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Cong “insulting pakodawallas”, says BJP

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A BJP member in the Lok Sabha today accused the Congress of “insulting pakodawallas”, citing the case of an engineering graduate who is making more money by selling the snack. The remarks by Pralhad Joshi came a day after BJP chief Amit Shah said in Rajya Sabha that it was better for a youth to earn a living by selling pakodas instead of remaining unemployed. During a debate on the Motion of Thanks for the President’s address in the Lower House, his party also claimed that the Narendra Modi government…

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After de Villiers and du Plessis, SA suffer de Kock blow

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South Africa’s injury list continues to grow as wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock has been ruled out of the remaining four ODIs and the ensuing T20Is series against India. De Kock suffered a left wrist injury whilst batting during the second ODI at Centurion on Sunday and needs two to four weeks to make a full recovery. South Africa were already without the services of star player AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis, who both suffered finger injuries. Cricket South Africa has named no replacement for de Kock in…

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I have always been pretty much in my own space: Kareena

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She is a star who has grown strength- to-strength as an actor and Kareena Kapoor says she has always been comfortable in her own zone. The actor will soon be seen in “Veere Di Wedding”, which marks her first film after the birth of son, Taimur. Kareena, who is regarded more as a contemporary than a senior by Alia Bhatt and Sonam Kapoor, credits her confidence in her 18-year-long career to have helped her gain the respect of these actors. “I think I have always carved a place for myself.…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Schoolboy’s murder: CBI files charge sheet in Gurgaon court

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The CBI today filed a charge sheet in a Gurgaon Court against a 16-year-old student in the case of murder of a seven-year-old boy at a private school at Bhondsi. The charge sheet was filed before the court of Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu, which is treating the juvenile accused as an adult for allegedly committing the murder of the child. The details of the charge sheet are awaited. The victim’s body was found with the throat slit in the washroom of the school on September 8 last year.…

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LOC issued against Rohini ashram founder: CBI to HC

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The CBI today told the Delhi High Court that a look out circular (LOC) has been issued against Virender Dev Dixit, who allegedly kept girls and women confined at an ashram founded by him in the national capital. The agency made the submission after a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked whether Dixit had joined the CBI probe into the running of his ashrams as well as the complaints against him. During the hearing, the court also observed that the ashram was not…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Restore tax benefits to special economic zones: EPCES

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The exports promotion council for special economic zones (SEZ) today said the government should reconsider their demand to restore tax benefits for supporting growth of the sector and generating jobs as the budget did not bring any concrete measure. The Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES) said the budget has “absolutely nothing” important for the SEZs despite flagging the key issues affecting the sector. The industry has asked for the removal of minimum alternate tax (MAT) and continuation of tax incentives being enjoyed by units in these zones.…

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Unevenness in taxes paid by salaried class, biz people: Adhia

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There is “unevenness” in the taxes paid by the salaried class and business people, as 50 per cent of the 7 lakh companies which file I-T returns show zero or negative income, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said today. The government, he said, is working on removing the “unevenness in the tax paid by different classes of people” by using foolproof technological system. He said the tax payer base has gone up after the GST roll out as well as demonetisation and there has been a concerted effort to make India…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

8 killed in gas leak at southern China steel mill

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Gas leaking from a pipeline at a steel mill in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong killed eight people and injured 10 early today, local authorities reported. The Shaoguan city government said in a post on its microblog that the leak occurred at 3 a.m. at the Shaoguan Iron and Steel company’s Songshan plant. It said the rescue and recovery effort was underway and the cause of the leak was under investigation. China has made considerable progress in improving industrial safety, but scores are still killed annually in the country’s…

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Mehbooba govt calls for resumption of Indo-Pak peace process

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The Jammu and Kashmir government today batted strongly for the resumption of a ‘peace and reconciliation process’ between India and Pakistan as the issue of repeated ceasefire violations by the neighbouring country rocked the state Assembly. Opposition National Conference (NC) supported the Mehbooba Mufti government’s stance while calling for a strict implementation of the 2003 ceasefire agreed between the two countries. Ravinder Raina, a legislator of the BJP, which shares power with the PDP in the state, had earlier pressed for a resolution to condemn the continuous Pakistani shelling. The…

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Child kidnapped from school bus rescued; 1 abductor shot dead

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A five-year-old boy, who was brazenly abducted from a school bus here on Republic Day eve, was rescued today after an encounter between police and the kidnappers in Ghaziabad, an official said. Rehan was rescued in the early hours after a Crime Branch team received a tip-off and laid a trap in a residential area on the Loni border, a Crime Branch official said. In the shoot-out one of the kidnappers Ravi was killed and his associate Pankaj suffered injuries to his leg. The third, Nitin, was arrested. No police…

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