Congress expels Kalaburagi block president after drugs arrest | Bengaluru News

Kalaburagi/Bengaluru: Governing Congress Monday expelled Lingaraj Kanni, president of its Kalaburagi South Block unit, following his arrest by Maharashtra police in a drug peddling case.Kanni, said to be close to rural development and panchayat raj minister Priyank Kharge and Congress MLA Allamprabhu Patil, was apprehended by Thane police while allegedly attempting to sell narcotic substances….

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Air India tragedy fallout: DGCA directs airlines to inspect fuel switches in Boeings | India News

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India on Monday directed its airlines using certain Boeing aircraft, like the B737s and B787 Dreamliners, to check fuel control switch locking mechanisms on them by July 21.The regulators and airlines of some other countries, like South Korea and the UAE, are also doing the same. The US Federal Aviation Administration had in…

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Income tax department unearths deductions and refund racket | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The income tax department has unearthed a racket where certain income tax return preparers and intermediaries have been filing returns claiming fictitious deductions and exemptions by abuse of beneficial provisions, with some even submitting false TDS returns to claim excessive refunds.Employees of MNCs, PSUs, govt bodies, academic institutions and entrepreneurs are among those implicated,…

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How America’s retreat from student lending risks deepening inequality in graduate education

For decades, America’s graduate education system rested on a fragile yet powerful premise: that the federal government would serve as a reliable lender of last resort, ensuring that economic background was not a barrier to intellectual ambition. That social contract, quietly forged through policies like federal Direct PLUS loans and income-driven repayment plans, is now…

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Ranbir Kapoor-Yash starrer Ramayana to be India’s costliest film ever at Rs 4000 crore, says producer Namit Malhotra: ‘We’re funding it ourselves’ | Hindi Movie News

Producer Namit Malhotra is set to rewrite the rules of Indian cinema with his upcoming magnum opus Ramayana, a two-part epic starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram and featuring a stellar cast including Yash, Amitabh Bachchan, Sai Pallavi, and Sunny Deol. What’s grabbing global attention, however, is the jaw-dropping budget: $500 million or approximately Rs…

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Jammu and Kashmir: CM Omar Abdullah alleges ‘physical grappling’ as police stop him from visiting martyrs’ graves | India News

J&K CM Omar Abdullah speaks to the media as he recites prayers to mark Martyrs’ Day amid restrictions from the Srinagar district administration (Picture credit: ANI) SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah climbed over a wall at Srinagar’s Naqshband Sahib shrine Monday after police denied entry to him and several cabinet members attempting to pay tribute…

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