Choksi had defrauded Punjab National Bank and in January 2018 fled the country. Currently he’s been proclaimed an offender by the government and several cases against him, by agencies like CBI, Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax department, are pending.
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Monday, October 31, 2022
Elon Musk's SpaceX May Launch Starship Rocket System by Early December: NASA
'Guj negligence, misgovernance led to bridge collapse'
AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge said it was important to know what caused the bridge collapse as it was reopened just five days ago. “Why were so many people allowed? There should be an inquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court or high court judge,” he said.
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Microsoft Said to Have Offered No Remedies in EU Review of Activision Deal
Sunday, October 30, 2022
'Probe, take action against Chinese loan apps'
Maharashtra gives Y+ cover to all 41 MLAs from Shinde camp
The Z+ cover of Shinde, Fadnavis and governor B S Koshyari has also been been retained. There is no change in the Y+ cover of MNS chief Raj Thackeray, Uddhav’s wife Rashmi and son Tejas, and Shinde’s MLA son Shrikant. The security of Fadnavis’s wife Amruta has been increased to Y+ from X.
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Saturday, October 29, 2022
Minors tied to truck & dragged over alleged cash, mobile phone theft in MP
Irish educator working in Kolkata for 62 years to leave over visa issues
MacCarthaigh recalled growing up in Ireland when Protestants and Catholics were at each other’s throats and his homeland was badly off on many fronts. “I got no love… I was one of 11 children. We were quite poor. My family would have been better off with two or three children. As with most people, one’s childhood becomes the primary source of one’s inspiration to become the person they are going to be.”
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Deny terrorists any safe haven: UN anti-terror meet
#MeToo: Police refuse to record Sherlyn Chopra's statement
Friday, October 28, 2022
SC didn’t agree with will of people: Rijiju on NJAC
The NJAC Act, unanimously passed by both the Houses of Parliament and ratified by more than half of all the states, was struck down by a Constitution bench of the apex court as unconstitutional in 2015, and the collegium system of appointing judges to high courts and the SC was upheld.
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Binance Creating Team to Help Elon Musk's Twitter With Blockchain
Trump says he’s ‘very happy’ about Musk’s Twitter takeover
The possibility of Trump’s return to Twitter — he was banned after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — has been the subject of much speculation since Musk announced his intentions to buy the company and take a less heavy-handed approach with users who post objectionable and provocative content.
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Aim is to ensure progress of far-flung areas to fulfil country’s security needs: Rajnath
In a statement, a defence spokesperson said, "These 75 projects — 45 bridges, 27 roads, two helipads and one carbon neutral habitat — are spread across six states and two Union Territories (UTs). Twenty of these projects are in Jammu & Kashmir; 18 each in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh; five in Uttarakhand and 14 in other border states of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan.”
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Elon Musk Wants to Make 'Everything App': Here's What to Know About It
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Army man injured in Baramulla encounter succumbs; terrorist killed in Kulgam
In a statement, a police spokesman said that acting on specific information regarding presence of terrorists in Wanseeran Taripora jungle under Sheeri police station, a joint team of police, Army 52 RR, 46 RR and 53 Bn CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area on Wednesday.
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Metaverse May Open Up New World of Cybercrime, Fears Interpol
Narayana Murthy told me I could have more impact on the world through politics than business: Rishi Sunak
Narayana Murthy is the billionaire founder of Infosys who has now devoted his life to philanthropy. Sunak worked for Goldman Sachs, gained an MBA from Stanford and then worked for a hedge fund before becoming an MP. Many wonder why he left such a well-paid career to enter the sparring world of politics.
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Government May Set Up Committee to Redress Grievance Against Social Media
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Government Unveils Satcom Reforms for Faster 5G Deployment; Jio Gets License
Global PC Shipments Fall 15.5 Percent in Q3 2022: Counterpoint
'Greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere hit record high'
"The increase in carbon dioxide levels from 2020 to 2021 was larger than the average annual growth rate over the last decade. Measurements from WMO’s Global Atmosphere Watch network stations show that these levels continue to rise in 2022 over the whole globe," said the WMO, referring to its latest GHG Bulletin.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Live: 'India is an important manufacturer of vaccines for the world'
With Rs 4-5k crore biz, TN fireworks hub sees a crackling Diwali
A hub for fireworks manufacturers, Virudhunagar contributes to nearly 90% of the country's production. There are over 1,000 fireworks units in the district and nearly eight lakh employees are directly and indirectly dependent on this industry for their livelihood.
