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The government did not intend to force people to change their food habits, he said

Will ensure no heartburns over cattle slaughter issue: Harsh Vardhan

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Meat sellers have complained of the adverse impact on their trade

Pan-India order: SC extends stay of rules banning sale of cattle for slaughter

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He assured that digital adoption would not take away jobs but will instead enhance efficiency

Mindset responsible for hampering march of digitisation: Modi

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On Monday, the govt also said that even possessing the demonetised currency notes was an offence

Note ban impact: Govt refuses to give another chance to exchange old notes

Amid protests, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar requested Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to take up the financial business at 12 noon.

Demands for grants of Rs 94 lakh crore voted without debate in LS

All private universities in Uttar Pradesh will now have to give an undertaking to the government, saying that their campuses will not be allowed to be used for "any anti-national activity", a new ordinance says.


Yogi tightens hold on private universities in UP


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The Republican Sena has approached the Delhi Police complaining that some people tried to spread rumours that its party President Anandraj Ambedkar, grandson of B.R. Ambedkar, joined the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.


Republican Sena files complaint against Congress over LS poll claim


The super sleuth who interrogated India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim has finally penned a book revealing the don was an ordinary looking coward person, who confessed that he was involved in (organised) crime.


Super sleuth, who interrogated Dawood Ibrahim, says don confessed to crime


UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has backed "new forms of self-policing by social media platforms" and action by volunteer groups to fight hate speech spreading at "lightning speed" through digital media.


Guterres backs 'self-policing' to fight hate speech


UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced the launch of the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech.


UN launches plan of action on hate speech


Rome, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy's new European Union Commissioner will concentrate on businesses and on employment, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini vowed on Tuesday.


Italy's next EU Commissioner to focus on jobs: Deputy PM


In a sensational turn of events, four departmental heads of the Rabindra Bharati University have stepped down alleging racist slurs targeted against them by state's ruling Trinamool Congress students wing members.


Four RBU departmental heads resign over 'racist slurs'


Rome, June 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy one of the staunchest believers in Europe and its exit from the single European currency is out of the question, Italy's populist Premier Giuseppe Conte said in an interview on Tuesday.


No 'Italexit' from euro, says Italian PM


With reservoirs supplying water to Chennai drying up and ground water levels plummeting in absence of rain, water has become scarce but the government is taking necessary steps to supply drinking water to people, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said on Tuesday.


Parched Chennai will get drinking water, assures CM (2nd Lead)


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met the Finance Ministry Secretaries along with Secretaries of few other ministries and Niti Aayog CEO on suggestions and roadmap for the economy and the upcoming Union Budget 2019-2020.


Ahead of Union Budget, PM meets key Secretaries



All steps underway for drinking water supply to Chennai: CM


Amidst environmental concerns over the impending wedding extravaganza of the controversial Gupta brothers' two sons in Auli, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday strongly defended the high profile marriage and said such issues were not justifiable.


Environment issues not justifiable: Rawat on Auli wedding


It has been four months since a Mirage 2000 fighter crashed in Bengaluru but the family of one of the two pilots killed in the incident still awaits closure as the Indian Air Force (IAF) is yet to share findings of the court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of accident.


Four months after crash, Mirage pilot's family awaits probe findings


A court in Jharkhand rejected anticipatory bail of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) legislator Pradeep Yadav in a sexual harassment case on Tuesday.


Anticipatory bail of Jharkhand legislator rejected in sexual harassment case


A BJP youth wing activist was on Tuesday killed in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district as post-poll violence continue to rock the state.


Bengal BJP activist murdered, party blames Trinamool


A civil rights organisation, coordinating demonstrations against a contentious extradition bill, on Tuesday rejected a public apology by Hong Kong's leader and announced that the protests would continue.