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Sri Lanka to elect new president today amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka is set to elect a new president on Wednesday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who flew to Singapore via the Maldives, amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to a shortage of fuel of and other essentials in the count
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RS briefly takes up bill to prohibit financing of unlawful activities unde
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Monday briefly took up a bill that seeks to amend the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 to provide against the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
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Constructive opposition is always welcome in Parliament, says Union Minist
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Mines Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday reacted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "Parliament is the most unparliamentary" remark and said that "Constructive opposition is always welcome".
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UGC cautions students, parents against university providing degree courses
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): University Grants Commission on Friday observed that the Digital University of Skill Resurgence is offering various degree courses which are in gross violation of the UGC Act, 1956, said the officials on Tuesday.
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Government has received proposal to change name of West Bengal to Bangla,
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Central Government has received a proposal from the Government of West Bengal for renaming the State as "Bangla" in all three languages ie. Bengali, English and Hindi, informed Ministry of Home Affairs in the Parliament on Tuesday.
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Received proposal to change name of West Bengal to Bangla from State govt:
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Central government has received a proposal from the Government of West Bengal for renaming the State "Bangla", the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Parliament on Tuesday.
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1.63 lakh Indians relinquish Indian citizenship in 2021, over 78K settled
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): A total of 1,63,370 Indians relinquished Indian Citizenship last year and received citizenship from other countries, a trend noted highest since 2019.
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MoS Nityanand Rai says 'No' as MP asks whether terror attacks are rising
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday replied 'No' to a query of a Lok Sabha MP when he asked whether incidents of terror attacks are rising in the country.
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Sri Lanka: Protestors demand resignation of Wickremesinghe ahead of presid
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, a protest broke out in Colombo on Tuesday against acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe, demanding his resignation.
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Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Centre over rising prices of essential commodit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre over rising prices of essential commodities and joined the opposition protest in this matter in the parliament.
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24 States, 7 UTs constitute Police Complaints Authorities to inquire about
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): A total of 24 States and seven Union Territories (UTs) have constituted Police Complaints Authorities on redressal mechanism to inquire into the complaints of police misconduct, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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PM Modi holds meeting with top ministers to discuss strategy for Monsoon s
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held discussions with his top ministers to formulate the government's strategy in Parliament, for the ongoing Monsoon session.
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