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EC deleted 54 lakh genuine voters in West Bengal: CM Mamata

India, Jan. 14 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that the 54 lakh names, which were deleted from the draft rolls during the SIR in the state, were done unilaterally by t... Read More


NCPCR issues notice to Jharkhand DGP over missing siblings in Ranchi

India, Jan. 14 -- Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Annapurna Devi, on Tuesday called a meeting with the Member Secretary, NCPCR, Dr Sanjeev Sharma, wherein the matter relating to the tw... Read More


BJP defends China meet, hits out at Congress over 'secret' MoU

India, Jan. 14 -- The BJP on Tuesday said it held a formal meeting with a Chinese delegation "openly", given the "improved" relations between New Delhi and Beijing, unlike the Congress, which it alleg... Read More


J-K crackdown: Five Government employees sacked over terror links

India, Jan. 14 -- The Union Territory administration on Tuesday terminated the services of five Government employees, including a school teacher, a laboratory technician, and a lineman, over their all... Read More


Strategic significance of speaker's conference: An outreach to Global South

India, Jan. 14 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is hosting the 28th Commonwealth Speakers' and Presiding Officers' Conference (CSPOC) in New Delhi from January 14 to 17. The Conference is taking place a... Read More


China's claim on Shaksgam valley unacceptable; entire PoK belongs to India: Ladakh Governor Gupta

India, Jan. 14 -- Ladakh Governor Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday strongly rejected China's claim over the Shaksgam valley, asserting that the entire region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) belongs to Ind... Read More


SC delivers split verdict on mandating prior sanction to probe Govt servants

India, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the constitutional validity of a 2018 amendment (Section 17A) to the Prevention of Corruption Act, which mandates prior sanc... Read More


Supreme Court urges companies, investors to consider inclusion of disabled persons as 'strategic advantage'

India, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged companies and investors to consider the inclusion of disabled persons not just as a compliance issue, but as a strategic advantage that enhances bu... Read More


EC tells SC it is empowered to examine citizenship for electoral purposes

India, Jan. 14 -- The Election Commission on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it functions as the original authority in matters relating to electoral rolls and conduct of polls and its opinion is b... Read More


Food surplus, income scarcity

India, Jan. 14 -- Even as the focus is generally on the manufacturing and services sectors, it is agriculture which is the hero of this year. Food grain production is set to cross 355 million tonnes. ... Read More