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The Centre has issued a notice to Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of engaging in “deceptive trade practices” related to the sale of sweets under the name ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad.’ The action comes in response to a complaint lodged by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), alleging that Amazon is misleading consumers […]

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NEW DELHI: The Union Power Ministry has said that it will offer additional financial support to Discoms that are doing commendable work in reducing losses and installing smart meters. During the ongoing two-day review, planning and monitoring (RPM) meeting of the power sector, which commenced on January 18, the centre and states held deliberations on […]

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DAVOS: Indian Railways plans to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Swiss railway to learn from some of their best practices and procedures including the hub and spoke model and tunnelling technology, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. In an interview with PTI here during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the […]

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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday sustained an online war of words with civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scinida over chaos at the Delhi airport due to fog-related flight delays, and told him that it is a pity that he has adopted the Narendra Modi-led government’s “uncaring attitude” since switching sides. In his fresh salvo at […]

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday made a further upward revision to its 2024 oil demand growth forecast, though its projection remains dramatically lower than producer group OPEC’s expectations. The Paris-based agency’s forecast, its third consecutive upward revision in as many months, predicts that global oil consumption will rise by 1.24 million barrels per […]

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The commerce ministry has started work on an online platform that will facilitate aspiring exporters through guidance and hand- holding in all aspects of trade and it will be made operational in the next three months, Director General of Foreign Trade Santosh Kumar Sarangi said on Thursday. The Trade Connect e-Platform will provide tutorials on […]

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NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the creation of three senior official level posts for the 16th Finance Commission. In a statement, the government said that the Cabinet approved the creation of three posts at the level of Joint Secretary i.e. two posts of Joint Secretary and one post of Economic Adviser. “The newly […]

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HYDERABAD: Airport Authority of India (AAI) plans to spend ₹5,000 crore annually on capital expenditure in the coming years with a strong pipeline of projects, AAI chairman Sanjeev Kumar said. While new terminals are being built and airside capacity is being expanded at various airports to handle extra flights, AAI is also working on a […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The first week of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has stirred the politics in the North East India. The political churning that began with former Congress President Rahul Gandhi led Yatra launch on January 14 from Toubal in Manipur has already alarmed the BJP leaders, especially Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister […]

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By Arun Srivastava More than the leadership of the Congress and Samajwadi Party, it is the media, which is relatively inquisitive and worried about the two parties still not resolving the contentious issue of seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh. While the leaders of two parties express their gratification at the pace and dimension of the […]

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By Sushil Kutty Is India awash in religion? India cannot help itself. Religion is so mixed with politics and everyday life in India that it bristles. This, despite the country’s apex court asserting in1994 that mixing religion with politics was fraught with danger. Today, the same Supreme Court has by far a far more liberal […]

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By Rahil Nora Chopra To consolidate its EBC, OBC and Dalit vote bank ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar has passed a proposal to provide financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to more than 94 lakh families identified based on the recently conducted caste survey. A proposal […]

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In a big blow to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ on its very first day in Assam, the state police of Jorhat district on Thursday registered a Suo moto case against the organisers of the rally for violating government guidelines regarding the yatra route. According to the police, the yatra led by Congress leader […]

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The Congress on Thursday slammed the BJP and the RSS for politicising the Ram temple consecration ceremony and alleged that it is a 50-year-old political project of the saffron camp. Addressing a press conference at Puthinadi in Jorhat district, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh defended the party senior leaders’ stand of not accepting the invitation […]

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Seeking an apology from the BJP, the ruling TMC in West Bengal said that the “obscene comments” made by the opposition party’s state president Sukanta Majumdar against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee showed its “chauvinistic mindset”. The TMC’s reaction was triggered by Majumdar’s use of the term ‘dhanda’ about Banerjee during a recent interaction with the […]

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Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s relatives allegedly attacked a government officer in Patna’s Rupaspur. Arvind Kumar Singh, who is an executive officer posted in Gaya, suffered a critical head injury after he was attacked with a rod by the sons of the veteran leader’s nephew, police said. Tanuj Yadav and his brother Nayan […]

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MUMBAI: India should sustain the strong growth momentum in the next financial year by securing at least a 7 per cent expansion in GDP while the headline inflation needs to align with the target of 4 per cent by the second quarter of FY25, as projected, said the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) state of […]

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NEW DELHI: India, in the 13th ministerial conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in February, will push for fast-tracking its demand for a solution on public stockholding for food grains, over negotiations on other agriculture-related issues. “The public stockpiling of food grain is the longest-pending issue. Promise was made by the members in […]

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NEW DELHI: Telecom companies have urged the government to abolish the universal services obligation fund (USOF) levy, reduce licence fee, and bring in exemptions from Customs duty on import of telecom equipment and goods and services tax (GST). The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents major telecom companies, has made the recommendations to […]

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BENGALURU: Ecommerce sites had seen a significant dip in sales volume in December immediately after the end of the festive season, triggering growth concerns among online marketplaces and brands, according to industry executives. The ongoing Republic Day sales, however, have brought some respite to online shopping platforms, with a spike in consumption demand as per […]

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