SC says prima facie ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’ is not improper as triple talaq

In Talaq-e-Hasan, ‘talaq’ is pronounced once a month, over a period of three months and if cohabitation does not resume during this period, the divorce gets formalised after the third utterance in the third month.

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Mahanagar Gas cuts PNG and CNG prices on higher supply from govt

After the rate revision, CNG usage will help a vehicle owner save 48 per cent on fuel costs in the financial capital, Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) said.

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Speech will inspire all to work for making a prosperous India: Amit Shah

The home minister said the PM reiterated his commitment to women’s empowerment and asserted that it is woman's power that will take the pride of the nation to new heights in the next 25 years.

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SC gives justice to rich & poor with equal speed: Lalit

TOI asked him whether the judiciary unwittingly gave precedence to cases of the rich and influential, who engage renowned senior advocates assisted by a battery of lawyers, as compared to the cases of poor and marginalised who could ill afford even a lawyer.

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Should bring back Netaji remains ‘home’: Daughter

“Nothing in his life was more important to Netaji than his country’s independence. Since he didn’t live to experience the joy of freedom, it’s time that at least his remains can return to Indian soil,” Pfaff, an academic who lives in Germany, said. She said she feels obliged to ensure that her father’s dearest wish, to return to his country in freedom, is fulfilled and that appropriate ceremonies to honour him will be performed.

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Nawaz to end exile, back in Pakistan this Sept: PML-N

Saying injustice was done to Nawaz, minister and party stalwart Javed Latif told reporters that PML-N that leads a coalition government in Pakistan would not let him to go back to jail upon his return. The government is considering relevant legislation to ease the party chief’s return.

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Fact Check: Have mass crowds really gathered to watch Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' in Lucknow? Here's the truth

Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' has been rocking the headlines since its release. The film was released in theatres on Thursday and has failed to pull the audience to the theatres. Recently, a social media user posted a video of a massive crowd gathering at a shopping mall to buy tickets for Aamir's film. In the video, one can see people fighting for tickets in the jam-packed mall.

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Mamata backs arrested aide, blames CBI for ‘leaks’

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India to gift navy plane to SL day before China ‘spy ship’ docks there

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Automatic monthly power rate revision on govt anvil

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Nitish Kumar likely to expand his cabinet on Aug 16

The Congress, which has 19 MLAs, would have three ministerial berths, while Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S), which left the NDA along with the JD(U) would get one cabinet berth.

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, big bull who backed India, dead

On the eve of its 75th Independence Day, India lost one of its biggest supporters. Jhunjhunwala, billionaire investor, stock trader, qualified chartered accountant and philanthropist, who recently became the co-owner of India’s newest airline, passed away after fighting several health-related issues for the last few years. He was 62.

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Ranchi: 3 of family electrocuted while hoisting tricolour

The incident occurred at 7.30pm when the city was experiencing a drizzle and high-speed wind. Locals said they were electrocuted as the flag post touched the high-tension overhead wire, running close to the terrace of the Arsande rice mill bound house of Vijay Jha under the Kanke police station area of Ranchi district.

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Anshu Jain, pioneering global banker, dies at 59

Anshu Jain, who made the exhilarating journey from Jaipur to the pinnacle of Europe's financial giant Deutsche Bank, died in the UK in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 59. Jain, who was last with US investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald as president, was co-chief of Deutsche Bank from 2012 to 2015. He played a transformational role in the bank, widening the scope of its global activities. He leaves behind his wife, son and daughter.

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Anshu Jain, pioneering global banker, dies at 59

Anshu Jain, who made the exhilarating journey from Jaipur to the pinnacle of Europe's financial giant Deutsche Bank, died in the UK in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 59. Jain, who was last with US investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald as president, was co-chief of Deutsche Bank from 2012 to 2015. He played a transformational role in the bank, widening the scope of its global activities. He leaves behind his wife, son and daughter.

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India can sustain 2.5%-3% current account deficit: RBI

India can sustain a current account deficit (CAD) of 2.5% to 3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) without getting into an external crisis, RBI deputy governor Michael Patra said on Saturday. He added that India would also require to reverse the trend of decelerating savings rate, which began in 2012-13.

