India, US announce COMPACT to boost cooperation during PM Modi, US President Trump talks

Washington/New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) India and the US announced a new initiative – the US-India COMPACT – Catalyzing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology for the 21st Century – to drive transformative change across key pillars of cooperation – defence, investment and trade, energy security, technology and innovation, multilateral cooperation, people to…

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President’s rule imposed in Manipur

Imphal, Feb 13 (UNI) The Centre on Thursday announced that President’s rule has been imposed in Manipur, four days after Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s resignation on Sunday. A notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs said that the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, has received a report from the Governor of the State…

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JPC report on Waqf bill: Chairman has power to remove note that casts aspersion on panel: Rijiju

New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday slammed the Opposition for calling the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf Amendment Bill as “illegal and unconstitutional” and said that Chairman Jagdambika Pal has the authority to remove a note “that casts aspersion on the Committee”. Addressing the…

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