Despite reports, Centre says no starvation death in India

The ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution said the central government is unaware of starvation deaths taking place in India despite several reports of such deaths occurring in the country. Read More
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Urjit Patel resigns as RBI governor amid tiff with government

It is widely speculated that the ongoing row between the central bank and government has forced Patel to quit nearly one year prior to completion of his tenure. Read More
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UK court rules Vijay Mallya’s extradition to India

A UK court, on Monday, has ordered extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to India to face trials on the charges of defaulting loans. He has also been granted 14-day period to appeal in a high court against his extradition. Read More
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SC orders enforcement of witness protection by 2019

Following the path of the US, the UK and China, India is all set to implement the witness protection plan in the country. The Supreme Court, while supporting the plan, has asked the Centre, states and Union territories to enforce the plan by the end of 2019. Read More
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NITI Aayog clarifies its role in the release of GDP back-series data

While responding to the criticism and clarifying the role of his department in the release of GDP back-series data by the Central Statistics Office, the NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said that the department was asked to look at the data before its release. Read More
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Distressed farmers from across the country march to Delhi

Thousands of farmers from all over the country gathered at New Delhi to voice their demands. The two-day “Kisan Mukti March” has witnessed massive gathering of farmers demanding debt relief, compensation for crop damage, diesel hike and no access to land. Read More
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Sidhu attends Pakistan’s Kartarpur event, defends decision

Former cricketer and Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has recently visited Pakistan to attend the Kartarpur corridor groundbreaking ceremony despite a request from chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh to reconsider the decision. Read More
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Om Prakash Chautala expels son Ajay from his party

The Indian National Lok Dal chief, Om Prakash Chautala, has expelled his elder son and secretary general of the party’s state unit, Ajay Singh Chautala, from the primary membership of the party over his involvement in “anti-party activities”. Read More
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#MeToo: Another woman accuses MJ Akbar, this time for rape

In a shocking revelation made by Pallavi Gogoi, Akbar’s former colleague, she said Akbar had raped her in the 1990s when she was a young journalist in the Asian Age newspaper where Akbar was the editor. Read More
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Assam body slams Centre for nod to collectors to grant citizenship

The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha has criticized the government over its notification on allowing some district collectors of seven states to grant citizenship to minorities from neighboring countries, including Bangladesh and Pakistan. Read More
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