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  New pension scheme vs old pension scheme: Here is all you need to know

  Business | January 14, 2023 17:25 IST

  The newly elected Congress Government led by Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu regime has restored the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for Himachal Pradesh government employees with immediate effect. This has stirred a debate around the two variants of Pension Scheme in India.

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  Govt seeks Parliament nod for net additional spending of Rs 3.25 lakh crore this fiscal year

  Business | December 09, 2022 14:51 IST

  Approval has also been sought for the expenditure of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas towards payments of LPG subsidies to oil marketing companies and LPG connections to the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, among others totalling to Rs 29,944 crore.

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  Government rolls out new pre-matric scholarship scheme- here's what has changed

  Education | November 29, 2022 18:36 IST

  Govt's new rule for Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme: The Indian government has introduced new rules under the RTE. As per reports, the govt has now limited its pre-matric scholarship scheme.

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  15-year-old government vehicles will be scrapped: Nitin Gadkari

  Business | November 25, 2022 16:58 IST

  Scrapping of govt vehicles: This is a big change as Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and rice-producing parts of the country, where burning of rice straw causes pollution.

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  Rajasthan govt revises pay scale of contractual workers, gram panchayat assistants

  India | October 22, 2022 15:32 IST

  Rajasthan: The government has revised the pay scale of more than 31,000 contractual workers, gram panchayat assistants, education workers, and para teachers. They will now get a salary of Rs 18,500 after nine years of service and Rs 32,000 after 18 years of service.

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  IDBI Bank privatisation: Govt, LIC to sell 60.72% stake, invite bids

  Business | October 07, 2022 21:13 IST

  Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) holds 529.41 crore shares representing 49.24 per cent stake in IDBI Bank, while the government holds 488.99 crore shares or 45.48 per cent stake.

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  Lost your smartphone? This app developed by Govt will help you locate it easily - Details

  Technology | September 14, 2022 14:44 IST

  CEIR has been developed by the Department of Telecommunications to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone market. Now if you are thinking of why this app is important for you to download, then you must know that it is related to your mobile data which you have.

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  Republic Day 2023: Govt proposes India@75, Year of Millets, Nari Shakti as themes for tableaux

  India | September 13, 2022 20:05 IST

  Republic Day 2023: The government which is celebrating 75 years of India's independence has proposed that India@75 tableaux include India's freedom struggle, its achievements, actions and resolves over the past seven decades.

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  Paytm brings Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) health insurance

  Technology | August 24, 2022 20:09 IST

  Paytm app users can access the list of private and government hospitals that offer the benefits of PMJAY. Eligible users can quickly locate the nearest hospital, enrolled under the PMJAY scheme and access the entire spectrum of health insurance available.

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  Indian govt must make rules for common charger for all devices- Know why?

  Technology | August 17, 2022 15:26 IST

  78 per cent of consumers said all smartphones and tablets should have the same USB charging cable regardless of the company, only 6 per cent said the current system is fine where different smartphones and tablets have different charging cables regardless of the company.

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  Why did VLC media player get banned in India?

  Technology | August 15, 2022 20:27 IST

  The VLC Media Player has been banned by all major internet service providers in the country. However, the video streaming provider can be accessed on phone or laptop using any VPN service.

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  Karnataka: Ban on photography, videography at government offices revoked

  India | July 16, 2022 10:42 IST

  Karnataka news: The order mentioned that the president of the association had brought to their notice that private persons were making videos of employees at government offices during office hours and misusing them by making viral on social media.

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  Sri Lanka crisis: United Nations calls for dialogue to ensure smooth government transition

  World | July 12, 2022 9:57 IST

  Sri Lanka news: On July 11, the Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq said that the UN Secretary was closely following the developments in Sri Lanka, and stands in solidarity with the country.

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  Govt puts curb on wheat flour to contain rising price

  Business | July 07, 2022 18:58 IST

  Wheat flour export ban: "Export policy of wheat flour (atta) remains free but export shall be subject to recommendation of inter-ministerial committee on export of wheat," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

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  Cryptocurrencies are clear danger, says RBI Governor

  Business | June 30, 2022 18:22 IST

  The government is in the process of finalising a consultation paper on cryptocurrencies after gathering inputs from various stakeholders and institutions. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been flagging concerns about cryptocurrencies, which are seen as a highly speculative asset.

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  'Government betraying India': Rahul Gandhi on Chinese infra development near Ladakh

  India | June 10, 2022 14:51 IST

  India on Thursday said it expects China to work with it to reach a mutually acceptable solution for the remaining issues in eastern Ladakh in the next round of military talks.

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  'Promoting rape culture': Perfume ad sparks outrage; Govt asks Twitter, YouTube to pull down videos

  India | June 04, 2022 22:08 IST

  In letters to Twitter and YouTube, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the videos were "detrimental to the portrayal of women in the interest of decency and morality" and in violation of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code).

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  Govt to soon launch common platform for delivery of various schemes

  India | May 29, 2022 16:11 IST

  As part of the Narendra Modi government's vision of minimum government maximum governance, the new portal plans to initially onboard 15 credit-linked government schemes, sources said. 

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  Centre's mediation awaited on Indian nurse's death row case in Yemen

  World | March 20, 2022 12:34 IST

  On March 7, a Yemen court had dismissed the appeal of Nimisha Priya in the murder case of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mahdi, in which she, along with another person, is the prime accused.

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  Budget 2022: Govt committed to reduce imports in defense sector, says FM Sitharaman

  Business | February 01, 2022 12:55 IST

  FM Sitharaman said that 68 pc of capital for the defence sector would be earmarked for the local industry.