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Ordnance Factory Board to be converted into 7 govt-owned corporate entitie
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): In a long-awaited and major reform in defence manufacturing, the Cabinet on Wednesday decided to convert the Ordnance Factory Board, currently a subordinate office of the Ministry of Defence, into seven government-owned corporate entities with professional m
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PM Modi addresses VivaTech, says India offers what innovators, investors n
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Noting that India has implemented huge reforms across sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the country has been "adaptable and agile" even in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. He invited investments on the five pillars of talent
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Government in favour of 'more detailed discussion' on theatre commands
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 15 (ANI) Amid the process to create new military theatre commands, the government feels that there is a need to have detailed discussion on the reforms as other ministries would also be involved and such reforms have to be carried out after reaching "broader consensus
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Kazakhstan's new decree on human rights reforms may establish effective pr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], June 14 (ANI): As part of his political modernisation agenda, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree named "On further human rights measures in Kazakhstan" on June 9.
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Imran Khan govt wants to steal next general elections, says Pak opposition
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has alleged that the Imran Khan-led incumbent government wants to 'steal' the next general elections by passing the bill on electoral reforms and introducing the electronic voting machine (EVM).
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Global parliamentary alliance calls for reform of supply chains over force
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Group of Seven (G7) summit in UK, a cross-party Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has called on G7 leaders to reform global supply chains in light of widespread forced labour abuses in Xinjiang region.
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Chinese police violently suppress students' protest against transfer of un
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): As part of China's 'education reform', several college students in the Jiangsu province were violently suppressed when they protested against the transfer of their undergraduate colleges to 'vocational' undergraduate institutions.
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G7 nations reach 'historic' agreement on global corporate tax
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 5 (ANI): The Group of Seven (G7) agreed on Saturday to reform the global tax system to make multinationals and tech giants like Apple and Amazon shell out a higher fiscal contribution in countries where they do business.
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Lakshadweep crisis: LDF protest outside central government institutions ac
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 3 (ANI): Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Thursday staged a protest outside central government institutions across Kerala against reforms introduced in Lakshadweep.
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Anurag Thakur hits back at Chidambaram, says Indian economy will rebound b
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Hitting out at former union minister P Chidambaram for his criticism of the government's handling of economy, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday that the Congress leader had ignored hard data and "instead went ahead with 'whatabou
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China, Russia backs aspiration of Brazil, India, S. Africa to play a great
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): BRICS member states on Tuesday reaffirmed the need for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, to make it more representative, effective and efficient, and to increase the representation of the developing countries so
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Pakistan: Police fire tear gas, baton charge teachers protesting reduction
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): In yet another case of police brutality in Pakistan, the Police in Peshawar baton-charged and fired tear gas shells on university teachers, who were protesting university reforms, which include a reduction in allowances, in front of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa A
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