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Union Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Centre’s decision to significantly slash the income tax payer’s burden was aimed at addressing some “angst” that the government had noticed in recent months as well as to give a fillip to the economy’s weakening growth impulses with a broad-based boost to demand,…
M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. File | Photo Credit: AP The Embassy of India in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday (February 2, 2025) said it is closely monitoring the security situation in the central…
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Amid concerns over its readiness, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium is “ready to host the ICC Champions Trophy”. On Friday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared a sneak-peek of the newly-renovated facility in Lahore. The iconic venue is undergoing its biggest state-of-the-art upgrades since the 1996 World Cup, which Pakistan co-hosted alongside India and Sri…
Artificial intelligence (AI) could have predicted the powerful solar storm that impacted Earth in May last year, triggered by the highly active region AR13664 on the Sun, according to a new study. The team of researchers at the University of Genoa, led by Sabrina Guastavino, stated that by training AI on historical solar events, it…
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Robert Lewandowski‘s second-half strike helped Barcelona beat Alaves 1-0 on Sunday to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid down to four points. The Catalans, third, capitalised with a narrow victory after the champions slipped up across town at Espanyol on Saturday. Barcelona trail second place Atletico by three points before…
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The NVS-02 navigation satellite in Sriharikota. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been unable to perform the intended orbit raising operations for the NVS-02 satellite due to a valve malfunction. The NVS-02, the second satellite in the NVS series, was launched by the ISRO on January 29 as part of…
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New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s 100th rocket mission hit a hurdle after its navigation satellite, which was launched on Wednesday, suffered a technical glitch on Sunday. In an update on the mission on its website, ISRO said the “orbit raising operations towards positioning the satellite to the designated orbital slot could not…
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Brussels: The European Union on Sunday blasted US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and said the 27-nation bloc would hit back “firmly” if targeted. Brussels had until now indicated it hoped to avoid a trade conflict with Trump through negotiation. But on Friday the US leader doubled down by saying…
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Jerusalem: Israeli police are conducting a criminal investigation into Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the office of the state attorney said in a letter made public on Sunday. “A criminal investigation was opened” into suspected criminal offences, the office said in a letter to an Israeli opposition lawmaker who had…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a cash reward of Rs 5 crore for the Indian side that claimed their second consecutive U19 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at the Bayuemas Oval on Sunday. Led by a spirited captain, Niki Prasad, the Indian team remained unbeaten throughout the…
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