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Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan chairs Consultative Committee Meeting of Members of Parliament on National Sugar Institute, Kanpur

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The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan today chaired the meeting of Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. The Consultative Committee Meeting reviewed the functioning of National Sugar Institute established […]

Banks likely to recover bad loans worth 700 billion rupees by March-end: Arun Jaitley

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NEW DELHI – India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday commercial banks were likely to recover 700 billion rupees ($9.95 billion) of bad loans by the end of March, helped by resolution of 12 large cases. Some of the big cases such as Bhushan Power and Steel […]

Nestle welcomes India’s Supreme Court ruling in Maggi case

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ZURICH – Food group Nestle said on Thursday a ruling by India’s Supreme Court marked a partial victory in its row with the government over Maggi noodles. Maggi, Nestle India’s single-largest revenue earner, was banned in June 2015 for six months across the country following allegations it contained […]

Toxic smog shrouds Indian capital as pollution soars, government measures fail

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NEW DELHI – Residents of the Indian capital of New Delhi woke on Thursday to a thick, gray smog, as pollution surged to “severe” and “emergency” levels, with authorities showing little sign of finding new solutions to the crisis. The air quality index of the state-run Central Pollution […]

Markets Right Now: Apple leads tech stocks sharply lower

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NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 10:20 a.m. Stocks are widening their losses on Wall Street after Apple warned of a steep slowdown in iPhone sales in China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 500 points in morning trading […]

Modi betrayed people, made false promises: Togadia

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Jaipur, Jan 3: International Hindu Parishad president Pravin Togadia Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “betraying” the people of country by making tall promises but failing to fulfil them. Tall promises were made before coming to power. Neither Ram temple was built by bringing an ordinance in Parliament […]

45 LS members suspended in 2 days for disruptions

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New Delhi, Jan 3: Cracking the whip on unruly MPs, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has suspended 45 Lok Sabha members belonging to the TDP and the AIADMK since Wednesday after they created ruckus in the House and continuously disrupted proceedings for days. Mahajan had suspended 24 AIADMK members on Wednesday […]

Ex-India carrom player Prakash Rele dies at 78

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Mumbai, Jan 3: Former international carrom player and administrator Prakash Rele passed away following a cardiac arrest here late Wednesday evening. He was 78 and is survived by his wife Leena and two sons, a media release issued here said Thursday. Rele had represented India in a test series […]

Zuma’s plan to record album angers S Africa opposition

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Johannesburg, Jan 3: Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s plan to record an album of apartheid-era struggle songs sparked off a political row Thursday as opposition politicians slammed the project as a taxpayer-funded waste of money. Zuma, ousted from power last year amid multiple fraud scandals, is famed for […]

J-K Guv should ask security forces not to harass militants’ families: Mehbooba

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Srinagar, Jan 3: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said Governor Satya Pal Malik should issue directions to security forces not to harass the families of the terrorists while fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. “Our police is a disciplined force. The Governor should issue clear cut directions that families […]

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