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Union Budget neither gives any meaningful relief nor listens to people's v
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 5 (ANI): Congress party on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government at the Centre failed to address the vulnerable sections of the society, raised tax burden, and did not give any "meaningful relief" and listen to the people's voice in the Union Bud
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Centre announces benefits worth Rs 7 lakh for middle-class homebuyers
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): The Centre has rolled out a number of schemes for middle-class homebuyers that are expected to entail net gains worth Rs 7 lakh, in a big boost towards the goal of 'Housing for All'.
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Several reforms would be undertaken to promote rental housing: FM
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala on Friday said the Centre would take substantial steps to promote rental housing for which government would make amendments in the existing rental laws.
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Pakistan airspace closure costs over Rs 548 cr to Indian airlines
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 4 (ANI): Indian airlines have suffered losses worth over Rs 548 crore due to airspace closure by Pakistan after the Balakot air strike in February, the Centre said on Wednesday.
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Youngest MP in LS urges centre to setup steel plant in her constituency
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Youngest Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha, 26-year old Chandrani Murmu of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) spoke in the house on Thursday asking the centre to set up a steel plant in her constituency, Keonjhar in Odisha.
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SC grants Centre 4 weeks to file reply on PIL alleging iron ore mining irr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday granted four weeks time to the Centre to file a reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking quashing of allotments to firms for mining iron ore from over 350 mines across the country without proper and fresh evaluation.
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Centre and states on the path of fiscal consolidation: Economic Survey
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): As the Centre and states continue to be on the path of fiscal consolidation and discipline, revenue augmentation and expenditure rationalisation continue to be integral to fiscal reforms, the Economic Survey said on Thursday.
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SC issues notice to Centre and Assam govt on a plea filed by person declar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre and Assam government on a plea filed by a person who was declared a foreigner by the Foreigners Tribunal, Assam.
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Tharoor asks if Centre is drafting any legislation to overturn Supreme Cou
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday asked Minister of Law and justice Ravi Shankar Prasad if the Centre is in the process of drafting any legislation to overturn Supreme Court's Sabarimala judgment for restoring the traditions of the temple.
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Sedition law needed to combat anti-national elements, no proposal to scrap
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday said there is no proposal to scrap the sedition law and asserted that it is needed "to effectively combat anti-national, secessionist and terrorist elements".
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Punjab CM seeks Centre's help for release of youth from Malayasian Jail
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written a letter to External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, seeking the Centre's intervention for the release of a Punjabi youth from a Malaysian Jail.
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SC notice to Centre on Jairam Ramesh's plea against amendments in PMLA
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre on a plea filed by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh challenging the Centre's amendments made to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) since 2015.
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