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Govt refutes report on new $2 bn India-Russia nuclear submarine deal, calls it ‘misleading’

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New Delhi: The Union government Thursday refuted a news report that claimed India has signed a deal to lease a $2 billion nuclear-powered submarine from Russia. Terming the report as "misleading", the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said in a fact-check post on X that no new deal had been signed between the two countries. The PIB statement clarified that the submarine lease referred to in the story, which was published by...

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Government approves 25 lakh additional LPG connections under Ujjwala scheme

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New Delhi: The government has approved the release of 25 lakh additional liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the FY 26 to clear pending applications and move toward saturation of household LPG access, an official statement said Thursday. To further improve access, the eligibility criteria have been simplified to “Adult women from poor households based on submission of a Deprivation Declaration,” the Minister of...

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Govt avoids LoP meetings with visiting leaders, claims Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday alleged that the government tells visiting foreign dignitaries not to meet the Leader of the Opposition due to its "insecurity". Gandhi's remarks came hours ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's two-day visit to India. The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha said it is a tradition that visiting foreign dignitaries meet the LoP, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ministry...

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Putin arrives this evening; both sides to ink several agreements to boost partnership

Vladimir Putin

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after he lands in New Delhi to further expand a nearly eight-decade partnership that has remained steadfast notwithstanding fractious geopolitical environment and tensions. Boosting defence ties, insulating India-Russia trade from external pressure and exploring cooperation in small modular reactors are set to be the focus of the summit meeting between Modi and...

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TRAI expands anti-spam measures, asks users to report unwanted calls

Bhubaneswar: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has introduced several measures, including a digital consent acquisition framework and the Do Not Disturb (DND) mobile app, to protect subscribers from spam and fraudulent calls and messages, TRAI chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said Thursday. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of a workshop, Lahoti said India has about...

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KP CM denied meeting with Imran Khan for ninth time

Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi Thursday was once again denied a meeting with jailed former prime minister Imran Khan by prison authorities. Earlier this week, Imran's sister Uzma Khan met him after weeks of effort and protests, while CM Afridi and other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders were scheduled to meet him Thursday. Afridi arrived at...

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CM Majhi asserts Mahanadi dispute with Chhattisgarh nearing resolution

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said that Odisha will soon get its rights over the Mahanadi River waters through a legal and amicable solution to the dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Majhi made the assertion while replying to a written question from Congress member Taraprasad Bahinipati in the assembly. "Mahanadi is considered the lifeline of Odisha,...

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BJP, BJD agree on urgent need to tackle Hirakud dam siltation

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling BJP and Opposition BJD Thursday agreed on the urgent need to tackle massive siltation at the Hirakud reservoir, which poses a potential threat to the safety of the dam. The issue was raised during Zero Hour by BJD deputy leader of Opposition Prasanna Acharya, who expressed concern over a recent survey showing a 27...

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Russian president Putin arrives in Delhi on two day visit

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday night kick-started a nearly 27-hour visit to India to further shore up a nearly eight-decade bilateral partnership that remained on a firm footing notwithstanding a fractious geopolitical environment and tensions. In reflection of the importance India attached to the visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Putin at New Delhi's Palam...

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Some US proposals for Ukraine war ‘we can’t agree to’: Putin

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a US plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off. US President Donald Trump has set in motion the most intense diplomatic push to stop the fighting since Russia launched the...

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Government approves 25 lakh additional LPG connections under Ujjwala scheme

New Delhi: The government has approved the release of 25 lakh additional liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the FY 26 to clear pending applications and move toward saturation of household LPG access, an official statement said Thursday. To further improve access, the eligibility criteria have been simplified to “Adult...

 

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