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A court in Pune on Tuesday issued a non-bailable warrant against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange in connection with a 2013 cheating case after he failed to appear before it, his lawyer said. Jarange has launched a fresh indefinite hunger strike over the quota demand since July 20 at his...
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The Karnataka high court on Tuesday granted bail to two accused -- Vasudev Bhagwan Suryavanshi and Amit Baddi -- in the murder case of scholar M M Kalburgi. Justice MG Uma noted that the original theft case involving the two, who had been charged with stealing the two-wheeler used by the...
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The apex child rights body NCPCR has summoned Netflix officials next Monday for allegedly showing sexually explicit content on its platform that is accessible to minors. No immediate reaction was available from Netflix on the matter. In a letter to Netflix officials on Tuesday, National...
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Odisha's Balasore district administration has temporarily shifted over 10,000 people from 10 villages to another place ahead of Wednesday's scheduled missile test, an official said. The DRDO also completed the required range preparation for the missile test at the Integrated Test Range at...
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Goa transport minister Mauvin Godinho on Tuesday approached the police, claiming that an unidentified man was instigating people to kill him by circulating a message on social media. Ajay Thorat, the minister's personal secretary, filed a complaint in this regard with the director general of...
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Here is a look at the Union Budget 2024-25.
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Taking a strong view of the fire aboard INS Brahmaputra warship, the Naval headquarters has ordered a detailed probe led by a rear admiral to determine the exact causes of the incident and establish accountability. The warship is currently resting on one side in the Naval Dockyard after...
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Actor Arjun Rampal has boarded the cast of the upcoming drama series Rana Naidu for its second season. The actor will join Rana Daggubati, who is set to reprise his role in the new season. The first season of Rana Naidu released in 2023 featuring Priya Banerjee, Daggubati Venkatesh,...
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In the wake of the recent attempt on the life of former US President Donald Trump, Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the US Secret Service, has tendered her resignation, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing sources. This comes amid ongoing probes by lawmakers and an internal government watchdog...
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US President Joe Biden has announced that he will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday at 8 pm ET (Thursday, 5.30 am IST), on why he chose to drop out of the presidential race.In a post on X, Biden said he would speak on what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the...
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Facing rebellion by a section of party leaders, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday dissolved its core committee, the outfit's highest decision-making body.Several senior party leaders, including some from the core committee, had last month demanded that Badal step down as...
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Allegedly upset over the rising budget of his debut film and the personal loan of Rs 3 crore he had availed for it, prominent Kannada TV Series director Vinod V Dhondalay died by suicide on July 20.His partner and producer of the film, Vardhan Hari of Vriddhi Creation, said they ran into a...
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In line with India's 'neighbourhood first' policy, Bhutan was on Tuesday allocated the largest share of Rs 2,068 crore as development aid in the Union Budget for 2024-25 while the outlay for the Maldives saw a sharp decline to Rs 400 crore from last year's Rs 770 crore.The cut in allocation to...
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Benchmark Sensex and Nifty settled marginally lower in volatile trade on Tuesday as the government proposed to hike securities transaction tax on futures & options in the budget for 2024-25.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hiked standard deduction by 50 per cent to Rs 75,000 and tweaked tax slabs under the new income tax regime to provide more money in the hands of salaried class with a view to boost consumption.
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A soldier was killed as the Army thwarted an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district early Tuesday, officials said. Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists ... in the Battal sector at 0300...
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A court in New Delhi on Tuesday granted bail to Delhi minister Atishi in a defamation case filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader over her claim that several Aam Aadmi Party MLAs were approached by the saffron party with offers of cash to bring down the Arvind Kejriwal...
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A major fire that broke out on July 19 on a merchant navy ship off the Karwar coast has been doused and efforts are underway to ensure the affected vessel remains in deep sea considering the grave threat posed to the coastline, the Coast Guard said on Tuesday.The vessel is presently 13 nautical...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday appointed Pradeep Bhandari, a journalist who runs psephology firm 'Jan Ki Baat', as a national spokesperson of the party.Bhandari has worked as a journalist for different channels and has regularly done surveys during the assembly and general elections.In a...
