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New Delhi: Union minister Prakash Javadekar today dismissed Congress' allegations of a "vendetta" and said the IT searches on properties linked to Karnataka minister D K Shivakumar were aimed at tracking tax evaders. Shivakumar has been…
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Washington: The US Senate has overwhelmingly confirmed Christopher Wray as the new FBI director, replacing James Comey who was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump amid a probe into the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Russia to…
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New Delhi: The BJP today demanded that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee either come clean over corruption allegations against her nephew and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, or step down from her post. Addressing a press conference…
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New York: Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he is very "bullish" and "optimistic" about India, a market where the company is bringing all of its "energies" to expand footprint. "We are investing in India...we've already launched an app…
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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday slashed benchmark lending rate by 0.25 per cent to 6 per cent citing reduction in upside risk to inflation, a move that will lower EMIs for home, auto and personal loans. This is the…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea moved by the Gujarat Congress challenging the decision to use None of the Above (NOTA) option in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the state. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra…
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New Delhi: The office of Chief Justice of India and Governor are not covered under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the government said today. The Act empowers a citizen to seek time bound response on governance-related query from a…
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Washington: India is allowed to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the World Bank has said. The World Bank's comments…
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Washington: The talks between Indian and Pakistani officials over the Indus Water Treaty took place in a spirit of goodwill and cooperation, the World Bank has said asserting that the two parties have agreed to reconvene in September here…
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New Delhi: Gold lost for the second day today, this time by Rs 80 to Rs 29,450 per 10 grams, in step with global sluggishness. Reduced offtake by jewellers due to fading domestic demand also played out. Silver came down by Rs 320 to Rs…
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