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VK Singh says his remarks on LAC were 'distorted'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and former Army chief General VK Singh (retired) on Wednesday clarified that his remarks over the Line of Actual Control were "distorted" adding that they have nothing to do with what he had actuall
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West Bengal govt failed to act against Bangladeshi infiltrators: MoS Home
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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): ): Minister of State (MoS) for Home affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday alleged that the West Bengal government has failed to take strict action against illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh.
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Congress misleading farmers for political gains: Anurag Thakur
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): In a scathing attack on Congress in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Union Minister of State Anurag Thakur said the party has been misleading the farmers for its political gains by claiming that the agricultural produce market committee (APMC) mandis will be scrapp
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Over 9,100 women officers serving in armed forces, 17,00 females to join a
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New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): A total of 9,118 women are serving as officers in the three defence forces while the approval has been granted for inducting 1,700 females as jawans in the corps of military police, Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik told the Rajya Sabha.
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Terrorist violence cases, stone-pelting, infiltration attempts in J-K redu
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New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The number of terrorist violence cases and stone-pelting incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have reduced drastically in 2020 in comparison to 2019, said Union Minister of State Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Monday.
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Union Minister V Muraleedharan says some outside forces behind farmers' ag
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 7 (ANI): Hitting out at the opposition parties amid the ongoing farmers' protest, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday said that some of the political parties in the country are trying to "mislead the farmers
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Indian economy is witnessing V-shaped recovery, says Anurag Thakur
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 6 (ANI): Indian economy is witnessing a V-shaped recovery after challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said on Saturday.
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India has strongly raised wrong depiction of its map on WHO's website: MEA
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): India has strongly raised the issue of the wrong depiction of the map of India on the World Health Organisation's (WHO) website, Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, informed Rajya Sabha, adding that the Indian government's position on
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Bill to replace J&K Reorganization (Amendment) Ordinance introduced in
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy introduced Bill in Rajya Sabha on Thursday to replace Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021.
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High-level committee set up for distribution, administration of COVID-19 v
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New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): A National Expert Group on vaccine administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) has been established for providing guidance on all aspects of COVID-19 vaccination including prioritisation of population groups, procurement and inventory management, vaccine selecti
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Budget to bring in positive change for investors, businesses and the gener
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New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Union budget will bring in a positive change for investors, businesses and the general public, said Minister of State (MoS) for Finance, Anurag Thakur on Monday.
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Afghanistan: Car bomb explosion targets peace affairs ministry official in
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Kabul [Afghanistan], February 1 (ANI): A car bomb exploded on Monday at Kabul PD10 in the morning, near the office of Saadat Mansoor Naderi, Afghanistan's Minister of State for Peace Affairs.
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