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Public exams to become more transparent, secure and trustworthy: President Murmu

Noting that 65% of India’s population is below the age of 35, Murmu said, “This young population is our most valuable asset.” NEW DELHI: Referring to students as “architects of India’s future”, President Droupadi Murmu Friday said govt is undertaking comprehensive steps to reform the public examination system to “completely curb” the use of unfair…

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In response to Pak PM Sharif, J&K CM Omar says IWT sucked ‘our blood’, calls for its cancellation

India placed the treaty in abeyance last year following the Pahalgam terror attack SRINAGAR: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned at an event in Islamabad on Friday that Pakistan would take any step to protect its water rights under the Indus Waters Treaty, saying “every single drop” of Pakistan’s water is a “red line” and…

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Maharashtra FDA suspends 14 licences linked to Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart

Inspections uncovered violations ranging from cockroach infestation and expired food to poor hygiene and storage practices. NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of 14 food business establishments linked to quick-commerce platforms Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart after a statewide inspection drive uncovered multiple food safety and hygiene violations.The August…

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Rajnath hails fourfold rise in defence production in message to soldiers

Modernisation of the defence forces, driven by a self-reliant and future-ready defence sector is the first and foremost priority of government, Rajnath Singh told the Armed Forces on the eve of 80th Independence Day. NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said India’s defence sector had undergone an “unprecedented transformation” over the past 12…

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CM Yogi says India would be different if Modi were PM in 1947

CM Yogi Adityanath said the Congress had failed the country by prioritising political power. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has accused the Congress of being responsible for India’s Partition and the violence that followed, arguing that the country’s history could have been different under leaders such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel or Prime…

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