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India to spend 12.9% of Budget 2024 on defence. But how does it stack up against China?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India to spend 12.9% of Budget 2024 on defence. But how does it stack up against China?

Firstpost  

The Centre has allocated Rs 6.21 lakh crore from the Union Budget to defence spending – up from 5.94 lakh crore in 2023. The defence ministry has kept aside Rs 1.05 lakh crore – 75 per cent of the modernisation budget – to buy from Indian firms. The Centre also increased the defence pension budget to Rs 1.41 lakh crore …

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Religious tourism surges this summer: Ayodhya, Varanasi, Char Dham
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Religious tourism surges this summer: Ayodhya, Varanasi, Char Dham

Hindustan Times  

Religious tourism is expected to generate a revenue of ₹5,900 crore by 2028, creating 140 million temporary and permanent jobs by 2030, according to a Financial Express report. Ayodhya, which now has 24 daily flights has witnessed massive tourist influx, Prakhar Mishra, director of tourism, Uttar Pradesh, told Financial Express. “An average spend per person at any pilgrim location has …

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CDSCO set to ban these common cold, flu syrups for children under four years; pharma companies to issue warning on meds
1 year ago

CDSCO set to ban these common cold, flu syrups for children under four years; pharma companies to issue warning on meds

Hindustan Times  

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation is set to implement a ban on a widely used anti-cold cocktail medicine combination for infants and children under four years of age. Following the committee's recommendation on June 6, 2023, the Drug Controller General of India chief Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi issued a letter on December 18, instructing all manufacturers of the common …

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Rs 2.5 lakh per minute: The cost of Parliament logjam
1 year, 5 months ago

Rs 2.5 lakh per minute: The cost of Parliament logjam

Firstpost  

Parliament’s Monsoon Session has not been very productive so far as the impasse over Manipur continues. The recently concluded Budget Session saw the Lok Sabha run a mere 45.9 hours and the Rajya Sabha work for 32.3 hours. This could make it the shortest full-term Lok Sabha since 1952.” Indian Express quoted MoS Parliamentary Affairs Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal as …

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Explained: How shortage in Malaysia proved eggcellent news for India
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: How shortage in Malaysia proved eggcellent news for India

Firstpost  

An egg shortage in Malaysia is proving to be a boon for India. Let’s take a closer look: Malaysia’s egg shortage Malaysian officials told Reuters small-scale farmers are reducing output due to increasing feed prices caused by the Ukraine war. “For the first time, Malaysia is buying large quantities of eggs from India, and it seems that India’s egg exports …

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India receives two 'Romeo' helicopters: How they will boost navy’s capabilities
2 years, 5 months ago

India receives two 'Romeo' helicopters: How they will boost navy’s capabilities

Firstpost  

India is procuring 24 MH-60R helicopters by 2025 as part of a Rs 15,000-crore deal with the US government. They will be deployed for anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship strikes, specialised maritime operations as well as search and rescue missions The Indian Navy got a big shot in the arm to its combat capabilities on Thursday after receiving two MH-60 ‘Romeo’ multi-mission …

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Gangs of Prayagraj: How student groups are wreaking havoc in the city with crude bombs
2 years, 5 months ago

Gangs of Prayagraj: How student groups are wreaking havoc in the city with crude bombs

Firstpost  

The rivalry between two student groups has resulted in crude bomb attacks in Prayagraj. The minors, mostly between 15 and 17 and from well-off families, have been engaging in criminal activities over the past year, a senior police officer said The mystery of six crude bomb blasts in different areas of Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj over the past three months has …

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Hindu man with saffron flag present at Capitol Hill during violence? Fact check
4 years ago

Hindu man with saffron flag present at Capitol Hill during violence? Fact check

Op India  

In the wee hours of the morning of 7th January 2021, many watched in horror as Capitol Hill burnt. Many quintessential, self-proclaimed ‘liberals’, some of whom also masquerade as journalists, took to Twitter to insinuate that “Hindu supremacists” were present at the rally that turned violent at Capitol Hill and thus, by extension, Hindus had shamed India. While the man …

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