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Centre accepts Finance Commission report, ups states’ tax share to 42%

25 Feb 2015 5:38 AM IST
In 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 IST
The 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 IST
After 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 IST
Swine 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 IST
The 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 IST
Russia 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 IST
In 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 IST
Authorities 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 IST
ICC’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 IST
Afghanistan 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 IST
A 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...
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