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India sees third COVID-19 death, number of affected climbs to 126
17 Mar 2020
A 63-year-old man, who returned from a trip to Dubai, and was under treatment at the state-run Kasturba Hospital in south central Mumbai for the past five days, died on Tuesday
MP govt doomed as 20 ministers resign; Jyotiraditya Scindia quits Cong
11 Mar 2020
The Congress party, meanwhile, declared failure in wooing Scindia back to its fold to save the party, saying Scindia has been dismissed from the party
Voda Idea seeks 15 yrs to pay AGR dues; demands GST refund
27 Feb 2020
The cash-strapped telco, which owes about Rs57,000 crore in overdue revenue share to the government, managed to pay just Rs3,500 crore so far, and wants the government to adjust the Rs8,000 crore GST refund due to it be adjusted against AGR dues
Judicial pay scales to see a nearly three-fold jump
07 Feb 2020
As per the revised pay structure evolved by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission, a Junior Civil Judge/First Class Magistrate whose staring pay is Rs27,700 will now get Rs77,840, with similar hikes proposed in higher grades
Centre sets up trust to oversee construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya
06 Feb 2020
Announcing the formation of the trust to oversee construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that whole of the approximate 67.703 acre acquired land will be transferred to the Sri Ram Janma Bhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust for a magnificent temple
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The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
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By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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