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UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023; developing countries are hard hit

Geneva: The United Nations said Tuesday that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year, with developing countries owing roughly one-third of that — crimping their ability to pay

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DoT defers spectrum auction to June 25

New Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) on Tuesday postponed the spectrum auction by 19 days to June 25, as per information available on its website. According to amendments made in the

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Financial markets were given artificial booster dose by exit polls: Congress

New Delhi: As financial markets went for a tumble on Tuesday after the trends of the Lok Sabha poll results showed that the BJP was not getting a majority on its own,

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Director Agriculture visits SMF Gangbugh

SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited Seed Multiplication Farm (SMF) Gangbugh and inspected different blocks of the farm. He also took stock of different agricultural activities and the crop

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NHAI hikes tolls across highways by 5%

New Delhi: Motorists using expressways will have to shell out more from Monday as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to hike tolls across the country by an average

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Oil producers led by Saudis extended supply cuts amid slack prices

Frankfurt: Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries on Sunday extended output cuts through next year, a move aimed at supporting slack prices that haven’t risen even amid turmoil in the Middle

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ATF price cut 6.5%, commercial LPG by Rs 69

New Delhi: Jet fuel or ATF price on Saturday was reduced by a steep 6.5 per cent and that of commercial LPG used by hotels and restaurants by Rs 69 per 19-kg

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Windfall tax on crude petroleum cut to Rs 5,200/tonne

New Delhi: The government has reduced windfall tax on domestically-produced crude oil to Rs 5,200 per tonne from Rs 5,700 with effect from Saturday. The tax is levied in the form of

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India’s GDP expands 7.8% in Q4, 8.2% in FY24

New Delhi: India’s economy growth slowed to a four-quarter low of 7.8 per cent in the January-March period, but pushed the annual growth rate for FY24 to 8.2 per cent, mainly on

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Growth momentum to continue in Modi 3.0: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday termed 8.2 per cent GDP growth in 2023-24 as ‘remarkable’ and said the growth momentum will continue in the “third term of the Modi

Moody’s projects 6.8% GDP expansion in 2024 on strong growth, post-election policy continuity

New Delhi: Moody’s Ratings on Friday projected India to grow 6.8 per cent in the current year, followed by 6.5 per cent in 2025, on the back of strong, economic expansion, along

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India to grow 7% in FY25, says RBI

Mumbai: Indian economy is projected to grow at 7 per cent — the fastest among major economies across the world — in the current fiscal year, underpinned by a sustained strengthening of

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Punjab: Over Rs 4-Cr cash, mobile phones seized during raids against illegal mining company

New Delhi: Cash amounting to Rs 4.06 crore and other “incriminating” evidence were seized during raids against an illegal-mine operator and his company in Punjab, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday.

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Director JKEDI e-inaugurates EDP under Tejaswini at Baramulla

Jammu: Director Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) on Wednesday e-inaugurated a 10-days Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) in Baramulla under the Tejaswini initiative of Mission Youth, J&K. Speaking at the inauguration,

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JKSTD initiates special drive against fake claims of ITC

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir State Taxes Department (JKSTD) today initiated a special drive against the practice of claiming fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) to plug the leakage in Government revenue. As per

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Irdai directs health insurers to decide on cashless authorisation in 1 hour

New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) Regulator Irdai on Wednesday released a master circular on health insurance specifying that an insurer will have to decide on cashless authorization within one hour of request.

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More cyber fraud cases getting detected in India due to enhanced vigil, says Amit Shah

New Delhi: About 27 lakh complaints of cyber frauds were registered in the country in the last one year and an increasing number of such cases are getting detected due to enhanced

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17 dead, several missing as stone quarry collapses in Mizoram amid rain

Aizawl: At least 17 people, including two minors, were killed and six-seven others were missing as a stone quarry collapsed in Mizoram’s Aizawl district on Tuesday morning amid incessant rain in the

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Commissioner Secretary chairs JKTPO’s 14th BoDs meeting

SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Vikramjit Singh, today chaired the 14th Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) here at Civil Secretariat. The meeting

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Modi Govt reshaped Budget in last decade: Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Modi government has reshaped the Union budget in the last 10 years from a mere record of expenditures to a strategic blueprint

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