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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


Cops bust cyber fraud syndicates; 55 nabbed

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The Delhi Police has dismantled multiple inter-state cyber fraud syndicates, arresting 55 people in a month-long operation and recovering Rs 4.84 crore of the stolen amount while ... Read More


Over 15.8 lakh cases pending in trial courts; lawyer absence & court stays major causes

New delhi, Feb. 4 -- Delhi's trial courts are burdened with over 15.8 lakh pending cases, with counsel not available, court stays and procedural delays emerging as the primary contributors, according ... Read More


BYPL launches first all-women power distribution sub-division

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- In a significant milestone for India's power distribution sector, BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) has launched its first all-women led Operations and Maintenance (O&M) sub-divisi... Read More