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Himalayan blunder: Why 16th Finance Commission's RDG cut is unjust

India, March 3 -- The abrupt discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grants (RDG) based on the 16th Finance Commission's (FC) recommendation has shocked most hill states, particularly Himachal Pradesh. A c... Read More


CBI describes Kejriwal excise case order 'illegal, perverse' in its appeal

New Delhi, March 3 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in its appeal challenging the decision to discharge all 23 accused in the Delhi excise policy probe, including former Delhi chief minis... Read More


Meat, booze ban notification yet to be issued: Punjab to HC

Chandigarh, March 3 -- The Punjab government has told the high court that notification banning sale of liquor and meat in Anandpur Sahib is yet to be issued. In response to a petition by some local tr... Read More


Punjabis won't fall for theatrics, says Warring

Chandigarh, March 3 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday said that Punjabis have never accepted communalism nor do they get carried away by theatrics. In an interaction ... Read More


India, Canada ink fresh FTA terms of reference

New Delhi, March 3 -- India and Canada on Monday signed fresh terms of reference (ToR) for a free trade agreement and formally relaunched negotiations, two-and-a-half years after talks were abruptly h... Read More


No records on Sambhal masjid being built on ruins, vacant plot

Meerut, March 3 -- The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has informed the Central Information Commission (CIC) that it possesses no records indicating whether the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal was b... Read More


mm joshi raises Bhagirathi issue with ministers

New Delhi, March 3 -- Veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi and Congress leader Karan Singh have urged transport minister Nitin Gadkari and environment minister Bhupender Yadav to cancel forest clear... Read More


UP to buy 4 anti-drone guns worth Rs.2.19 crore

LUCKNOW, March 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs.2.19 crore for purchasing four anti-drone guns equipped with detection systems, senior home department officials confirmed here on Mo... Read More


'will win from Bhabanipur even if there is 1 vote'

Kolkata, March 3 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that she would win from the Bhabanipur assembly constituency in South Kolkata in the upcoming polls even if one vote... Read More


2 MBBS students from Nuh stranded in Iran, kin tense

Nuh, March 3 -- Two MBBS students from Haryana's Nuh are stranded in Iran's Arak city amid escalating tensions in West Asia following an attack on the country by the US and Israel, their families have... Read More