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Indian mirage jets bomb terrorist camp across LoC

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12 days after the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Air Force on Tuesday morning crossed the Line of Control and carried out aerial strikes at multiple targets. There were at least 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel who were killed in the worst attack in Pulwama on February 14. The Pakistan-based JeM had claimed responsibility for the gruesome attack. Amid calls to take revenge for the Pulwama attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently assured: “Is baar purahisab lenge (We will settle the books in full this time).” Notably, on September 29, 2016, the…

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Business Featured 

GST council reduces 5% on under-construction homes

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The GST council on  Sunday reduces the tax rate of  5%  for under construction houses which is a big relief for the home buyers. The council also cut GST rates on affordable housing to 1 per cent from the current 8 per cent and expanded the scope of affordable housing to those costing up to Rs 45 lakh and measuring 60 sq metre in metros and 90 sq metre in non-metro cities.  The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the new tax rate wi be applicable from 1st  April 2019. Currently, the GST is…

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Adani Group highest bidder for operating, developing five airports

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The biggest global infrastructure players Adani Group has emerged the highest bidders for managing, operating as well as developing the facilities of five airports in the country. The government had put the airports on sale and invited bids from private players to operate them for 50 years. The  Adani group has pipped GMR Group, the leading airport developer and operator, to emerge the winner for becoming the concessionaire of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) managed airports in the country- Thiruvananthapuram, Mangaluru, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Lucknow when the financial bids were opened in…

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AIADMK, BJP regimes double engines, to drive growth: Piyush Goyal

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The Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday likened the governments led by his party at the Centre and the one steered by the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu to “double engines” that would ensure progress with double the speed. The Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was agreed with Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam’s remark that people will gain if the Centre and State worked with synergy, he said it will ensure double progress. While participating in the Prime Minister’s ‘Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana’ launch in Tamil Nadu, he said, “when the Central and State…

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Entertainment Featured 

91st Academy award results announced: Here’s the list of winners

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The 91st Academy Award came to an end on Sunday by awarding Green Book Best Picture. Its win over Netflix’s Roma wasn’t the only upset of the night, with The Favourite‘s Olivia Colman beating out 7-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close for the Best Actress prize. In the Best Actor role, Rami Malek won out for his performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. The film also won numerous technical awards, including Best Editing and two sound awards. While A Star Is Born lost out in the acting categories, it did win Best Song for “Shallow.”  Alfonso Cuarón backed the Best…

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India to get its first National War Memorial

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On Monday, India will get the new internal flames when Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National War Memorial in the national capital. This memorial is India’s first national memorial will be dedicated to the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice since 1947. The National War Memorial is spread over 40 acres in the India Gate complex behind the canopy. The memorial is dedicated to soldiers who were killed during the Indo-China War in 1962, Indo-Pak Wars in 1947, 1965 and 1971, Indian Peace Keeping Force Operations in Sri Lanka and…

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Featured Technology 

Realme 3 India Launch Set for March 4

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The smartphone maker Realme has set to launch its new phone Realme 3. The new smart phone is teased to sport a dual rear camera setup. The Realme 3 will succeed last year’s highly successful Realme 2 and is rumoured to bring an updated design language and hardware. The company has already confirmed that the Realme 3 will be powered by an Helio P70 chipset.  Chief Executive Officer of Realme  Madhav Sheth revealed in a tweet recently that the Realme 3 will get the same processor as the Realme U1. The Helio P70 SoC is…

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Pulwama Attack : Telangana Govt Announces Rs 25 Lakh Compensation to CRPF families

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On Friday, the Chief Minister of Telangana  K Chandrashekhar Rao announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to the families of each of the victims of the CRPF jawans and officials who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack. The announcement from the Chief Minister of Telangana  K Chandrashekhar Rao announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to the families of each of the victims of the CRPF jawans and officials who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack. came as he introduced in the Legislative Assembly a resolution…

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Business Featured 

ICICI Bank :CBI issues look out circulars against Chanda Kochhar , Dhoot

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday issued circulars against former ICICI Bank Managing Director & CEO Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon Managing Director Venugopal Dhoot in the ICICI Bank-Videocon corruption case. An FIR was registered last month for alleged corruption in six loans worth Rs 1,875 crore given to Videocon group during 2009-11. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is extending the probe into possible forex rules violations. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also investigating into possible forex violations. The Enforcement Directorate also wants to investigate assets…

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Prevent Kashmiris’ Boycott, Attacks: Top Court To States After Pulwama

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On  Friday the Prime Minister has directed  10 states and the centre to ensure Kashmiris living across the country do not face a social boycott, harassment or attacks, days after the Pulwama terror attack. The 10 states includes  Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Punjab and Maharashtra. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the police officers who were appointed as nodal officers to deal with incidents of mob lynching will now be responsible to deal with cases of alleged assault on…

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