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The government has listed a bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to income-tax for introduction in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. According to the agenda circulated by the Lok Sabha secretariat on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Income-Tax Bill,...
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US President Donald J Trump on Wednesday said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to initiate negotiations towards ending the Ukraine war. In a post on X, Trump said that he had a highly productive phone call with Putin and discussed several issues including the Ukraine war....
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Korean electronics major Samsung on Wednesday forayed into the under-Rs 10,000 5G smartphone segment with the launch of Galaxy F06 5G, the company said on Wednesday. The last 2-3 months have seen several brands entering the sub-Rs 10,000 5G smartphone segment, including premium chipset maker...
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The US Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm former Democratic Representative Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, CNN reported. The vote was 52-48 mostly along party lines, though Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky joined Democrats in opposing the confirmation, as...
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Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan on Wednesday denied being on the run and alleged that the Delhi Police was framing him in a false case. In a letter sent to Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora via email, the Okhla MLA claimed that he was in his constituency and not on the run.Some...
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The Kerala general education department has initiated legal action against a YouTuber for allegedly encouraging students to skip school to avoid wasting time. Education minister V Sivankutty said on Wednesday that the department has lodged a complaint with the police regarding the...
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Communist Party of India-Marxist state secretary MV Govindan, facing contempt of court proceedings over a roadblock incident in Thiruvananthapuram, appeared before the Kerala high court on Wednesday.Leaders of various political parties are facing contempt of court proceedings in connection with...
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Services along the East-West corridor of Metro Railway, Kolkata, will remain suspended for four days from Thursday, for communication trial, the Metro said in a statement on Wednesday.The trial will be held as the tunnelling work between Esplanade and Sealdah stations has been completed.The 4-day...
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and charitable endowments department minister PK Sekar Babu called on Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan in Chennai on Wednesday. While MNM described it as a courtesy call by the minister, party sources said the brief...
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Comedian Samay Raina on Wednesday said he has removed all episodes of India's Got Latent from his YouTube channel in the wake of the controversy over influencer Ranveer Allahbadia's remark on the comedy show. In his first response since the controversy erupted earlier this week, Raina said...
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The Delhi police arrested four men and recovered three illegal automatic pistols, 23 live cartridges and four empty shells from their possession, an official said on Wednesday. The accused were arrested from Bhalswa village in Jahangir Puri area following a tip-off, he said. The...
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A 59-year-old man suffering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) has died in a hospital in Pune, taking the death toll due to the rare nerve disorder in Pune and surrounding areas to eight, health officials said on Wednesday.The total of suspected and confirmed GBS cases in Maharashtra rose to 203...
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China has said its bio-lab in Wuhan, which faced allegations of leaking the COVD-19 causing the global pandemic, has never engaged in 'gain-of-function studies' on coronavirus amid allegations that the USAID has funded the study of the infectious disease.China has also made it clear more than...
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In wake of its resounding victory in the recent assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing a 'triple-engine government' in Delhi by securing the post of mayor.The mayoral election is scheduled to be held in April.AAP had won the last mayoral election, held in November, by three...
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The Maharashtra Cyber Department has summoned more than 40 persons including Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina, asking them to join the probe into a case registered over Allahbadia's controversial remarks on a YouTube reality show. The cyber police, which have registered a First Information...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for the US to meet President Donald Trump after wrapping his two-day visit to France where he co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit alongside French President Emmanuel Macron with whom he also held bilateral discussions. In...
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The inflation in the food basket was 6.02 per cent in January, the lowest after August 2024 when it was 5.66 per cent.There is a decline of 91 basis points in headline inflation of January 2025 in comparison to December 2024 and it is the lowest year-on-year inflation after August 2024, the...
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Continuing the downward trend, retail inflation fell to a five-month low of 4.31 per cent in January, mainly due to a decline in the prices of vegetables, eggs, and pulses.The Consumer Price Index-based retail inflation was 5.22 per cent in December and 5.1 per cent in January 2024.The previous...
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The much-anticipated new income tax bill will replace terminologies like assessment and previous year with easier to understand 'tax year' as part of move to simplify language while removing provisos and explanations.The Income Tax Bill, 2025, which is likely to be introduced in Parliament on...
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Investors suffered an erosion of Rs 18 lakh crore in six days of market fall, where the BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 3 per cent, amid continuous foreign fund outflows and trade war worries. The 30-share BSE Sensex, which had tanked more than 900 points intra-day, ended at 76,171.08, down by...
