Suspension of 12 Opposition MPs biggest in Rajya Sabha history

Suspension of 12 Opposition MPs biggest in Rajya Sabha history

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Parliament Winter Session: Bill to repeal farm laws passed | What's on table today

Winter Session: Bill to repeal farm laws passed | What's on table today

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Will take Varavara Rao for medical checkup at private hospital in Mumbai: NIA tells Bombay HC

Will take Varavara Rao for medical checkup at private hospital in Mumbai: NIA tells Bombay HC

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Parliament approves repeal of farm laws with voice vote

If their passage was contentious and unleashed a trail of tumultuous events, the burial of the three farm sector reform laws was not a quiet affair either. On the opening day of winter session of Parliament on Monday, the government secured approval of both Houses for the repeal amid protests by the opposition parties which insisted on a debate.

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Punjab polls: Jobs crisis, inflation are main issues in Amritsar | Ground Report

Punjab polls: Jobs crisis, inflation are main issues in Amritsar | Ground Report

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Omicron causing mild illness but this might change: Top South African expert

Omicron causing mild illness but this might change: Expert

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9 year old Arunodai Sharma couldn't answer Rs 25 lakh question on KBC 13. Can you?

Arunodai Sharma couldn't answer Rs 25 lakh question on KBC 13

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'Covid's not done with us': Nations rush to contain Omicron variant

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Quick Edit: Farm laws revoked, consultative approach must for reforms in future

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‘Omicron 6 times more transmissible than Delta, can infect vaxxed’

The newly emerged variant of concern B.1.1.529 (Omicron) may not respond to monoclonal antibody therapy or cocktail treatment, experts fear. Based on preliminary analysis of Omicron infections in South Africa and elsewhere, experts suggest that it has six times higher potential to spread (R value) than the Delta variant that had triggered the second wave in India. It could also evade the immune system. It may also cause vaccine breakthrough infections.

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Eye on variant, India updates norms for international passengers

All international passengers, except those under five years of age, flying into India from Covid at-risk countries must undergo RT-PCR test on arrival, starting from 12.01am (IST) of December 1, 2021. This will include those transiting from these places too. Those testing negative must home quarantine for seven days and then re-test on the eighth day.

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West seeing surge despite higher fully-vaccinated population

At a time when a new variant has led to restrictions on travellers from South Africa and other African nations, many western courtries are seeing a surge in Covid cases despite a larger propottion of their population being fully vaccinated with Germany, US and the UK reporting more than 50,000 Covid cases daily, according to the John Hopkins university Covid resource centre. The highest 65,584 cases were reported by Germany on Saturday.

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Non-BJP states lagging in disbursing ex-gratia, SC told

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Maharashtra: 55 fully vaccinated inmates of old age home, 7 others test Covid-19 positive in Thane

Maharashtra: 55 fully vaccinated inmates of old age home, 7 others test Covid positive in Thane

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Tripura results clear testimony of people's unwavering trust in BJP's politics of development: Amit Shah

Tripura results clear testimony of people's unwavering trust in BJP's politics of development: Amit Shah

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Face masks compulsory in shops, public transport in England from Tuesday

Face masks compulsory in shops, public transport in England from Tuesday

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Kaushambi: Woman on fire jumps off roof dies on spot

Kaushambi: Woman on fire jumps off roof dies on spot

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Earthquake of 7.5 magnitude hits northern Peru: US Geological Survey

Earthquake of 7.5 magnitude hits northern Peru: US Geological Survey

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BJP sweeps Tripura civic polls, bags 329 of 334 seats

A BJP landslide buried the opposition in the Tripura civic polls on Sunday, with 329 out of the 334 seats at stake in 13 urban local bodies going to the saffron party in a poll that both Trinamool Congress and CPM termed “murder of democracy”. While BJP grabbed the lion's share of votes overall with 59%, TMC emerged as the strongest opposition party in the seats it contested with a 24% vote share.

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US co set to offer top package, hire at IIT-B for 1.5cr

US-based IT firm, Cohesity, and first-time recruiter Glean, are likely to make the coveted US offers on day one of the placement season at IIT Bombay. Cohesity is expected to offer the highest package of Rs 1.46 crore, followed by Glean, that has a package of Rs 1.12 crore on offer. These packages include incentives and stock options. The annual placement season will kick off virtually at all major IITs on December 1. Students are expecting this year’s placements to start on a good note.

