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Two-thirds of sewer and septic tank workers (SSWs) in urban local bodies across the country belong to Scheduled Caste (SC) communities, according to a Union government survey shared in Parliament. The total proportion of workers from SC, Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) groups stands at 92%. The

Security forces in Manipur recovered a Starlink-like internet device, sniper rifles, pistols, and grenades during a December 13 search operation in Imphal East. There is no confirmation on whether the device is a genuine Starlink product, and the find has prompted an investigation into its origins. Starlink does not have

The Bharatiya Janata Party is investigating why nearly 20 of its MPs were absent for the vote on the one-nation-one election legislation in the Lok Sabha (Lower House) on Tuesday. Some Union Ministers and MPs had pre-scheduled engagements. On Monday, the BJP and its allies issued a three-line whip for

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lower House that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India has recovered ₹22,280 crore worth of assets from fugitive industrialists. This includes ₹14,000 crore recovery by various banks through the sale of assets of Vijay Mallya and Rs 1,053 crore from diamond

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded their meeting Wednesday morning in Beijing to discuss thorny bilateral issues. The meeting assumes importance in the context of frozen ties between the two neighbours following the military standoff in eastern Ladakh in early 2020. The meeting is

The fifty-fifth Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting, scheduled for December 21 in Jaisalmer, will discuss proposed tax changes for life and health insurance premiums, including GST exemptions for term life policies covering families and health insurance for senior citizens. The Council will also consider reducing the GST rate

Reliance Power's subsidiary, Reliance NU Suntech Private Ltd, has won a 930 MW solar energy contract and a 465 MW/1860 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The project, which includes the second largest deployment of grid storage batteries

According to Reuters, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) approached the Andhra Pradesh state government on September 15, 2021, to inquire about their intentions to sign India’s largest renewable energy contract. State energy regulators had clearly stated that there is no short-term need for solar power in a 10-year