A cut in taxes on petrol and diesel is ruled out for now as neither the central government nor some states have the appetite to stomach revenue loss from such a move, a top government official said Monday. While a cut in excise duty that the central government levies will impact fiscal deficit, states like …
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Twitter Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a statue of Sardar Patel, India’s first home minister, on October 31, which is his birth anniversary. The Gujarat government has described the statue as the world’s tallest. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Maoists Are Surrendering As Leaders Living ‘Good Life’ And Teams ‘Treated Like Animals’ A report …
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When he was 16, Boyan Slat, a boy from the Netherlands, went diving in the sea off Greece. What he saw changed him forever. “There was more plastic than fish,” Slat recalled. He is now 24. For eight years, he has been trying to figure out how to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. That’s a mess made up of …
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Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud prime accused Nirav Modi might be running from the law, but his run could end soon. The Enforcement Directorate has (ED) moved to attach the assets of the fugitive jeweller. According to reports, the ED which had earlier attached his Indian assets is now set to confiscate his properties in the USA. The agency has …
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Two people including A Kashmir Administration Service (KSA) Official were killed in an accident during a trek in Kolahoi glacier in the mountains of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The incident happened on Friday when a group of ten trekkers were returning from Kolahoi Glacier. While on the way back, three of them fell into a crevasse. The two killed in …
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A Kiki challenge stunt on the footboard of a moving local train on July 29 backfired on three Dharavi residents, who were arrested on Tuesday. The challenge is to jump out of a moving vehicle, dance to the Kiki song while someone video-records the act, and then jumping back in. Surah Gautam (23), Abdul Yusuf (22) and Kanhaiya Kumar (23) …
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Global experts have identified a new killer: poor quality healthcare. Around five million people die every year — almost a third of them in India (1.6 million) — due to inadequate healthcare, said a new analysis published in The Lancet. There is an “epidemic of poor quality care”, said the study compiled by 30 public health experts from across the …
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Burglars, possibly afraid of police dogs, returned the gold jewellery worth 16 lakh they had stolen from a 40-year-old woman a week after the theft. Imthiyas Aboobacker of Chinnasamy Street in Perambur had stepped out with her children on August 26. When the family returned around 10:30pm, they found the door broken open and valuables missing. Aboobacker immediately lodged a …
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In a statement which would be deemed rather unpleasant and rude, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said there are plenty of government jobs available in the state, but there is a dearth of educated and suitable candidates who can qualify for those jobs. pti The CM made this statement during a private function at Lucknow when asked about his …
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Doctors are slowly losing hope of his recovery. But Mehsana’s beggar Khimji Prajapati, who has won millions of hearts by donating all his alms for social causes, is not deterred by his life-threatening condition. Prajapati, who was detected with stomach cancer three months ago, has donated Rs 5,000 — an amount that he could have well spent on his treatment …
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