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Mismatch between MGNREGS coverage, delivery, says report  

A study by LibTech India revealed that while the coverage of MGNREGS has increased with 8.6% rise in registered households under the programme, the delivery of promised employment has actually gone down 

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U.S. to impose visa restrictions on Indian travel agents who facilitate illegal immigration

Announcement by the U.S. State Department spokesperson cited efforts to cut off ‘alien smuggling networks’ and explained that the policy is global and applies even to Visa Waiver Program qualifiers.

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Indus water belongs to Indian farmers, Chouhan assures farm outfits

The decision to keep in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty corrected the historic injustice done to the country by the Jawaharlal Nehru government, he says while addressing farmers’ organisations

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Chhattisgarh high court denies maintenance to woman divorced on grounds of adultery

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YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, 11 others arrested so far in Pakistan ‘spy’ probe | What we know

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Seized 100 drones used to smuggle drugs, explosives into Punjab from Pak this year: BSF

BSF said the drone menace, which posed a major challenge, has been effectively countered through its swift and strategic action

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Indian Railways features Operation Sindoor ‘tribute’ on e-tickets and stations

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Govt wheat procurement so far this year 11% more than entire 2024 purchase

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