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FM proposes to do away with tax exemptions on high value life insurance policies
New Delhi: Maturities of life insurance policies with an annual premium of Rs 5 lakh and above taken after April 2023 will now be taxed after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman removed the…
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Morbi bridge collapse: Oreva group MD Jaysukh Patel sent to 7-day police custody
Morbi: A court in Gujarat’s Morbi town on Wednesday sent managing director of Oreva Group Jaysukh Patel in seven-day police custody in a case related to the Morbi suspension bridge collapse which…
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Hyderabad: 2 booked for death of 5 cows, 3 bulls by RGIA police
Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) police has booked a case against two truck drivers following the death of five cows and three bulls during shifting to a slaughter house at…
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‘Injustice to Telangana once again’: BRS slams Budget
Hyderabad: Telangana’s ruling party Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has slammed the Union Budget saying that the state has once again received a “raw deal” in the Union Budget. In his reaction to…
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UK business and financial circles describe Indian Budget as very encouraging, stabilising
London: The Union Budget tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday has been widely welcomed in the UK business and financial circles as “very encouraging” for the bilateral partnership and also…
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Male student faints after finding himself among 500 girls in Bihar exam centre
Patna: A Class 12 student fell unconscious in the examination hall on Wednesday after finding himself the lone male among 500 girl students in Bihar’s Nalanda district, his family said. The student…
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Goa court directs to release rice, wheat seized during raids in Nov
Panaji: A Goa court in its three different orders has directed the Crime Branch of the police to release a large quantity of rice and wheat that were seized during raids conducted…
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Gill’s maiden T20I ton powers India to 234 for 4 against NZ in series decider
Ahmedabad: Shubman Gill smashed a whirlwind unbeaten century, his maiden ton in the shortest format, to power India to an imposing 234 for four against New Zealand in the series-deciding third T20…
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DHFL bank fraud: Delhi court denies bail to bizman Ajay Nawandar
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday denied bail to businessman Ajay Ramesh Nawandar in a Rs 34,615-crore bank fraud case involving Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL), and also cancelled the interim…
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Telangana: TSRTC announces discount for advance reservations
Hyderabad: The Telangana state road transport cooperation (TSRTC) has announced discounts for those who make advance reservations on bus travel. If a reservation is made 31 days (a month) to 45 days…
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Telangana: Kanti Velugu screening conducted for over 2L people
Hyderabad: The Telangana government’s flagship Kanti Velugu scheme intended to deal with “avoidable blindness in the state” has so far screened over two lakh people. Of the 2, 03, 008 people, 95,677…
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Government refuses to comment on Adani Group crisis
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday refused to comment on the fraud allegations levelled by a US short seller on Adani Group, which triggered a massive USD 90-billion rout in the group…
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2,814 children rescued under Operation Smile in Telangana
Hyderabad: Under Operation Smile IX’ programme carried out in Telangana for a month during January 2023, a total of 2,814 children was rescued, Telangana police said on Wednesday. During the operation carried…
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Union budget 2023-24 funds for Minority affairs ministry reduced by over 38%
New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the Minority Affairs Ministry has been reduced by over 38 percent to Rs 3097.60 crore for 2023-24 as compared with the last fiscal, according to budget…
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Odisha CM expresses concern on reduction of MGNREGS, food security in Union Budget
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday expressed concern over reduction of funds for MGNREGS and food security scheme in the Union Budget for 2023-24. Patnaik said the budget has some…
