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NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reviewed the working of the seven state-run defence companies which were carved out of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). For 2022-23 fiscal, the seven new defence public…
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NEW DELHI: Gen Anil Chauhan on Friday became India's new Chief of Defence Staff with a mandate to implement the ambitious theaterisation plan that aims to ensure tri-services synergy and prepare the armed forces for future security…
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NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Asha Parekh was on Friday honoured with the Dada Saheb Phalke award, the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema. Parekh, 79, was presented the award by President Droupadi Murmu during the 68th…
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MUMBAI: Home, auto and other loan EMIs are set to rise further after the RBI on Friday raised the key interest rate by 50 basis points, the fourth straight increase since May, with more hikes expected to rein in inflation. The monetary…
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NEW DELHI: Prices of natural gas, which is used to generate electricity, make fertiliser and is converted into CNG to run automobiles, were on Friday hiked by a steep 40 per cent to record levels, in step with global firming up of energy…
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NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that primary aim of public servants should be to serve the nation and its people with utmost sincerity. She was speaking to the officers/officer trainees of Indian Defence Estates…
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by a political party which claimed electronic voting machine (EVM) were "controlled" by some companies and not the Election Commission, saying the court is not a place where everybody…
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New Delhi: India's COVID-19 case tally increased by 3,947 in a day to reach 4,45,87,307, while active cases declined to 39,583, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,629 with 18…
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Guwahati: Two earthquakes jolted parts of northeast early on Friday, an official report said. One had its epicentre in the neighbouring country of Myanmar, the second in Manipur. A report by National Centre for Seismology said a…
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Overall numbers below 200 STATE TIMES NEWS New Delhi: An uptick has been noticed in the number of foreign terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir post the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan but the overall strength of militants in…
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