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Stamp duty relief for women; Tata centres in 121 polytechnics

LUCKNOW, July 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to extend 1% exemption in stamp duty to women registering property valued up to Rs 1 crore. As of now, the exemption, cappe... Read More


CM Yogi for greater focus on agriculture research, innovation

LUCKNOW, July 23 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh's transformation into a developed state was central to India achieving the ambitious goal of becoming a developed natio... Read More


Breaking barriers, women rewriting Kanwar Yatra norms

Meerut, July 23 -- Along the bustling highways and narrow bylanes of western Uttar Pradesh, a saffron tide of kanwariyas surges every year during Sawan. This year, however, the sacred Kanwar Yatra is ... Read More


Air India completes inspections of fuel switches on 737, 787 jets in fleet

New Delhi, July 23 -- Air India said on Tuesday it has completed inspections of fuel control switches on all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, in line with directives from the Directorate General of Ci... Read More


Army gets 3 Apache attack helicopters

NEW DELHI, July 23 -- US aerospace major Boeing on Tuesday delivered three AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Army boosting its anti-armour capabilities, with the aircraft arriving after a... Read More


Govt clears drone squadrons for BSF

New Delhi, July 23 -- The home ministry has approved the creation of "drone squadrons" for the Border Security Force (BSF) after attacks by Pakistani drone swarms during Operation Sindoor highlighted ... Read More


EC asks Bengal to delink CEO office for autonomy

Kolkata, July 23 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked the West Bengal government to create a separate department with a dedicated budget to make the office of the Chief Electoral Office... Read More


Issue public apology to husband: SC to IPS officer

New Delhi, July 23 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer to issue an unconditional public apology, both in print and on social media, to her former husband an... Read More


IAF's iconic MiG-21 jets to be retired by Sept

NEW DELHI, July 23 -- The Indian Air Force is set to phase out the last of its iconic Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets in two months, ending a journey of 62 years, officials aware of the matter sa... Read More


1.8mn voters dead, 11K untraceable, says ECI

New Delhi, July 23 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI), in a press note issued Tuesday, said that over 5.2 million electors in Bihar were found to be either deceased, permanently shifted, or enr... Read More