A woman along with her four daughters were found dead in their home in Fatehpur district’s Shantinagar on Saturday morning. The police suspected that the woman poisoned her four daughters and then killed herself. Within hours after the woman and her daughters, Pinki (20), Priyanka (16), Varsha (12), and Nanki […]
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Mumbai 24×7 plan may go beyond malls, mill compounds
Not just shopping malls and commercial mill compounds, stand-alone eateries or shopping outlets in non-residential areas, too, could be allowed to run 24×7 in Mumbai. A fortnight ago, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) gave nod to implementation of its 24×7 Mumbai plan, allowing establishments in gated communities such as shopping […]
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Delhi Police should fill 10K vacancies ‘as early as possible’: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday said it expects that vacancies in the police force here will be filled up by the central government as early as possible. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued the direction after perusing an affidavit filed by […]
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Sooryavanshi: Jackie Shroff joins Akshay Kumar film
Veteran actor Jackie Shroff has joined the team of Sooryavanshi, director Rohit Shetty announced on the actor’s birthday on Saturday. Sooryavanshi is the fourth film in Rohit’s cop franchise and features Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. The three actors will be working with Rohit for the first time […]
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Number of girls in higher education higher than boys for first time: President Kovind
In a first, the number of girls admitted to higher education institutes has exceeded that of boys, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday. Addressing a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, Kovind said, “I am delighted to inform you that for the first time ever in history of […]
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Vacancies to be identified and filled: Andhra Pradesh CM Reddy instructs officials
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday conducted a review meeting with top officials and asked them to identify posts in various departments that needed to be filled on a priority basis as the government missed the deadline for the annual recruitment calendar. The Chief Minister, […]
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DU Result 2019 announced for UG, PG Semester exam at du.ac.in, direct link here
Delhi University has declared the results of semester exams conducted for UG and PG courses in the month of November and December. After a long wait, students are now able to check their results online. The DU semester results 2019 has been delayed this time due to the DU teachers’ […]
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Four dead as protests grow in Chile
A man died of carbon monoxide poisoning after a supermarket was torched in Chile’s capital on Friday, and another succumbed to injuries sustained in clashes with police, bringing the death toll in a new wave of unrest to four. Protests that flared up in October — initially over a rise in metro […]
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As government projects growth revival, 4 numbers that define the economy
As the government projected a revival of growth, we take a look at the figures that define the Indian economy – GDP growth rate, inflation, fiscal deficit, tax buoyancy. 1 GDP Growth Rate This is the most important indicator of level of economic activity in a country. Until Friday evening, India’s […]
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Remembering the tabla maestro
One of the greatest tabla players of the century, Ustad Alla Rakha, fondly known as Abbaji, enthralled music lovers all over the world. The event, A Homage to Abbaji – Ustad Alla Rakha began right from his first death anniversary on February 3, 2001, as a tribute to him. The […]
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Sensex slumps over 200 points ahead of Union Budget; Nifty tests 11,900
Market benchmark Sensex slumped over 200 points in opening session on Saturday ahead of the release of the Union Budget to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman later in the day. After shedding 279 points in early trade, the 30-share BSE index was trading 124.96 points or 0.31 per […]
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Jean Paul Gaultier, enfant terrible of fashion, steps off the ramp
There was drama, a faux funeral, contortionists and camp comedy as Jean Paul Gaultier, 67, bade farewell to the runway last week. His final show championed feminism, gender fluidity, and hit out (albeit gently) at fashion as a culprit in the escalating climate crisis. “I think fashion has to change,” he […]
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Budget 2020: Govt tweaks Income Tax Act for non-resident Indians
The government on Saturday announced changes in the Income Tax Act to define a non-resident Indian for tax purposes. “We’ve made changes in Income Tax Act where if an Indian citizen stays out of country for more than 182 days, he becomes non-resident. So we’ve made some changes, now in […]
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Railway Budget 2020: Kisan Rail, Tejas-type trains among Nirmala Sitharaman’s focus
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced several big-ticket projects for Indian Railways, including several passenger and Tejas-type trains, solar power plants along railway tracks, among others with a focus on private participation. In her Budget 2020 speech, Nirmala Sitharamam said the Indian Railways will set up a “Kisan […]
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Auto Expo 2020: What to expect from Hyundai
South Korean carmaker Hyundai is debuting the new generation Creta and the updated versions of the Tucson, and the Verna at Auto Expo 2020. The Tucson, Creta and the Verna will be seen in upgraded versions and will meet Bharat Stage (BS) 6 emission norms. Auto Expo 2020 will be […]