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Election Commission Planning J&K Visit, Polls Likely Before September 30: Sources

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Next week, Jammu and Kashmir will also complete five years as a Union Territory. Srinagar: The Election Commission of India has indicated that Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir before September 30, which is the deadline set by the Supreme Court. Sources say the full commission is likely to visit the Union…

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3 Dead, 6 Injured As House Collapses Due To Heavy Rain In Uttarakhand

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Dehradun: Three people were killed and at least six injured after a house collapsed in Haridwar district as heavy rain wreaked havoc in various parts of Uttarakhand on Wednesday evening. A family is reported to have gone missing following a cloudburst in a village in Ghansali area of Tehri district, officials said. A house collapsed…

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On discarding indexation for long-term capital gains | Explained

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For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement in the Union Budget about doing away with indexation for computing long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax has not drawn much enthusiasm. She had proposed that long-term gains on all financial and non-financial assets would now be taxed at…

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Uddhav Thackeray To Devendra Fadnavis

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A BJP leader accused Mr Thackeray of backstabbing the party. Mumbai: Virtually kickstarting the campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday challenged Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying “Either you will survive or I”, triggering a protest from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking…

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Shah Rukh Khan In Heated Chat With Punjab Kings Owner In IPL Meeting. Report Makes Big Claim

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File photo of Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan© AFP Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan engaged in a heated argument with Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia during the IPL owners’ meeting at the BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday, according to a report by Cricbuzz. The report…

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Mumbai May Lose Over 10% Land By 2040 Due To Rising Sea Level: Study

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Mumbai: More than 10 per cent of the land in Mumbai and up to 10 per cent in Panaji and Chennai are at risk of inundation by 2040 due to climate change-induced sea-level rise, according to a new study. The study by Bengaluru-based think tank Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) said…

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Centre Introduces Bill In Lok Sabha To Replace 90-Year-Old Aircraft Act

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The Aircraft Act of 1934 was amended 21 times over the past 90 years. New Delhi: To further improve the ease of doing business in the aviation space, the government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act. The Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024 seeks to remove redundancies…

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Ransomware Attack On Service Provider Hits 300 Small Banks Across India

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C-Edge Technologies did not respond to a Reuters email seeking comment. A ransomware attack on a technology service provider has forced payment systems across nearly 300 small local banks in India to shut down temporarily, two sources directly aware of the matter told Reuters. The attack affected C-Edge Technologies, a provider of banking technology systems…

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Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defences against Russia, says U.S. official

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U.S. F16 jet. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to the Associated Press. Ukraine has been pushing its Western allies for F-16s for Ukraine for months, saying they…

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Small Indian banks hit by ransomware attack; NPCI suspends payment

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The issues are being faced for the last two days after the discovery of a breach of the system at C-Edge. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Reuters C-Edge Technologies Ltd., a technology service provider to co-operative and regional rural banks was “possibly” hit by a ransomware attack, according to a statement by National Payments…

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