Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP registers first victory as Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal wins unopposed

Ahmedabad,24/4: A day after Congress candidate and his substitute’s nominations were canceled over discrepancies in the signatures of their proposers, eight other candidates including one from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) withdrew their nominations, paving the way for the BJP candidate to be elected unopposed. Since Monday morning, seven candidates including Soheil Shekh from Log Party,…

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Direct talk with Netanyahu, team outreach to Iran: How Trump brokered ceasefire

Washington, 24/6: President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran through talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday while his team, including Vice President JD Vance, held talks with Tehran, a senior White House of official said. The official, providing details of the ceasefire on condition of anonymity, said Israel agreed…

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India’s iPhone breakthrough masks struggle to boost manufacturing

New Delhi, 13/1: On paper, India’s chances of attracting global manufacturers look rosy.   Apple Inc. began assembling its latest iPhone models in India in a significant break from its practice of reserving much of that for giant Chinese factories run by its main Taiwanese assemblers, a key win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make…

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SC on Rs 1,000 cr spent as ‘freebies’ for doctors to prescribe Dolo-650

New Delhi, 18/8:The Supreme Court was on Thursday told that the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) has accused makers of the Dolo-650 tablet of distributing freebies worth around Rs 1,000 crore to doctors as consideration for prescribing the tablet.   The drug has been used liberally during the Covid-19 pandemic.   Senior advocate Sanjay…

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