At least 55k villages off mobile phone network
At least 55,000 villages in the country do not have mobile connectivity and efforts are being made to provide it, the government informed Rajya Sabha. read more »
10% price hike cap on most medical devices
The prices of all medical devices except for stents, condoms and intrauterine devices can only be raised by up to 10% in a year, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said in a new office order on Friday. read more »
Government pushes through Enemy Property Bill in Rajya Sabha
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India snubs new UN chief, rejects mediation on Kashmir issue
India has again reiterated that only a bilateral solution to the Kashmir issue is possible, amid signs that new United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Gutterres was looking at ways to break the deadlock between the two... read more »
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Congress furnishes new documents on Dholpur Palace ownership
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Never said govt would scrap Section 377
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