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February 11, 2025 6:47 PM February 11, 2025 6:47 PM

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WAVES 2025: Reel Making Challenge Sees Over 3,370 Entries from 20 Countries

The Reel Making Challenge at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 has received over 3,370 registrations from across India and 20 countries as of the 5th of this month. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in a statement, said that this challenge provides a platform f...

February 11, 2025 6:45 PM February 11, 2025 6:45 PM

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Govt Allocates Record ₹4 Lakh Crore for Women’s Welfare in Budget 2025-26

Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has said that a record allocation of more than 4 lakh crore has been designated for women's welfare in the Union Budget 2025-26, marking an increase of more than 37 percent from the previous year.   Briefing the media in New Delhi today, the minist...

February 11, 2025 5:59 PM February 11, 2025 5:59 PM

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90% of FDI Comes Through Automatic Route, Says Minister Jatin Prasada

The country has received 90 percent of foreign direct investment under the automatic route as of now. This was stated by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jatin Prasada in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. He said a transparent, predictable, and easily comprehensible policy framework...

February 11, 2025 5:43 PM February 11, 2025 5:43 PM

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Govt Distributes Over 2.35 Crore Property Cards Under SVAMITVA Scheme

The government has said that over two crores thirty-five lakh property cards have been distributed across one lakh fifty-nine thousand villages under the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme so far. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Mi...

February 11, 2025 5:41 PM February 11, 2025 5:41 PM

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Over 2.96 Lakh People Treated by CAPF Doctors in 2,160 Villages: Govt

The government today said that over two lakh 96 thousand persons in two thousand 160 villages have been provided treatment by 383 CAPF doctors. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, said that the doctors of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) conduct...

February 11, 2025 4:33 PM February 11, 2025 4:33 PM

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Lok Sabha resumes discussion on General Budget 2025-26

The Lok Sabha today resumed the discussion on the General Budget 2025-26. Participating in the discussion, Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party said that the fruits of welfare schemes are not reaching the people at the ground level. He accused the government of having no roadmap for the Viksit Bhar...

February 11, 2025 4:30 PM February 11, 2025 4:30 PM

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Maldivian Parliamentary Delegation Meets Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

A parliamentary delegation from Maldives met the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Om Birla, at the Parliament today. The visiting delegation is led by Speaker of the People’s Majlis of Maldives Abdul Raheem Abdulla. During the meeting, Mr. Birla said that India and the Maldives have centuries-old cultural, eco...

February 11, 2025 3:34 PM February 11, 2025 3:34 PM

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India’s Power Demand Rises 2.2% in Warmest January in 125 Years

The third-warmest January in 125 years and industrial activity lifted demand for electricity by 2.2 percent to 138 billion units in the first month of 2025.   In January, peak power demand is estimated to have risen 14 GW on-year to 237 GW. On the other hand, power generation rose an estimated ...