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Describing it as a historic moment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday jointly inaugurated the Indian Consulate in Marseille. PM Modi recounted how during the First World War, Marseille was an important base for Indian troops. This city has a close link...
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From the 30-share Sensex pack, Mahindra & Mahindra, ITC, Power Grid, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank, Adani Ports, Titan and Infosys were the biggest laggards. Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Larsen & Toubro, UltraTech Cement, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Tata Motors were among the gainers.
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee rejoined the Congress on Wednesday after a four-year stint in the Trinamool Congress.The former Lok Sabha MP was given the Congress membership at the party's state headquarters in Kolkata in the presence of AICC general secretary and West...
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Marseille, France: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says: PM Modi, President Macron held talks onboard presidential aircraft, one can say India-France ties literally touched new heights. The bilateral component of the visit started with the two leaders jointly addressing the India-France CEOs...
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PM Modi, French President Macron hold talks in Marseille; discuss bilateral relations, global & regional issues and reaffirm strong commitment to India-France strategic partnership. Modi, Macron review cooperation in strategic areas of defence, civil nuclear energy and space and discuss...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day working visit to the US starting Wednesday and hold a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump, with New Delhi saying it will give further direction and momentum to this important partnership.Modi, who is currently visiting France at the...
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The body of an infant, allegedly partially eaten by dogs, was found dumped with garbage at the district women's hospital in Lalitpur, UP, officials said on Wednesday. Medical superintendent Meenakshi Devi said Sangeeta, a resident of Bahadurpur village in the Madawara block, had been...
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Update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the historic Mazargues Cemetery in Marseille city along with French President Emmanuel Macron and paid tribute to the Indian soldiers who made sacrifices fighting in the Great War. At a solemn ceremony held at the site, Modi laid a...
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Vedanta chief Anil Agarwal posts this image writing, I got the opportunity to participate in this Mahakumbh, which happens once every 144 years. There, I saw an immense crowd! Children, old people, women, girls walking without any fear. Walking 20-25 miles is an extraordinary thing.
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PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron lay a wreath at the Mazargues War Cemetery in Marseilles, France
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Even as the debate on the use of DeepSeek's artificial intelligence model continues, Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal on Tuesday said one can make use of the open source model of the company.Krutrim -- the AI platform developed by Ola to cater to the needs of Indian consumers -- has deployed Chinese...
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A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the murders of two persons in Saraswati Vihar area during the anti-Sikh riots. Special judge Kaveri Baweja passed the conviction order and posted the arguments on sentence on Feburary...
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PM Narendra Modinarend replies to Sundar Pichai's post on X: Glad to have met you @sundarpichai. India is making remarkable strides in AI, leveraging it for public good. We urge the world to come and invest in our nation and bet on our Yuva Shakti!CEO Google, Alphabet, Sundar Pichai had posted...
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The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday expressed strong disapproval of its ally and NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar felicitating Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at an event in Delhi. It was Shinde who split the Shiv Sena with the help of Amit Shah, and felicitating him was akin to...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday deprecated the practice of announcing freebies prior to elections, and said people were not willing to work as they were getting free ration and money. The observations came from a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih which was hearing a...
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A 53-year-old man has died of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) at a hospital in Mumbai, the first fatality here due to the nerve disorder, officials said on Wednesday. The patient, resident of Wadala area and working as a ward boy in a hospital, had a fortnight ago visited Pune which has witnessed...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea of Indrani Mukerjea, who is accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora, challenging a Bombay High Court ruling that denied her permission to travel abroad. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal directed the trial court to...
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Anil Kumble takes the dip. Posting this on X, the former cricketer writes, Blessed #MahaKumbh #Prayagraj.
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A crispier and simplified Income Tax Bill 2025, having 536 sections, and 23 chapters running into 622 pages, is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Bill once enacted will replace six-decade old Income Tax Act 1961, which over the years became bulkier and complex with...
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NDTV reports: Stripped naked, dumbells hung from private parts, stabbed with geometry box compasses and beaten bloody for three months -- a fresh ragging incident has rocked a government college in Kerala where five third-year nursing students have been arrested for allegedly subjecting their...
