Bharat Ratna for two former PMs P V Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and scientist M S Swaminathan

New Delhi, 9/2: Former Prime Ministers Charan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao as well as renowned agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan were chosen for Bharat Ratna on Friday, in what is seen as Narendra Modi government’s electoral messaging ahead of Lok Sabha polls. The fresh set of awardees comes days after Prime Minister Narendra…

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4 dead, over 100 cops injured after clashes over razed madrasa in Haldwani; internet suspended, schools and colleges shut

Uttarakhand, 9/2: Four people died and more than 100 police personnel suffered injuries in violence that ensued over the demolition of an “illegally built” madrasa and an adjoining mosque in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, an official told news agency ANI. As a bulldozer razed the “illegally built” madrasa and the mosque on Thursday, mobs hurled stones at…

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Supreme Court reserves order on whether state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota

New Delhi, 8/2: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the legal question whether a state government is empowered to make a sub-classification in scheduled castes and scheduled tribes for grant of reservation in admissions and public jobs.   A seven-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud heard submissions from Attorney…

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Ministry of Mines organises roadshow on auction of 20 critical and strategic mineral blocks under 1st tranche

Bhubaneswar, 8/2:In preparation for the success of the inaugural auction of Critical and Strategic Minerals, launched by Shri Pralhad Joshi, Hon’ble Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines, on November 29, 2023, a roadshow was organized by the Ministry of Mines, Govt of India, for the regional engagement with the prospective bidders at Bhubaneswar…

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PM likens Congress’s Black Paper to kaala teeka, lauds Manmohan Singh’s contribution to democracy in RS

New Delhi, 8/2:In a sarcastic jibe at the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge for coming out with a ‘black paper’ against his government and referred to it as ‘kaala teeka’ (to ward off the evil eye) in the midst of  good work done by his government. Kharge released a…

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February 8 will be a red letter day in the history of India, says Pinarayi Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram, 8/2: A democracy envisaged as a union of states is being “crippled” by the Centre’s “undemocratic Union over States” mentality, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in New Delhi on Thursday, as he led a protest against the Centre’s alleged neglect towards the southern state on finaSpearheading the ruling Left’s protest, Vijayan criticised the…

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Modi won’t ever allow caste census to be conducted as he wasn’t born in OBC, Rahul Gandhi says during Yatra

Biramitrapur, 8/2: Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born in the OBC category and would therefore never allow the caste census to be conducted in his life. Speaking during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Rahul noted “PM Modi was not born in the OBC category. He was born Teli…

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Mallikarjun Kharge releases ‘Black Paper’ against Modi government

New Delhi, 8/2: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday released the ‘Black Paper’ outlining the Modi government’s “flaws” in governance since 2014. His move comes on a day when it is expected that the NDA government will present the ‘White Paper’, mentioned by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the interim budget, in the Parliament….

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