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November 7, 2021 8:54 AM

Govt slashes basic duty on crude palm oil, crude soyabean oil and crude sunflower oil from 2.5% to nil; rationalises import duties on various edible oils to control prices

Government has slashed the basic duty on crude palm oil, crude soybean oil and crude sunflower oil from 2.5 percent to nil in a bid to reign in continuous rise in the cooking oil prices since past one year. The Agri-cess on these Oils has been brought down from 20 percent to 7.5 percent for crude pa...

November 6, 2021 8:02 PM

PM Modi congratulates Akash Kumar on winning medal at World Boxing C'ship

<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Akash Kumar on winning medal at the World Boxing Championship. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, this success will motivate younger boxers to excel. The Prime Minister also wished him th...

November 6, 2021 2:48 PM

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu to reach Patna on 2-day visit to Bihar

<span style="color: #222222;">The Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is coming this evening to Patna on a two day visit to Bihar. During the tour, Mr Naidu will visit two districts- East Champaran and Nalanda in the state. Tomorrow, the Vice President will address the se...

November 6, 2021 2:39 PM

PM Modi meets former Nagaland CM SC Jamir in New Delhi

<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met former Nagaland Chief Minister SC Jamir in New Delhi. In a tweet, Mr Modi said they exchanged views on several issues. He recalled his memories of working with Mr Jamir when he briefly served as the ...

November 6, 2021 11:50 AM

Nearly 116 crore 54 lakh vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far

The Union Government has said that nearly 116 crore 54 lakh  COVID vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far. Health Ministry today said that more than 15 crore 69 lakh unutilized vaccine doses are still available with the States and Union Territories.&...

November 6, 2021 9:23 AM

Bhai Dooj being celebrated today; Vice Prez, PM greet people on the occasion

Today is Bhai Dooj. This is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha. It is celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. The celebrations of this day are similar to the festival of Raksha Bandhan. On this day, sisters give gifts to their brothers....

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