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43 OTT platforms blocked for showing obscene content

India, Dec. 18 -- The Government has disabled access to 43 OTT platforms for displaying obscene content, Union Minister L Murugan said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply, the minister ... Read More


Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha, referred to Parliament Standing Committee

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday moved a motion in Parliament seeking leave to introduce the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025. The proposed legislation seeks to... Read More


CM Nitish asks officials to work for public welfare

India, Dec. 18 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asked officials to implement government schemes swiftly and effectively, and work for public welfare with full sensitivity, dedication ... Read More


Parliament passes SHANTI Bill, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to have statutory status

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to increase the share of nuclear energy in the total energy mix of India, facilitate innovation in nuclear science and technology ... Read More


VB-G RAM G Bill, that seeks to replace MGNREGA, clears Lok Sabha amid Opposition protest

India, Dec. 18 -- The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the UPA-era MGNREGA that guarant... Read More


Lok Sabha clears Viksit Bharat G-RAM G Bill, replaces MGNREGA

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- The Lok Sabha on Thursday (18 December 2025) passed the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, marking a major overhaul of rural employment p... Read More


VB-G RAM G Bill, that seeks to replace MGNREGA, gets Lok Sabha clearance amid Opposition protest

India, Dec. 18 -- The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the UPA-era MGNREGA that guarant... Read More


Don't smoke in public: TMC to its MPs

India, Dec. 18 -- In an apparent reference to some Trinamool Congress MPs smoking publicly in Parliament premises, the TMC has asked them to conduct themselves in a manner so as not to lower the digni... Read More


President of Uzbekistan to visit Japan

Uzbekistan, Dec. 18 -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay an official visit to Japan on December 18-20 at the invitation of Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi, UzA reported. Meet... Read More


Ranchi: Marandi accuses Congress of misleading public on National Herald Case

Ranchi, Dec. 18 -- Jharkhand BJP president and Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi today accused the Congress of misleading the public over the National Herald case, terming the party's protest a... Read More