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December 5, 2024 7:29 AM December 5, 2024 7:29 AM

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PM Modi confident of strengthening India-GCC ties under Kuwait’s ongoing Presidency

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the close cooperation between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council would be further strengthened under Kuwait’s ongoing Presidency of the GCC. Foreign Minister of Kuwait, Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, called on the Prime Minister at his official ...

December 5, 2024 11:42 AM December 5, 2024 11:42 AM

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ISRO reschedules launch of ESA’s PROBA-3 mission

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has rescheduled the European Space Agency’s PROBA-3 spacecraft launch due to an anomaly detected in the satellite. It will now be launched at 4:12 PM today onboard PSLV-C59 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Earlier, the mission was schedule...

December 4, 2024 7:51 PM December 4, 2024 7:51 PM

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Rajya Sabha clears bill to replace 100 years old Boiler Act

The Rajya Sabha has passed the Boilers Bill 2024. It repeals the Boilers Act,  1923. Specific provisions have been made in the Bill to ensure the safety of persons working inside a boiler and the repair of boilers undertaken by qualified and competent persons. For Ease of Doing Business, the Bill wi...

December 4, 2024 7:44 PM December 4, 2024 7:44 PM

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LS takes up Railways (Amendment) Bill to grant statutory powers to Railway Board

The Lok Sabha today took up the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 for consideration and passing. The Bill seeks to grant statutory powers to the Railway Board and enhance the functioning and independence of the body. It repeals the Indian Railway Board Act 1905 and incorporates provisions related to t...

December 4, 2024 5:21 PM December 4, 2024 5:21 PM

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60 districts free from LWE informs State Home Minister to RS

The government has said that 60 districts have been freed from the menace of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the country during the last five years. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that following the resolute implementation of the National Poli...

December 4, 2024 4:51 PM December 4, 2024 4:51 PM

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Slight increase in rural literacy rate in last fiscal informs Education Minister to RS

Rural literacy registered a marginal rise in the country last year. As against  77 per cent during 2022-23, rural literacy rose to 77.5 per cent in 2023-24. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Education, Jayant Chaudhary said the Male literacy rate which was 83.6 per cent in...