GST Council meeting scheduled for June 22

GST Council meeting scheduled for June 22

New Delhi, June 13 - The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on June 22 to take a look at the taxes being levied on goods and services ahead of the full Union Budget which is likely to be

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Atal Innovation Mission connects young innovators with rural ecosystem

Atal Innovation Mission connects young innovators with rural ecosystem

New Delhi, June 13 - Atal Innovation Mission's (AIM) Student Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP) season -- 2023-24 has witnessed a special focus on connecting young innovators with Krishi Vigyan Kendras, resulting in a significant number of projects centred around the rural ecosystem theme, NITI

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Samsung Chairman meets with Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm CEOs in US

Samsung Chairman meets with Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm CEOs in US

Seoul, June 13 - Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has met with the heads of Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm in the US this week to discuss future technologies and business collaborations, the company said on Thursday.

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Software, hardware firms hiring talented freshers with highest salaries in India

Software, hardware firms hiring talented freshers with highest salaries in India

Bengaluru, June 13 - Signalling a shift in hiring strategies, IT companies in India, particularly in the hardware and software sectors, are hiring freshers the most as the demand for raw talent has increased by 5 per cent over the last six months,

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Advanced manufacturing startup Ethereal Machines raises $13 mn

Advanced manufacturing startup Ethereal Machines raises $13 mn

New Delhi, June 13 - Advanced manufacturing startup Ethereal Machines on Thursday announced it has raised $13 million in a Series A round led by Peak XV Partners and Steadview Capital.

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Cong govt got tight slap from K’taka court on Yediyurappa matter: Union Min Pralhad Joshi

Cong govt got tight slap from K’taka court on Yediyurappa matter: Union Min Pralhad Joshi

Bengaluru, June 15 - Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday that the Congress government received a tight slap from the court in a case involving former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa.

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Wayanad or Raebareli? Rahul Gandhi likely to decide on Monday

Wayanad or Raebareli? Rahul Gandhi likely to decide on Monday

Thiruvananthapuram, June 15 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to end his dilemma on Monday over which Lok Sabha seat to retain -- Wayanad or Raebareli.

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Kuwait fire: 14 Keralites under treatment out of danger

Kuwait fire: 14 Keralites under treatment out of danger

Kochi, June 15 - Fourteen Keralites, presently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kuwait, are reported to be out of danger.

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Eid eve shopping subdued, but festivities on in Kashmir

Eid eve shopping subdued, but festivities on in Kashmir

Srinagar, June 15 - Even when markets had more than usual presence of shoppers in J&K’s Srinagar and other cities and towns of Kashmir on the eve of the holiest Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Azha on Saturday, the traditional high-pitch buying and selling has

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CM Vijayan mulls cabinet rejig after Minister becomes MP

CM Vijayan mulls cabinet rejig after Minister becomes MP

Thiruvananthapuram, June 15 - With Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan having to find a replacement for the state Minister for SC/ST, K. Radhakrishnan, the only Left candidate to win the Lok Sabha election, talks have started within the CPI(M) for a possible reshuffle of

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Assam and other N-E states to receive heavy rain in next few days

Assam and other N-E states to receive heavy rain in next few days

Guwahati, June 15 - Owing to cyclonic circulations, Assam and other states in the northeastern region are set to receive heavy rain in the next few days, weather officials said on Saturday.

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Mortal remains of Kuwait fire victim reach Ranchi

Mortal remains of Kuwait fire victim reach Ranchi

Ranchi, June 15 - The mortal remains of a youth from Jharkhand’s Ranchi, who died in the Kuwait fire tragedy, reached here on Saturday morning.

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Mortal remains of Kuwait fire victim from Bengal reach Kolkata

Mortal remains of Kuwait fire victim from Bengal reach Kolkata

Kolkata, June 15 - The mortal remains of Dwarikesh Pattanayak, a native of West Bengal's West Midnapore district who was one of the victims of the deadly fire in Kuwait, reached the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Saturday.

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Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah gets bail; to stay in jail in other cases

Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah gets bail; to stay in jail in other cases

New Delhi/Srinagar, June 15 - A court in Delhi granted statutory bail to the separatist Kashmiri leader, Shabir Shah recently in a money laundering case, but he will continue to remain in jail because of other cases pending against him.

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TRAI allots new 160 mobile phone series to key financial entities to curb spams

TRAI allots new 160 mobile phone series to key financial entities to curb spams

New Delhi, June 15 - The government has allocated 160 mobile phone series for making transactional and service voice calls for all entities regulated by RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA in the first phase, in order to prevent the duping of citizens from

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Sikkim govt seeks IAF’s assistance to airlift 1,400 stranded tourists

Sikkim govt seeks IAF’s assistance to airlift 1,400 stranded tourists

Gangtok, June 15 - The Sikkim government has sought the Indian Air Force's (IAF) assistance to airlift at least 1,400 tourists stranded in the northern part of the state due to road blockage and damages in some bridges caused by landslides triggered by

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BJP to expose oppn’s false narrative through door-to-door outreach, says party’s Maha unit chief

BJP to expose oppn’s false narrative through door-to-door outreach, says party’s Maha unit chief

Mumbai, June 15 - After a dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday decided to launch a massive outreach programme to "expose the false narrative of the opposition parties" in

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‘400-seat’ slogan loudly reflected arrogance, Sachin Pilot says at Oxford University

‘400-seat’ slogan loudly reflected arrogance, Sachin Pilot says at Oxford University

Jaipur, June 15 - Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government during his speech at Oxford University in the UK.

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Manipur govt to provide Rs 10K to each flood-hit family

Manipur govt to provide Rs 10K to each flood-hit family

Imphal, June 15 - The Manipur government will provide Rs 10,000 to every flood-hit family, which were affected by the recent Cyclone Remal, officials said on Friday.

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Two lakh saplings to be planted in Bengaluru this year, says Deputy CM Shivakumar

Two lakh saplings to be planted in Bengaluru this year, says Deputy CM Shivakumar

Bengaluru, June 14 - Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said that two lakh more saplings will be planted in Bengaluru by school students this year as part of the 'Hasiru Rakshaka' (saviour of greenery) programme.

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