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    Assam first state to deliver over 1 cr Ayushman cards: Assam CM
    Assam

    Assam first state to deliver over 1 cr Ayushman cards: Assam CM

    Guwahati, Feb 11: Assam has become the first state in the country to deliver more than one crore Ayushman cards, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) scheme provides health coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family per year."Assam...
    Google Pay, Phone Pe two ticking time bombs, says Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule
    National

    Google Pay, Phone Pe two 'ticking' time bombs, says Lok Sabha member Supriya...

    New Delhi, Feb 10: Supriya Sule, an MP of the Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar, on Friday alleged that apps like Google Pay and Phone Pe are "two ticking time bombs" and sought to know what steps the government is taking to check money laundering.Participating in a discussion on 'The...
    Sitharaman tables white paper on Indian economy in Lok Sabha
    National

    Sitharaman tables white paper on Indian economy in Lok Sabha

    New Delhi, Feb 8: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled a 'White Paper on the Indian Economy' in the Lok Sabha. Sitharaman in her Interim Budget speech had announced that the government will come out with a white paper on the economy outlining the economic mismanagement in the...
    Persistent non-compliance led to Paytm action; no systemic worries: RBI
    National

    Persistent non-compliance led to Paytm action; no systemic worries: RBI

    Mumbai, Feb 8: Persistent non-compliance by Paytm with the regulatory guidelines despite nudges over a period of time ultimately led to the stern action against the fintech, the RBI said on Thursday and also made it clear that there are no systemic worries. Without disclosing specific details of...
    Women take more antidepressants after divorce than men: Study
    International

    Women take more antidepressants after divorce than men: Study

    Melbourne, Feb 8: Research out today from Finland suggests women may find it harder to adjust to later-life divorce and break-ups than men. The study used population data from 229,000 Finns aged 50 to 70 who had undergone divorce, relationship break-up or bereavement and tracked their use of...
    January 2024 warmest on record: European climate agency
    International

    January 2024 warmest on record: European climate agency

    New Delhi, Feb 8:The world last month experienced the warmest January on record, with the global mean temperature for the past 12 months exceeding the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold, according to the European climate agency. However, this does not imply a permanent breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius...
    A day before elections, twin blasts kill 25 in Pakistans Balochistan
    International

    A day before elections, twin blasts kill 25 in Pakistan's Balochistan

    Karachi, Feb 7: At least 25 people were killed and 42 others injured on Wednesday in two devastating bomb blasts targeting election offices in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, a day before the general elections in the coup-prone country. In the first incident, a powerful blast outside the...
    Assam to have two new varsities; bills tabled in Assembly
    Assam

    Assam to have two new varsities; bills tabled in Assembly

    Guwahati, Feb 7: The Assam government on Wednesday proposed to create two new state-run universities in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts. Introducing two new bills, the government said it has plans to create Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University at Gohpur in Sonitpur district and Kokrajhar...
    ECI prohibits using children in poll campaign ahead of LS elections
    National

    ECI prohibits using children in poll campaign ahead of LS elections

    New Delhi, Feb 5: Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission on Monday asked political parties not to use children in campaigning “in any form whatsoever”, including for distribution of posters and pamphlets or sloganeering. In an advisory sent to parties, the poll panel conveyed its “zero...
    Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 112 people over 3 days
    International

    Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 112 people over 3 days

    SANTIAGO (CHILE), Feb 5: Firefighters wrestled Sunday with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile two days earlier, as officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said at least 112 people had been killed.The fires burned with the highest intensity...
    Spl court reserves order in Hemant Soren case; ex-CM to be in one-day judicial custody
    National

    Spl court reserves order in Hemant Soren case; ex-CM to be in one-day judicial...

    The special PMLA court here sent former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, to judicial custody for a day, lawyers said. The ED sought 10 days remand for Soren. The court reserved its order for Friday.The JMM executive...
    Hemant Soren arrested by ED, Champai Soren to take over as new CM
    National

    Hemant Soren arrested by ED, Champai Soren to take over as new CM

    Ranchi, Feb 1: JMM leader Hemant Soren was arrested on Wednesday night in a money laundering case after resigning as the Jharkhand chief minister, while Shibu Soren loyalist and state transport minister Champai Soren’s name was proposed as the CM.Hemant Soren was arrested after a marathon seven...
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