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I made a mistake: Kashmiri-footballer-turned-militant Amir Siraj's last confession
The phone conversation between Amir Siraj (A), and apparently his father (B), reveals how Amir was indoctrinated and regretted the decision of joining the terror outfit. Amir's family has called the audio clip fake and said that no such conversation took place between him and his father.
Centre releases Rs 6K cr loan to states to meet GST compensation shortfall
The government had set up a special borrowing window in October 2020 to meet the estimated shortfall of Rs 1.10 lakh crore in revenue arising on account of implementation of GST. The borrowings are being done through this window by the Centre on behalf of the states and UTs. The borrowings have been done in 9 rounds.
Congress defends Rahul trip on party's 136th foundation day
Several senior Congress leaders, including party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were present during the party's foundation day at the party headquarters here at 24 Akbar road. Speaking to the media after the party foundation day celebrations, Priyanka Gandhi slammed the government for calling the farmers' agitation a "political conspiracy".
Better asset quality to drive banks' credit, earnings in FY22: ICRA
Low-interest rates, improved business volumes, better job prospects and income levels could also stimulate credit demand next year, the agency said. However, it expects net NPAs and credit provisions will subsequently trend lower in FY2022 as the banks have reported strong collections on their loan portfolio with most banks reporting collections of over 90 per cent.
62 UK returnees untraceable, but needn't panic: Odisha official
However, there is no need to panic as these 62 UK returnees have completed their quarantine period, Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra said. He said that a total of 181 persons had returned from the UK to Odisha between November 30 and December 21. Among them, 119 persons underwent Covid-19 test, and six tested positive for the virus.
MVA closes ranks as ED summons Sanjay Raut's wife for probe
The Nationalist Congress Party and Congress, along with Sena leaders, slammed the BJP for systematically targeting Opposition leaders who speak out against the party or its policies. Hours before addressing the media, Raut made a telling tweet, going back to a popular Bollywood song from Sanjay Datt debut "Rocky" (1981): "Aa dekhe zara, Kisme kitna hai dum; Jum ke rakhna kadam, Mere sathiyaan."
NDA 'unbreakable' in Bihar, Arunachal incident to have no impact: Sushil Modi
Sushil Modi, who is considered close to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, served as the Deputy Chief Minister in the previous Bihar government. Talking to the media after attending an event organised on the birth anniversary of late BJP leader Arun Jaitley, he said JD(U) leaders have opined that the incident in Arunachal Pradesh would not have any impact on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar.
India's first fully indigenous pneumococcal vaccine launched
Pneumosil has been developed through collaboration spanning over a decade among the Serum Institute, PATH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This significant milestone is aimed at improving pneumococcal conjugate vaccine affordability and enabling sustainable access for low-and middle-income countries.
Assam government to shut its madrasas, introduces Bill in Assembly
Assam Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introduced the Assam Madrassas Education (Provincialisation) Act of 1995 on the opening day of the three-day Winter Session. The Congress and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), a Muslim dominated party, strongly opposed the Bill and said that they would restart the madrasa education after coming to the power in the Assembly polls due in April-May next year.
Sixth round of talks between farmers, govt on Dec 30
In a letter signed by the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, the government said that the meeting between the farmer leaders and the council of ministers would take place at Vigyan Bhawan on December 30 at 2 pm.
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