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Florida politician censured over remarks calling for mass deportation of Indians

Langevin has said his aim was to start a “discourse” on immigration policies.
Published on Oct 19, 2025 03:55 am IST

NCP seeks disqualification of 5 MLCs who have switched sides

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Updated on Sept 12, 2023 12:30 am IST

Ahead of polls, all Congress members of Mizoram autonomous council join BJP

Mizoram’s BJP chief says largesse from the Centre will help the BJP to retain power in the autonomous district councils.
Updated on Oct 19, 2020 01:51 am IST

HC Bar: Council changes poll panel

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Updated on Sept 13, 2020 12:03 am IST

Ludhiana MC putting concrete around trees, engineers’ council writes to NGT

Concrete stuffed around trees outside the office of the municipal corporation in Ludhiana.
Updated on Jan 19, 2020 10:56 pm IST

How Sena’s mastermind Anil Parab became a minister

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Updated on Jan 01, 2020 12:15 am IST

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan: ICC’s security review before naming match officials

The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters
Updated on Sept 16, 2019 09:51 am IST

GST cut to power electric vehicles, drive down prices

The levy on EV chargers or charging stations to has been reduced to 5% from 18%, effective from August 1, 2019, an official statement said.(Pradeep Gaur/ Mint File Photo)
Updated on Jul 29, 2019 10:40 am IST

World Cup 2019: On Olde Meecham Green, make Crickette survive

Some of the Mitcham Club juniors playing on the Green
Updated on Jun 30, 2019 07:58 am IST

Teachers’ recruitment, medical council among bills tabled in LS

Trinamool Congress member Aparupa Poddar brought this up and sought answers from the government on why was it so and how soon can the situation be rectified.
Updated on Jun 28, 2019 12:11 am IST

Congress members merge with BJP in Mizoram autonomous council

Fifteen Congress members of MADC signed the decision to merge with the BJP, while five others gave consent over the phone. The Congress members include three who have been nominated.
Updated on Jun 26, 2019 09:30 am IST

Admission scam in Mumbai’s minority colleges? State government to look into claims

School education minister Ashish Shelar told the legislative Council that he will form special squads to examine the cases.
Updated on Jun 28, 2019 12:46 am IST

54K mangroves to be razed in Maharashtra for Ahmedabad bullet train project

Raote said the government is in talks with locals who will be affected by the project and will give them appropriate compensation.
Updated on May 24, 2020 08:24 pm IST

Nirmala Sitharaman-led first GST Council meets to decide on single point refund system

The GST Council is expected to consider tweaking GST rate on lottery and cutting the tax rate on electric vehicles from 12 per cent to 5 per cent.
Updated on Jun 21, 2019 04:03 pm IST

Need quick solution for cases linked to infra projects, says Devendra Fadnavis

The state government is considering a way to ensure time-bound resolution of court cases surrounding big-ticket public infrastructure projects, such as the coastal road or Metro project, in a manner that does not infringe on the powers of the judiciary, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the state legislature on Wednesday.
Published on Jun 20, 2019 01:46 am IST

India slams secrecy in working of UN’s terrorism sanctions panel

Under intense pressure from the US, France and Britain, Beijing finally allowed the panel last month to impose sanctions on the Masood Azhar.
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 01:38 pm IST

PM Modi, council of ministers to take oath at 7 pm on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the media after meeting with President RamNath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday.
Updated on May 26, 2019 11:54 pm IST

Council plans short and smart training sessions for teachers

In a move aimed at reducing the loss of teaching hours, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Haryana, will be revamping the teacher training schedule from this year onwards.
Published on May 23, 2019 01:23 am IST

Girls outperform boys in CISCE board exams

Gurugram students shined at the Indian School Certificate(ISC) class 12 results, which were declared by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Tuesday afternoon.
Updated on May 09, 2019 07:00 am IST

Sudan protesters demand civilian rule, military council ready to comply

Sudanese demonstrators protest against the army's announcement that President Omar al-Bashir would be replaced by a military-led transitional council, near Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan.
Updated on Apr 15, 2019 02:21 pm IST

China says Washington’s UN move complicates Masood Azhar issue

China on Wednesday accused the US of ‘complicating’ the issue of designating Jaish-e-Mohammad founder Masood Azhar a global terrorist.
Updated on Apr 03, 2019 05:43 pm IST

GST Council approves transition plan for new tax rates for real estate sector

Pandey said GST rates for new projects will be mandatory from April 1.
Published on Mar 19, 2019 03:45 pm IST

Final decision on 48-team 2022 World Cup set for June: FIFA

File photo of FIFA logo
Published on Mar 14, 2019 10:40 pm IST

Govt detects 20,000 cr GST evasion in April-Feb FY’19

New Delhi, India - Dec. 1, 2016: New 2000 rupee currency note. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Feb 27, 2019 06:20 pm IST

India’s growth to remain in 7-7.5% range in next few years: PM advisory panel

A labourer works at the construction of a residential complex at Noida.
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 05:54 pm IST

Cabinet approves increase in Autonomous Councils’ powers in Sixth Schedule areas in North east

The NDA government on Wednesday decided to grant more power and funds to 10 autonomous councils in the region.
Published on Jan 23, 2019 09:09 pm IST