Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan reduce VAT on petrol, diesel after Centre cuts excise duty

Mumbai, 22/5: Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Kerala have decreased VAT on petrol and diesel after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s call to provide further relief to consumers following a cut in excise duty by the Centre, though some other states appeared reluctant citing their inability to take more strain on revenue.     Senior Congress leader P…

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NTPC Foundation Day celebrated in Darlipali Project

Darlipali (7 November). NTPC's 50th Foundation Day celebrations were celebrated with great enthusiasm in Darlipali Project. The program was organized in two phases. In the first phase, program organized in the administrative building complex, Chief Guest and Head of Project (Darlipali) Shri Ram Bhajan Malik inaugurated the function by hoisting the NTPC flag traditionally. NTPC…

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Obama casts Harris as the inheritor of the movement he created

Chicago, 21/8: Former President Barack Obama cast Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night as the inheritor of the political movement he created, saying her candidacy had rekindled the hope that propelled him to the Oval Office 16 years ago. In back-to-back speeches at Democratic National Convention in Chicago, former first lady Michelle Obama and…

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AgustaWestland PMLA case: Delhi HC issues notice on Christian Michel bail modification plea

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a petition filed by British Citizen Christian James Michel, seeking Modification to the bail conditions in the money laundering case linked to the AgustaWestland helicopter deal. The bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued the notice to the…

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NC quitting I.N.D.I.A.? Omar says no, Farooq Abdullah hints at rejoining NDA

Kashmir, 15/2: In a damage-control exercise, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday said his party will continue to remain a member of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc. The statement came hours after his father and party president Farooq Abdullah announced his party would contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls on…

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CBI launches search operation in multiple cities in NSE co-location scam case

Mumbai, 20/5:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched a coordinated search operation at over 10 locations in multiple cities on Saturday in connection with the NSE co-location scam case, officials said.     The search operation will cover brokers at more than 12 premises in Mumbai, Gandhinagar, Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and Kolkata, among other cities,…

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Young tusker injured after being hit by pickup van while crossing NH-20 in Keonjhar

Keonjhar, Jul 24: A young wild elephant was injured after being struck by a pickup van while crossing National Highway-20 near Badapashi under the Keonjhar Sadar Forest Range in Odisha during the early hours of Friday. Forest officials have launched a rescue and monitoring operation, with experts expressing hope that the animal will recover.The accident…

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