Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday handed over 1000 drones to 1,000 Namo Drone Didis across 10 locations across the country and disbursed bank loans to Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the Sashakt Nari – Viksit Bharat programme at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa in New Delhi. The PM also interacted with Lakhpati Didis […]
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Taliban’s decrees on Afghan women cost country over USD 1 billion annually
US special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, emphasised that the Taliban’s restrictive decrees on women and girls in Afghanistan are costing the nation more than USD 1 billion annually, reported Khaama Press. She further said that the detrimental impact of the Taliban’s edicts is not only curtailing women’s access to education and employment but also exacerbating Afghanistan’s dependency on foreign aid. She highlighted the […]
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“2.5 crore MSMEs shut down…”: Congress president Kharge attacks Union govt
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge launched a fresh attack at the Union Government and said that 2.5 crore MSMEs were shut down during the 10 years of the Modi government, while there was an increase of 1.3 crore MSMEs under Congress-UPA. According to the new definition, a micro enterprise is one where the investment in plant and machinery or equipment does […]
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PM Modi virtually launches ‘Mahatari Vandan Yojana’ in Chhattisgarh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched BJP’s flagship programme ‘Mahatari Vandan Yojana’, in Chhattisgarh under which, a monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000 will be provided to married women of the state. PM Modi joined the programme virtually and interacted with the beneficiaries on the occasion. While addressing the […]
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Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting case: Two more RPF constables dismissed
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) dismissed two more constables from the force in connection with the Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting case on Sunday. The incident dates back to July 31, last year when four persons on board a moving train from Jaipur to Mumbai were shot dead by Chetan Singh, a Railway Protection Force […]
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Israel: Airstrike eliminates terrorist who killed Israeli officer in Gaza
The Israeli military eliminated the terrorist who killed a reserve officer, the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday morning. IDF troops directed an airstrike on the terrorist who killed Maj. (Res.) Amishar Ben David. The 43-year-old Ben David was head of the Commando Brigade chief’s forward command team. He was killed on Friday in southern […]
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Income Tax dept to launch e-campaign for Advance Tax for FY 2023-24
The Income Tax Department will launch an e-campaign for the Advance Tax for FY 2023-24. Through the e-campaign, persons/entities carrying out significant financial transactions will be informed through email/SMS to urge them to compute and deposit their due advance tax on or before March 15, 2024. “The Income Tax Department has received certain […]
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“Inauguration of projects shouldn’t be viewed through election prism”: PM Modi in Azamgarh
In a dig at previous governments at the Centre and Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said development projects launched by him across the country should not be seen through the prism of elections. Addressing a public gathering here on Sunday after virtually launching and inaugurating several development […]
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India signs free trade agreement with European Free Trade Association
India signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) bloc, on Sunday. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal co-chaired the meeting on the India-EFTA trade agreement in the national capital on Sunday. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organisation of four […]
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Pakistan to elect its 14th president today amid parties boycotting polls
Several parties, like Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) and Jamaat-e-Islami, are not participating in the election of Pakistan’s 14th president, with polling underway in the national and provincial assemblies as well as the Senate, ARY News reported. Two prominent candidates, Asif Ali Zardari, the joint nominee of PPP and […]
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Israeli diplomat mourns death of Indian national killed in Hezbollah attack
Israeli Consul General to South India, Tammy Ben-Haim has mourned the loss of Pat Nibin Maxwell, who was killed earlier this week while working in Israel, and said that she will work to provide Israeli support for his family. The Consul General said that both Israel and India have been victims of […]
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PM Modi spends time at tea garden in Assam, promotes tourism around it
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on a two-day visit to Assam, took some time out from his tour to spend some time at a tea estate. Taking to his X handle, he urged tourists to visit Assam’s tea gardens during their visits to the state. “Assam is known […]
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NCB arrests Jaffer Sadiq, international drug trafficking network kingpin
The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested Jaffer Sadiq, the alleged kingpin of an international drug trafficking network, officials said on Saturday. “Jaffer Sadiq is the kingpin of a network spread over India, New Zealand, Australia, and Malaysia,” as per an NCB official. Gyaneshwar Singh, IPS Deputy Director General (OEC), said in […]
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Our policy of ‘nation first’ helped manage oil prices despite global conflicts: Hardeep Puri
Stating that India’s policy was ‘Nation First’ and the consumer was ‘paramount’, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Centre was able to keep oil prices from shooting up despite global turbulence amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and drone attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. The Union Minister […]
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Air India operates 15 all-women crew flights to mark International Women’s Day
The Air India group on Friday announced a slew of activities celebrating International Women’s Day. The airline group informed that a total of 15 all-women crew flights were operated in the domestic and international sectors today. “Over 15 per cent of the cockpit crew of Air India are women – making it an […]