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Biennial polls to Andhra, Telangana teacher, graduate constituencies on Mar 14

Biennial polls to Andhra, Telangana teacher, graduate constituencies on Mar 14

New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Election Commission of India has announced biennial elections for two seats of the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from graduates and teachers constituencies on March 14, an official statement said here on Thursday.
In Andhra Pradesh, Ramu Surya Rao from East-West Godavari and A S Ramakrishna of Krishna-Guntur teachers constituency are retiring on March 29.
Similarly, in Telangana, the tenure of Ramachandra Rao N from Mahabubnagar-Ranga Reddy-Hyderabad and Dr Palla Rajeshwar Reddy of Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduate constituencies ended on March 29.

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Section 124A dealing with Sedition law should be retained; LCI says & suggests increase in punishment

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02 Jun 2023 | 11:40 AM

New Delhi, June 2 (UNI) The Law Commission of India (LCI) in its latest report said section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with sedition law should be retained with certain safeguards to prevent its misuse and also suggested an enhancement in punishment.

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Level of interest in BRICS is testimony of its growing influence: EAM in Cape Town

Level of interest in BRICS is testimony of its growing influence: EAM in Cape Town

01 Jun 2023 | 11:17 PM

New Delhi/Cape Town, June 1 (UNI) Amid the backof several countries seeking to join the bloc, EAM S Jaishankar on Thursday said the level of interest in BRICS is testimony of its growing influence, and urged that the grouping must send out a “strong message that the world is multipolar, and it is rebalancing, and that old ways cannot address new situations”.

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EAM in Cape Town, holds talks with counterparts from Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia

EAM in Cape Town, holds talks with counterparts from Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia

01 Jun 2023 | 8:38 PM

New Delhi/Cape Town, June 1 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting South Africa for the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, on Thursday held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor and with Saudi Arabian FM Faisal Bin Farhan.

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India, Nepal ink seven agreements, PMs Modi, Prachanda hold talks for 'superhit' ties

India, Nepal ink seven agreements, PMs Modi, Prachanda hold talks for 'superhit' ties

01 Jun 2023 | 8:25 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) India and Nepal on Thursday inked seven agreements and launched six projects, including for cross-border petroleum pipelines, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda held productive talks here, to take the bilateral partnership from “hit” to “superhit”.

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NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand police over six labourers' deaths

NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand police over six labourers' deaths

01 Jun 2023 | 7:56 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday said it has issued notices to Jharkhand DGP and Chairman of the Railway Board over the reported electrocution of six labourers while working on a rail power project in Dhanbad.

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