2017

New Delhi: Subsidies on food, fertiliser and petroleum have been pegged higher by over 3 per cent to more than Rs 2.4 lakh crore for 2017-18. The subsidy bill on food, petroleum and fertilisers is estimated at Rs 2,40,338.6 crore for…
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Dhaka: Bangladesh Police today said they have arrested four militants belonging to a banned Islamist outfit who carried out the country's worst terror attack at a popular cafe in Dhaka that killed 22 people, including an Indian girl. The…
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Seoul: Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that he won't run for South Korea's presidency, a surprise announcement that removes a well-known figure from contention and further stirs the country's already tumultuous…
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was today rocked by unprecedented violent protests during which furniture was damaged and mikes were uprooted by opposition members who demanded that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti clarify her stand on her…
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Sydney: Globetrotting West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell has been banned from all cricket for a year over a doping code violation, his Australian Twenty20 club said today. The 28-year-old did not file his whereabouts on three occasions…
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Washington/Pune: The world's largest and most sensitive cosmic ray monitor, located in India, has recorded a burst of galactic cosmic rays that indicates a crack in the Earth's magnetic shield, according to scientists. he burst occurred…
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Johannesburg: South Africa's poultry industry says it is on the brink of collapse due to hotly-denied accusations that the European Union is dumping cheap chicken in the country in a dispute over free trade. Workers, former workers and…
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Washington: US President Donald Trump today vowed to protect government computer networks and hold agency heads accountable on cybersecurity, amid allegations of Russian interference in the presidential election to influence its outcome.…
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New Delhi: The Centre today approved extension of tenure of loans under Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to 20 years from 15 years and introduction of a new CLSS for middle income group with a…
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New Delhi: In a major thrust to agriculture, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced a whopping Rs 1 lakh crore hike in the credit target for the next fiscal to Rs 10 lakh crore as part of the government's efforts to double farm…
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