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Central university and tribal university proposed in Andhra Pradesh Central Universities Bill passed by Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2019, with Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, who introduced the Bill, stating that preparations were on for filling vacancies in the next …

Pakistan has told India that it will not open its airspace for commercial flights until New Delhi removes its fighter jets from forward bases, Pakistan’s Aviation Secretary Shahrukh Nusrat has informed a parliamentary committee. And for the fifth time, it extended the ban till July 26, its civil aviation authority …

Enhanced engagement discussed Commerce Ministry officials on Friday met trade officials from the U.S. and discussed ways to improve trade relations been the two countries. “A delegation led by Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) Christopher Wilson visited India on July 11-12 to explore potential for enhanced bilateral trade and …

YSR Congress MP stages walkout The government on Friday was caught in an embarrassing position as the entire Opposition backed YSR Congress MP Vijaya Sai Reddy’s private member’s Bill seeking reservations for the Other Backward Classes in the Rajya Sabha and the Assemblies on the lines of the reservations available …

It allegedly portrays the Assamese as xenophobic A group of people accused of portraying the Assamese as xenophobic through poetry, in a dialect associated with Bengal-origin Muslims, has asserted that controversy was being manufactured at a time when the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was being updated in Assam. On …

Biggest change is in the fact that parliamentary responsibilities and positions in parties are being delegated to new MPs The 17th Lok Sabha may not have topped the figure of the previous one for first-term MPs, with 313 in 2014 compared to the 267 now, but in terms of prominence …

Will discuss modalities to bridge the gaps in corridor project Indian and Pakistani officials will meet at the Attari-Wagah border on Sunday to discuss issues, including ways to bridge gaps related to the Kartarpur Corridor that is to be made operational by November, ahead of the commemoration of the 550th …

At the time, ISRO was grappling with the task of indigenously executing the cryogenic stage for its GSLV Mk-II rocket. Any thought of sending a moon lander was a distant dream of low priority. Equipping the LTTF and making it look and feel like being on the moon was the …

Court orders status quo, schedules hearing for Tuesday The Supreme Court on Friday pressed the pause button in the legal battle for power in Karnataka, asking Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar to refrain from deciding on the disqualification or resignation of 10 rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs for the time …

Small leak found in Soviet nuclear sub A small radiation leak from a Soviet nuclear submarine that sank 30 years ago has been found, Norwegian researchers said on Thursday, but it poses no risk to people or fish. The institute said that findings were around 100 Becquerel (Bq) per litre …