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New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman carrying the tablet arrives at Parliament to present and read out the Union Budget 2023-24, in New Delhi on Wednesday. MoS for Finance, Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad and Chief Economic Adviser Venkatramanan Anantha Nageswaran also present. (ANI Photo)

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Nirmala Sitharaman assumes charge as Finance Minister, to ensure ‘Ease of Living’

New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assumed charge as the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister for the second consecutive term and is slated to soon present the final Budget for FY ’25,

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Mcap of BSE-listed companies hit record high of Rs 429.32 lakh crore

New Delhi: The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies hit a record high of Rs 429.32 lakh crore on Wednesday as the BSE benchmark Sensex ended higher amid a largely positive trend in

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EdTech firm chief moves SC, challenges award of grace marks to over 1,500 candidates in NEET-UG, 2024

New Delhi: The chief executive of EdTech firm ‘Physics Wallah’, Alakh Pandey, has moved the Supreme Court against alleged random award of grace marks by the National Testing Agency to over 1,500

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Piyush Goyal takes charge of Commerce Ministry

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal on Tuesday took charge of the Commerce and Industry Ministry and said it will work to promote the country’s economic growth. Jitin Prasada also assumed

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DU modifies teacher recruitment criteria, draws flak

New Delhi: The Delhi University has modified its eligibility criteria for the recruitment of assistant professors in colleges, introducing an additional layer of “presentation”. The move has drawn flak from the teachers’

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India lives in its villages, rural development remains priority: Shivraj Chouhan

New Delhi: India lives in its villages and rural development remains a priority for the Narendra Modi led government, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday as he took charge of the Rural

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Dulloo reviews progress on solarization of government buildings

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today held a meeting to review progress achieved, so far, in solarisation of government buildings here in the Union Territory. The meeting was attended by the Principal

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Shaleen Kabra asks public to utilize social media in sending feedback on development works

JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary, Jal Shakti and Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Shaleen Kabra, today encouraged the public to provide feedback on development initiatives through social media saying that their assessment will crucially help

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J&K Startup Policy: JKEDI holds series of EAPs at Pul, Sgr, Gbl & Poonch

Sinagar: As part of the mass awareness initiative, the Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) on Monday organized a series of Entrepreneurship Awareness Programs (EAPs) under the J&K Startup Policy. The

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Foreign tourists’ footfall increase by 300%, 55,000 foreigners visit J&K last year: Govt

Srinagar: The footfall of foreign tourists has increased by nearly 300 percent as a total of 55,000 tourists from outside the country visited Jammu and Kashmir last year while the government said

Investors become richer by Rs 13.22 lakh cr as markets bounce back after rout

New Delhi: A day after facing massive erosion from their wealth, equity investors became richer by Rs 13.22 lakh crore on Wednesday with markets making a strong comeback. The 30-share BSE Sensex

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India’s service sector growth softens to 5-month-low, new export orders at 10-year high: PMI

New Delhi: India’s service sector growth eased to a five-month low in May amid fierce competition, price pressures and a severe heatwave, even as new orders from international markets expanded at the

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Lok Sabha election results: Nomura says India’s economic fundamentals remain robust

Singapore: India’s economic fundamentals remain robust, investment bank Nomura said on Wednesday after the results of the country’s general elections paved the way for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third consecutive term in

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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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