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The UK has been grappling with a hefty asylum backlog. (Representational) London: Britain’s new Labour government announced Tuesday that it will stop housing migrants on a controversial accommodation barge from next year as it tries to clear a backlog of asylum requests. The interior ministry said the government would not renew the lease for the…
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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. File Karnataka appears to be entering a fresh round of tussle with the Centre as the Congress-ruled State on July 23 declared that it will boycott the NITI Ayog meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on July 27, accusing the Centre of ignoring its demands in the Union Budget….
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were tied at 44% in a July 15-16 poll (File) Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, followed…
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Army tanks and other weapon systems being showcased during the 72nd Republic Day parade at Rajpath, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹6.22 lakh crore for the defence sector in 2024-25 which is almost the same as in the interim Budget presented in February. At approximately 12.90%…
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File image of Hardik Pandya.© AFP Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has said that Hardik Pandya should not feel hard done by for not being given a captaincy role for Team India, and should instead look at the bigger picture. Uthappa stated that, knowing Hardik personally, the latter would also think that the…
Adding heft: The tech platform will increase the utility and efficiency of CIR process. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to set up an integrated technology platform to improve the outcomes under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) for achieving transparency, consistency, timely settlement and better oversight of all resolution cases. She also said that…
People walk past a display screen telecasting the Union Budget 2024-25 presentation by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Parliament House, outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai on July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI The stock markets reacted negatively to the Budgetary provisions concerning additional tax burden on investors and closed…
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Apple imports all the high-end iPhone Pro models that it sells in India (Representational) iPhone maker Apple is believed to be the biggest beneficiary of a 5 per cent reduction in import duty on mobile phones and the move could lead to savings of as much as $35 to 50 million for the tech titan,…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a post Budget press conference, at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on July 23 described the Union Budget, as having unlimited development potential. He said it will fulfil the aspirations of 140 crore…
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New Delhi: The government’s flagship apprenticeship programme, which has become contentious after Congress claims of plagiarism, has some crucial fine print that Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman made clear at a post-budget interview today. Two are of particular interest — to the employees and their employers. While the government is willing to provide the first-timers…
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