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PMAY(U) turns 10: Beneficiaries thank Centre for fulfilling dream of owning home

IANS | June 25, 2025 3:38 PM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) As the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), or PMAY(U), completes a decade since its launch in June 2015, beneficiaries across India — from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia, Saharanpur and Mainpuri to Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur and Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur — are expressing heartfelt gratitude to the Union government for turning their long-cherished dream of homeownership into reality.

Adani Total Gas partners Jio-bp to enhance quality fuel supply to consumers

IANS | June 25, 2025 3:25 PM

Ahmedabad, June 25 (IANS) Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) and Jio-bp (operating brand of Reliance BP Mobility) on Wednesday announced a key collaboration to redefine the auto fuel retail experience for the consumers in the country.

Decade of transformative housing: Urban poor in Odisha find shelter, dignity under PMAY (U)

IANS | June 25, 2025 3:15 PM

Angul, June 25 (IANS) Once confined to fragile thatched huts and leaky asbestos rooftops, thousands of urban poor families across Odisha now live in the safety of concrete homes -- thanks to the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the successful implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).

Way paved for India's Gulf-bound rice exports to resume as war clouds lift

IANS | June 25, 2025 1:31 PM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Israel-Iran ceasefire has paved the way for India's Basmati exports to resume to the Gulf region, which is a major market for the aromatic rice, with Iran accounting for as much as 35 per cent of the total shipments.

India returning to space, Jai Hind: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

IANS | June 25, 2025 11:48 AM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India is returning to space, Jai Hind, said astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, ahead of his historic mission to become the first Indian to reach the International Space Station, on Wednesday.

Nefarious attempt to strangle Indian democracy: Rajnath Singh on 50 years of Emergency

IANS | June 25, 2025 10:39 AM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that 50 years ago, a nefarious attempt was made to strangle Indian democracy with the imposition of the Emergency, during which civil liberties were suspended and opposition leaders were jailed under the rule of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

'The Emergency Diaries' chronicles my journey during Emergency: PM Modi

IANS | June 25, 2025 9:56 AM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he was glad that his experiences during the anti-Emergency movement have been compiled into a new book titled 'The Emergency Diaries -- Years that Forged a Leader', which will be released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency's imposition.

India on track to become $5 trillion economy in next 3 years: Piyush Goyal

IANS | June 25, 2025 9:24 AM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India is well on track to achieve a $5 trillion economy and the expectation is to reach this milestone within the next three years, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed.

BJP to observe ‘Constitution Murder Day’ today on 50th anniversary of Emergency

IANS | June 25, 2025 7:17 AM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi-led government in 1975, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to observe June 25 as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ (Constitution Murder Day).

NHRC takes cognisance after religious storyteller assaulted in UP's Etawah

IANS | June 24, 2025 11:58 PM

New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday, has taken cognisance of a shocking case reported from Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district, where a complaint has been lodged alleging that a religious storyteller was beaten up and humiliated for belonging to a backward caste.

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PMAY(U) turns 10: Beneficiaries thank Centre for fulfilling dream of owning home

Adani Total Gas partners Jio-bp to enhance quality fuel supply to consumers

Decade of transformative housing: Urban poor in Odisha find shelter, dignity under PMAY (U)

Way paved for India's Gulf-bound rice exports to resume as war clouds lift

India returning to space, Jai Hind: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

Nefarious attempt to strangle Indian democracy: Rajnath Singh on 50 years of Emergency

'The Emergency Diaries' chronicles my journey during Emergency: PM Modi

India on track to become $5 trillion economy in next 3 years: Piyush Goyal

BJP to observe ‘Constitution Murder Day’ today on 50th anniversary of Emergency

NHRC takes cognisance after religious storyteller assaulted in UP's Etawah

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