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July 1, 2025 1:12 PM July 1, 2025 1:12 PM

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Digital India democratized technology, made nation future-ready: HM Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the Digital India initiative has democratized technology, transforming India into a global digital powerhouse. On ten years of Digital India, Mr Shah said, from healthcare and education to business and commerce, it has made every sector more inclusive, inn...

July 1, 2025 1:05 PM July 1, 2025 1:05 PM

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GST completes 8 years of unified tax, economic reform

The Goods and Services Tax (GST), which has replaced a maze of indirect taxes with a single, unified system, has completed eight years today. The GST was introduced in 2017 as a major step towards economic integration and tax reforms. It has made tax compliance easier, reduced costs for businesses, ...

July 1, 2025 12:37 PM July 1, 2025 12:37 PM

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Govt begins testing new mobile alert system for real-time disaster warnings

The Department of Telecommunications, in partnership with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), is currently testing a new mobile alert system that will help send emergency warnings to people across India in real time. This new system, known as the Cell Broadcast system, is designed to ...

July 1, 2025 10:03 AM July 1, 2025 10:03 AM

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India celebrates 10 years of Digital India, PM Modi calls it new era of empowerment

India is celebrating 10 years of the Digital India programme. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, the initiative aimed to use technology to improve governance and make everyday life easier for all citizens.   In a social media post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that today is ...

July 1, 2025 1:35 PM July 1, 2025 1:35 PM

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President Murmu inaugurates Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University in Gorakhpur

President Droupadi Murmu today inaugurated the Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Describing the university as a modern centre of India’s ancient traditions and values, the President said the institution would prove to be a milestone in the field of health services not onl...

July 1, 2025 8:03 AM July 1, 2025 8:03 AM

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Railways rationalises basic fare for passenger train services from July 1

The Ministry of Railways has rationalised the basic fare of passenger train services, effective from today. The train fares will be increased marginally for non-AC Mail and Express trains by one paisa per kilometre and for AC classes by two paisa per kilometre. The Ministry has said that there will ...

June 30, 2025 9:47 PM June 30, 2025 9:47 PM

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India, Bhutan agree to make suitable revisions for some PTA projects

India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks were held in New Delhi today. During the talks, the two sides discussed various components of the support and reviewed the progress in the implementation of the projects approved in previous rounds. The Indian delegation was led by Secretary West Tanmaya La...