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Lapses by some missions led to loss of Rs 58.23 cr in OCI visa fees: PAC

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- A parliamentary panel has flagged "failure" of several Indian missions and posts abroad in extending the "revised rate of exchange" for local currencies as prescribed by the MEA f... Read More


Apr-Dec period: Coal import for power sector blending plunges 54%

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Coal imports for blending in India's power sector dropped to 54 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year compared to the previous year, a development that prom... Read More


'Over 2.5 cr Aadhaar numbers deactivated to prevent ID misuse'

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The Unique Identification Authority of India has deactivated Aadhaar numbers of over 2.5 crore deceased persons to prevent misuse of the identity document, Parliament was informed... Read More


High taxes on cigarette may fuel illicit trade, hurt tax collection, says Report

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The hike in prices of cigarettes following the implementation of additional excise duty beginning this month could lead to a surge in illicit cigarette trade and put pressure on t... Read More


Sebi hosts bond issuer outreach programme

Mumbai, Feb. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in collaboration with BSE and the NSE, organised the Bond Market Issuer Outreach - Inaugural Program on Wednesday. The event aimed... Read More


'Justice is crying behind closed doors': Mamata urges SC to save democracy

NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made history on Wednesday by arguing, in her fiery oratorical style, a case in the Supreme Court as a common citizen and appealing to th... Read More


Mamata's plea on SIR: SC issues notice to EC

NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 -- Calling the issues raised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her challenge to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the st... Read More


PM's speech in LS cancelled after uproar

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday was ultimately called off after a day of unpreceden... Read More


Three minor sisters jump to death from 9th floor of Ghaziabad high-rise

Ghaziabad (UP), Feb. 4 -- Three sisters aged 12, 14 and 16 died in the early hours of Wednesday after falling from the ninth floor of their apartment in Ghaziabad's Bharat City. Police are treating th... Read More


Jaishankar, Rubio discuss energy, nuclear, defence, critical minerals

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Foreign Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Washington has yielded a significant reset in India-United States economic engagement, as New Delhi and Washington signalled movement towa... Read More