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Indian jewellers are so angry at the Budget, they have downed their shutters

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Each year, as the Budget approaches, Indian consumers often hold off buying high-value items, hoping that taxes will be lowered and their purchases will become cheaper. This is especially true of gold and silver jewellery, since the government has regularly lowered the import duty on these metals over the years. This year too, it was […]

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PM Narendra Modi seeks Opposition support for passage of key Bills, slams Congress for stalling House

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A combative Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to reach out to the Opposition for passage of key legislations, including the Goods and Services Tax Bill, while making a series of comments that appeared to critique Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi without naming him in his reply to the motion of thanks to the President’s address in

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Maharashtra: Satara’s panchayat thrashes minor for not resisting rape by father

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In a harrowing incident, a man raped his own daughter for four months in Satara, following which both the father and the minor girl were thrashed by the panchayat, reports The New Express. The panchayat of the Panchwad village in Satara, Maharashtra beat up both daughter and father with a cane ten times. The man

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Tibetan teenager in India set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule

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Two Tibetans — a monk in China and a teenager in India — set themselves on fire on the same day to protest Beijing’s ironclad control of the Himalayan region, a rights group and reports said on Wednesday. Kalsang Wangdu self-immolated in front of his monastery in a Tibetan area of Sichuan province on Monday,

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Opposition protests govt. “interference” in AMU affairs

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The Opposition parties led by Congress and Samajwadi Party on Friday created a storm in Rajya Sabha over alleged government interference in the autonomy of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), forcing adjournment of the House till noon. Opposition members trooped into the Well, raising slogans against alleged threat to the minority status of the university and

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Are they still in love?: Anushka called up Virat Kohli after India-Pakistan Asia Cup clash

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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli were very much in love and considered to be one of the most prominent Indian couples, only a few months ago. However, the two young superstars had broken up with each other a couple of months ago. However, good news might come soon for fans of the Sharma-Kohli fans who

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Ukrainian foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin says no breakthrough in Paris talks

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Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Thursday there had been no breakthrough in Paris talks aimed at getting a fragile peace deal back on track, repeating that until security was restored there could be no election in the rebel-held Donbass region. For months, as progress in implementing the Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine has stalled,

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Istanbul: Two female Turk militants shot dead after attack on police bus

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Turkish police shot dead two female militants on Thursday after they fired shots and threw a grenade at a Turkish police bus in Istanbul, local media and the city governor said. A radical leftist group claimed responsibility for the attack, in which two police officers were lightly wounded, Governor Vasip Sahin said in televised comments.

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West Bengal Polls: ‘Outcome of Congress-CPI(M) alliance talks likely by next week’

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With Congress and CPI(M) yet to formally announce a tie-up for the West Bengal Assembly poll, the final outcome of the discussions for an alliance is likely to be clear by next week. “Consultations are being held in a cordial and positive atmosphere. And the discussions are being held in a positive atmosphere. We hope

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PDP legislature party to meet on Monday, take a call on govt formation

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called a meeting of its legislature party on Monday to take a call on its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) amid the ongoing uncertainty over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. The party’s MLAs will also elect their new legislature party leader. PDP sources said the delay

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PM Modi launches ‘Setu Bharatam’ project, vows to improve infrastructure

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government is putting in all efforts to build infrastructure, especially rural roads, in a comprehensive manner. “Veins give strength to our body. Similarly, infrastructure will give speed and strength to the development of India. There will be progress if we focus on building road and railway network,

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Need to produce a big performance in final, says MS Dhoni

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday said they will have to dish out a “big performance” against Bangladesh in the summit clash of the Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament if they desire to lift the trophy on Sunday. A dominant India today maintained their all-win record by producing yet another resounding performance to thrash

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Election Commission to announce state elections schedule today

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The Election Commission (EC) is set to announce on Friday the schedule of elections for five state assemblies—Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry. The terms of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal governments end in May, while that of Assam and Puducherry end in June. The upcoming state elections are politically crucial given

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Not ‘Fair’ Or ‘Lovely’: BJP To Target Rahul Gandhi In Parliament

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Fair and Lovely’ barbs at the government have been described as “racist” by a lawmaker of the ruling BJP who wants his apology in Parliament. The Congress Vice President could also be asked to apologise for his remarks on Veer Savarkar, the freedom fighter who is counted among the BJP’s biggest icons. On

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Arms Act case: Salman Khan asked to be present in court on March 10

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The trial court hearing a case of alleged illegal possession of arms against Bollywood actor Salman Khan in connection with black buck poaching has summoned him for recording his statements on March 10. The District and Session Court gave this order after rejecting an application of the defence seeking recalling of a prosecution witness for

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Neha Dhupia, Jazzy B & Zora Randhawa to flag off & Lead the race from CT Group of Institutions

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After receiving the thunderous response in previous editions of CT Half Marathon, CT Group of Institutions has once again come up with this noble ‘Race for Charity’ event. In this mega event, everyone from sports persons to senior citizens to Olympians, artists, players and also to physically challenged persons has joined for the noble cause.

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Republican Mitt Romney calls Donald Trump ‘a fraud,’ creates pathway to contested convention

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Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacked 2016 Republican front-runner Donald Trump as “a fraud” on Thursday and urged primary voters to keep the outspoken New York billionaire from getting the nomination, paving the way for possible horse trading at a party convention in July. In an unusually harsh speech, party elder Romney warned that

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Denied Visa For India Visit, Claims US Religious Freedom Body

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A US Commission scheduled to visit India to discuss and report on the conditions of religious freedom in the country has been denied visa by the Indian government. A three-member delegation of US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) was schedule to leave for a one-week visit to India starting today to meet with government

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Be ready to use nuclear weapons: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un tells military

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his country to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time and to turn its military posture to “pre-emptive attack” mode in the face of growing threats from its enemies, state media said on Friday. The comments, carried by the North’s official KCNA news agency, marked

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BJP to move notice against Rahul for ‘racist’ fair and lovely phrase

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will move a notice in the Parliament against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for using the phrase ‘fair and lovely’ as it believes the remarks as racially discriminatory. On Wednesday, addressing the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi slammed the Modi Government over black money among other issues. Picking on the one-time compliance

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You will not teach us ‘deshbhakti’ or ‘deshdroh’: Kanhaiya Kumar takes on the system in his speech at JNU

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Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday night said they never demanded freedom from India — “We demanded freedom within India,” he said while addressing a gathering of thousands of students on the campus after spending days in Tihar jail on sedition charges. “We never demanded azadi (freedom) from India. We want

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