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STATE TIMES NEWS New Delhi: The e-courts services project of the Department of Justice has won the Digital India Award 2020, officials said on Sunday.The project has won the award in the category of "Excellence in Digital Governance" of…
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New Delhi: The CPI(M) Sunday hit out at the government for scrapping the winter session of Parliament over the COVID-19 situation, and said the pandemic is being used as an excuse by the Centre to avoid being held accountable on its "all…
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New Delhi: With no clarity yet on dates of board examinations next year, several schools are already conducting pre-board exams in online mode to ensure that students are fully prepared in time. While the Ministry of Education (MoE) is…
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New Delhi: India and Vietnam are likely to seal a number of agreements and make certain announcements to further expand overall ties including in areas of defence, energy and healthcare at a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra…
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New Delhi: The Law Ministry has asked states to set up special courts to settle disputes related to infrastructure project contracts under a law which was amended two years ago, saying it is very important in improving the 'Ease of Doing…
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Mumbai: Two people were arrested by the Anti Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch allegedly with 66,000 Nitrazepam tablets, a kind of hypnotic drug used to treat sleep disorders, worth Rs 33 lakh, an official said on Sunday. Shahrukh…
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he was open for resolution of the Kanjurmarg Metro car shed land issue through dialogue. Addressing people of Maharashtra through a live web cast, Thackeray lamented…
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New Delhi: A new book fleshes out political philosophy of veteran BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee and gives an insider account on how the late former prime minister thought and worked. The book, titled "Vajpayee: The Years that Changed…
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New Delhi: Flight crew members who are asymptomatic but test positive for COVID-19 need to undergo home isolation for 10 days and once it is over, they can be declared fit for flying again by their medical supervisor, according to aviation…
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New Delhi: Privatisation of Air India may spill into next fiscal year as the divestment process is unlikely to conclude in the remaining a little over three months of 2020-21, an official said. Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group…
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