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The government has decided to infuse Rs 70,000 crore in the state-owned banks, so that credit growth can be improved, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said as she presented her maiden Budget in Parliament on Friday.

Negotiations for the pact, officially dubbed as the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), have been held up since May 2013 and have witnessed many hurdles.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's comments came after DMK leader TR Baalu raised the issue for the second consecutive day in Lok Sabha and said the matter has triggered outrage in Tamil Nadu as it was insulting to Tamil society and state politicians.

The council said Someshwar Srivastav was asked by the investigating officer of the case to not return to Dubai without prior permission and he had sent an email to CBI seeking permission to Dubai to meet his family.

Out of the total quota of 2,00,000 pilgrims, a quota of 1,40,000 pilgrims has been allocated to Haj Committee of India (HCoI) and 60,000 pilgrims to Haj Group Organisers (HGOs), the Union minister said.

The plea has also challenged section 5 of the Act to the extent it states that the termination of a more than 20-week pregnancy be permitted only if it was immediately necessary to save the life of the mother.

The Puri Rath Yatra is witnessed by thousands of devotees who come together to pray every year.

The Yatra commences with Lord Jagannath and his siblings visiting his aunt’s place, Gundicha Temple, and is followed by rituals like Suna Besha and Adhar Pana on their return.

This year, the Ratha Yatra is set take place from July 4 to July 15, which, according to traditional Odia calendar, falls on the second day of Shukla Paksha of the Hindu lunar month of Ashadha.

As per the ‘All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) portal 2017-18’, the total sanctioned strength is 14,07,373, while the in-position strength is 10,62,659, resulting in 3,44,714 vacant posts.

The project was initiated in 2014-2015 when the Vellore district administration had set a target to recharge 4,828 wells. So far, 2300 wells have been rejuvenated.

The NEET medical seat allotment list 2019, NEET 2019 Counselling First Round Seat Allotment List Result was published on Medical Counseling Committee‘s official website medicalcounseling.nic.in.

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Gul had started an online campaign against the journalist and is believed to have passed on instructions to the three Lashkar militants — Naved Jhatt, Muzaffar Ahmad and Azad Malik — to carry out the assassination of Bukhari.

The NCPOR has established a high altitude research station named 'Himansh' in Himalaya at 4,000 metres altitude at Sutri Dhaka, a remote location in Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.

Several small rivers in Mumbai have been encroached upon, the chief minister said, adding that the state-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has removed encroachments in several areas while the BMC is in the final stages of clearing the c...