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Cervical cancer self-sampling test kits could replace pap smears
CCI fines Google 936 crore for monopoly abuse
In its latest order, Competition Commission of India (CCI) asked Google to "cease and desist" from practicing policies that supposedly give it powers to abuse its dominant position in running Play Store, which houses millions of apps that Android phone customers can download. "... practices followed by Google result in leveraging its dominance in market for licensable mobile OS (operating system) and app stores for Android OS, to protect its position in the downstream markets," CCI said.
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'Musk informs he plans to close Twitter deal by Friday'
A PIO at No. 10 soon, Cameron had told Modi barely seven years ago
This meant the Conservative leadership race was over, and Sunak, the youngest UK PM since 1812 at 42, automatically became the Conservative leader. Although Mordaunt thought many of former PM Boris Johnson’s supporters would switch to her after he bailed out, in fact many of them, including Priti Patel, on Monday morning switched to backing Sunak.
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Rishi Sunak appoints backers of leadership rivals in Cabinet
Many of the faces he appointed were well-known MPs who had previously held Cabinet posts — an indication that he wants to have people with experience at the helm to steady the ship during turbulent times in the UK, unlike his predecessors who appointed loyalists regardless of competence. There is speculation Sunak has done this to ensure that he does not inadvertently create a group of disgruntled rebel MPs denied cabinet posts who subsequently plot to oust him, as has happened in the past.
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Monday, October 24, 2022
Mumbai: Toddler following mom dragged away, killed by leopard
In the second incident the leopard reportedly tore off the seats of several bikes parked in the neighbourhood, said Mallikarjuna. "From the description we have received from the locals we have zeroed in on a young adult who may be responsible for these attacks. We are increasing the number of camera traps in the area," he said.
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Sunday, October 23, 2022
XBB cases double in 1 week, set to be dominant Covid strain
Rishi Sunak declares candidature for UK PM, leads with backing of over 131 MPs
UP: Five of family killed as car rams into stranded container truck
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Shielding India from global challenges: PM Modi at 'Rozgar Mela'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is taking several initiatives to cushion the impact of global economic challenges, while maintaining that the steps, as well as risks, taken by the government over the past few years have helped avert a major crisis.
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'2 Indians missing in Kenya killed by cops'
UK Queen Consort Camilla slips into Bengaluru on wellness visit
The United Kingdom’s Queen Consort Camilla landed in Bengaluru on a private visit for her first overseas tour. She came by a British Airways flight Thursday, travelled by road for nearly 40 km from Kempegowda International Airport to Soukya, a tony holistic health and wellness centre near Whitefield. She’ll be undergoing rejuvenation therapies during her nearly 10-day visit.
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Friday, October 21, 2022
Hyderabad school to be shut over 4-yr-old's rape
Mehbooba asked to vacate government bungalow
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has asked former CM and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti to vacate the government bungalow she has been occupying for over a decade and a half, the second such notice to leave the sprawling premises in over two years.
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Punjab cabinet gives in-principle nod to old pension plan
Reliance Jio to Launch 5G Services in Rajasthan on October 22 From Nathdwara
10 arrested for selling fake platelets in Prayagraj
Ten members of a gang allegedly selling fake platelets to patients were arrested here on Friday, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey said the accused used to take plasma from different blood banks and then put it in pouches and sell the plasma as platelet.
