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RBI to auction ₹4.73 lakh crore in govt bonds from January 2025
1 week, 2 days ago

RBI to auction ₹4.73 lakh crore in govt bonds from January 2025

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India will sell government bond worth ₹4.73 lakh crore in January-March quarter of 2025 on State Governments and Union territories. In the January–March quarter of 2025, the Reserve Bank of India will provide government bonds for State Governments and Union territories totalling ₹ 4.73 lakh crore. The central bank informed that the actual amount of borrowings …

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Govt blocks 18 OTT platforms for publishing obscene, vulgar content
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Govt blocks 18 OTT platforms for publishing obscene, vulgar content

Deccan Chronicle  

Government blocked 18 OTT platforms this year for publishing obscene and vulgar content, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. In a reply to a question by Shiv Sena-UBT member Anil Desai, Murugan said the IT Rules of 2021 cast specific due diligence obligations on intermediaries to make reasonable efforts by themselves …

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India: Gross NPAs of PSBs at ₹3.16L Cr, Govt Reports
1 month ago

India: Gross NPAs of PSBs at ₹3.16L Cr, Govt Reports

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The gross non-performing assets of public sector banks stood at Rs 3.16 lakh crore as of September 30, which is 3.09 per cent of the outstanding loans, while gross NPAs as percentage of outstanding loan is 1.86 per cent in private sector banks, the government said on Tuesday. Informing to the Parliament, minister of state for finance Pankaj …

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Fact Check: No, Govt Of India Has Not Announced Any Income Tax Exemption For Senior Citizens Above 75
1 month ago

Fact Check: No, Govt Of India Has Not Announced Any Income Tax Exemption For Senior Citizens Above 75

ABP News  

A post is being widely shared on social media claiming that the central government has announced that senior citizens above 75 years, who rely on pensions and other welfare programs, are exempt from paying income taxes and filing IT returns. However, senior citizens earning more than ₹3 lakhs must pay taxes based on their applicable income tax slab and regime. …

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No place for Khalistan in India: Modi govt blocks 10,500 URLs linked to pro-Khalistani referendum
1 month, 1 week ago

No place for Khalistan in India: Modi govt blocks 10,500 URLs linked to pro-Khalistani referendum

Firstpost  

In the last three years, the Indian government has blocked almost 10,500 URLs linked to pro-Khalistani referendum under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act Tightening its grip against the pro-Khalistani referendum, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Indian government has blocked around 10,500 URLs on social media which were linked to it in the last three years. These Uniform Resource …

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Bangladesh to Seek Sheikh Hasina's Extradition: Pros & Cons for Indian Govt
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh to Seek Sheikh Hasina's Extradition: Pros & Cons for Indian Govt

The Quint  

Hasina's prolonged stay in India has also become a headache for the Narendra Modi government. Following her arrival in India on 5 August, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had made a statement in Parliament saying that the deposed prime minister had sought approval to come to New Delhi "for the moment" – indicating that India was not to be her …

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Canada officer, wanted in India in terrorism case, given clean chit by Trudeau govt
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Canada officer, wanted in India in terrorism case, given clean chit by Trudeau govt

Firstpost  

Sandeep Singh Sidhu aka Sunny Toronto, who is wanted in India for promoting terrorist activities and for the murder of a Shaurya Chakra awardee in Punjab, has been given clean chit in Canada. Sidhu, a member of the banned International Sikh Youth Federation, is wanted in India for promoting terrorism and the murder of a Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh …

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Taliban appoints Ikramuddin Kamil as ‘Acting Consul’ at Afghan mission in Mumbai, no confirmation yet from Indian govt
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Taliban appoints Ikramuddin Kamil as ‘Acting Consul’ at Afghan mission in Mumbai, no confirmation yet from Indian govt

Firstpost  

The Taliban regime has appointed Ikramuddin Kamil as the acting consul in Mumbai, marking the first such appointment in India by the current Afghanistan regime The Taliban regime appoints Ikramuddin Kamil as the ‘Acting Consul’ at the Afghan mission in Mumbai. The Taliban regime has appointed Ikramuddin Kamil as the ‘acting consul’ in the Afghan mission in Mumbai, however, there …

