Ladakh MP raises demands for safeguards under Sixth Schedule, statehood for UT in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, 24/7: Ladakh MP Mohammad Haneefa on Wednesday raised in the Lok Sabha the Union Territory’s demands for safeguards under the Sixth Schedule and statehood. During the Zero Hour, the Ladakh MP highlighted the key demands of the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance — the two groups from Buddhist-dominated Leh and Shia…

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Sri Lankan govt to apologise to Muslims on forced cremation of Covid victims

Colombo, 23/7: The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it would formally apologise to the island nation’s Muslim minority community for its controversial cremation policy adopted during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The mandatory order taken in 2020 to cremate the bodies of COVID-19 victims, which denied minority communities, including Muslims, their religious rights,…

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FM announces credit support for MSMEs, Mudra loan limits increased to Rs 20 lakh

New Delhi, 22/7: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced new mechanism for facilitating continuation of bank credit to MSMEs during their stress period without collateral or third party guarantee as she set out to present the Union Budget 2024. The limit for Mudra loans have also been increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs…

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