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Crore-plus packages make IIT comeback

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'That attack could occur in US indicative of threat to writers'

The attack on Salman Rushdie, given assailant Hadi Matar’s purported Iranian sympathies, immediately took on geopolitical colours, coming as it did just days after the Biden administration’s justice department charged a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of trying to orchestrate the assassination of former national security adviser John Bolton.

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China seeks India’s support on Taiwan but defends terror stand

With India yet to publicly reaffirm commitment to its ‘One-China’ policy, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong expressed hope that the Indian government will reiterate support for Beijing’s principle saying the same provided the “political basis’’ for its relations with India and other countries.

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19 yrs on, SC frees man jailed as minor

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UP’s Gandhi Ashram, faces hard times

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Retail inflation moderates to 5 month low of 6.7% in July

Data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday showed retail inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), rose an annual 6.7% in July, lower than the 7% in June. The food price index eased to 6.6% during the month from 7.6% in June as supplies improved and measures undertaken by the Centre and the RBI fed through the system.

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Europe eyes Musk's SpaceX to replace Russian rockets

The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after the Ukraine conflict blocked Western access to Russia's Soyuz rockets. The private American competitor to Europe's Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to plug a temporary gap alongside Japan and India, but final decisions depend on the still unresolved timetable for Europe's delayed Ariane 6 rocket.

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Salman Rushdie stabbing sends literary world into shock

“We cannot immediately think of any comparable incident of a public violent attack on a writer during a literary event here in the US,” said Suzanne Nossel, the CEO of the nonprofit literary organisation PEN America, who noted that the motivations for the attack and Rushdie’s current condition were unknown as of Friday late morning.

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Salman Rushdie attacked: All you need to know

In a shocking turn of events, former Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12, 2022.

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RBI directs loan recovery agents not to intimidate borrowers

The RBI on Friday issued fresh instructions barring recovery agents from resorting to intimidation of borrowers as well as calling them before 8 am and after 7 pm.

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Rate hikes won’t lead to stress: Axis CEO

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7% Indians own crypto, 7th highest globally: UN

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India, Bangladesh agree to strengthen defence ties

India and Bangladesh on Thursday agreed to further step up their bilateral defence ties, with greater military-to-military engagements, capacity-building and defence-industrial cooperation. This was decided during the 4th India-Bangladesh annual defence dialogue (ADD), co-chaired by defence secretary Ajay Kumar and the principal staff officer of Bangladesh’s armed forces division Lt-General Waker-Uz-Zaman.

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JCO among 3 soldiers killed in suicide attack on J&K Army camp

A junior commissioned officer was among three soldiers killed foiling a suspected fidayeen attack on an Army camp in Rajouri district of J&K early Thursday. Two of the attackers were shot and killed in the four-hour gunfight that also left three soldiers critically wounded, officials said. It wasn't immediately clear how many terrorists were involved in the infiltration attempt.

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India without clinical trial registry since July 1

Officially, the Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI) does not exist anymore since there has been no official order extending its existence beyond June 30, 2022. The existing staff of CTRI also have not been given any further extension. But over 1,060 clinical trials have been registered between July 1 and August 5.

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Mexico president wants PM Modi in panel for ‘global truce’

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Elon Musk sells another $7 billion Tesla shares

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Elon Musk sells another $7 billion Tesla shares

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SC gives Varavara bail but says he can’t leave Mumbai

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to Telugu poet Varavara Rao on medical grounds in the Bhima-Koregaon case, in which he is being prosecuted for allegedly indulging in anti-national activities. A bench of Justices UU Lalit, Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanhsu Dhulia allowed the plea of Rao who approached the apex court against the Bombay HC order of granting him interim bail for only six months for medical treatment.

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Nitish Kumar likely to retain home, give departments with BJP to RJD

Eight-time Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will seek a vote of confidence during a two-day special session of the assembly later this month. The trust vote will be preceded by the election of a new speaker, replacing Vijay Kumar Sinha of BJP, with whom the CM had a spat in the House recently. At its first cabinet meeting, also attended by RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, the new government decided to convene the assembly on August 24 and 25.

