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BJP MP Hema Malini said the lawmakers are skipping the sessions on pollution as it does not concern their states.

The Congress demanded today that the government must disclose all details about electoral bonds before Parliament, alleging that the scheme resulted in money laundering and destroyed transparency in the funding of political parties.

A total of 31 institutes have been recognized by the selection committee appointed by the government to provide free coaching in competitive exams to SC, OBC students.

The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department has arrested four persons for allegedly making false input tax credit (ITC) claims causing loss to the exchequer to the tune of at least Rs 400 crore, sources said.

People belonging to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other socially and educationally backward classes in the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh would continue to get the benefit of reservation in jobs, the Centre said today.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Kerala government to frame an exclusive legislation regarding the administration of Sabarimala temple. The top court said the exclusive law, also covering the aspects of welfare of pilgrims visiting there, should be similar to the one in Guruvayur temple, the southern state's other famous temple.

The Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut has written to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu complaining that his seating in the Rajya Sabha has been changed to "humiliate" him and "deliberately hurt sentiment and suppress our voice".

The Defence Ministry is deliberating revising no-objection guidelines for buildings in the vicinity of defence establishments and ensure that security is not jeopardised while accommodating development needs.

The MPs of European Union who visited Jammu and Kashmir last month, were on a private visit, the government told parliament today. They were allowed to visit as part of the system of "familiarisation visit" the Union Home Ministry said in response to a question by Samajwadi Party MP Chaudhary Sukhram Yadav.

The government's nodal cyber security agency to combat hacking, phishing and to fortify security-related defences online has warned of a "vulenrabilty" on WhatsApp that could be spread by an MP4 file. The advisory comes weeks after a global snooping scandal on the messaging platform came to light.

A Shiv Sena member in the Lok Sabha today said that he is unable to repair his house due to restrictions on building construction in the vicinity of defence establishments.

CTET admit cards can be expected tomorrow. Candidates are suggested to wait for the admit card to be released by the CBSE.

Indian Navy is inducting a large number of highly capable and state-of-the-art assets and equipment, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Wednesday as he highlighted the strategic importance of the seas in the well-being of people of the country.

President Ram Nath Kovind awarded the President's Colour, the highest honour that is bestowed upon a military unit, to the Indian Naval Academy on Wednesday.

Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia today criticised attempts aimed at "glorifying" Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse by certain sections including the Hindu Mahasabha.