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January 07, 2023

HC refuses to entertain Wankhede's petition

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition by former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Dyandev Wankhede seeking protection from search, seizure or arrest on allegations of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

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BIGGEST FISHING SHIP SINKS

Strong winds and huge waves damaged Jay Sagarika', the biggest fishing ship in the coastal belt of Palghar district, causing it to sink at 6.30 pm on January 2, 45 to 50 nautical miles (85 to 90 km) from the coast. No life was lost in the incident.

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Doctors protest attack on colleagues

Resident doctors at the Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College and Hospital in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district have gone on strike on Friday, leaving senior doctors and professors to take care of patients.

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Indrani claims again: Someone spotted Sheena in Guwahati

Prime accused in her daughter Sheena Bora's murder case, Indrani Mukerjea has claimed once again before the special court that someone, this time a lawyer, spotted Sheena at Guwahati airport early on Thursday

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BMC budget without corporators

Administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal to present civic budget on Feb 3 at BMC headquarters | After 36 years, no standing committee to which budget proposals can be presented

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INDIA'S GDP GROWTH ESTIMATED TO SLIP TO 7% IN 2022-23: GOVT DATA

Manufacturing sector output is estimated to decelerate to 1.6% in current fiscal from 9.9% in 2021-22

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Taming inflation top priority for South Asia: RBI Guv

Taming inflation is the top priority for South Asian countries like India as an unchecked price rise may pose risk to growth and investment outlook, Reserve Bank (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday

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Sebi permits AMCs to provide advisory services to all FPIs at IFSC DYL

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday permitted asset management companies (AMCs) to provide management and advisory services to all FPIs operating from International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs).

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'Optional tax regime aimed at providing relief to persons in low income bracket'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the optional income tax regime with seven tax slabs was brought in by the government to ensure lower rates for those in the low income bracket.

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India surpasses Japan to become third largest auto market globally

India eclipsed Japan in auto sales last year, according to the latest industry data, making it the third-largest auto market for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Friday

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Delhi mayoral poll off after AAP, BJP clash in House

The Capital's new Mayor and Deputy Mayor could not be elected at the maiden sitting of the reunified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Friday after clashes broke out between councillors of the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP, forcing adjournment of the House in what is being seen as an attempt by the latter to grab the post despite losing the election in December.

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Evacuations ordered in California due to storm

Authorities have ordered evacuations in parts of northern California and also warned of threats to life and property, especially around San Francisco and Sacramento, as a deadly storm is pounding the U.S. state bringing with it heavy rain and powerful winds.

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U.S. House left leaderless

2 years after Jan 6, speaker scrap paralyses Congress again

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India look to win T20 series against Sri Lanka - Pacers, top order in focus

The inconsistency of a young attack was one of the reasons for the defeat but going forward Umran Malik and Shivam Mavi will know that it was great learning experience for them

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In keeping with the international trend, it has reinvented itself in terms of design, get up and content. It means different thing to different people – a platform for the articulate, a trendsetter for the young and a chronicle for the old.

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Swaminath Sadanand, a 30-year-old idealist from Madras trudged his way to Bombay and with a vision that was to prove uncomfortably ahead of his day, brought out a newspaper as unorthodox in character as it was innovative in concept. For Swaminath Sadanand, the Free Press Journal was not so much a business venture as a cause.

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