EPFO issues guidelines to avail higher pension

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Police to seek Interpol help on Russian deaths

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EPFO issues guidelines to avail higher pension

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Live: UK, France to require -ve Covid tests for China arrivals

Stay with TOI for latest updates.

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AI unions seek labour dept intervention in passage policy

A joint forum of Air India unions on Friday sought the labour department's "urgent" intervention and initiation of conciliation proceedings in the matter of their passage policy and service conditions.

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Noida lawyer held for beating up help, booked under SC/ST Act

A lawyer accused of holding a full-time domestic staffer in confinement at her apartment here and thrashing her has been booked for attempt to commit culpable homicide and also under sections of the SC/ST Act

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Geospatial policy notified, hi-resolution Indian map by 2030

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Soaring subsidy bills of states may constrain spending on development: RBI

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Pele, the ‘black pearl’ who charmed the world, no more

Pele, the magical Brazilian soccer star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died at 82 in Sao Paulo on Thursday. He had been in and out of hospital in recent months after a tumor was found on his colon.

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Live: Brazilian soccer legend Pele dies at 82

Pelé, winner of record 3 World Cups, is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of all time. Pele joined Brazilian club Santos in 1956 and spent his entire career there until retiring in 1974. "I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint," once Pele told Fifa.com. Stay with TOI for the latest developments.

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Snowfall halts traffic on Arunachal Pradesh highway

Arunachal usually witnesses snowfall in January. But Sela Pass in Tawang and Mayudia Pass in Lower Dibang Valley are already covered with snow for the last three days.

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Govt to rank revenue-starved civic bodies on fiscal discipline

In a first, the Centre on Wednesday announced it would rank the 4,500 cities and municipal bodies on the basis of their financial performance in its bid to create “healthy competition” among the civic entities. The ranking of cities will be on parameters such as their quality of current financial health, resource mobilisation, expenditure performance and fiscal governance systems.

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Cops didn’t preserve viscera of Russian MP who died in Odisha

The mystery surrounding Putin critic Pavel Antov's death in Odisha deepened Wednesday after forensic experts in the health department said the lawmaker’s viscera was not preserved before his cremation and police didn’t ask for the samples. Sausage tycoon Antov fell to his death from the third floor of his hotel last Saturday, two days after his friend Vladimir Bydanov died of a heart attack in the same hotel.

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Cheetah tourism may begin in February: MP CM Shivraj

Cheetah tourism may start in February at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday, adding a unique dimension to ‘Brand Madhya Pradesh’ soon after two mega events in Indore in January — the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas and Global Investors’ Summit. It will be the first time in over 75 years that cheetahs will be seen in the wild.

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India isolates BF.7 strain, to test efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines

India has successfully isolated a sample of SARS-CoV-2 virus containing the BF.7, a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant, which is suspected to be behind the surge in Covid-19 cases in several countries including China. Government sources said the isolated sample is being studied to assess the efficacy of available vaccines. “Scientists are studying whether the currently available vaccines are effective in preventing infections or serious illness caused by the new sub-variant,” said a source.

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4 LeT men killed in Jammu on way to Kashmir in truck

Four suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan were killed in an hour-long shootout after security forces stopped a Kashmir-bound truck with a fake registration number in which they were travelling near Sidhra on the outskirts of Jammu early Wednesday.

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Cops sense foul play in Jharkhand actress Riya Kumari's murder

Riya Kumari who is an actress from Jharkand was shot dead on Wednesday night. Riya is a regional actor who has acted in Jharkhand's regional languages like Khortha. She appeared in several albums with the name of Isha Alya. She was married to Prakash Kumar who is a film and album producer.

