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No plan to scrap SC/ST post-matric scholarship, says Centre

New Delhi, July 22 -- The Centre has said there is no proposal to discontinue the Post-Matric Scholarship scheme for Scheduled Tribe or Scheduled Caste students. There have been concerns about whether... Read More


Consensus Commission begins talks with political parties

Dhaka, July 22 -- The 17th day of second-round reform talks between the National Consensus Commission (NCC) and the political parties began on Tuesday morning to discuss several constitutional issues.... Read More


PLI schemes: Govt approved 806 applications so far for 14 sectors

New Delhi, July 22 -- The government on Tuesday said as many as 806 applications have been approved under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes across 14 sectors as on date. The schemes for 1... Read More


Aadhaar, EPIC, ration cards not proof of voter eligibility, EC tells SC

India, July 22 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday defended its ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, telling the Supreme Court that Aadhaar, voter iden... Read More


PSU banks' gross bad assets drop to 2.58% in FY25 from 9.11% in FY21: Govt

New Delhi, July 22 -- The government on Tuesday said that the gross non-performing assets (NPA) ratio of public sector banks (PSBs) has declined from 9.11% in March 2021 to 2.58% in March 2025, markin... Read More


President accepts resignation of VP Jagdeep Dhankar: RS Chair informs house

New Delhi, July 22 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ghanshyam Tiwari, who was in the Chair, on Tuesday announced that Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation as Vice President of India has been accepted by t... Read More


Dangers of ethnicising Dalits

Nepal, July 22 -- On July 15, 2025, the final round of a caste-based beauty pageant called "Mr and Miss Bishwakarma" took place in Kathmandu. It was the fourth annual event organised by a company of t... Read More


HAU lathi charge: Students hand over memorandum to Hooda

Rohtak, July 22 -- A delegation of students of Hisar's Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University on Monday met former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and handed over a memorandum of ... Read More


KMC cleans Martyrs' Day rally site within an hour

Kolkata, July 22 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) carried out a swift cleanup operation on Monday after the Trinamool Congress's (TMC) Martyrs' Day rally concluded at Dharmatala. Within an ... Read More


PM Modi wishes Jagdeep Dhankhar "good health" following his resignation as Vice President

New Delhi, July 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar good health after the latter resigned from the post on July 21, citing health concerns. In a post ... Read More