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Manipur is yet to see normalcy over a year since ethnic violence began in May 2023 Imphal/Guwahati: A global umbrella body of civil society organisations of Manipur’s Meitei community has condemned a letter by 10 Kuki MLAs that alleged the Centre is withdrawing two Assam Rifles battalions to fan more violence in the ethnic crisis-hit…
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The Lower House later approved the Finance Bill with 45 official amendments. (File) New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2024 after the government relaxed the just-introduced new capital gains tax on real estate, allowing taxpayers an option to switch to a new lower tax rate or stay with the old…
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The woman asked what she could have done in such a situation. (Representative pic) A woman recently took to Reddit alleging that she was groped in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar while shopping with her husband. In her post, the woman claimed that a man sexually assaulted her and walked away while she was standing with her…
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replies to the debate on the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha on August 7, 2024. Photo: SansadTV via ANI The Finance Bill 2024 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (August 7, 2024) with an amendment relaxing the recently introduced new capital gains tax on real estate. It allows…
Himanta Biswa Sarma raised concerns Bangladesh may again become a safehouse of insurgents Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has raised concerns that Bangladesh may once again become a safehouse of insurgents from India’s northeast, following the violent ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Mr Sarma also raised concerns over attacks on minorities including…
TRAI on Tuesday held a meeting and conveyed a strong message to service providers. New Delhi: Telecom regulator will review and strengthen regulations to curb pesky, spam calls, TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said today. The crackdown on pesky calls has figured high on the agenda of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, and the…
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus gestures while speaking to the media upon arriving at Charles de Gaulle’s airport in Roissy, north of Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.AP/PTI(AP08_07_2024_000436B) | Photo Credit: AP “Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, will take oath on Thursday (August 8, 2024),” Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said. Addressing a…
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A social worker advocating for gas victims termed the appointments a significant victory. Bhopal: Taking swift action after an NDTV report highlighted massive staff shortages in hospitals meant for survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, the Madhya Pradesh Health Services Directorate has cleared the appointment of 12 doctors. The doctors are among 15 spoken…
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Sheikh Hasina ousted, all eyes in Bangladesh are on the main opposition party – the Bangladesh National party or BNP, whose top leader — former Prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia – has been released from house arrest. Her son Tareue Rehman is returning to Bangladesh. Another top BNP leader who is expected to return is…
The rupee finally settled at 83.96 (provisional) against the American currency, down 4 paise from its previous close. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day lower by 4 paise at 83.96 (provisional) against U.S. dollar on Wednesday (August 7, 2024), weighed down by a recovery…
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