India

Delhi CM inspects Sakhi Centre at Lok Nayak hospital, stresses on ensuring full support to women seeking assistance

05 Oct 2026 | 5:02 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday reviewed in detail the facilities available for women and girls affected by violence at the Sakhi One Stop Centre located at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital here, and the overall system for addressing their complaints.

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PM backs Next-Gen GST push for simpler compliance and greater business certainty

05 Oct 2026 | 4:29 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, backed the government’s next phase of Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, saying the proposed changes would make taxation simpler and more predictable, ease compliance and improve the refund process, thereby giving businesses greater confidence to invest and expand as India pursues the goal of a “Viksit Bharat”.

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CPI(M) to join INDIA bloc protest on Oct 8; demands removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

05 Oct 2026 | 4:08 PM

Kaithal, Oct 5 (UNI) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will participate in large numbers in the INDIA bloc’s joint protest on October 8, said Jai Prakash, acting Secretary of the CPI(M) District Committee, in a press statement issued on Monday.

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India, Switzerland deepen partnership with pact on mobility, young professionals, transport technology and research

05 Oct 2026 | 4:06 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) India and Switzerland on Monday unveiled a package of five agreements and an additional research initiative to deepen bilateral cooperation in migration and mobility, employment opportunities for young professionals, transportation technologies, scientific research and entrepreneurship during Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin’s state visit to India.

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PM Modi backs next-Gen GST push for simpler compliance and greater business certainty

05 Oct 2026 | 3:35 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday backed the government’s next phase of Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, saying the proposed changes would make taxation simpler and more predictable, ease compliance and improve the refund process, thereby giving businesses greater confidence to invest and expand as India pursues the goal of a “Viksit Bharat”.

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05 Oct 2026 | 3:16 PM

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PM Modi hails India-EFTA trade pact as new phase of economic cooperation

05 Oct 2026 | 2:10 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries had entered a new phase of economic cooperation with the implementation of their landmark Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), describing it as India’s "first free trade agreement" with a European economic bloc.

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SC refuses ex-parte suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, seeks responses over SIR decisions

05 Oct 2026 | 1:50 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass an ex-parte interim order seeking suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying it would first hear the Election Commission and other respondents on allegations that key decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were taken unilaterally by the CEC.

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Ramesh questions Modi govt over rising medicine costs, invokes Patent law to seek relief for patients

05 Oct 2026 | 1:42 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of failing to protect patients from the rising cost of medicines and questioned why legal provisions enabling government intervention in the production and supply of patented drugs were not being used to make life-saving medicines more affordable.

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Kerala orders Vigilance probe into 2006 PWD decisions involving Gyanesh Kumar

05 Oct 2026 | 12:57 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has directed the state Vigilance Department to conduct a detailed inquiry into alleged irregularities and claims of external influence in decisions taken by the Public Works Department in 2006, when Gyanesh Kumar was serving as its secretary.

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SC to consider plea seeking permission for peaceful protests in Delhi amid agitation against CEC

05 Oct 2026 | 12:50 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list a plea seeking directions to the Delhi Police to allow peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar in the national capital, amid ongoing demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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Kharge says Congress will not compromise on three demands over SIR

05 Oct 2026 | 12:09 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday reiterated the party’s three “non-negotiable” demands amid intensifying Opposition protests against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, scrapping of the SIR exercise and a return to ballot paper voting.

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Ramesh demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, cites Justice Bhuyan's NALSAR remarks

05 Oct 2026 | 9:29 AM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh, on Monday, stepped up his attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation and citing remarks made by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan during an address at NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad.

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CPI(M) chief MA Baby accuses Delhi Police of targeting protesters, demands Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

05 Oct 2026 | 12:38 AM

New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby today accused the Delhi Police of using excessive force against protesters and alleged that the authorities were attempting to intimidate women protesters and journalists amid the ongoing opposition campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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CPI(M) chief MA Baby accuses Delhi Police of targeting protesters, demands Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

05 Oct 2026 | 12:31 AM

New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby has accused the Delhi Police of using excessive force against protesters and alleged that the authorities were attempting to intimidate women protesters and journalists amid the ongoing opposition campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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