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GST collection growth slows down in December to 7.3%

The growth in monthly GST collection slowed down further in December, with gross revenue during the month registering a growth of 7.3% to Rs 1.77 lakh crore.

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January 02, 2025
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Market kicks off 2025 with decent gains

DOMESTIC equity markets kicked off calendar year 2024 on a positive note as the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - ended higher on Wednesday (January 1).

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January 02, 2025
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OMCs Slash Price of ATF, Commercial LPG Cylinder

STATE-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have reduced the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by 1.5% and also lowered the cost of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants by ₹14.5 per 19-kg cylinder.

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January 02, 2025
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Car sales slow to multi-yr low in CY24

Passenger vehicle sales grew by just 4.5%-4.7% to slightly over 4.3 million units last year

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January 02, 2025
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Air India rolls out in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity

AIR INDIA has rolled out Wi-Fi internet connectivity services on board domestic and international flights operated by Airbus A350, Boeing 787-9 and select Airbus A321neo aircraft.

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January 02, 2025
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New Year '25: Food delivery platforms see record number of orders; biryani tops

FROM biryani to cakes and pizza, New Year's Eve witnessed record-breaking orders for top quick commerce platforms.

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January 02, 2025
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Telecom ARPU rises 15.31% in Jun-Sept quarter, Airtel leads with ₹233 per user

AVERAGE revenue per user (ARPU) of telecom service providers has seen substantial increase of 15.31% year-on-year in June-September quarter of the financial year 2024-25.

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January 02, 2025
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Both sides harden stance on hostage talks amid Trump's fresh warning

US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on Tuesday night his warning to Hamas to release the hostages it is holding in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported.

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January 02, 2025
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Pope Francis Doubles Down on Abortion in NY Day's Message

POPE Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a \"firm commitment\" to protect and respect life from conception to natural death.

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January 02, 2025
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Ukraine shuts Russian gas supply to EU through its pipeline network

Moldova will be hardest-hit by the move as harsh winter season sets in

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January 02, 2025
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Students Protest in Serbia Against Govt

INSTEAD of the traditional boisterous street partying on New Year's Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by university students gathered overnight in Belgrade and other Serbian cities to demand political reforms and justice in the Balkan country.

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January 02, 2025
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HP Institute to Be Renamed After Dr Singh

HIMACHAL Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) will be renamed after former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said while presiding over the 50th anniversary celebrations of the HIPA in Shimla on Wednesday.

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January 02, 2025
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Come Jan 26, Modi likely to flag off Delhi-Baramulla direct train

HISTORY is in making as work on the monumental 172-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) connecting Kashmir with the country's rail network is nearing completion.

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January 02, 2025
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BJP, Cong spar over ‘injustice to Patidar woman’

A political slugfest intensified in Gujarat after former Congress MLA Pratap Dudhat alleged that a Patidar woman was falsely branded a criminal, arrested at midnight, and paraded publicly.

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January 02, 2025
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Agra man kills mom, 4 sisters in Lucknow hotel over property dispute

A man, in his mid-20s, killed his four sisters and mother in connivance with his father inside a hotel room in Lucknow on Wednesday.

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January 02, 2025
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C'garh 1st state in country to link forest ecosystem with Green GDP

Tendu leaves, lac, honey and medicinal plants contribute significantly to rural economy

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January 02, 2025
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Stage set for urban local body polls in U'khand

COMPETITION has intensified for the January 23 elections to the five municipal corporations in Uttarakhand.

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January 02, 2025
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Climate change, rising production costs upset Himachal's apple cart

WITH weather becoming warmer due to climate change and cost of production increasing, apple growers in Himachal Pradesh now prefer to grow stone fruits.

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January 02, 2025
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MT-CHETTAN: A STAUNCH ADVOCATE OF FREE SPEECH

T Vasudevan Nair, fondly known to me and countless others as \"MT-chettan\" or elder brother, was a towering figure in Malayalam literature and cinema.

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January 02, 2025
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India, Pak share lists of nuke installations as part of 30-yr pact

INDIA and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged the list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral agreement that prohibits the two sides from attacking each other's such facilities, continuing with an over-three-decade practice.

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January 02, 2025
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Islamabad urged to expedite release of 183 jailed Indians

NEW DELHI urged Islamabad to expedite the release of 183 Indian nationals who have completed their prison sentences and called for immediate consular access to 18 more Indian prisoners now in Pakistani custody.

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January 02, 2025
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Safety, Mega Infra Projects High on Rly Agenda in 2024

INDIAN Railways (IR) experienced a mixed year in 2024, marked by notable progress in infrastructure and modernization but overshadowed by frequent accidents that damaged its safety reputation.

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January 02, 2025
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On Jan 15, 2 ships & sub to bolster Navy muscle

INDIA'S maritime capability and indigenous shipbuilding prowess get a major boost on January 15 of the new year when the Navy commissions three combat platforms—a frigate, a destroyer and a submarine.

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January 02, 2025
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Is Awareness Enough To Rattle The System?

It took one assassination to wake up America and the world to the fact that ideology and ideological opposition are, as revolutionary forces that impact society, possibly passé.

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January 02, 2025
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House nod to 16 bills in '24: Govt

The crucial Aircraft Bill and Public Examination Act among the Bills passed by Parliament

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January 02, 2025
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Parting gift: Two panchayats take workers to Chennai

WITH the tenure of rural local bodies ending on January 5, two panchayat administrations in Coimbatore district took their workers on a tour to Chennai in appreciation of their service for the last five years.

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January 02, 2025
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Anna University rape case: AIADMK, BJP file caveats in Supreme Court

THE AIADMK and BJP have filed separate caveat petitions on Wednesday in the Supreme Court in the Anna University rape case, requesting the top court not to pass any order in the case without hearing them.

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January 02, 2025
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Intl trade fraud bust in Chennai accounts for 14% of ED convictions

An investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into a money-laundering scam where at least ₹120 crore worth of US dollars were sent to Hong Kong through multiple shady accounts with two Chennai banks has given the agency six of its 42 all-India Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) convictions till date.

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January 02, 2025
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Ex-min's Wife Questioned in PDS Rice Case in Andhra

Day after bail, Jayasudha grilled on rice missing from her godown

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January 02, 2025
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DMK govt gave jobs only to 40K people in three yrs: PMK

TAKING a dig at the state government led by DMK, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has said it has provided jobs only to 40,000 people in the last three years.

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January 02, 2025