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EC backs SC on poll freebies panel but refuses to be on it

The Election Commission on Wednesday supported the Supreme Court's decision to set up an expert committee to examine regulatory measures on freebies announced by political parties ahead of elections, but declined to be part of the panel while taking strong objections to SC's remarks portraying it to be non-serious about the problem.

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Watch movie review: Raksha Bandhan

This highly emotional drama doesn’t fail to touch you, but it had the potential to be a far more entertaining watch.

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Flyers left confused with mail in inbox

Passengers who have to travel abroad have started getting mails from airlines to collect the date being sought under National Customs Targeting Centre-Passenger (NCTC-P).

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Bihar can't run sans Lalu: Daughter tweets song

After BJP-JD(U) breakup in Bihar on Tuesday, former CM Lalu Prasad's daughter posted celebratory tweets mentioning Bhojpuri song, saying "Lalu Bin Chalu Ee Bihar Na Hoyi (Bihar can't run without Lalu)".

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Maha cabinet: BJP backs old guard, Shinde picks former ministers

Forty days after the Shinde-Fadnavis government was formed in Maharashtra, it finally expanded its cabinet by inducting 18 ministers: nine each from the BJP and the Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena. Cabinet portfolios are yet to be announced.

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Bihar political crisis: Tejashwi seeks home, so far held by Nitish, RJD wants Speaker's job too

RJD eyes home, speaker post; Congress 4 berths: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who is set to take oath as deputy CM, is said to be eyeing the home department, while his party is keen on the assembly speaker's post. The Congress, which is set to return to the government, has sought four cabinet berths, sources said, while the larger allies are willing to part with three.

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Gucci becomes first major brand to accept crypto coin as payment

High-end Italian fashion giant Gucci has become the first major brand to start accepting payments in the form of the Bored Ape Yacht Club-affiliated ApeCoin (APE).

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WhatsApp has not abused dominant position in India, rules NCLAT

The NCLAT has set aside a petition and upheld a 2017 CCI order that dismissed a complaint of predatory pricing against instant messaging platform WhatsApp. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) said no doubt WhatsApp has a 'dominant position' but it has not 'abused its dominant position' based on inputs provided by the appellant, an NGO Fight for Transparency Society.

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Oppn protests as elec bill introduced, sent to parliamentary panel

With protests raging inside and outside of Parliament to oppose the amendment that the government is proposing to the Electricity Act, a bill was introduced in Lok Sabha by power minister R K Singh on Monday, to amend the Electricity Act, to allow non-discriminatory open access to distribution networks of power suppliers, amid protests by the opposition, which claimed that it seeks to take away certain rights of state governments.

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Opposition cosies up to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as JD(U) rift with BJP worsens

The BJP-JD(U) coalition in Bihar appeared to be teetering on the brink as a gleeful opposition waited with open arms to embrace CM Nitish Kumar amid growing tension in his partnership with the saffron party. Speculation of a regime change surged after Nitish convened a meeting of party MLAs and MPs on Tuesday. In a not-so unrelated development, RJD has called a meeting of key functionaries.

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LPG refill prices up 41% vs 203% rise in global rates since April 2020

The benchmark Saudi Contract Price for LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) rose by 203% from $236 per tonne to $725 per tonne between April 2020 and July 2022 but the price of 14.2 kg refills supplied to households for cooking increased 41.5% from Rs 744 to Rs 1,053 during this period, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

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Paytm at near 6-month high as quarterly revenue surges

Shares of digital payments firm Paytm jumped more than 6% on Monday to their highest levels in nearly six months, after the company's parent firm One 97 Communications posted an 89% surge in its quarterly revenue.

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CWG 2022: India finish 4th with 22 gold medals

Led by the iconic PV Sindhu, Indian shuttlers owned the badminton arena by winning all three titles on offer on the day while paddler Sharath Kamal yet again reminded everyone of his class and awe-inspiring longevity with a coruscating show, as the country wrapped up its CWG campaign with 61 medals to finish a creditable fourth.

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Varun Mehta elevated to Torrent Power board

Varun Mehta was on Monday appointed to the board of Torrent Power as a whole-time director, becoming the second third-generation family member to be elevated within a week in a clear succession plan at the Ahmedabad-based pharma-to-energy conglomerate with an estimated market cap of Rs 80,000 crore.

