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Hamas to release 6 hostages on Feb 22

India, Feb. 19 -- Hamas's top negotiator said on Tuesday the Palestinian militant group will release this week six living Israeli hostages held in Gaza. "The movement and the resistance decided to rel... Read More


How residents in Prayagraj are coping with the Kumbh surge: A day in the life

Prayagraj, Feb. 19 -- Pradeep Kumar Verma has a routine. The Allahabad high court advocate leaves his single-storey residence in Prayagraj's Naini at 9.30am. The journey, in his Swift Dzire, takes 40 ... Read More


it is like wedding without groom: aap on delay in choosing cm

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) making preparations for a swearing-in ceremony without announcing a chief minister. AAP's Delhi con... Read More


All allottees from same town, Hry govt halts allotment of 708 flats

Gurugram, Feb. 19 -- Haryana government's department of town and country planning (DTCP) on Tuesday put on hold the allotment of 708 affordable flats in a project in Sohna after it came to fore that a... Read More


Woman dies after crash on Shastri Park flyover

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- A 55-year-old woman died while her 21-year-old son was severely injured after an unknown vehicle allegedly rammed their bike on the Shastri Park flyover in northeast Delhi's Dhar... Read More


AkzoNobel may sell only paints biz, 3 firms in fray

mumbai, Feb. 19 -- AkzoNobel N.V may sell only its paints business in India while keeping the industrial coatings business, even as three suitors prepare to place financial bids for the maker of Dulux... Read More


Auto scrapping policy births an arbitrage market

mumbai, Feb. 19 -- Scrapping your old smoke-belching car was supposed to help clean the air and encourage a new purchase through discounts. In a curious twist, the scrapping policy now ends up providi... Read More


Labour law reforms face hurdles in implementation

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The Centre has missed several deadlines to implement the four labour codes passed by Parliament in 2019-20 as it has taken longer than planned to bring state governments on board... Read More


Latest jobs data shows fall in unemployment

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- India's unemployment rate fell to 6.4% in the quarter ended December , the lowest in the quarter since 2017-18, showing both quantitative and qualitative improvement, according t... Read More


Centre likely to end zero import duty on certain pulses

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- An interministerial panel on prices led by Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah is in the process of reviewing the current duty-free regime governing the import of certa... Read More