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July 1, 2025 1:44 PM July 1, 2025 1:44 PM

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Air Marshal S Sivakumar assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration

Air Marshal S Sivakumar VSM today assumed the appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) at the Air Headquarters in New Delhi. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the Administration branch of the Indian Air Force in June 1990. The Air Marshal has held a number of important Command and...

July 1, 2025 1:40 PM July 1, 2025 1:40 PM

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FM Sitharaman congratulates SBI on 70 years of service

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has congratulated the State Bank of India (SBI) on completing 70 years of service today. In a social media post, Ms Sitharaman pointed out that with over 23 thousand branches, 78 thousand Customer Service Points (CSPs) and 64 thousand ATMs, SBI’s footprint t...

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 ...