as Leader of Opposition in RS
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has accorded recognition to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha with effect from February 16.
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PM announces ex-gratia for victims of MP's Sidhi bus accident
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for kin of those who have lost their lives in the Sidhi bus accident on Tuesday.
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Karnataka CM condoles death of former Governor Rama Jois, says he was grea
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 16 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday condoled the demise of Justice M Rama Jois and said that we have lost a great thinker.
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Protest erupts against WB govt after death of CPI-M youth wing member, par
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 16 (ANI): Members of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a protest in Kolkata on Monday night after the death of a DYFI activist, who sustained injuries during a march to Secretariat here on Fe
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Basant Panchami 2021: Significance, history of the festival
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Basant Panchami, also known as 'Vasant Panchami', marks the arrival of the spring season in India. The day will be celebrated on February 16 this year. While, this occasion marks the day to worship the deity of knowledge, music, and arts in Hindus, th
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Mamata launches Maa Kitchens in Bengal to provide meals at Rs 5
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], February 15 (ANI): Ahead of the Assembly polls this year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee on Monday launched 'Maa Kitchen' across the state via video conferencing with the aim to provide a nutritious meal at Rs 5.
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Prakash Karat demands immediate release of activist Disha Ravi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Senior CPI-M leader and the party politburo member Prakash Karat on Monday slammed the Narendra Modi government on the arrest of activist Disha Ravi and alleged that Delhi Police is acting under the direction of the Union Home Minister, adding that such
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Shallow fog observed in Delhi, visibility at 500 m
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): People in Delhi woke up to a shallow fog, with the minimum temperature settling at 10 degrees Celsius on Monday, the India Meteorological Department said.
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Vice President, Defence Minister pay homage to CRPF personnel killed in Pu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday paid tribute to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack, in which a suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden vehicle into the convoy carrying them in 2019
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