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Puducherry LG asks Chief Minister V Narayanasamy to prove majority of his govt in assembly on Monday

ION correspondentFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

The Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has directed the Chief Minister Narayanasamy to prove his government’s majority on the floor of Assembly. A Special Session of the Assembly...

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India will be one of fastest growing emerging market economies next fiscal: S&P Global Ratings

ION correspondentFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

&P Global Ratings has said that India will be one of the fastest growing emerging market economies with a 10 per cent growth in the next fiscal. S&P Director,...

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Fresh guidelines for international travellers after new COVID strains reported in India

ION correspondentFebruary 18, 2021

In view of detection of South Africa and Brazil variants of the Sars-CoV-2 virus in the country, the Civil Aviation Ministry has released a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for...

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Rahul Gandhi’s faux pas in Puducherry – calls for separate Fisheries Ministry that already exists

ION correspondentFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Rahul Gandhi, addressing fishermen during his visit to Puducherry today, called them “farmers of the sea” and talked about the need for a separate ministry for fisheries. Except there...

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24 foreign diplomats to visit Jammu today after touring Kashmir

ION correspondentFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

A group of 24 diplomats from foreign missions, including the European Union will visit Jammu today after touring Srinagar. They will meet Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha....

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Amit Shah to flag off BJP’s final phase of Poriborton Yatra in West Bengal today

ION correspondentFebruary 17, 2021February 18, 2021

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the BJP’s fifth and final phase of Poriborton Yatra in West Bengal today. Mr Shah will flag off the yatra from...

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Foreign ministers of India, Australia, Japan and US to meet today to discuss free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region

ION correspondentFebruary 17, 2021February 18, 2021

The 3rd India-Australia-Japan-USA Ministerial Meeting will be held today with participation of the respective Foreign Ministers. The meeting will provide an opportunity to continue the useful exchange of views...

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Kiran Bedi removed as Puducherry LG; Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan given additional charge

ION correspondentFebruary 17, 2021

Dr. Kiran Bedi has been removed from the post of Puducherry Lieutenant Governor. In a press communiqué, Rashtrapati Bhawan said, Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has been given additional...

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Myanmar military promises new election; Aung San Suu Kyi faces additional charge

ION correspondentFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

Myanmar’s military junta promised yesterday that there would be an election and it would hand over power as police filed an additional charge against toppled former leader Aung San...

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Over 88 lakh people administered Covid-19 vaccine; recovery rate improves to 97.32 percent.

ION correspondentFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccination coverage to health care and frontline workers has crossed 88.5 lakh doses yesterday. In all, 88 lakh 57 thousand 341 vaccine doses were administered through one...