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Three Assam litterateurs honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award 2024
Assam

Three Assam litterateurs honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award 2024

Sameer Tanti was awarded for 'Pharingbore Bator Katha Jane' (Assamese), Aron Raja for 'Swrni Thakhai' (Bodo), and Dipak Kumar Sharma for 'Bhaskaracaritam' (Sanskrit)
Pope Francis likely to visit India after 2025: Cardinal Koovakad
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Pope Francis likely to visit India after 2025: Cardinal Koovakad

Kochi, Dec. 18: Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad on Tuesday said that Pope Francis' visit to India will most likely be after 2025. Notably, 2025 has been announced as the "Jubilee Year" by the Catholic Church, due to celebrations in Rome that year. Fifty-one-year-old Koovakad was elevated to the...
ENPO temporarily agrees to Centres offer for Frontier Nagaland Territory
North East

ENPO temporarily agrees to Centre's offer for Frontier Nagaland Territory

The decision was taken at a tripartite meeting between the ENPO, Centre, and State government on December 13. The FNT is a unique arrangement with executive, legislative, & financial autonomy for 6 eastern districts of Nagaland
19 Manipur civil organisations seek PMs intervention to end unrest
North East

19 Manipur civil organisations seek PM's intervention to end unrest

Imphal, Dec. 18: As many as 19 civil society organisations (CSOs) based in Manipur have written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), seeking an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur. In its letter, the organisations sought the Prime...
Bdesh terror outfit Ansar Bangla Team targeting India, Pakistan allegedly assisting: Reports
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B'desh terror outfit Ansar Bangla Team targeting India, Pakistan allegedly...

ABT, a wing of the Al Qaeda in Bangladesh, is allegedly training individuals to indulge in acts of violence in India & Pakistan is extending help
Amit Shah in RS slams Congress on OBC quota, UCC, claims party wants
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Amit Shah in RS slams Congress on OBC quota, UCC, claims party wants...

New Delhi, Dec 18: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over its stance on reservation for Other Backward Classes, the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), and the Muslim Personal Law, among other issues during the ongoing Parliament's Winter session in...
Passengers may face inconvenience with ‘Rail Roko’ protest in Punjab
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Passengers may face inconvenience with ‘Rail Roko’ protest in Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec 18: Protesting farmers, whose bid to enter Haryana in support of their long-pending demands was foiled thrice, will halt trains in Punjab on Wednesday to lodge their protest and press their demands for a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops among other things.A...
Sikkim organises outreach campaign to promote sustainable practices in fisheries
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Sikkim organises outreach campaign to promote sustainable practices in fisheries

Gangtok, Dec 17: The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), in collaboration with the Fisheries Department of Sikkim Government, organised an outreach campaign on different schemes of the central government in Gangtok, officials said on Tuesday. A senior official said the programme aimed to...
Fadnavis tables bill to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act
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Fadnavis tables bill to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act

Nagpur, Dec 17: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday presented a bill in the Assembly to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, to increase the stamp duty on affidavits, agreements, and related documents to Rs 500 from the present Rs 100. The amendment, proposed on the lines of Karnataka,...
India’s exports in Nov contracts by 4.85 per cent
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India’s exports in Nov contracts by 4.85 per cent

New Delhi, Dec. 17: India’s exports in November contracted by 4.85 per cent year-on-year to USD 32.11 billion, and trade deficit widened to an all-time high of USD 37.84 billion due to record surge in gold points. This development follows after India recorded double-digit growth in exports in...
Freed Bangladesh militants spark fresh security concerns for India
Assam

Freed Bangladesh militants spark fresh security concerns for India

Sources say that while the BSF is on high alert, it is not possible to guard every inch of the border. Moreover, the militants can radicalise the youth using cyberspace & it is not possible to check all communication made through it
Jharkhand CGL exam row: Police disperse protesters, student leader detained
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Jharkhand CGL exam row: Police disperse protesters, student leader detained

Ranchi, Dec 16: Tensions flared up in Ranchi as students protesting against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination were dispersed by police near the JSSC office. The demonstration, organised by student groups including the...
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