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Govt call soon if battery swap for EVs to be a must or voluntary

The Centre will soon take a call on whether to make Battery Swapping Standards for electric two and three wheelers mandatory or voluntary. The government has called a meeting of representatives from Electric Vehicle industry and public entities next week before finalising the standards being formulated by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

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HC refuses to defer bail, Deshmukh may walk out today

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History distortion main danger India facing today: Stalin

Distortion of history was the biggest danger the nation was facing today and no one should believe in the “history” based on imaginary stories that some people were trying to float, Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin said after inaugurating the 81st annual session of the Indian History Congress on Tuesday.

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Kochhars seek remand-order nixing; no urgency: HC

Chanda Kochhar, former CEO and MD of ICICI Bank, and her husband Deepak Kochhar approached the Bombay high court vacation bench a day after a trial court extended their police custody following their December 23 arrest by the CBI in an alleged corruption case over high-value loans. The HC vacation bench said there was “no urgency” after their lawyer said the plea was for quashing of the remand order. The HC added, “On January 2nd you can take circulation.”

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Odisha orders probe into deaths of Putin critic, aide

The Odisha government ordered on Tuesday a crime branch investigation into the mysterious deaths of Russian businessman and lawmaker Pavel Antov (65) and his friend Vladimir Bydanov (61) within days of each other in Odisha’s Rayagada town.

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Words spoken in anger not abetment of suicide: MP HC

The Madhya Pradesh high court has said that words spoken in anger cannot be treated as abetment to suicide and struck down proceedings in a district court against three men accused of driving a farmer to suicide.

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1,000 small, yet key, stations to be revamped at Rs 10-20 crore each

The Indian Railways will take up upgradation and renovate over 1,000 small yet important stations under a new programme named “Amrit Bharat Station Scheme”. The first such station development was completed at Khurda junction in Odisha and it has attracted wide attention.

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Mangaluru trader killed over inter-faith relationship? 3 held

Three men have been arrested on the charge of killing trader Adbul Jaleel outside his shop in Surathkal of Mangaluru city Saturday night in what police said could be a revenge attack over the slain man’s alleged relationship with a woman from another faith.

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Indians are demanding more workplace flexibility: Report

A significant percentage of employees are demanding more flexibility in their working lives, and they are prepared to make compromises to get it, as per a report. According to the ADP Research Institute's People at Work 2022: A Global Workforce View, which surveyed almost 33,000 workers across 17 countries, more than 7 in 10 are seeking more flexibility in how they structure their working time.

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Type-C port for mobiles & tabs may be a must from Dec 2024

The government plans to make the use of USB Type-C port for charging mobiles, smartphones and tablets mandatory from December 2024, aligning with the timeline announced by the European Union. While the Bureau of Indian Stnadrads (BIS) has notified the USB Type-C port and urged the government to make it mandatory, work is in progress to develop another type of charger that can be commonly used for wearable electronic devices.

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From industry leader to defaulter: Rise & fall of Venugopal Dhoot

Starting with a family, which had a dealership of Bajaj Auto's scooters, to becoming the owner of a household name in consumer appliances who could afford to have Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador, Venugopal Dhoot's is a story of an aggressive small town businessman's pursuit to be on the top.

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India is standout nation in global gloom, caution ahead

The economic recovery that is under way is likely to get a boost in the New Year but global headwinds and the uncertainty created by the Covid surge in China will emerge as major roadblocks. Amid the sharp slowdown in global growth, India has emerged as a standout nation and estimates show that growth is likely to be around 7% for 2022-23 riding on the momentum of robust domestic demand.

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'Raising judges’ retirement age could extend non-performers’ tenure'

Increasing the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges could extend the years of service of non-performing judges and might have a cascading effect with government employees raising a similar demand, the Department of Justice told a parliamentary panel. It also said increasing the retirement age of judges would be considered along with measures to ensure transparency and accountability in appointments to the higher judiciary.

