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Rail minister asks RLDA to take up rental housing projects on land parcels for young employees | India News

NEW DELHI: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has asked the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to take up residential projects on its land parcels in cities, to create affordable rental housing stocks for its young workforce.Responding to questions on the projects being executed by the RLDA across the country, Vaishnaw said there is a huge opportunity…

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‘Little Nirbhaya’ case: SC acquits death convict in 7-year-old’s rape-murder | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a death convict in rape-murder of a seven-year-old girl in Uttarakhand in 2014 and said the highest degree of circumspection should be exercised by courts before awarding the death penalty.The gruesome rape-murder was termed as the ‘Little Nirbhaya’ case and had sparked outrage across the state. A bench…

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More voices join condemnation of Doda MLA Mehraj Malik’s detention under PSA, warn of mass protests | India News

JAMMU/SRINAGAR: AAP legislator Mehraj Malik’s detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA) is snowballing into a major political controversy in J&K, with political parties fearing this could become a norm for elected representatives, and seeking his immediate release.Accusing BJP and the central government of attempting to crush the party wherever its footprints increase, senior AAP…

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India slams Swiss govt’s remarks on minorities | India News

GENEVA: India slammed Switzerland’s remarks on minorities at the 5th Meeting of the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council, urging them to focus on their own issues like racism, systematic discrimination, and xenophobia instead of lecturing India. Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi Wednesday criticised Switzerland’s comments as “surprising, shallow and ill-informed,” highlighting India as the…

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Rail minister asks RLDA to take up housing projects on land parcels for young employees | India News

NEW DELHI: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has asked the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to take up residential projects on its land parcels in cities, to create affordable rental housing stocks for its young workforce.Responding to questions on the projects being executed by the RLDA across the country, Vaishnaw said there is a huge opportunity…

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C P Radhakrishnan declared 15th vice-president after defeating opposition’s Reddy by 152 votes, EC certifies victory | India News

. NEW DELHI: Marking the culmination of the vice-presidential election process, the Election Commission — comprising chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and election commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi — on Wednesday certified the election of C P Radhakrishnan as the 15th vice-president of India.A copy of the certificate signed by the three EC…

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