Tag: government
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I will hang myself if allegations proved: Brij Bhushan
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh, accused of sexual harassment and intimidation by women wrestlers, has said that he would “hang himself if even a single allegation against him was proved”. In a video message released on Sunday, Singh said, “I will hang myself even if a single allegation against me is…
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Rs 640 cr for Sanskrit, only Rs 3 cr for Kannada: Congress attacks Shah
Congress on Friday targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his claims that BJP promotes all languages, and also asked why the government spent only Rs 3 crore to support the promotion of Kannada while spending Rs 640 crore on Sanskrit. Kannada is one of the six classical languages of the country. Congress general secretary…
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Nitish recalls Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s leadership quality
Hailing former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee‘s leadership quality, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that he still remembers cordial relationship he shared with the late leader and BJP veterans Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. Sharing an instance, Nitish told mediapersons, “When I was the union railway minister, a train accident…
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BJP manifesto pledges to catapult K’taka as most powerful state: CM Bommai
Chief Minister Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the BJP manifesto for the May 10 Assembly polls promises to catapult Karnataka as the most powerful state. The BJP manifesto has been prepared after understanding the feelings and voices of the general public, he added. While releasing the party manifesto here, the Chief Minister…
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UK introduces new bill to crack down on Big Tech abusing market power
The UK government on Tuesday introduced a new legislation to tame Big Tech from abusing market power and ensure businesses and consumers are protected from rip-offs and can reap the full benefits of the digital economy with confidence. Fake reviews that cheat customers, subscription traps that cost more than a billion pounds a year, and…
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No sweeping power or a draconian move: MoS IT on govt’s fact-checking unit
Amid the debate over the government forming a fact-checking unit to curb the flow of misinformation on various social media platforms, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Saturday said there are no sweeping powers or a draconian move at the behest of the Centre which solely aims to safeguard its…
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Govt afraid of JPC probe in Adani matter: Kharge
As the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Thursday amid protests by the opposition members over Adani-Hindenburg issue, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge said that the government is scared of a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe in the matter. “They have a majority in Parliament and despite this the government is…
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Japan’s unemployment rate increased in Feb
Japan’s unemployment rate increased in February from a month earlier, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the jobless rate here rose 2.6 per cent in February from 2.4 per cent in January, reports Xinhua news agency. Separately, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare…
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Japan to uphold key postwar apology: PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that his government will uphold a key postwar apology, previously issued by the country following South Korea providing a solution to a protracted wartime labour row. Kishida said Japan will stand by an apology that was issued by then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama in a statement in…
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BJP to support NPP in Meghalaya: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that after the announcement of the result of the Meghalaya assembly election, National People’s Party (NPP) chief Conrad Sangma called up Union Home Minister Amit Shah and sought his blessings to form the new government in the state. Sarma also said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…