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January 29, 2026 3:49 PM
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India and Bangladesh successfully concluded the release and repatriation of 23 Indian fishermen and 128 Bangladesh fishermen, along with their operable vessel, on Thursday. The External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that Indian fishermen who inadvertently crossed the International Maritime Bo...
January 29, 2026 3:53 PM
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Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran has said that employment conditions in the country have improved since the launch of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). Briefing the media on the Economic Survey 2025-26 in New Delhi on Thursday, Mr Nageswaran said, the unemployment rate has declined...
January 29, 2026 3:30 PM
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Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal exchanged views on avenues to strengthen India-Canada cooperation for mutual growth and prosperity. During his meeting with Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Tim Hodgson, in New Delhi on Thursday, both sides discussed energy secu...
January 29, 2026 3:18 PM
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Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P Radhakrishnan has urged the members to contribute to exercising robust parliamentary oversight and maintaining the highest parliamentary decorum to enable the upper house to have a meaningful transaction of the listed business. In his opening remarks durin...
January 29, 2026 3:04 PM
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today apprised the House of the successful conduct of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) 2026. Mr Birla mentioned that the 28th CSPOC, which was organised from 14th to 16th of January was a grand success. This conference was held ...
January 29, 2026 2:26 PM
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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) today released a Concept Note, proposing amendments to the Designs Act, 2000, to align it with global best practices. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said the proposed amendments seek to ensure that India’s design law remains ...
January 29, 2026 2:13 PM
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the copy of the Economic Survey 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha today. The document was prepared by the Finance Ministry’s Department of Economic Affairs under the guidance of the Chief Economic Advisor. The Economic Survey is a comprehensive review of the country...
January 29, 2026 2:08 PM
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The Supreme Court today ordered that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, be kept in abeyance. The Court expressed certain reservations about the Regulations, which are being challenged as discriminatory towards the general cate...
January 29, 2026 2:07 PM
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The Delhi High Court has clarified that freedom of speech, though a fundamental right, is not unlimited and cannot be used to justify defamatory or abusive campaigns against individuals or organisations. The Court said that the Constitution itself places reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2), ...
January 29, 2026 1:51 PM
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The government has said that over one crore 64 lakh houses have been sanctioned so far under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) since its inception. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu while replying to supplementary questions in the Lok Sabha...
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