After de-empanelment, Odisha CM advises 3 private banks to provide more loans under welfare schemes

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today held discussions with representatives of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and HDFC Bank at the Lok Seva Bhawan here, urging them to improve loan disbursal under various welfare schemes aimed at benefiting the poor.The performance of these three banks in Odisha was unsatisfactory in schemes such as agricultural loans,…

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Rashtriya Loktantrik Party Quits NDA over farmer protest

New Delhi, 26/12: In a major development, Hanuman Beniwal led Rashtriya Loktantrik Party(RLP) has quit the BJP led National Democratic Alliance on Saturday. The party took that decision to show their solidarity with the farmers against the Farm Bills. Addressing protesters at the Shahjahanpur-Kheda border in Rajasthan’s Alwar district“, Mr. Beniwal, a Lok Sabha MP…

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Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to begin 2-day China visit on January 26

New Delhi, 23/1: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Beijing on a two-day trip beginning Sunday, in the second such high-profile visit from India to China in less than one-and-a-half months. Last month, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval travelled to Beijing and held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi under the framework…

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BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur’s health condition deteriorated

Mumbai, 6/3 (AO Bureau): BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur’s health has deteriorated, due to which he has been taken to Mumbai for treatment on a chartered plane. Pragya Thakur’s office says that the MP had complained of difficulty in breathing, after which he was taken to Mumbai. Blood pressure was increased by Bhopal MP Pragya…

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Dozens suffer cardiac arrests in Seoul Halloween crush

Seoul, 29/10: Dozens of people suffered from cardiac arrest in the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday, after thousands crowded into narrow streets in the city’s Itaewon neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween, local officials said.     A fire brigade official confirmed the incident to AFP, saying that more than 140 ambulances had been dispatched to…

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Heavy Police Deployment Around Sambhal Mosque Ahead Of Friday Prayers

Sambhal: A large contingent of police has been deployed around the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal ahead of the Friday prayers and the Supreme Court hearing on the survey matter. The situation in the area is reportedly normal, with people walking on the streets and schools remaining open. However, Internet services remained suspended to…

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