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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday undertook a reshuffle of his top team, keeping two of his senior Indian-origin Cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel in their posts.
In a major step to end the impasse, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government has decided to promulgate an ordinance to restore reservation to the OBC community while remaining within the 50 per cent ceiling as done by southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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'Sansad TV', which merges the Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV after deliberations of over two years, was officially launched on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminding that "content" is king while Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu warned that the current media scene is confronted with the challenge of "fake news and sensationalism" due to the 'breaking news' syndrome.
Mosques are being built over temples.Girls are being abducted. Land of members of SC community is being snatched away. I won't be exaggerating if I say that Mewat region has become a big hub of terrorists: Rajasthan BJP MLA Madan Dilawar on his 'Mini Pakistan' reference for Mewat
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Role of media has also changed over the years...it's bringing revolution, which is why it becomes important to transform in line with modern technology... I have been told that 'Sansad TV' will be on OTT platforms, social media and will have its app as well: PM Modi
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered high alert in the state following the arrest of four more members of an ISI-backed terrorist module involved in bid to blow up an oil tanker with an IED tiffin bomb last month: Chief Minister's Office
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Delhi Court issues notice to Bollywood singer-actor 'Yo Yo Honey Singh (Hirdesh Singh) on a fresh application filed by his wife Shalini Talwar, seeking to restrain him from creating third party rights on immovable & movable assets owned by him or his companies in UAE
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3,71,503 cases of crime against women reported across country last year, down from 4,05,326 in 2019 and 3,78,236 in 2018: NCRB data
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A Delhi Court sent them to 14-day Police custody earlier today.
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A moratorium of 4 years has been approved for the dues of telecom service providers. Those who avail of the moratorium, will have to pay interest on the moratorium amount at MCLR + 2% rate: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Communications
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In great news for cricket fans, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will allow spectators in the stadium.
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"We reviewed the rapid progress in India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, incl through recent 2+2 Dialogue. We exchanged perspectives on regional developments & forthcoming Quad meeting," says PM.
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The Union Cabinet is believed to have approved a package for the telecom sector, aimed at giving relief to companies such as Vodafone Idea that have to pay thousands of crores in unprovisioned past statutory dues, according to sources.
These reforms will change the framework of the entire telecom sector. They will deepen and broaden the industry: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Communications
Bhabanipur constituency Returning Officer sends notice to BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal, asking her to reply as to why permission for her further rallies shouldn't be stopped. She has to file a reply by 5pm today.
Introduction of reforms for the gems and jewellery industry such as revamped gold monetisation scheme, reduction in import duty of gold, and hallmarking would help push its growth rate and achieve $43.75 billion exports target for this fiscal year, Union Minister Anupriya Patel said on Wednesday.
Gems and jewellery sector contributes about 7 per cent to GDP and 10-12 per cent to the country's total merchandise exports.
The Minister of State for Commerce and Industry said gems and jewellery exports stood at $9.2 billion in the first quarter of 2021-22.
"On the policy front, the government has introduced a number of reforms, such as the revamped Gold Monetisation Scheme, reduction in import duty of gold, hallmarking, etc. which would help the industry to grow to the next level," she said.
She expressed hope that these measures "would not only help the industry to transform but will take the exports on a steep upward trajectory".
This would help the industry achieve an export target of $43.75 billion this year as well as achieve the goal of GJEPC (gems and jewellery export promotion council) to take gems and jewellery exports to $75 billion in coming years, she added.
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Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to between six and 10 months in prison on Wednesday for taking part in an unauthorised assembly at last year's vigil for the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on protesters.
The former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise of wide-ranging freedoms, traditionally holds the largest June 4 vigil in the world.
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Swedish mobile phone directory and caller identification service Truecaller on Wednesday said it planned to list its Class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Depending on market conditions, the listing is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of this year, the company said in a statement.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday called North Korea's ballistic missile launch "outrageous", and strongly condemned the action as a threat to peace and security of the region.
The South Korean military said earlier in the day the North had fired two ballistic missiles.
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One more accused has been arrested from Thane in connection with a case of gang rape of a minor girl. The arrested accused has been sent to police custody for 7 days: Pune City Police, Maharashtra A total of 17 persons has been arrested so far in this case
India on Wednesday reported 27,176 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry data showed.
Active cases stand at 3,51,087. 38,012 persons recovered in the last 24 hours increasing the total recoveries to 3,25,22,171.
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile from its east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, days after testing a long-range cruise missile.
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7th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Chile was held in Santiago on Sept 14 During the FOC, both sides comprehensively reviewed the entire gamut of their bilateral relations which included trade & investments, defence, agriculture, health & energy, Ministry of External Affairs said.
As anticipated, Apple on Tuesday (September 14) took the wraps off the new-generation iPhone 13 and 13 Pro series during the virtual event in Cupertino, US.
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