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"Eight years too late": Chidambaram on Centre's GST reforms
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I welcome the reduction. The other truth is that it has been done eight years too late. We have always advocated a single rate, with a small plus or minus. This is a huge progress over the six or seven rates they had. In the course of time, I believe, it will come down to a single rate,"
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Situation serious, two central teams assessing damage in flood-hit Punjab:
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The situation is serious. Due to floods, the crops are destroyed. 1400 villages are badly affected. The Centre has sent two Central teams to assess the damage. The state government will also conduct an assessment. I have come here at the direction of the Prime Minister. In this difficult
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"Police directly have told me that this film is not releasing ..": Vivek
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As actor-producer Pallavi Joshi wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu seeking help for the peaceful release of 'The Bengal Files' in West Bengal, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri emphasises the need to write the letter addressing the alleged "unofficial ban" on the film's release in the state.
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"Decisive step in making India a leading economy in global markets": Yogi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"India's economy is entering a new era under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi. This is not just a tax reform but a decisive and important step towards making India a leading economy in the global market with a high growth rate. Hearty congratulations to PM Modi and Union Finan
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"Moving towards two two-tiered system shows maturation of regime": former
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"With this big bang reform, there will be a boost to demand. Especially from a common man's perspective, I think, it will provide a lot of relief by bringing down the cost of many everyday items, as well as some of the aspirational items. Overall, I think that is a very significant developme
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Singapore ready to share decades of semiconductor knowledge, skills with I
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Singapore, being a mature site (for semiconductor), we have a very diverse experience in this area. We could share experience, could do knowledge transfer and share skills that are needed for the industry," Ang Wee Seng, Executive Director at Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association
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Jitan Ram Manjhi demands 20 seats in forthcoming Bihar assembly polls
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The common people and our workers demand that we need such seats that will save our dignity. If the NDA has sympathy for us in their hearts to grant recognition to our party, they should give us at least 20 seats in the Bihar legislative assembly election," Manjhi, former Chief Minister
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Reduce GST on LPG hose pipes to five per cent, demands All India LPG Distr
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Poor people, unaware of the quality of the product, buy the cheaper product from the market. Beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme need protective hoses the most, but they will be able to afford them only if the price is lower. Because of the 18 per cent GST on it, the price increases signifi
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan to visit flood-hit areas of Punjab tomorrow, says 'C
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I am going to the flood-affected areas of Punjab tomorrow. I want to tell my farmer brothers and sisters, people that the central government is keeping an eye on the situation. Along with the state government, it will take every possible measure to take the people. I will personally visi
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J-K: Army, NDRF rescue villagers as Chenab river floods Akhnoor's Garkhal
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sub-Divisional Megistrate (SDM) Akhnoor Mukhtar Ahmad told ANI, "We established contacts with locals around 4-5 AM. They informed us that nearly 45 people remain stranded due to excess water. We immediately launched the operation. Initially, we tried rescuing with the help of NDRF and SDRF,
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"BJP's stand has been that Maratha community should get reservations": Mah
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Mumbai is a fast-paced city, so keeping in mind that people should not face inconvenience and law and order should not be disturbed, whatever directions have been given, I believe action is being taken accordingly. From the beginning, the BJP's stand has been that the Maratha community shou
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"There's very high expectations": Meg Lanning on the pressure of home Worl
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"There's definitely a lot of added pressure at a home World Cup. You just get more media, there's more scrutiny and there's very high expectations. So it's an added layer to everything," Lanning told ICC Digital.
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