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Centre gives full basic customs duty exemption on import of drugs for rare diseases

In a significant step, the Centre has given full exemption from basic customs duty on all drugs as well as food for special medical purposes imported for treatment of all rare diseases and personal use under the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021, through a general exemption notification.

Mar 30, 2023

Royal Bengal Tiger Skin and pair of black buck antlers recovered by Kolkata customs

Royal Bengal tiger skin, pair of black buck antlers seized in Kolkata

The Kolkata Customs officials recovered a Royal Bengal tiger skin with original teeth and nails besides a pair of black buck antlers from a bag in West Bengal's village Bhatgachhi.

Mar 28, 2023

After PM Modi, security breach during Shah's K'taka visit; two B'luru students held [details]

Karnataka Police have arrested two students from Bengaluru and are grilling them for violating security during the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, sources said on Monday.

Mar 27, 2023

400K gallons of radioactive water leaked from US nuclear power plant; info made public after 4 months

About 400,000 gallons of radioactive water has leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello, the midwestern US state of Minnesota, regulators revealed recently.

Mar 19, 2023

Lives at risk as delivery agents race against time to avoid penalties

Two delivery agents were killed in separate accidents while they were on duty on Holi. Both the deceased were hit by cars as they raced against the clock to avoid penalties and deliver the orders in time.

Mar 18, 2023

Ananya Panday grooves to 'Saat Samundar Paar' with daddy Chunky Panday at her cousin's wedding

SRK - Gauri cheer as Chunky- Bhavana Panday groove to O Lal Dupatte Waali; Ananya Panday shakes a leg on Saat Samundar Paar with daddy [Watch]

Taking to Instagram, singer Kanika Kapoor shared the video on her stories in which Ananya can be seen grooving to the song 'Saat Samundar Paar' along with her father Chunky Panday and her cousin Ahaan.In another video, the 'Aankhen' actor can be seen dancing with his wife Bhavana Pandey to the song 'O Lal Dupatta Waali'.

Mar 17, 2023

Swara and Fahad's reception: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal , Rahul Gandhi, Jaya Bachchan, Shashi Tharoor arrive to bless the newlyweds

On March 16, Swara Bhaskar and Fahad Ahmad hosted a wedding reception in Delhi which was attended by people from both political and social circuits. Pictures of the guests have gone viral on social media. Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Jaya Bachchan, and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor were among the guests who were spotted gracing the reception to bless the couple.

Mar 17, 2023

Gold smuggling case: Man hiding gold worth Rs 69L in slippers arrested at Bengaluru airport

The Customs official here on Wednesday said that they have arrested a man who was attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs 69.40 lakh by concealing it in the false cavity of his slippers.

Mar 15, 2023

J&K's development attracts UAE's top conglomerates; a new dawn for UT [details]

Business community hails J&K's budget as growth-oriented; set to boost socio-economic growth [details]

Residents of Jammu and Kashmir not only welcomed but have embraced historic changes post August 5, 2019, with an open heart.

Mar 14, 2023

Centre announces 10% reservation for ex-Agniveers in BSF recruitment

The Centre has announced 10 per cent reservation for ex-Agniveers in vacancies within the Border Security Force (BSF).

Mar 10, 2023

Conductor Muttaiah Swamy burnt alive as state owned bus gutted in B'luru

Conductor burnt alive as state owned bus gutted in fire in Bengaluru

In a shocking incident a conductor was burnt alive while sleeping in the bus owned by the Bengaluru Metro Transport Corporation (BMTC) on Friday in Bengaluru.

Mar 10, 2023

Old pension scheme vs new pension scheme: Can government sustainably support OPS? Statistics say no

The ever-increasing percentage of elderly population and growing life expectancy, the state and central government need to work out a sustainable way to support pension liabilities

Mar 9, 2023

E-commerce supply chain unlocks limitless opportunities in India

Flipkart empowers women in supply chain in a big way; these stories will be leave you inspired

Here are some success stories of how Flipkart empowers women in its supply chain so they can live their dreams without financial burden looming over their heads.

Mar 6, 2023

The landing of the helicopter carrying Karnataka's former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was aborted in the outskirts of Jewargi town in Kalaburagi district on Monday. After a hiatus, the chopper was safely landed at the same spot, but the initial video

Fact check: No, Yediyurappa's chopper didn't face technical snag; truth behind viral video

The landing of the helicopter carrying Karnataka's former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was aborted on Monday, giving rise to speculations that the chopper hit a technical snag or that the pilot couldn't land. But here's what actually happened.