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South Africa returnee tests positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai's Dombivli

South Africa returnee tests positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai's Dombivli

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Fight for principal Opposition between TMC, CPM in Tripura

Fight for principal Opposition between TMC, CPM in Tripura

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Congress will take Telangana paddy farmers' battle to Delhi: MP Revanth Reddy

Congress will take Telangana paddy farmers' battle to Delhi: MP Revanth Reddy

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Centre must introduce law to guarantee MSP for farmers: Rakesh Tikait

Centre must introduce law to guarantee MSP for farmers: Rakesh Tikait

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Rajya Sabha floor leaders express concerns over SC commenting on functioning of Parliament, other legislatures

RS leaders express concerns over SC commenting on functioning of Parliament, other legislatures

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PM Modi skips all-party meet on eve of winter session

The opposition indicated that it plans to raise several issues ranging from fresh demands put forward by agitating farm unions such as removal of junior home minister Ajay Mishra over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence to the Pegasus controversy even as the government is set to move for repeal of the new farm laws in Parliament on Monday. The all-party meeting on Sunday, which was not attended by PM Narendra Modi, saw the opposition listing several issues they intend to raise in the winter session.

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UP teachers’ test put off after paper leak, 29 held

The UP teachers eligibility test (TET) scheduled for Sunday was cancelled after it was found that a question paper had leaked and cops rounded up 29 people of a network of exam frauds from various places in the state, prompting CM Yogi Adityanath to direct stern action against the suspects, including pressing charges under National Security Act and Gangsters Act.

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Returnees from abroad to MP in last 1 month to undergo Covid test: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Returnees from abroad to MP in last 1 month to undergo Covid test: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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Parliament Winter Session begins tomorrow: 26 Bills to be tabled, Opposition to press for law on MSP

Parliament Winter Session begins tomorrow | Bills to be tabled

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Tamil Nadu: Schools & colleges in 7 districts declare holiday tomorrow due to incessant rains

Tamil Nadu: Schools & colleges in 7 districts declare holiday tomorrow due to incessant rains

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DRI busts iPhone smuggling racket at Mumbai airport, seizes over 3,600 phones

DRI busts iPhone smuggling racket at Mumbai airport, seizes over 3,600 phones

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Botswana woman goes missing in Madhya Pradesh

Amid concerns over the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Jabalpur district administration and health department are on a desperate hunt for a Botswana origin woman who, they were informed, went untraceable after landing at the city's Dumna airport last week.

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President Kovind: Exercise discretion in court utterances

Hailing the judiciary for maintaining the highest standards of conduct and for being the most trusted institution in which people have reposed faith, President Ram Nath Kovind, however, said judges should exercise utmost discretion while passing observations in court proceedings as it could lead to dubious interpretation. Kovind also emphasised the need to bring reform in the judiciary to make justice more speedy and accessible and also to improve gender balance in the institution.

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‘Snow ceiling’ cracks as IMF gets woman chief

Harshwanti Bisht grew up to conquer some of the toughest ones like the Nanda Devi and Mount Everest. The 62-year-old has become the first woman in the history of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation to become its president. The award-winning climber, educationist and environmentalist got 70 out of 107 votes in the 60-year-old organisation's polls, breaking a “snow ceiling” as some of her contemporaries joked. IMF is the apex body for mountaineering and allied sports activities in the country.

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ED opposes plea by Anil Deshmukh's personal secretary seeking to quash money laundering case against him

ED opposes plea by Anil Deshmukh's personal secy seeking to quash money laundering case against him

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3 leopard cubs rescued from sugarcane field, reunited with mother in Maharashtra

3 leopard cubs rescued from sugarcane field, reunited with mother in Maharashtra

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Resumption of international flights to India could bring much-awaited respite to Agra's tourism industry

Resumption of international flights to India could bring much-awaited respite to Agra's tourism industry

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BSF, police recover 2.59 lakh Yaba tablets worth over Rs 8 cr in Assam’s Karimganj

BSF, police recover 2.59 lakh Yaba tablets worth over Rs 8 cr in Assam’s Karimganj

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With no policy yet, citizens opt for 3rd dose privately

Fear of exposure to Covid-19 virus is driving health care workers and even some vaccine trial participants (who got vaccinated in September-October last year), mainly from the vulnerable groups, to opt for the third dose privately. Private organisations are extending their vaccination drive for third doses without providing a certificate. Meanwhile, the government is likely to come out with its policy on additional dose in the coming week for people with predefined conditions. However, their primary objective will be to immunise the 10-12 crores who remain unvaccinated.

