New Delhi, March 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana reflects the central government’s commitment to ensure access to quality medicines at affordable prices for every citizen of the country. The Prime minister also said that through Jan Aushadhi Kendras, countless families are saving on healthcare expenses and […]
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Patna, March 7 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar is all set to formally join the JD(U) on Sunday, marking a generational shift in party leadership, sources said. Nishant’s joining will take place at the party’s headquarters here in the presence of senior leaders, ministers, MPs, MLAs and MLCs, they said. The development […]
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By Yoshita Singh New York, March 7 A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been convicted here for plotting to assassinate US President Donald Trump and other American politicians to avenge the death of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020. Asif Raza Merchant, 48, was convicted by a federal […]
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Srinagar, March 7 Life returned to normal across Kashmir on Saturday as authorities lifted restrictions which were in effect the whole week in the wake of protests in many parts of the valley following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Restrictions have been lifted from all parts of the valley and the […]
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Chandigarh, March 7 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of a journalist, sect head’s lawyer Jitender Khurana said on Saturday. The court acquitted the Dera chief more than seven years after he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. “The […]
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New Delhi, Mar 7 Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not be briefed on Israel’s strikes against Iran during his recent visit to the country as the decision on the military action was made after he had concluded the trip. Modi undertook a two-day visit to Israel, which […]
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New York/Washington, March 7 The US said it has given “permission” to India to buy Russian oil that is on ships already floating on waterways with a view to easing supplies around the world amid the West Asia conflict. “The world is very well supplied in oil. Yesterday, the Treasury (Department) agreed to let our […]
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New Delhi, March 7 The future will be much more multipolar and the era of big countries creating spheres of influence and reaching huge compacts of a sweeping nature has effectively ended, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. In an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue on Friday, Jaishankar argued that multipolarity is here […]
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The North News Shimla/Jammu, March 6 Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on Friday called the responsibility to serve the nation a matter of great pride and expressed his gratitude to the president, prime minister and home minister after his appointment as the governor of Himachal Pradesh. Gupta said, as the governor of Himachal Pradesh, he […]
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New Delhi, March 6 Can a coaching institute publish a candidate’s mock interview online without his consent? The question was raised through an RTI application before the Department of Consumer Affairs, bringing attention to the use of aspirants’ interviews and personal details by coaching centres. The query, filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005, […]
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