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Amit Shah's remarks on West Bengal rural polls distasteful, insensitive: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dubbed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on violence in the State’s panchayat polls as “distasteful and insensitive”, and wondered about the role of his Ministry in restoring peace in strife-torn Manipur.

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Diversity, equality, inclusivity make higher education comprehensive: President Murmu

A two-day visitor’s conference, hosted by President Droupadi Murmu and visitors of about 160 Centrally sponsored educational institutions, discussed diversity, equality, inclusivity and wellness in higher education institutions in the country.

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India records 20 fresh COVID-19 cases

India has recorded 20 fresh coronavirus cases while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 1,420, the Union Health Ministry said on July 11

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Home Ministry had asked Manipur, Mizoram governments to record biometrics of ‘illegal migrants’ by September 30

Days before ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, the Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla had asked the State governments of Manipur and Mizoram to capture the “biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants”. This biometric information is to include retina, iris, and fingerprints.

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Chief Secretary urges Centre to clear pending projects immediately

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Draft norms for exhibition of government films released

The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has released a draft of comprehensive guidelines for exhibition of Public Service Awareness (PSA) films made by the Central Government and meant for cinema theatres. It has sought suggestions from stakeholders.

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Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 1,455

India has logged 45 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased slightly to 1,455 from 1,452, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on July 7.

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RSS’s pharma body writes to Health Ministry criticising risk-based inspections, backtracks later

In a strongly worded letter to the Union Health Ministry, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh- (RSS) backed Laghu Udyog Bharati, which represents over 300 micro and small industries across India, has said the Union government’s risk-based inspections (RBI) on pharma companies were draconian and have been a huge discouragement to the…

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Anime game fans got so angry about a nudity-related age rating they brought down South Korea's 'festering and rotting' game rating agency for corruption

Blue Archive fans were incensed by an increase in the game's Korean rating to 18+ last year, with over 5,000 of them calling for an audit of the country's game rating agency.

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Count of active COVID-19 cases in country now 1,468

India has recorded a single-day rise of 26 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases of the disease now stands at 1,468, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on July 4.

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‘Human error’ led to Balasore train tragedy, says report, pins fault on Signal & Telecommunication department

Lapses at multiple levels in the signalling and telecommunication (S&T) department led to the Balasore train accident on June 2, which left 291 dead and more than 900 injured, the Commission of Railway Safety said in its report submitted to the Railway Ministry last week.

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Next move on UCC after Law Commission report, Ministry officials tell House panel

Officials from the Law Ministry are awaiting the 22nd Law Commission report to proceed with their process on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), authoritative sources told The Hindu. Read more here

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Amid crisis in Manipur, Defence Secretary visits Myanmar

Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane paid a two-day official visit to Myanmar, during which according to the Defence Ministry the two sides discussed issues related to “maintenance of tranquillity in the border areas

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Centre to issue norms against ‘dark patterns’ in online ads

Concerned over the increasing ‘dark patterns’ of misleading advertisements, creating false urgency, confirm-shaming, forced action, subscription traps and nagging on online platforms, the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has decided to issue specific guidelines to control it.

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Karnataka High Court dismisses Twitter’s petition on Centre’s blocking orders

The High Court of Karnataka on June 30, 2023, dismissed a petition filed by Twitter Inc., challenging several blocking and take-down orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, saying the company’s plea was devoid of merits.

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All panchayats to be declared UPI-enabled on August 15: Centre

All panchayats across the country will mandatorily use digital payments for development work and revenue collection this Independence Day onwards, and be declared UPI-enabled, a letter issued by the Panchayati Raj Ministry said.

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President confers Distinguished Service Awards on armed forces personnel

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Distinguished Service Awards, including 52 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, on 84 serving and retired personnel of the armed forces and the Indian Coast Guard on June 27, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

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Opposition slams Centre’s policies for tomato price rise

The Opposition on June 27 targeted the Centre’s policies as tomato prices doubled in one month across the country. According to the Consumer Affairs Ministry’s Price Monitoring Division, the average national price for a kilogram of tomato was ₹46.1 on Tuesday. One month ago, the rate was ₹23.61. The Centre…

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New deadline for Aadhaar-based rural jobs scheme wages

The Union Rural Development Ministry has extended the deadline for mandatory payments of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme via Aadhaar Based Payments System to August 31.

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Web-enabled modules to track health issues of Amarnath Yatris

Done earlier for the Kumbh Mela and now being replicated for devotees undertaking the Amarnath Yatra, the Health Ministry will bring in customised web-enabled real-time data collection modules to study the pattern of diseases and monitor health-related issues during the pilgrimage.

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India logs lowest daily COVID cases since March 2020

India has recorded 33 fresh coronavirus infections, the lowest number of cases since March 2020, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

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Kerala to campaign for notifying revised eco-sensitive zones of protected areas

Kerala will campaign for notifying the revised proposals for eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) around the protected areas, prepared after excluding populated areas and human habitations

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As part of UAV deal with U.S. firm, India is expected to develop some components locally

As part of the process to conclude the deal for procurement of 31 MQ-9B armed High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), the Defence Ministry is expected to issue the Letter of Request (LoR) to the U.S. by first week of July

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Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 1,712

India has logged 51 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 1,712 from 1,784, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.

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