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Priti Patel joins race to become UK Conservative party leader
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Priti Patel joins race to become UK Conservative party leader

Former British interior minister Priti Patel on Saturday announced her candidacy to lead the opposition Conservative Party, making her the fifth contender to replace the…

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Govt to form a core group to integrate multiple data sources on employment generation
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Govt to form a core group to integrate multiple data sources on employment generation

The government will form a core group of officials of 20 central ministries and industry to integrate multiple data sources on employment generation under different…

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Govt provides Rs 37,000 cr fertiliser subsidy till July 22 this fiscal
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Govt provides Rs 37,000 cr fertiliser subsidy till July 22 this fiscal

New Delhi: The government has provided nearly Rs 37,000 crore fertiliser subsidy so far this fiscal to ensure adequate supply of crop nutrients to farmers…

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India to get 12 new industrial cities to boost manufacturing; DPIIT to approach Cabinet
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India to get 12 new industrial cities to boost manufacturing; DPIIT to approach Cabinet

New Delhi: The country will have 12 new industrial cities in different states like the ones developed in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh and Dholera in…

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends the proceedings of the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.(SansadTV)
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Taxes not hiked because government wants more money, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Jul 26, 2024 11:36 AM IST Nirmala Sitharaman said nothing is done with the purpose that government wants more money. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said…

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Through the PN3 of 2020 series the DPIIT closed the door of automatic approval for Chinese investments in India. (PTI Photo)
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Government may review restrictions on FDI from China

The government is holding discussions whether to review the Press Note 3 (PN3) that restricted foreign direct investments (FDI), particularly from China, in April 2020…

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Budget 2024: Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT Photo)
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Budget 2024: Is the new income tax regime beneficial for all salaried taxpayers?

The government is nudging salaried income taxpayers to move to a new regime, which it says is simpler and offers lower rates of taxes. The…

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Keir Starmer: Labour party MPs suspended after voting against two-child benefit cap
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Keir Starmer: Labour party MPs suspended after voting against two-child benefit cap

Seven Labour MPs have been suspended from the parliamentary party for six months after voting against the government on an amendment to scrap the two-child…

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Pools of brine turn into lithium at the SQM mine in the San Pedro de Atacama desert of northern Chile. (Rodrigo Abd/AP)(AP)
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Government announces Critical Mineral Mission for producing and recycling minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel

The government on Tuesday proposed to launch a mission to give fillip to the domestic output of critical minerals like copper and lithium, their recycling…

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman showcases a red pouch carrying the Budget documents, outside the Finance Ministry in North Block (Hindustan Times)
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Government cuts borrowing target to ₹14.01 lakh crore for 2024-25

Jul 23, 2024 04:07 PM IST The gross market borrowings have been revised downward to ₹14.01 lakh crore from ₹14.13 lakh crore estimated in the…

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