Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, March 17 Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will present budget for the financial year 2026–27 on March 21, as the second phase of the state Assembly’s budget session gets underway on March 18. The second phase of the budget session will continue till April 2 and will […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 17 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered the removal within 24 hours of social media content linking Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s daughter, Himayani Puri, to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Justice Mini Pushkarna on Tuesday also restrained several users from publishing, circulating or sharing such content […]
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New Delhi, March 17 The Lok Sabha has revoked the suspension of eight opposition MPs with immediate effect, ending a disciplinary action that had barred them from attending proceedings in the lower house of Parliament. The decision allows all eight members to return to the House and take part in debates and legislative business without […]
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New Delhi, March 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced hearing on the contentious issue of defining the word “industry” under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. A nine-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices B V Nagarathna, P S Narasimha, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma, Joymalya Bagchi, Alok Aradhe and […]
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Chandigarh, March17 BJP’s Sanjay Bhatia and Congress party’s Karamvir Singh Boudh have been declared elected to two Rajya Sabha seats in keenly watched elections as developments unfolded over allegations of violation of vote secrecy. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, in a late-night press conference, congratulated both the leaders on their win. Officials said five […]
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By ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN and MUNIR AHMED Kabul, March 17 Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman said early Tuesday the death toll from an airstrike by Pakistan that hit a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital Kabul has increased to 400. In a post on X, Hamdullah Fitrat said the strike on Monday night had […]
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Gandhinagar, March 16 India is investing in next-generation technologies that are reshaping how defence solutions are designed and developed, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. Speaking virtually at a two-day roundtable conference for defence attaches at Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar on Monday, Mr Singh said India had emerged over the past decade as a […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, March 16 The Himachal Pradesh government has signed three agreements with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to expand the state’s dairy sector, in a move it says will strengthen the rural economy and create jobs closer to home. The memorandums of understanding were signed in Shimla on […]
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New Delhi, March 16 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the government plans to hold four Special Lok Adalats in 2026 to help reduce the backlog of cases pending before debt recovery tribunals and the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Ms Sitharaman said most […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 16 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said that his government has fulfilled all of its pre-election “guarantees” within four years of taking office, claiming the state is now moving “on the path of progress”. Mann was speaking to reporters on Monday as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government […]
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