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
Competition tougher than ever in DU
Instagram Announces Upgrades to Protect Users From Abuse, Offensive Content
Elon Musk's SpaceX to Commission Two ESA Launches to Fill Gap Left by Russia
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
'India's responsibility to shape global human rights'
"As an elected member of the Human Rights Council, India has a responsibility to shape global human rights, and to protect and promote the rights of all individuals, including members of minority communities," said UN secretary general Antonio Guterres in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Rolls Out In-Flight WiFi Services With Starlink Aviation
E-Gaming Federation to Challenge Tamil Nadu's Ordinance to Ban Online Gaming
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
13 poll trusts declare funding, BJP gets 72%
Five electoral trusts together disbursed 72% of their total contributions of over Rs 481 crore to BJP in 2021-22, while Congress received a mere 3.8% share of this pie. Of the Rs 481 crore contributions declared by the five in their latest reports to the Election Commission, Prudent Electoral Trust led with disbursals worth Rs 464.8 crore to eight parties, including Rs 336.5 crore to BJP and Rs 18.4 crore to Congress.
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Kedarnath chopper crash: Pilot switched to hill-flying only last month
The Uttarkhand helicopter crash which killed seven people on Tuesday and the Pawan Hans offshore accident near Bombay High that killed four people four months ago have quite a few similarities, pointed out industry experts. Both the accidents involved senior pilots who had recently moved on to flying a new aircraft type and so were low on experience on the machine that crashed.
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How Tatas are rebuilding Maharaja’s empire brick by brick
From finding components for seats that are no longer being manufactured to making “Christmas Tree” Air India aircraft long cannibalised for spares fly again, the Tata Group has embarked on unarguably the most challenging aviation turnaround of contemporary times.
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Monday, October 17, 2022
Army on drone hunt to enhance LAC logistics
The Army is now firmly stepping on the gas as far as induction of drones is considered. After kamikaze drones, artillery drones, armed drone swarms and the like, the force on Monday issued tenders for fast-track procurement of 363 drones to enhance operational logistics along the China border.
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Inflation war to be dogged, prolonged: RBI
RBI's state of the economy report has said that the fight against inflation will be 'dogged and prolonged' given the long and variable lags with which monetary policy operates. It added that if the RBI succeeds in bringing down inflation, it will entrench India's prospects as one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
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Omicron BQ.1 strain, dominant in US, now found in India
India detected on Monday its first case of Omicron's BQ.1 sub-variant in a patient sample from Pune. BQ.1 is a descendant of Omicron's BA.5, currently the dominant version of SARS-CoV-2 in the US - it has been found in over 60% of that country's recent cases. BQ.1's detection in the Pune sample comes just after BF.7 - another Omicron sub-variant first reported in China's Inner Mongolia region - was picked up in Gujarat.
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A Plague Tale Requiem Review: Gripping Narrative and Memorable Characters
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Gujarat rolls out DNA test to confirm if meat is beef
Gujarat has become the first state in the country to roll out a rapid test that can confirm within an hour if meat seized on suspicion of being beef is from a cow. the Lamp DNA method - introduced in limited capacity in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar - is a better alternative to conventional methods like serological analysis and DNA analysis that take more than a day.
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Kharge vs Tharoor: Congress set to elect non-Gandhi president after 24 years
Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge is the frontrunner to take over the party presidency from Sonia Gandhi and become the first non-Gandhi AICC leader in 24 years, as the voting in the 'Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor' clash takes place on Monday. Over 9,000 state delegates will vote in the much-awaited election across 67 voting booths in states and at the AICC headquarters.
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Saturday, October 15, 2022
India to stay on course for 7% growth in FY23: Sitharaman
The Indian economy will stay on course and is projected to grow at 7% in fiscal 2022-23 despite the global headwinds and this has been possible due to the conducive domestic policy environment and the government's focus on key structural reforms to boost growth, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.
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Amul milk prices up, Guj spared; Mother Dairy too hikes rates
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets milk under the Amul brand, has hiked the prices of Amul Gold (full cream) and buffalo milk by Rs 2 per litre each across all markets except for Gujarat. Mother Dairy also announced an increase in prices of full-cream milk and cow milk by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR and some other markets in North India with effect from October 16.
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NGT fines K'taka Rs 2,900cr for lapses in waste management
Coming down heavily on the Karnataka government for failing to check environmental pollution by ensuring effective solid waste and sewage management systems, the National Green Tribunal ordered it to pay Rs 2,900 crore as compensation. The amount may be utilised to restore the environment in the next six months. The chief secretary is responsible to ensure compliance.
