Sitharaman hands over coins, artefacts seized by Customs to culture ministry

Kejriwal’s comments come at a time when the city has recorded persistently grim Covid numbers – it logged the most single-day fatalities on Thursday and, a day earlier, the most number of new cases.

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Govt eases norms for thermal power plants, allows coal to be sourced, moved without...

The change was made in an office memorandum issued by the ministry on November 11, and comes after demands by thermal power plants, who said that the constraints were leading to delays in obtaining coal from new domestic sources.

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No bail, but doctors to examine Varavara Rao

Rao was first taken to JJ Hospital on May 28 after he fell unconscious, but was discharged on June 1. The family alleged that Rao was discharged in a hurried manner to obstruct his bail plea.

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SC refuses to reverse ban on sale of firecrackers in Bengal

A West Bengal-based firecracker dealers’ association filed an appeal before the top court challenging a Calcutta high court order of November 5 banning sale and use of firecrackers as a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19.

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Delhiwale: A visit to Vishnu's courtyard

Exploring a little-known but exquisitely beautiful temple of Old Delhi.

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Bypoll Results 2020: Voters keep faith in ruling parties

In the others, the BJP won 21 of the 25 seats it contested, winning all eight in Gujarat and six out of seven in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress won a seat each in Jharkhand and Haryana while losing seats it contested in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka.

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BJP gets 19 seats in Madhya Pradesh, seals assembly majority

Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Scindia’s influence was clearly visible in results in Guna, his own parliamentary constituency.

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What to look for in the Bihar poll results today

Anecdotal accounts and exit polls point towards a massive anti-incumbency against Nitish Kumar, who, except for a nine-month gap when he voluntarily stepped down from the chief minister’s post, has been in office for 15 years now.

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Delhiwale: The joys of signage art

A stroll through the world of old-fashioned shop advertising in Sadar Bazaar.

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Supreme Court lays down maintenance rules

A bench of Justices Indu Malhotra and R Subhash Reddy said directions are required to be passed to overcome the issue of overlapping jurisdiction and avoid conflicting orders.

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Devas-antrix case: Supreme Court stay on US court order of $1.2 billion payoff

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the execution of an arbitral award that required the Indian Space Research Organisation’s commercial arm, Antrix Corporation, to pay compensation of about $1.2 billion to a Bengaluru-based startup, Devas Multimedia Private Limited, over cancelling of a 2005 agreement

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No unusual national Covid-19 surge in 1st phase of festivals: VK Paul

There has been no unusual surge in Covid-19 cases over the past couple of weeks, contrary to what was feared before the start of the festive season, says Dr VK Paul, member (health) Niti Aayog, while warning that there’s still a week before the actual impact could be felt.

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Soon, price info system for farmers

The Union government will set up a price information and market intelligence system for farm produce to enable price discovery for farmers in accordance with provisions of a set of laws enacted to liberalise agricultural trade, according to an agriculture ministry presentation seen by HT.

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States granted Rs 2,200 crore to fight air pollution

The Union government approved the release of ₹2,200 crore to fight air pollution to 42 cities with a population in excess of a million -- money that will be used under the National Clean Air Programme to improve air quality in these cities.

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PIL in medical bribery scam: NGO pays Rs 25 lakh fine asked by Supreme Court

The NGO while depositing the demand draft of Rs 25 lakh said that it wanted the money to be utilized by the Supreme Court Bar Association Welfare Fund to help lawyers affected by the pandemic.

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Ram Temple trust invites suggestions on construction

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will invite suggestions from architects and saints across the country for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the trust’s treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri said on Sunday.

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Hathras victim's family should be provided permanent accommodation in Delhi: La...

Advocate Seema Kushwaha, representing the Hathras victim said that the demand for protection to the family has been fulfilled while adding that officials related to the case should be terminated.

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Quota stir: Gujjars block railway track in Rajasthan

A large number of Gujjars gathered at Peelupura village of Bharatpur district on Sunday and launched agitation demanding reservation in education and jobs.

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Lockdown govt's self-goal: Subhash Chandra Garg

A premature hard lockdown imposed across the country to curb the Covid-19 pandemic was responsible for India’s economic plunge, according to former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg.

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India, Pak set to clash at global body meeting

India and Pakistan face a mini diplomatic battle at the meeting of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the apex body of different parliaments.

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