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KCR is acting like another Nizam: Piyush Goyal

Terming Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's decision to boycott the Niti Aayog meet "arrogant", Union minister Piyush Goyal said he considers himself as another nizam.

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PM asks states to step up farm output at Niti meet

Amid heightened geopolitical tension and elevated food prices globally, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday urged states at the Niti Aayog governing council meeting to step up domestic production by accelerating the process for modernisation of agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing to help India become self-sufficient and a global leader in the farm sector.

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Bid to repeat Chirag model: JD(U) on BJP

JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh on Sunday said his party was reduced to 43 seats in Bihar in the 2020 assembly polls, compared to 71 five years ago, not because of decrease in its mass base but use of “Chirag Model” as part of a well-planned conspiracy to downsize CM Nitish Kumar in the state’s politics.

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RCP Singh vows revenge, says joining BJP an option

Lalan Singh said that the "Chirag model" is being sought to be implemented again, and hinted that this time it is his predecessor RCP Singh who was the chosen vehicle. RCP Singh had quit JD(U) on Saturday. Lalan Singh also said that the party would not join the government at the Centre.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar skips Niti Aayog meet, his 4th in 3 weeks

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday skipped the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This is the fourth meeting called by the Union government since July 17 that Nitish preferred to stay away from, amid sour relations with ally BJP.

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CWG: Sharath-Sreeja pair wins gold in mixed doubles TT

Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal defied age to team up with young Sreeja Akula to win the mixed doubles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday. Barring a blip in the second game, Sharath and Akula pair was in complete control of the tie, comfortably beating Javen Choong and Karen Lyne of Malaysia 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 in the gold medal contest. Sharath produced a class act to also reach the men's singles final.

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India win 5th T20I by 88 runs, complete 4-1 Windies rout

Shreyas Iyer roared back to form with a stroke-filled 64 while the spinners picked up all the 10 wickets as India recorded yet another one-sided 88-run victory over West Indies to wrap up 5-match T20I series by a comprehensive 4-1 margin. Iyer's fifty and useful contributions from Deepak Hooda (38) and Hardik Pandya (28) propelled India to 188/7. In reply, West Indies were all out for 100 inside 16 overs as one of the most lopsided T20I bilateral series came to an end.

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Sisodia blames ex-LG for excise loss, seeks CBI probe

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia alleged on Saturday that a former LG made it mandatory for liquor sellers to have the approval of the MCD and DDA when opening shops in non-conforming areas.

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Court allows couple to take baby to Australia

Coming to the rescue of an Indian couple based in Australia who were forced to knock on its doors after their surrogate did not cooperate when they sought her no-objection to take their son to that country, a civil court has declared them biological parents of the now two-and-half-year-old boy.

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Two IndiGo engineers struck by lightning at airport

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C'garh village bans liquor, gets CCTVs to keep watch

A village in Chhattisgarh's Balod district has banned liquor and drawn up 'rules' to impose a fine of Rs 51,000 on anyone selling or buying liquor in their area

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CWG: Bhavina wins gold, Sonalben bags bronze in para TT

Star Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won a gold medal in the women's singles class 3-5 at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. The 35-year-old from Gujarat, who had won a silver at Tokyo Paralympics, prevailed 12-10 11-2 11-9 over Nigeria's Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi to cap off a superb show at the quadrennial event.

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4th T20I: Rohit's India ensures another series win

Rohit Sharma maintained his unbeaten record as captain in bilateral T20Is after India made short work of West Indies by 59 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the 5-match series. It was a perfect weekend for the NRIs in and around Florida, as India first scored 191/5 with useful knocks from Rishabh Pant (44) and skipper Rohit (33). In reply, West Indies innings folded for a lowly 132 in 19.1 overs.

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Cong's' 'black shirt' stir against temple: Amit Shah

Terming Congress functionaries' black shirt protest 'appeasement politics', home minister Amit Shah said it deliberately chose the colour and the second anniversary of Ram Mandir construction to convey its opposition to its restoration. "ED action and price rise are just excuses. Since it couldn't afford to openly convey its opposition to the temple, it tried to put across the message subtly," he said. Jairam Ramesh, head of Congress's media cell, accused Shah of giving a "malicious twist" to their agitation.