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Top 5 safest cars in India as rated by Global NCAP
Friday, October 14, 2022
Former chief justice shot dead in Pakistan
A former chief justice of the Balochistan high court was gunned down as he came out of a mosque after offering prayers on Friday evening in Kharan area of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province. Muhammad Noor Maskanzai, who received multiple gun shot wounds, died while he was being taken to a hospital in Quetta, around 280 kilometres from the town of Kharan.
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iPhone 14 Pro Review: Islands in the Screen
Irdai fines Max Life ₹3 crore for Axis Bank deal
Insurance regulator Irdai has imposed a Rs 3-crore penalty on Max Life for its share sale deal with Axis Bank, which the regulator said circumvented regulations on commission limits. The penalty is against three charges - misrepresentation to the regulator, higher-than-permitted compensation to the corporate agent, and not following fair market value in share transactions.
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Gujarat polls to be announced soon, voting likely by Dec 4
Assembly polls in Gujarat will be announced soon, with voting likely to be held in one or two phases and completed by December 4, followed by counting alongside Himachal, Election Commission sources indicated. Though the term of the current Gujarat assembly expires on February 18, 2023, polls in the state will be held earlier to avoid any impact of Himachal results on level-playing field, they said.
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The Crown Season 5: Netflix Teases First Look Ahead of Release on November 9
Ballistic missile test fired from nuclear submarine INS Arihant
India on Friday successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from its solitary nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant, and promptly declared that having an `assured retaliatory capability’ was in tune with the country’s `credible minimum deterrence’ against the first-use of nuclear weapons by an adversary.
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Thursday, October 13, 2022
Pak rakes up J&K at UN vote on Russia, India strikes back
Pakistan, which abstained from voting on the UNGA resolution slamming Russia, raised the J&K issue in explanation of its stance while talking about right to self-determination. Indian ambassador Ruchira Kamboj responded, as she delivered India's own explanation, by slamming Pakistan for making frivolous and pointless remarks and reiterating that J&K will remain an integral and inalienable part of India.
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Gopal Italia is a serial offender, also abused PM's mother: BJP
Union minister Smriti Irani launched a scathing attack on Gopal Italia and called him a "gutter mouth" for making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother Hira Ba. Sharing a video, Irani came down heavily on Italia and said, "AAP shall be decimated electorally in Gujarat". In the clip, Italia can be heard making "derogatory" remarks against Hira Ba and abusing her.
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ED arrests IAS officer, 3 others; intimidation tactics: Baghel
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Chhattisgarh IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and three others following searches at 40 locations in the state over the past three days. CM Bhupesh Baghel called it 'intimidation tactics' and accused BJP of misusing central agencies.
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Supreme Court Rejects Stay on Amazon Prime's Mirzapur Season 3
Huawei, ZTE May Soon Face US FCC Ban From Approval of New Telecom Equipment
Simple One electric scooter deliveries to start from Q1 2023
Simple Energy today announced that it will start the deliveries of the Simple One electric scooter in the first half of 2023. The manufacturer states that the delay in deliveries is due to the recent battery safety guidelines issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). Customers can pre-book the Simple One electric scooter at an initial amount of Rs 1,947 on the official website.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
SC to examine validity of 2016 note ban and how it was done
Six years after the Union government demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, a five-judge Supreme Court Constitution bench on Wednesday decided to examine its validity and the manner in which it was done, brushing aside the Centre’s plea 'not to waste time on an academic issue' as the decision had 'worked itself out'.
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As CJI, DY Chandrachud will head 6-member collegium
Justice DY Chandrachud, after assuming office of the CJI on November 9, will preside over a 6-member collegium instead of the usual 5-member one. At present, there are four vacancies in the sanctioned strength of 34 SC judges, including the CJI. When Justice Chandrachud becomes CJI, his collegium would include Justices Sanjay K Kaul, S Abdul Nazir, KM Joseph and MR Shah.
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Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro First Impressions: Worth the Wait?
