Maoists allege police ‘links’, kill 2 villagers in Jharkhand, Maharashtra | India News – The Times of India

CHATRA/NAGPUR: Maoists killed a villager in Jharkhand’s Chatra Sunday morning and another in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli Saturday night, on suspicion of their being police informers, report Visvendu Jaipuriar and Soumitra Bose.Within 48 hours of a police station being opened in Nelgunda at foothills of Maoist stronghold Abujmarh in Gadchiroli, ex-panchayat samiti chairman Sukhram Madavi was killed…

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‘Tax assessee’s word is final for us… trust is what we want’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman | India News – The Times of India

A day after offering the largest tax relief ever in absolute terms, FM Nirmala Sitharaman explained the macroeconomic context of her Budget to TOI’s Diwakar & Surojit Gupta. In an exclusive interview, she rejected the criticism that the concessions would further shrink the tax base, while asserting that strong fundamentals would help the economy weather…

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Most pro-middle class Budget in history, says PM Modi | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Exuding confidence about BJP‘s prospects in Delhi polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Union Budget presented a day earlier “the most pro-middle class in India’s history”, highlighted measures announced by the finance minister and wooed govt employees by pointing to the announcement of the new Pay Commission.“See you at the victory celebrations…

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2 Indian students killed, 2 others seriously injured in a car crash in Ireland | India News – The Times of India

LONDON: Two Indian students in their 20s have been killed and two others remain in hospital with serious injuries after the car they were travelling in struck a tree in County Carlow, southern Ireland, according to the Irish police.Cherekuri Suresh Chowdary and Chithoori Bhargav were pronounced dead at the scene of the fatal road collision…

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Deep Ocean mission ‘Samudrayaan’ gets Rs 600cr budget boost | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a big boost for India’s ambitious Deep Ocean Mission, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 600 crore for the Samudrayaan project, under which scientists will be sent to the depths of the ocean in a specially-designed submersible to explore the ocean floor, including the country’s continental shelf and exclusive economic…

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Caste survey: Backward classes Telangana’s largest group at 46.25% | India News – The Times of India

HYDERABAD The Backward classes (BC) constitute 46.25% (categories A, B, C and D) or approximately 1.64 crore of the over 3.5 crore population in Telangana, making them the largest group, according to the recent caste survey done across the state.Also, BCs among the minorities (category E) make up an additional 10.08% (35.76 lakh), taking the…

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