Dr Singh, 92, was admitted to Aiims Delhi's emergency ward late Thursday and had been battling health issues for a while

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The move could benefit tens of millions of taxpayers, especially city dwellers burdened by high living costs, if they opt for a 2020 tax system that strips exemptions like housing rentals

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Markets Today LIVE: As markets in India and around the world reopen after the Christmas holiday, investors here are looking to ride the so-called Santa Clause rally driving Wall Street higher

The average daily trading volume (ADTV) for the futures and options segment climbed to a new record high of Rs 537 trillion in September, rising 7.2 per cent on a month-on-month basis. The ADTV for the cash segment, however, fell nearly 4 per cent to

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday condoled the demise of veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal and said his passing away marks the end of a glorious chapter of Indian cinema and television.
Murmu said Benegal started a new kind of cinema and crafted several classics.
"A veritable institution, he groomed many actors and artists. His extraordinary contribution was recognised in the form of numerous awards including Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Padma Bhushan. My condolences to the members of his family and his countless admirers," the President said in a post on X.
Benegal, who heralded a new era in Hindi cinema with the 'parallel movement' in the 1970s and 1980s with classics such as "Ankur", "Mandi" and "Manthan", died on Monday at a hospital in Mumbai after battling chronic kidney disease. He was 90.
"The passing of Shri Shyam Benegal marks the end of a glorious chapter of Indian cinema and television," Murmu said.

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The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-storey building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead, then an officer's voice crackled over the radio.
After watching for about two hours, he said, I think that's Tango, using a term for target. Gray hoodie. Backpack. Walking quickly.
The immigration officers surrounded and handcuffed a 23-year-old man from Ecuador who had been convicted of sexually assaulting a minor.
Kenneth Genalo, head of Enforcement and Removal Operations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York, said a popular misconception is that officers can sweep into a community and pick up a wide swath of people who are in the United States illegally and send them to their home countries.
It's called targeted enforcement, Genalo said. We don't grab people and then take them to JFK and put them on a plane."
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, there is intense interest in how the Republican will carry out his immigration agen

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The FDA has issued a warning letter to Viatris related to its drug manufacturing facility in Indore in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh

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The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister and attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran, and NITI Aayog officials

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a discussion with economists in New Delhi on Tuesday | Photo: PTI

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This initiative aims to prepare India's workforce for the quantum revolution, positioning the nation as a global leader

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The Malappuram District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a private hospital and a doctor in Kochi to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation for providing unnecessary Covid-19 treatment to a patient who had tested negative.
The ruling came in a complaint filed by Soji Reni, a resident of Kakkadampoyil, in Malappuram.
According to the complaint, Soji Reni and her husband sought treatment at the hospital on 26 May 2021 for certain health issues.
However, the hospital allegedly concealed the fact that she had tested negative for Covid-19 and proceeded with Covid related treatment, causing undue physical and mental distress.
According to the complaint, an antigen test was conducted, but the result was indeterminate and later an RT-PCR test was performed to confirm the diagnosis.
Despite the test showing negative, the hospital failed to inform the patient and instead proceeded with Covid-19 related treatment, it added.
Soji Reni, admitted to the intensive care unit, was unable

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Senior bureaucrat Arunish Chawla on Thursday took charge as the Secretary, Department of Revenue.
A 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Bihar cadre, Chawla served as the Secretary in the Department of Pharmaceuticals in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers since November 1, 2023.
On Wednesday, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed Chawla as the Revenue Secretary.
A doctorate in Economics from the London School of Economics, Chawla served as the Managing Director of the Metro Rail Project Patna; and on Foreign Assignment through Department of Economic Affairs as the Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund; Minister (Economic), Embassy of India in Washington DC; and also as Joint Secretary in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, the finance ministry statement said.

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The condition of 92-year-old Singh is said to be critical

The rating agency's arm said that India's recent consumer price inflation at around 5 per cent was without clear evidence of a trend towards slowing price pressures

Most GCCs in India support critical business goals by using AI, data analytics, robotic process automation, and cloud services

India ranked third globally in terms of funding raised by fintech companies, behind the US and China, the report said

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