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Mumbai Police on Tuesday apprehended a man from the Chembur area of Mumbai after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft received a terror call ahead of his official visit abroad, Mumbai Police said on Wednesday. On 11th February, a call was received at Mumbai Police control room warning...
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Maaza, a desi mango fruit-based drink owned by Coca-Cola, has touched the milestone of becoming a billion-dollar brand in 2024, its Chairman and CEO James Quincey has said. It has now become the 30th billion-dollar brand from the stable of the global beverage major, Quincey said during the...
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On PM Narendra Modi's visit to Marseille, France, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut says, It is not right to raise questions against Veer Savarkar... Veer Savarkar escaped from a boat and swam to the shore, and then a case was filed against him. If the PM visits that place and remembers him, then...
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The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has questioned a Madhya Pradesh-based man who allegedly threatened to kill UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, police said on Wednesday. The man, identified as Sunil Gurjar (20), resident of Hasai Mewda village in MP's Morena district, had allegedly...
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BPCL is confident of Russian shipments being restored in a few months, Vetsa Ramakrishna Gupta, director of finance, told Business Standard on the sidelines of the India Energy Week.During October-December of FY25, the company's share of imports from Russia was 34 per cent. In case...
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On 11th February, a call was received at Mumbai Police Control Room warning that terrorists may attack PM Modi's aircraft as he was leaving on an official visit abroad. Considering the serious nature of the information, the Police informed other agencies and began an investigation: Mumbai Police
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Three militants allegedly involved in extortion have been nabbed in separate operations in Manipur's Imphal West district, police said on Wednesday. Two insurgents belonging to the banned Peoples' Revolutionary Front of Kangleipak (PREPAK PRO) outfit were apprehended on Namdulong Khuman Lampak...
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PM Modi shares a hug with French President Macron: Reached Marseille a short while ago. This visit will witness important programmes aimed at further connecting India and France. The Indian consulate which is being inaugurated will deepen people-to-people linkages. I will also pay homage...
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The selling spree continued in the Indian stock markets on Wednesday as both indices opened in the red. The Nifty 50 index opened with a dip of 119 points at 22,873, while the BSE Sensex declined by more than 679 points to open at 75,614points. Experts stated that markets are under pressure...
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PM Narendra Modi shares this image writing, Happy to have met @UN Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Guterres in Paris. @antonioguterres.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris where they discussed the incredible opportunities AI will bring to India. The Indian-origin Alphabet Inc. CEO also discussed how Google and India can work together on the...
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Mahant Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, died at a hospital here on Wednesday, sources said. The 85-year-old was admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) earlier this month after he suffered brain...
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday took a jab at Elon Musk, who reportedly offered to buy the artificial intelligence startup's assets for USD 97.4 billion, accusing the Tesla CEO of acting from a position of insecurity. Probably his whole life is from a position of insecurity, Altman said...
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India is confident of maintaining energy security as more energy is entering global markets from countries in the Western Hemisphere, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday. This includes Canada and the US, alongside Latin American economies such as Brazil,...
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Net direct tax collection grew 14.7 per cent to Rs 17.8 trillion between April 1 and February 10 of FY25, according to the latest data released by the income tax department on Tuesday.Of this, non-corporate tax -- which includes taxes paid by individuals, Hindu Undivided Families, firms, bodies...
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The tally of suspected and confirmed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases in the Pune region has reached 197 with the detection of five more patients of the rare nerve disorder, health department officials said on Tuesday. The five patients in Pune comprised two fresh cases and three...
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The sacred bath on Maghi Purnima began early Wednesday as millions of devotees gathered in the Maha Kumbh Mela area here amid elaborate arrangements, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath monitoring the event from Lucknow. With the Maghi Purnima bath, the month-long Kalpavas will also end and...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Marseille in southern France and paid homage to the memory of freedom fighter V D Savarkar, who attempted a courageous escape at the port city. Landed in Marseille. In India's quest for freedom, this city holds special significance. It was here that...
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United States President Donald Trump has reiterated his proposal for a US-led takeover of Gaza, suggesting the displacement of nearly two million Palestinians without the right to return.In a Fox News interview, quoted by New York Times, Trump stated that those removed from Gaza would be...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by a court in Lucknow over his alleged defamatory remarks against the army in December 2022 during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Alok Verma fixed March 24 as the date for the next hearing in the case.Gandhi will have to...
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