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New Delhi: Union Cabinet Friday approved a subsidy of Rs 12,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for 2025-26, benefitting 10.33 crore households. PMUY was launched in May 2016, to provide free LPG connection to adult women from poor households across the country....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday held a "very good and detailed conversation" with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone, during which both leaders not only vowed to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership but also held detailed discussions on...

Sitamarhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday slammed opposition parties for objecting to the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar, asserting that infiltrators have "no right to vote". He also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was "indulging in politics over the...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday withdrew the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, and the government will come out with an updated version of the legislation after incorporating changes suggested by the Select Committee. A new version of the Income Tax...

New Delhi: Cabinet Friday approved Rs 30,000 crore LPG subsidy to state-run oil companies -- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) -- to compensate for losses incurred from selling LPG at below cost over the past 15 months. The compensation...

Kochi/Bhubaneswar: Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), Friday urged the Odisha government and the Centre to take decisive action against those who attacked Christian priests and nuns in Jaleswar Thursday. “The priests and nuns had gone to attend...

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the remuneration for presiding officers, polling officers, counting personnel, and other officials involved in the conduct of elections. As per the new rates, a Presiding Officer or Counting Supervisor, who earlier received Rs 350 per...

New Delhi: A day after Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of enabling “criminal fraud” and colluding with the BJP to manipulate voter rolls in Karnataka, leaders from the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) have...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned until noon Friday due to ongoing disruptions by opposition members during Question Hour, despite tributes to the departed and appeals for decorum from Speaker Om Birla. As the day’s proceedings commenced, Speaker Birla announced the passing of former...

New Delhi: In the flash flood and landslide-ravaged areas of Dharali and Harsil in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi District Friday, over 357 civilians have been rescued so far through air and ground missions in the state. Out these 119 have been airlifted to Dehradun, and as many...