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MP: Sunday 'corona' curfew to be lifted as pandemic under control now, says CM

Madhya Pradesh cabinet gives nod to Freedom of Religion Bill 2020

1:17 pm December 26, 2020

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill 2020 has been approved by the cabinet on Saturday in a special meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. “We won’t allow forced conversions in Madhya Pradesh. Under new bill, anyone who does it will face jail term up to 10 yrs and minimum Rs 50,000 fine. […]

Govt to press ahead with PSU stake sale: FM

10:29 pm December 17, 2020

New Delhi/Kolkata: The government will press ahead with the sale of public sector companies that have been approved by the Cabinet, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Highlighting that FDI flow into India is much higher compared to other emerging economies, she said India’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals, ability to do reforms and a stable […]

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Minister

Cabinet approves bonus for Central Govt employees, over 30 lakh to benefit

4:38 pm October 21, 2020

New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday decided to give Rs 3,737 crore as bonus to 30.67 lakh non-gazetted employees with a view to encourage spending during the festival season. The decision to give productivity-linked bonus and non-productivity-linked bonus for 2019-2020 was taken at the meeting of the Union Cabinet, Minister of Information and Broadcasting […]

AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites

2:31 pm September 29, 2020

Beirut: The past year has been nothing short of an earthquake for Lebanon, hit by an economic meltdown, mass protests, financial collapse, a virus outbreak and a cataclysmic explosion that virtually wiped out the country’s main port. Yet Lebanese fear even darker days are ahead. The country’s foreign reserves are drying up, the local currency is […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

UK’s Boris Johnson faces rocky autumn as Parliament returns

9:09 pm September 1, 2020

London: British lawmakers returned to Parliament on Tuesday after a six-week summer break, with Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic setting the stage for a turbulent fall. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is trying to coax British workers back to their offices to boost the economy, held a meeting of his Cabinet, with all ministers attending in person for the first time since the […]