Yoshita Singh New York/Washington, February 7 US President Donald Trump has removed the 25 per cent tariffs it imposed on India for purchasing Russian oil, citing that the country has undertaken “significant steps” and New Delhi has committed to stop directly or indirectly importing oil from Moscow. “I have received additional information and recommendations from […]
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New Delhi, February 6 The BJP on Friday said the Centre has asked OTT platform Netflix to remove the teaser and other promotional contents of the film, “Ghooskhor Pandat”, from social media. The announcement of the film earlier this week had sparked a storm on social media, with many users calling the title “casteist” and […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 6 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday asserted that the government is using technology in a big way in the farm sector and said 8.48 crore farmers have been provided with digital IDs in 19 states and work is in progress in other states. Replying to supplementaries […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 6 The Punjab government has formally launched a year-long programme to commemorate the 650th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji, signalling what Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann described as a renewed commitment to social equality inspired by the saint’s teachings. The observances were inaugurated on Friday at Khuralgarh, traditionally […]
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The North News Mumbai, February 6 The Reserve Bank of India kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Friday, as expected, as inflation remained at manageable levels, and growth concerns eased following trade agreements with the US and the European Union. The central bank’s six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep the repurchase, […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 6 The central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated a record railway Budget of Rs 5,673 crore for Punjab, which is 25 times more than what was allocated for the state during Congress’s regime, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Replying to supplementaries […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 6 Consenting adults have the constitutional right to marry each other and neither the society nor the state machinery or their parents can interfere in their decision, the Delhi High Court has held. The court passed the order on a petition filed by a couple seeking protection from the […]
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New Delhi, February 6 Directing medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a 17-year-old girl, the Supreme Court on Friday said that courts cannot compel a woman, much less a minor, to continue a pregnancy. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the girl had become pregnant while being in […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 6 Punjab’s Finance, Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has said the state government’s One Time Settlement of Outstanding Dues, 2025 (OTS-2025) has helped recover ₹110 crore so far, while offering substantial relief to traders. In a statement issued on Friday, Cheema said the Taxation Department had received 7,654 […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 6 A motorcyclist died after falling into a 15-feet-deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for construction work in west Delhi’s Janakpuri area, police said on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Kamal Bhayani (25), a resident of Kailashpuri, who worked at the call centre of […]
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