SC collegium recalls proposal to elevate lawyer to Allahabad HC after Centre’s repeated objection

The collegium cleared the recommendation to appoint Amit Negi to the High Court in August, and again in December after the ministry of law sent it back.

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India lodges protest over Pakistan Supreme Court extending its powers to Gilgit-Baltistan

The court has ordered the government to promulgate a new law within a fortnight to grant more rights to the people of the region.

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· Yesterday · 10:43 pm

‘Country is waiting for a new prime minister,’ says Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

Yadav, who will attend the Opposition rally in Kolkata on Saturday, said the event would send out a clear message of change.

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· Yesterday · 09:47 pm

Lok Sabha elections ‘a battle for India’s soul and its future’, says Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

The Congress MP said he would hope for the success of the mega Opposition rally in Kolkata on Saturday.

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· Yesterday · 09:07 pm

Centre plans to induct women into military police in non-combat roles

Women in these jobs will investigate offences like rape, assist in evacuation of civilians from border areas, and oversee refugee influx.

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· Yesterday · 08:14 pm

Citizenship Bill: Meghalaya, Mizoram CMs meet Rajnath Singh, urge Centre to scrap legislation

The North East has been in a state of turmoil because of violence against the controversial bill.

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· Yesterday · 07:31 pm

Health ministry bans 80 more fixed-dose combination drugs, including antibiotics and painkillers

A sub-committee set up by the Drug Technical Advisory Board examined these drugs, and found no therapeutic justification for them.

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· Yesterday · 04:26 pm

Vibrant Gujarat summit: Modi says India is aiming to be in the top 50 of ease of doing business list

The economy has grown at an average rate of 7.3% – the highest since 1991 – during his government’s tenure, the prime minister added.

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· Yesterday · 03:00 pm

Jayant Sinha denies media reports that he predicted an unstable government after Lok Sabha polls

He had been misquoted, the minister tweeted. ‘My most likely scenario is that the 2019 elections have already been won.’

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· Jan 17, 2019 · 10:55 pm

Centre is using Ram temple, cow protection to divert attention from pressing matters: Amartya Sen

In an interview to News 18, the economist criticised the move to grant citizenship to non-Muslim minorities from neighbouring countries and not Muslims.

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· Jan 17, 2019 · 08:00 pm

Full text: Narendra Modi has no qualms in lowering his office’s dignity, says Agnivesh

The social activist was responding to the prime minister’s remarks about the role of the Kerala government in the Sabarimala controversy.

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· Jan 17, 2019 · 07:28 pm

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh sentenced to life for journalist’s murder

The Dera Sacha Sauda chief, who at present is serving a 20-year prison term in Rohtak for raping two followers in 2002, was sentenced along with three others.

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· Jan 17, 2019 · 06:42 pm