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The COVID-19 test of the MPs need to be done 72 hours before the start of the session and it can be done either in their constituencies or at the Parliament complex.

Dutch politician Geert Wilders was acquitted by an appeals court on Friday of discrimination, in a partial legal victory for the farright populist who leads the opposition in parliament and who is known for his antiIslam rhetoric.

The government on Friday said clean energy developers can furnish letter of undertaking issued by IREDA, PFC or REC in lieu of bank guarantees under state auctions for renewable power projects. The move will further improve ease of doing business for...

The directorate has said that up to 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff can be called to schools outside COVID-19 containment zones for online teaching, tele-counselling and related work.

Karnataka on Friday reported a spike of 9,280 new cases of COVID19 and 116 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 3,79,486 and death toll to 6,170, the health department said. The day also saw 6,161 patients getting dischar...

A threemember team of mountaineers from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) here recently climbed three unscaled peaks during a sixday expedition. The team successfully climbed the 4,790metrehigh Naga peak, the 5,871metrehigh Ku peak and an unna...

Former Gujarat High Court judge Justice (retd) VP Patel was appointed the new chairperson of the Gujarat Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. He was appointed by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in consultation with the High Court and has assumed charge,...

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday promulgated an ordinance making violations of guidelines on COVID19 lockdown and preventive measures such as social distancing compoundable offences. Governor Banwarilal Purohit promulgated the Tamil Nadu Public H...

National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2020 will be conducted on September 29 in around 90 cities across India.

The Anti Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested a sarpanch and her son for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1,000 from a hand pump mechanic to sanction a bill of Rs 3,100, officials said. The accused have been identified as Kotradeep Singh gram panchayat h...

Nepal on Friday reported a record 1,359 COVID19 cases in a single day, taking the national tally to 44,234, the health ministry said. According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 464 females and 895 males tested positive in the last 24 hours...

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has criticised Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh for stating that she has no right to stay in Mumbai, and compared Mumbai to Taliban.

The government on Friday asked all ministries /departments to review appointments of consultants, curtail functions and ban use of imported paper for printing as part of measures to rationalise nonpriority expenditure. The finance ministry has issue...

Belarusian police arrested five university students in the capital Minsk on Friday, human rights activists said, and videos posted on social media showed chaotic scenes of those detained being dragged away by officers through crowded corridors.

The Bar Council of a state grants license to a person to practice as a lawyer and has wide powers such as suspending or taking away the right of its members in certain situations to practice under the Advocates Act.

The plan is Yash Raj Film's chairman and managing director Aditya Chopra's initiative to immerse cinephiles in a wave of nostalgia.