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Telangana Govt to set up Young India Sports University
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Govt to set up Young India Sports University

The Hindu  

Telangana government has decided to set up a Young India Sports University, which will be an important component of the sports ecosystem to support the sports hub in the Fourth City/Future City on the city outskirts. The proposed sports university named as ‘Young India Sports University’ will be an important component of the sports ecosystem to support the sports hub. …

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B’desh: Awami League event thwarted; interim govt to decide on Hasina’s extradition
4 months, 3 weeks ago

B’desh: Awami League event thwarted; interim govt to decide on Hasina’s extradition

Hindustan Times  

Dhaka: The Awami League party’s efforts to commemorate the assassination of former president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka were thwarted on Thursday, even as a top official said Bangladesh’s interim government will decide on seeking former premier Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India. Protesters hold national flags as they march to block the house of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, ‘Bangabandhu’ the first …

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha wants Govt to reduce minimum age for fighting elections to 21 years. Here is why
5 months, 1 week ago

AAP MP Raghav Chadha wants Govt to reduce minimum age for fighting elections to 21 years. Here is why

Live Mint  

Aam Aadmi Party Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha has demanded that the minimum age for contesting elections in India be reduced from the current 25 to 21 years. When the first Lok Sabha was elected after Independence, Chadha said, 26 per cent of members were less than 40 years old. "I have a suggestion for the government of India: the …

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Union Budget 2024: What Is Climate Finance Taxonomy That Govt Wants To Develop? Explained
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024: What Is Climate Finance Taxonomy That Govt Wants To Develop? Explained

ABP News  

Climate Finance Taxonomy: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her Budget speech on Tuesday announced that the government will establish a taxonomy for climate finance to enhance the availability of funds aimed at climate adaptation and mitigation. The development of a climate finance taxonomy is set to increase the flow of capital towards efforts aimed at adapting to climate change and …

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OPINION | INDIA HAS BIG HOPES FROM UK'S NEW LABOUR GOVT
6 months ago

OPINION | INDIA HAS BIG HOPES FROM UK'S NEW LABOUR GOVT

India TV News  

The first British Prime Minister of Indian origin, Rishi Sunak, suffered a devastating electoral defeat for his Conservative party after Labour Party led by Sir Keir Starmer swept to power after 14 years. In the outgoing House of Commons, there were only six MPs of Indian origin belonging to the Labour Party. He described Jammu and Kashmir as an integral …

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India TV Poll: Should govt offer Deputy Speaker's post to Opposition after election of Speaker?
6 months, 1 week ago

India TV Poll: Should govt offer Deputy Speaker's post to Opposition after election of Speaker?

India TV News  

India TV Poll: The post of Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha, which has remained vacant in the 17th Lok Sabha, is expected to be filled again, but the suspense over who will be offered the position continues. The Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker's post has been lying vacant since 2019. bloc will be offered the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker post, …

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‘No Govt Should Ignore Terrorism for Political Gains’: Indian Envoy To Canada On Kanishka Bombing Anniversary
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘No Govt Should Ignore Terrorism for Political Gains’: Indian Envoy To Canada On Kanishka Bombing Anniversary

News 18  

Terming the frequent acts glorifying militancy in Canada as “deplorable”, India has emphasised that no government in the world should overlook the threat of terrorism emanating from its territories for political gains. No government in the world should overlook the threat of terrorism emanating from its territories for political gains.” -Sanjay Verma @HCI_Ottawa at th Memorial event for Kanishka Bombing …

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Assam flood: ‘Double-Engine government betrayed people,’ says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam flood: ‘Double-Engine government betrayed people,’ says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government, both at the Centre and in Assam, of betraying the people by failing to deliver on their promise to make the state flood-free. Read: Over 1.6 lakh people affected in Assam due to heavy rainfall; Karimganj worst hit Taking a swipe at the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government …

