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UK general election betting scandal now engulfs Opposition Labour Party
London: The escalating scandal of candidates placing general election-related bets has widened from the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Party to engulf the Opposition Labour Party after its leader, Keir Starmer,…
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Standard deduction for income tax payers may increase in Budget 2024
The standard deduction available for salaried income tax payers and pensioners is likely to increase in the upcoming Budget 2024. It has become the default option unless opted out of. Standard deduction…
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Milk prices higher in other states than Karnataka: Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the milk prices in other states are higher than compared to Karnataka. “Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) decision is in the interest…
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J-K: One terrorist killed by security forces as gunfight rages in Doda
Bhaderwah/Jammu: One terrorist was killed by security forces in an ongoing encounter in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday, police officials said. The gunfight started in Bajaad…
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NASA’s weather, solar storms monitoring GOES-U satellite en route to space
New Delhi: NASA on Wednesday successfully launched the GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) aimed at monitoring weather in space and on Earth as well as large solar storms. GOES-U is the…
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Defamation case: UP court orders personal appearance of Rahul Gandhi on July 2
Sultanpur: An MP-MLA court here on Wednesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on July 2 in a defamation case filed against him for alleged objectionable remarks against Union…
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Telangana junior doctors temporarily call off strike
Hyderabad: Junior doctors working in government hospitals across Telangana, barring those serving in Osmania Hospital, temporarily called off their indefinite strike on Wednesday. Following talks with the Director of Medical Education and…
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UN official warns of escalating crisis in Gaza, West Bank
United Nations: A UN official warned the Security Council of a deepening crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. During a Security Council briefing, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace…
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TN Assembly urges Centre to take up caste-wise census
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution urging the Centre to take up caste-based census soon. The resolution piloted by Chief Minister M K Stalin said the central…
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Hope suspension of MPs will not be repeated in LS: Akhilesh Yadav
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla on being elected the Lok Sabha speaker and said he hoped that actions like suspension of MPs would not be…
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Hope voice of opposition will be allowed in Lok Sabha: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congratulating Om Birla for being elected speaker of the Lok Sabha for a second term, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he hoped the Opposition would be allowed…
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Kejriwal withdraws plea filed before SC against interim stay on bail
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday withdrew his plea filed before the Supreme Court challenging the interim stay ordered by the Delhi High Court on his release on bail…
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HC refuses to interfere in hijab ban decision of Mumbai college
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in a decision taken by a city-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in its premises. A division…
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No order from Raj Thackeray to support any party in council polls: MNS leader
Mumbai: MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande on Wednesday said there was no order for them from party chief Raj Thackeray to vote for any particular party in the polls underway on Wednesday for…
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BJP MP Om Birla elected as Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) MP from Rajasthan’s Kota, Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha after a voice vote held in the house on Wednesday, June…
