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December 3, 2025 9:00 PM December 3, 2025 9:00 PM

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LS passes Excise Bill 2025 to raise excise duties and cess on tobacco products 

 The Lok Sabha has passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The proposed law aimed to amend the Central Excise Act, 1944, specifically to raise excise duties and cess on tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco, chewing tobacco, zarda and scented tobacco. The amendment is...

December 3, 2025 8:43 PM December 3, 2025 8:43 PM

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IMD forecasts heavy rain for Southern States tomorrow

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast  heavy to very heavy rainfall overAndhra Pradesh, Kerala,  Mahe, Tamil Nadu,Puducherry and  Karaikal tommorow. The Met Department has predicted heavy rainfall in places over South Interior Karnataka.It also said that cold wave conditions are over Ha...

December 3, 2025 8:40 PM December 3, 2025 8:40 PM

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PM Modi meets Bengal BJP MPs, urges strong stand against TMC

BJP MPs from West Bengal today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. During the meeting, Mr Modi asked the party MPs from West Bengal to effectively counter the Trinamool Congress-led government in the state and work towards winning the assembly elections next year.     Talking to reporters...

December 3, 2025 7:56 PM December 3, 2025 7:56 PM

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Minister Piyush Goyal highlights importance of innovation & quality in manufacturing

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal today highlighted the importance of innovation, quality, design, sustainability and efficiency as key drivers of India’s manufacturing competitiveness.     While addressing the IndiaEdge event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry in N...

December 3, 2025 7:08 PM December 3, 2025 7:08 PM

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Devotees reach Puducherry for Kashi Tamil Sangamam under the PM’s SAVE expedition

A team of devotees travelling from Tenkasi to Varanasi via Thanjavur as part of the Prime Minister’s Sage Agasthiya Vehicle Expedition (SAVE) to participate in Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 arrived in Puducherry today. The group was received and felicitated by Puducherry Lieutenant Governor K. Kailasanat...

December 3, 2025 6:30 PM December 3, 2025 6:30 PM

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Govt plans AI-based traffic management on National Highways

The Government envisages deployment of Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) with the objective of improving road safety and reducing accidents on National Highways (NH). Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari informed this in a written Reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. ...

December 3, 2025 6:27 PM December 3, 2025 6:27 PM

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Govt concerns about high Air Pollution Index in Delhi, says MoEFCC Bhupender Yadav 

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav today said that the government is concerned about the high Air Pollution Index (AQI) in Delhi and taking several steps to mitigate the ill-effect of pollution. He was replying to a discussion on a statutory resolution in Rajya Sabha to ...

December 3, 2025 6:22 PM December 3, 2025 6:22 PM

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Andhra Pradesh govt officially renamed Raj Bhavan as Lok Bhavan 

The Andhra Pradesh government has officially renamed Raj Bhavan as Lok Bhavan following the approval of Governor S. Abdul Nazeer. The decision was made based on a communication from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India.     A notification confirming the change was issued today by ...