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Delhi Massively Cuts Tax On Jet Fuel
Air travel from Delhi to remote places within the country is set to become cheaper as the Delhi government on Wednesday announced a massive reduction in VAT on Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) from the existing 25 per cent to a mere 1 per cent.....
Modi Salutes 'Nari Shakti' On International Women's Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked International Women's Day by "saluting" the "spirit of Nari Shakti".....
Hizbul Module Busted In Srinagar
A module of the Hizbul Mujahideen was busted here on Wednesday with the arrest of three persons carrying some arms and ammunition, police said....
Kejriwal Praises DCW, Criticises Centre For Dirty Politics
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pull up those who "abuse" women and to take action against them.....
Priyadarshan Excited To Head Jury For 64th National Film Awards
Acclaimed director Priyadarshan will chair the jury of the 64th National Film Awards, industry sources have told .....
Naidu Condoles Death Of IANS Journalist Arvind Padmanabhan
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of IANS Executive Editor Arvind Padmanabhan, describing it as a "huge loss to the media fraternity". ....
Women's Group In Manila Burns US Flag With Trump's Face
A large crowd of protesters of a Left-wing feminist group marched in this Philippine capital city on Wednesday on the occasion of the International Women's Day and burnt the US flag with President Donald Trump's face printed on it.....
‘Don't Need Favours, Skills Enough For Women'
Notwithstanding the notion that society is still discomfited by the progress of women, a clutch of female technopreneurs and faculty at Indias oldest IIT, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, have called for inculcating gender equity in young minds and providing opportunities based on merit and not on gender -- emphasising skills and confidence are enough to climb to the top.....
Veteran Journalist Arvind Padmanabhan Passes Away
Veteran journalist Arvind Padmanabhan, an Executive Editor at IANS, died of cardiac arrest here early on Wednesday.....
NIA Releases Two Pakistanis Held For Uri Attack
The NIA on Wednesday said it had released two Pakistani teenagers arrested last year in connection with the attack on an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri and handed them over to the army for sending them back to their homes.....
