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The protesting farmer unions on Wednesday said they will organise a march to Parliament in May to intensify their agitation against the three agriculture laws. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha said farmers camping at Delhi borders will march on foot to Parliament and the exact date will be decided soon. It said the farmers will also block the KMP expressway for 24 hours on April 10. http://dlvr.it/RwlRPy

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Army's internal probe revealed the cases of paper leak and the connivance of the selection staff in the recruitment process, said Army chief MM Naravane on Tuesday. The chief also said that the investigation so far has revealed the involvement of several civilians. He said that the case was transferred to the CBI as it revealed the involvement of "other parties" and civilians. http://dlvr.it/Rwgj6l

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will make an additional 2,269 Covid beds available, including 360 ICUs, in private hospitals with immediate effect amid the rising coronavirus cases. These beds will be in addition to more than 3,000 beds currently vacant in Mumbai. He added that all allotment of hospital beds will be done only through 24 Ward War Rooms. http://dlvr.it/Rwft9k

The Manipur government directives, which issued to the five Deputy Commissioners of the bordering districts of Chandel, Tengnoupal, Kamjong, Ukhrul and Churachandpur, however, said: "In case of grievous injuries, medical attention may be provided on humanitarian considerations." http://dlvr.it/RwcvMJ

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday attacked the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following the death of an 85-year-old mother of a BJP worker, saying that "Ma, Mati, Manush" has been bloodied with violence under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rule. BJP worker from Nimta, Gopal Majumdar's 85-year-old mother, Shobha Majumdar -- who was allegedly beaten up by TMC workers last month in the North 24 Parganas district -- died in the wee hours of Monday. http://dlvr.it/RwbCJF

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​​ Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function in Pulwama district in south Kashmir, Omar said his party has always maintained that the betterment of not only Jammu and Kashmir, but the whole of south Asia lies in the friendship between the two countries. http://dlvr.it/RwV7d7

In a tweet, Tharoor admitted his mistake and wrote, "I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong. Yesterday, on the basis of a quick reading of headlines and tweets, I tweeted "everyone knows who liberated Bangladesh," implying that Narendra Modi had omitted to acknowledge Indira Gandhi. It turns out he did: Sorry!" http://dlvr.it/RwTbHD

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Accusing Congress of facilitating infiltration in Assam, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that only Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can stop infiltrators as Prime Minister Narendra Modi can work on developing the state. http://dlvr.it/RwQK0L

India and Bangladesh are expected to sign at least five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to the country to attend the celebrations of the golden jubilee of its independence and the birth centenary of ‘Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.​ http://dlvr.it/RwNMsP

The government is trying to construct a separate 'e-highway' on the 1,300-kilometre-long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway where trucks and buses can ply at a speed of 120 km per hour, Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Replying to a query during Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Gadkari said the step is expected to bring logistics cost down by 70 per cent. http://dlvr.it/RwMNmh

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The meet in March 2020 was attended by thousands of Jamaat members from different states, along with hundreds of foreigners. After several of them tested positive for the infection, a nationwide search operation was carried out by respective state governments to locate and quarantine them on the direction of the Centre. http://dlvr.it/RwHcNB

A new double mutant Covid-19 variant has been found in India, said the government on Wednesday. Several Variants of Concerns (VOCs) have been found in India previously, however, the ministry of health said that the cases of new variants are limited in number. Govt said it could not be sufficiently established if these variants were behind the recent spike in Covid-19 cases. http://dlvr.it/RwGmGp

Ahead of Holi and the upcoming Panchayat elections, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday ordered testing of people coming from other states seeing a spurt in coronavirus cases. http://dlvr.it/RwDpQZ

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This year's meeting is the first between the two commissioners after the August 2019 nullification of the operative provisions of Article 370 that gave special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The erstwhile state was also carved into two union territories -- Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. http://dlvr.it/RwByTJ

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"Various survey reports have come now. Election is a political game. So what I would like to request to the Left party workers that do not be complacent and show any laxity in campaign works in the wake of these survey reports," Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters. http://dlvr.it/Rw7BwJ

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Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Sunday in a major gaffe confused the UK with the USA while remarking how India tackled the Covid-19 pandemic better than the country which ruled it for 200 years. "America, which enslaved us for 200 years, which ruled the world, under whose empire it was said the sun didn't set...recorded over 2.75 lakh Covid-19 deaths," he said. http://dlvr.it/Rw4hmZ

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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday saw a change of guard with Dattatreya Hosabale being elected as its ‘Sarkaryavah’. The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha of RSS elected Hosabale as its ‘Sarkaryavah’ or general secretary. http://dlvr.it/Rw1Snm

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee campaigning in tribal Paschim Medinipur district on Thursday for the coming state election asked "Marxist friends" not to vote for either the CPM or Congress, who are "cohorts of the communal BJP". http://dlvr.it/Rvv989

Redevelopment of railway stations across India is a priority agenda of Ministry of Railways, Government of India. This agenda is being driven with full force by the Government with the participation of private players as a part of PPP projects. http://dlvr.it/RvtJHb

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Replying to a question by TMC MP Derek O Brien, MoS (home) Nityanand Rai said the Supreme Court had in an order dated February 28, 2012 directed that foreign nationals who had completed their sentence shall be released from jail immediately. The court said, they be kept in an appropriate place with restricted movement pending their deportation/repatriation. http://dlvr.it/RvqGj9

Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has termed as "historic" the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, recently passed by Rajya Sabha. http://dlvr.it/RvpPWS

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