Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme expanded to cover elderly above 70 | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday approved health coverage to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above irrespective of income under the flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), regardless of their socio-economic status.Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while announcing the Cabinet’s decision while addressing the media said that this will…

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Agitating Kolkata docs seek Mamata’s presence, live telecast of meeting: Top developments | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The impasse between the protesting junior doctors and West Bengal state government continued as the agitated doctors listed out a fresh set of demands on Wednesday evening for accepting the government’s appeal to discuss the Kolkata rape-murder. The response from the junior doctors came after West Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant appealed to…

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Agitating Kolkata docs seek Mamata’s presence, live telecast of meeting: Top developments | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The impasse between the protesting junior doctors and West Bengal state government continued as they listed out a fresh set of demands on Wednesday for accepting the government’s appeal to discuss the way forward. The response from the doctors came after West Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant appealed to the protesting doctors to…

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‘Pick someone first, then … ‘: Akhilesh Yadav cites ‘pattern of encounters’ under BJP rule | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that BJP has set a “pattern of encounters” and reffered to the deaths of crime suspects in police shootouts as “fake”.Akhilesh Yadav outlined the alleged pattern in a post on X, stating, “A pattern of encounters has been set in BJP rule: Pick someone first,…

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‘Used foreign land to defame …’: Sikh groups protest outside Sonia Gandhi’s residence against Rahul’s remarks in US, demand apology | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sikh leaders from Delhi BJP’s Sikh cell on Wednesday staged a protest against leader of opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after his remarks on the Sikh community in the US caused a political uproar back here in India.The demonstrators gathered near Gandhi’s residence at 10 Janpath, chanting slogans and carrying placards as…

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‘Will fight PM Modi’s narrative of Naya Kashmir’, MP Rashid after walking out of Tihar jail | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid released from Tihar Jail on Wednesday after receiving interim bail. The court granted him bail till October 2, allowing him to campaign for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.Rashid had been in jail since 2019, arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act…

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‘They would be in jail if …’: Kharge’s attack draws BJP’s ‘Emergency DNA’ jab | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, who is in J&K to drum up support for the party, exuded confidence that the Congress party and INDIA bloc’s good run in the Lok Sabha polls will continue in the upcoming J&K assembly elections as well. The Congress chief also used the occasion to belittle the BJP‘s performance…

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‘Congress against India’: BJP hits out at Rahul Gandhi, claims alignment with ‘anti-national forces’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Several BJP leaders on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader and Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, following his meeting with US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya accused Gandhi and the Congress party of aligning with anti-India forces.Malviya took to X, alleging, “India’s leader of opposition…

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Encounter breaks out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Udhampur | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Wednesday in the upper regions of Basantgarh, situated in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, according to authorities. The exchange of fire occurred when a combined unit of the Army‘s first para and police personnel advanced towards Khandara top, acting on intelligence regarding the…

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