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India tightens curb on refined palm oil import with more conditions

India, the world's largest importer of vegetable oils, buys nearly 15 million tonne annually

Coronavirus impact: Centre postpones process of updating NPR, Census 2021

The house listing and housing enumeration of the Census 2021 and NPR were slated to be carried out simultaneously from April 1 to September 30

Coronavirus lockdown: Police vacate Shaheen Bagh protesters after 3 months

The women agitators have been on a sit-in at Shaheen Bagh for over three months, protesting the newly amended Citizenship Act

Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah released after 8 months of detention under PSA

Abdullah, who turned 50 on March 10, had spent 232 days in custody since the government announced abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state on August 5 last year

MFI operations come to halt in lockdown districts; biz severely impacted

Estimates suggest the locked down districts account for close to 50% of microfinance business in India; banks and SFBs could also be impacted

Petrol bombs hurled near Jamia and Shaheen Bagh protest site, says police

The incident took place at around 9.30 am. A police team has found five-six petrol-filled bottles at the site

International community has understood India's position on CAA, J&K: Govt

The government has briefed the international community on the abrogation of Article 370 provisions in Jammu and Kashmir and the amended citizenship law, and these countries have shown understanding of India's position, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said as a result of government's efforts, countries have shown a better understanding that matters related to Jammu & Kashmir are internal to India and that Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism has been posing a grave threat and affecting the lives of Indians. Some countries have also called on Pakistan not to allow its territories to be used for terrorism in any manner, he said. "The government has pro-actively reached out and briefed the members of the international community on the facts relating to Jammu and Kashmir and also shared perspectives and objectives of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019," Muraleedharan said. Interlocutors .

No document to be collected during NPR update, says Nityanand Rai

The NPR data will be collected along with the house-listing phase of the census to be conducted from April 1 to September 30

CAA protests: HC sets aside govt's leave India notice to Polish student

Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya directed the central government not to give effect to the notice served on the Poland citizen, who studies at the Jadavpur University

HC pushes date for removal of posters of CAA protesters to April 10

The order was passed by the High Court Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ramesh Sinha on an application moved by the Lucknow district magistrate.

CAA does not violate fundamental, legal, secular rights, Centre tells SC

Seeking dismissal of the pleas, it said Indian secularism is "not irreligious", rather it takes cognisance of all religions and promotes comity and brotherhood.

Riot and riposte: Govt's explanation in Parliament was disingenuous

Mr Shah's 50-minute Lok Sabha speech can be best described as a model of mendacity; it apportioned the blame on everyone but his ministry and the Delhi police, which report to him

Kapil Mishra to Bagga, polarising faces take centre stage in Delhi BJP

The next significant change in the population composition was brought about by migrants, largely from undivided Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

UP's poster war: Congress, SP workers put hoardings against Yogi Adityanath

These posters appeared right next to the hoardings, put up by the Lucknow district administration outside the UP BJP office in the Hazratganj area of the city showing anti-CAA protesters

Limitations of defence diplomacy

With its stock nowhere near what it was a year ago, New Delhi has turned to defence as a lever of foreign policy - a strategy that can at best yield limited dividends

Delhi riots: 718 cases registered, 3,400 people detained or arrested

Of the 3,400 people detained or arrested, 60 people have been held under the Arms Act

Delhi Assembly passes resolution asking Centre to withdraw NPR, NRC

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo challenged Union ministers to show their birth certificates issued by the government.

Court grants bail to 3 alleged PFI members in northeast Delhi riots case

Alam and Ilyas were sent to a seven-day police remand last Thursday, whereas Danish was sent to a four-day police custody on Monday

Cong shifts attack on Modi govt from CAA to economy and Coronavirus

Randeep Surjewala questioned the government on its "crony capitalism" in trying to save Yes Bank by making State Bank of India (SBI) depositors bail that bank out

No law to back UP govt action: SC on 'name and shame' posters in Lucknow

The bench also asked Mehta whether the state government has the power to put such posters