NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday approved a grant from Rs 3,500 crore to sugar mills for export of 60 lakh tons of sweetener during the current 2020-21 business year as part of their efforts to help them pay outstanding fees from sugar cane farmers. Reporting to the media after …
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Bench notes that the current negotiations have not led the way and are destined for failure. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said talks between the Center and farmers’ leaders on the controversial farm laws had made no progress and were destined to fail. A bank led by the Chief Justice …
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Judge Sanjib Banerjee is currently a judge of the Calcutta High Court. The Supreme Court College recommended the appointment of the Calcutta High Court judge, Judge Sanjib Banerjee, as president of the Madras High Court. Currently, Judge AP Sahi serves as President of the Madras High Court. The Collegium’s recommendations …
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NEW DELHI: In a big boost for Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the PCM-led Democratic Left Front (LDF), although it overcame a number of controversies, was able to outperform the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Frente United Democratic led by the BJP National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Kerala …
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Amid the border clash with China, the central government announced on Wednesday that it could blacklist certain telecommunications providers and prepare a list of trusted providers from which equipment can be purchased. The government’s move effectively means that certain Chinese telecom equipment suppliers may face new obstacles, as the telecommunications …
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Mamata Banerjee said the BJP is “spending millions of rupees to bring a party from Hyderabad.” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the BJP is “spending millions of rupees to bring in a party from Hyderabad to split Muslim votes,” in an apparent reference to the …
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Factory made fake spices by mixing donkey manure, hay and acids [Representative image]| Photo credit: iStock Images Key points The factory prepared counterfeit spices using inedible colors, donkey manure, acids, and hay (bhusa). Police sent 27 samples of the spices to a laboratory for analysis. The factory owners are members …
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At least five girls, between the ages of seven and eleven, were allegedly sexually exploited. Hyderabad: The principal of a government primary school in Telangana was arrested after being accused of repeated sexual exploitation of student girls. The school is located in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district. The principal, who is …
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Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan lashed out Wednesday at Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi over ongoing farmers’ protests against new farm laws, adding that people working against the country’s interests have entered the turmoil. Gandhi, who has been a strong critic of the three new laws passed by Parliament …
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BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya was addressing a public event in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. Indore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi played a “major role” in the downfall of the Kamal Nath-led congressional government in Madhya Pradesh in March, said Kailash Vijayvargiya, the BJP’s national secretary general, in a statement that appeared to …
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