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Update: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the pleas seeking cancellation and re-test of the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024, holding that there was no data on record to indicate a systemic leak of question paper and other malpractices. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y...
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Slamming the Union Budget, the Congress on Tuesday said unemployment is the biggest challenge facing the country and the government's response is too little and will have little impact on the grave situation. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
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Just in: No NEET re-exam, rules Supreme Court.\This is the gist of the order:Fact that leak in NEET-UG 2024 took place at Hazaribagh and Patna is not in dispute. There is absence of material to conclude that result of NEET-UG 2024 exam is vitiated or there is systemic breach, the SC...
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After Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made major announcements for Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday that he told the NDA leaders about the special status or a special package, and as a follow-up, they have announced aid for a lot of things. I have continuously...
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Titan jumped by over 6% today
Benchmark Sensex and Nifty settled marginally lower in volatile trade on Tuesday as the government proposed to hike securities transaction tax on futures & options in the budget for 2024-25. Recovering most of its intra-day losses of over 1,200 points, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled...
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The Centre has directed the Pune police to apprise it of the marital status of the parents of controversial IAS probationer Puja Khedkar amid allegations that she fraudulently availed of the OBC non-creamy layer benefit in the UPSC exam by claiming that they were separated, an official...
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National President, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for addressing the needs of Andhra Pradesh in the Union Budget for the financial year...
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Tracking income and expenditure in a Budget.
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Industry leaders on Tuesday said the first Budget of Modi 3.0 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continues the path of fiscal consolidation while focusing on the common man's interests but felt more could have been done for Indian investors. Hospitality sector, however, expressed...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Union Budget 2024-25, presented on Tuesday, will give new impetus to economic development in the country.The Prime Minister said that the budget would empower all sections of society.This is a budget that will take the country's villages, poor and...
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The Centre has allocated Rs 5,958 crore for the Union Territory of Ladakh in the Union Budget 2024-25 announced on Tuesday, a massive 32 per cent rise from last year's allotment of Rs 4,500 crore. The Ladakh UT, which was carved out of Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday dubbed the Union Budget a kursi bachao budget and claimed it makes hollow promises to BJP allies at the cost of other states. The former Congress chief also claimed that the budget was copy and paste job of the Congress manifesto...
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The BJP on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget as outstanding and said it will accelerate the country's economic transformation and help realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of making India developed. After the Union Budget was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in...
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Are the allies pleased?
Delhi: Delhi Finance Minister Atishi on Tuesday said despite paying Rs 2.32 lakh crore in taxes to the BJP-led Centre, the national capital has not even got a single penny as its share in central taxes in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok...
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A key aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday hailed the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it meets our demand for special assistance, if grant of special status was not possible because of practical difficulties. State Parliamentary...
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor called the Union Budget 2024-25, presented on Tuesday, as underwhelming and said that there was no mention of key issues facing the common man. Tharoor welcomed the budget proposal to abolish the angel tax and claimed that he recommended the same to former...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Budget 2024-25 will fuel the country's pace on the path of emerging as a developed nation by ushering in a new era of employment and opportunities. The budget not only exemplifies the country's newfound sense of purpose, hope and optimism under...
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The question is, is Nitish Kumar happy?
Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD leader Rabdi Devi said that the announcement of Rs 26,000 crore of support allocated to Bihar for the development of crucial projects including road connectivity and infrastructure is a jhunjhuna. Speaking to ANI, Rabdi Devi said, The flood situation...
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In sops for the middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hiked standard deduction by 50 per cent to Rs 75,000 and tweaked tax slabs under the new income tax regime to provide more money in the hands of salaried class with a view to boost consumption. She said...
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Shares of gold and jewellery retailers surged on Tuesday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will reduce the basic customs duty on the yellow metal and silver to 6 per cent. On the BSE, the stock of Senco Gold zoomed 6.16 per cent to trade at Rs 1,000.80...
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Will the smiles remain?
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday came out with a cryptic response to the Centre's refusal to grant special category status to the state. Kumar, whose JD (U) is a key ally of the ruling NDA at the Centre, was asked about the Union government's statement in Parliament the day...
