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Mumbai: Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday refuted criticism of the RBI being behind the curve in its policies, making it clear that the consequences of focusing on the 4 per cent inflation target would have been "disastrous" for the…
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Noida: Protests against the Centre's Agnipath scheme continued on Friday as scores of youngsters descended on Yamuna Expressway and blocked traffic movement briefly, officials said. The movement through Jewar toll plaza between Greater…
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New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital on Friday rallied by Rs 416 to Rs 50,802 per 10 grams, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal settled at Rs 50,386 per 10 grams. Silver also surged by Rs…
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New Delhi: The BJP has constituted a 14-member 'management team', with Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat as its convener, for coordinating with all its state units and allies for the presidential elections. BJP general secretaries Vinod…
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Nagpur: Union minister and former Army chief General V K Singh (retd) on Friday accused the opposition parties of creating a controversy over the Centre's Agnipath scheme for short-term recruitment in the defence forces by "provoking"…
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Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been recording the statement of Maharashtra legislator Anil Bhosale at Yerawada prison in Pune, where he is currently lodged, in connection with a money laundering case registered against him,…
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New Delhi: Lauding the government's decision to raise the upper age limit for recruitment under the 'Agnipath' scheme to 23 years from 21 for this year, BJP president J P Nadda said Friday that it shows that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is…
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Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) on Friday announced that its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin has proven to be safe, well-tolerated and highly immunogenic in paediatric subjects in phase II/III study. A press release from…
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STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Consequent to the commencement of the AGNIPATH scheme, the entry age for all new recruits in the Armed Forces have been fixed as 17 1/2 years to 21 years of age. Cognizant of the fact that it has not been…
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STATE TIMES NEWS New Delhi: The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on June 28 and 29 in Srinagar."The 47th meeting of the GST Council will be held on June 28-29, 2022 (Tuesday & Wednesday) in…
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