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			The government is likely to extend the deadline to bid for Air India till December 14and also give flexibility to a potential investor to decide on the humongous debt with the national carrier, a source said. The deadline to bid for buying out Air India ends on October 30.</div>
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		The Union Cabinet on Thursday raised the price of ethanol for doping in petrol by 5-8 per cent, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar said. The move will help farmers get remunerative price while also cutting down oil imports, he said. As much as 10 per cent ethanol is doped in petrol. The move also checks pollution as ethanol is environment-friendly, the minister added.</div>
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	Keshubhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, passed away on Thursday at the age of 92. He was admitted at a hospital in Ahmedabad.</div>
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	The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today continued searches in a terror funding case at nine locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi. The agency also raided the properties related to former Delhi Minority Commission chief Zafarul Islam Khan.<br />
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	The prestige of both the major political parties, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is at stake as six municipal corporations in three Rajasthan cities go to the polls today. While the ruling Congress eyes a return to power in the urban bodies, riding on the confidence that the voters are satisfied with the state government&#39;s performance, the BJP faces a challenge to maintain its dominance.</p>
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LIVE: 3 BJP workers killed in terrorist attack in J&K's Kulgam district

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Delhi's overall air quality inches closer to 'severe' category as pollution levels rise sharply

Terror funding: NIA raids office of ex-Delhi Minority Commission chief, others

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	NIA today continued searches in a terror funding case at nine locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi. The agency also raided the properties related to former Delhi Minority Commission chief Zafarul Islam Khan.</div>
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	The raids were being held in connection with a case pertaining to some NGOs and Trusts raising funds in India and abroad in the name of charitable activities and then using those funds for carrying out secessionist and separatist activities in the union territory.</div>

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to meet Home Minister Amit Shah at 11.30 am today

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray arrives at Raj Bhavan to meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Trump admin proposes to scrap computerised lottery to select H-1B visas

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	The Trump administration has proposed to scrap the computerised lottery system to grant H-1B work visas to foreign technology professionals and replace it with a wage-level-based selection process</div>
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	With this proposed rule, the Trump administration is continuing to deliver on its promise to protect the American worker while strengthening the economy. <strong>Click <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/trump-admin-proposes-to-scrap-computerised-lottery-to-select-h-1b-visas-120102900263_1.html" target="_blank">here</a> to read on</strong></div>

Delhi: Pollution continues to affect the air quality in the national capital; morning visuals from India Gate

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NIA conducts raids across 9 locations in Delhi & Srinagar on 6 NGOs & trusts

NIA is conducting raids across 9 locations in Delhi &amp; Srinagar on 6 NGOs &amp; trusts namely Falah-e-Aam Trust, Charity Alliance, Human Welfare Foundation, JK Yateem Foundation, Salvation Movement and J&amp;K Voice of Victims (JKVoV)

Air Quality Index is at 401 in Anand Vihar, 405 in Alipur and 410 in Wazirpur; all three in &#39;severe&#39; category as per Delhi Pollution Control Committee data.