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"No Idea Why": BJD's Naveen Patnaik On Minister Seeking Bharat Ratna For Him
- Dec 26, 2024 19:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed surprise at Union Minister Giriraj Singh's proposal to award him the Bharat Ratna, saying, "I have no idea why."
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Banks Can Charge Over 30% Interest On Credit Card Dues: Supreme Court
- Dec 26, 2024 19:00 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Banks can charge over 30 per cent on credit card dues from customers after the Supreme Court set aside a sixteen-year-old National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission verdict.
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Income Tax May Be Reduced For Those Earning Up To Rs 15 Lakh: Report
- Dec 26, 2024 18:54 pm IST
- Reuters
India is considering cutting income tax for individuals making up to Rs 15 lakh a year in February's budget to provide relief to the middle class and boost consumption as the economy slows, two government sources told Reuters.
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Multi-Vehicle Collision Triggers Fire On Ahmedabad Highway, 2 Killed
- Dec 26, 2024 18:46 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Two persons were killed and as many injured in a massive fire that destroyed three trucks following an accident in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
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86% Of Candidates Who Contested 2024 Lok Sabha Polls Lost Deposit: Election Body
- Dec 26, 2024 18:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
As many as 86 per cent of the over 8,300 candidates who contested the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year lost their deposits.
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10 Adani Group Stocks Settle Higher; Adani Ports Jumps Over 5%
- Dec 26, 2024 18:41 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Ten of the 11 listed Adani group firms ended higher on Thursday, with Adani Ports soaring over 5 per cent, in an otherwise tepid equity market trend.
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Fact Check: Video Shared Online "Predicting" COVID 19's Fourth Wave In 2025 Fake
- Dec 26, 2024 18:33 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A purported video of a news report "predicting" the fourth wave of COVID-19 in January 2025 has been recently shared by several social media users.
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Mamata Banerjee's "Happy New Year" Response To INDIA's AAP, Congress Row
- Dec 26, 2024 18:26 pm IST
- Posted by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had only a 'happy new year' response to questions about the increasingly acrimonious feud between allies Aam Aadmi Party and Congress.
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Banking Frauds Rise In H1FY25, Amount Involved Jumps 8-Time: RBI Report
- Dec 26, 2024 18:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The number of bank frauds witnessed a significant on-year increase in the first half of the current fiscal to 18,461 cases and the amount involved jumped more than eight-fold to Rs 21,367 crore, according to RBI data released on Thursday.
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Opinion | India In 2024: The Great Balancing
- Dec 26, 2024 18:10 pm IST
- Harsh V. Pant
At a time when the Middle East is riven with various fault lines and sits on the precipice of a region-wide war, New Delhi's ability to maintain close ties with all the key stakeholders speaks volumes about its diplomatic success.
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Mahatma Gandhi's Legacy "Under Threat": Sonia Gandhi Rips Into BJP, RSS
- Dec 26, 2024 18:10 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party, attacked the BJP and the right wing today over their treatment of Mahatma Gandhi, saying his legacy is "under threat from those in power in New Delhi and the ideologies and institutions.
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Simran Singh, Instagram Influencer And RJ, Dies By Suicide In Gurugram
- Dec 26, 2024 18:08 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A hugely popular freelance radio jockey from Jammu and Kashmir with nearly seven lakh followers on Instagram has died by suicide in Gurugram, the police said.
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3 People Killed After Transmission Tower Falls On Them In Madhya Pradesh
- Dec 26, 2024 17:51 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Three workers were killed and six others injured after a 400 KV transmission line tower fell on them in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district on Thursday, a police official said.
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BJP Got Rs 2,600-Crore Donations In 2023-24, Congress Rs 281 Crore: Report
- Dec 26, 2024 17:47 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The ruling party BJP received contributions of over Rs 2,604.74 crore during 2023-24 while the opposition Congress got Rs 281.38 crore in its kitty, according to Election Commission.
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"Irrational": Petition In Supreme Court Seeks Scrapping Of Tax Deducted At Source (TDS)
- Dec 26, 2024 17:22 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A PIL filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday sought to scrap the TDS system calling it "arbitrary and irrational" and violative of various fundamental rights, including equality.
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On Camera, Cab Driver Thrashed In Bhopal For "Not Giving Way" To Scorpio
- Dec 26, 2024 17:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Four men allegedly assaulted a cab driver and damaged his car with sticks in Bhopal, all because he allegedly failed to give way to their SUV, sources have told NDTV.
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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane May Have Been Shot "Accidentally" By Russia: Report
- Dec 26, 2024 16:55 pm IST
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Kazakhstan's Aqtau on Christmas Day - while en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia - may have been "accidentally struck" by a Russian surface-to-air missile or antiaircraft fire.
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Andhra Couple Dies By Suicide After Son Decides To Marry Transgender Person
- Dec 26, 2024 16:50 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
- (with inputs from PTI)
A middle-aged couple in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district died by suicide after their 24-year-old son decided to marry a transgender person.