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More doctors to be appointed in Odisha’s tribal areas: CM Majhi
LayING stress on appointment of more doctors in tribal dominated areas of the state, Odisha Chief Minister today asked authorities to ensure a rationalisation process for the appointment of appropriate number of medical officers in all parts of the state.
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Putin dials Modi; briefs him on Alaska meet
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed to President Vladimir Putin India's consistent position for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict when the Russian leader apprised him on the summit talks he held with US President Donald Trump.
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August 19, 2025
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6.63 crore MSMEs listed on Udyam portals for Govt incentives: Minister
The total number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) registered for various incentives on the Udyam Registration Portal and Udyam Assist Platform nationwide in the five-year period, from July 1, 2020 to July 31, 2025, has gone up to 6.63 crore, the Parliament was informed on Monday.
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August 19, 2025
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Govt pushes financial inclusion with insurance and health schemes for all
FINANCIAL inclusion remains a key priority of the government, with flagship insurance and health protection schemes being expanded to cover all sections of society, including Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backwards Classes (OBCs), the Parliament was informed on Monday.
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August 19, 2025
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India, China relations must be guided by 3 mutuals: Jaishankar
THE India-China relations must be guided by mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday conveyed this to his visiting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
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August 19, 2025
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CP Radhakrishnan VP candidate of NDA
THE BJP on Sunday announced Maharashtra Governor Chandrapuram Ponnuswamy Radhakrishnan as the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) candidate for the Vice-Presidential election, after a meeting of the party’s parliamentary board chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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August 18, 2025
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Shubhanshu Shukla returns to India to rousing welcome; LS set to discuss his sojourn to ISS
ASTRONAUT Shubhanshu Shukla returned to India early Sunday to a rousing welcome by a large number of people waving the tricolour and beating drums at the airport here to celebrate his historic visit to the International Space Station (ISS).
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August 18, 2025
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Modi urges all states to cooperate in implementing proposed GST reforms
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre has circulated the draft of the nextgeneration GST reforms among states and sought their cooperation to implement the proposal before Diwali. He said the reform in GST would benefit poor and middle-class people, as well as small and big businesses.
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August 18, 2025
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CEC defends SIR; says some parties spreading misinformation on issue
THE electoral roll revision is aimed at removing all shortcomings in voter lists and it is a matter of grave concern that some parties are spreading misinformation about it and “firing from the Election Commission's shoulder”, CEC Gynaesh Kumar said on Sunday as the INDIA bloc parties launched 'Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound Bihar against alleged \"vote-chori\".
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August 18, 2025
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Govt to launch action against spurious agri inputs: Shivraj
THE Union Government will soon launch a nationwide campaign to crack down on fake and harmful agricultural inputs, including spurious pesticides, fertilisers, and seeds.
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August 18, 2025
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Civil services aspirants set to get free coaching in Odisha's Kalahandi
A select group of civil services aspirants in Kalahandi district of Odisha will get coaching free of cost every year under the newly launched ‘Mission Akankhya’, an official said on Saturday.
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August 18, 2025
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Whole country now knows EC ‘stealing’ elections in collusion with BJP, says Rahul
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed the whole country now knows that the Election Commission is \"stealing\" elections in collusion with the BJP and asserted that the INDIA bloc will not let their \"latest conspiracy\" to steal Bihar Assembly polls succeed, as he embarked on his 1,300 km 'Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in the state.
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August 18, 2025
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Imposing fixed timelines on Guvs, Prez would lead to 'constitutional disorder’: Centre tells SC
IMPOSING fixed timelines on governors and the president to act on bills passed by a state Assembly would amount to one organ of the government assuming powers not vested in it by the Constitution and lead to a \"constitutional disorder\", the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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August 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Some political parties and their BLAs did not examine electoral rolls at appropriate time: EC
THE Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday issued a sharp reminder to political parties about their role in ensuring error-free voter lists, stating that “some political parties and their Booth Level Agents (BLAs) did not examine the Electoral Rolls at the \"appropriate time” and are now raising issues about errors, including those in rolls prepared in the past.
