Nation

New Delhi: A day ahead of the rollout of the new GST regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and hailed the ‘GST bachat utsav’, or festival of savings. “From tomorrow, the festival of Navratri is starting. I extend my…
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Bhubaneswar: India’s ace para shuttler Pramod Bhagat, a native of Odisha, on Sunday clinched gold at China Para Badminton International 2025 on his return from suspension. The Tokyo Paralympic champion shuttler defeated Indonesia’s Muh…
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Bhubaneswar: The principal opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday announced its plan to gherao the Odisha Assembly building in Bhubaneswar on September 23, alleging ‘systematic curtailment’ of powers vested in elected representatives…
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Washington/New Delhi: Chaos prevails in India and the US after US president Donald Trump’s sudden move to raise the fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 (Rs 88 lakh). With the implementation deadline set for Sunday morning, several Indian…
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New Delhi: In a step that highlights India’s manufacturing capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the country’s first defence production unit in Africa during his maiden visit to Morocco, starting Monday. Singh…
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Kochi: Kerala has reported 69 confirmed cases of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) this year, of which 19 have resulted in death, the state Health Minister, Veena George, announced. PAM is a very rare but often fatal brain…
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New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has asked states and Union Territories (UTs) to identify nearly 16,000 foreign nationals overstaying in India and investigate their possible involvement in crimes, including drug trafficking. …
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Ranchi: Taking a giant leap in health care, 700 Abua Medical Stores will be opened across Jharkhand to make free medicines available to the poor. Health Minister Dr Irfan Ansari revealed this ambitious move, aiming to provide free…
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New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Apollo Tyres as the new jersey sponsor of the Indian cricket team. The company has secured the rights till 2027. The search for a new jersey sponsor began after…
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Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 16th edition of the Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC2025) in Kolkata on Monday. The biennial conference is being hosted by the Army’s Eastern Command at its headquarters in Vijay…
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