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New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bhartruhari Mahtab took oath as pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu administers the oath. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attended the oath-taking ceremony at…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held extensive talks with his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to shore up cooperation in diverse areas including trade and connectivity. The two leaders decided to expand…
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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a slew of announcements after chairing the 53rd GST Council meeting here on Saturday. She announced that biometric-based Aadhaar authentication will be introduced to check fake…
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Guwahati: Large parts of the country endured a torrid heatwave for nearly two months. And now, with monsoon gradually setting in, Indians have to contend with heavy rains and flooding. Assam is one of the states which suffers from floods…
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Bhubaneswar: Newly-elected Lok Sabha members, including 21 from Odisha, are slated to take oath in Parliament on June 24. While some of the 21 elected from Odisha are already in New Delhi, others have started leaving for the national…
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Bhubaneswar: Historically, the pro-tem Speaker is usually the most senior member of the House, who administers the oath to newly elected members and oversees the proceedings until a permanent Speaker is elected. Even the ‘pro-tem’ post…
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New Delhi: In a huge setback to Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court paused his release order in a corruption case related to the Delhi Liquor Policy until the Enforcement Directorate’s petition is heard. On Thursday, a Delhi court…
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New Delhi: NTPC Bongaigaon marked the 10th International Yoga Day with a mass yoga session at 7 am today at community hall. The event saw enthusiastic participation from over 100 individuals, including HODs, employees, representatives of…
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New Delhi: Bhartruhari Mahtab, senior BJP leader from Odisha, has been appointed Pro Tem Speaker of Lok Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu. The 66-year-old Mahtab is a seven-time Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack constituency. He was elected MP…
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New Delhi: A district sessions court here granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering case linked to the controversial liquor policy. Vacation judge Nyay Bindu of Rouse Avenue court passed the order in the…
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