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Centre Releases Rs 75,000 Crore To States & UTs As GST Compensation Shortfall
The Central Government on Thursday said it has released Rs 75,000 crore to the States and Union Territories to compensate them for the shortfall in GST revenue. At the 43rd GST Council Meeting held on May 28, it was decided that the Centre would borrow Rs 1.59 lakh crore and release it to States and UTs to meet the resource gap due to the short release of compensation on account of the inadequate amount in the compensation fund. ....
Widespread Rainfall Forecast In North India Till July 29
There will be widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy showers likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh till July 29, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.....
New CM For Karnataka Likely To Be Announced Today
The BJP high command is likely to announce the new candidate for the post of the chief minister of Karnataka after the legislature party meeting on Tuesday, sources said. ....
PM Modi To Chair Open Debate On Maritime Security At UN Security Council
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually chair an open debate on maritime security at the United Nations Security Council on August 9, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. ....
Afghan Minister Calls Jaishankar, Seeks Special UN Security Session
)Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar, during a telephone conversation with the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, talked about the escalation of violence, widespread human rights violations by the Taliban, and the foreign terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan. ....
Hoax Bomb Threats At Amitabh Bachchan's Mumbai Bungalow, 3 Raliway Stations; 2 Detained
The Mumbai Police and other agencies spent anxious hours after they chased bombs allegedly planted at Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow and three railway stations, which finally turned out to be hoaxes, an official said here on Saturday. ....
Porn Case: Shilpa Shetty's Husband Raj Kundra To Stay In Jail; Court Rejects Plea
A plea by businessman Raj Kundra seeking his immediate release from judicial custody in a porn film case was today refused by the Bombay High Court. Arrested last month, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's husband had challenged a remand order issued against him by a magistrate's court saying he had not been notified or issued summons before arrest as was required under the Code of Criminal Procedure.....
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani In Oman To Escape To The US
The exact location of fugitive Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is unknown, but he is said to have travelled to Oman to escape to the US, Mehr News reported. ....
Delhi Court Discharges Shashi Tharoor In Sunanda Pushkar Death Case
In a big relief for Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, a Delhi court on Wednesday discharged him in the Sunanda Pushkar death case. ....
Porn Case: Raj Kundra Gets Interim Relief From Arrest Till Aug 25
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to businessman Raj Kundra till August 25 in a porn film racket case registered in 2020 by the Mumbai Police here.....
