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Government may seek Parliamentary nod for additional spending | India News | ACTPnews
NEW DELHI: With the fertiliser subsidy, other West Asia related spends and initiatives, such as the electronics manufacturing push through schemes for semiconductors and mobiles adding to the Centre’s expenditure, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman may seek Parliamentary approval for additional spending, without losing sight of the overall fiscal situation.The discussion around the need for Parliamentary…
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DRI cracks down on smuggling networks; seizes drugs, Pak-made pistols | India News | ACTPnews
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 15 kg of methamphetamine tablets, around 4 kg of pseudoephedrine, nearly 8.5 million smuggled cigarettes and two Pakistan-made pistols in four intelligence-led operations across the country, arresting five persons in connection with the cases. The operations, carried out in Mizoram, Mumbai, Punjab and Chennai…
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‘Rise in instability in Iran’: Indian embassy sounds alarm; urges people to leave, postpone travel | India News | ACTPnews
‘Rise in instability in Iran’: Indian embassy sounds alarm; urges people to leave, postpone travel NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Iran on Sunday issued a revised travel advisory, urging Indian nationals to postpone all travel to the country.It also advised Indians already in Tehran to consider temporarily leaving the country using available commercial flights,…
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Even as fertility rates drop, young still aspire to partnership, parenthood, shows UN report | India News | ACTPnews
NEW DELHI: A first-of-its-kind survey of young adults (aged 18-39) across 73 countries, including India, by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) shows that even as much of the world’s marriage rates have declined and fertility has fallen to historically low levels, young people are not turning away from relationships or family life. Marriage, it says,…
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Pune tops Maharashtra in complaints over unhygienic food, says FDA | India News | ACTPnews
Pune district has reported the highest number of complaints about unhygienic food in Maharashtra since the state Food and Drug Administration launched a complaint-reporting portal, FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has said. The senior IAS officer was in the city on Saturday to attend a food safety conference organised by the Mahratta Chamber of…
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Less than half of 483 Lok Sabha MPs attended 90-100% of sittings in Parliament’s budget session, shows analysis | India News | ACTPnews
NEW DELHI: As parties gear-up for taking up a wide range of issues during Parliament’s monsoon session — expected to be fiery in light of Ram temple and NEET-UG paper leak issues — the presence of MPs in both Houses is most crucial. An analysis of attendance record of the previous budget session, which ended…
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Wangchuk to end fast if House focuses on education accountability: Angmo | India News | ACTPnews
Activist Sonam Wangchuk will call off his indefinite hunger strike if political leaders meet him at the Safdarjung Hospital and assure him that the issue of education accountability will be raised during the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning Monday, his wife Gitanjali Angmo said on Sunday. Addressing protesters at the Jantar Mantar,…
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‘Stay here for the night’: CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke calls for night-long vigil ahead of ‘Chalo Sansad’ march | India News | ACTPnews
Abhijeet Dipke is currently on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday called on supporters to hold a night-long vigil at Jantar Mantar ahead of the outfit’s proposed ‘Chalo Sansad’ march to Parliament on Monday.Meanwhile, activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife said he would end his…
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‘People’s safety our highest priority’: Assam govt requests Army, Air Force to remain on standby for flood evacuations | India News | ACTPnews
Morigaon: People carrying their belongings cross a flood-affected area on a boat, in Morigaon district, Assam. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: With parts of Assam continuing to reel under floods, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the state government has requested the Army and the Air Force to remain on standby to assist in…
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Delhi to get 2,800 new electric AC buses under PM E-Drive scheme in 2027 | India News | ACTPnews
The Delhi government has decided to induct 2,800 new AC low-floor electric buses in the national capital under Phase-I of the PM E-Drive scheme, with the buses expected to start operating from next year. The initiative is aimed at reducing pollution and further strengthening Delhi’s public transport system, according to the Chief Minister’s…
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