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Telangana sees 400% rise in booster jabs, Odisha 8-fold jump

Within 72 hours of the detection of the BF.7 Omicron variant in India, there has been a 400% jump in precautionary jabs across Telangana and almost eight-fold rise in Odisha. In Telangana, on December 21, a day before the sub-variant surfaced in India, only 646 beneficiaries had taken the booster shots. But this figure spiralled to 3,380 within three days (December 24) as people were jolted by the fear of another Covid wave that’s already taking a debilitating toll on neighbouring China.

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Buying costliest player no guarantee of winning IPL

Every year, IPL franchises break the bank to bag the most sought-after players who they believe will make a difference to their fortunes. But teams who get the most expensive player of the auction might want to pause before uncorking the bubbly. With the sole exception of 2013, when Mumbai Indians got Glenn Maxwell for $1 million, the team that bought the most expensive player in an auction has never won the IPL title in the same year.

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Ashwin is Team India’s hero and saviour again

The Mirpur Test looked lost. On a tricky pitch, where the ball was often staying low and behaving mean, India had lost 7 wickets for 74. The big boys were back in the hut. The target, 145, looked depressingly distant. That’s when Ravichandran Ashwin joined Shreyas Iyer in the middle. They were the last batters standing. Only tail-enders Umesh Yadav and Mohd Siraj remained as insurance.

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'Less than 0.5% int'l arrivals at IGIA test Covid positive'

Less than half per cent (0.5%) of the 345 international arrivals tested at Delhi Airport till Sunday evening tested positive for Covid. The low percentage of positive cases so far has brought relief to authorities here, as IGIA had seen a peak of 5-6% last summer at the height of Delta wave, say officials of Genestrings Diagnostic Centre's lab which has been conducting tests at Delhi Airport during the pandemic. Everyone is keeping their fingers firmly crossed.

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Govt considers increasing IAS trainees’ village stay to 3 weeks

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Waiver for PwDs at national institutes announced

In a step aimed at enhancing access to rehabilitation facilities for persons with disabilities (PwDs), the Central government has decided to waive off the fees for registration, diagnostics and treatment at all nine national institutes and 21 associated composite regional centres (NRCs) across states from January 1 for all those having unique IDs for PwDs.

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Waiver for PwDs at national institutes announced

In a step aimed at enhancing access to rehabilitation facilities for persons with disabilities (PwDs), the Central government has decided to waive off the fees for registration, diagnostics and treatment at all nine national institutes and 21 associated composite regional centres (NRCs) across states from January 1 for all those having unique IDs for PwDs.

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59% of Indian carriers’ fleet are fuel-efficient, data shows

Only about 20% of the world’s current, in-service airline fleet comprises latest generation aircraft, with most of the commercial airline aircraft in use today being previous generation fuel guzzlers. But India is far ahead in the aspect of decarbonisation as 59% of its airline fleet comprises latest generation, fuel-efficient aircraft, as per data provided by European aerospace corporation, Airbus.

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Mathura court orders survey of Shahi Idgah

The court of additional civil judge (senior division-III) Sonika Verma in Mathura has sought a "survey report" of the Shahi Idgah mosque complex by a revenue department official by January 20. Verma ordered this while hearing a petition filed by Vishnu Gupta of Hindu Sena, a right-wing outfit. Though the directions went out on December 8, it was only on Saturday that it became publicly known, on the day the court closed for winter break.

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Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after report

Twitter Inc restored a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal.

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More rate hikes must be carefully calibrated: IMF

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Revision of pension under OROP from July ’19 cleared

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Maharashtra probes if Uddhav tried to stifle Amravati killing case

The Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government on Friday ordered an inquiry by the state intelligence department (SID) into allegations that MVA CM Uddhav Thackeray had tried to suppress the Umesh Kolhe murder case in Amravati. This is the third inquiry/probe ordered against the Thackerays by the government.

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'Epic' winter storm wallops US, leaving 1.5 million without power

Nearly a million-and-a-half US power customers were in the dark Friday as a severe winter storm walloped the country, causing highway closures and thousands of flight cancelations days before Christmas. Heavy snow, howling winds and air so frigid it instantly turned boiling water into ice took hold of much of the nation, including normally temperate southern states.