Budgets have been reduced on OTT platforms: Sudhanshu Pandey
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Apple, Google Will Reportedly Bring 5G Update by December
Adani Networks Said to Have Received Licence for Telecom Services
'Nirav fears he will either be killed or commit suicide in India'
Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi — who is wanted in India to face charges for allegedly scamming Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Rs 13,000 crore — has told psychiatrists at the London prison where he is currently detained that he will either get killed or commit suicide if extradited back to India but, either way, he will 'die in prison'.
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Canine soldier takes two bullets, flushes out hiding LeT men
Military combat dog Zoom, a sprightly Belgian Malinois with a black-and-tan coat, was gravely wounded as he took two bullets while pursuing and flushing out two heavily armed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists hiding in a house at Tangpawas in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district early Monday. Two-and-a-half-year-old Zoom was attached to the assault unit of the Army’s 15 Corps for around 10 months.
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U-17 Women's WC: India get 0-8 hammering from USA
India were overwhelmed by a formidable USA in their opening match of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as they suffered a 0-8 thrashing in a lop-sided Group A match here on Tuesday. Reality bit the Indian team as it was toyed by a far more technically superior USA who were 4-0 up by the half-hour mark and 5-0 ahead at half time.
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Monday, October 10, 2022
Mulayam Singh Yadav: ‘Netaji’ of heartland politics exits akhada
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, the beating heart of heartland politics for nearly four decades of his 55-year-long political journey, died of multiple age-related ailments at a private hospital in Gurgaon on Monday morning — a month and two weeks shy of his 83rd birthday on November 22.
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Live: Ukraine not 'intimidated' by Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy
Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe. Stay with TOI for all updates:
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More women attempt suicide, more men die by it: HDR data
Drawing from available data, the latest Human Development Report 2021/22 highlights with much concern that estimates show that more than seven lakh people die by suicide each year, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, accounting for 1 in 100 deaths globally and is cited to be the second leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years.
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PayPal Says It Never Intended to Fine Users for 'Misinformation'
Indian Startups Will Soon Launch Space Satellites: Minister Jitendra Singh
Sunday, October 9, 2022
Rekha's birthday: A solitary celebration for India’s most enigmatic star
Shinde camp to submit symbols list to EC today
While CM Ekanth Shinde on Sunday expressed belief that his group will get ‘Shiv Sena’ name and the bow-and-arrow symbol, insiders at the meeting of rebel MPs and MLAs said they have shortlisted tutari (trumpet), gada (blunt mace) and talwar (sword) as poll symbols.
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Govt upbeat on tax mop-up despite growth moderation
The government remains hopeful of tax collections remaining robust despite a moderation in growth rates in recent weeks, which is partly due to full data not being captured as well as some impact of the base effect. Latest direct taxes data released by the finance ministry indicated that the growth rate in gross collections had slowed from nearly 40% in June to 23.8% during the fiscal year up to October 8, when the mop-up rose to just under Rs 9 lakh crore. Net of refunds, collections were 16.3% higher at around Rs 7.5 lakh crore.
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When ‘remote’ employees top in appraisals
Some organisations are debunking the concept of remote work. But, Axis Bank has said that the lender’s cohort of remote workers, or ‘work-from-anywhere’ (WFA) employees, was awarded higher performance ratings and promotions as compared to its overall population.
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67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022: Complete winners list
The 67 th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory took place in Bengaluru on October 9 to celebrate the finest of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. Stars from across south India came dressed in their best to take him the coveted black lady in the best movies, actors and technical categories. Best of the films which hit screens in 2020 and 2021 were celebrated with the awards night hosted in Bengaluru for the very first time.
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Saturday, October 8, 2022
Nehru gave up on Assam during ’62 war: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah attacked Congress here on Saturday, claiming that the party had virtually written off the entire Northeast as a part of India ever since the country’s first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru, gave up on Assam during the 1962 Chinese invasion, while PM Narendra Modi has worked to bridge the gap between the Northeast and the rest of India.
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Private crypto coins undermine financial stability: RBI
A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) concept note on central bank digital currency (CBDC) has flagged risks posed by private cryptocurrencies saying these digital assets undermine India’s financial and macroeconomic stability because of their negative consequences for the financial sector.
