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CAQM issued 95 statutory directions for air pollution: Govt tells Parliament

India, Dec. 1 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) has issued 95 statutory directions to control air pollution, Union environment minister Bhupender... Read More


New cess bill on sin goods likely as Parliament opens today

India, Dec. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday to levy "Health Security se National Security Cess" on pan masala and any other i... Read More


New cess bill on sin goods likely as Parliament's winter session begins today

India, Dec. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday to levy "Health Security se National Security Cess" on pan masala and any other i... Read More


"Naga culture rooted in service, compassion": PM Modi greets people of Nagaland on Statehood Day

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the people of Nagaland on the occasion of their Statehood Day, lauding the Naga culture for being "rooted in service, courage and co... Read More


Anil Ambani moves SC against Bombay HC order, upholding SBI's 'Fraud' tag

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Industrialist Anil Ambani has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High Court judgment that upheld the State Bank of India's (SBI) decision to classify the loan accou... Read More


Probe pan-India digital arrest fraud cases: Supreme Court to CBI

India, Dec. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Monday entrusted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe all pending first information reports (FIR) in cases related to digital fraud. "The digital a... Read More


Teachers bodies call for statewide school shutdown on December 5 over Sanch Manyata policy

India, Dec. 1 -- Fifteen organisations representing school teachers in Maharashtra have called for a statewide "school shutdown" on December 5, to protest against implementation of the state governmen... Read More


"Mere exchange of accusations will not suffice": BSP chief Mayawati hopeful of "smooth functioning" of Parliament

Lucknow, Dec. 1 -- Bahujan Samaj Party national president Mayawati on Monday expressed hope that the Winter Session of Parliament will address important matters concerning the public, as she appealed ... Read More


49 Bangladeshi nationals repatriated from Odisha after statewide crackdown: CM in Assembly

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 1 -- A total of 49 Bangladeshi nationals have been repatriated from Odisha following a statewide identification drive initiated after the formation of the current BJP-led government.... Read More


Opposition MPs walk out as Parliament adjourns early amid disaster debate

Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- The Opposition staged a walkout of Parliament today (01) in protest against the ruling party's refusal to allow a full-day debate on the ongoing disaster situation. Chief Opposit... Read More