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WTO puts off key Geneva meet over variant concerns

Four days before kick-off, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) put off a ministerial meeting that was to decide on crucial global rules, citing heightened risk after the outbreak of the “particularly transmissible” African variant of the coronavirus. The decision, which came on Friday night, followed a fresh Covid wave in Europe with countries such as Switzerland hit particularly hard.

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Abide by Covid rules or face penalties: Maharashtra govt to citizens | Details

Abide by Covid rules or face penalties: Maharashtra govt to citizens | Details

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Defence reforms will help in integrating strength of armed forces: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat

Defence reforms will help in integrating strength of armed forces: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat

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Data Protection Bill is 'Orwellian’: TMC’s Derek O’Brien, Mahua Moitra in dissent note

Data Protection Bill is 'Orwellian’: TMC’s Derek O’Brien, Mahua Moitra in dissent note

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Afghanistan's key Taliban leaders studied at Pakistan's madrassa: Report

Afghanistan's key Taliban leaders studied at Pakistan's madrassa: Report

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Protest march against militant violence at Burkina Faso's capital turns violent

Protest march against militant violence at Burkina Faso's capital turns violent

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No need to panic over new Covid-19 variant: ICMR

Amid mounting concern over cases of new 'variant of concern' Omicron, the ICMR on Saturday said there is no need to panic and urged people to not delay their second vaccine dose. “The structural changes detected in the virus may not necessarily give rise to a functional change of concern. It may not necessarily be lethal or result in severe form of disease. There is no such data, as of now,” says Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, at ICMR.

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‘No proof’ against alleged supplier of Aryan, Arbaaz

A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court that granted bail to the alleged drug supplier of Aryan Khan and Arbaaz Merchant in the cruise liner drug seizure case has observed that barring his statement there is no prima facie evidence to show that he was the supplier of the contraband. “Therefore, contention of the prosecution cannot be accepted that applicant is peddler and that he supplied contraband to accused no 2 (Merchant),” special judge VV Patil said.

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‘Judges-appointing-judges’ system needs reform: Kovind

Six years after the Supreme Court nixed Parliament’s NJAC Act that had replaced the “judges-selecting-judges” collegium system, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday gave fresh momentum to calls for reforming the selection method and suggested nurturing of grassroot-level judges, chosen through an all-India exam, for promotion to higher judiciary.

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No such thing as too much dissent: Bombay HC judge

“Governments will come and governments will go, but the idea of India, the Constitutional idea of India, resilient though it has proved to be, must be protected,” Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay high court said on Friday, adding “history will not judge us by our highways or bridges or statues, it will judge us by how well we have preserved the Constitutional idea of India and saved it from being undermined.”

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Delhi Police chief redesignates duties for inspectors of anti-terror, investigation units

Delhi Police chief redesignates duties for inspectors of anti-terror, investigation units

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UP: Prime accused in Mathura gangrape case in police custody, car recovered

UP: Prime accused in Mathura gangrape case in police custody, car recovered

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Travel ban not a solution to restrict new SARS-CoV-2 variant: Dr Saumitra Das | Exclusive

Travel ban not a solution to restrict new SARS-CoV-2 variant: Dr Saumitra Das | Exclusive

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Vaccine efficacy against new Covid variant under examination: ICMR scientist

Vaccine efficacy against new Covid variant under examination: ICMR scientist

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All-women team to take over operations of iron mine in Jharkhand's Noamundi from January

All-women team to take over operations of iron mine in Jharkhand's Noamundi from January

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Caste-based census legitimate demand: NCBC chief

Caste-based census legitimate demand: NCBC chief

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India, Russia, China call for formation of ‘truly inclusive’ govt in Afghanistan

India, Russia, China call for formation of ‘truly inclusive’ govt in Afghanistan

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After Bombay HC rap, Nawab Malik seeks to set aside single-judge order with consent of Sameer Wankhede's father

After Bombay HC rap, Nawab Malik seeks to set aside single-judge order with consent of Sameer Wankhede's father

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Double-dose vaccination for all top priority in wake of new Covid variant: Dr Gagandeep Kang

Double-dose vaccination for all top priority in wake of new Covid variant: Dr Gagandeep Kang

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Led by CM Nitish Kumar, Bihar takes pledge against liquor consumption

Led by CM Nitish Kumar, Bihar takes pledge against liquor consumption

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Sensex plunges 1,688 pts as new virus variant spooks global markets

A new variant of Covid-19 virus, first found in Botswana which can possibly resist available vaccines, pushed global investors onto the backfoot, that in turn led to a sell-off in risky assets. As a result, investors on Dalal Street too pressed the panic button, leading to a 1,688-point slide in the sensex — the biggest single-session loss in over seven months — which closed at 57,107. In late trades, the index had even entered the sub-57k mark, its first foray in that territory in 3 months.

