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The Central Government on Thursday said it has released Rs 75,000 crore to the States and Union Territories to compensate them for the shortfall in GST revenue. At the 43rd GST Council Meeting held on May 28, it was decided that the Centre would borrow Rs 1.59 lakh crore and release it to States and UTs to meet the resource gap due to the short release of compensation on account of the inadequate amount in the compensation fund. ....

Hitting out at the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said political rivals are spreading lies about Covid-19 and shortage of vaccine. The Prime Minister Modi asked BJP MPs to counter lies spread by the opposition parties. ....

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday slammed the opposition for questioning the government on the alleged Pegasus phone hack controversy and for disrupting the Parliament. ....

The central team sent from New Delhi to Kerala to look into the Covid-19 situation of the state on Friday said there are many concerns regarding Kerala's Covid-19 situation. The sustained rise in the positivity rate is one. "Let us discuss this with the state. It's a comprehensive situation. Let us see how things unfold," Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, director of the National Centre for Disease Control said.....

President of India, Ram Nath Kovind on Monday arrived in Chennai on a five-day visit to Tamil Nadu. He was received at the Chennai airport by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Tamil Nadu Chief secretary V. Irai Anbu, Director General of State Police Saylendra Babu, and other officials. ....

The Opposition on Monday decided that it will “cooperate” with the Narendra Modi government to clear a constitutional amendment that aims to restore the power of states to identify backward castes. The Bill will come for passage in the Lok Sabha today. ....

The Opposition's protests continued on Monday in the Lok Sabha and the proceedings of the House were adjourned for the day after several disruptions. ....

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday broke down as he spoke about Tuesday's ruckus by Opposition members in the House when some MPs climbed the tables and some sat and disrupted the House proceedings. ....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden have spoken over telephone about the current situation in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover, the Downing Street said in a statement. ....

The national capital recorded 57 new Covid cases and zero deaths in the past 24 hours, the daily health bulletin of Delhi government said on Friday. ....