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Kerala CM makes statement on Vizhinjam in Assembly; says rehabilitation top priory

Thiruvananthapuram: The over 130-day-long protest by fisherfolk against the under-construction Vizhinjam sea port was on Tuesday called off for now after discussions

BY / Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

SC directs Centre, RBI to produce records relating to 2016 demonetisation

New Delhi: The top court was hearing a batch of 58 petitions challenging the demonetisation announced by the Centre on 8 November 2016

BY / Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

EMIs to rise as RBI hikes interest rate again albeit at a slower pace

Mumbai: The pass-through of higher rates to home loans may start to impact the demand for housing, particularly in the mid to high-ticket segment

BY / Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

India is home to great diversity of faiths; will continue to encourage it to uphold religious freedom for all: US

Washington: US Secretary on Friday designated 12 countries as "countries of particular concern" for the current status of religious freedom in these nations

BY / Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

Oxford Word of the Year is self-indulgent ‘goblin mode’

London: Goblin mode won the online vote by a landslide, with 318,956 votes and 93 per cent of the total

BY / Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

Border dispute: Karnataka and Maha CMs speak over phone, agree on maintaining peace

Bengaluru: The border issue dates back to 1957 after the reorganisation of states on linguistic lines

BY / Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

Babri demolition anniversary: Little extra security, but just another day in Ayodhya

Ayodhya (UP): Three decades after the demolition of the Babri mosque, people in the city seem to have moved on and appear to be treating its anniversary on Tuesday almost like any other day

BY / Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

Measles: Why the World Health Organization has declared it an imminent global threat’

The author writes that there is a risk of this misinformation further translating into greater levels of hesitancy and vaccine refusal for routine immunisation

BY / Wednesday, 7 December, 2022

India will steer celebration of International Millet Year 2023: PM

New Delhi: PM’s message was conveyed at the opening ceremony for the International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023 organised by FAO of the UN in Rome, Italy

BY / Tuesday, 6 December, 2022

Pending cases may touch 5 crore mark in two months: Rijiju

New Delhi: Addressing an event at the Delhi High Court, the law minister flagged the issue of inadequate infrastructure in lower courts

BY / Tuesday, 6 December, 2022

President Murmu urges Gates Foundation to give attention to serious ailments affecting tribals

New Delhi: According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement, Murmu conveyed her views in an interaction with the foundation's co-chair and trustee Melinda Gates who called on her on Tuesday

BY / Tuesday, 6 December, 2022

Women’s reservation bill back in focus ahead of Parliament session

New Delhi: The bill, which seeks to reserve one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, was first introduced in 1996. Thereafter, it was introduced several times

BY / Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
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