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June 11, 2026 5:25 PM

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India & Nepal link UPT-NPI for seamless, real-time money transfers

  India and Nepal have launched a peer-to-peer cross-border remittance mechanism to strengthen bilateral digital financial connectivity. The Ministry of Finance, in a statement said that the newly operationalized system establishes a direct link between India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and N...

June 11, 2026 2:00 PM

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India consolidates 29 labour laws into four Labour Codes: MoS Shobha Karandlaje

India has undertaken wide-ranging labour reforms through consolidation of 29 Central Labour Laws into four Labour Codes to simplify compliance, strengthen workers’ welfare and create a modern and transparent labour ecosystem.   Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje stated th...

June 11, 2026 2:15 PM

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Centre waives excise duty on certain variants of ethanol-blended petrol

The government has waived excise duty on certain variants of ethanol-blended petrol. In a notification, the Union Finance Ministry announced that petrol blended with 22 per cent, 25 per cent, 27 per cent, and 30 per cent ethanol has been exempted from central excise duty.   The Ministry said, a...

June 11, 2026 1:56 PM

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IMD predicts heavy rainfall in northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a wet spell over northwest parts of the country till Saturday with possibility of thunderstorms with gusty winds and hail storm today and tomorrow. According to IMD, northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal are expected to witness heavy to ...

June 11, 2026 1:44 PM

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expresses grief over demise of filmmaker Bharathiraja

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today expressed grief at the demise of veteran filmmaker Bharathiraja. In a social media post, Mr. Birla said, through Bharathiraja’s visionary storytelling and authentic portrayal of rural life, he gave Tamil cinema a distinctive identity and enriched Indian cinema with s...

June 11, 2026 1:42 PM

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MSME Ministry implements OSOP initiative for Divyangjan Vishwakarma artisans

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has said that it is implementing the One Station One Product (OSOP) initiative for Divyangjan Vishwakarma artisans to promote prosperity under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme.   Under this initiative, dedicated retail outlets have been set up at selected...

June 11, 2026 1:18 PM

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EAM Jaishankar calls for more dynamic and forward-looking India-Bulgaria ties

External Affairs Minister D S Jaishankar has said that India’s ties with Bulgaria are long-standing and consistent and the  task for both countries now is to reshape them into a more dynamic and forward-looking relationship.   He said this after his meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Velislava P...

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