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December 8, 2025 1:33 PM December 8, 2025 1:33 PM

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MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary says multidimensional poverty fell to 11.28% in 2022-23

The government today said that multidimensional poverty in India is estimated to have declined from 29.17 per cent in 2013-14 to 11.28 per cent in 2022-23. Replying to during the question hours in Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said around 24.8 crore people have esca...

December 8, 2025 1:06 PM December 8, 2025 1:06 PM

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Lok Sabha begins discussion on 150th anniversary of the National Song Vande Mataram

Lok Sabha has taken up the discussion on the 150th Anniversary of the National Song Vande Mataram. The national song was written by Bankimchandra Chatterji in 1875.     Initiating the discussion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the mantra of Vande Mataram gave power and inspiration to the ent...

December 8, 2025 11:57 AM December 8, 2025 11:57 AM

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Rajya Sabha pays tributes to former Mizoram Governor Swaraj Kaushal

The Rajya Sabha today paid tribute to the former Governor of Mizoram, Swaraj Kaushal, who passed away on the 4th of this month.     When the House assembled at 11 AM, Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan, in his obituary reference, said that in the passing away of Swaraj Kaushal, the nat...

December 8, 2025 11:29 AM December 8, 2025 11:29 AM

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IIT Jammu hosts Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2025

The Indian Institute of Technology Jammu will be hosting the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025 - Software Edition today and tomorrow. This marks the second consecutive year that IIT Jammu will host this prestigious nationwide innovation and technology event.     The nati...

December 8, 2025 10:04 AM December 8, 2025 10:04 AM

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Fourth group of Tamil guests receives grand welcome at Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0

Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 embodies the vision of "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat". The fourth group of Tamil guests from Tamil Nadu, who arrived in Varanasi yesterday, received a grand welcome. The Writer and Media Professionals Group visited the Inter-Culture Studies Centre at BHU, engaging with the ric...

December 8, 2025 8:56 AM December 8, 2025 8:56 AM

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Veteran actor Kalyan Chattopadhyay passes away at 82

Veteran actor Kalyan Chattopadhyay passed away at the age of 82. Recently, he had been hospitalised due to age‑related illness and breathed his last on Sunday night. His last rites were performed at Keoratala Mahashmashan the same night.     Born in Berhampore of Murshidabad district of West Bengal ...

December 8, 2025 8:02 AM December 8, 2025 8:02 AM

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20th session of UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee to begin today in New Delhi

The 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will begin today at the Red Fort in New Delhi. The session will be chaired by Vishal V. Sharma, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of India to UNESCO.     India has nominated Diwali - the fest...