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Paramita Satpathy assumes charge as Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in Odisha
SENIOR Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Paramita Satpathy Tripathy took charge on Wednesday as the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Odisha. A distinguished officer of the 1989 IRS batch, Tripathy brings with her a wealth of administrative experience and a rich legacy of literary achievement.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
ED must be disbanded as there are agencies to probe offences: Akhilesh
SAMAJWADI Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) should be disbanded as there are other agencies to investigate economic offences.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India has potential to become world's 2nd-largest economy: Mark Mobius
NOT just the world's third-largest economy, India has the potential to become the second-largest economy if it remains on the current path of resilience and policy continuity, billionaire investor Mark Mobius said on Wednesday.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Sonia, RaGa fraudulently took over National Herald, minted money: CM
ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday alleged that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul had fraudulently taken over the non-profit company owning the National Herald (NH) and minted money.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Wipro clocks 6.4 pc rise in Q4 net profit at %3,569.6 Cr
IT software major Wipro Ltd on Wednesday reported a 6.4 per cent sequential rise in net profit to Rs 3,569.6 crore for the fourth quarter of the financial year ended on March 31, 2025.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Congress protests against ED chargesheet in National Herald case
THE Congress on Wednesday held protests outside Enforcement Directorate offices across the country over the agency's chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case and alleged that the action against its leaders showed panic and moral bankruptcy of the \"despotic\" government which wanted to divert attention from public issues and economic crisis.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Padma Shri Award row: Orissa HC penalises physician for baseless petition
THE Orissa High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Dr. Antarayami Mishra, a physician, for filing a baseless writ petition in connection with the Padma Shri Award controversy, thereby wasting the court's time.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
China appoints new Int'l trade representative after Trump's call to resolve tariff deadlock
CHINA on Wednesday appointed a new top international negotiator after US President Donald Trump said the ball is in Beijing's court to work out a deal to end the tariff deadlock even as he increased tariffs on Chinese exports to a whopping 245 per cent.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bihar polls: EC trains representatives of 10 parties on role of booth-level agents
AHEAD of the Bihar assembly polls, the Election Commission on Wednesday organised a training programme for representatives of political parties deployed as booth-level agents.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Parents protest outside DoE over alleged school fee hike in Delhi, demand rollback
SEVERAL parents held a protest outside the Delhi Directorate of Education office here on Wednesday, demanding an immediate rollback of hiked school fees and an intervention by authorities into the matter.
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April 17, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India, US likely to ink first tranche of trade pact before Fall deadline
INDIA and US are working to sign the first tranche of a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) to bring down tariffs before the agreed timeline of the fall of 2025 as the the terms of reference for the pact have already been finalised.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Rooh Afza’ row: Digvijaya presses for action against Baba Ramdev
FORMER Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday accused Yoga guru Baba Ramdev of “inciting religious sentiments\" in an attempt to increase the sale of his products by \"misleading\" the people.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bengal Govt must stop 'jihadi' attacks on Hindus over Waqf Amendment Act protests: VHP
THE Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday called upon the state administration to put an immediate stop to attacks on lives and properties of Hindus in pockets of West Bengal over the Waqf Act-related protests, and demanded compensation for the victims.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Delhi Police tops training spend but faces rising officer vacancies: Report
DELHI Police leads the country in spending on training its personnel and has more women among its ranks but rising vacancies in officer posts could slow decision-making, a report released Tuesday said.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
‘Yeh dosti...’: Navy chief Dinesh Tripathi’s song performance with Tanzanian official wins hearts
REDEFINING the contours of international friendship and cooperation, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi set social media on fire with a small video clip of his singing Bollywood \"Yeh dosti hum nahi todenge’ with a top Tanzanian defence official, an officer said on Tuesday.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Combining two low-cost drugs may help prevent new heart attack, stroke risk
TREATING patients earlier with a combination of statins and the cholesterollowering drug ezetimibe could prevent thousands of new heart attacks, strokes, and death over a decade, according toa new study.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Delhi govt approves 3-month extension of EV policy, continues power subsidy
THE Delhi government on Tuesday approved extension of its Electric Vehicle (EV) policy by three months and continuation of power subsidy in the national capital.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bengal Violence
Dangerous Blame Game
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Swiggy signs MoU with Labour Ministry, hopeful for generating lakhs of jobs in few years
THE Ministry of Labour and Employment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiggy, one of India’s largest food delivery platforms, as part of a broader initiative to strengthen employment opportunities through public-private partnerships.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Fortis Hospital launches institute focusing on gene-targeted health care in Delhi
A private hospital launched a new medical institute focusing on genomic medicine to support personalised and gene-targeted health care for diseases like cancer, heart problems and neurological disorders on Tuesday.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
EX-SC judge Justice Dinesh Maheshwari appointed law commission chairperson
FORMER Supreme Court judge Dinesh Maheshwari was on Tuesday appointed chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission, announced the law ministry.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
DRIEMS University NSS Wing launches Jala Seva Kendra at Tangi Bus Stand
IN a heartwarming initiative to mark the auspicious occasion of Mahavishuva Sankranti and the Odia New Year, DRIEMS University’s National Service Scheme (NSS) Wing has inaugurated a \"Jala Seva Kendra\" at the Tangi Bus Stand along NH-16.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Adani’s growing footprint reflects shift toward development-first politics
AS India marches toward its ambitious goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy, the Adani Group has cemented itself as a pivotal force in driving this transformation - often blurring the conventional lines of political allegiance in the process.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Delhi’s maximum temperature at 37.8 deg Celsius
WITH a sunny, clear sky on Tuesday, the national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius, 1.7 notches above normal, the weather office said.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic, wounding 9 other people
AN Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people, a spokesman for the hospital said.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
National Herald laundering case: ED files charges in court against Sonia and Rahul
TAKING a big step against political heavyweights, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a prosecution complaint in a Special Delhi court against Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in the alleged National Herald or Associated Journals Limited (AJL) money laundering case, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha government disburses ₹31.10 crore incentive to 1 lakh OMFED dairy farmers
IN a significant move to support the dairy farming community, the Odisha government has provided a financial incentive of Rs 31.10 crore to nearly one lakh dairy farmers associated with the Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED).
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CM Majhi approves creation of 2,500 more home guard posts
ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday approved a proposal for creation of 2,500 more posts of home guards in the state.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tight vigil to prevent fresh violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad over Waqf Act
SECURITY forces kept a strict vigil to prevent any fresh episode of violence over the # Waqf (Amendment) Act in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Tuesday, officials said.
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April 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Telangana bill proposes jail term for aggregators not paying gig worker welfare fund
AGGREGATORS, platforms who fail to pay welfare fund fee to the proposed Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Welfare Board are liable to be punished with imprisonment up to one year or fine up to Rs 2 lakh or both, according to a Draft Bill proposed by Telangana Government.
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