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No bilateral sporting ties with Pak, but cricket team for Asia Cup won't be stopped: SportsMin
THE Sports Ministry on Thursday declared that India and Pakistan will not have any bilateral sporting ties even on neutral venues as per an unprecedented new policy but the cricket team won't be stopped from playing the Asia Cup next month as it is a multilateral engagement.
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August 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Parliament nods bill to ban all forms of online money games
PARLIAMENT on Thursday passed a bill to ban all forms of online money games and promote eSports and online social gaming, with the Rajya Sabha approving it without debate amid din.
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August 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
NHAI has raised ₹1.42 lakh cr via asset monetisation: Gadkari
THE National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised a total amount of Rs 1,42,758 crore through different modes of asset monetisation up to FY 2024-25 and the target for the current financial year has been fixed at Rs 30,000 crore, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Parliament on Thursday.
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August 22, 2025
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Cong terms bills for removal of PMs, CMs and ministers 'weapon of mass distraction'
THE Congress claimed the bills proposing the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers under arrest for 30 days on serious charges were a \"WMD -- weapon of mass distraction\".
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August 22, 2025
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If constitutional functionaries do not discharge duties, can courts' hands be tied, SC asks
THE SC asked the Centre if courts were \"powerless to intervene\" if Governor sat over bills for years, rendering the state legislature \"defunct\".
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August 22, 2025
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‘A new era of financial oversight is here’
THE RBI is embarking on a significant transformation in its regulatory approach, according to the central bank's Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao.
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August 21, 2025
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Shah tables bills for removal of PM, CMs, ministers held for 30 days amid fierce protest from opposition
HOME Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced in Lok Sabha three Bills for the removal of prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers under arrest for 30 consecutive days on serious charges, drawing fierce protests from opposition MPs who tore up copies of the draft law and marched close to his seat shouting slogans.
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August 21, 2025
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Russia has mechanism to deal with US action against India for buying crude oil: Babushkin
RUSSIA has a \"special mechanism\" to confront any challenge arising out of the US slapping punitive measures against India for its procurement of Russian crude oil, Russian charge d’affaires Roman Babushkin said on Wednesday.
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August 21, 2025
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Bills hint at India going back to medieval times: Rahul
LEADER OF OPPOSITION in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday weighed in on the new bills proposing to remove a sitting Prime Minister, chief ministers and ministers in states and UTs, and said the move indicates that India was going back to medieval times.
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August 21, 2025
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India successfully test-fires 'Agni 5’ ballistic missile
INDIA on Wednesday successfully test-fired the ‘Agni 5' intermediate range ballistic missile, in a demonstration of its strategic military capabilities.
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August 21, 2025
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Murmu: India essential part of solution for world's main challenges, including cross-border terrorism
INDIA is an essential part of the solution for the world's main challenges — be it the issues stemming from disparity between the global north and south, dangers of cross-border terrorism or the implications of climate change, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday.
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August 20, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
FM may place GST rate overhaul proposal today
FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present the Centre’s proposal for rationalising goods-and-services-tax (GST) rates before a Group of Ministers (GoM) at a two-day meeting starting August 20 in the national capital.
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August 20, 2025
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CM Majhi thanks PM for road project
ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday thanked the Centre for approving the Rs 8,307.74 crore Capital Region Ring Road project, calling it a landmark infrastructure initiative that will decongest major urban centres and boost the economy.
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August 20, 2025
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Reddy versus Radhakrishnan in Sept 9 vice-presidential election
FORMER Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, the joint opposition nominee, will take on NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan in the September 9 vice-presidential election, a contest billed as an ideological battle by the INDIA bloc, as numbers favour the ruling BJP-led alliance.
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August 20, 2025
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Cabinet nods 6-lane Capital Region Ring Road in Odisha
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the construction of six-lane, access-controlled Capital Region Ring Road (Bhubaneswar Bypass at 110.875 km length) in Odisha on hybrid annuity mode (HAM) at a total cost of Rs 8,307.74 crore.
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August 20, 2025
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US tariff will have no impact on NALCO, company eyeing UK market: CMD Singh
ASSERTING that the recent tariff hike by the US will have no impact on its business, the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) on Tuesday said it is focusing on the trade with the United Kingdom which has zero duty.
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August 20, 2025
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Borders have been quiet: Doval at SR parleys with Chinese Foreign Minister
THERE has been an \"upward trend\" in India-China relations in the past nine months as peace and tranquillity prevailed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said on Tuesday during his talks on the boundary issue with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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August 20, 2025
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56.04 crore Jan Dhan accounts have nearly ₹2.63 lakh cr deposit balance, says minister
ABOUT 56.04 crore accounts with a deposit balance of Rs 2,62,858.50 crore have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), out of which 4.82 crore accounts are zero-balance accounts (as on July 30), Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said on Tuesday.
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August 20, 2025
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Oppn parties mull impeachment of CEC
Accuse him of acting like BJP spokesperson
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August 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Centre, States equal stakeholder in GST, revenues shared equally, says Govt
AMID concerns about the revenue impact of the Centre's pro-middle-class ‘Next Gen GST’ with a proposed two-slab structure, government sources clarified that the Centre is an equal partner in revenue sharing with the states and that its proposal anticipates a revenue boost over time, driven by increased consumption.
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August 19, 2025
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Accuse him of acting like BJP spokesperson
OPPOSITION parties on Monday accused the Election Commission of failing to discharge its constitutional duty of ensuring a free and fair electoral system, and did not rule out moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, whom they alleged was acting like a \"BJP spokesperson\".
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August 19, 2025
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Bill to consolidate law relating to ports and facilitate ease of doing business gets House nod
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed The Indian Ports Bill, 2025, which seeks to consolidate the law relating to ports, promote integrated port development, facilitate ease of doing business, and ensure optimum utilisation of India's coastline.
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August 19, 2025
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RSS chief bats for greater role for eves in decision-making processes in India
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat underscored the significance of participation of women in work and decision-making processes, saying half of the population cannot be left out if society has to be transformed.
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August 19, 2025
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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
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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
The Political and Business Daily
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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