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Mercury Rising: Centre Asks Govt Hospitals to Prioritise Heat Stroke Cases, Delhi to Move its Homeless to Shelters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mercury Rising: Centre Asks Govt Hospitals to Prioritise Heat Stroke Cases, Delhi to Move its Homeless to Shelters

News 18  

The Delhi government on Wednesday held an emergency meeting with the heads of all major hospitals amid rising cases of heatstroke due to the scalding temperatures. The ministry of health and family welfare issued a health advisory as an intense heatwave swept northern parts of India with maximum temperatures touching more than 45 degrees Celsius in many areas. Later, on …

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Return of Modi govt is an opportunity to engage with India on ‘big’ issues: Canada PM
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Return of Modi govt is an opportunity to engage with India on ‘big’ issues: Canada PM

Hindustan Times  

Toronto:Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the re-election of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi provides an “opportunity” for them to “engage” on several “very serious” and “big” issues. Appearing in an interview with the outlet CBC News on the eve of the anniversary of the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Trudeau said, “Now that he’s through his …

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Heatstroke killed 46 persons in May: Govt data
7 months, 1 week ago

Heatstroke killed 46 persons in May: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

India has reported 56 confirmed heatstroke deaths in the past three months, of which 46 persons have died in May alone, according to government data. According to India Meteorological Department, there were two intense spells of humid heat in April--between April 5 and 7-- over east and southeast Peninsular India; April 15 and 30 over Odisha and West Bengal that …

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Deal final blow to this govt which has become symbol of tyranny: Rahul
7 months, 1 week ago

Deal final blow to this govt which has become symbol of tyranny: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged people on Saturday to vote in large numbers and deal a "final blow" to "this government which has become a symbol of arrogance and tyranny".Gandhi pointed out that the seventh and final phase of voting for the general election is being held on Saturday and claimed that according to the trends so far, …

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'Will support I.N.D.I.A bloc from outside to form govt': Mamata Banerjee reveals her plan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Will support I.N.D.I.A bloc from outside to form govt': Mamata Banerjee reveals her plan

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister, while addressing an election rally at Chinsurah, Hooghly district, on Wednesday, expressed skepticism about the BJP's ambitious target of achieving 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. She said her party - TMC - will support the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc from outside to form a government at the Centre. According to the media reports, Banerjee interestingly …

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Govt likely to push for Air India units’ stake sale in FY25
11 months ago

Govt likely to push for Air India units’ stake sale in FY25

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Centre will make a push for selling its shares in Air India’s erstwhile subsidiaries in FY25, said a top official, but the privatization of Container Corporation of India is unlikely to see any traction soon. “The Air India subsidiaries can be taken up for disinvestment, they’re part of the ongoing,” Tuhin Kanta Pandey, secretary of the department …

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Why Madrasa Board Under Minority Dept, Not Education?; Can Persons Of Specific Religion Only Be Appointed To Board?: Allahabad HC Asks UOI, UP Govt
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Madrasa Board Under Minority Dept, Not Education?; Can Persons Of Specific Religion Only Be Appointed To Board?: Allahabad HC Asks UOI, UP Govt

Live Law  

Amid the ongoing controversy over madrasas in Uttar Pradesh, with the state government surveying the Islamic education institutions in 2022 and forming an SIT last month to probe madrassas' funds from abroad, the Allahabad High Court last week questioned the need for the Madarsa Board to run under the Minority Department rather than the Education Department of the state.The bench …

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Mysterious pneumonia outbreak: India prepared for any kind of exigency, says govt | Key points
1 year, 1 month ago

Mysterious pneumonia outbreak: India prepared for any kind of exigency, says govt | Key points

India TV News  

In the wake mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China, the Union Health Ministry on Friday said that it is actively monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and the emergence of respiratory illness clusters in children in the neighboring country. “There is a low risk to India from both the avian influenza cases reported from China as well as the clusters of respiratory …

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