Indian ships reverse course in Strait of Hormuz after Iranian gunfire, vessel tracker says

Tehran, 18/4: Two Indian vessels had to reverse their course in the Strait of Hormuz after reports of gunfire from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) a vessel-tracker said. According a report by Associated Press (AP), TankerTrackers.com said one of the Indian-flagged super tanker was carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil. Later, India summoned Iranian envoy…

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Constitution Amendment bill to tweak women quota fails Lok Sabha test as NDA falls short of 2/3rd majority

New Delhi, 17/4: The Constitution Amendment Bill to tweak women quota law was defeated in Lok Sabha after division of votes, having not managed a two-third majority of 360 votes in its favour The NDA government managed 298 votes in support of the Bill whereas the Opposition pooled in 230 votes against the Bill.

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Amit Shah slams Oppn for ‘North vs South’ narrative over delimitation issue

New Delhi, 17/4: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday urged opposition to support delimitation in the Lok Sabha. He stated that delimitation will lead to rationalisation of voters in every constituency.   He also attacked the Opposition for saying southern states will suffer over delimitation, saying “Let me make this clear once again the southern…

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Strait of Hormuz open for vessels till ceasefire: Iran announces

Tehran, 17/4: Iran’s foreign minister has said that the passage ⁠for all ‌commercial ​vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared ​completely ⁠open for the remaining period of ceasefire, in ⁠line ‌with the ceasefire in ‌Lebanon. The passage ⁠of vessels through the ‌strait ‌will be on ‌the coordinated ‌route as already announced by Ports ⁠and…

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Karnataka govt to strictly implement paid menstrual leave policy after High Court directive

Bangalore, 17/4:The Karnataka government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, Labour Minister Santosh Lad said on Thursday. The statement came after the Karnataka High Court recently directed the state government to “strictly and faithfully” implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation

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