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STATE TIMES NEWS New Delhi: Opposition parties on Friday staged a protest on Parliament premises against the recent hike in Goods and Services Tax rates on essential items and sought their rollback and a discussion on price rise in both…
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STATE TIMES NEWS New Delhi: Girls outshone boys in the CBSE class 10 and 12 exams which saw a pass percentage of 94.4 and 92.71 respectively, according to results announced on Friday.The pass percentage in the CBSE class 12 exam has…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 moved by Minister of Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh. The Bill aims at having India's own national measures for protecting the Antarctic environment…
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NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate Friday said it has attached gems, jewellery and bank deposits worth Rs 253.62 crore of some Hong Kong-based companies of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi as part of a money laundering probe. …
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NEW DELHI: ICC Elite Panel member Nitin Menon is among 10 officials grouped in the newly introduced A+ category of BCCI umpires. The others in the A+ category include four international umpires -- Anil Chaudhary, Madangopal Jayaraman,…
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NEW DELHI: An estimated 4 crore eligible beneficiaries have not taken even a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine as on July 18, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. A total of 1,78,38,52,566…
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NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct class 10 and 12 exams for the 2022-23 academic session from February 15 next year, according to examination controller Sanyam Bhardwaj. Unlike last year, there will…
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New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday issue a 'certificate of election' to NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu who has emerged victorious in the presidential poll. The certificate is issued after the returning officer hands over the…
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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education on Friday announced Class 10 results, which showed that 94.40 per cent of students cleared the exam with girls outperforming boys by a margin of 1.41 per cent. This is the first time…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea seeking a direction to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21, and ban the sale of loose cigarettes. A bench comprising Justices S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia rejected the plea filed…
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