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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines for personal loans. Two key changes are expected to provide relief to the borrowers amid rising interest rates. With most of the retail loans being on floating rates, RBI…
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Shimla: The massive damage caused in Himachal Pradesh by heavy rains should be declared as a national calamity, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday. The state government today issued a notification declaring the…
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New Delhi: In a big step to weed out stereotypes and perceived notions against women, the Supreme Court, in a maiden initiative, has compiled a glossary of words to be avoided by judges and lawyers in writing judgments or filing cases…
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Kochi: In a first-of-its kind move, the Kerala government has decided to incorporate awareness lessons about the POCSO Act into its curriculum, from the 2024-25 academic session. Lessons pertaining to POCSO Act will be taught using an…
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New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Vishwakarma Yojana from the ramparts of Red Fort, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rs 13,000-cr scheme to support those engaged in traditional skills. Under the…
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New Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, the most prominent face of the protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will not compete at the 2023 Asian Games at Hangzhou, starting September 23 due to a knee injury. She announced the decision on X…
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New Delhi: In his nearly 90 minutes address to the nation on the 77th Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed confidence that India would become a developed nation by 2047. “The…
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If the thousands displaced in Manipur, Meiteis and Kukis both, forced to seek shelter in relief camps, and the families of the nearly 150 dead, and the women who were paraded and sexually assaulted by a mob on a viral video, were watching…
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India gained independence from a 200-year-long British rule on 15th August in 1947. Ever-since, an independent India is painted in the tricolour of pride, sacrifice and exuberance as it commemorates its Independence, every year on the 15th…
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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Centre on Monday announced service medals for 954 police personnel, including 17 from Odisha, on the eve of Independence Day. According to the Union Home Ministry, President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG)…
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