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July 22, 2025 10:16 PM July 22, 2025 10:16 PM

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MoS for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita meets Lesotho PM Samuel Matekane

Minister of State for External Affairs Ministry Pabitra Margherita today met with Prime Minister of Lesotho Samuel Matekane.   Both leaders held meaningful discussions on deepening India-Lesotho bilateral cooperation across key sectors.   Mr Margherita also called on King Letsie III of Les...

July 22, 2025 9:11 PM July 22, 2025 9:11 PM

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PM Modi to embark on two-nation tour to United Kingdom & Maldives tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be embarking on an official visit to the United Kingdom and the Maldives starting from tomorrow.   In the first leg of his visit, he will hold discussions with his United Kingdom counterpart, Keir Starmer, and call on King Charles III.   Briefing media in New Delhi ...

July 22, 2025 9:08 PM July 22, 2025 9:08 PM

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Uproar by Opposition over Operation Sindoor, SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar forces adjournment of both Houses of Parliament for the day

Proceedings of both the Houses today marred by the opposition uproar leading to the adjournment of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha for the day. The opposition parties were demanding discussion on Operation Sindoor and Special Intensive Revision initiative in Bihar and other issues.                ...

July 22, 2025 8:46 PM July 22, 2025 8:46 PM

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Gross non-performing assets of Public Sector Banks decline by over 6.5% in last 5yrs

Gross non-performing assets of public sector banks have witnessed significant decline in the last five financial years.   The NPAs have reduced from 9.11 percent to 2.58 percent between the period of 2021 to 2025. This was stated by Minister of State of Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to...

July 22, 2025 8:09 PM July 22, 2025 8:09 PM

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RBI’s financial inclusion index shows growth across all segments in FY25

The Reserve Bank of India has informed that the Financial Inclusion Index of the FI index for Financial Year 2025 has improved and stands at 67 percent as compared to 64.2 percent for FY 2024.   According to an official press release, RBI has said that the improvement in the index is largely due to ...

July 22, 2025 8:01 PM July 22, 2025 8:01 PM

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India achieves Milestone of 6 Crore Screenings under National Sickle Cell Mission

A total of six crore individuals has been screened for Sickle Cell Disease under the National Sickle Cell Mission.   Among those screened, two lakh 15 thousand individuals diagnosed with the disease and over 16 lakh carriers have been identified.   According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welf...

July 22, 2025 8:00 PM July 22, 2025 8:00 PM

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PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar nominations open till August 15

The last date of submission of nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar has been extended to 15th August.   The process of receiving applications had commenced on 1st April on the National Awards Portal.   The awards are given to children who deserve recognition at the nat...