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Selected int'l passengers won't need to pay for Covid test at airports

The Union aviation ministry said in a note on Friday: "Airport operators shall conduct random test sampling through the NABL/ICMR empanelled laboratories at subsidised and uniform rates as applicable for all international airports. The cost of testing shall be reimbursed by the Union health ministry on submission of duly certified bills..."

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Elon Musk says he will not sell more Tesla stock for another two years

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Thursday he will not sell any more Tesla stock for about another two years. While speaking in a Twitter Spaces audio chat, Musk said he foresees the economy will be in a "serious recession" in 2023 and consumer demand will be lower. Musk has previously made promises about not selling Tesla stock before subsequently selling it.

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NIA calls Kanhaiya Lal killing 'terror-gang' act

The duo seen on camera beheading Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal on June 28 and two absconding Pakistanis were among 11 suspects named in the chargesheet filed on Thursday by the NIA, which termed the murder a "terror" act inspired by "incriminating" audio, video and other messages circulated within and from outside the country.

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Bill proposes to decriminalise minor offences, drop Sec 66A

The government on Thursday introduced Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022, in Lok Sabha, which seeks to amend 183 provisions across 42 laws and is meant to decriminalise several offences and allow for compounding and rationalisation of penalties as part of a move to "enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business".

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Why some MNCs are pulling out of India

Holcim. Ford. Cairn. Daiichi Sankyo. And now Metro. These are some of the big names that have either moved out of India or have downsized their operations in the last decade. Heightened local competition, shifting global market priorities, new business models, accumulated losses, among other factors are some of the reasons why some MNCs pulled out from India.

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to appear in US court

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to appear in a US courtroom around 1 pm EST (18:00 GMT) on Thursday, a court official said, the cryptocurrency exchange's founder was extradited from The Bahamas to face fraud charges.

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US economy grew 3.2% in Q3, an upgrade from earlier estimate

Shrugging off rampant inflation and rising interest rates, the US economy grew at an unexpectedly strong 3.2% annual pace from July through September, the government reported Thursday in a healthy upgrade from its earlier estimate of third-quarter growth.

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All drug dealers will be in jail in 2 years: Amit Shah

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Under attack, Bastar Christians move into stadium & churches

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Covid-19: Focus back on screening at airport, mask & booster dose

The Centre on Wednesday reviewed the Covid situation in the country in the wake of a surge in several countries, especially China, with health minister Mansukh Mandaviya asking people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in crowded places, and getting vaccinated. After a meeting with top health officials, he called for strengthening the surveillance system to ensure timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country.

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Border row: 'We could stop releasing water to Karnataka'

Amid the boiling border row, Maharashtra excise minister Shambhuraj Desai has warned the state will have to rethink about releasing water to Karnataka if its chief minister Basavaraj Bommai did not stop making "irresponsible and disrespectful remarks against the Marathi-speaking people and Maharashtra".

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried consents to extradition to US

Sam Bankman-Fried has consented to be extradited to the United States where he faces fraud charges, according to an affidavit his lawyer read on Wednesday at a court hearing in The Bahamas. It paves the way for the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange to be flown to the United States as early as Wednesday afternoon. Bankman-Fried was committed to custody to await the move.

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Italian police turns Santa, delivers 2 kidneys in a Huracan V10

This wasn’t the first rodeo for this Lamborghini Huracan ‘Polizia’, in November 2020, the 610 hp, V10 supercar was deployed by the Italian police to deliver a kidney to a hospital in Padua and that mission was as successful as this one. With a top speed of 325 kmph, the Huracan reportedly delivered the kidney in less than two hours from Rome.

