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Budget speech more focused on posturing than action: Congress
New Delhi: 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…
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Govt cuts customs duty on gold, silver, mobile phones
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed reduction in basic customs duty on gold and silver to 6 per cent and platinum to 6.4 per cent. In her budget speech…
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Imran Khan, wife move court seeking jail amenities in line with ‘international standards’
Islamabad: Jailed Pakistan prime minister has moved a top court here to get jail amenities in line with international standards for him and his wife, according to a media report on Tuesday.…
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ED questions lodging of FIR against its officials in Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: In a major development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) approached the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday questioning the filing of an FIR against its officials by the state police in connection with…
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Smita Sabharwal ready to accept challenge of differently-abled IAS mentor
Hyderabad: Senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal is ready to accept the challenge thrown by differently-abled IAS mentor Bala Latha Mallavarapu to resign and write civil service exams with her and beat her…
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Iran urges Europe to adopt independent approach for improving bilateral ties
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that should Europe adopt an independent approach to its foreign policy, its relations with Tehran would improve. He made the remarks on Monday…
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Syria, Russia join efforts to rebuild war-damaged historical landmark in Syria: Report
Damascus: Syrian Culture Minister Lubanah Mshaweh and Russian Ambassador Alexander Yefimov met to discuss the ongoing project to rebuild the war-damaged Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, according to state media. Mshaweh stressed…
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Egypt is important, valued strategic partner of India: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday attended an event here marking the National Day celebrations of Egypt and said India is committed to take forward the strategic partnership between…
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Row over NEET-UG physics question: IIT-D experts say there is only one correct answer
New Delhi: A panel of three experts of IIT Delhi has told the Supreme Court that there was was only one right answer and not two to a controversial physics question that…
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‘We’re not up against a candidate. We’re up against a machine,’ says Vivek Ramaswamy
Washington: Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, who had predicted President Joe Biden would not be the Democratic presidential nominee for the November election, has said the country is not running against a candidate…
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PM Modi pays tributes to Azad, Tilak on their birth anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to freedom fighters Chandra Shekhar Azad, a revolutionary, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a nationalist who advocated ‘swaraj’, on their birth anniversary. Modi…
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Last ranks admitted to top engineering colleges in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) recently announced the Telangana Engineering, Agriculture & Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (TGEAPCET) seat allotment. It also provided the last ranks admitted to all engineering…
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Another Hindu temple in Canada vandalised, MP calls for action
New Delhi: A Hindu temple in Alberta’s capital Edmonton was vandalised with “hateful graffiti” on Tuesday. This incident adds to the series of attacks that have happened recently on Hindu establishments in…
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India among top 3 countries in forest area gains: FAO report
New Delhi: 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…
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Union Budget 2024: Standard deduction hiked, income tax rates announced
Standard deduction have been hiked and rates of new income tax slabs have been announced by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting her seventh consecutive Union Budget on Tuesday, which…