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Twitter should follow local law in India: Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world's richest man, who is locked in a court battle with Twitter over a failed bid that Twitter now intends to force through, said the social media giant had failed to disclose "risky" litigation against the Indian government.

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Triple delight for paddler Sharath Kamal in CWG 2022

Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal put up a sensational show to progress to the semifinals of all his three events in the table tennis competition of the Commonwealth Games on Friday.

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Second 50bps hike: Repo rate's now over pre-pandemic level

In a move that will increase the cost of borrowings for businesses and individuals, including home and auto loans, the Reserve Bank of India has hiked its repo rate by 50 basis points from 4.9% to 5.4%.

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Second 50bps hike: Repo rate's now over pre-pandemic level

In a move that will increase the cost of borrowings for businesses and individuals, including home and auto loans, the Reserve Bank of India has hiked its repo rate by 50 basis points from 4.9% to 5.4%.

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Nykaa to acquire LBB to sharpen its position as a discovery-led retailer

Beauty and wellness e-commerce firm Nykaa on Friday said that it will acquire digital content-cum-commerce firm Iluminar Media known by the brand name of Little Black Book (LBB).

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Paytm Q1 net loss widens to Rs 644.4 crore

Digital financial services firm One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, on Friday said its consolidated loss widened to Rs 644.4 crore in the first quarter ended June 30.

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Raut’s custody extended, wife to be quizzed by ED

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut used an additional Rs 1.17 crore of proceeds from crime for purchasing land at Alibaug, while his wife Varsha received Rs 1.08 crore into her bank account, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed the special PMLA court on Thursday. The Rauts also received Rs 1.06 crore from Pravin Raut, a key accused in the Patra Chawl redevelopment case, the ED told the court.

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In a 1st, air reconnaissance op by all-woman Navy team

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Glitches at CUET again, 2nd shift exams put off

The first day of the second phase of the Common University Entrance Test for undergraduate courses — CUET(UG) — was marred by several technical glitches, so much so that the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducting the crucial test for admissions to all central many state university colleges had to postpone the exams.

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ED quizzes Kharge amid protests in Parliament

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday resumed its investigation into the Young Indian case by extensively quizzing leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, at the Herald House amid protests by Congress in Parliament and outside, and allegations of “intimidation of political opponents” — a charge that was rebutted by the anti-money laundering agency.

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Migrant labourer killed, 2 others hurt in Pulwama attack

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5G should be priced at premium to 4G with more data: VIL MD

Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea expects 5G to be priced at a premium with more data bundled with plans compared to 4G services at present, a top company official said on Thursday.

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Sonia joins colleagues in well, protests ED action

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Over half of UAPA-accused in 18-30 age group: MHA data

Around 53% of the total 4,690 people arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) between 2018 and 2020 were aged between 18 and 30, while 13 were below 18 and 10 above 60 years, the home ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The number of arrests made under the anti-terror law fell by a significant 32% to 1,321 from 1,948 in 2019, though the number of convictions rose to 80 from 34 (135%), MHA stated.

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After 6 months, Delhi Covid cases cross 2k mark

The number of new Covid-19 cases in the city crossed the 2,000-mark on Wednesday, with five patients succumbing to the deadly virus. The last time the city recorded over 2,000 cases was on February 4 (2,272 cases with 20 deaths) when it was witnessing the slowdown of the Omicron wave

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After 5 years of work, govt decides to withdraw data protection bill

The government on Wednesday sprung a surprise as it spiked the much-debated, and contentious Data Protection Bill from Parliament, promising to introduce a new legislation “very soon but without any dilution to broader privacy aspects of the original bill and without any compromise to the Right to Privacy” as provided by the Supreme Court in its historic judgment given in August 2017.

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Pan-India star Prabhas purchases first ticket of 'Sita Ramam'

Pan-India star Prabhas attended the pre-release event of Dulquer Salmaan’s upcoming film 'Sita Ramam' in Hyderabad on Wednesday (August 3). Prabhas, who was last seen playing a world-renowned palmist named Vikramaditya in 'Radhe Shyam,' graced the occasion as the chief guest for the evening. The star actor arrived in style in Hyderabad for the 'Sita Ramam' pre-release event.

