September 23, 2023 7:51 PM

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Review of this week’s parliament proceedings BY V. Mohan Rao

The passage of the historic reservation for women by both Houses of Parliament is the major highlight of the five-day-long special session which began on Monday. The landmark 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' will provide 33 percent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and the State Assembli...

September 23, 2023 7:30 PM

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Indian sailors stuck in Yemen reach Mumbai

Eighteen Indian sailors stuck in Yemen were brought back today through the efforts of the External Affairs Ministry and Indian Embassies. The seamen landed in Mumbai this afternoon. The Indian sailors were stuck at Nishtun Port. After relentless efforts of Indian embassies in Riyadh and Djibouti, th...

September 23, 2023 7:25 PM

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Gujrat government announces relief package for flood-hit farmers

The Gujarat government today announced a special relief package for farmers hit by floods in the districts of Bharuch, Narmada, and Vadodara between 16 and 18 September. The package has been announced based on the report of the estimated damages caused to standing crops in the three districts due to...

September 23, 2023 6:27 PM

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TRAI focuses on R&D, releases Consultation Paper, invites comments

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation Paper on encouraging research and development in the Telecom, Broadcasting, and Information technology sectors today. The purpose of the paper is to develop a comprehensive eco-system for enhancing research and development in t...

September 23, 2023 5:34 PM

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Bike rally for 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan' in J&K

To promote adventure tourism and to spread the message of 'say no to drugs' under Union Government's 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan', an interstate bike rally was organized in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district today. The rally in which 35 bikers from different states and some N...

September 23, 2023 5:32 PM

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75 percent of villages across the country achieve ODF plus status: Union Minister

The Union Government has said that 75 percent of villages across the country have achieved Open Defecation Free (ODF) plus status under the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase-2. An ODF plus is one that has sustained its Open Defecation Free status along with the implementation of Solid and Liquid w...

September 23, 2023 5:30 PM

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In cricket, India to take on Australia in Indore tomorrow

In Cricket, India will lock horns with Australia in the second ODI of a three-match series in Holker Stadium, Indore tomorrow. The match will begin at 1:30 p.m. Having taken a 1-0 lead, India will look to clinch the series.    In the first ODI, India defeated Australia by five wickets in M...

September 23, 2023 3:25 PM

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A man dies of suffocation in a fire accident in Mumbai

In Mumbai, a sixty-year-old man died of suffocation in a fire incident that took place today morning. The fire broke out on the 13th floor of the 15-story Raintree building in Hindu Colony, at Dadar around 8:30 a.m. The Fire Brigade personnel took the man to Sion Hospital. However, he was declared d...