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ED Summons To Farooq Abdullah Part Of Coercive Plot: NC
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday expressed anger over the Enforcement Directorate's second summon to party President Farooq Abdullah, a day after he was questioned by the same agency for a marathon six hours. The party lambasted the government for its agenda of 'cornering any voices of dissent'. ....
Govt Official Cites 5 Benefits Of Contract Farming Law
Contract farming has been going on in the country for a long time now, both in formal as well as informal manner, but the Central government has given it a legal basis through a law. A senior government official said that the agreement under the new law will define the quality, grade, price and conditions of services, and therefore will not compromise farmers' interests. ....
Twitter Bans Donald Trump Citing Risk Of Violent Incitement
Social media giant Twitter announced that it is banning US President Donald Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence". ....
30 CBI Officials Get President's Police Medals
As many as 30 CBI officials have been awarded the President's Police Medals for Distinguished Service and Police Medals for Meritorious Service by President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of Republic Day. ....
Covid Vaccine: About 34 Cr People Above 45 Years, Says Centre
There are about 34 crore people in India above the age of 45 years, the Central government said on Wednesday, a day after it was announced that those above 45 years will be vaccinated against Covid-19 from April 1 onwards, irrespective of comorbidities. ....
CBSE Reduces Syllabus For Class 10 Social Science Board Exam
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reduced the syllabus for the social sciences exam by providing relief to the students of class 10 all over the country. CBSE has taken the decision of reducing the syllabus in view of providing leeway to students in the class 10 board examination. ....
6 Held For Helping Vikas Dubey Escape
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested six persons on charges of providing shelter and financial aid to slain gangster Vikas Dubey and his aides. ....
India's GDP May Grow At 11 Per Cent In FY22: ADB
The Indian economy is likely to grow at 11 per cent in the current financial year, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ....
Centre To Supreme Court On Vax Policy: No Judicial Interference Needed, Trust Wisdom Of Executive
In a late night affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court, the Centre defended its Covid vaccination policy, which has been criticised for differential pricing, shortage of doses, and slow rollout.....
Twitter Blocks IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's Handle Over Copyright Violation, Unblocks After One Hour
Amid the tussle between Twitter and the union government over the new IT rules, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was denied access to his Twitter account for almost an hour over alleged violation of the US' Digital Millennium Copyright Act. ....