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'New school texts to have balanced gender depiction'

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No cause for panic, India has hybrid immunity edge: NTAGI

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Kharge's 'dog' jibe triggers uproar in Parliament

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's dog jibe led to heated exchanges on Tuesday in both Houses with BJP seeking an apology from the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and dubbing him as a "rubber stamp" chief. Kharge's remark at a rally in Rajasthan where he said that while his party helped the country get Independence, BJP did not lose even a "dog" for the nation, prompted members of the saffron party to target Congress and him as soon the proceedings started in both Houses.

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China has constructed a 'sealed' road leading to within 150m of LAC ridge-line

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Govt approves Rs 357 crore for Foxconn under PLI for mobiles

The government has approved Rs 357.17 crore for Apple's vendor Foxconn India and Rs 58.29 crore for Dixon Technologies subsidiary Padget Electronics under the Production-Linked Incentive scheme for mobile phones.

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Border row escalates, Maharashtra netas' visit to Belagavi halted

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Amravati chemist murder triggered many clashes in states: NIA

Pointing out that Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal was beheaded a week after Amravati chemist Umesh Kolhe's murder over the same issue, NIA has said that communal clashes broke out in various states such as Maharashtra and Rajasthan after the killing.

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Illegal 'tax' collected, says ED, charges NSCN (IM) treasurer

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Poll fuel? Gehlot announces Ujjwala LPG refills at 500

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'Trump should face insurrection, obstruction charges'

The US House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol on Monday asked federal prosecutors to charge Donald Trump with obstruction and insurrection for his role in sparking the deadly riot. The Democratic-led select committee's request to the Justice Department is non-binding, but comes as a special counsel is overseeing two other federal probes of the Republican former president related to his attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat, and the removal of classified files from the White House.

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FTX founder will not fight US extradition

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IIT-Delhi to begin its first session at UAE campus from Sept 24

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BJP party of choice for tribals, says PM citing Guj poll result

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Millions of Indian fans of Argentina, Messi rejoice: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Argentina on winning the World Cup and said the final will be remembered as one of the most thrilling football matches. Millions of Indian fans of Argentina and Messi rejoice in the magnificent victory, he said.

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PM to launch Rs 6,800cr projects in 2 poll-bound NE states

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Yangtse in Arunachal is 'fully secure': Rijiju slams Rahul

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Tigress death: IFS officer gets jail for bid to frame 2 officials

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At GST meet, no tax hikes, nod for pilot to tackle fake registrations

The council headed by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman met virtually and decided on a number of issues. "In this council meeting, there has not been any tax increase on any item. Everything that has been done is to issue clarifications where ambiguity of interpretation prevailed," said the FM.

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GST council defines criteria for highest 22% cess on SUVs

In a clarification after the 48th meeting of the GST council, it was announced that the higher rate of compensation cess of 22% is applicable to "motor vehicle fulfilling all four conditions, namely, it is popularly known as SUV, has engine capacity exceeding 1,500cc, length exceeding 4,000mm and a ground clearance of 170mm or above."

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'Delhi’s growing frustration': Pak on India's criticism of Bilawal

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Bachchan's remark & colour saffron spark BJP-TMC clash

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Chinmayanand a proclaimed offender now

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Dialogue only way forward: PM Modi to Russian Prez Putin

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This day in 1971 result of Pakistan genocide: MEA on Bilawal

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Teenager shares being diagnosed with rare form of bone cancer

Olivia DeJong, a Psychology student has shared her experience with a rare type of bone cancer. Olivia has shared her symptoms and how she mistook it for something less severe initially.

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Air drill & Agni-V test: India signals to China

In two-pronged strategic signalling to China on Thursday, India tested its most formidable nuclear-capable missile Agni-V, even as the Indian Air Force (IAF) kicked off an exercise with frontline fighters like Rafales and Sukhoi-30MKIs to fine-tune its combat readiness in the eastern sector.

