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January 17, 2025 9:31 PM

Egyptian Foreign Minister Discusses Ceasefire Agreement with Iran & Italy

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate phone talks with his Iranian and Italian counterparts to exchange views on a recently reached ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said today that in his talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Arag...

January 17, 2025 9:12 PM

Maharashtra Sets Up AI and Cybersecurity Policy Taskforces to Boost Digital Economy

Maharashtra has established AI and Cybersecurity Policy Taskforces as part of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s 100-day action plan. The AI Task Force will develop the state’s AI Policy 2025, aiming to boost Maharashtra's digital economy, valued at around 6 lakh crore rupees. Maharashtra IT Min...

January 17, 2025 9:25 PM

Cabinet Approves ₹11,440 Cr Revival Package for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA, has approved an 11,440 crore rupee revival package for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the media in New Delhi that the revival package was cleared in yesterday's cabinet meeting. He sai...

January 17, 2025 9:08 PM

Union Minister Manohar Lal Launches Toolkit for 9th Swachh Survekshan, Introduces ‘Super Swachh League’ for Cleanest Cities

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal today launched the toolkit for the 9th edition of Swachh Survekshan in New Delhi. Under the new edition of Swachh Survekshan—Super Swachh League, a competition among the cleanest cities has been introduced. In a statement, the ministry said that the L...

January 17, 2025 9:05 PM

Union Minister Piyush Goyal to Visit Brussels for High-Level Dialogue on India-EU Trade Talks & Free Trade Agreement

Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, will be on a visit to Brussels for a high-level dialogue with the Commissioner of the European Commission for Trade and Economic Security, Mr. Maroš Šefčovič. In a statement, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that the three-day visit, sta...

January 17, 2025 9:21 PM

Budget Session of Parliament to Begin on January 31, Union Budget to be Presented on February 1

The budget session of Parliament will commence on the 31st of this month. President Droupadi Murmu will address the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on 31st January, and the Union Budget will be presented on 1st February. The first part of the budget session will be held from 31st ...

January 17, 2025 9:28 PM

Nomination process for 70 member Delhi Assembly ends; Over 1000 candidates file nominations

The nomination process for the 70-member Delhi Assembly has ended today with over one thousand candidates filing their nominations. On the last day of nominations today, from the BJP's side, Shikha Rai and Neeraj Basoya have filed their nominations. Awadh Ojha, Rakhi Bidlan, and Bandana Kumari of th...

January 17, 2025 8:58 PM

Arunachal Pradesh’s revenue generation is witnessing growing trend each year, says CM Pema Khandu

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that the state’s revenue generation is witnessing a growing trend each year. He made this statement while speaking at the concluding session of the 2-day Sashakt Arunachal Conference of Deputy Commissioners in Itanagar today. Advocating for th...

January 17, 2025 8:50 PM

Haryana CM Announces Full Implementation of 3 New Criminal Laws by Feb 28

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today said that three new criminal laws will be fully implemented in the state by February 28. The Chief Minister was addressing the media after a meeting with Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police regarding the implementation of three new crimin...

January 17, 2025 9:40 PM

NITI Aayog organises Workshop on Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage in Indian Cement Sector

NITI Aayog organised a workshop titled Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage-CCUS in the Indian Cement Sector in New Delhi. The workshop was part of India’s ongoing efforts to achieve its net-zero target of 2070 and ensure a sustainable future. The objective of the workshop was to discuss secto...