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AIIMS Bhubaneswar Successfully Conducts Its First Liver Transplant

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 1 -- Younger Brother (30) Donates Liver to Elder Brother (37) Donor & Recipient both doing well, Donor discharged from the Hospital Bhubaneswar :AIIMS Bhubaneswar has marked a hist... Read More


Restoring trust in the State, the Chhattisgarh experience

India, Jan. 1 -- Chhattisgarh's creation 25 years ago rested on a simple premise: A smaller state would listen better, govern closer to the ground, and respond faster to its people. As my government c... Read More


GST collections rise 6.1% to Rs 1.75 lakh crore in December

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in December, in gross terms, rose 6.1 per cent to about 1.75 lakh crore compared to about 1.64 lakh crore in the same month last year,... Read More


Government digging its own pit, Says Namal

Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa said today that the government is "digging its own pit," adding that the role of the... Read More


President Murmu launches #SkillTheNation AI Challenge, calls AI a catalyst for inclusive growth

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- President of India Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched the #SkillTheNation AI Challenge and virtually inaugurated the IGNOU Regional Centre and Skill Centre at Rairangpur in Odish... Read More


Govt's major digital initiative, state-of-the-art single window clearance system to be launched

LUCKNOW, Jan. 1 -- In a significant step towards establishing Uttar Pradesh as the country's best investment destination, the state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is... Read More


India puts excise duty on tobacco products, including cigarettes, from February 1

India, Jan. 1 -- The government has imposed additional excise duty on tobacco products from 1 February 2026, making cigarettes costlier for an estimated 10 crore smokers in the world's most populous c... Read More


US President Donald Trump says his New Year wish is to see "Peace on Earth"

Washington DC, Jan. 1 -- US President Donald Trump held a New Year bash at his Florida resort on Thursday and when he was quizzed about his wish for the New Year he said he wanted peace on Earth, repo... Read More


ITC, Godfrey Phillips shares tank up to 19% as govt announces excise duty on cigarettes effective February 1

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Shares of cigarette companies ITC and Godfrey Phillips slumped by up to 19% in Thursday's trade (January 1), after the government imposed an excise duty on cigarettes, effective n... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur says not everyone gets a farewell like Khaleda's

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said the outpouring of emotion and respect for former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was not a farewell that "everyone is for... Read More