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Kerala in solidarity with agitating farmers, says Pinarayi Vijayan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 23 (ANI): Addressing a demonstration by farmers' organisations here, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the state is standing in solidarity with agitating farmers because if food scarcity hits the country, its maximum impact
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Centre to mark 125th birth anniversary of Netaji with year-long events, Am
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): As a tribute for his bravery and indelible contribution to resisting colonialism, standing up for progress and for the well-being of fellow Indians, the Centre has decided to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose with y
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Make plan under NDMA, Epidemic Act for quick response to COVID-like crisis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): A national plan should be formulated under National Disaster Management Act (NDMA), 2005 and Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 for co-ordination between the centre, states and UTs for quick response to a crisis like a coronavirus in future, the Parliamentar
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BJP leader flays iPhone proposal to Standing Committee, terms it 'loot' of
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader G Vivek Venkataswamy on Saturday termed iPhone proposal to Standing Committee members as 'loot of state exchequer'.
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Farmer in UP's Shamli sells cauliflower at Rs 10/kg digitally after Ravi S
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): A day after a farmer in Mayapuri village of Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district destroyed his standing crop of cauliflowers, claiming that he was being forced to sell his produce at Rs 1 kilogram-- much below the cost price, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasa
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GHMC Standing Committee decision to gift its members iPhones a misuse of p
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 18 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has termed the decision of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Standing Committee to gift its members brand new Apple iPhone as "brazen misuse of power" and demanded a rollback of the decision.
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Parliamentary Defence panel Chairman meets Speaker, refutes allegations le
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): The day Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking protection of rights of MPs to freedom of speech in a parliamentary panel meeting, Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Defence, Jual Oram, reportedly met
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Farmer destroys cauliflower crops over poor prices, says 'forced to sell p
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' protests against farm laws and minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, a farmer in Shamli's Mayapuri village destroyed his standing crop of cauliflowers, claiming that he was being forced to sell his p
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Punjab CM backs Rahul's decision to walk out of parliamentary defence comm
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 17 (ANI): Terming Rahul Gandhi's walkout from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence committee as totally justified, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to look into the working of the commi
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Javadekar slams Rahul Gandhi for walking out of Parliamentary defence com
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other party MPs staged a walkout from the meeting of the parliamentary committee on Defence, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday slammed Gandhi for his attitude and said that Standing Committee isn't
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Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs to meet on Dec 17, 18
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Parliament's Standing Committee on Home Affairs is scheduled to meet on December 17 and December 18 and is scheduled to consider and adopt a draft report on 'The Management of COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Issues'.
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Ind vs Aus: Kohli and boys look to close gap with hosts in WTC standings
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], December 16 (ANI): With the four-match Test series against Australia set to get underway on Thursday, Virat Kohli-led India will be looking to close the gap with table-toppers Australia in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points table.
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