Modi govt approves Ayushman coverage for six crore senior citizens

New Delhi, 11/9: The Modi govt on Wednesday approved bringing everyone above 70 years within the Ayushman Bharat programme, thus benefitting six crore senior citizens. An amount of Rs 3437 crore have been allocated for the programme by the cabinet. What Others Are Reading Kerala constitutes 7th State Finance Commission Delhi govt decides compounding of…

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She said, he said: Kamala Harris bests Donald Trump in US presidential debate

Washington DC, 11/9: Kamala Harris repeatedly got under the skin of Donald Trump in their first presidential debate, challenging him on foreign policy, economy and abortion as she sought to erase the memory of President Joe Biden’s disastrous face-off earlier with the Republican candidate. “You’re not running against Joe Biden. You’re running against me,” Vice…

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Pakistan violates Jammu border ceasefire, BSF jawan injured in unprovoked aggression

Jammu,,11/9: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts in violation of a ceasefire agreement along the border on Wednesday, officials said. The BSF troops also retaliated but the casualties on the Pakistani side were not known immediately, they said. “At about 2.35 am, an…

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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for US President after debate with Donald Trump

Washington DC, 11/10: Taylor Swift, one of America’s most celebrated pop-culture icons with a giant following across the world, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the immediate aftermath of the presidential debate on Tuesday. The endorsement by Swift, delivered mere minutes after Harris and former President Donald Trump stepped off the debate stage in Philadelphia,…

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FIH President Tayyab Ikram pays courtesy visit to Chief Minister Sri Mohan Charan Majhi

Bhubaneswar, 10/9: President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Mr. Tayyab Ikram, today met with Chief Minister Sri Mohan Charan Majhi and deliberated on the contribution of Odisha to global hockey and the collaborative efforts to further the hockey development in the state. The meeting focused on key initiatives to further develop the sport, the…

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Mamata invites agitating junior doctors for meeting to resolve impasse over RG Kar issue

Kolkata, 10/9: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday evening invited the agitating junior doctors for a meeting at the state secretariat to resolve the impasse over the RG Kar hospital issue. Your small delegation (maximum 10 persons) may visit ‘Nabanna’ now to meet government representatives,” an email sent by the state’s Health Secretary…

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Manipur: Agitating students attempt to march to Raj Bhavan, 40 injured in clashes with police

Imphal,10/9 Over 40 students were injured on Tuesday following clashes with security forces when they attempted to march towards the Raj Bhavan in Imphal to press for their demands to remove the DGP and security advisor to the state government, police said. Thousands of students and women demonstrators tried to march towards the Raj Bhavan…

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Even opposition leaders play with snow in Kashmir without any fear: BJP targets Congress over Sushilkumar Shinde’s remarks

New Delhi, 10/9: Taking potshots at the Congress over former home minister Sushil Shinde’s remarks, the BJP on Tuesday said the security of the country is “so strong” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership that even the opposition leaders play with snow without fear. This came after Shinde, a senior Congress leader, at the launch…

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