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Students in Bihar to Get Interest-Free Loans via Credit Card Scheme: CM Nitish
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Students in Bihar to Get Interest-Free Loans via Credit Card Scheme: CM Nitish

Patna, Sep 16: In the run up to the Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced a major relief for students seeking higher education. From now on, loans taken under the Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme (BSCCS) will be completely interest-free for all applicants.Students...
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National

India Leads with AI-Powered Weather Forecasts to Aid Farmers

New Delhi, Sep 16: While climate change is making the pattern of rainfall more erratic and difficult to predict, the Indian government has started providing AI-driven forecasts directly to farmers on smartphones to help them manage their agricultural operations.“This year’s unusual monsoon,...
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Business

GST 2.0 Explained: A Complete Guide to the New Tax Rates

New Delhi, Sep 16: The Finance Ministry on Tuesday issued a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to provide a more detailed explanation on the tax rate cuts that have been announced as part of the GST 2.0 reforms.Q1. Is it required to recall and re-label MRP on medicines already in the...
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National

1xBet case widens: Celebs Yuvraj, Uthappa, Sonu Sood under ED scanner

New Delhi, Sep 16: In the 1xBet illegal betting app case, Bengali actor Ankush Hazra and former MP Mimi Chakraborty submitted their respective documents to the Enforcement Directorate here on Tuesday, said an ED source, adding that former cricketers Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa and actor Sonu...
CAT stays transfer of IAS officer B Ashok again, blow to Kerala govt
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CAT stays transfer of IAS officer B Ashok again, blow to Kerala govt

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16: In a setback to the Vijayan government, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Tuesday stayed yet another order transferring senior IAS officer Dr B. Ashok from the post of Principal Secretary, Kerala Agriculture Department.With the fresh interim relief, Dr...
1 lakh jobs expected from PM Mitra textile park, says MP CM Mohan Yadav
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1 lakh jobs expected from PM Mitra textile park, says MP CM Mohan Yadav

Bhopal, Sep 16: The PM Mitra Textile Park, Dhar, is expected to generate 1 lakh direct jobs upon completion, with an additional 2 lakh indirect employment opportunities once fully operational, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said here on Tuesday.Addressing a gathering at the mela, CM Yadav...
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International

Record haul of synthetic drugs seized across 18 countries: Interpol

New Delhi, Sep 16: The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), in one of its biggest worldwide operations against drug trafficking, made a massive seizure of synthetic drugs valued at $ 6.5 billion, the global crime policing body said on Tuesday.The authorities intercepted a...
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Sci - Tech

Nagaland University research to boost quantum tech, devices & algorithms

New Delhi, Sep 16: Making significant strides in the field of quantum technology, researchers from Nagaland University have replicated the complex patterns of fractals found in nature -- such as snowflakes, tree branches, and neuron networks -- in the quantum world.With India already committed...
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Business

India-US trade dialogue resumes, raising hopes of tariff breakthrough

New York, Sep 16: The trade talks between India and the United States resumed here on Tuesday, as US Assistant Trade Representative Brendan Lynch reached Commerce Ministry, amid the thaw in the relations between the two nations.The India trade negotiators are led by Rajesh Agrawal, Special...
Judicial appointments: SC Collegium recommends judges for HP, Karnataka HCs
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Judicial appointments: SC Collegium recommends judges for HP, Karnataka HCs

New Delhi, Sep 16: The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, has recommended appointments to the Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka High Courts.The apex court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of judicial officers Geetha Kadaba Bharatharaja...
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Business

K’taka govt secures Rs 4,000 crore investment from Japanese companies

Bengaluru, Sep 15: Karnataka's Minister for Large and Medium Industries, M.B. Patil, has stated that his recent visit to Japan has resulted in a confirmed investment of more than Rs 4,000 crore from various Japanese industries in the state.He was speaking to media representatives at his...
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International

Nepal’s business community reels from billions in losses after Gen-Z protests

Kathmandu, Sep 15: Vandalism and arson attacks on business enterprises during the Gen-Z protests that brought down former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's government last week have resulted in massive losses to the country’s private sector.Big shopping malls, hotels, factories, auto showrooms...
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