New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) Over 41 crore Ayushman cards have been generated under the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, informed the Lok Sabha today. The flagship health insurance scheme has so far authorised more than 9.84 crore hospital admissions,…
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) Defence Ministry today signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of Air Defence Fire Control Radars for the Indian Army, worth around Rs 2,000 crore. The deal is under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) category, a Defence Ministry statement said. The contract was inked…
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court today relegated to the Delhi High Court the petitions challenging the Central Government’s order allowing the release of the movie ‘Udaipur Files’ subject to six further cuts, while refusing to extend the stay on the film’s release. A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi…
Male/New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu held talks in restricted format followed by delegation level talks in Male today, which are expected to be followed by the signing of several MoUs and the inauguration of joint initiatives, aimed at advancing cooperation across critical sectors of mutual interest….
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of the Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination 2025, conducted on June 21 to June 22, 2025. The candidates with roll numbers featured in the released list are shortlisted for the further stage — Personality Test/Interview. The Commission has made it clear…
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) According to the Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20, there are 31.45 lakh households across the country consisting of 35.22 lakh handloom weavers and allied workers in the country, Union Minister of Textiles, Giriraj Singh told the Rajya Sabha. “For the development of handlooms and the well-being of weavers, the…
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) In a move aimed to strengthen cancer care infrastructure, more than 200 Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCCs) have been approved for establishment across the country for 2025–26, the Government told Lok Sabha today. Based on the data provided, Uttar Pradesh will lead the country with the highest number of cancer…
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) India and the UK have agreed to strengthen cooperation in developing complex weapons and advanced technologies and fight against terrorism including its financing and cross-border movement of terrorists. The ‘India-UK Vision 2035’ endorsed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer in London yesterday, highlights the importance…
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) A joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has highlighted cases where toxic chemical laced drugs like cough syrups supplied from India contributed to serious health crises in countries like The Gambia and Indonesia. The WHO-UNODC report, titled “Contaminated…
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) As directed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Madhya Pradesh Government has provided a compensation of Rs 50,000 to a 5-year-old student who was subjected to inhumane treatment by a teacher and an attendant at a private school in Rewa. The NHRC said in a statement that the…
