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BJP's Nishikant Dubey accuses Congress of subverting institutions; rubbish
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Dubey cited the 1976 Swaran Singh Committee, which led to the 42nd Amendment, saying it stripped the President of powers. He criticised Gandhi's claims, pointing out Congress's own history of influencing institutions and appointments.
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Pat Cummins to be back for Adelaide Test; Josh Hazlewood out of Ashes
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Pat Cummins is set to come back into Australia's Test XI and resume the captaincy duties in next week's third Ashes match in Adelaide, while Josh Hazlewood has been sidelined for the remainder of the series due to an Achilles injury and will now shift his focus to recovering in time for the
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"I've ended eight wars largely because of trade and tariffs," says Trump a
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump defended his tariff strategy and said he has other ways to impose duties if the Supreme Court restricts his authority. Officials are preparing backup legal options, warning that striking down current tariffs could force the government to repay large sums to busin
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New Zealand's Tom Blundell ruled out of second Test against West Indies
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Tom Blundell suffered a hamstring injury while batting on the opening day in the first Test in Christchurch against the West Indies. In the absence of Blundell, Tom Latham did the captaincy with wicketkeeping duties in both innings.
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Parliament approves Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to raise excise
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while replying to the discussion in Rajya Sabha, said the higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the states. "This is not a cess but excise duty. The amount will be redistributed to the States as per the Finance Commission's recommendati
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Parliament winter session: Lok Sabha adjourned, to reconvene on Dec 5 at 1
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on the fourth day of the winter session, with the House scheduled to reconvene on December 5 at 11:00 AM. The Rajya Sabha was also adjourned shortly after.
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Lok Sabha passes Bill aimed at raising excise duty on tobacco products
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 seeks to revise excise duties on tobacco and related products after the expiry of the GST compensation cess
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Centre to move Central Excise (Amendment) Bill for consideration in Parlia
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following the introduction of GST in 2017, the Centre had decreased central excise duties on tobacco and tobacco products to allow for the levy of compensation cess in GST without large impact on tax incidence. This bill seeks to amend the central excise rates, as the cess will be discont
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"BLOs are facing tyranny of TMC party workers": BJP's Vivek Thakur on ongo
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP leader Vivek Thakur on Thursday accused Trinamool Congress workers of interfering in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, saying Booth Level Officers are being pressured and prevented from carrying out their duties.
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"Doctors are threatened to say suicide was committed because of SIR": BJP'
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
She also refuted the allegation that the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are committing suicide due to work-related stress duties under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls.
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Rights and duties are two sides of a coin: Andhra Governor Abdul Nazeer at
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Governor of Andhra Pradesh S Abdul Nazeer participated as the Chief Guest at the Constitution Day celebrations held at Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday.
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"This isn't internal conflict": Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Karnataka
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He described the situation as an open conflict, with ministers vying for the Chief Minister position and criticised the Karnataka government, stating that the administration has collapsed and ministers are focused on the upcoming leadership shift rather than their duties.
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