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NEW DELHI, Oct 13: The National Health Authority, the implementing agency for the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), is assessing the need to add more health packages catering to the elderly as the government is set to roll out the health coverage for all aged 70 years…

MUMBAI, Oct 13: Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Saturday, and two of the assailants have been since arrested, officials said. The shocking incident prompted the Opposition to question the law and order situation in…

Mumbai: Veteran industrialist and Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group, Ratan Tata, passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 86. He breathed his last at Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai, where he had been admitted in recent days. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran confirmed the news of…

New Delhi:  The government on Thursday rolled out the internship programme on a pilot basis that will provide a total annual financial assistance of Rs 66,000 to those in the age group of 21-24 years, and aim to cover one crore youth over five years.Under the pilot project, which is…

New Delhi: Air Marshal SP Dharkar, an accomplished fighter pilot with 3,600 hours of flying experience, on Thursday assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff.He succeeds Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh who became the Chief of Air Staff on September 30.Air Marshal Dharkar has flown various types…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the fight against caste-based discrimination is not a battle that can be won overnight and it requires sustained effort, dedication, and the willingness to confront and challenge societal norms that perpetuate inequality.The top court observed that the Constitution stands as a testament…

  New Delhi: German NSA Jens Plötner on Thursday held separate talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as part of preparation for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to India later this month.Scholz is visiting India to hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra…

NEW DELHI, Oct 1: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said cyber attacks have emerged as a major threat to the national security and the civil services and armed forces must join hands to create a secure nationwide system capable of thwarting them. She said the country’s security concerns extend beyond…

WARDHA, Sept 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the “ghost of hatred” has entered the Congress and dubbed it as the “most corrupt” party which he alleged was being run by the “tukde tukde” gang or divisive elements and urban Naxals. Further targeting the main opposition party, Modi…

NEW DELHI, Sept 20: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board to provide details regarding the action it has taken against those polluting and destroying the wetlands and waterbodies in the union territory.The tribunal also sought several details from the UT’s forest, ecology and…