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​Data protection bill: 'May get new legislation passed by budget session'

After withdrawing the personal data protection bill, the government is hopeful of getting a new legislation passed by the Budget session of Parliament, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

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Govt, RBI trying to keep inflation under 6%: Finance minister

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha that despite the recent increase in prices, the government and RBI are trying to ensure that inflation is controlled below 6%, and underlined that India’s macroeconomic fundamentals are strong. “The Indian economy, compared to the situation in many of our peer groups and developed economies, is much better. Nobody is in denial about the price rise."

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AP: Over 50 women fall sick after inhaling poisonous gas

Over 50 women working at Quantum Seeds unit of Brandix India Apparel Company (BIAC), Atchutapuram in Anakapalle district, fell sick after inhaling some poisonous gas.

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Govt cuts windfall tax on fuel export, raises levy on domestic crude oil

The government on Tuesday evening cut the windfall tax on diesel and ATF in line with softening international petroleum product prices but raised the duty on domestically produced crude oil. While the tax on export of diesel was cut to Rs 5 per litre from Rs 11, that on jet fuel (ATF) was scrapped, an official notification showed.

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India cuts export taxes on diesel, jet fuel

The government on Tuesday evening cut the windfall tax on diesel and ATF in line with softening international petroleum product prices but raised the duty on domestically produced crude oil. While the tax on export of diesel was cut to Rs 5 per litre from Rs 11, that on jet fuel (ATF) was scrapped, an official notification showed.

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No GST on chequebooks for customers: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said there is no GST on chequebooks for bank customers, as she tried to clear "misinformation" over issues related to the imposition of the levy on various products and services.

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Kolkata businessman gave Jharkhand MLAs 49 lakh: Bengal CID

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Sitharaman cites numbers, says India not facing recession risk

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NTR’s daughter found hanging in bedroom

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Turkiye sees highest ever number of monthly tourists from India

Indian tourists flocked to Turkiye (previously known as Turkey), which recently removed all Covid-time entry restrictions, like never before this summer. The Turkiye Tourism Board (TTB) says over 27,300 Indians visited the country this June — the highest ever monthly figure for desi tourists there. The previous high was in June 2019 when 24,000 Indians went to Turkiye.

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Monkeypox task force set up as first death in India confirmed

The Centre has constituted a task force to monitor the emerging monkeypox situation in the country even as Kerala confirmed the first death in the country from the disease and Delhi reported its second case, a Nigerian national with no recent history of travel abroad. Meanwhile, another suspected case emerged in Rajasthan. The task force has been mandated to monitor and provide guidance on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection.

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Fuel sales slip in July as monsoon dampens demand

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Govt launches quality audit of National Highways

The road transport ministry has taken a first-of-its kind step to carry out audit of construction quality and safety aspects of completed and under-construction stretches. The ministry has appointed six independent experts to examine different stretches of the flagship Char Dham road project in Uttarakhand. Officials said this system would be institutionalised for the highway sector to ensure that the road projects are at par with the quality parameters set by the government.

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BJP slams Cong, says J'khand has become ‘corruption den’

Hitting back at Congress over the arrest of three of its MLAs with a large amount of cash, BJP on Sunday alleged that Jharkhand has become a “den of corruption”. “The entire Congress leadership, be it a big leader or small, is involved in corruption in the state,” BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam alleged.

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On last day, 63.5 lakh I-T returns filed till 10pm

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Lufthansa halves baggage allowance for India-North America economy flyers

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Put tricolour as profile picture on social media: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon all citizens to turn the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign into a mass movement by hoisting or displaying the national flag at their homes and using the tricolour as display picture of their social media accounts, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence.

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ED arrests Sanjay Raut, recovers Rs 11.5 lakh from his house

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday arrested Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Mumbai in connection with a land scam case. The action comes hours after the agency conducted raids at his residence. The agency has recovered Rs 11.5 lakh from his premises. During his arrest, Raut said that the 10 lakh rupees seized from his residence belonged to chief minister Eknath Shinde.

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No intention to hurt or insult Marathi sentiments: Koshyari

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