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‘No one stopped us’: Puri says India will buy oil from wherever it has to
Prez candidates persons of stature, can’t be ‘remote controlled’: Rahul
Weighing in for the first time on the debate that the coming non-Gandhi president in Congress would be a proxy for the Gandhi family, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said both Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are persons of stature and understanding, and neither can be a “remote controlled” leader of the party.
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Happy Valmiki Jayanti: Wishes, messages, quotes, images and more
Happy Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the sage Maharishi Valmiki. This day is also popularly known as Pargat Diwas. Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated every year on the full moon day during the Ashwin month. Maharishi Valmiki has great importance as he was the first poet of Sanskrit literature.
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Friday, October 7, 2022
8 dead, several injured as bus catches fire in Nashik
Heroin worth Rs 1,200cr seized from Iranian vessel
Pakistan-based Haji Salim drug cartel was behind the trafficking of 200kg-heroin which was seized from an Iranian vessel in the high seas through a coordinated operation of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Indian Navy, senior officers of the NCB said here on Friday.
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Thursday, October 6, 2022
Uddhav camp may misuse poll symbol: Shinde faction to EC
The Eknath Shinde faction has filed an application before the Election Commission (EC) saying Shiv Sena’s bow and arrow symbol may be “misused” by the Uddhav Thackeray group and requested EC to take an immediate decision on the symbol issue in view of the November 3 Andheri (East) assembly byelection.
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India’s heaviest rocket to make maiden global foray this month
Making its maiden foray into the global satellite launch market, Isro’s heaviest rocket GSLVMK III will launch 36 satellites of London-headquartered global communication company OneWeb in the second half of this month that will help the Bharti Airtel-backed company move towards completion of its constellation of satellites for providing high-speed satellite-based internet across the world.
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Uddhav camp may misuse poll symbol: Shinde faction to EC
The Eknath Shinde faction has filed an application before the Election Commission (EC) saying Shiv Sena’s bow and arrow symbol may be “misused” by the Uddhav Thackeray group and requested EC to take an immediate decision on the symbol issue in view of the November 3 Andheri (East) assembly byelection.
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Messi says 2022 World Cup will 'surely' be his last
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
5 killed as SUV rams vehicles on Mumbai sea link
Five people, including four Bandra-Worli Sea Link toll plaza employees and an ambulance driver, were killed and nine others were left injured, one critically, after a speeding SUV rammed into three stationary cars and an ambulance on the bridge around 2.53am on Wednesday.
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J&K polls after revised voter list is ready: Amit Shah
Assembly polls in J&K will be held with “full transparency” after the Election Commission publishes the final voter list, Union home minister Amit Shah said Wednesday at a public rally in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, where he asserted that the Narendra Modi government will wipe out terrorism from the region and there will be no dialogue with Pakistan.
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Uttarakhand: 15 avalanche-hit climbers rescued, 27 still missing
A day after a massive avalanche barrelled into a group of 61 mountaineers of Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) during a training expedition to the Draupadi ka Danda peak in Garhwal Himalayas, 15 of them were rescued by a joint team of ITBP and SDRF on Wednesday. However, 27 others, including climbers from across the country, still remain missing.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
J&K Paharis to get ST quota: Amit Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah announced Tuesday that J&K’s linguistic minority Pahari-speaking people will get reservation benefits along with Gujjars and Bakerwals in accordance with the Justice Sharma commission’s recommendations that all three communities qualify for scheduled tribe (ST) status.
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3 physicists share Nobel for work on quantum science
Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger were cited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for discovering the way that unseen particles, such as photons, can be linked or “entangled”, with each other even when they are separated by large distances, a field that unsettled Albert Einstein himself, who once referred to it in a letter as “spooky action at a distance”.
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Election Commission wants political parties to spell out poll promises
The Election Commission on Tuesday proposed changes to its manifesto guidelines under the model code of conduct regarding poll promises, requiring political parties to specify how they would find resources for implementation of the pledges, the estimated impact on financial sustainability, and the number of beneficiaries expected to be targeted by schemes promised.
