The North News Imphal/Churachandpur, February 7 Normalcy began returning to parts of Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Saturday morning after two days of protests, police said. The violent protests began on Thursday after three BJP legislators from the Kuki-Zo and Hmar communities joined Meitei MLAs to form a government in the ethnic strife-hit state. MLA Nemcha […]
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The North News Jammu, February 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of development projects in Jammu and Kashmir, with a focus on infrastructure development and the implementation of key schemes in the Union territory, officials said. The meeting, which is currently underway at the Lok […]
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The North News Patna, February 7 Independent Bihar MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, was arrested by Patna Police late Friday from his residence here in connection with a case dating back to 1995, officials said. High drama unfolded at Yadav’s house in Mandiri locality when a police team arrived to execute a […]
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The North News Srinagar, February 7 The minimum temperature across Kashmir rose by 2 to 7 degrees Celsius, but snowfall in higher reaches significantly brought down the day temperature, officials said on Saturday. The minimum temperature in Srinagar city increased by 5.5 degrees, from minus 2.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday night to 3.0 degrees on […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 7 Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 11.8 degrees Celsius, 2.4 notches below the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department. The weather department has predicted strong winds during the day, with the maximum temperature expected to touch 24.8 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal. The […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 7 The India-US trade pact will open a USD 30 trillion market for Indian exporters, especially MSMEs, farmers and fishermen, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. He said the increase in exports will create lakhs of new job opportunities for the country’s women and youth. “Under […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the interim trade agreement with the US will strengthen ‘Make in India’ by opening up new opportunities for farmers and entrepreneurs, and create jobs for women and youngsters. The prime minister also thanked US President Donald Trump for his personal commitment […]
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Yoshita Singh New York/Washington, February 7 US President Donald Trump has removed the 25 per cent tariffs it imposed on India for purchasing Russian oil, citing that the country has undertaken “significant steps” and New Delhi has committed to stop directly or indirectly importing oil from Moscow. “I have received additional information and recommendations from […]
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New Delhi, February 6 The BJP on Friday said the Centre has asked OTT platform Netflix to remove the teaser and other promotional contents of the film, “Ghooskhor Pandat”, from social media. The announcement of the film earlier this week had sparked a storm on social media, with many users calling the title “casteist” and […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 6 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday asserted that the government is using technology in a big way in the farm sector and said 8.48 crore farmers have been provided with digital IDs in 19 states and work is in progress in other states. Replying to supplementaries […]
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