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External factors responsible for fuel price hike: Pradhan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep. 8 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday reiterated that the hike in fuel price in the country was due to international factors, and not under the Centre's control.
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Linking Article 35A with local elections disastrous: Mufti
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sep 05 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday termed the Centre's plea in the Supreme Court, linking decision on Article 35 A with panchayat and urban bodies' elections, a disastrous idea.
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Finalise draft on protection of hens: Delhi HC to Centre
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 5 (ANI): While hearing a petition against confinement of egg laying hens in India for practically entire duration of their productive life to barren wire battery cages, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday gave six weeks' time to the Centre to finalise a draft which s
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Air India gets Rs 2100Cr govt borrowing
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 04 (ANI): National carrier Air India has been assured of Rs 2100 crore from the Centre in the form of guaranteed borrowing, Ministry of Civil Aviation Secretary RN Chaubey said on Tuesday.
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Bring petrol, diesel under GST immediately: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 3 (ANI): Criticising the Centre over the "relentless" rise in prices of petrol and diesel, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said that the Congress party demands petrol and diesel be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) immediately.
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71% surge in ITR filed till Aug 31: Centre
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): The Centre on Saturday said the filing of income tax returns (ITR) till August 31 saw an upsurge of 71 per cent, compared to the corresponding period in the preceding year.
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Chidambaram targets PM Modi for calling Rafale deal an 'emergency purchase
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 01 (ANI): Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday stepped up attack against the Centre over the Rafale deal, and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain the reason behind terming the high profile defence deal an "emergency purchase".
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Centre approves additional 2 % DA for Central Govt employees
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday approved to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from July 01 representing an increase of two per cent over the existing rate of
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Bhima Koregaon raids: Centre must produce evidence against activists, says
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): A day after Pune police arrested five activists for having alleged links with Maoists, Janata Dal (United) leader Pavan K Varma on Wednesday said that if the Centre failed to produce any evidence against the imprisoned activists then the current scenario woul
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Prakash Karat can only shout: Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): A day after Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Prakash Karat attacked the Centre over raids conducted in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said that the former can only rais
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Blatant attack on democratic rights: Yechury on activists' arrest
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Centre and called the arrests of five people from various cities across India in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence a
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Haryana to get 47% of water from Lakhwar Dam: Khattar
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana), Aug 28 (ANI): Water issues in Haryana will get "resolved" after the state starts getting 47 per cent of the allocated water supply from the Lakhwar Dam in Uttarakhand. Chief ministers of six states are set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre on t
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