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Chief Justice of India's office is public authority under RTI Act: SC Apex court upholds disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs of Karnataka Any party claiming majority in Maharashtra can approach Governor for govt formation: Amit Shah PM Modi to hold bilateral talks with BRICS leaders in Brasilia Golden Jubilee audio-visual anthem released for IFFI

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11th BRICS Summit underway; PM Modi holds bilateral talks with top leaders from Russia, Brazil, China

11th BRICS Summit is underway in Brazilian capital, Brasilia. Ahead of the summit level talks tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with top leaders from Russia, Brazil and China last night.

39th India International Trade Fair to begin tomorrow

39th India International Trade Fair will begin tomorrow at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.

India, Switzerland hold bilateral meeting to discuss fight against tax evasion

India and Switzerland held Secretary-level bilateral meeting today in New Delhi and discussed enhanced cooperation in the fight against tax evasion.

Golden Jubilee audio-visual anthem released for IFFI

Information and Broadcasting Secretary Amit Khare today released Golden Jubilee audio-visual anthem for International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa from 20th to 28th November.

Any party claiming majority in Maharashtra can approach Governor for govt formation: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah today said, the Maharashtra Governor has not denied the chance to any party to form government in the state after Assembly Polls.

Chief Justice of India's office is public authority under RTI Act: SC

The Supreme Court today held that office of Chief Justice of India is a public authority under Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Apex court upholds disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs of Karnataka

In other important decision, the apex court today upheld the disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs by the then Karnataka Speaker but allowed them to contest the upcoming by-polls to be held on 5th of December.

Harsh Vardhan felicitates families of organ donors at AIIMS

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today felicitated the families of organ donors at a function organised at AIIMS in New Delhi.

Air pollution: EPCA orders closure of Delhi-NCR schools for two days

The Supreme Court-mandated anti-pollution authority EPCA today ordered schools in Delhi-NCR to be closed for the next two days due to increased pollution levels.

JNU decides to roll back hike in hostel fees

Jawaharlal Nehru University has decided to partially roll back the hike in hostel fees following protests by students for 16 days.

Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today took charge as the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

Delhi court extends judicial custody of P Chidambaram till Nov 27 in the INX Media case

A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of former union minister P Chidambaram till November 27 in the INX Media money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.

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