Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:11:38
Already out of contention for the knockouts, World champion P V Sindhu ended her campaign with a consolation win at the BWF World Tour Finals but Kidambi Srikanth had a disappointing finish after yet another close defeat, here on Friday.
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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:10:12
The Rajasthan government has reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate by two per cent on petrol and diesel, giving people the much needed respite from rising fuel prices.
The state finance department late Thursday issued orders, which came into effect from Thursday midnight.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that despite the price of crude oil bein
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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:07:48
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the only solution to the farmers' issue was throwing the new agri laws in the "waste paper basket" and warned that if not resolved, the agitation will spread to other parts of the country.
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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:05:26
The country's exports are expected to contract by 5.8 per cent and imports by 11.3 per cent during the second half of the current financial year, though implementation of several measures by the government would help support exports going forward, according to the Economic Survey 2021.
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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:02:48
Six people were killed when a lorry and an autorickshaw collided head-on at a village in Mahabubabad district of Telangana on Friday, police said
The six - three men and as many women - were in the auto, the police said.
The accident occurred in Marrimitta village, they said.
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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:01:20
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday presented the Economic Survey that details the state of the economy ahead of the government's Budget for fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021.
The Economic Survey 2020-21, authored by a team led by Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian, details the state of different sectors of the economy as well as reforms that should be undertak
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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:59:35
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday strongly defended the three contentious agri laws that have sparked intense protests from a section of farmers, and slammed as "'very unfortunate" the violence during the farmers' tractor parade on Republic Day.
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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:58:15
Hundreds of Bharatiya Kisan Union members stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway early on Friday, notwithstanding the Ghaziabad administration's ultimatum to vacate the UP Gate protest site.
A confrontation was building up at the UP Gate in Ghazipur even as frequent power cuts were witnessed in the evening at the protest site, where BKU members, led by Rakesh Tikait, are staying put since No
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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:56:20
The government has approved closure of loss-making state-owned firm Scooters India Limited and shutting down the operations of its units, the company said on Thursday.
PTI had reported a week ago that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is believed to have given its consent to the closure of the Lucknow-based company.
In a BSE filing, Scooters India said the Ministry of Heavy In
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