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Sharing Aadhar data can be concern for states

New Delhi, 13/2:States and Union Territories have flagged concerns over sharing Aadhaar details of National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries with the National Health Authority (NHA).     The Centre had earlier asked states and UTs to share the details to map the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) to target beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan…

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Records related to human rights violations in J&K locked up in room since state commission wound up: RTI reply

J&K, 13/2: Records related to alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, which were being handled by the erstwhile State Human Rights Commission, are locked up in a room since the panel was wound up after the state was downgraded into a Union Territory in August 2019, according to an RTI reply.    …

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TMC emerges as the biggest enemy of TMC in West Bengal

Kolkata, 13/1: With the BJP struggling to negotiate with its own organisational differences, and the Left and the Congress becoming regularly irrelevant in West Bengal politics just before the corporation and municipal elections — the Trinamool Congress seems to have emerged as the biggest enemy of Trinamool Congress. The ruling party has bagged three municipalities…

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Young Indians overshadowed foreign stars in IPL auction

Bangalore, 13/2: The exciting new generation of fearless Indian cricketers landed career-changing jackpot deals as teams splurged big on talented players on an incident-filled opening day of the Indian Premier League mega auction here on Saturday.     Pre-auction favourites Ishan Kishan (Rs 15.25 crore, Mumbai Indians), Shreyas Iyer (Rs 12.25 cr, Kolkata Knight Riders),…

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Gujarat: Saffron organisations force shut multinational fast food chains, car showrooms over Kashmir tweets

Gujarat, 12/2: The Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists across Gujarat on Saturday forced dozens of multinational fast food joints like Pizza Hut, KFC, and showrooms selling Korea-made cars such as Hyundai and KIA, to shut their businesses over a controversial tweet on Kashmir.     The saffron organisation’s leaders have demanded that…

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