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Not right time to make digital payments' chargeable: Sitharaman
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the central government believes that this is not the right time to make digital payments chargeable.
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Don't burden DISCOMs, make budgetary provision for freebies: Sitharaman
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Amid the row over pre-poll promises of freebies by political parties to capture power, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that political parties making promises prior to elections should make budgetary provisions to take care of ex
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India's GDP to grow at 7.4 pc in this fiscal: Sitharaman
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Highlighting the recovery of the economy and flow of investment post-COVID pandemic, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow at 7.4 per cent in the financial year 2022-23 and
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"Situation was entirely avoidable", Anand Sharma expresses "shock" over Az
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 26 (ANI): Congress leader and a member of the G-23 group of the party Anand Sharma on Friday expressed "shock" at the resignation of his group member Ghulam Nabi Azad from the party and said that this situation was "entirely avoidable".
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Pakistan: Sit-in continues for seventh consecutive day in Bajaur for bette
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): Braving rains, the people of Bajaur district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province continued their protest on the seventh consecutive day here on Thursday against the deteriorating law and order situation, local media reported.
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Nirmala Sitharaman meets US Treasury Deputy Secretary
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met the US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and discussed India's G20 Presidency in 2023 as well as exchanged views on global economic issues.
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Torrential rain worsens situation in Afghanistan, flash floods forecasted
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): While Afghanistan continues to witness heavy downpours, the Afghanistan Meteorological Department (AMD) has issued a warning for thunderstorms and flash floods in twenty-four provinces of Afghanistan.
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Northeast Delhi violence: JCC was central in mobilisation, says Delhi Poli
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): While opposing the bail plea of Umar Khalid before the High Court, the Delhi Police on Thursday said Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC) was central in the mobilisation of people and in the funding of protest sites. Its members were connected with the membe
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Shashi Tharoor-led Parl panel summons Twitter, IRCTC over data privacy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned micro-blogging site Twitter and IRCTC before it on Friday to discuss "citizens' data security and privacy".
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India urges its nationals in Sri Lanka to exercise caution, examine curren
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): At a time when Sri Lanka is facing a severe economic crisis and a steep currency depreciation, India on Thursday urged its nationals living in Sri Lanka to exercise caution and examine the currency convertibility and fuel situation in the island nation car
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Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting to review security situation in J-K
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Russia, French defence heads discuss situation around Zaporizhzhia NPP ove
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has discussed the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) with French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu during a phone conversation, the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday.
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