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Chief ministers of Goa and Manipur meet PM Modi
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Chief ministers of Goa and Manipur meet PM Modi

New Delhi, March 16: Caretaker Chief Ministers of Goa Pramod Sawant and Manipur N Biren Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.Party insiders said that the chief ministers discussed the formation of the BJP government in their respective states. The BJP has won the Assembly polls in Goa...
COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 12-14 starts today
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COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 12-14 starts today

New Delhi, Mar 16: The inoculation of children in the age group of 12 to 14 years against COVID-19 started on Wednesday with Corbevax vaccine. Besides, the government has also decided to waive the condition of comorbidity for those above 60 years in order to receive the precaution dose. ...
India logs 2,876 new COVID-19 infections, 98 fatalities
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India logs 2,876 new COVID-19 infections, 98 fatalities

New Delhi, Mar 16: India logged 2,876 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,98,938, while the active cases dipped to 32,811, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,16,072 with 98 fresh fatalities, the data...
Ktaka HC upholds ban on hijab in schools & colleges, dismisses all petitions
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K'taka HC upholds ban on hijab in schools & colleges, dismisses all petitions

Bengaluru, March 15: The Karnataka High Court's special bench on Tuesday dismissed all petitions seeking direction for permission to wear hijab in classrooms. The HC also stated that "wearing of hijab is not an essential part of Islam. Prescription of uniform is constitutional and students can't...
Women constitute just 3.68 pc in central police organisations: Par panel
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Women constitute just 3.68 pc in central police organisations: Par panel

New Delhi, Mar 14: A Parliamentary committee has expressed disappointment that women constitute only 3.68 per cent of the total strength of Central Armed Police Forces like the CRPF and BSF and asked the Union home ministry to take concrete steps to increase the representation of women in the...
Covid vaccination for 12-14 year age group to begin from March 16
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Covid vaccination for 12-14 year age group to begin from March 16

Guwahati, March 14: The government has decided to expand the vaccination programme for the 12-14 years age group from March 16. In a press update, the Health and Family Welfare department stated that the Union Government after due deliberations with scientific bodies has decided to start COVID-19...
MP cops to get leave to watch
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MP cops to get leave to watch 'The Kashmir Files'

Bhopal, Mar 14: The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday said policemen in the state will be provided leave to watch the recently-released film "The Kashmir Files". Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had on Sunday decided to exempt the film from entertainment tax in the state. ...
Daily COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 680 days
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Daily COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 680 days

New Delhi, Mar 14: India saw a further dip in daily COVID-19 cases as 2,503 new infections were recorded, the lowest in 680 days, while the active cases dipped to 36,168, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. With the fresh cases, the total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to...
Wheat exports gets fresh push as war unsettles global supply dynamics
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Wheat exports gets fresh push as war unsettles global supply dynamics

New Delhi, March 13: Even though India's wheat exports were robust in FY22, riding on a possible supply disruption of foodgrains -- especially wheat -- as the tensions between Russia and Ukraine turned into a full-blown war, export demand has got a fresh push. The stumbling block, though, is the...
Mamata slams Centre for slashing interest rates on EPF
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Mamata slams Centre for slashing interest rates on EPF

Kolkata, Mar 14: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday slammed the Centre for slashing interest rates on Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), sarcastically stating that it was "gift card" from the BJP government after the party's victory in Uttar Pradesh. Banerjee called for united...
Wedding procession attacked for playing Modi-Yogi songs
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Wedding procession attacked for playing Modi-Yogi songs

Aurraiya (Uttar Pradesh), March 13: The members of a wedding procession were beaten up for playing an election theme song related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Aurraiya district.According to reports, the members of a marriage procession were celebrating...
Modi chairs high-level meeting, reviews India
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Modi chairs high-level meeting, reviews India's security preparedness amid...

New Delhi, March 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to review India's security preparedness, and the prevailing global scenario in the context of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala...
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