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 AGENCY NEW DELHI: It was a celebration of woman power in sports as Olympic stars P.V Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar were on Monday conferred India's highest sporting honour-- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna--along with shooter Jitu Rai…
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A recent survey revealed that 6 out of 10 drivers in India preferred for a fuel-efficient vehicle only. The survey was conducted on behalf of FordMotor Company in June 2016 involving more than 9,500 drivers in 11 markets across the Asia…
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New Delhi:- Centre today admitted before Delhi High Court that child marriages were taking place in India and the decision to retain a girl's minimum age as 15 years to marry was taken under the amended rape law to protect a couple against…
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New Delhi:- BJP MP and Dalit leader Udit Raj today triggered a row after he tweeted that champion Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt went on to win nine Olympics gold despite being born in poverty after his trainer advised him to eat beef twice a…
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New Delhi:- Celebrities endorsing misleading advertisements can be jailed for up to five years and face a fine of Rs 50 lakh under a new draft law, which will be taken up by a group of ministers tomorrow. The Centre in August last year had…
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New Delhi:- BJP today accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "political opportunism" after her government deferred its move to get the GST bill ratified in the state Assembly with her party TMC alleging that the Centre was…
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Patna:- There was no let up in floods in Bihar, where the toll rose to 159 today with three more deaths reported from Khagaria. Stating this, a Disaster Management Department official said the flood has been caused by a spate in rivers…
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Mumbai:- The rupee today lost 12 paise to close at near one-week low of 67.18 a dollar due to strong demand for the US currency amid expectations of rate hike by the US Federal Reserve before the end of the year. A smart rebound in the…
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Mumbai:- Inflation projections are still at the upper limit of Reserve Bank's target and the policy rate can be cut only if inflation eases, outgoing Governor Raghuram Rajan said today. Retail inflation shot up to nearly 2-year high of…
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New Delhi:- Taking a dig at Union minister Mahesh Sharma over his "skirt" remarks, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said women had greater freedom to wear clothes of their choice during Vedic times as compared to "Modi times".…
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