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Opposition parties caution government against going ahead with disinvestment amid pandemic

Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday urged the government not to go ahead with its ambitious disinvestment plan, saying it would not yield the desired results due to the coronavirus pandemic. Participating in a discussion on the Finance Bill...

NIA files chargesheet against 3 in suspended J-K cop Davinder Singh’s case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed chargesheet against People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Para and two others in connection with a terror case in which suspended Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh was arrested last...

Delhi Police head constable killed over property dispute in UP’s Aligarh

A Delhi Police head constable was allegedly killed by his two brothers and a nephew over a property dispute, according to an official. Amarpal (50) was on his way back to Delhi on a motorcycle on Sunday evening when the...

News updates from HT: Rahul Gandhi’s 5 guarantees in Assam election rally and all the latest news

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said at Assam's Dibrugarh that the party would guarantee ₹365 daily wage to tea workers, and...

Lok Sabha passes Appropriation Bill, completing two-thirds of budget exercise

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Appropriation Bill 2021-22, authorising the government to draw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India for its working as well as implementation of its programmes and schemes. This completes two-thirds of the exercise...

‘Corruption at next level’: Shah slams TMC, says ‘Bengal at unprecedented low’

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday charged that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) took corruption in West Bengal to 'another level,' promising people that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the eastern state, 'you...

Karan Singh Grover was ‘angry’ with himself when he got Covid-19, regretted saying ‘I’m the anti-virus’ in the past

Actor Karan Singh Grover and his wife, actor Bipasha Basu, are popular on social media for the 'monkey love' series of posts that they keep putting up. Only recently, they were in the Maldives to celebrate Karan's birthday. Now, in a...

‘Amrit Mahotsav’ will be celebrated to mark 75 yrs of Independence: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday requested MPs and all public representatives to take part in 'Amrit Mahotsav' to mark India's 75 years of Independence, which will start from March 12 in Gujarat's Sabarmati Ashram, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad...

44 companies given FDI approvals for joint production of defence items with foreign companies: MoS defence Naik

A total of 44 Indian companies, including public sector units, have got approvals related to foreign direct investment (FDI) till now for joint production of defence items with foreign companies, said Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on...

UK knows urgency in Mallya’s case, extradition linked to legal process: Envoy

The extradition of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the UK is linked to the completion of a legal process that cannot be circumvented though Britain appreciates the urgency attached to such cases, British high commissioner Alex Ellis said...

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Canada to Phase Out Remote Border Crossing Permits, Introduce Phone Reporting by 2026

Canada is preparing to end a long running remote border entry system used along parts of the U.S. border,...