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A special CBI court on July 19 allowed Indrani Mukerjea to travel once to Europe (File) Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted an ad-interim stay on a special court order permitting former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, who is accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora in 2012 and is currently out on bail,…
CPI(M) leader Ch. Narasinga Rao. The Union Budget-2024, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on July 23 (Tuesday), has evoked mixed response from political parties, trade unions and trade bodies. CPI(M) State leader Ch. Narasinga Rao described the budget as a ‘big disappointment’ and ‘anti-public sector’. A.P. had been given a…
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Following the footsteps of other leading cricket nations, the Pakistan Cricket Board has also begun stressing about providing exposure to its backup players through its national A and junior team programs. The PCB announced on Tuesday that the Pakistan Shaheens would play a return series of four-day and one-day matches against Bangladesh A,…
The newly-appointed Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir will begin his tenure with the tour of Sri Lanka which consists of 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs. Ahead of the T20I series starting Saturday, Gambhir had his first practice session with the cricketers since his appointment. The video of the Indian cricket team…
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Watch: Budget 2024: What’s in it for agriculture? Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she has allocated about ₹ 1.50 lakh crore to the agriculture sector. Almost all major schemes for farmers have seen an increase in allocation compared to her previous budgets. However, the fertilisers subsidy is down by about ₹1 lakh crore when…
There will be no duty on wet white, crust, and finished leather for manufacture of garments, footwear and other leather products for exports, down from the current 10%. The Union Budget presented on Tuesday has proposed reduction of customs duty for some items in the textile and leather sector. The import duty on “Methylene Diphenyl…
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Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers gather in Laos this week for talks on the disputed South China Sea and the conflict in Myanmar, with top diplomats from China and the United States slated to meet on the sidelines. The three-day meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) starts in the capital Vientiane on…
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Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu While the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a mega announcement for the agriculture sector, farmers in Maharashtra, as well as across the nation, expressed their displeasure over the budget allocations. Considering the prolonged agricultural crisis and poor financial status of farmers across the country,…
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police van transports protesters to the court, after their arrest in Dhaka on July 23, 2024. The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on July 23, after protests over employment quotas sparked widespread unrest. | Photo Credit: AFP The number of arrests in days…
Kimberly Cheatle said the attack on Trump was “the most significant operational failure” Washington: US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, a day after acknowledging that the agency failed in its mission to prevent an assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle was facing bipartisan calls to step down after a 20-year-old gunman wounded…
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