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New Delhi: The legal age of smoking in India is likely to be raised to 21 years soon. The Union government has drafted a bill, the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of…

New Delhi: The Union government will hold a national-level online exam on ‘gau vigyan’ (cow science) on February 25. The purpose of this voluntary exam is to get students and general…

New Delhi: The seventh meeting between the farmers’ union leaders and Union government on Monday failed to break the impasse over the contentious farm laws. Both parties stuck to their…

New Delhi: The Union government has invited farmers’ unions for sixth round of talks on the contentious agricultural laws at 2 pm on December 30, at Vigyan Bhawan. Two days ago, a joint…

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will, on Monday, mark the fourth year of the surgical strike conducted by the Indian military against suspected militants in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir…

New Delhi: The Union government is opposed to the idea of same-sex marriages. Abhijit Iyer Mitra had filed a plea before the Delhi High Court seeking recognition and registration of…

New Delhi: The Union government has urged 13 districts, across eight states and Union Territories, to take measures for reducing mortality due to COVID-19. Odisha’s Ganjam is one of those…

New Delhi: The Union government has promised stern action against 1474 exporters, who have fraudulently claimed Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) refund worth Rs 2,020 crore. The…

New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday defended the setting up of PM-CARES fund, arguing in the Supreme Court that the existence of the statutory National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF)…

New Delhi: The Union government announced a three-month extension of Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contribution of 24% (12% employees’ share and 12% employers’ share) from June to August…