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The President offered 'dahi-chini' to Sitharaman before the presentation
The Congress on Tuesday claimed that the government seems to have finally come around to tacitly admitting that mass unemployment is a national crisis that requires urgent attention, as it slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech as being more focused on posturing than...
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Nuclear energy is expected to form a crucial part of the energy mix of Viksit Bharat, the government said on Tuesday, and added that it will partner with private firms to develop small and modular nuclear reactors and conduct research on newer technologies. The R&D funding...
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Stock markets turned highly volatile amid the Union Budget presentation on Tuesday. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped as soon as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began presenting the Budget for 2024-25. But, within minutes it slipped in the red and later traded flat, down 38.17 points...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman opted for an off-white checkered handloom saree with a contrasting purple and pink-hued blouse for the presentation of the first Budget on Tuesday of the third term of the NDA government led by PM Narendra Modi. A while ago, before heading to the...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Union Budget 2024-25 after the Cabinet gave its approval.In her intial comments, Sithamraman said India's economic growth will be a shining exception.We are determined all Indians regardless of religion and age achieve life goals and...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts should stay bail orders only in exceptional circumstances. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih said so while setting aside an order of the Delhi High Court, which stayed bail to an accused in a money laundering...
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Budget papers being carried to Parliament
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the full budget for 2024-25, sources said. Following this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her seventh budget in the Lok Sabha. Sitharaman, the first full-time woman finance minister of the...
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Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough Democratic delegates to clinch the party's nomination for president, as per CNN's latest delegate estimate.Her momentum towards the nomination has been bolstered by widespread support from key factions within the Democratic Party, eager to see her...
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Jyotiraditya Scindia
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia arrives at the Parliament ahead of Union Budget presentation. He says The budget will be a journey of resolve to take the country on the path of development and progress. It is our hope that on the basis of this budget, we will move rapidly towards achieving...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to create history when she presents her seventh straight budget on Tuesday for 2024-25, surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji Desai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's first budget of the third term in office is...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament today, marking her seventh consecutive budget and eclipsing the late Moraji Desai's record of six consecutive budgets, which is likely to focus on changes in the income tax structure and improving the ease...
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Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that the first Union Budget of the third Modi government will be based on his mantra of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the full budget for 2024-25 on Monday.This budget is based on PM Modi's mantra of...
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J&K budget copies arrive in Parliament; Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the estimated receipts and expenditure (2024-25) of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (with legislature) in Parliament today.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the full Budget 2024-25 in a paperless format just like the previous years. Draped in a white silk saree with magenta...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at the Ministry of Finance before presenting the Union Budget today at around 11 AM in Parliament.
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India gained 2,66,000 hectares of forest area annually from 2010 to 2020, securing the third spot among the top 10 countries with the most significant forest area gains during this period, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The report, released on...
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A soldier was injured as the Army thwarted an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district early Tuesday, officials said. Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists with effective fire in the Battal sector at...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Tuesday present her 7th straight Budget that would lay a roadmap for Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047, while giving a glimpse of 10 years' performance. All eyes will be on whether Sitharaman provides the much-expected tax relief for...
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A 65-year-old diamond merchant allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the sea near Hotel Taj in Colaba, a Mumbai police official said on Monday. Sanjay Shantilal Shah, who was reportedly under stress due to monetary losses, told his family he was going for a morning walk and then jumped...
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The owner of popular sweets outlet Suleman Mithaiwala was duped of Rs 5.33 lakh allegedly by a cyber fraudster, a police official said on Monday. On Sunday evening, Abdulla Abdul Latif Mithaiwala, who has an outlet at Belasis Road in Nagpada, received multiple One Time Password on his mobile...
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The word mukhyamantri was missing from posters put by the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party to advertise the Maharashtra government's Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme under which women with a family income of less that 2.5 lakh will get monthly financial aid of Rs 1,500. The Mukhyamantri...
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Noted Assamese music composer Ramen Baruah went missing on Monday, his family said. Barua, 84, left his home in the Latasil area in Guwahati in the morning for a nearby temple and did not return till late evening, following which his family informed the police. The police said they were...
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