India wants to review, expand 15-year-old trade pact with Japan
India has been seeking a review of the agreement for several years but the Japanese side was holding out. A breakthrough of sorts
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Over 61,000 wait for kidney transplants
The committee on health and family welfare has recommended that kidney transplant facilities be expanded to at least three govt medical colleges in
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Caste count method in Census ‘misleading’: Congress letter to PM
“We don’t approve of the caste census being done through this methodology. Govt should cancel the present questionnaire and prepare a fresh one
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‘Jhooth ki goonj’ site ‘fact-checks’ Rahul’s student meet claims
The digital counterpunch against Rahul’s campaign obviously complements BJP’s efforts, but the party has denied any association with the website. The website itself
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Dissidents push for Hindu Pradesh Congress Committee chief to end Punjab crisis
A group of dissidents that includes senior netas like Charanjit Channi and Sukhjinder Randhawa has been seeking the replacement of state chief Amarinder
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Nepal flood: Centre puts Bihar & UP on high alert as NDRF deploys teams
“Govt of India stands with Nepal in this hour of crisis. I spoke with CMs of Bihar and UP regarding the disaster in
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Nepal flood: For centuries, flood-hit corridor was key route of Himalayan trade
Long before trucks climbed Bhote Koshi valley, mule caravans carried rice and other grain from Nepal north to Gyirong, where traders exchanged them
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Fire tender used to wash MLA’s car in MP, video goes viral
A viral video shows municipal employees washing MLA Ramniwas Shah’s private car. The incident occurred at a municipal housing premises in Singrauli, Madhya
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160 killed in deadly Nepal deluge; at least 133 Indians among 844 missing
Nepal Police put the toll at 157, while Chinese authorities reported three deaths and 265 people missing in Tibet’s Gyirong county. Nepal Police
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UN panel report on minorities is politically motivated: Govt
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination had “highlighted” in a report the increase in law enforcement operations targeting “Rohingya, Bengali-speaking Muslims,