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August 18, 2025 7:01 PM
The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, bringing to an end more than a century of colonial-era regulation under the Indian Ports Act of 1908. The new legislation, already cleared by the Lok Sabha and awaiting Presidential assent...
August 18, 2025 6:42 PM
The government is set to launch a 100-day transformation agenda aimed at fast-tracking India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal announced this at the 2nd Lokmat Global Economi...
August 18, 2025 5:39 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Maharashtra Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Vice Presidential election, CP Radhakrishnan, in the national capital. In a post on X, the Prime Minister extended his wishe...
August 18, 2025 5:27 PM
Russian crude oil flows to Hungary were halted after Ukraine attacked a transformer station on the Druzhba pipeline, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday. Unlike most other EU countries, Hungary has kept up its reliance on R...
August 18, 2025 5:16 PM
The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Monday introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill, earlier cleared by the Union Cabinet, seeks to further expand the government’s reform ...
August 18, 2025 4:23 PM
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Monday following a special discussion on Commander Shubhanshu Shukla’s recent mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The session witnessed protests from opposition parties over the Special Intensive Re...
August 18, 2025 3:00 PM
The Ministry of Railways on Monday announced a milestone in green energy innovation with the commissioning of India’s first removable solar panel system installed between railway tracks at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi. In a post on...
August 18, 2025 2:01 PM
In Jhalariya, a small village in Madhya Pradesh, fetching water was once an exhausting daily chore. Women walked long distances to collect it. Sometimes the wait took hours, and in summer, when sources ran dry, the search became even longer. The wate...
August 18, 2025 12:16 PM
Different sectors, including the service, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors, led India’s strong recovery after the pandemic in 2021 and 2022, resulting in 15.3% growth over the past two years. India, which stands as the fourth-largest economy...
August 18, 2025 11:18 AM
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis staged nationwide protests and a general strike on Sunday, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas. The demonstrations, among the largest since the war began nearly two years ago, brou...
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