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A Quick Look The Centre plans to replace MGNREGA with the VB–G RAM G Bill, 2025, offering 125 days of work and focusing on rural, climate, and digital issues. PM Modi reached Jordan beginning his three nation tour, next is Ethiopia to strengthen relations, and Oman to boost strategic and economic partnerships. A father-son duo,…

Ram Vilas Vedanti (File photo) NEW DELHI: Ram Janmabhoomi movement leader and former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ram Vilas Vedanti died of a heart attack in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, on Monday at the age of 67, an official told news agency PTI. Vedanti had been admitted to the Superspecialty Hospital attached to Shyam Shah Medical…

NEW DELHI: Centre is set to introduce a new rural employment law in the Lok Sabha, proposing to repeal the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with another legislation, titled the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Bill, 2025.The bill seeks to replace the MGNREGA with…

NEW DELHI: Countries like UK, Canada and Singapore on Monday issue travel advisory cautioning its citizens against the deteriorating air quality index in Northern India.This comes as the Delhi continued to experience hazardous air conditions, with Anand Vihar recording an AQI of 493, placing it in the ‘Severe’ category. ‘Delhi NOT Most Polluted’: Doctor’s Shocking…

NEW DELHI: The Centre is set to repeal the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and replace it with a new legislative framework titled the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025.A Bill, aimed at aligning rural livelihoods with the government’s long-term development vision, has…

NEW DELHI: Former Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim reacted to his expulsion from the party on Monday, defending his move to write to Sonia Gandhi expressing dissatisfaction with the party leadership, citing recent electoral losses. He cited Rahul Gandhi’s suggestion of “daro matt (don’t be scared)” and said that he had “told the truth to the…

NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has demanded apology from leader of oppositions in both the houses — Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi — a day after videos of Congress workers sloganeering “eliminate” Prime Minister Narendra Modi surfaced on social media.“Both the LoPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha should apologise,” Rijiju said. He…

NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Monday issued a travel advisory, urging flyers to head to airports only after checking the latest status of their flight.This comes as several flights were cancelled as low visibility conditions prevails in north India due to thick layer of fog.In a social media post on X, the…

Unaccounted Currency Notes Were Recovered From Official Residence New Delhi: The three-member inquiry committee headed by Supreme Court Judge Aravind Kumar has asked Justice Yashwant Varma, facing removal motion in the Lok Sabha in the aftermath of discovery of wads of burnt and unaccounted currency notes from his official residence, to respond to the memo…

NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Monday expelled former MLA Mohammed Moquim from the party days after he wrote to Sonia Gandhi urging the removal of party president Mallikarjun Kharge on the grounds that “age is not on his side.” Congress cited “anti-party activities” as the reason behind his expulsion, however, it refrained from specifying…