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Sensex jumps 517 points to hit 60,000 in early trade ahead of Budget
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks climbed in early trade on Wednesday amid an overall positive trend in the global markets and ahead of the presentation of Union Budget 2023-24. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex…
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Jammu-Srinagar highway closed again
Jammu: After opening briefly a day ago, the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was again closed on Wednesday for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones at Banihal, officials said. In a tweet, the J&K…
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14 killed in massive fire at multi-storey building in Dhanbad
Patna: At least 14 persons were killed and more than one dozen injured after a massive fire broke out at a multi-story building in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad on Tuesday evening, officials said. The…
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Two apprehended for killing Class 12 student in Delhi’s Kalkaji
New Delhi: Delhi Police have apprehended two accused, including a juvenile, for allegedly stabbing a Class 12 student to death in Southeast Delhi’s Kalkaji area. According to a senior police officer, at…
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Gujarat HC sets up panel to probe denial of medical care to pregnant women
Ahmedabad: A division bench of the Gujarat High Court has set up a committee to be headed by retired justice to look into two incidents where pregnant women were allegedly refused medical…
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5,000 under trials in jail despite bail granted, 1,417 released: NALSA to SC
New Delhi: The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that about 5,000 under trial prisoners were in jails despite being granted bail and 1,417 of them have…
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Former law minister Shanti Bhushan dies aged 97
New Delhi: Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan, who represented politician Raj Narain in the historic case that led to the annulment of then prime minister Indira Gandhi’s election…
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SC Collegium recommends elevation of Allahabad, Gujarat HC chief justices to apex court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium Tuesday recommended to the Centre the names of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as…
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Take hard line against upper castes: Bihar Minister in puported video
Patna: In a purported video of a phone conversation, Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekher Yadav, who recently made controversial remarks on Ramcharitmanas, was heard telling his supporters to take a hard line against…
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Centre confusing people in name of CAA: Mamata
Malda: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP-led central government is “confusing people” in the name of implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Banerjee also claimed that she…
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Rival Shiv Sena factions make written submissions before Election Commission
New Delhi: The Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions of the Shiv Sena on Monday made their final submissions before the Election Commission, asserting their claim to the party organization and the…
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ECLGS shielded MSMEs from financial distress: Eco Survey
New Delhi: The Emergency Credit Linked Guarantee Scheme shielded India’s micro, small and medium enterprises from financial distress, with their quick recovery supported by “remarkably high” credit growth, reflected in the rise…
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22 cr beneficiaries under Ayushman Bharat as significant rise in govt spending: Eco Survey
New Delhi: Social sector witnessed a significant increase in government spending, the Economic Survey presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday noted. Nearly 22 crore beneficiaries have been verified under the…
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Anurag Thakur takes dig at Priyanka, Rahul’s snowball fight video from Kashmir
New Delhi: Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi’s picture playing with snowballs, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that Rahul Gandhi should remember the time when the Bharatiya Janata Party…
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Agitating K’taka Anganwadi workers threaten to lay siege to CM’s residence
Bengaluru: The State Anganwadi Employees Association has given a 48 hours deadline to the ruling BJP government in Karnataka for fulfilling the demands of Anganwadi workers, failing which it has threatened to…
