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Parliament passes Citizenship Amendment Bill
Parliament on Wednesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill which seeks to merge the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes. The bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday, was cleared by the…
Lok Sabha passes Coal Allocation Bill
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the coal allocation bill providing for vesting mining leases to successful bidders through a transparent bidding process. Replying to the debate on the bill, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said there was no…
Uber Rape Case: Accused allowed to recall Some Witnesses
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday partly allowed the plea of Uber cab rape accused Shiv Kumar Yadav to recall some of the prosecution witnesses, including the victim, for further cross-examination. Justice Sunita Gupta allowed Yadav's…
Chit Fund Scam:CBI raids 43 locations of Rose Valley in India
The CBI on Wednesday conducted raids at 43 locations of the Rose Valley Group across the country, including 27 in West Bengal, in connection with the multi-crore-rupee chit fund scam. "In an ongoing investigation, searches are being…
Arvind Kejriwal offers to Quit as AAP’s national Convenor
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered to quit as the national convenor of the AAP which he led to power in the capital barely a month ago, party sources said Wednesday. Kejriwal's offer comes on a day when the party's top…
Foreign Secretary Jaishankar arrives in Afghanistan
Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar arrived in this Afghan capital on Wednesday on the fourth and final leg of his four-nation Saarc Yatra. He is slated to meet President Ashraf Ghani and other senior officials during the visit.…
Canada-based NRI threatens to kill Anna Hazare
Veteran social crusader Anna Hazare has received a death threat from a Canada-based Indian resident, an aide said here on Wednesday. Hazare's office has lodged a complaint with Thane Police and also written to the Maharashtra director…
Miffed Sajad Gani Lone refuses to join Mufti’s Cabinet
Upset over the portfolio allocated to him, Sajad Gani Lone of the Peoples Conference (PC) on Wednesday refused to join the council of ministers in the PDP-BJP government headed by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. Lone was miffed over allocation of…
Gang-rape case: Dec 16 Rapist Interview telecast stopped
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the government has taken necessary action to stop the telecast of a documentary based on the interview with a convict in the December 16 gang-rape case. Making a statement in the Rajya Sabha,…
Maharashtra to issue Aadhar-linked Ration Cards
The Maharashtra government has decided to issue Aadhar-linked ration cards, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here Tuesday. The Rs.174 crore two-phase initiative aims to curb fake beneficiaries and bring transparency in the public…