Rumita Patel
NEW DELHI: The government reiterated in Parliament that 38,000 square kilometers of Indian territory was under Chinese occupation in the Union Territory of Ladakh and that Arunachal Pradesh and the entire J&K and Ladakh UT would remain an integral part of India . Responding to a written question in Lok Sabha, the government also called…
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NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha will discuss community violence in Delhi on Thursday along with two bills to replace the ordinances: the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill (Amendment) and the Mineral Law Bill (Amendment). The House was closed on Wednesday after opposition members expressed concern about the government not including the two bills on the regular…
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NEW DELHI: Congressional appeals to three allies for Rajya Sabha’s bunks in their strongholds have taken off, hitting the party’s hopes of using the upcoming election to boost its upper house count beyond its numbers. The main opposition party had urged DMK in Tamil Nadu, JMM in Jharkhand and RJD in Bihar to support him,…
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The recent statement by “Baaghi 3” filmmaker Ahmed Khan does not appear to have gone well with Kangana Ranaut’s sister, Rangoli Chandel. In an interview with Navbharatimes.com, Ahmed Khan was talking about women-oriented movies and stated that Kangana had tried to succeed with “Manikarnika” and did it on a large scale, but the money was…
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NEW DELHI: With the rapid spread of Covid-19 on all continents, and the WHO formally labeling the disease a pandemic, on Wednesday night the government decided to quarantine virtually the rest of the world, suspending all visas except for issued to diplomats, official, international UN organizations, employment and projects until April 15. The exception to…
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MUMBAI: Two people from Mumbai tested positive for coronaviruses on Wednesday, bringing the number of cases in Maharashtra to 10, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said. There are eight positive cases of coronavirus in Pune, the chief minister told reporters in Vidhan Bhawan. Thackeray also noted that the current budget session of the state legislature, scheduled…
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NEW DELHI: In the wake of an increase in coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued guidelines for supervised citizens on how to prepare for home quarantine on Wednesday. The government, in a statement, said the home quarantine is applicable to all contacts in a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19. The…
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NEW DELHI: Vowing not to forgive anyone involved in the Delhi riots, regardless of religion, caste or party affiliation, Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that it will be a lesson for the country on what happens to those who are engaged in riots. In response to a discussion in Lok Sabha about the…
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NEW DELHI: Oil price shocks always divide the world’s economies into winners and losers, sometimes producing lasting geopolitical change, and this time it is unlikely to be any different. But to misquote Tolstoy, every oil crisis distributes happiness and unhappiness in its own way. The biggest drop in oil in three decades on Monday coincided…
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MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has finalized a revival plan for Yes Bank where not only the capital but also the financing lines will be finalized to ensure there are no liquidity problems by lifting the moratorium. In terms of the plan finalized by the central bank, the RBI will soon announce commitments from…
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