February 3, 2025 8:00 PM

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Public-Private Partnership to Boost India’s Olympic Preparations

The government has adopted a holistic approach by actively engaging with the private sector to prepare for the 2028 Olympics. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that the government has been regularly interacting with corporate and public...

February 3, 2025 7:35 PM

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Centre Allocates Rs 13,955 Crore for West Bengal Railway Expansion

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken up a big mission to modernise and expand railway facilities in West Bengal and an amount of 13,955 crore rupees has been allocated for this. Briefing media in New Delhi on Monday afternoon, Mr Vaishnaw said that...

February 3, 2025 6:41 PM

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Car Bomb Blast in Northern Syria Kills 19

A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people. The dead included 18 women and one man. According to the local Syrian civil defence, another 15 women were wounded, some of them in critical condition. The car detonated next to a vehicle carrying m...

February 3, 2025 6:36 PM

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India registers 47.9% growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals during past 2 years

The country has registered 47.9 per cent growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals during the past two years. The country witnessed arrival of 95.20 lakh foreign tourists during 2023, which is an increase of nearly 31 lakh compared to the previous year. In a written answer, Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh ...

February 3, 2025 6:01 PM

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India’s Digital Boom: Payment Transactions Soar 44% to ₹18,000 Cr

The digital payment transactions in the country have gone up to over 18,000 crore rupees last financial year, registering an annual growth rate of 44 per cent. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary said, the Immediate Payment Service and National ...

February 3, 2025 5:32 PM

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Over 6 lakh applications received for PM Internship Scheme

The government said that over six lakh applications were received from across the country for the PM Internship Scheme since its launch on October 3, 2024. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Monday, the Minister of State for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Harsh Malhotra, said that the scheme...

February 3, 2025 9:58 PM

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Rajya Sabha discusses Motion of Thanks to President’s address

The Rajya Sabha today took up discussion on Motion of Thanks to the President’s address to the joint session of Parliament.         Initiating the discussion, BJP member Kiran Choudhry said the government has taken monumental initiatives to double the income of farmers. Stating that the opposition i...

February 3, 2025 5:34 PM

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Benchmark domestic equity indices end in negative territory

Benchmark domestic equity indices ended in negative territory on Monday, mirroring fall in Asian markets amid rising global trade concerns after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. The 30-share index at Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, shed 319 points, or 0.41 perce...

February 3, 2025 3:52 PM

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Coal production expected to increase to 1,533 million tonnes by 2030

Union Minister of Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy said the coal production is expected to increase to 1,533 million tonnes by 2030. Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister highlighted the government’s roadmap to boost domestic coal production for Viksit Bharat 2047. He said, his...