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High fuel prices: Hardeep Puri asks non-NDA states to lower VAT

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Twitter suspends 25 a/cs that track govt agencies, billionaires' pvt planes

Twitter on Wednesday suspended over 25 accounts that track the planes of government agencies, billionaires and high-profile individuals - including one that followed the movements of the platform's owner, Elon Musk, who has said he was committed to "free speech". Musk said on Twitter that "real-time posting of someone else's location violates doxxing policy, but delayed posting of locations are ok".

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Exports record flat growth at $32bn in Nov; trade deficit widens

India's exports on Thursday recorded a flat growth at $31.99 billion in November as against $31.8 billion in the same month last year. Imports rose marginally to $55.88 billion in November as compared to $53.93 billion in the corresponding month a year ago, according to the data released by the government.

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Shah Rukh Khan reacts to 'Pathaan' controversy says social media can be "divisive and destructive"

All the action was happening in Kolkata this evening as Bollywood stars turned out in big number for the inaugural ceremony of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival. One of the highlights of the evening was Shah Rukh Khan's appearance and his speech at the event. Without directly addressing the on-going 'Pathaan' and 'Besharam Rang' controversies, SRK did make some bold statements, albeit without making it clear if he was addressing Pathaan controversies or not.

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Plea for mobile tower info of wife's 'lover' flouts privacy: HC

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Book vandal lawyers: Supreme Court to Odisha cops

Sending a stern message that strikes and vandalism by lawyers would not be allowed and it would not shy away from punishing them, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Odisha government and its police to book and prosecute lawyers for creating ruckus inside courtrooms in different districts while protesting for creation of a new bench of the high court.

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Kannada or English at exams? K'taka univs to allow both

The Karnataka State Higher Education Council unanimously resolved to allow students to write in the language they prefer in line with the National Education Policy's concept of higher education being available in regional language. Till now, students could write the paper only in Kannada or in English. This change was earlier introduced in polytechnic colleges and was widely welcomed.

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To avoid guv's address, Kerala decides not to prorogue House

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Right to fair probe & trial part of right to life: Calcutta HC

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Fed lifts rates by half percentage point

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday and projected at least an additional 75 basis points of increases in borrowing costs by the end of 2023 as well as a rise in unemployment and a near stalling of economic growth. Inflation, based on the Fed's preferred measure, is seen remaining above the central bank's 2% target at least until the end of 2025.

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Govt to sell up to 5% stake in IRCTC; floor price at Rs 680 a piece

The government will on Thursday sell up to 5 per cent stake in IRCTC through an offer for sale (OFS) at a floor price of Rs 680 a share. The OFS includes base issue size of 2 crore shares or 2.5 per cent stake, with an option to retain over-subscription of another 2.5 per cent, taking the total issue size to 4 crore shares or 5 per cent stake.

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India pushes for public data platform, data quality indices at G20

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Arunachal integral part of India, says Rijiju, cites Krishna-Rukmani

Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India since ancient times, law minister Kiren Rijiju, also the Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal West, emphasised on Tuesday morning, hours before Parliament was to assemble to take up the issue of fresh clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Tawang.

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Flight of fancy: SpiceJet cooks up audit story

After low-cost carrier SpiceJet, until recently under enhanced surveillance of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) over safety concerns, claimed last week it had passed with flying colours an audit conducted by none other than the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the latter clarified Tuesday that it has not audited any airline.

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SC to take up in January pleas against Sec 6A of Citizenship Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed January 10 for hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the contentious Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, enacted in furtherance of the Assam Accord of 1985, which allowed grant of citizenship to those persons of Indian origin from Bangladesh entering Assam before January 1, 1966.

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US inflation cools in Nov: How it may impact Indian markets

After months of record high consumer prices, inflation pressure seems to be easing in certain major economies of the world. On Tuesday, US consumer prices rose less than expected for a second straight month in November, resulting in the smallest annual increase in inflation in nearly a year.

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US lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban China's TikTok

Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation to ban China's popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner ByteDance Ltd amid US fears the app could be used to spy on Americans and censure content.

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