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Industry bodies expect tax incentives, special package

PATNA, Feb. 1 -- Ahead of the Union Budget to be placed in the Lok Sabha on Sunday, industry bodies in the state are keeping high hopes that the Centre would provide several incentives to the industry... Read More


253 wells in Raj dropped 40 metres: Jal Shakti min

Jaipur, Feb. 1 -- In at least 253 wells in Rajasthan, the water level has dropped to 40 metres below ground level (mbgl), the Jal Shakti ministry stated in the ongoing Parliament session. Responding t... Read More


4 Assam workers found dead in K'taka

Bengaluru/silchar, Feb. 1 -- Four workers from Assam were found dead in their rented accommodation in Bengaluru Rural district of Karnataka on Saturday, police said, suspecting it to be a case of asph... Read More


Committee led by ex-SC judge to ascertain Adani Power's 'hardship'

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- The Haryana government on Friday mandated a high powered committee headed by a former Supreme Court judge to find an "amicable solution for all the pending claims and counter cla... Read More


3-day I-T raid ends at ex-minister Arora's house in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur, Feb. 1 -- The income tax (I-T) department's raid at former Congress minister Sunder Sham Arora's residence ended on Friday night after three-day intensive scrutiny of documents related to ... Read More


NDA set to reach 137 Rajya Sabha berths this year

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The BJP-led NDA government is set to tighten its grip on the Rajya Sabha this year by taking its tally to at least 137 seats (including nominated members) while the Opposition and... Read More


Sunetra Pawar, now dy CM, and anchor for Ajit's NCP faction

Pune, Feb. 1 -- On a hazy evening in Mumbai, the political climate appeared charged as Ajit Pawar's widow Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, catapulting her from the pe... Read More


Sangh makes key changes to its unit in Madhya Pradesh

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday redesignated BJP Madhya Pradesh general secretary (organisation) Hitanand Sharma as the new Kshetra Sah Bauddhik Pramukh (co-head of th... Read More


Ajit wanted merger, talks halted, says Sharad Pawar

Pune, Feb. 1 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the process to merge the two factions of the party, slated for February 12, has come to a halt following the deat... Read More


Dr Navjot Kaur quits Congress

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- Suspended Congress leader and former MLA Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Friday said she has quit the party. The development came hours after she welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on... Read More