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May 28, 2022

Haryana ex-CM Chautala gets 4 years in prison; ₹50 lakh fine

FORMER Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala was on Friday sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of ₹50 lakh by a special judge for CBI cases for possessing disproportionate assets.

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No proof, Aryan's name cleared in narcotics case

A year after he was arrested in connection with a party drug haul, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday cleared the name of Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the case.

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Two killed for 'honour' in Telangana, K'taka

While a woman was murdered by slitting her throat in Adilabad, a youth was hacked to death near Wadi rly station

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India for upping Afghan capability

At Dushanbe Security Dialogue, Doval says Afghan key to fight on terror, India a stakeholder

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Top US official on India trip over oil import from Russia

THE US has commenced its efforts to try to wean India off its oil imports from Russia.

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Monuments authority stumped by builder

The purpose of the visit was to assess whether permission for the construction activities at the plot located in the proximity of the heritage site could be granted.

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Previous governments ignored use of technology in governance: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday blamed previous governments for being "indifferent" towards the use of technology, saying efforts were made to project tech development as anti-poor.

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'Extra-judicial confession can't be basis for conviction'

EXTRA-JUDICIAL confession allegedly by the co-accused loses its significance in the absence of any substantive evidence against the accused and there cannot be any conviction based on such confession, the Supreme Court said on Friday.

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J&K scam: ED summons Farooq Abdullah in cricket money laundering case

According to ED officials, Abdullah recorded his statement in the case three years ago.

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RUSSIA CLOSES IN ON KEY UKRAINE CITY

Offensive ramped up in Severodonetsk. Pro-Moscow forces claim capture of Lyman in Kyiv-controlled territory

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Lower RBI payout to govt for higher provision

In FY22, RBI paid dividend of ₹30,307.45 cr to the govt, which is 69.42% lower than ₹99,122 cr it had paid in FY21

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Adani picks 50% stake in General Aeronautics

This acquisition comes weeks after Adani's joint venture with Israeli firm Elbit Systems was named in the first provisional list of the Indian government's ambitious production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components.

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Muthoot Finance net up 5.6% to ₹4,031 cr in FY22

MUTHOOT FINANCE has posted a 1.75% decline in its consolidated net profit to ₹1,006 crore for the fourth quarter FY22. Its net profit was ₹1,024 crore in the same quarter last year.

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Lockdown spurs household savings to decadal highs

Savings in physical assets like property and land saw a sharp decline to 10.2% of GNDI from 11.1% while savings in valuables like gold and silver ornaments was flat at 0.2% of GNDI.

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