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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the GST rates will come down further and the work on rationalising tax rates and slabs has almost reached a finale. She said that the revenue neutral rate (RNR) has come down from 15.8 per cent at the time of the launch of GST on July 1,...
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Bajrang Dal workers on Saturday stormed the Rishikul Ayurvedic College in Haridwar in protest against some Muslim students organising an Iftar party on the campus and inviting outsiders to it. Police placated the right-wing workers, who left but not before creating a ruckus and...
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Maharashtra minister Gulabrao Patil on Saturday suggested that women should carry knives, chilli powder along with lipstick in their purse for self-protection. Speaking at an event in Jalgaon to mark International Women's Day, the senior Shiv Sena leader also highlighted the...
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One protester was killed while 25 others, including women, were injured in clashes between Kuki demonstrators and security forces in different parts of Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Saturday, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Lalgouthang Singsit. The 30-year-old received bullet...
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The women's wing of the Nationalist Congress Party-SP has written a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, urging her to grant immunity from punishment to women for committing one murder in view of atrocities against them. Rohini Khadse, the women's wing president of the Sharad Pawar-led...
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A Bangladeshi national was killed and a Border Security Force jawan was injured on Friday as the border protection force thwarted a smuggling bid along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, a spokesperson said.The incident took place in the early hours of Friday near the Khalpara village in...
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Faced with a complaint that the non-availability of a pre-booked wheelchair resulted in the fall of an elderly woman passenger at the Delhi airport, Air India on Saturday said wheelchair or assistance was not denied to the passenger at any point in time and that first aid was given...
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad's central general secretary Bajrang Lal Bagda on Saturday strongly objected to the Himachal Pradesh government's decision of using temple money in government schemes. Terming it as an attack on Hindu temples, he said the VHP and the Hindu society will not...
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Saturday that his government would make a provision for the death penalty for religious conversion of girls, along the lines of punishment for rape of minors.Yadav made the announcement at a programme organised in Bhopal to mark International...
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In a veiled reference to China and Pakistan, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday said there is a high degree of collusivity, which must be accepted. What it means, as far as I am concerned, the two-front threat is a reality, he said in response to a question on proximity between...
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Bollywood stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan on Saturday shared the stage at the press conference for the 25th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) Awards. The actors, who co-starred in films such as 36 China Town, Chup Chup Ke, Fidaa and Jab We Met,...
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The Enforcement Directorate has seized a business jet parked at the Hyderabad airport as part of a money laundering investigation against a Hyderabad-based company and its promoters who allegedly duped numerous investors in a Rs 850 crore Ponzi scam, official sources said on Saturday.The money...
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Days after cricketer Mohammed Shami was criticised for not observing roza (fast) in the month of Ramzan during the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final match against Australia, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar voiced his support for the bowler asking him to pay no attention to reactionary bigoted...
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The Delhi Cabinet has approved an allocation of Rs 5,100 crore for implementing the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, under which women in the national capital will receive Rs 2,500 each per month, BJP national president J P Nadda announced on Saturday.Speaking at an event in New Delhi on the occasion of...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said there was a need to filter out workers and leaders from his party who were working for the BJP.Addressing party workers on the second day of his two-day Gujarat visit, Gandhi said people of the state will not vote for his party till it fulfils its...
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An NTPC official was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Saturday, police said.The deceased was identified as Kumar Gaurav (42), posted as deputy general manager (dispatch) at NTPC's Keredari coal mines project, they said.The incident happened near Fatah Chowk...
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An AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force overshot the runway while landing at Bagdogra airport in north Bengal, a Defence official said here on Saturday.There was no casualty in the accident that occurred on Friday, he said.An inquiry into the accident has been initiated by the IAF...
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Referring to a poll promise by the Bharatiya Janata Party, Leader of Opposition Atishi on Saturday said that women in Delhi are waiting for Rs 2,500 to be credited to their accounts. In a video on X, Atishi said, During election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised Rs 2,500...
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Reliance Industries (RIL) stock jumped 3.18 per cent to ₹1,249 on the BSE on Friday, March 7, 2025, after various brokerages upgraded it with a target price (TP) of up to ₹1,600 per share.The countrys most valued listed company was the biggest gainer among the Sensex stocks, while the...
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Amid demands for allowing Holi celebration on Aligarh Muslim University campus, its administration has decided that students can do so freely at the Non-Resident Students Centre Hall, an official said. A controversy erupted a few days ago after members of a right-wing group accused the...
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On Saturday morning, Nepal's earthquake measuring centre reported twin tremors of mild intensity in two separate areas. However, there were no immediate reports of any damage caused by the earthquakes. An earthquake measuring 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Baglung district,...
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Rescue operation was underway at a brisk pace inside the partially collapsed SLBC project tunnel in Telangana on Saturday as cadaver dogs deployed to locate human presence identified two possible spots.The rescue personnel have been removing the silt at the locations identified by the...
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The Reserve Bank of India has granted only a one-year extension to Sumant Kathpalia, MD and CEO, IndusInd Bank. This is despite the bank's board requesting a three-year reappointment. This marks the second consecutive time that the RBI has approved a shorter tenure instead of a full...
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Electric vehicle sales fell 1.9 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) and 18.2 per cent month-on-month (M-o-M) to 139,026 units in February, according to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (Fada).While all four categories of EVs registered double-digit M-o-M decline in sales,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with beneficiaries of 'Lakhpati Didi' scheme in Gujarat's Navsari district, on the occasion of International Women's Day. Modi, who attended the 'Lakhpati Didi Sammelan' at Vansi Borsi village, also disbursed Rs 450 crore in financial...
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Two women scientists on Saturday took over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media account to share their work and experiences with their countrymen on International Women's Day.Earlier on February 23, as a special gesture, PM Modi said that on Women's Day (March 8) he would hand over his...
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In a series of operations, security forces have recovered 114 weapons, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), grenades and ammunition across Manipur after the expiry of a two-week period for voluntarily surrendering looted and illegally held arms in the ethnic strife-torn state, an official...
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Two women, including a 27-year-old Israeli tourist, were allegedly gang-raped while stargazing on the banks of Sanapur Lake near Hampi, police said on Saturday.The incident occurred around 11 pm on Thursday when, after dinner, a 29-year-old woman operator of the homestay, where the Israeli...
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The Pakistan government has set March 31 as the deadline for Afghan Citizen Card (ACCs) holders to leave Pakistan voluntarily as part of a plan to repatriate all illegal foreigners, according to an official document.The document, purportedly leaked to the media on Friday night, indicated that the...
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Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Asim Azmi on Friday accused the media of 'maligning' him by 'misrepresenting' his statement on Aurangzeb, requesting Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to revoke his suspension.In a letter addressed to Narwekar, Azmi maintained that he was not at fault in this...
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United States President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) attacked India's tariffs regime, saying it is next to impossible to sell anything to India because of the 'high tariffs'.In a nationally televised address, Trump focused on the tariffs his administration will be putting in effect...
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A minor fire broke out on a wall at a platform of Churchgate railway station in south Mumbai on Friday night due to a short circuit, officials said. The blaze erupted on platform number one of the station around 11 pm, a fire brigade official said. No one injured in the fire, he...
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A Shiv Sena-UBT functionary has written to the Mumbai city collector demanding that menu cards in restaurants and eateries should be in Marathi. In his letter, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party's 'upvibhag pramukh' Krishna Pawale claimed restaurants and eateries in other states give preference...
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Ten Indian workers who went missing were located in the West Bank and have been brought to Israel, the ministry of external affairs said on Friday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Israeli authorities tried to locate the Indians. They were located in the West Bank...they have been...
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