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Charges Cut, Consumers' Power Bills To Go Down By 20% In Delhi: BJP
- Dec 28, 2024 00:02 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Power Purchase Adjustment Charges (PPAC) have been sharply reduced in Delhi which will provide a relief to the city's consumers who can expect lower electricity bills now, officials said on Friday.
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Kannada TV Serial Actor Charith Balappa Arrested For Sexually Harassing Actress
- Dec 27, 2024 23:48 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Karnataka Police arrested famous Kannada TV serial actor Charith Balappa on charges of sexually harassing and blackmailing a young actress over her private videos on Friday.
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New Landmark: Tamil Nadu To Get India's 1st Vertical Lift Sea Bridge Soon
- Dec 27, 2024 23:38 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
India's first vertical lift sea bridge at Pamban in southern Tamil Nadu will be opened in January to restore rail connectivity to Rameswaram island from the country's mainland.
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2 Teenagers Die In Head-On Collision During Bike Stunt In Bengaluru
- Dec 27, 2024 23:34 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Two teenagers died after their two-wheeler collided head-on with a canter truck while performing a bike stunt near here on Friday, police said.
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No Change Of Guard Ceremony On Saturday Due To National Mourning: Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Dec 27, 2024 23:24 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
There will be no change of guard ceremony on Saturday due to the national mourning on the demise of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, according to a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Manmohan Singh, Professor Who Left A Mark On DU's School Of Economics
- Dec 27, 2024 22:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
In the corridors of the Delhi School of Economics (DSE), where ideas often find shape and future leaders are quietly moulded, the memories of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh remain deeply etched.
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SEBI Notifies Withdrawal Of Recognition Granted To Indian Commodity Exchange
- Dec 27, 2024 22:40 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Market regulator Sebi has notified that the recognition granted to the Indian Commodity Exchange Ltd (ICEX) has been withdrawn, formally signifying its exit from the bourse business.
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Manmohan Singh's Life, Work Profoundly Shaped India's Destiny: Congress
- Dec 27, 2024 22:33 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on Friday and paid glowing tributes to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, saying he was a towering figure in India's political and economic landscape whose contributions transformed the country.
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When Manmohan Singh Wrote Cheque For Gains Accruing From Rupee Devaluation
- Dec 27, 2024 22:16 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
He held an overseas bank account that had his earnings from working abroad. The value of his savings, in rupee terms, went up following the July 1991 decision of the government to devalue the Indian currency.
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"He Didn't Carry Any Arrogance": Ex Assam Official On Manmohan Singh
- Dec 27, 2024 22:04 pm IST
- Written by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has a 28-year long link with Assam as a Rajya Sabha MP from the northeast state.
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"Can't Let Any Indian...": Ex-Official Recounts Manmohan Singh's Remark
- Dec 27, 2024 22:00 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
As the nation mourns the loss of one of its most respected statesmen Manmohan Singh, his former food and agriculture secretary T Nanda Kumar on Friday shared his memories of working with the former prime minister.
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Mumbai Woman Dies After Tempo Hits Her, Driver Says He Had Epilepsy Attack
- Dec 27, 2024 21:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
A 35-year-old woman was killed and at least four people were injured after a tempo crashed into a market crowd in Mumbai's Ghatkopar on Friday, police said.
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"Amritsar Breakfast, Lunch In Lahore": Pak Leader On Manmohan Singh's Dream
- Dec 27, 2024 21:19 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Pakistan's former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri recalled fond memories of his association with the late Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who died in Delhi on Thursday night.
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"Irreparable Loss For Country": Arvind Kejriwal Pays Last Respect To Manmohan Singh
- Dec 27, 2024 21:15 pm IST
- Asian News International
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal paid his final respects to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and extended condolences to his family on Friday.
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India's Forex Reserves Drops By $8.4 Billion To $644.3 Billion: RBI
- Dec 27, 2024 21:05 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The country's forex reserves dropped by a further USD 8.478 billion to USD 644.391 billion for the week ended December 20, the RBI said on Friday.
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Delhi Records Highest December Rainfall In 15 Years, Temperature Drops
- Dec 27, 2024 20:56 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Rain lashed Delhi-NCR throughout Friday with the city recording its highest December rainfall in the last 15 years and the mercury dropping sharply to 14.6 degree celsius, the weather department said.
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In UK, Manmohan Singh Sometimes Had To Live On Chocolate Bar: Daughter
- Dec 27, 2024 20:47 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
While studying in Cambridge University on a scholarship in the mid 1950s, money was the only real problem for Manmohan Singh and there were times when he had to skip meals or live on a sixpence bar of Cadbury's chocolate, according to his daughter.