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Congress MP opposes bills related to agriculture marketing in LS, says no
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday strongly attacked the government over two bills aimed at "agriculture marketing reforms", saying that it is seeking to take away the power of states and the legislations were not in the interest of farmers.
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Lok Sabha takes up two agriculture bills, Tomar says legislations will pro
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Thursday took up for discussion two bills for reforms in agriculture marketing with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stating the legislations were in the interest of farmers and provide them the freedom to sell their produce. Read More
India working with other pro-reform countries towards expansion of UNSC: M
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): India in collaboration with other pro-reform countries has been consistently making efforts to build support among the UN Member States for expansion of the UN Security Council, in both permanent and non-permanent categories, according to the Ministr
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Committee formed to suggest reforms in criminal laws: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): A Committee has been constituted under the Chairpersonship of the Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi to suggest reforms in the criminal laws, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Advancing reform of Security Council should remain urgent priority: IBSA J
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): A meeting of foreign ministers from India, Brazil and South Africa on Wednesday emphasized redoubling of efforts for "accelerated and comprehensive reform" of the UN Security Council.
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Congress organisational revamp signals generational shift, effort to move
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has sought to bring about a generational shift through organisational revamp done on Friday with an eye on future electoral challenges and has also sent a signal that the party has "moved on" from the fierce intra-party deba
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Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign is aimed at building on India's skills, techn
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign is aimed at building on India's skills and technology and contributing to the global economy by building its own strength, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Jharkhand Govt doesn't agree to Ministry of Mines' proposed definition of
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Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 11 (ANI): Reforms in mines and minerals could have a huge socio-economic impact on Jharkhand, but the Ministry of Mines had given states only 10 days to respond to proposed amendments in Mines and Minerals Act 1957, said Jharkhand Chief Minister Heman
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Maharashtra Governor urges universities to encourage students for multidis
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 11 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Thursday urged students to work with determination to make India a "great nation" and take inspiration from lives of freedom fighters and social reformers.
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Cabinet nod to asset monetization of subsidiaries of Power Grid Corporatio
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New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved monetisation of assets of POWERGRID, a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under Ministry of Power, through Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT)
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V Muraleedharan, Kerala Governor pay tributes to Chhattampi Swamikal, reca
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New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday paid tributes to Chhattampi Swamikal on his 167th jayanti saying he reformed the ritualistic, orthodox society in 19th century Kerala.
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Pakistan's prison report highlights massive scale of mistreatment of women
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 07 (ANI): Pakistan's Human Rights Ministry report highlighted the poor conditions of women in prisons as well as the massive scale of mistreatment meted out to them in jails and the need for broad and sustained reform, said US-based NGO Human Right Watch's Asia direc
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