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Ecuador seal Copa quarterfinal berth

ECUADOR ground out a nervejangling 0-0 draw with Mexico to book their place in the quarterfinals of the Copa America on Sunday as Venezuela sealed top spot in Group B with a 3-0 win over Jamaica.

Survival was victory, until it wasn't

DUNKIRK is a harbour located in North France, on the shores of the English Channel, that separates the United Kingdom from mainland Europe.

RBI pact with Asean nations for UPI services

IN a first step to take the highly successful UPI to the wider world outside, the Reserve Bank Monday entered into an agreement with the Asean countries to create a platform to facilitate instantaneous cross-border retail payments by joinin the Project Nexus.

GST collection in June rises 7.7% to ₹1.74 lakh crore

As the goods and services tax (GST) completes seven years in June 2024, the gross monthly collection reached 1.74 lakh crore, marking a 7.7% increase compared to the previous year, according to an official who didn't want to be named.

19-kg cylinder price cut ₹30, ATF up 1.2%

OIL marketing companies raised aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by 1.2% on Monday while reducing prices for commercial 19 kg LPG cylinders.

Whistleblower blows lid off fraud on court by Parsi bizman

FEW today would have heard of Framroz Edulji Dinshaw, a prominent Parsi financer who had lent a royal sum of ₹2 crore to the Tatas way back in the 1920s, at a time when Bombay was being built on the seven marshy islands that are homing the present megapolis.

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Crypto industry seeks conducive tax environment

THE first half of this year was a significant one for the crypto industry - Bitcoin touched its peak of over $73,000 in March, Bitcoin Halving, US SEC granted approval for spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Car sales slow down; TaMo sees 8% fall in Jun

Sales growth falls even as original equipment manufacturers flooded the market with attractive discounts, offers

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Govt to create dedicated auction window for long-term coal linkages

THE coal ministry plans to create a dedicated auction window for long-term coal linkages, specifically for the non-regulated sector.

Air India to set up flying institute at Amravati

TATA GROUP-run Air India said on Monday it is setting up South Asia's largest Flying Training Organisation (FTO) at Amravati in Maharashtra as part of an initiative by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC).

Firstcry, Unicommerce, 2 others get nod for IPOs

BRAINBEES SOLUTIONS, parent company of e-commerce platform Firstcry which hawks babies' and kids products, Snapdeal-owned Unicommerce eSolutions and two other companies have received the regulatory approvals for IPOS.

Islamic Jihad sends rocket barrage across Gaza, Israeli forces hit back

ISRAELI forces struck southern Gaza's main city on Monday after a rocket barrage claimed by militant group Islamic Jihad, and as shelling and fighting raged on across the besieged Palestinian territory.

French election round one goes to far-right party

Macron's camp hopes that tactical voting on July 7 will prevent RN from absolute majority

Russia captures 2 more Ukraine villages

MOSCOW RUSSIA on Monday claimed to have captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine.

Guv to Centre: Remove police chief of Kolkata

WEST Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has written to the Centre seeking removal of Kolkata police commissioner and deputy commissioner (central division) for \"unconstitutional move\" of probing alleged sexual harassment charges against him.

Jains seek right to worship at Bhojshala in MP

WHILE Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) readies to submit before the Madhya Pradesh High Court the detailed report on the 97-days long survey of the disputed Bhojshala Templecum-Kamal Maula Mosque, now the Jain community has petitioned the HC, claiming that the complex was once a Jain Gurukul-Temple.

26-yr-old Bihar woman bobbitises man over denial of marriage, held

A 26-year-old woman allegedly chopped off the genitals of a man in Bihar's Saran district on Monday, reportedly due to repeated denials of marriage.

Yogi gets free hand, picks Manoj Singh as top bureaucrat

The appointment of Manoj Kumar Singh, 1988-batch IAS officer, as state's chief secretary, after a two-and-a-half-year stint of \"Delhi-recommended\" Durga Shankar Mishra, seems to suggest that CM Yogi Adityanath got \"free hand\" in the selection of the state's top bureaucrat.

Cong seeks restoration of statehood ahead of J&K polls, to take call on tie-up

WITH the likelihood of Assembly elections in J&K in August-September, the Congress has demanded that statehood be restored before the Assembly polls.

Rivers in spate as Assam flood situation worsens

35 deaths reported, lakhs of people from 1,275 villages in 19 dists hit

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NHRC seeks report on ‘JCB' whipping Bengal couple in full public view

THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a couple being brutally beaten up in a village in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district by a group of people, led by a Trinamool Congress local leader, and issued notices to the state chief secretary and director general of police, calling for a detailed report within a week.

Women CID officer held for aiding bootlegger in 'dry' Gujarat's Kutch

A woman CID officer was caught aiding a liquor smuggler in Gujarat's Kutch district.

J'khand HC spots 'error' in printed edition

THE Jharkhand High Court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of an error in the Universal LexisNexis edition of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) bare act.

NEET-UG retest result out, ranks changed, says NTA

THE National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday released the result for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test UG (NEET-UG) 2024 reexamination.

Docs up in arms as laws dealing with negligence suggest jail term, fine

ON National Doctor's Day, many doctors were united in protesting a specific section in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaced longstanding British-era laws.

New laws will give justice, says Shah

HOME Minister Amit Shah, who spearheaded the three new criminal laws, which have come into force now, said on Monday that the Acts emphasise justice rather than punishment and appealed to the Opposition not to indulge in politics over them, maintaining that they have been brought after wider consultation.

Model poll code hit infra projects as only 4km roads built in May: Ministry

THE implementation of Moddel Code of Conduct (MCC) has impacted the infrastructure development in the country.

Mahua says BJP paid a huge price for expelling her from Parliament

TRINAMOOL Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Monday lashed out at the BJP-led NDA government for expelling her in the last Lok Sabha session, saying they paid a very heavy price for throttling her voice which led to loss of 63 BJP MPs.

Kharge leads Oppn charge against BJP

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expunges Cong chief's remarks on saffron takeover of edu system

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