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Additional excise duty on tobacco, health cess on pan masala to be effective from Feb 1

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- An additional excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala, over and above the highest 40 per cent GST rate, will come into effect from Februar... Read More


Sunetra Pawar meets NCP leaders ahead of legislature party meeting

Mumbai, Jan. 31 -- NCP leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare on Saturday met Sunetra Pawar at the official residence of her late husband Ajit Pawar here ahead of the legislature party meeting. NCP w... Read More


Maharashtra gets 1st woman Deputy CM; NCP tight-lipped on merger

Mumbai, Jan. 31 -- Sunetra Pawar, the wife of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, on Saturday took oath as Maharashtra's first woman Deputy Chief Minister, days after her husband and f... Read More


HWWA celebrates its 33rd Raising Day with emphasis on women's empowerment

GREATER NOIDA, Jan. 31 -- The Himveer Wives Welfare Association (HWWA), an organisation working for the welfare of families of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), celebrated its 33rd Raising Day at... Read More


'Construction cost of Ayodhya Ram Temple, related projs pegged at Rs 1,900 cr'

AYODHYA, Jan. 31 -- Ayodhya Ram Temple Construction Committee chairman Nripendra Mishra on Friday shared an update on the progress of various projects linked to the Ram temple, stating that the total ... Read More


Vice Prez inaugurates 39th Surajkund International Atmanirbhar Crafts Mela

CHANDIGARH, Jan. 31 -- The 39th Surajkund International Atmanirbhar Craft Festival 2026 was formally inaugurated in Faridabad on Saturday by Vice President of India, CP Radhakrishnan, reaffirming Indi... Read More


Mamata writes to CEC again about methodology adopted in SIR exercise

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday evening again wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar about the methodology and approach adopted during the ongoin... Read More


India categorically rejects reference to PM in Epstein investigative files

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- India on Saturday strongly rejected a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein, describing it as "little more than trashy r... Read More


Shah most unsuccessful home minister of country: TMC Abhishek Banerjee

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday described Amit Shah as the "most unsuccessful home minister" the country has seen, accusing him of failing to ensure ... Read More


India, Arab League nations back 2-state solution to Palestine issue

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- India and the Arab League nations on Saturday laid out a broader vision for deeper two-way ties, pitched for a sovereign and viable Palestine state living side-by-side with Israe... Read More