Modi faces Budget pressure as Nitish Kumar seeks Rs 30K crore aid for Bihar

New Delhi, 9/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second-biggest ally is demanding Rs 30,000 crore ($3.6 billion) from India’s federal budget this year to help fund projects in Bihar state, according to people familiar with the matter, a test for the coalition governments. The Bihar government, which is led by Janata Dal (United)’s Nitish Kumar, made…

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Nepal wants partnership with India ‘not constrained by anxieties of past’: Foreign minister Shishir Khanal

Kathmandu, 6/6: Nepal wants to resolve its border dispute with India through existing bilateral mechanisms as “no problem is too large and complex” when both sides engage with an open heart, rational mind and mutual respect, Nepal Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said on Sunday, effectively backing New Delhi’s position against any third-party involvement in the…

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Panchayat by-elections in Odisha postponed a day after announcement of schedule

Bhubaneswar: A day after announcing the schedule for the panchayat by-elections in Odisha, the State Election Commission today postponed it in view of the onset of the monsoon season. The State Election Commission had issued a notification yesterday to conduct the by-polls for 1043 vacant Ward Member seats, 43 vacant Sarpanch seats, 40 vacant Panchayat Samiti…

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China stalls US-India proposal to list Pakistani terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki under UNSC sanction

Beijing, 17/6:China has put a hold in the UN at the last moment on a joint proposal by India and the US to list Pakistan-based militant Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under Al Qaida Sanctions Committee of the Security Council.     Makki is a US-designated terrorist and brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba head and…

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ED offers Flipkart to close FEMA violation case by paying penalty, admitting mistake

New Delhi, 12/10: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is learnt to have offered the option of closing a FEMA violation case against e-commerce major Flipkart if the Walmart group firm admits its mistake and pays a penalty, sources aware of the development said. The option was given by the Enforcement Directorate to Flipkart last week under…

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