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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after he lands in New Delhi with a broader goal to shore up bilateral strategic and economic…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: The government has set a target of inducting 5,171 women in Central Armed Police Forces in 2025-26, an around 60 per cent increase from 3,239 women recruited in the previous year, the Rajya Sabha was informed…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a law to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends.The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, was passed by a voice vote in…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday withdrew its directive requiring smartphone makers to pre-install a state-run cybersecurity application on all new devices, as it moved to quell rising concerns that the measure…
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NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has launched a special drive for identification and removal of unauthorised occupation on National Highways, according to an office memorandum.The office memorandum said that…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases, the first between April and September 2026 and the second in February 2027, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.Giving details of the exercise in response to a…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government plans to launch a ride-hailing mobility app 'Bharat Taxi' that aims to free the country's commercial vehicle drivers from dependency on private…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Relentless protest by the Opposition demanding a debate on SIR led to the adjournment of Lok Sabha proceedings for the day on Tuesday even as the government asserted that it was ready to discuss the issue in…
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NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha will take up a debate on the 150th anniversary of National Song 'Vande Mataram' on Monday and on electoral reforms on Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said.The decision was taken after an…
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NEW DELHI: The DRDO has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at controlled velocity, validating some of the key safety parameters including complete aircrew recovery. The test has…
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