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India to Pakistan: Expedite 26/11 trial, give up double standards

Underlining that it is not ready to accept any sort of "closure" on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the government gave a renewed push to punish the guilty on the 13th anniversary of the terror strikes by summoning a senior Pakistani diplomat and calling for an expeditious trial in the long pending case. In a note verbale, it also asked Pakistan to abide by its commitment to not allow territories under its control to be used for terrorism against India.

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Over RS 4Kcr laundered via cryptos unearthed by ED in 1 year

Virtual crypto currency exchanges have emerged as the new tax havens laundering large amount of illegal cash with anonymity as more than Rs 4,000 crore of such transactions have been unearthed by ED in the past one year alone. The government listed a bill in Parliament to ban all private crypto currencies not only to curb increasing instances of money laundering in the country using the virtual currency but also to meet the standards set by FATF, the Paris-based intergovernmental watchdog.

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Have taken up with Pakistan issue of overflight clearances for Srinagar-Sharjah flights: India

Have taken up with Pakistan issue of overflight clearances for Srinagar-Sharjah flights: India

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13 students test positive for Covid-19 in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, school shut for 10 days

13 students test positive for Covid-19 in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, school shut for 10 days

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SC to hear plea for plan to rehabilitate Covid affected families; seeks responses from Centre, states

SC to hear plea for plan to rehabilitate Covid affected families; seeks responses from Centre, states

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Assam, Mizoram CMs meet in presence of Amit Shah, decide to form committees to settle boundary disputes

Assam, Mizoram CMs meet in presence of Amit Shah, decide to form panels to settle boundary disputes

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Four members of debt-ridden family consume poison in MP's Bhopal, two succumb

Four members of debt-ridden family consume poison in MP's Bhopal, two succumb

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'Developed nations’ colonial mindset impeding India’s devpt'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the colonial mindset of developed nations which is attempting to restrict developing nations like India from using those resources and paths which they themselves took to become developed and regretted that some in India are using western benchmarks and environment to impede the country's progress

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Jewar airport builder to pay Rs 10 lakh per day for delay

A penalty of Rs 10 lakh a day will be imposed on the concessionaire building Noida international airport if it exceeds the deadline of September 29, 2024. A day after the airport project was launched by the PM, officials said when the concessionaire, Zurich AG, and the UP government had signed the final agreement, it had been decided the company would be liable to pay 0.1% of the bank guarantee it had deposited every day as liquidated damages if the project breached the deadline.

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RBI keeps big business houses out of banking

Reserve Bank of India has not accepted a proposal to consider large corporates or industrial houses for a banking licence. It has however allowed promoters of banks to hold up to 26% in their banks, which is a positive for many lenders including Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Bandhan Bank and CSB Bank. The new norms allow those who have already diluted stakes to hike their shareholding.

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Four members of debt-ridden family consume poison in MP's Bhopal, two succumb

Four members of debt-ridden family consume poison in MP's Bhopal, two succumb

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WHO designates B.1.1529 as 'variant of concern'; EU bans travel from South Africa

WHO designates B.1.1529 as 'variant of concern'; EU bans travel from South Africa

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Minto Hall to be renamed Kushabhau Thakre Hall: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Minto Hall to be renamed Kushabhau Thakre Hall: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan 

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26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: Ex-NSG commando recounts 'Operation Black Tornado'

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: Ex-NSG commando recounts 'Operation Black Tornado'

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138 more students test Covid +ve in K'taka, taking tally to 204

On Tuesday and Wednesday, 66 students tested positive for Covid-19 barely a week after about 300 students attended a cultural event in the college attended by freshers as well as seniors. Following the cluster outbreak, the health department sent samples of 1,000 students, doctors and college employees on Thursday and 138 of them turned positive on Friday.

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ED attaches Mumbai property worth Rs 3.75 cr of Sena MP Bhavana Gawali’s aide

ED attaches Mumbai property worth Rs 3.75 cr of Sena MP Bhavana Gawali’s aide

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Internet most important part of economy, cybersecurity requires max attention: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Internet most important part of economy, cybersecurity requires max attention: Ashwini Vaishnaw

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