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New Delhi: Passage of the long-pending GST bill and a unanimous resolution on Kashmir were the highlights of the "highly productive" Monsoon session of Parliament which was adjourned sine die today after 20 sittings. The session also…
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Mumbai: Country's largest lender State Bank of India today reported a massive 77.8 per cent fall in its net profit to Rs 1,046 crore for the June quarter due to nearly two-fold jump in provision for bad loans. The bank had a consolidated…
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New Delhi: A demand for raising wages and allowances of MPs was made in the Rajya Sabha today with members demanding that their salaries should be higher than the revised scale of the Cabinet Secretary. Raising the issue through a Zero…
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New Delhi: Voicing concern over prolonged curfew, violence and loss of lives in Kashmir, Lok Sabha today unanimously passed a resolution, appealing for urgent steps to restore order and peace in the valley while asserting that there can be…
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Mumbai: Suburban rail services were disrupted after irate commuters protesting over train delay blocked tracks at Badlapur station in neighbouring Thane district this morning. The commuters started protesting after a level-crossing gate…
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Los Angeles: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was detained at the Los Angeles airport for questioning by the US immigration department. "I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US…
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Sydney: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia today in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said. The quake struck at a depth of about nine kilometres (5.5 miles)…
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United Nations: To honor the legacy of India's carnatic music legend M S Subbulakshmi, the UN will issue a stamp to mark her birth centenary next week, coinciding with the celebrations of India's 70th independence day. The UN Postal…
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Jammu: A fresh batch of 926 pilgrims today left the Jammu base camp for Budhha Amarnath mountainous shrine in Poonch district amid tight security, police said. The fourth batch comprising 616 men, 297 women and 13 children left in 24…
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Manila: Officials say 10 inmates, including two alleged Chinese drug criminals, died in a suspected grenade blast that rocked a Philippine jail. Senior Inspector Xavier Solda, spokesman of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, said…
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