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March 22, 2025 8:55 PM March 22, 2025 8:55 PM

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BJD President Naveen Patnaik Opposes Population-Based Lok Sabha Delimitation

BJD President Naveen Patnaik has cautioned against using population as the sole criterion for the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. He said it will unfairly penalise states that successfully controlled their population growth. The BJD president advocated for an all-party discussion by the Un...

March 22, 2025 9:01 PM March 22, 2025 9:01 PM

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DGGI Blocks 357 Illegal Gaming Websites, Freezes ₹122 Crore in Tax Evasion Crackdown

The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has blocked 357 websites of illegal or non-compliant offshore online money gaming entities. DGGI has intensified its enforcement actions against offshore online gaming entities. The online money gaming industry comprises both dome...

March 22, 2025 8:48 PM March 22, 2025 8:48 PM

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Centre Lifts 20% Export Duty on Onions from April 1

The Centre has withdrawn the 20 percent duty on onion exports, effective from 1st April. According to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this will ensure remunerative prices to farmers while maintaining the affordability of onions to the consumers at a crucial juncture. ...

March 22, 2025 8:43 PM March 22, 2025 8:43 PM

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ECI Holds Grassroots Meetings to Resolve Polling Issues Nationwide

The Election Commission today said grassroots-level meetings with political parties are underway at ERO, DEO, and CEO levels. A total of 4,123 electoral registration officers, and EROs, across the country are holding all-party meetings to resolve any pending polling booth-level issues in their assem...

March 22, 2025 6:37 PM March 22, 2025 6:37 PM

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PLI Scheme Drives ₹1.61 Lakh Cr Investment, ₹14 Lakh Cr Production, 11.5 Lakh Jobs

The Commerce and Industry Ministry has said that 764 applications have been approved under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for 14 key sectors till now. 176 MSMEs are among the PLI beneficiaries in sectors such as bulk drugs, medical devices, pharma, telecom, white goods, food processing, t...

March 22, 2025 3:08 PM March 22, 2025 3:08 PM

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RSS Expresses Concern Over Hindu Plight in Bangladesh

The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha of RSS today discussed the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh. It has expressed concern at the inhumane treatment meted out to Hindus and other communities in Bangladesh. The Sabha has been being held in Bengaluru since yesterday. It has sought the intervention of th...

March 22, 2025 1:47 PM March 22, 2025 1:47 PM

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PM Modi reaffirms country’s commitment to conserving water on World Water Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to conserving water and promoting sustainable development on World Water Day today. In a social media post, he shared a video highlighting the importance of water conservation. He emphasized that water has been the lifeline of civi...