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‘Middle class always in PM Modi’s heart’: Amit Shah hails Budget as FM Sitharaman says ‘no income tax till ₹12 lakh’

Amit Shah lauded Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget announcement of zero income tax for those earning up to ₹12 lakh. He note...

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‘To appease Trump...’: Jairam Ramesh slams govt's proposal to amend Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act

The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 establishes a no-fault liability regime in India, ensuring compensation...

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OpenAI lawsuit is a warning: GenAI content risks fragmenting truth

As generative artificial intelligence personalises reality for billions, concerns arise about misinformation, ideologica...

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91 Afghans freed from Pakistani prisons, return home

About 91 Afghan nationals have been released from jails in Pakistan and return to their homeland, the Ministry of Refuge...

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Hopeful Thinking: The four relationships that determine all others

The thought in mainstream Christianity that we are all “sinners“ is a fascinating one to me. I understand where the ...

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‘Budget has completely derailed’: What political leaders said on FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2025 speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 on February 1....

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Budget Bonanza for Bihar: New Airports, institutes to help in agriculture and more for the state

Bihar receives a significant focus in the Union Budget with promises of a Makhana Board to aid farmers, a National Insti...

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Letter: Congressional members need to remember they work for constituents, not president

The president has no authority to tell the speaker whom to hire and fire from committee chairmanships, says Gene Foltz o...

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Dutton slams PM over ‘unsettling’ communications break down over terror caravan

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has called for an independent assessment of a communications breakdown involving the PM o...

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‘I think we’ll bring it back’: Dutton makes private pledge to review $5m investor visa

The opposition leader has vowed to review the significant investor visa, reversing a Labor decision to scrap the program...

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How Britain's immigration crisis has spiralled out of control - and what UK needs now

Ending freedom of movement was supposed to herald a new era of high-skilled immigration to help the economy flourish. In...

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Letter: No one willing to tell President Trump his actions are unconstitutional

Does anyone know that the king wears no clothes? asks Frank Pacenza of Cleveland, Oklahoma....

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Trump’s claim that diversity policies caused plane crash is part of an attack on ‘woke capitalism’

Forget ‘greenwashing’ - now the talk in the corporate world is of “greenhushing”...

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Retail focus has to be on rising number of visitors

This year is looking like being the year we start to find out what Edinburgh’s city centre will look like in the futur...

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Council sets record straight on parking trailers

Central Coast Local NewsCentral Coast Council has clarified regulations relating to the parking of caravans, campers, bo...

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Bihar gets Makhana board, greenfields airport among others in Union Budget 2025

Presenting her eighth consecutive Budget on February 1, Sitharaman said the government will establish a National Institu...

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Rs22.5 million paid to 97 applicants by Ombudsman office

Lahore - The effective strategy and prompt delivery of justice by the Ombudsman Punjab’s office have led to the immedi...

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Minister highlights importance of oncology nursing

LAHORE - Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said on Friday the nursing field was the backbone of the healthca...

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How Trump 2.0 presents a unique blend of challenges and opportunities

While Donald Trump’s leadership style may appear erratic, it is underpinned by consistent geo-economic and geostrategi...

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Governor oversees MoU signing of Technical Resource Centre

LAHORE - Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday ...

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PHA terminates contract with advertising tax collection company

LAHORE - The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Lahore has terminated its contract with the private company, Khaksar...

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PIC directed to identify elements disrupting hospital environment

LAHORE - The Department of Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education has instructed the Chief Executive of Punjab Ins...

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Spring corn must be sown by February-end

LAHORE - The Punjab Agriculture Department has advised growers to complete spring corn sowing process by the end of Febr...

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Tea unit closed, 2 restaurants fined

LAHORE - The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) sealed a tea production unit and imposed Rs....

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Commissioner directs to focus on high-risk UCs during anti-polio drive

Lahore - Divisional Commissioner Marryam Khan has directed the Health department to focus on high-risk Union Councils (U...

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Letter: AG Gentner Drummond disappoints with cheer for Oklahoma's Jan. 6 rioters

What has happened to the “law enforcement “ and “back the blue” party? Whatever happened, the Grand Old Party is...