LIVE updates from the monsoon session of parliament: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others pay tribute to former President Pranab Mukherjee, legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj and others who passed away this year, during the opening day of Parliament’s monsoon session …
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Dumping (representative imahe) | Photo credit: BCCL Dumping is a practice of selling goods in a foreign country at a price lower than their domestic selling price, after accounting for differences arising from transportation charges, tariffs, and other cost justifications. Many governments view the activity as an unfair competitive practice …
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2020 DU admissions: St Stephen’s College first cut strikes to 99%; Category Wise Cut List New Delhi: The cut-off list for admission to BA honors and program courses at St. Stephen’s College, a university affiliated with the University of Delhi, has been published. This year, the cut is higher compared …
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The Supreme Court is considering a matter that could have a major impact on that section of the media that has been incessantly promoting hate speech, community propaganda and defamation of Muslims. Last month, Sudarshan News, a television channel, aired a trailer for a program, ‘Bindas Bol’, in which the …
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Indian Railways announced on Tuesday that it will introduce 40 (20 pairs) of new trains under the ‘clone train’ scheme. The Railways Ministry had issued a statement on Tuesday and said that as of September 21 these clone trains will be operated that will benefit passengers on the waiting list …
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Less than two weeks before the much-discussed online exam for the 2020 summer batch begins, students are grappling with a new problem. While two circulars published by the University of Mumbai in the last ten days have mentioned the need for a comprehensive Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) bank for each …
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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das addressed members of India Inc.’s FICCI body today. The RBI chief said the economic recovery is not fully entrenched and the recovery is likely to be gradual. These are the highlights of what he said: The persistently large infusion of liquidity by the RBI has ensured …
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A poll of American Indians has found that 66% of respondents favor Democrat Joe Biden for the November presidential election, while President Donald Trump falls behind with 28%. But Trump has come a long way, from 16% in 2016, according to the Indiaspora-AAPI Data poll released Tuesday. The poll also …
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Chandigarh: Three members of the gang that murdered members of the family of cricketer Suresh Raina in Pathankot in Punjab last month during an alleged robbery were arrested, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said Wednesday, declaring the case “solved”. . Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta said the defendants were part of an …
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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is among Rajya Sabha MPs who have requested permission from the Upper House to remain absent for part or all of the monsoon session. On Wednesday, Rajya Sabha President M Venkaiah Naidu said lawmakers had requested a leave of absence for health reasons. MPs who …
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