Union Govt tables three Bills to tweak women’s quota law and set up delimitation panel in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, 16/4: On Thursday, Union ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal and Amit Shah introduced three bills aimed at amending the women’s reservation law and establishing a delimitation panel in Lok Sabha. The proposal were strongly criticised by the opposition, calling them “anti-constitutional” and a threat to country’s federal structure.The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which seeks…

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Instagram post lands guitarist in IPL black ticket scam in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, 9/4: An Instagram post-turned into a legal nightmare for a city-based musician after his identity card was allegedly misused to sell Indian Premier League (IPL) tickets in black. The complainant — Hemanth K B — a guitarist with the band ‘Sakkare Mitaayi’, had earlier performed at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) home matches at the…

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Two Maoists were killed in encounters and huge weapons recovered

Malkangiri, AO Bureau: 26.9  Two hard-core Maoists were killed in a shootout between the police and the militants in Sukauma district of Chhattisgarh bordering to Malkangiri .  After the incident, the dead bodies were taken away by fellow Maoists.  Police said that one Pressure bomb, 23 guillotine rods, 32 detonators, 29 BGLs, 6 knives, one…

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Covid cases continue to rise in Odisha; 12 active cases reported so far

Bhubaneswar: As Covid cases continue to rise across the country, Odisha has reported three new active cases today, bringing the total number of active cases in the State to 12. Public health Director Dr. Nilakantha Mishra confirmed the updated figures and addressed concerns regarding a reported Covid death. “As of now, the State’s Health and Family Welfare Department…

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Over 70 IndiGo flights cancelled, 700 delayed including those at Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai

New Delhi, 3/12: India’s largest airline IndiGo said on Wednesday that it has faced delays and cancellations in recent days due to technology issues, airport congestion and what it termed “operational requirements”. Roughly 40 IndiGo flights have been cancelled so far in Delhi on Wednesday, according to two airport sources.    

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