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INDIA WILL BE FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY IN 2022: AMIT SHAH

December 18, 2021

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that “India will be the world’s fastest-growing economy in 2022”. The Home Minister, while speaking after inaugurating the 94th Annual Conference (AGM) of FICCI, said that India emerged first in the world from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic due...

SC gives Delhi HC directions in riots case

December 18, 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi High Court to decide expeditiously, preferably within three months, a petition seeking registration of FIR and investigation against Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for alleged hate speech at the time of Delhi riots in 2020. A Bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao...

GIRLS SHOULD MARRY WHEN THEY ATTAIN AGE OF FERTILITY: SP MP

December 18, 2021

Girls should be married when they attain age of fertility, said Samajwadi Party MP ST Hasan on Friday while talking about the Centre’s move to raise the minimum age of marriage for women to 21. Hasan said, “ The fertility age of women ranges from 16-17 years to 30 years....

9% MSMEs closed since onset of Covid-19: Rahul

December 18, 2021

About 9 per cent of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have shut down since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday. “On MSMEs, I had asked some serious questions to the government. In response to which they have admitted that 9 per cent...

Karnataka Congress MLA apologises for rape remark, opponents want action taken

December 18, 2021

Senior Congress leader K.R. Ramesh Kumar on Friday apologised on the floor of Karnataka Assembly for his remark “to enjoy rape when it is inevitable”. On Thursday, Ramesh Kumar, a former Assembly Speaker, had said, “There is a saying that when rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy it. That...

CCI FINES AMAZON RS 202 CRORE FOR FUTURE COUPONS DEAL

December 18, 2021

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday slapped a Rs 202 crore penalty on Amazon for providing false information and suppressing material particulars in the deal to acquire a stake in Future Coupons Private Ltd (FPCL). The competition watchdog has also suspended the deal. In 2019, the US-headquartered e-commerce...

BJP, Captain join hands ahead of Punjab polls

December 18, 2021

The Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to contest Punjab Assembly elections in alliance with former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s party Punjab Lok Congress. Union Minister and Punjab BJP in-charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat confirmed this information today and said to reporters, “After 7 rounds of talks, today I...

Supreme Court stays Mamata’s panel from investigating Pegasus

December 18, 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the two-member Inquiry Commission headed by former top court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur, constituted by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal government to investigate into allegations relating to the Pegasus spyware snooping case. A Bench of Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana, Justices...

India, France hold third defence dialogue, review military cooperation

December 18, 2021

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday met his French counterpart Florence Parly and held the third Annual Defence Dialogue between India and France. “India-France Strategic Partnership is more relevant today than ever. I had an excellent meeting with my French counterpart, Ms @florence_parly,” tweeted Singh. A wide range of bilateral,...

OMICRON CASES RISING, AVOID NON ESSENTIAL TRAVEL, MASS GATHERINGS: CENTRE

December 18, 2021

The Central government on Friday advised citizens to avoid nonessential travel and mass gatherings and to ensure that New Year celebrations are kept at a low key, even as the threat of a third wave of coronavirus infections looms over the country. The government also said that India has witnessed...

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