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Govt set to bring MSME law change to ease payment delays, boost ease of biz

New Delhi, June 23 -- The government is working on changes to laws on micro, small, and medium enterprises in a bid to speed up resolution of delayed payment disputes, scrap minor penalties and ease c... Read More


George Kurian, Minister of State for Minority Affairs, steps down; President Droupadi Murmu accepts resignation

New Delhi, June 23 -- Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian on Tuesday stepped down from the Union Council of Ministers following the completion of his Rajya Sabha tenure. The mo... Read More


Who is George Kurian? BJP leader steps down as Union minister, President accepts resignation

India, June 23 -- Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader George Kurian on Tuesday resigned as the Union minister of state (MoS) for minority affairs and fisheries, following the expiration of his... Read More


Yogi Adityanath's swift action on Aliganj fire: 4 accused arrested, 4 officers suspended, SIT to investigate

Lucknow, June 23 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken stern action in the Aliganj coaching centre fire with arrest of four people and suspension of another four senior officials l... Read More


India-US trade deal talks: India wants preferential access through US deal, says Piyush Goyal

India, June 23 -- India is willing to conclude an interim trade deal with the US, securing "preferential treatment" over competitors before July 24, but it is not tied to the July 24 date, when Americ... Read More


Proselytisation excluded from faith-based activities as govt amends FCRA rules

India, June 23 -- The Union home ministry has amended the rules for non-government organisations (NGOs) to receive foreign funds, allowing a range of faith-based activities while excluding proselytisa... Read More


Ghalibaf says Tehran will administer the Strait of Hormuz; key waterway 'will never go back to the way it was'

New Delhi, June 23 -- Iran's Parliament Speaker and top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Monday said the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its pre-war situation and will be administered by... Read More


Over half of Gurugram's footpaths yet to be constructed: GMDA

India, June 23 -- Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) officials said that over half of the city's footpath network remains unconstructed, with only 114km of the planned network of 264.4... Read More


Bandhwari toll road in dark for weeks as streetlights stay defunct

India, June 23 -- A nearly 5-kilometre stretch of Gurugram-Faridabad Road near the Bandhwari toll plaza has remained without functional streetlights for several weeks, forcing commuters to navigate on... Read More


Building sealed, FIR registered, 15 dead: What we know and don't about the Lucknow fire

India, June 23 -- A day after a massive blaze engulfed a three-storey commercial building in Lucknow's Aliganj, killing 15 people and injuring several others, authorities have sealed the premises, reg... Read More