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Missing: Rs1 trillion lost somewhere in India’s 1,500-page budget

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One of the biggest mysteries in India’s budget is how much Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocated for a once-in-a-decade pay hike for government employees. Economists covering India have spent the last few days scouring through some 1,500 pages of budget documents to discover funds for a roughly Rs.1 trillion wage increase proposed by a government-appointed […]

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Budget session: AIADMK disrupts Parliament, protests against P Chidambaram, son Karti

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Budget session: AIADMK members disrupted both houses of parliament on Tuesday demanding action against former home minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti over corruption charges. The protesting members shouted slogans in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha against the former Congress minister and his son. Soon after the Lok Sabha met for the

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Asia Cup 2016: India crush Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to reach final after another Virat Kohli show

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India stormed into the final of the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament on Tuesday with another comfortable five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka, riding on Virat Kohli’s unbeaten half-century. It was their third successive victory, clinching a berth for the summit clash as they now stand on the cusp of their sixth continental championship trophy. After

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‘We did it!’: International Space Station’s crew returns to Earth after nearly a year in space

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Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented year in space for NASA, landing in barren Kazakhstan with a Russian cosmonaut who shared his whole space station journey. Their Soyuz capsule parachuted onto the central Asian steppes and ended a science-rich mission at the International Space Station that began last March and

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Osama Bin Laden Almost Sounds Like A U.S. Presidential Candidate In This Secret Letter

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In a letter apparently written by Osama bin Laden, the late al-Qaida leader denounced the corporate interests supposedly driving politics in the United States and hailed the courage of the country’s Founding Fathers. Yes, you read that right. The letter is part of a tranche of more than 100 documents released Tuesday by the office

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Police file 1,400-page charge sheet in case against Pachauri

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The Delhi Police said on Tuesday they have charged The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) executive vice-chairman RK Pachauri with sexual harassment, following a complaint by a former colleague last year. A chargesheet was filed before metropolitan magistrate Shivani Chauhan. In the 1,400-page document, the police have charged Pachauri with four counts including sexual assault,

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Bhatkal tense as Muslim groups protest against MP

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Bhatkal town was tense after several Muslim organisations condemned the inflammatory statement made BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde and demanded action against him. In a memorandum submitted to Uttara Kannada SP C. Vamsi Krishna, Majlise-Islah Wa Tanzeem, Bhatkal, general secretary, Altaf Kharuri said Mr. Hegde’s statement was malicious. It was aimed at creating a law and

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As opposition to #taxingEPF threatens to singe, Adhia says FM has liberty to review

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Facing strong opposition from different quarters over the proposal to tax 60 percent of withdrawals from provident fund, the government issued detailed clarification on the matter on Tuesday evening. At the same time, it has also hinted at a partial rollback of the proposal. Speaking at an event ‘Budget Verdict’ jointly organised by CNBC-TV18 and

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US presidential primaries: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton rack up big wins on Super Tuesday

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Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton rolled up a series of big primary wins on Tuesday, as the two presidential front-runners looked to take command of their party nominating battles on the 2016 campaign’s biggest night of voting. US networks projected Trump won five states and Clinton won six states on Super Tuesday, when

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Less sleep may lead to unhealthy food habits

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University of Chicago Medical Center researchers have shown that how sleep loss could amplify and extend blood levels of a chemical signal that enhances the joy of eating, particularly the guilty pleasures gained from sweet or salty, high-fat snack foods. The research found that sleep-deprived participants in this study, all young, healthy volunteers, were unable

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Asia Cup T20 2016: Ahead of his sixth World Cup, Yuvraj must become the match-winner he once was for India

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The one thing that Yuvraj Singh cannot be faulted with is a failure to evoke emotion. The Punjabi star has always stirred up passions every time he donned his cricket gear. His trademark aggression on and off the field, an intrusive father, a doting mother and his indulgence with life meant that the press was

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F-16 fighter jets important for Pakistan’s fight against terrorists: Sartaj Aziz

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Pakistan today said the proposed US sale of F-16 fighter jets to the country would strengthen its ability to carry out counter-terrorism operations and promote regional stability. “We appreciate the public assessment of the US leadership in response to Congressional inquiries that Pakistan has used the F-16s effectively against the terrorists in the region,” Sartaj

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Haryana cops still deny Murthal gangrapes: Congress calls for President’s Rule in state

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The Haryana police continued to deny the allegations of gangrape by Jat protesters in Murthal in Sonepat district in its status report submitted before a bench in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday. The status report was filed before a division bench comprising of justices SK Mittal and HS Sidhu, with the police

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It takes Rs 100 to organise any event at JNU: Students

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Ridiculing allegations of having received “foreign funding”, the students charged with sedition in connection with a controversial event on JNU campus against hanging of Afzal Guru claimed that it takes only “Rs 100” to organise any programme at the varsity. “Various theories are being applied to probe our ‘terror links’ and allegations are being made

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