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Modi Government 2.0

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In a major crackdown against corruption by the government, 22 senior government officials in the Finance Ministry sacked

OpIndia Staff - 26 August, 2019

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has compulsorily retired 22 senior government officials in "public interest" on charges of corruption and misconduct under Rule 56 (J).

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Bahrain pardons 250 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture after PM Modi made his maiden visit to the island nation

OpIndia Staff - 26 August, 2019

According to official data, 8,189 Indians are lodged in various prisons in foreign countries, with Saudi Arabia having the highest number at 1,811.

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India not to renew 1989 agreement, stops sharing hydrological data with Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2019

The move by the Indian government is considered to be the response to Pakistan's continuous propagation of terror into India and also its attempts to destabilise the normalcy in the Kashmir.

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Jammu and Kashmir: Restrictions to be eased as schools and colleges to re-open from Monday, landline phones to be restored

OpIndia Staff - 16 August, 2019

It has been reported that government secretariat and other offices will start functioning from Friday

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Supreme Court refuses re-verification of NRC process in Assam, orders exclusion list to be published online on August 31

OpIndia Staff - 13 August, 2019

Earlier in July, the Supreme Court had extended its July 31 deadline to August 31 for publication of the final Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC).

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Government extends relief to startups, simplifies the process of angel tax assessment

OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2019

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that no verification will be done by an assessing officer if a startup has been recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

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Normalcy steadily returning in Jammu and Kashmir, section 144 withdrawn from Jammu municipal limits

OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2019

People of the newly formed UT have perceived abrogation and bifurcation as a golden opportunity to progress

Politics

Atif Aslam, Veena Malik may be ‘artists’ for peaceniks in India, but to them, they will always remain Pakistani first

Nirwa Mehta - 7 August, 2019

Pakistani artists' posts on Kashmir should be a wake-up call for the 'cross-border culture exchange' brigade.

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While Pak politicians mouth off platitudes, rattled by dilution of Article 370, Pakistan summons Indian High Commissioner

OpIndia Staff - 6 August, 2019

Pakistan's foreign secretary Sohail Mahmood summoned Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria on Monday to the Foreign Office over the abrogation of Article 370.

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