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Coronavirus: BJP Tapir Gao urges central govt to issue advisory against ra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): BJP leader Tapir Gao on Tuesday urged the central government to issue an advisory against the alleged racial discrimination being faced by the North-East people in the wake of coronavirus scare.
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Coronavirus: Central govt advises all ministries, department to install th
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): The central government on Tuesday advised all the ministries and department to install thermal scanners at the entry of government buildings to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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CAA raises no question of violating constitutional morality: Centre to SC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday filed a preliminary affidavit in the Supreme Court on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) contending that the law doesn't raise any question of violating the constituti
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Centre moves SC to allow telcos to pay AGR dues in annual installments
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): The Central government on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking approval for a formula allowing telecom service providers to make annual installments of unpaid or remaining AGR dues in next 20 years or more.
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Delhi HC defers hearing on PIL seeking public discussion on Uniform Civil
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday deferred the hearing on the public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Central government to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and publish the draft on its website for a larger public discussion.
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Centre has no intention for any demographic change in J-K: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Central government has no intention to bring a demographic change in Jammu and Kashmir, which has also been assured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech in the Lok Sabha.
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Padma Awards ceremony postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Central government on Saturday announced its decision to postpone the Padma Awards ceremony, which was scheduled to take place on April 3.
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COVID-19 notified disaster; Centre announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for death
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): The Central government has decided to treat coronavirus as a "notified disaster" for the purpose of providing assistance under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and has announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakhs to families of those who die of coronav
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Yes Bank rescue plan notified; moratorium to end in 3 working days, says C
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): The Central government on Saturday notified the reconstruction scheme for crisis-hit Yes Bank and stated that the moratorium will be lifted within a period of "three working days".
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Centre relaxes norms for IT companies to allow employees to work from home
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): In a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the central government on Friday provided certain exemptions in the terms and conditions for Indian IT companies to facilitate them in offering work from home (WFH) option to their employees till April 30.
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Govt invokes Disaster Management Act to ensure price regulation of masks,
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): The central government on Friday invoked the Disaster Management Act 2005 to allow the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to regulate the availability and prices of surgical and protective masks, hand sanitisers and gloves amid the ongoing coron
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BJD's Sasmit Patra urges govt to rejig geopolitical approach in Afghanista
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): BJD's Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has urged the Central government to rejig its geopolitical approach in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the recently negotiated peace deal between the United States and the Taliban which he described as geopolitical disadvanta
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