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'Important Moment for Farmers': PM Modi Hails Passing of Farm Bills, Says Forces Trying to 'Mislead'
On the issue of growing protests among farmers over the Bills, Modi said the legislatures will empower them by giving them more options.
School Workbook in BJP-led NDMC Shows Truncated J&K Region in Map of India, Inquiry Ordered
The workbook in Hindi for use in classes 4 and 5 in schools of the NDMC, has images of two maps of the country, one before and the other after Independence.
'Too Late': Harsimrat's Resignation as Union Minister Over Farm Bills Part of 'Theatrics', Says Punjab CM
Questioning the party's decision to continue to remain a part of the BJP-led NDA coalition, Singh said even Harsimrat Kaur Badal's resignation was nothing more than a gimmick to befool the farmers of Punjab.
35 Judges in SC, 557 New Judges and 483 Additional Judges Made Permanent from 2014-2020: Law Minister
All stakeholders including Judicial Officers can access information relating to judicial proceedings/decisions of computerized District & Subordinate Courts and High Courts on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) as on September 14, 2020.
Fraud-hit PMC Banks Approaches Banks Over Possible Merger, Reveals Report
The bulk of PMC's loan book was found to be disbursed to one Indian real estate company, HDIL, and an RBI-appointed administrator, Jai Bhagwan Bhoria, has been trying to recover the dues in a bid to rescue the lender.
Indian and Chinese NSAs to Attend BRICS Virtual Meeting Tomorrow Chaired by Russia
The agenda of the meeting comprises challenges and threats to global, regional and national security in today’s world.
Ban on Export of PPE Kits, Hydroxychloroquine, Sanitiser and Masks Lifted as Domestic Production Rises
In a statement, the Commerce Ministry said that export of diagnostic kits and N-95 and FFP2 masks is restricted, with only a limited monthly quota being allowed to be shipped overseas.
SC Says Centre Approved Use of Remdesivir and Fabiparivir to Treat Coronavirus Patients
The top court was hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR by the CBI against ten Indian pharmaceutical firms for manufacturing and selling these two medicines for treating COVID-19 patients allegedly without valid licences.
Power Ministry Begins Process to Set Up Rs 2,000 Crore Joint Venture for Rollout of Smart Metres
The joint venture would have four promoters, NTPC Ltd, REC Ltd, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power.
Major Unwed Daughter with No Abnormality Cannot Claim Maintenance, Supreme Court Rules
The bench noted that Section 20(3) of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 cast a statutory obligation of a Hindu to maintain his or her daughter, who is unmarried and is unable to maintain herself out of her own earnings or other property.
India Has One of the Better Air Safety Indicators in the World: Hardeep Singh Puri
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India have taken positive steps to further strengthen the aviation safety infrastructure in the country, he added.
Sero-survey Conducted in August Finds No Antibodies in 30 Percent of Recovered Covid-19 Patients
Blood samples of 257 people who had tested Covid-19 positive earlier and then recovered, were also taken during the survey to test if they had antibodies.
Aurobindo Pharma Ties Up with BIRAC to Develop Covid-19 Vaccine
Aurobindo said that it is in the process of setting up a state-of-art manufacturing facility for viral vaccines which will be used to produce the Covid-19 vaccine and other viral vaccines
413 Earthquakes Recorded from March 1 to September 8 in India: Ministry of Earth Sciences
The NSN is maintained by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) to detect and locate earthquakes in and around the country, the ministry said.
40L People Kept Under Surveillance as Part of Covid-19 Contact-tracing: MoS for Health in Rajya Sabha
The minister of state for health said there were 15,290 COVID-treatment facilities with 13,14,171 dedicated isolation beds till September 10. There are also 2,31,269 oxygen-supported isolation beds and 62,694 ICU beds (including 32,241 ventilator beds).
Prashant Bhushan Moves Supreme Court, Seeks Review of Contempt Case Verdict
Bhushan said that he will be filing a separate petition seeking review of the judgment on Sentence dated August 31, by which the top court had imposed a nominal fine of Re 1 on him for contempt of court.