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Meeting of both houses of Parliament on India-China matter on Sep 15: Pralhad Joshi
Meeting of both houses of Parliament on India-China matter on Sep 15: Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi informed that a Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting has already been held

PM Modi’s critical nudges worked as Center formulated policies to fight COVID-19: Cambridge study
PM Modi’s critical nudges worked as Center formulated policies to fight COVID-19: Cambridge study

The Prime Minister also nudged the business community and higher-income groups to look after the economic needs of those from lower-income groups

Virtual courts should continue post-pandemic, recommends parliamentary committee
Virtual courts should continue post-pandemic, recommends parliamentary committee

The committee said digital justice addresses locational and economic handicaps and ensures the safety of vulnerable witnesses

Centre to amend election act to allow delimitation in four North-Eastern states
Centre to amend election act to allow delimitation in four North-Eastern states

The proposed amendment will ensure sound legal footing for the delimitation of constituencies in four northeastern states.

No e-voting, only paper ballots for voting in Parliament’s monsoon session
No e-voting, only paper ballots for voting in Parliament’s monsoon session

Members will be provided with printed slips to record their votes during the Parliament session

Women cops can prevent J&K youth from going down the wrong path: PM Modi
Women cops can prevent J&K youth from going down the wrong path: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the people of J&K and hoped that the government would be able to ensure happiness in their lives

PMO discusses common voter list for Lok Sabha, state and local polls
PMO discusses common voter list for Lok Sabha, state and local polls

The pitch for the common electoral roll is not new and has been discussed multiple times earlier as well

New Rajya Sabha members to be administered oath on July 22
New Rajya Sabha members to be administered oath on July 22

Those who cannot make it on the given date will be administered the oath during the monsoon session

India in good position in fight against Covid-19: Amit Shah
India in good position in fight against Covid-19: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the entire country had joined hands to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

India much better placed than many other countries in Covid-19 fight: PM Modi
India much better placed than many other countries in Covid-19 fight: PM Modi

This was due to various initiatives taken by the government and a people-driven fight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said

PM CARES funds 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators worth Rs 2,000 crore
PM CARES funds 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators worth Rs 2,000 crore

The ventilators have been given to Maharashtra (275), Delhi (275), Gujarat (175), Bihar (100), Karnataka (90) and Rajasthan (75), among others

Indian Army to get 100 per cent Made In India 'Sarvatra Kavach' body armour
Indian Army to get 100 per cent Made In India 'Sarvatra Kavach' body armour

he material for Sarvatra Kavach is the most advanced in the world, sources said

‘Won’t keep anyone in dark’: Rajnath Singh’s swipe at Opposition over LAC tension
‘Won’t keep anyone in dark’: Rajnath Singh’s swipe at Opposition over LAC tension

Defence minister Rajnath Singh said that the government won’t compromise with national pride in any situation. He was addressing a virtual rally on Sunday

Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge unanimously elected to RS
Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge unanimously elected to RS

Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and two BJP candidates, who were in the fray, were on Friday declared “unanimously” elected for four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka

Markaz management deliberately disobeyed police directions, Centre tells SC
Markaz management deliberately disobeyed police directions, Centre tells SC

The risk posed by Covid-19 was conveyed to the Markaz’s management on several occasions during meetings held in the police station, the Centre said

Over 2,000 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members banned from entering India for 10 yrs
Over 2,000 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members banned from entering India for 10 yrs

A Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi in March had emerged as a major hotspot of Covid-19 in the country

Foreign businessmen, engineers, healthcare professionals can get visas to enter India
Foreign businessmen, engineers, healthcare professionals can get visas to enter India

The home ministry order is seen as the first, cautious step to allow foreigners to enter the country

When pandemic ends, Modi will have global stature no Indian leader had: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
When pandemic ends, Modi will have global stature no Indian leader had: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Post Covid-19 era will present India an opportunity to take the lead over the rest of the world

Amit Shah speaks to all CMs; seeks views on lockdown extension
Amit Shah speaks to all CMs; seeks views on lockdown extension

Home Minister Shah sought to know the areas of concern of the states three days before the fourth phase of the lockdown ends

62 percent believe Modi govt met or exceeded their expectations: Survey
62 percent believe Modi govt met or exceeded their expectations: Survey

The survey was conducted among 65,000 people from across 280 districts of the country

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India bans 59 Chinese apps, including WeChat and TikTok.
India bans 59 Chinese apps, including WeChat and TikTok.

Citing security as the reason, India bans 59 Chinese apps, including popular computing applications like WeChat and TikTok.

India's Modi promotes yoga against coronavirus
India's Modi promotes yoga against coronavirus

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extolled yoga as a way of building a "protective shield" of immunity against the coronavirus, as his nation battles a surge in infections

India extends Rs 37.23 million assistance for construction of sanitation facility at Pashupati
India extends Rs 37.23 million assistance for construction of sanitation facility at Pashupati

A MoU being signed between Embassy of India, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Kathmandu Metropolitan City for construction of sanitation facility at Pashupati

Former PM Bhattarai expresses willingness to facilitate border dispute resolution
Former PM Bhattarai expresses willingness to facilitate border dispute resolution

KATHMANDU: Former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai today said he was ready to facilitate talks to resolve the Nepal-India border dispute