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Delhi’s prisons severely overcrowded, 91 per cent inmates undertrials: Study
DELHI'S prisons remain severely overcrowded with undertrial inmates making up 91 per cent of the incarcerated population, according to the India Justice Report (IJR) 2025.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Cargo traffic on India's inland waterways surges to all-time high of 145.5 million tonnes in 2024-25
THE Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has achieved a record-breaking 145.5 million tonnes of cargo movement on the country’s national waterways during the fiscal year 2024-25, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Mobile cooling initiative empowers women farmers of Jharkhand to achieve better price realisation from market
WITH glimmering eyes and contagious smiles, Basanti Devi and Sita Devi, middle-aged women farmers from Jharkhand's Khunti district, narrate how a mobile cooling initiative has changed their lives for the better.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Passenger vehicle sales in India hit record high of 43 lakh units in FY25
INDIA’S auto industry achieved a new milestone in the financial year ending March 2025, with passenger vehicle sales rising to a record 43 lakh units, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Delhi Assly delegation studies Odisha's e-Vidhan implementation
A Delhi Assembly delegation led by Speaker Vijender Gupta arrived in Odisha on Tuesday as part of a tour focused on the e-Vidhan initiative.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Congress asks Naveen to take action against his political secretary for ‘disrespecting’ Nehru
IHE Odisha Congress has asked Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik to take action against his political secretary Santrupt Misra for allegedly making a comparison between Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and a bureaucrat turned politician V K Pandian.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Waqf Act not anti-Muslim; Bengal CM ‘inciting violence’ in her state: K Rijiju
UNION Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the amended Waqf Act was not aimed at the Muslim community but was intended to correct “past mistakes\", and accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of \"inciting violence’ in her state through her opposition to the implementation of the lawRijiju told a press conference here that the government's intention was to ensure that, in India, there is no provision for anyone to “forcibly and unilaterally\" take away someone else's land.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
90pc of women in police force serving in junior ranks: Report
INDIA'S police force has less than 1,000 women in senior positions like Director-Generals and Superintendents of Police, with 90 per cent of all women in policing serving in the constabulary, according to a new report.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Time for a cultural shift in governance: Principal Secretary Padhee directs ULBs to strengthen accountability and citizen-centric measures
“THE time has come for a cultural shift in governance — one that reflects integrity, responsiveness, and efficiency. Punctuality and professional behaviour should be non-negotiable, and flexibility may only be allowed in exceptional circumstances,” asserted Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary of the Housing & Urban Development Department, as she rolled out a fresh set of directives aimed at transforming the functioning of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Odisha.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Hemant Soren takes charge of JMM, elected party chief at 13th convention
THE Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday formally ushered in a new chapter in its history, with Hemant Soren formally taking charge of the party after being unanimously elected its new President.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tejashwi meets Kharge, Rahul to discuss poll preparedness; confident of INDIA bloc govt in Bihar
RJD leader TejashwiYadav met senior — Congress leaders, including party _ president MallikarjunKharge and Rahul Gandhi, here on Tuesday to discuss _the Mahagathbandhan's _ prepared-ness for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls and exuded confi-dence that INDIA bloc govern-ment will be formed in the state.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
New oral pill offers hope against antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea
A new pill has shown promise against antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea -- a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) --, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
‘Danda’ only treatment for rioters: Adityanath tears into Mamata over violence in Bengal
LAUNCHING aa scathing attack on Mamata Banerjee over the violence during protests in West Bengal against the Waqf law, Uttar d Pradesh Chief Minister Yosi Adityanath on Tuesday said \"Bengal is burning” but its chief minister is \"silent\" and even calling the rioters \"messengers of peace”.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
UST opens fourth office in Bengaluru
CALIFORNIAHEADQUARTERED technology company UST on Tuesday inaugurated its fourth office in Bengaluru.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Stalin steps up attack on Centre, announces high level panel under ex-SC judge on state autonomy
ALLEGING that states’ rights were gradually being snatched by the Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday announced the constitution of a panel under a former Supreme Court judge on state autonomy.
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April 16, 2025
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NHRC to send team to probe rights violation in Murshidabad
THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday decided to send a team to West Bengal’s Murshidabad to inquire into rights violation in the troubled district due to violent protests against the Waqf Act, 2025.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
PM Modi, Danish counterpart discuss Green Strategic Partnership
PRIME Minister NarendraModi on Tuesday spoke with Denmark PM MetteFrederiksen, emphasising that both countries continue to work extensively together in several fields, including the Green Strategic Partnership.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Protecting the Sacred: Wakf type law for temples?
INDIA'S religious institutions - temples, mosques, gurudwaras, and churches are not only spiritual centres but also custodians of vast assets acquired over centuries.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Statue of Biju Patnaik set on fire, CM Majhi asks police to take stern action
A statue of former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik was on Tuesday set ablaze at Patnagarh town in Bolangir district, police said.
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April 16, 2025
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Delhi govt halted EWS document issuance, public inconvenienced but officials spared, claims AAP
AAP on Tuesday accused the BJP government here of stopping the issuance of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificates, thereby affecting access to education and healthcare for eligible families.
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April 16, 2025
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Manu Singhvi calls ED’s case against Sonia, Rahul ‘fake’, vows to contest it
CONGRESS leader and Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday described the ‘fake’ ED case related to National Herald as a “one-trick” wonder, slamming the alleged misuse of enforcement agencies for political vendetta.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Trump’s NOAA funding cut likely to impact India’s forecasting capabilities in long term
THE Donald Trump administration's decision to cut funding for the National Oceani¢ and Atmospheric Administration — will not immediately affect India's weather monitoring and forecasting capabilities but could have an impact in the long term, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Agitation to continue till wages raised, state govt withdraw from talks: Protesting ASHA workers
MORE than two months after starting their agitation, ASHA workers protesting outside the Secretariat here said on Tuesday that they will not relent until their wages are increased. They also accused the state government of unilaterally withdrawing from the talks with them.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Serentica Renewables, NTPC sign pact to supply 200 MW clean energy to Uttar Pradesh
SERENTICA Renewables on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with state-owned NTPC to supply 200 MW of renewable energy to Uttar Pradesh.
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April 16, 2025
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He led from cockpit, not just command room: Tributes pour in for Marshal Arjan Singh on birth anniversary
THE Indian Air Force extolled the legacy of war hero Marshal Arjan Singh on his 106th birth anniversary on Tuesday, remembering him as a leader who \"led from the cockpit\" and not just the command room.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Three arrested over attack on former MLA Pranab Balabantaray
ODISHA Police arrested three persons in connection with the alleged attack on BJD leader and former MLA Pranab Balabantaray in Jajpur district, an officer said on Tuesday.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Mumbai-Goa highway to be completed by June: Gadkari
UNION minister Gadkari has said the long-delayed Mumbai-Goa highway will be completed by June this year, which is expected to bring relief to daily commuters and Konkan-bound travellers who have endured years of pothole-ridden roads.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Your contributions at local, State level to help achieve national goals: President Murmu to IAS officers
KHORTING the IAS officers to keep in mind the rights and duties of civil servants, President Droupadi Murmu today reminded them that the development and public welfare work done by them at the local and state level would help in achieving the national goals.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Kidnapped baby boy of visually impaired beggar rescued, 1 arrested
THE Odisha Police on Tuesday rescued the kidnapped — one-and-half-year-old boy of a visually impaired beggar in Bhubaneswar and arrested one person in this regard, an officer said.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Congress punctured itself by Muslim appeasement: Maurya
UTTAR Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday said the Congress has got itself punctured by doing the politics of Muslim appeasement.
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