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August 17, 2025
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Bhubaneswar-Jharsuguda direct flight to boost State’s air connectivity: CM Majhi
ODISHA'S air connectivity received a significant boost on Saturday with the launch of direct flights between Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda by Star Air, said Chief Minister Mohan Majhi while flagging off the inaugural flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar today.
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August 17, 2025
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'Next Gen GST' precursor to eventual single tax slab GST
DESCRIBING the proposed GST tax reforms as ‘Next Gen GST’, senior government officials on Saturday said that the two-slab tax regime will eventually pave the way for a single sales/services tax rate, hopefully by 2047.
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August 17, 2025
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Public has woken up: Rahul with new video on 'vote theft'
Rahul Gandhi to embark on 16-day ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar today
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August 17, 2025
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US tariff impact not to last more than 6 months
Private sector to do more as the nation navigates through other long-term challenges, says CEA
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August 14, 2025
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India all set to end state monopoly over N-sector with private players' entry
INDIA aims to allow private firms to mine, import and process uranium as of plans to end a decades-old state monopoly over the nuclear sector and bring in billions of dollars to boost the industry, two government sources said.
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August 14, 2025
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Jaishankar to visit Russia next week; to meet top leaders
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow next week to hold crucial talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, amid some strain in India's ties with the US over New Delhi's procurement of crude oil from Russia.
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August 14, 2025
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India achieves historic milestone of 100 GW solar PV module manufacturing capacity
INDIA has achieved a landmark milestone of 100 GW solar PV module manufacturing capacity, reflecting the country’s rapid progress in building a robust and self-reliant solar manufacturing ecosystem, aligned with the national vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and the global imperative for clean energy transition.
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August 14, 2025
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Rahul, INDIA bloc leaders to take out Vote Adhikar Yatra across Bihar from Aug 17
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi along with INDIA bloc leaders in Bihar will embark on a ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ across the state starting August 17 against the revision of electoral rolls and to make the \"battle against vote chori\" a mass movement, the party said on Wednesday.
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August 14, 2025
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Centre approves ₹8,146.21 cr investment to build 700MW Tato-II hydro project in AP
THE Union government on Tuesday approved an investment of Rs 8146.21 crore for the construction of a 700 MW Tato-II hydroelectric project in Shi Yomi District of Arunachal Pradesh. The estimated completion period for the project is 72 months, an official statement said.
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August 13, 2025
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SIR appears to be trust deficit issue: SC
Apex court: Release prisoners who have completed sentence
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August 13, 2025
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LS nods 2 bills amid oppn protests
Speaker sets up panel to probe charges against Justice Varma
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August 13, 2025
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'Abhi picture baki hai': Rahul doubles down on his 'vote chori' allegations
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Election Commission of not performing its duty of enforcing the 'one man, one vote' principle and said \"abhi picture baki hai\", alluding to the claims of irregularities in the voters' list.
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August 13, 2025
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India is committed to welfare of the world, says Mohan Bhagwat
RASHTRIYA Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat said on Tuesday that India is a country that gives the world the gift of dharma and works for the welfare of humanity.
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August 13, 2025
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Centre approves 2 semiconductor units for Odisha; Majhi thanks PM, Vaishnaw
CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said the Union Cabinet's approval for the establishment of two semiconductor units in Odisha will accelerate the state's growth in the sector.
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August 13, 2025
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Total area sown under kharif crops in country at 995.6 lakh hectares
THE total area sown under kharif crops in the ongoing current season has increased by 38.48 lakh hectares to 995.63 lakh hectares, so far this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 957.15 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.
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August 12, 2025
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Nuclear 'sabre-rattling' is Pak's stock-in-trade: India
NUCLEAR sabre-rattling is Pakistan's \"stock-in-trade\", New Delhi said on Monday, in a strong response to Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir's nuclear threat directed at India from the US soil.
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