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Srinagar: Police today took into preventive custody hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and moderate faction chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq as they tried to march towards the Hazratbal shrine to protest against the…
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New Delh: Government today notified 4 per cent inflation target with a range of plus/minus 2 per cent for the next five years under the monetary policy framework agreement with the Reserve Bank. "In view of the powers conferred by Section…
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New Delhi: BJP's dalit member Udit Raj today demanded a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the recent incidents of atrocities against dalits, saying the community was being targeted across the country. Udit Raj referred to a host of recent…
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New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here during which he is believed to have raised the issue of special status for his state. Sources said Naidu told the Prime Minister that…
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Beijing: Chinese officials say trans-Himalayan railway connecting Tibet with India and Nepal is economically and technically feasible as Beijing looks to make Tibet an economic and cultural hub connecting China with South Asia. "The…
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Mumbai: The rupee appreciated further by 11 paise to 66.80 against the American currency in late morning deals on sustained bouts of dollar selling by exporters and banks amid rallying domestic equities. The rupee opened higher at 66.85…
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New Delhi: Asserting that terrorist in one nation cannot be a martyr for another, India has asked SAARC nations including Pakistan to take effective steps against state and non-state actors supporting terrorism and extradite persons…
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Port Louis/New Delhi: Mauritius is looking to revive efforts to put in place a comprehensive economic cooperation pact with India, close on the heels of sorting out long-pending issues related to the bilateral tax treaty. The island…
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New Delhi: The GST Bill, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on August 8 for which the BJP has issued a whip to its members in the Lower House to ensure its smooth passage. The whip…
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Srinagar: Curfew was extended to more areas of Kashmir today to thwart a planned march by separatists to Hazratbal shrine here even as normal life in the Valley remained paralysed for the 28th consecutive day. "Curfew has been imposed in…
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