OBC activists Laxman Hake and Navnath Waghmare suspended their indefinite hunger strike on the tenth day after receiving a written assurance from the state government regarding the protection of reservations for the OBC community.
Read MoreThe new telecom law effective from June 26 grants govt emergency control over telecommunications services. It includes provisions like sections 1, 2, 10, and 30. The law will rename the Universal Service Obligation Fund to Digital Bharat Nidhi for funding research and development.
Read MoreYemen’s Houthi rebels, in coordination with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, conducted a military operation targeting ships at Israel’s Haifa port using drones. The attacks aimed to disrupt shipping in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza conflict. The Iranian-aligned Houthis have been involved in ongoing drone and missile strikes in shipping lanes, resulting in...
Read MoreMaintaining that the government does not intend to hurt the interests of lakhs who legitimately cleared the entrance exams, the authorities are drawing a contrast with the cancellation of All India Pre-Medical Tests in 2004 and 2015. Spelling out the stand, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the govt does not intend to...
Read MoreFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman reassured taxpayers of easing their lives under CGST. She addressed concerns over opposition attacks on GST, emphasizing reconciliatory administration. The GST Council’s positive steps aim to enhance ease of doing business and investor confidence. In fact, a rush of notices by state authorities has been particularly troubling for large companies...
Read MoreAndhra Pradesh leads in fishing and aquaculture with 40.9% share, followed by West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar. Output in these sectors has increased steadily from 2011-12 to 2022-23.
Read MoreNational Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change, principal chief conservator of forests, Uttarakhand, and chairman and chief executive officer of the State Disaster Management Authority. The NGT has impleaded all of them as respondents in the case and has directed them to file a detailed...
Read MoreIndia and Bangladesh signed agreements on various areas during PM Modi’s meeting with Sheikh Hasina. They announced a technical team to manage the Teesta river inside Bangladesh amidst China’s interest. The water-sharing agreement remains unresolved due to opposition from West Bengal.
Read MoreIndian nationals and OCI cardholders can clear immigration faster by walking through e-gates at major international airports. The ‘Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Programme’ was inaugurated by Amit Shah at Delhi airport. FTI-TTP will be launched across 21 airports in two phases, starting with its rollout at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad,...
Read MorePM Narendra Modi is likely to skip the SCO summit hosted by Kazakhstan in Astana due to ongoing Parliament session. He will miss the chance to engage with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif. Given the state of relations with both countries, Modi perhaps won’t mind not having any sort of...
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