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The White Paper presented by Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson on Tuesday said “the State’s own-tax effort has collapsed”. Giving an account of how the State’s Own Tax Revenue (SOTR) fared in the last five years vis-à-vis three “peer States” (Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Karnataka), the White Paper stated that the SOTR marked “the biggest component…
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Supreme Court directed the Odisha State government to ensure that they receive all eligible social security benefits and basic amenities so that they can live a “dignified life”. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has come to the aid of an octogenarian woman and her visually impaired son from Bagadia village in…
An Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter takes part in a trial run ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination, in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, on June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed aircraft and helicopters to airlift question papers for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination across the country as part of enhanced…
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked the Rekha Gupta govt. to roll out at least five rehabilitation projects in the city every month. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday directed the Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board to issue tenders for the rehabilitation of five jhuggi-jhopri…
Namo cities will be selected based on a competitive bid among the NCR States, said Union Minister of Urban Affairs Manohar Lal. | Photo Credit: PTI The National Capital Region (NCR) will get four new ‘Namo’ cities under the proposed ‘NCR Regional Plan 2041’, with one such city each to be developed in Delhi, Haryana,…
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BJP sources said key organisational issues discussed included a possible reconstitution of the BJP Parliamentary Board, strengthening the party’s grievance redressal mechanism, and increasing the participation of women within the organisation. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expansion in recent years, without a corresponding restructuring of its organisational set-up, has…
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Two-time FIFA World Cup champions France will be up against Senegal, in New York on June 16, 2026. In the 2002 edition in Seoul, Senegal stunned the defending champions France. Also read | FIFA World Cup 2026: Group I: Full player lists Now Senegal is up against the French side which have Kylian Mbappe, Michael…
A sealed hotel in the Hauz Rani area of Malviya Nagar. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The sealing of illegal bed-and-breakfast (B&B) facilities across Delhi following the June 3 Hauz Rani fire that claimed 23 lives has left many patients and their families struggling to find affordable accommodation near major private hospitals in the…
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The Delhi Police said the network was functioning under the patronage of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and was using individuals from India to further terror activities. Photo: X/@DelhiPolice Delhi Police have said that their Special Cell busted a Pakistan-backed international terror-crime syndicate operated by gangster-turned-terrorist Shahzad Bhatti and his associate Ajmal Gujjar. Police arrested seven…
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The Ramapuram police arrested a man for stealing an LPG cylinder kept outside a house in Ramapuram. The stolen cylinder was subsequently recovered by the police. According to police, Chinnathurai, 61, of Valluvar Salai in Ramapuram, lodged a complaint with the Crime Wing of the Ramapuram police station. He said that on the afternoon of…
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