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Centre is working to cut defence imports by $2 bn by next year: Rajnath

The govt aims to encourage the manufacture of defence related items in the country

Edu Ministry to rename 1,063 residential schools, hostels after Netaji

Earlier, the Central government had decided to celebrate January 23, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as 'Parakram Diwas'

Centre trying to govern Delhi via 'backdoor', claims Sisodia; BJP hits back

Manish Sisodia accused the Centre of trying to govern the national capital through the "backdoor", claiming the Union cabinet has cleared a proposal to give more powers to the Lieutenant Governor.

Centre shuts 201 institutions under Social justice Ministry over violations

He said the 201 institutions have been shut due to a number of factors, including management and infrastructural issues

1,000 more mandis to be integrated with e-NAM in 2021-22, says govt

Direct payment to farmers has also been enabled on this platform

Centre should repeal farm laws, not brand farmers 'terrorists': Priyanka

andhi said soldiers on the country's borders are the sons of farmers

Over 2.2 mn public grievances, highest in last 3 years, received in 2020

The Centre runs an online platform for public grievances

No annual report from Lokpal laid in Parliament: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal came into being in 2019

Govt places second purchase order with SII for 10 mn doses of Covid vaccine

The Centre on Wednesday placed a second purchase order with the Serum Institute of India for the supply of one crore doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Covishield'

Govt to decriminalise 12 offences under LLP Act for ease of doing business

One proposal is to create small LLPs in line with the concept of small companies

IMA refutes Centre's data, says 734 doctors lost lives due to Covid-19

IMA appealed that a high-power committee be constituted by the government to do a thorough study of the entire data of deceased doctors

India has received $358.30 bn in FDI during 2014-20: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Replying to a separate question on gold imports, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Hardeep Singh Puri said India has imported 306.55 tonnes of the yellow metal during April-December 2020

Govt has no plan to close down BSNL, MTNL: Telecom Ministry tells Lok Sabha

The government had announced a revival package of around Rs 69,000 crore in October 2019

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Barricades at protest sites, ruckus in Parliament over farmers' demands

Both Houses of Parliament faced repeated adjournments as Opposition members disrupted proceedings, demanding a discussion on the central laws enacted last September

Issues related to religious conversions concerns of state governments: MHA

Law enforcement agencies take action whenever such instances of violation come to the fore, the government said

40,735 Look Out Circulars issued against foreigners between 2018-2020: Govt

As many as 40,735 Look Out Circulars (LOCs) were issued against foreigners between January 2018 to December 2020, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a statement laid in the Lower House, the Ministry of Home Affairs said 2,627 LOCs were issued against foreigners in April, 2020. "A total of 40,735 LOCs were issued against foreigners during the period January, 2018 to December, 2020. Out of these, 512 LOCs were issued against overstaying foreigners," the statement said. An LOC is issued by any law enforcement agency against an individual barring him or her to leave the country. The statement said on detection at immigration check posts at the time of departure from India, the foreign nationals against whom LOCs had been issued, were not allowed to leave India till legal proceedings against them were completed.

Govt examining proposals on raising penalty for animal cruelty

The government is examining several representations received on raising the penalty for animal cruelty from the existing Rs 50 for such an offence

Farmers aggressively resorted to rioting during their protests: Govt

The government on Tuesday informed Lok Sabha that 39 cases were registered between September and December 2020 against farmers protesting against the agri laws at Delhi's borders

Budget reflects govt's efforts to sideline non-BJP ruled states: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday flayed the Union Budget