August 7, 2025 9:24 PM

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Parliament passes Coastal Shipping Bill, aims to make coastal trade easier

  Parliament has passed the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill. The Bill seeks to regulate vessels engaged in trade within the country's coastal waters. The bill aims to consolidate and amend the law relating to regulation o...

August 7, 2025 10:28 PM

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NSA Ajit Doval meets Russian President Putin in Moscow

  National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval called on Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow today. Earlier in the day, Mr Doval held talks with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu. Speaking on the occasion, the National Security Adviser said, India has a special and...

August 7, 2025 8:29 PM

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NIA arrests two for transporting people to US illegally

  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two Haryana residents for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking racket that sent people to the US via the "Dunki route". According to the NIA, the accused were part of a transnational syndicate that lured Indian citizens with false pr...

August 7, 2025 8:21 PM

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New chapters on inspirational narratives of courage in NCERT books

NCERT has added chapters on the lives and sacrifices of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Brigadier Mohammad Usman, and Major Somnath Sharma to the syllabus for the upcoming academic year for Class VIII (Urdu), Class VII (Urdu), and Class VIII (English), respectively. The Ministry of Defence, in a statem...

August 7, 2025 8:14 PM

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BJP hits out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for questioning integrity of EC

The BJP today hit out at Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi for questioning the integrity of Election Commission in conducting elections. Addressing media in New Delhi, BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra said that it was not for the first time that Mr Gandhi has made accusations ag...

August 7, 2025 7:43 PM

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Putin, Trump agree to meet says Kremlin aide

  US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in the coming days, a Kremlin aide has said. A possible meeting between Trump and Putin would follow US envoy Steve Witkoff holding talks with the Russian president today. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov noted that the id...

August 7, 2025 7:34 PM

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NDA authorises PM Modi & RS leader J P Nadda to elect alliance’s VP candidate

NDA has authorised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leader of the house in Rajya Sabha J P Nadda to select the alliance’s Vice President candidate. Addressing the media, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the decision was taken unanimously during the NDA Parliamentary party floor ...

August 7, 2025 6:53 PM

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Gold, Silver prices trading up

In the Indian Bullion Market, 24 Karat Gold was trading over 0.1 per cent up at 1,01,500 rupees per 10 grams, while Silver was trading over 1.2 per cent up at 1,15,430 rupees per kilogram a short while ago.  At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for the October contract was trading over 0.1 per cent...