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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India's "high-impact, short-duration" operational capability was demonstrated by the armed forces during Operation Sindoor, while urging air force commanders to…
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NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to replace the 20-year-old MGNREGA with a new initiative that guarantees rural jobs for 125 days every year amid vociferous protests by the Opposition, and Union minister…
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NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Jammu and Kashmir resident, a close associate of suicide bomber Umar-un-Nabi, in connection with the Red Fort area blast, making it the ninth arrest in the case, officials…
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NEW DELHI: Parliament on Thursday passed the nuclear energy bill, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the legislation seeking to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation. The Upper House passed the…
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NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi being conferred Ethiopia's highest civilian award reflects "Bharat's rising stature" in global diplomacy under his leadership and said it is a moment…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: India and Oman will sign a free trade agreement on Thursday in Muscat, opening greater opportunities for sectors such as textiles, food processing, automobiles, auto components, and gems and jewellery.It will…
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NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel examining the recent air traffic disruptions tried to fix responsibility for Indigo's mass cancellation of flights as senior aviation officials and IndiGo COO Isidro Porqueras appeared before it on…
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NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday paid homage to brave hearts who laid down their lives in the 1971 India-Pakistan War that led to the creation of Bangladesh. Chairman C P Radhakrishnan said December 16 marks the 54th anniversary of…
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NEW DELHI: The e-KYC drive for ration cards that started in 2023 has seen 85.6 per cent completion across the country and over 99 per cent beneficiaries are now linked with Aadhaar, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. …
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: In a bid to streamline criminal trials, the Supreme Court issued a slew of directions to trial courts on Monday to enhance the legibility of verdicts in criminal matters.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and…
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