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Lok Sabha passes Bill to collect cess for health, national security from p
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Lok Sabha on Friday passed The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, whose objective is to raise additional funds from what is widely called demerit or sin goods -- such as pan masala -- for "Health Security" and "National Security."
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"Our sincere apologies for inconvenience": Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Akhand
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The makers of the Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer 'Akhanda 2' on Thursday announced that the film's release has been postponed due to "unavoidable circumstances".
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Pakistan's fear of clerics dooms Madrassa reforms
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Sindh-based writer and educator Assadullah Channa, in his article published in Pakistan Observer, has criticised Pakistan's repeated failures to reform its madrassa education system, calling it a "chronic national weakness rooted in clerical dominance and political cowardice."
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New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson returns to Plunket Shield
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New Zealand star speedster Kyle Jamieson has returned to the red-ball action in the Plunket Shield on Friday, according to ESPNcricinfo. Jamieson played his first FC (First-Class) game since February 2024.
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J-K: Remote villages in Rajouri get road connectivity for first time since
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
For the first time since independence, the government has established road connectivity to the remote villages in the Kalakote sub-division of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, connecting them to the Tehsil headquarters, the district headquarters, and the Rajouri-Kalakote highway. Read More
Singapore High Commissioner among stranded passengers amid IndiGo's flight
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, the official handle of Singapore HC in India, wrote that his flight to the Jharkhand town was cancelled unexpectedly, leaving him unable to attend the wedding of a young staff member.
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'From oil and gas to S-400; value of Russian friendship proven': Shashi Th
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
As Russian President Vladimir Putin is in India, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised the importance of the relationship with Moscow, stating that from oil and gas to defence equipment, which played a seminal role in Operation Sindoor, Russia has stood by India, and that the ties between the t
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Implementing multi-pronged measures to curb air pollution from paddy stubb
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Minister said that air pollution in NCR results from multiple factors, including vehicular emissions, industrial pollution, construction and demolition dust, biomass burning, municipal solid waste burning, and stubble burning, among others. Recognising the role of paddy stubble burnin
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"Expecting new perspectives," Russian firm Intrud COO says on Putin's Indi
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Velyaeva, while speaking to ANI, noted that India has had close ties with Russia since the time of the erstwhile USSR.
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Rahul Gandhi accuses Govt of blocking LoP-foreign leaders meeting; BJP say
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"Since June 9, 2024, the following leaders have met the Leader of Opposition: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on June 10, 2024, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Ching on August 1, 2024, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia on August 21, 2024, Prime Minister of Mau
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"Limelight will be on economic dimensions": Ex diplomat on Putin's India v
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking with ANI, Bhatia said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India was very important, as it was his first since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, adding that the focus of the visit is expected to be on strengthening bilateral ties, particularly in economic areas.
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New data reveals one of the smallest ozone holes in decades: Study
Updated : 1 day, 15 hours ago IST
This year's ozone hole over Antarctica ranked among the smallest since the early 1990s, reflecting steady progress from decades of global action under the Montreal Protocol.
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