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Centre accepts Finance Commission report, ups states’ tax share to 42%
25 Feb 2015 5:38 AM ISTIn a bonanza, the 14th Finance Commission has recommended a record 10 percentage point increase in the states’ share of Union taxes to 42 per cent,...
Pachauri steps down as IPCC chief
24 Feb 2015 11:01 PM ISTThe decision of Pachauri, who has been accused by a woman employee of TERI he heads of sexual harassment, was made public by the IPCC at its ongoing...
Guj’s junior health min, UP MLA down
24 Feb 2015 6:00 AM ISTAfter Gujarat Assembly Speaker, couple of IAS officers, Gujarat University Vice Chancellor, now Gujarat’s Minister of State for Health Shankarbhai...
21 more die of swine flu, toll reaches 833
24 Feb 2015 6:00 AM ISTSwine flu claimed the lives of 21 more people as the toll reached 833 across the country while the number of persons affected by H1N1 virus breached...
Minorities rights being protected: Govt
24 Feb 2015 5:59 AM ISTThe usual notions of minorities and their alienation are not valid in the Indian context, a global meet in the US was told by the Narendra Modi...
Russia offers new missiles to Iran despite sanctions
25 Feb 2015 4:42 AM ISTRussia has offered Iran advanced surface-to-air missiles after scrapping a similar deal in 2010 because of UN sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear...
Clashes, air strikes kill 52 IS militants in Iraq
25 Feb 2015 4:42 AM ISTIn Iraq’s western province of Anbar, hundreds of soldiers, police officers, Shia and Sunni militias launched an operation in the militant-seized town...
France authorities seize passports of suspected jihadists headed for Syria
25 Feb 2015 4:41 AM ISTAuthorities in France seized the passports of six alleged French jihadists who were planning to depart to fight in Syria, the first time this...
Australia to tighten immigration laws, crackdown on extremists
25 Feb 2015 4:40 AM IST“This year, the government will consider what further legislation is needed to combat terrorism and keep Australians safe,” Prime Minister Tony Abbott...
2019 WC set to be 10-team format: Richardson
23 Feb 2015 5:50 AM ISTICC’s chief executive officer Dave Richardson on Sunday said the game’s governing body is all set to prune the number of teams from 14 to 10 for the...
Lack of experience proved costly: Shenwari
23 Feb 2015 5:49 AM ISTAfghanistan believe a lack of experience cost them the chance of a major World Cup upset on Sunday when Sri Lanka escaped with a four-wicket win in...
Struggling England brace up for Scotland challenge
23 Feb 2015 5:49 AM ISTA floundering England will be looking to avoid a potential banana skin when they take on minnows Scotland in a crucial Pool A cricket World Cup match...
Rebel, Romantic, Revolutionary
28 Sept 2025 12:27 AM ISTGST Recast | Savings or Strain?
27 Sept 2025 9:11 PM ISTDocumenting Exclusion, Chronicling Courage
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27 Sept 2025 9:04 PM ISTPostcards and Parisian Nights
27 Sept 2025 9:01 PM IST
Dip in murders; cybercrimes and crimes against STs spiked
1 Oct 2025 12:37 AM ISTTotal 1,71,418 suicide cases
1 Oct 2025 12:37 AM ISTOver 1.73L died in road accidents
1 Oct 2025 12:37 AM ISTOver 21,800 people killed in rail accidents
1 Oct 2025 12:36 AM ISTRise in crime against children
1 Oct 2025 12:36 AM IST