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Instagram Owner Meta Explores Ways to Monetise Reel With New Ad Formats
Keeping close eye on Chinese activity along LAC: IAF chief
Rejecting China’s recent claim that the border situation is now returning to a “normalised” state, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Tuesday said Beijing should first withdraw troops from all friction areas in eastern Ladakh and restore status quo ante along the Line of Actual Control.
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Monday, October 3, 2022
Study nails genetic region linked to strokes in Indians
A genetic region previously known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans, has been linked to an increased risk of stroke. Also, a new study published in the journal Nature suggests, the frequency of this genetic region called COBL is higher in persons suffering from the neurological disease in south Asians, including Indian patients.
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Police detain filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay
In a shocking turn of events filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay and several other CPI(M) workers were detained by Kolkata Police while they were staging a protest near the Rashbehari crossing. It all started after an alleged attack on a Left party bookstall. The critically acclaimed filmmaker and the others were first taken to Lalbazar, but later in the evening they were released.
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'PK has undertaken padyatra as part of BJP's agenda in Bihar'
Janata Dal (United) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh on Monday slammed political strategist Prashant Kishor for the latter’s remark that 'there were no development works in the last 30 years in Bihar', and further alleged that Kishor has undertaken his 'Jan Suraj Padyatra' as a "part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) agenda" as he (PK) has been working on behalf of the BJP in the state.
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Sunday, October 2, 2022
Bihar minister who hit out at Nitish ‘forced to resign’
Bihar agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh, whose pot-shots caused much embarrassment to the Grand Alliance (GA) government in general and CM Nitish Kumar in particular, resigned on Sunday, the second RJD minister to leave since September. Top sources said Sudhakar was forced to leave. “He didn’t resign on his own. Rather, he was forced to resign due to pressure from the chief minister,” said a source, requesting anonymity.
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Congress prez poll: Wanted consensus, Tharoor insisted on contest, says Kharge
As his underdog rival in the Congress presidential poll Shashi Tharoor sought a public debate on their visions, Mallikarjun Kharge, the frontrunner and putative successor to Sonia Gandhi, steered clear of the demand, saying the need of the hour is to fight RSS-BJP, and not each other.
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UP: Over 40 people suffer burn injuries as pandal catches fire
Saturday, October 1, 2022
DRI seizes 200+kg drugs in Mumbai
Auto sales on fast track, hit record monthly high in Sept
Buoyed by the continued surge in personal mobility and the rush for new cars and SUVs, the car industry recorded its highest-ever wholesales deliveries in a month, indicating the strong consumer sentiment for new purchases despite rising interest rates and inflationary pressures.
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India abstains from UNSC vote condemning Russia
While remaining "deeply disturbed" by the situation in Ukraine, India Friday joined China, Brazil and Gabon in abstaining from voting on a UNSC resolution which condemned "illegal" referendums held by Russia to annex 4 regions of Ukraine, and called upon Moscow to unconditionally withdraw troops from the country.
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‘Ponniyin Selvan’ records a bigger opening than Brahmastra
Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan-I released yesterday and has recorded the biggest ever opening day for Tamil cinema worldwide. The film collected 80 crore at the ticket window. Interestingly, the first-day global gross collection of the film is also higher than Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva. The Ayan Mukerji’s directorial had collected Rs 75 crore gross worldwide on Day 1.
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Live Updates: Bigg Boss 16 Premiere
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has kickstarted a brand new season of Bigg Boss. With contestants finally entering the house, fun and frenzy is about to begin. Bigg Boss 16 has some exciting twists this time and it includes the shift in Weekend Ka Vaar days from Sat-Sun to Fri-Sat. The house is circus-themed and looks stunning. This time there are extra features in the house including 4 bedroom, captain's room with jacuzzi and more. The contestants will stay here for more than 100 days. Popular names being locked inside BB 16 include Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Sajid Khan, Tina Datta, Sreejita De, Ankit Gupta, Gautam Vig, Adu Rozik among others. The performances, conversations of contestants with Salman Khan and the new look of the house are going to keep you hooked. Stay tuned here to catch all the action...
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