January 24, 2025 8:21 PM January 24, 2025 8:21 PM

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Telangana: Power Minister calls for separate electricity feeder line for agri sector

Union Power and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today emphasized the need for separating the electricity feeder line for the agriculture sector in every state. Reviewing the Telangana power sector with the state leadership in Hyderabad, the Union Minister said that even if the state gover...

January 24, 2025 8:17 PM January 24, 2025 8:17 PM

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Nepal hosts 1st International Pashmina Festival cum Exhibition

In Nepal, the first three-day International Pashmina Festival cum Exhibition organised by the Nepal Pashmina Industries Association and the Confederation of Nepalese Industries has drawn the attention of consumers towards delicate, lightweight and warm natural fibre obtained from Chyangra or Pashmin...

January 24, 2025 8:09 PM January 24, 2025 8:09 PM

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Star batter Smriti Mandhana & all-rounder Deepti Sharma in ICC Women’s ODI team

Star Indian batter Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma were included in the ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year led by South Africa batter Laura Wolvaardt. Mandhana reigned supreme in 2024, finishing as the highest run-scorer in women’s ODIs with an impressive tally of 747 runs in just 13 mat...

January 24, 2025 7:36 PM January 24, 2025 7:36 PM

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Centre aims to safeguard Fundamental Rights of marginalised & EW sections

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi today said that the central government aims to safeguard the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to marginalized and economically weaker sections. The Minister was inaugurating a seminar on the topic "Constitution Pride Day" organized in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. H...

January 24, 2025 7:25 PM January 24, 2025 7:25 PM

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President to address  the nation on the eve of Republic Day

President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation tomorrow on the eve of Republic Day. The address will be broadcast from 7 PM on the entire national network of Akashvani and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version. Broadcast of the address in Hindi and Engl...

January 24, 2025 7:16 PM January 24, 2025 7:16 PM

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Vice President lauds Uttar Pradesh govt for state’s development

  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the progress of India is unmatched and Uttar Pradesh has played a special role in it. In eight years, Uttar Pradesh has become Uttam Pradesh and now it is rapidly moving towards becoming an enterpri...

January 24, 2025 6:45 PM January 24, 2025 6:45 PM

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Oil prices up today but remained on track for a weekly decline

Oil prices rose today, but remained on track for a weekly decline after the US President Donald Trump announced plans to boost US production and demanded OPEC to lower prices. Brent Crude was trading over 0.4 percent up at 78 dollars and 62 cents per barrel, and WTI Crude also added over 0.3 percent...

January 24, 2025 6:28 PM January 24, 2025 6:28 PM

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Mexican President says no need to expedite review of USMCA

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said, there is no need to expedite a review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) which was proposed by her US counterpart Donald Trump. Speaking at a press conference in Mexico City yesterday, Ms. Sheinbaum emphasised that according to the decr...

January 24, 2025 6:03 PM January 24, 2025 6:03 PM

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Major Asian markets display mixed response

Major Asian indices displayed mixed trends today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index surged over 1.8 percent, South Korea's Kospi gained over 0.8 percent, and China's Shanghai Composite Index added almost 0.7 percent. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei as well as Singapore's Straits Times index ended nearly flat, w...