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PM Modi highlights reforms in 2025, commits to boosting "ease of living"
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the Central government's reforms, such as simpler tax laws, modern labour codes, increased rural employment and others in 2025 and expressed commitment to boosting "ease of living".
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Congress' Jairam Ramesh criticises Govt's new definition of Aravalli, BJP'
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a major step towards conservation and protection of the entire Aravalli Range stretching from Delhi to Gujarat from illegal mining, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued directions to the States for a complete Ban on the Grant of any New
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Himachal: 108, 102 ambulance employees begin 2-day statewide strike, servi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hundreds of employees working under the 108 and 102 ambulance services in Himachal Pradesh have launched a two-day statewide strike under the banner of the CITU-affiliated 108 and 102 Ambulance Employees Union, demanding implementation of labour laws and court orders, payment of minimum w
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Policy reforms, digital surge power India's insurance sector in 2025: Lead
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In 2025, India's insurance sector saw major shifts with the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 enabling 100% FDI, fostering competition, alongside tech booms in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) for underwriting & claims, a surge in digital policy
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13 sentenced to life imprisonment for double murder in Samsherganj: West B
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A West Bengal court on Tuesday sentenced 13 people to life imprisonment in connection with the brutal mob lynching of a father and son in Samsherganj, marking a significant conviction under India's new criminal laws. The verdict comes nine months after the double murder.
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Centre committed to keeping Aravalli safe, says Environment Minister Bhupe
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the union minister, the reclassification has been done to bring uniformity in the enforcement of environmental laws across states, as before each state had its own classification to allow mining. Similarly, he also informed that only 0.19 per cent of the whole range has been ope
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MGNREGA was Mahatma Gandhi's vision of Sarvodaya, its death is our collect
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in a recent op-ed in a leading English daily, launched a sharp attack on the Central government, accusing it of dismantling the rights-based legislative framework through its proposed changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Emplo
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"MGNREGA's fundamental character changed, Congress to launch nationwide mo
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"They hate Mahatma Gandhi's name, and they hate the laws enacted during the Congress regime. I don't understand why they rushed this through," Ramesh said, adding that the law was enacted without consultations with state governments.
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Telangana CM Reddy announces new act amidst Christmas celebrations to "sta
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The existing laws would also be amended to ensure stringent punishment for the offenders who abuse other religions, the Chief Minister declared, according to an official press release.
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Amendments in laws to deepen India's insurance coverage, strengthen regula
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, passed by the Parliament this week, is expected to improve insurance penetration, operational efficiency, and market resilience, advancing insurance for all by 2047, according to CareEdge Ratings.
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Pakistan using transnational repression to target diaspora, says rights ad
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mehlaqa Samdani, executive director of the Community Alliance for Peace and Justice, highlighted Pakistan's use of transnational repression to intimidate critics abroad, citing threats against her and other Pakistani-Americans, and urged the US to act to protect diaspora communities and demo
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Parliament's winter session heavy on financial agenda, some key bills pass
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Winter Session of Parliament was heavy on the financial agenda, with several key legislations passed, including the bill to amend insurance laws, the Appropriation Bills, and the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill.
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