Centre likely to notify CAA rules before announcement of LS poll schedule: Sources

Centre likely to notify CAA rules before announcement of LS poll schedule: Sources

New Delhi, Feb 27 - The Central government is likely to notify the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) before the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into play ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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Home Ministry extends ban on Jamaat-e-Islami-J&K for five more years

Home Ministry extends ban on Jamaat-e-Islami-J&K for five more years

New Delhi, Feb 27 - The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday extended the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir) for five more years.

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PM Modi, Mauritian counterpart to jointly launch projects to strengthen maritime security

PM Modi, Mauritian counterpart to jointly launch projects to strengthen maritime security

New Delhi, Feb 27 - In a testimony to the robust and decades-old development partnership between India and Mauritius, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Pravind Jugnauth will jointly inaugurate several community projects in Agalega Island on Thursday.

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German singer Cassandra Mae croons song in praise of Lord Krishna for PM Modi

German singer Cassandra Mae croons song in praise of Lord Krishna for PM Modi

Chennai, Feb 27 - Cassandra Mae Spittmann, a 21-year-old German singer-songwriter famous for her soulful renditions of Indian devotional songs, found her audience on Tuesday in none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as she sang for him a popular bhajan dedicated to

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India, France army chiefs discuss ways to bolster bilateral cooperation

India, France army chiefs discuss ways to bolster bilateral cooperation

New Delhi, Feb 27 - France's Chief of Army Staff General Pierre Schill on Tuesday called on Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two armies.

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Army inducts indigenously developed 46-metre long Modular Bridge

Army inducts indigenously developed 46-metre long Modular Bridge

New Delhi, 27 Feb - The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday said that it has inducted indigenously developed 46-meter Modular Bridge into the army.

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Rahul’s Cambridge visit for lectures in poll season raises many eyebrows

Rahul’s Cambridge visit for lectures in poll season raises many eyebrows

New Delhi, Feb 27 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has taken a five-day pause from the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, from February 26 to March 1, and is headed to the United Kingdom for delivering two lectures at the University of Cambridge.

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Records of all departments will be digitised: Haryana CM

Records of all departments will be digitised: Haryana CM

Chandigarh, Feb 27 - Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday informed the assembly that the records of all departments will be digitised in the state.

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Ministry sanctions Rs 718 cr for widening NH-59 in Odisha

Ministry sanctions Rs 718 cr for widening NH-59 in Odisha

New Delhi, Feb 27 - Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Tuesday that an allocation of Rs 718.26 crore has been sanctioned for the widening and strengthening of the Daringbadi Ghat section on National Highway 59 in Odisha,

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Miltenyi Biotec to set up innovation and technology center in Hyderabad

Miltenyi Biotec to set up innovation and technology center in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Feb 27 - Miltenyi Biotec, a global biotechnology company, will launch its operations in India with the setting up of Innovation and Technology Center in Hyderabad.

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Manipur assembly goes digital, all proceedings to be paperless

Manipur assembly goes digital, all proceedings to be paperless

Imphal, Feb 27 - Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday launched the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) in the Manipur Assembly making the legislative activities paperless.

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The four intrepid IAF fighter pilots who form Team ‘Gaganyaan’

The four intrepid IAF fighter pilots who form Team ‘Gaganyaan’

New Delhi, 27 Feb - With Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announcing the names of the four IAF officers who will be on India's Gaganyaan mission, the Indian Air Force has revealed the background and credentials of of Group Captains Prasanth Balakrishnan

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UP govt set to boost IT sector

UP govt set to boost IT sector

Lucknow, Feb 27 - With the aim to bring Uttar Pradesh at par with Bengaluru and Hyderabad in the field of technology, the Yogi Adityanath government is set to significantly invest in the IT sector, especially in the Data Centre Park and Artificial

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Maha on track to achieve $1 Trillion economy, says Ajit Pawar

Maha on track to achieve $1 Trillion economy, says Ajit Pawar

Mumbai, Feb 27 - Maharashtra is on track to achieve its goal of a $1 Trillion economy soon, said Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday, even as he announced that a Maharashtra Bhavan would be built in Ayodhya for pilgrims from the

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Higher educational institutions to conduct voter awareness activities: Edu Minister

Higher educational institutions to conduct voter awareness activities: Edu Minister

New Delhi, 27 Feb - Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday that the all higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the country will conduct voter awareness activities on their campuses from February 28 to March 6.

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S. Jaishankar calls India ‘beacon of hope’, 2024 important year for democracy

S. Jaishankar calls India ‘beacon of hope’, 2024 important year for democracy

New Delhi, Feb 27 - Calling India a "beacon of hope and resilience" in a world where the principles of democracy are constantly tested, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said the year 2024 is important for India with nearly 960 million voters

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PM Modi urges people to spread ‘Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye’ message among first-time voters

PM Modi urges people to spread ‘Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye’ message among first-time voters

New Delhi, Feb 27 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the people to spread the message about a campaign titled ‘Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye’ among the first-time voters.

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Mission Gaganyaan: People celebrate in Group Captain Nair’s hometown

Mission Gaganyaan: People celebrate in Group Captain Nair’s hometown

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 - Celebrations broke out across Pazhya gramam at Nenmara in Kerala’s Palakkad the hometown of Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his name as one of the group captains for country’s Gaganyaan Mission.

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GeM to end FY24 with sales of Rs 4 lakh cr to govt: Piyush Goyal

GeM to end FY24 with sales of Rs 4 lakh cr to govt: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Feb 27 - The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is set to close the fiscal year ending March 2024 with sales of Rs 4 lakh crore to the government from the turnover of Rs 422 crore in its first year of operation, Union

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Modi first PM to visit ISRO’s VSSC in 4 decades, meets Gaganyaan astronauts

Modi first PM to visit ISRO’s VSSC in 4 decades, meets Gaganyaan astronauts

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 - Narendra Modi on Tuesday became the first Prime Minister to visit the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in four decades, where he met the four astronaut-designates of India's Gaganyaan Mission

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