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Retail inflation rises to 5.55 per cent in Nov from 4.87 pc in October, says Govt data

Industrial output rises 11.7 per cent in October against 4.1 per cent contraction a year ago, according to govt data. 

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Proposal for 2 new India Reserve Battalions in Karnataka under consideration: MHA to Lok Sabha

A proposal from the government of Karnataka to establish two new India Reserve Battalions is under consideration, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

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Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa to be deputy CMs in Rajasthan

Vasudev Devnani was appointed as Rajasthan speaker.

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Who is Bhajan Lal Sharma, BJP's pick for Rajasthan chief minister?

Bhajan Lal Sharma is the first-time MLA from the Sanganer assembly constituency. He is considered close to the party's ideological mentor RSS and its chief JP Nadda.

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Bhajanlal Sharma is BJP's Rajasthan Chief Minister choice

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Quad summit is proposed to be held in India in the later part of 2024

Quad summit is proposed to be held in India in the later part of 2024, reports PTI.
 

"We are looking for revised dates as the dates currently under consideration do not work with all the Quad partners," said a source.

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US President Joe Biden unlikely to visit India in January New Delhi

US President Joe Biden is not expected to visit India next month to grace the Republic Day celebrations as Chief Guest, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
 

In September, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited President Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 next year.
 

However, there was no comment on the invitation by India.

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Air India has unveiled new collection of uniforms for cabin and cockpit crew

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BJP legislature party meeting begins in Jaipur to pick Rajasthan's next CM

The BJP legislature party meeting to pick the new chief minister of Rajasthan began in Jaipur on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting is being held at the BJP office in the presence of the party's three central observers led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The two other observers are Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey . The meeting will elect the legislature party's leader, who will be the chief minister, following the BJP's victory in the recent assembly elections.

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Centre redefines terrorism in new criminal code

The government has added two new sections to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, or BNS, which is one of three bills meant to replace current criminal laws, including the Code of Criminal Procedure. The first - Section 86 - includes harming a woman's mental health in its definition of "cruelty". In the previous version of the bill, Section 85 provided a three-year jail term for a husband, or members of his family, found guilty of subjecting his wife to cruel treatment. It did not, however define "cruel treatment". That has now been included, and the definition, significantly, extends to harming the woman's mental health as well as her physical well-being. The second addition prescribes a two-year jail term for revealing the identity of a sexual assault victim from court proceedings without their permission.

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Harming woman's mental health defined as "cruelty" in new criminal code

The government has added two new sections to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, or BNS, which is one of three bills meant to replace current criminal laws, including the Code of Criminal Procedure.
 

The first - Section 86 - includes harming a woman's mental health in its definition of "cruelty".

 

In the previous version of the bill, Section 85 provided a three-year jail term for a husband, or members of his family, found guilty of subjecting his wife to cruel treatment.

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Lok Sabha passes Supplementary Demands for Grants – First Batch for 2023-2024 via voice vote

Lok Sabha passes first batch of supplementary demands for grants envisaging net additional cash outgo of Rs 58,378 cr.

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Rajnath Singh, BJP observers arrive in Jaipur for party meet to pick CM

Union Defence Minister and BJP observer for Rajasthan, Rajnath Singh on Tuesday arrived to attend the legislature party meeting which is likely to decide on the name for the new Chief Minister in the state today.

 

Rajnath Singh and other party observers Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey were welcomed by former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje and state BJP chief CP Joshi. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and Rajasthan BJP Election in-charge Pralhad Joshi also arrived to attend the key meeting.

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Global South disappointed over GST draft at COP28; calls for revisions

Developing countries have deplored the latest draft of the global stocktake, the most important document of the ongoing climate conference (COP28) here, calling for major changes, including in the section offering options to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, negotiators from the Global South said on Tuesday.

The latest global stocktake (GST) draft, which will be the centrepiece of the final deal document, does not mention the "phase-out of fossil fuels". However, it includes stronger language on coal usage, which is problematic for heavily coal-dependent countries like India and China.

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CBI opposes statutory bail granted to DHFL's Wadhawans in loan scam case

The CBI on Tuesday assailed in the Supreme Court the statutory bail granted by courts below to former Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) promoters Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj in connection with a multi-crore rupees bank loan scam case.

A bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma was told by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, appearing for the CBI, that the charge sheet in the case was filed well within the 90 days statutory period and yet the statutory bail was granted to the accused.