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J-K govt to make all efforts to restore statehood: LG

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha assured the newly elected legislative assembly on Monday that the Omar Abdullah government will make all efforts for the restoration of full statehood and......

Unique move: Uttarakhand backs soldiers' right on waqf property

The Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, received significant support from the Uttarakhand Waqf Board. IMAGE: Soldiers patrol along the Line of......

Use or threat of use of nukes unacceptable: India, Germany on Ukraine war

India and Germany on Friday expressed the "deepest concern" over the prolonged war in Ukraine and its tragic humanitarian consequences, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Olaf Scholz......

Upset BJP leaders to fight against ally Sena in Jalna

Three Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have threatened to contest as Independents from Jalna in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls after the seat went to Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena as part of......

Waqf meet: TMC MP throws smashed glass bottle at Chair, suspended

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee was suspended for one day from the parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill after high drama during its meeting on Tuesday where he smashed a glass......

GST records second-highest collection at Rs 1.87 lakh cr in Oct

Gross GST collection in October rose 9 per cent to over Rs 1.87 lakh crore, the second-highest ever, on pick-up in domestic sales and improved compliance. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

GST rates on host of goods rejigged

Term life insurance policies, and senior citizens' health insurance premium are likely to be exempted from GST as most members of a state ministerial panel favoured cutting taxes to benefit the......

India's exports marginally up; trade deficit narrows

Snapping th$e two-month slide, the country's merchandise exports rose marginally by 0.5 per cent to $34.58 billion in September while the trade deficit narrowed to a five-month low at $20.78......

Samsung has accepted most demands of the workers, says TN govt

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said Samsung India Electronics has accepted most of the demands of workers, who commenced strike on September 9, and reiterated its request that employees......

GST mop-up rises 6.5% Y-o-Y to Rs 1.73 lakh cr in Sep

Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in September, in gross terms, were at Rs 1.73 lakh crore, with a yearly jump of 6.5 per cent, according to data from finance ministry released on Tuesday.......

Jolt for transgender cricketers in England

In March, the United Kingdom's then sports minister Lucy Frazer called on sporting bodies in the country to reassess their rules on transgender athletes competing in women's sports to ensure......

Jay Shah elected unopposed as next ICC chairman

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI BCCI secretary Jay Shah will take over as the next ICC chairman on December 1 after being elected unopposed for the top post here on Tuesday, making him the fifth......

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