In Deoband, SP, BSP, RLD first-ever joint rally pulls sea of loyalists

The show of strength by the three powerful regional parties – Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal – in Deoband pulled lakhs of loyalists from the three parties the rally where Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav and Ajit Singh shared the stage for the first time. Read More
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SC stays Herald House eviction, issues notice to Centre

The Supreme Court put a stay on Delhi high court’s order asking the Associated Journals Limited, the publishers of the National Herald newspaper, to evict the Herald House building in New Delhi’s Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. The court has also issued a notice to the Centre. Read More
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In demonetization year, 88 lakh taxpayers didn’t file returns

The government, while pointing out the success of demonetization in increasing tax compliance, said it added 1.06 crore new taxpayers in 2016-17, which is almost 25% more than that of the previous year. However, it also also a huge spike in the number of “stop filers” in 2016-17. Read More
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Goa lokayukta to examine DA complaint against Pramod Sawant

The Goa lokayukta, Justice PK Misra (retired), has decided to examine the complaint against the chief minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant, for alleged disproportionate asset accumulation and observe if the case could be taken up suo motu. Read More
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Nasa says India’s A-SAT test debris increased risk to ISS

Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine said the debris created by this test had increased the risk to the International Space Station. Read More
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Isro launches military intelligence satellite with PSLV-C45

The Indian Space Research Organization launched the country’s newest satellite, EMISAT, which will provide electronic intelligence to the armed forces, on Monday, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. It is the first satellite of its kind for the country. Read More
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SP calls off tie-up with Nishad Party over Gorakhpur LS seat

Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party confirmed the end of its alliance with the Nishad Party in the eastern UP over the dispute over Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat, where Nishad Party’s Praveen Nishad pulled off a sensation victory with the help of SP and Mayawati’s BSP in the 2018 bypoll. Read More
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EC to SC: Electoral bonds hinders transparency in political funding

The poll panel told the Supreme Court that electoral bonds, contrary to the claims made by the government, maybe defeating the very purpose of clean political funding. Read More
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Mission Shakti: US expresses concern over A-SAT space debris

Taking a note of India’s A-SAT test the US has said that it will continue to pursue its shared interests with New Delhi in space and technical cooperation, but expressed its concern over the issue of space debris. Read More
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UP suspends 7 teachers for ‘anti-govt posts’ on social media

From questioning the Pulwama terror attack to making “political” statements against the Narendra Modi government on Facebook or WhatsApp, Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath government suspended at least seven government schoolteachers. Read More
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