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Union Minister Sonowal pays tribute at Bhupen Hazarika's home, honouring h
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, visited the iconic residence of Bhupen Hazarika in Guwahati on Saturday, to honour the legendary music maestro. The visit was marked by an emotional interaction with members of the Hazarika family and a guided
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Bhartiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme set for rollout in coming months, approval p
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Announced in the Union Budget 2025, the scheme aims to make digital textbooks available in Indian languages for students at both school and higher education levels. According to sources, the initiative will be implemented centrally and will cater to a wide array of academic disciplines an
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"Feel saddened to support such an administration": Chirag Paswan criticise
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"I also believe that these incidents are being carried out as a conspiracy to defame the government ahead of elections. But even then, the responsibility of controlling it lies with the administration. Either the administration is in collusion with it, or the administration has become com
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Committing a sin when questioning, Kargil, Op Sindoor: Shivraj Singh Chouh
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"Congress raises questions even on Kargil Vijay Diwas. From 2004 to 2009, when the UPA was in power, Kargil Vijay Diwas was not celebrated. Even a Congress MP had said Why should we celebrate? That war was fought during the NDA government. When the country fights a war, does it do it for
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"Airstrike or OpSindoor, Indian Army no less than any other": MoS Sanjay S
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The union ministers, accompanied by locals and students, participated in the programme at the historic site of Kargil, which saw the conflict first hand when the area was captured by Pakistani forces in May 1999 and subsequently retaken, after the Indian Army launched Operation Bison.
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Atal Pension Yojana achieves major milestone, gross enrolments surpass 8 c
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 8 crore total gross enrolments with an addition of 39 lakh new subscribers in the current Financial Year (FY 2025-26) alone, said the Union Finance Ministry.
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"Union government must treat all states equally": Karnataka Minister Eshwa
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's remarks on the Mahadayi river project sparked a heated dispute between Karnataka and Goa, with Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre on Friday said that the Union government must treat all states equally and vowing that Karnataka will "definitely complete" the
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No plan to remove 'socialist', 'secular' from Constitution: Govt informs R
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Responding to a question by RS MP Ramji Lal Suman, the Union Minister said in a written reply in the upper house on Thursday that "the government's official stand is that there is no current plan or intention to reconsider or remove the words "socialism" and secularism" from the preamble
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India adds 16,630 sq km forest cover in a decade: Govt tells Rajya Sabha
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In a written reply, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said the forest and tree cover of the country now stands at 8,27,356.95 sq km, which is 25.17% of India's geographical area. This includes 7,15,342.61 sq km under forest cover and
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Himachal: HRTC staff warns of 8-hour shift limit from Aug 1 to state govt,
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) Drivers and Conductors' Union has warned the state government and HRTC management that if their long-pending demands are not met by July 31, they will strictly adhere to an 8-hour work limit from August 1. The union, led by President Man Sing
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Multi-sector expert team constituted under NDMA visits Himachal to study e
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In response to the rising frequency of extreme weather events in Himachal Pradesh, including cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has formed a multi-sectoral expert team to conduct a scientific study of these phenomena. The decision followed a m
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Relation between centre, Vice President not like before: Gaurav Gogoi on D
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"The resignation of the Vice President is sudden and unfortunate, because of the way he was presiding in the meetings yesterday. Today, he also had a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) in the Rajya Sabha. From our side, we wish him good health, but it seems that the relation
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