‘This is for all of India’: Neeraj puts nation on top of the world

Neeraj Chopra just gave us the Moon landing in reverse, when he flung his thunderbolt in the warm Budapest air. Flying across lands, sneaking over borders, spanning generations perhaps, it was headed homewards, landing silently, piercing our collective consciousness as a sporting never-before. “I want to thank my fellow Indians back home for their late-night vigil for this. This is for all of India!” India’s first World Athletics Championship gold medal winner would say.

August 29, 2023 at 01:47AM

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G20: Putin unable to come, Modi thanks him for support

PM Narendra Modi thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia’s “consistent support” in G20 as Putin conveyed his inability to attend the summit next month in a phone call and said Russia would be represented by foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Kremlin had earlier said that Putin had no plan to visit India for the summit as he was busy with Russia's “special military operation” in Ukraine.

August 29, 2023 at 02:33AM

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SC disposes of plea against Mathura demolition drive

The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a plea filed against demolition drive near Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura to remove alleged encroachment on government land and refused to grant any protection to those removed from the land and asked them to raise their grievances before lower court where the suit is pending.

August 29, 2023 at 02:12AM

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After successful Moon mission Chandrayaan-3, India to shoot for Sun on September 2

As Vikram and Pragyan, the Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover, continue to do science on the Moon, Isro has set the date for the launch of its solar mission — 11.50am, on September 2. The agency has completed the integration of the Aditya-L1 spacecraft — India’s first solar observatory mission — with its workhorse launch vehicle, the PSLV, at Sriharikota.

August 29, 2023 at 01:08AM

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Soon-to-wed couple, businessman killed in Mumbai hotel fire

A couple, who were soon to get married, and a businessman from Gujarat died while three others suffered injuries in a fire that broke out in a second-floor room at Hotel Galaxy located in Prabhat Colony at Santacruz (E) on Sunday afternoon. The three victims, who had come from Ahmedabad and were flying to Nairobi, were accommodated in the ground-plus four-storey hotel by the airlines as their flight was rescheduled.

August 27, 2023 at 03:58PM

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CBDT gives relief, but I-T dept may reopen big old cases

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), guided by a Supreme Court (SC) order issued in April, has sent out comprehensive instructions to tax officials regarding reopening of past cases under the Income-tax (I-T) Act. The instructions dated August 23 — aimed at ensuring a uniform practice — state that there will be no reopening and reassessment of completed cases only where the decision of the appellate authorities has become final.

August 28, 2023 at 02:31AM

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In investment pitch, PM invokes ‘mutual trust’, takes aim at China

PM Modi invoked “mutual trust” and “democratic values” to pitch for investments in India, as he cited disruptions in the supply chain during Covid to hit out at China. “A profitable market can be sustained when there is a balance in interests of producers and consumers. Treating other countries only as a market will never work. It will harm producing countries sooner or later. Making everyone equal partners in progress is the way forward,” he said at B20 meet.

August 28, 2023 at 12:46AM

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Govt to take up with RBI penal charges imposed by bank

The government is expected to take up the issue of penal charges levied by banks for non-maintenance of minimum balance with the Reserve Bank of India, as these yielded Rs 21,000 for state-run and private lenders over the last five years. While a government official insisted that state-run banks such as SBI do not adopt such practices, he acknowledged the problem and said the issue will be taken up with RBI.

August 27, 2023 at 05:19AM

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Banter Battle: Goyal puts tough questions to China minister

The frosty relationship between India and China was on display at an event on Friday evening, where commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, doubling up as moderator for a panel discussion with trade ministers from some of the G20 nations, posed some tough questions to a Chinese minister.

August 27, 2023 at 03:52AM

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Ahead of polls, Shivraj inducts 3 new ministers

Three new ministers — Gauri Shankar Bisen, Rajendra Shukla, and Rahul Singh Lodhi — were inducted into the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government on Saturday, barely three months ahead of elections. Lodhi was sworn in as a minister of state while Bisen and Shukla were made cabinet ministers. There’s barely a month and half left before the model code of conduct kicks in, and only three-four cabinet meetings are likely to be held before then.

August 27, 2023 at 04:03AM

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