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Govt may not yield to Oppn demand for SIR discussion
PARLIAMENTARY Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday cited a ruling by former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar that Parliament cannot discuss the functioning of Election Commission, amid the Opposition's demand for a debate on SIR in the two Houses.
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August 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
EC fact-check tears into Rahul's âintimidatoryâ âatom bombâ narrative
THE Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a detailed rebuttal to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claims of âvote choriâ (vote theft).
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August 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Parties, people to get one month to include or remove names from draft rolls: CEC tells Bihar voters
NEW DELHI, JUL 31
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August 01, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Malegaon blast case: Court acquits 7 accused, including Pragya Thakur
EARLY 17 years after the Malegaon blast claimed six lives, a special court on Thursday acquitted all seven accused, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, noting there was \"no reliable and cogent evidence\" against them.
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August 01, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Mediation power to improve 'access to justice': CJI Gavai
CHIEF Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday said mediation holds the power to improve access to justice by preventing conflicts from escalating into litigation.
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August 01, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Fiscal deficit in Q1 at 17.9 pc of full-year target, says CGA data
THE Centre's fiscal deficit stood at 17.9 per cent of the full-year target at the end of June, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Thursday.
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August 01, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Supreme Court: First major issue whether Rohingyas refugees or illegal entrants
THE Supreme Court on Thursday said the first major issue to be dealt with in cases concerning Rohingyas is whether they are refugees or illegal entrants.
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August 01, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha to plant 75 lakh saplings on PM's 75th birthday on Sep 17, says CM Majhi
In a gesture of gratitude to PM Modi on his 75th birthday, the Odisha government on Thursday said it will plant 75 lakh saplings across the state on September 17, under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naamâ campaign.
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August 01, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Cabinet enhances allocation for PMKSY to âč6,520 crore
THE Union Cabinet increased the budgetary outlay for the flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) by Rs 1,920 crore to Rs 6,520 crore to boost the food processing sector.
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August 01, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Prez to docs: Build sharp clinical sense, boost communication skills
NEW DELHI, JUL 31
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August 01, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Jaishankar's 'China-guru' jab at Rahul
Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday launched a veiled attack at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Rajya Sabha, dubbing him as \"China-guru\" and alleging that such people got their knowledge on China by attending Olympics in Beijing and by taking special tuitions from the Chinese Ambassador.
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July 31, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
PM Modi not able to say âDonald Trump is lyingâ as US President will lay bare truth, says Rahul
THE Congress on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ârefusing to unequivocallyâ deny US President Donald Trump's India-Pakistan ceasefire claims that have been made \"30 times\" as he is on a \"very weak wicket and has much to cover up\".
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July 31, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Phalgam terror attack: UNSC monitoring report mentions TRF
THE Resistance Front, a proxy of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, has found mention for the first time in a UN Security Council (UNSC) report for its role in the Pahalgam attack, a move expected to bolster India's diplomatic offensive against Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism.
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July 31, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
All three Pahalgam terrorists were shot in their head: Shah
FAMILIES of Pahalgam attack victims and many other people wanted the three terrorists to be shot in their heads and they met the same fate in Operation Mahadev, Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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July 31, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Your conduct doesnât inspire confidence; why did you appear before panel: SC to Verma
THE Supreme Court told Justice Yashwant Varma on Wednesday that his conduct did not inspire confidence and asked why he chose to move the apex court after an in-house committee found him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row.
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July 31, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
No Modi-Trump call during Operation Sindoor, says EAM
DURING a Rajya Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Wednesday delivered a firm clarification regarding speculations around diplomatic engagements between India and the U.S.
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July 31, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
PM Modi to realease âč20,500 cr PM-Kisan installment on Aug 2
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi will release the 20th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme worth Rs 20,500 crore, from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on August 2, benefiting 9.7 crore farmers across the country.
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July 31, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Lawyers merely giving legal opinion to clients who are under probe must not be summoned by agencies: Apex court
If a person is merely acting as a lawyer, then he should not be summoned by probe agencies for rendering legal opinion to a client who is under investigation, the Supreme Court said.
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July 30, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
5 killed as rains lash parts of north India; flash floods again wreak havoc in Mandi
AT least five people were killed over the past 24 hours and several national highways were closed as heavy rains lashed parts of north India, including Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. In Himachal's Mandi, flash floods triggered by a cloudburst created havoc on Monday night, killing three people and burying more than 20 vehicles, officials said on Tuesday.
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July 30, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
PM: No leader of any country asked India to 'stop' Op Sindoor
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday affirmed in the Lok Sabha that no leader of any country asked India to stop Operation Sindoor but lamented that while the nation got support from the entire world, the Congress and its allies could not stand behind the valour of the nation's soldiers.
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July 30, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Intelligence, security failure' led to Pahalgam terror case, govt evading questions: Oppn MPs in Lok Sabha
OPPOSITION members in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday said that the Pahalgam terror attack was the result of a \"complete intelligence and security failure\" and alleged that the government was evading questions and hiding the truth.
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July 30, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Indian economy has look and feel of steady as she goes for FY26: FinMin
INDIAN economy has the look and feel of \"steady as she goes\" for the current fiscal, the finance ministry said on Monday even as it flagged slowing credit growth.
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July 29, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
New India can go to any extent to uproot terror: Rajnath Singh
DECISIVE action has replaced dossiers and the new India can go to any extent to uproot terrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday while stating that Operation Sindoor was on pause as the armed forces had achieved the desired objectives.
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July 29, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CM Majhi has sanctioned âč55 lakh for medical treatment of the needy in 2025
ODISHA CM Mohan Charan Majhi has sanctioned Rs 55 lakh for the treatment of needy people from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund in 2025, a statement said.
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July 29, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Muslim cleric's remarks against SP's Dimple Yadav spark controversy, NDA MPs protest
A row erupted over the alleged derogatory remarks by a Muslim cleric against Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav as NDA MPs held a protest in the Parliament complex, while questioning the \"silence\" of her party and others in the opposition, and an FIR was filed in Uttar Pradesh.
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July 29, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Pahalgam terror attack mastermind among 3 terrorists killed in Srinagar
IN a major breakthrough, the Army's elite para commandos on Monday gunned down the alleged mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack along with two of his associates in an encounter in a forest area on Srinagar's outskirts in Kashmir, officials said here.
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July 29, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
SC says no interim stay on draft electoral roll, asks EC to accept Aadhaar, voter ID
UNDERSCORING the \"presumption of genuinenessâ of Aadhaar and voter ID, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the publication of draft electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and said it would once and for all decide pleas against Election Commission's special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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July 29, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Over 50 pc children stunted in 63 districts across 13 states and UTs: Parliament data
AS many as 63 districts across 13 states and Union Territory, including 34 in UtP, have reported that more than 50 per cent of children enrolled in anganwadis are stunted, according to an analysis of multiple documents submitted in Parliament.
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July 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
New wave of curiosity about space: PM
Says over 200 startups have come up in space sector
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July 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
After washout, Parliament set for fiery debate on Pahalgam, Op Sindoor
THE first week of disruption in Parliament's Monsoon session is set to give way to a fiery debate on the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor from Monday as the ruling alliance and the Opposition prepare to lock horns over the two issues steeped in national security and foreign policy imperatives.
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