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Govt Raises EPF Interest Rate To 8.8% For 2015-16
In the third roll-back in two months, the government on Friday raised the interest rate on employee provident fund (EPF) contributions to 8.8 per cent for 2015-16 against 8.7 per cent approved by the...
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New Tax Data Is Unambiguous: Black Money Is A Huge Part Of Indian Economy
The Income Tax (IT) Department has released some very interesting data today. It basically reconfirms what we have known all along -- that very few Indians pay income tax. The number of Individuals...
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Amit Shah Targets Sonia Gandhi Again, Poses Questions On VVIP Chopper Scam
Intensifying his attack, BJP President Amit Shah today targeted Congress chief Sonia Gandhi once again over the VVIP chopper scam asking her to explain a "number of relaxations" given to AgustaWestland...
View ArticleFans Might Be Thrilled, But Subramanian Swamy Is Not Helping BJP's Cause
NEW DELHI -- Rajya Sabha's newest entrant Subramanian Swamy has monopolized the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament, and newspaper headlines, this week. He has dragged Congress Party leader...
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Activists Term Bohra Muslim Leader's Speech Backing Female Genital Mutilation...
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A speech by the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, in which he appears to be urging followers in India to continue the practice of female genital...
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Uttarakhand Doubles Staff Count Fighting Forest Fires To 6,000
The Uttarakhand government has decided to double the number of personnel engaged in dousing wild fires in different parts of the state from 3000 to 6000. Governor KK Paul took the decision late on...
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Temples, Trusts Deposit 1,512 Kg Gold Under Gold Monetisation Scheme
Banks have collected about 1,500 kg of gold from temples and trusts under the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) since its launch last November. Under the GMS, 2015 approximately 1,512 kg of gold has so...
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5 Films Kalki Koechlin Says Everybody Should Watch
Kalki Koechlin enjoys the unique distinction of being an actress coveted by mainstream and independent filmmakers alike. The actress has a disarmingly bohemian, somewhat rebellious vibe about her, and...
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A Divided House: DMK Is Struggling To Contain Rebellion In The Ranks
On April 22, former Telecom Minister and Propaganda Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), A Raja, drove to Kothagiri in the hilly Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. His missive from the party...
View ArticleCIC Orders PMO, Universities To Furnish Narendra Modi's Graduation Details
The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Friday asked the Prime Minister's Office and the Delhi and Gujarat Universities to disclose Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s graduation details ‘as soon as...
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Kashmiri Separatists Are Indians, Free To Speak With Pakistani Officials,...
NEW DELHI -- Kashmiri separatist leaders are "Indian citizens" who can speak with Pakistani officials if they so choose, the Modi government quietly informed Parliament on April 28th. In the din around...
View ArticleMeet Ankit Love, The 32-Year-Old 'Maharaja Of Jammu & Kashmir' Running For...
Ankit Love, a British-Dogra musician who calls himself the “Maharaja of the sovereign state of Jammu and Kashmir”, is the youngest candidate in the London Mayor race. However, his is quite a mysterious...
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WATCH: Ranbir Kapoor And Deepika Padukone In This Intense Deleted Scene From...
Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha, which released in November last year, polarised both audiences as well as critics. Despite stellar performances by once real-life couple Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, the...
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ISIS Sex Slave Claims Siddhartha Dhar Is The New Jihadi John
LONDON -- Indian-origin Islamic State terrorist from Britain Siddhartha Dhar, dubbed as the "New Jihadi John", is a senior commander of the dreaded outfit, according to a media report. Nihad Barakat, a...
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Here's Everything You Need To Get Up To Speed With The Surge Pricing Debate
Taxi hailing start-ups and apps have changed the way we commute. And some of them, such as Uber and Ola, have a business model where they demand a higher fare when demand goes up. This ‘surge pricing’...
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WATCH: This Video Of Katrina Kaif Singing 'Bare Necessities' From 'The Jungle...
Actor Hrithik Roshan, who has recently been in the news for a controversy regarding his alleged relationship with actress Kangana Ranaut, shared a refreshing video on his Instagram on Sunday. The video...
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RSS To Temples: Stop Spending Money On Extravagant Festivities, Focus On...
After advocating for women's entry in places of worship, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) now wants temples to stop ostentatious festivities and instead focus on charity, reports Hindustan Times....
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Twitter Is None Too Impressed With CIA's Retro-Tweets On Osama Raid
On 1 May, 2011, US special forces carried out an operation to attack the residence of then Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. They succeeded in killing the terrorist mastermind,...
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UN Court Orders Return Of Italian Marine From India: Italy
ROME -- Italian marine Salvatore Girone, one of the two marines facing murder charges for killing two Indian fishermen, will be able to return to Italy while his case is subject to an arbitration...
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WATCH: Shocking CCTV Footage Of Bengaluru Woman Escaping Abductor
A woman barely managed to escape her abductor, who allegedly attempted to rape her at an under-construction building near her paying-guest accommodation in south Bengaluru. The abduction, which took...
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