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News Reports

Union government revokes FCRA licenses of five prominent NGOs over charges including illegal religious conversions

OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2024

On 30th March, the Ministry of Home Affairs cancelled the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licence of five prominent non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

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Reports claiming significant hikes in prices of medicines are false, misleading and malicious: Union health ministry

ANI - 3 April, 2024

Government dismissed reports claiming that medicine prices will increase by up to 12% and called them false, misleading and malicious.

News Reports

95000 km National Highways, 25871 km Railway Lines, 74 Airports: Read how Modi govt sped up infrastructure development from the ground to the sky

अर्पित त्रिपाठी - 3 April, 2024

When the Modi government came to power in 2014, the total length of national highways in the country was 91,287 km. Now in 2024, it has become 1.46 lakh km showing a massive 60% increase in a decade.

Opinions

How Modi Hacks EVMs, Part 6: From law-making to peace-making, how Modi has ensured India is a safer place

S. Sudhir Kumar - 2 April, 2024

From law-making to ensuring great peace, the Narendra Modi government has certainly made India a safer place

News Reports

DoT orders telecom operators to discontinue USSD-based call forwarding and switch to alternate method from 15 April

OpIndia Staff - 30 March, 2024

The Department of Telecom has asked telecom operators to deactivate USSD-based call forwarding with effect from April 15, and provide the service using alternative methods

News Reports

Election Commission allows reporters on duty to cover elections on poll day to vote using postal ballots

ANI - 29 March, 2024

The Election Commission of India has allowed media personnel on duty related to poll day coverage to vote through postal ballot in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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Election Commission’s cVIGIL app big hit with citizens, over 79,000 election code violations reported by users so far, 99% of cases disposed

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2024

The cVIGIL app of Election Commission of India, a mobile app that allows citizens to report violations of Model Code of Conduct and Expenditure limits have become hit with the users.

News Reports

From women empowerment, vaccines, drones to AI, PM Modi discusses India’s development path with former Microsoft boss Bill Gates: Details

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2024

The talk between PM Modi and Bill Gates delved into the significant impact of technology in healthcare, exemplified by India's innovative utilisation of drones to empower women.

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