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Congress, others criticising new Waqf law want to keep Muslims as vote bank: Rijiju
MINORITY Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has alleged that the basic purpose of the Congress and some other parties criticizing the Waqf (Amendment) Act is to keep Muslims as their vote bank, and asserted that the Modi government believes in \"appeasement to none, justice to all\".
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July 21, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Forgotten heroes, Sikh Gurus' defiance of Mughal persecution in focus in NCERT's new Class 8 book
STORIES of resistance and resilience, such as the rise of the Marathas, the contribution of women like Tarabai and Ahilyabai Holkar, the defiance of Sikh Gurus in the face of Mughal persecution, and tribal uprisings are in focus in the NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook.
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July 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
PM Modi warns against 'evil intentions' of Oppn
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sounded the poll bugle in Bihar, where assembly elections are due shortly, calling for \"an NDA government, once again\", which would protect the state from the \"evil intentions\" of the RJD-Congress combine.
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July 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Courts will have to release NIA, UAPA accused if special courts not setup: SC informs Centre
States ought to frame common rules over release of terminally ill prisoners: SC
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July 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bringing motion to remove Justice Varma matter of MPs, says Meghwal
UNION Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Friday that bringing an impeachment motion in Parliament against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma is entirely a matter of the MPs and the government is nowhere in the picture.
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July 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
US designates LeT proxy TRF as foreign terrorist organisation
THE US has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a \"foreign terrorist organisation\" over the Pahalgam terror attack, a move welcomed by India as a \"timely and important\" step reflecting strong counter-terror cooperation between the two countries.
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July 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Hounded' for last 10 yrs: Rahul slams ED's charge sheet against Robert Vadra
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the government of launching a witch-hunt against his brother-in-law Robert Vadra after the Enforcement Directorate filed a charge sheet against the businessman in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in a land deal in Haryana's Shikohpur.
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July 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Monsoon rains 9 pc above normal but northeast, south India reel under shortfall
INDIA has received nine per cent more rainfall than normal so far this monsoon season, but the rain has not been evenly spread across the country.
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July 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'No one should mess with India's citizens, borders, defence forces'
UNION HOME MINISTER AMIT SHAH on Thursday said a strong message has gone out to the world that no one should mess with India's citizens, its borders or its defence forces, and those who do so will have to face consequences.
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July 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Normal life hit in Odisha amidst 12-hour bandh over student's suicide, protesters demand justice
NORMAL life came to a standstill in Odisha on Thursday as opposition Congress and seven other political parties enforced a 12-hour bandh over the death of a college student who set herself on fire after being denied justice in an alleged sexual harassment incident.
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July 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tariff concern windfall: The world's biggest names are racing to enter India
AS tariff concerns begin to cast a shadow on growth prospects in major global markets such as the United States - where inflation risks and pressure on consumer spending loom large - India is increasingly emerging as a sweet spot for foreign brands.
2 min |
July 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Election Commission's SIR diabolical move to rig polls via large-scale disenfranchisement: Cong
THE Congress on Thursday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Bihar is a \"deliberate and diabolical\" move to rig elections through large-scale disenfranchisement, with Rahul Gandhi asking whether the poll body has completely become the BJP's \"Election Chori branch\".
1 min |
July 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
We steadily moving towards paperless governance: Majhi
ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday said that the state is steadily moving towards paperless governance.
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July 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India plays down threat of America's sanctions on Russian oil supplies
INDIA on Thursday played down the threat of the US imposing sanctions on countries buying Russian oil, saying it is confident of meeting its needs from alternative sources.
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July 18, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Cabinet nod for ₹50K-cr push to agri, green energy
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana annual outlay worth ₹24,000 crore for 6 years
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July 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Assam to become first state in India to produce and profit from crude
Oil breakthrough
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July 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bihar electoral roll revision nears completion, says CEC
CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER GYANESH KUMAR on Wednesday thanked the voters of Bihar for their overwhelming participation in the state's ambitious electoral roll cleanup drive the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
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July 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Naveen condemns police 'excess' as BJD leaders injured during protest rally over student's death
SEVERAL BJD workers and leaders, including two former ministers, were injured in a scuffle with police personnel here on Wednesday during the party's protest over the death of a college student following self-immolation in Balasore district.
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July 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Mega cities in India see high concentration of ozone pollution this summer
ALL mega cities in India, including Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, saw high concentration of ground-level ozone pollution this summer season, according to a new analysis by think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
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July 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
NTPC investment cap raised to ₹20K crore, NLCIL to pump ₹7K cr
IN a major push towards green energy, the government on Wednesday enhanced the investment limit of state-owned NTPC to Rs 20,000 crore and also allowed public sector NLCIL to pump in Rs 7,000 crore in renewable energy projects.
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July 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Corruption by BJP responsible for deteriorating public system: Rahul
LEADER of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the government for the recent infrastructure losses during monsoons, alleging that corruption by the BJP was responsible for deteriorating public system and time has come to seek accountability for its failures.
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July 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Combining solar and wind energy essential for reliable grid: Dy CM Singh Deo
“COMBINING solar and wind energy is essential for building a reliable power grid,” said — Odisha’s Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Energy, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, while chairing a high-level meeting on renewable energy development at the Lokseva Bhavan here on Tuesday.
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July 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Jadeja could have taken risk and gone after Bashir, reckons Kumble
RAVINDRA Jadeja should have gone after Shoaib Bashir instead of exposing Mohammed Siraj for three deliveries in the lost third Test against England at Lord's, feels former India captain Anil Kumble, who was reminded of a similar heartbreak against Pakistan in Chennai 26 summers back while watching the game.
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July 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha to launch toll-free helpline for reporting Naxal activity: ADG Sanjeeb Panda
IN a significant move to bolster anti-Naxal operations in Odisha, the state police will soon introduce a toll-free number for citizens to report Maoist activities.
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July 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Nvidia CEO Huang says AI chip sales to China resume after meeting with Trump
NVIDIA'S CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China.
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July 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Kejriwal meets Jharkhand CM in Delhi hospital, enquires about Shibu Soren’s health
AAP supreo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday met Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here and enquired about the health of his father Shibu Soren, undergoing treatment at the facility.
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July 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Man sentenced to 3-year RI for sexually harassing girl
A POCSO court here on Tuesday sentenced a 58-year-old man to three years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor in August 2021.
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July 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Villagers demand action against culprits
THE body of the college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor reached her village in Balasore district on Tuesday.
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July 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
We must elevate Odia language in the 21st century: Dharmendra Pradhan
\"WE must work together to elevate our Odia language in the 21st century,\" said Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, emphasizing the need to adapt the language to modern technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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July 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
TDP tells EC to give time for electoral roll revision, bats for presumption of inclusion
THE TDP urged the Election Commission on Tuesday to not hold the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh within six months of a major poll and to communicate explicitly that the exercise is not related to citizenship verification.
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