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Maharashtra Deal Gets CWC Nod
A day after the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) held series of marathon meetings, the grand old party held the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meet here on Thursday to discuss the talks with the NCP over its alliance with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.....
CBI Raids Multiple Locations In Manipur, Mizoram, Haryana
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday carried out searches at nine locations in Manipur, Mizoram and Haryana in connection with its probe into misappropriation of government funds.....
NASA Finds Vikram Moon Lander's Debris
NASA has found the crash site and debris of India's Chandrayaan-2 Vikram moon lander following a tip from an Indian space enthusiast who examined pictures of the area of the moon taken by a US orbiting camera.....
RBI Cuts GDP Forecast To 5% In FY20; Sees Early Revival Signs
With the second quarter GDP slipping to a six-year low of 4.5 per cent and expected to remain muted, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday cut GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 5 per cent.....
Congress Divided India On The Basis Of Religion: Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress accusing it of dividing India on the basis of religion during its partition, and that the move made at that time, now led the government to bring Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.....
LS Burns Midnight Oil To Pass Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which seeks to give Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday midnight though it was vehemently opposed by the major opposition parties which described it as "anti-Muslim".....
US Religious Freedom Commission Calls For Sanctions Against Amit Shah
A US religious freedom commission has called for sanctions against Indian Home Minister Amit Shah if the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) is passed, claiming that the proposed legislation introduces a religious test for citizenship. ....
Govt Busts 'myths' About Citizenship Amendment Bill
A day before the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) is set to face the Rajya Sabha test on Wednesday, the government tried to clear the air by busting what it calls "myth" about the Bill.....
LS Passes Bill To Extend SC/ST Reservation By 2030
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill with voice vote to extend the reservation of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for the next 10 years up to January 25, 2030, with the government announcing that the reservation will "never" be removed.....
Clarifications Needed Before Supporting CAB: Shiv Sena
Former BJP ally Shiv Sena's members in Rajya Sabha have not yet decided whether to support or oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019.....
