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Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former IAS Puja Khedkar
8 hours, 32 minutes ago

Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former IAS Puja Khedkar

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by former probationer IAS officer Puja Khedkar who is accused of “misrepresenting and falsifying facts" in her application for Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination, 2022. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh denied anticipatory bail to Khedkar observing that prima facie, a strong case is made out against her. …

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What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy
1 day, 17 hours ago

What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy

Salon  

Trying to make sense of what just happened in Syria — where the seemingly impregnable regime of Bashar Assad abruptly collapsed two weeks ago in the face of an unexpected rebel onslaught — runs straight into the central paradox of global affairs: Everyone believes they’re on the right side of history, and can tell the good guys from the bad …

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ANWB: The reduction of tax benefits for electric cars is going too fast
1 day, 17 hours ago

ANWB: The reduction of tax benefits for electric cars is going too fast

NL Times  

The number of people Dutch people who are planning on buying an electric car is not increasing even though the demand for electric cars is increasing and more and more affordable models are being placed on the market. Especially the lack of clarity about the motor vehicle tax plays a significant part in people’s reluctance to buy an electric car. …

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H-1B visa overhaul 2025: Key changes and benefits for tech professionals
2 days ago

H-1B visa overhaul 2025: Key changes and benefits for tech professionals

India Today  

In encouraging news for Indian techies, the outgoing Joe Biden administration in the United States has announced reforms to the popular H-1B visa programme. Skilled Indian workers, who make up a significant chunk of the H-1B visa applicants every year, are expected to benefit from the visa overhaul. Here are the benefits of the new H-1B rules Flexibility The new …

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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
2 days, 15 hours ago

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year. The bipartisan bill, which next heads to President Joe Biden, will eliminate longtime reductions to Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million people who …

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World Meditation Day 2024: History, significance, and all you need to know
2 days, 17 hours ago

World Meditation Day 2024: History, significance, and all you need to know

India Today  

World Meditation Day is an important occasion dedicated to encouraging people around the globe to practice meditation and embrace mindfulness. In 2024, World Meditation Day will be celebrated with even more significance as people seek ways to enhance their mental health in today’s fast-paced world. Furthermore, World Meditation Day helps bridge gaps between different cultures and communities, as meditation practices …

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Woman, 30, who knifed her 19-year-old 'friend with benefits' in back with scissors after he stormed out following drunken row is jailed for a year
2 days, 23 hours ago

Woman, 30, who knifed her 19-year-old 'friend with benefits' in back with scissors after he stormed out following drunken row is jailed for a year

Daily Mail  

A woman who stabbed her teenage lover in the back with a pair of scissors while 'blackout drunk' has been jailed. Abbie Lucas, 30, from Whitstable in Kent, downed several bottles of wine during a 'three to four-day bender' before attacking her 19-year-old 'friend with benefits' after he stormed out during a row. Abbie Lucas, 30, was jailed for one …

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UP: Siblings, Relatives Try To 'Marry' To Reap Benefits Of Govt Scheme In Moradabad
3 days, 11 hours ago

UP: Siblings, Relatives Try To 'Marry' To Reap Benefits Of Govt Scheme In Moradabad

ABP News  

In an attempt to gain Rs 35,000 and additional gifts provided by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Mass Marriage Scheme a brother and sister as well as an uncle and his niece were preparing to marry each other in UP’s Moradabad. As per News18, the District Social Welfare Officer, Shailendra Gautam, the applications are being carefully assessed before the upcoming …

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More than half of households receive more cash in benefits than they pay in taxes, figures reveal
3 days, 17 hours ago

More than half of households receive more cash in benefits than they pay in taxes, figures reveal

Daily Mail  

More than half of households - or 35 million people - received more in benefits than they paid in taxes last year according to official figures. It comes as Labour grapples to bring down the £137 billion benefits bill - and after the Prime Minister promised ‘sweeping changes’. The 35 million who received more benefits than they paid in taxes …

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Avail benefits up to Rs 1,38,000 on Taisor, Innova, Fortuner, other Toyota cars, here is how
3 days, 17 hours ago

Avail benefits up to Rs 1,38,000 on Taisor, Innova, Fortuner, other Toyota cars, here is how

India Today  

Toyota Kirloskar Motor is organising 'Telangana Grameena Mahotsav' in collaboration with its authorised dealers across Telangana, offering benefits of up to Rs 1,38,000 on the Urban Cruiser Taisor, Glanza, Urban Cruiser Hyryder, Rumion, Innova Crysta, Fortuner and Hilux. Toyota's Telangana Grameena Mahotsav is designed to provide customers with an integrated experience, covering sales, service, and used car solutions. The event …

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An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits
3 days, 17 hours ago

An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits

Al Jazeera  

Vijayawada, India – As soon as Meda Ramana was elected the head of Garapadu village council in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, several residents complained to her of being wrongfully excluded from government welfare schemes. In April 2022, 27 women from Garapadu filed a case in the state’s high court against the village volunteers and government officials for …

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Expanding high-level opening-up benefits China and world
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3 days, 17 hours ago

Expanding high-level opening-up benefits China and world

China Daily  

The National Immigration Administration announced on Tuesday that as of that day it would relax and optimize the transit visa-free policy, extending the stay period of foreigners with transit visa-free status from the original 72 hours or 144 hours to 240 hours. As the world's second-largest economy, China is committed to promoting economic globalization and international cooperation through unilateral opening-up, …

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Expanding high-level opening-up benefits China and world
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3 days, 17 hours ago

Expanding high-level opening-up benefits China and world

China Daily  

A traveler from Poland takes photos at the Yuyuan shopping center in Shanghai on Dec 4. As the world's second-largest economy, China is committed to promoting economic globalization and international cooperation through unilateral opening-up, which is also conducive to promoting its own high-quality development and the building of an open economy. Expanding unilateral opening-up is also China's consistent policy toward …

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Millions of people may get expanded Social Security benefits
3 days, 17 hours ago

Millions of people may get expanded Social Security benefits

LA Times  

Nearly 3 million people could receive a boost in Social Security payments under legislation set for a final Senate vote in the coming days. The bill would repeal two provisions that limit Social Security benefits for certain recipients based on retirement payments they get from other sources — most often, but not exclusively, a public retirement program of a state …

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DWP merging two major benefits claimed by thousands – what you need to know
4 days, 1 hour ago

DWP merging two major benefits claimed by thousands – what you need to know

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The DWP has now made a major first step in enacting the plans as …

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Nearly HALF of Brits who haven't retired - 25m people - live in households that get more from the state than they pay in taxes
4 days, 5 hours ago

Nearly HALF of Brits who haven't retired - 25m people - live in households that get more from the state than they pay in taxes

Daily Mail  

Nearly half of Brits who have not retired live in households that get more from the state than they pay in taxes. The ONS figures showed the median equivalised household income before taxes and benefits was £37,300 in 2022-23 The proportion who are net beneficiaries has been rising steadily since the 1970s, but surged in Covid. The ONS figures showed …

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DWP benefits payments: December 2024 dates for Universal Credit and pensions
4 days, 8 hours ago

DWP benefits payments: December 2024 dates for Universal Credit and pensions

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many had hoped that the figure would sink back below the Bank of England’s …

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Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal
4 days, 10 hours ago

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits that a power plant central to the deal received from New Delhi, according to documents seen by Reuters. Bangladesh's de facto power minister Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan told Reuters the country now had enough domestic capacity to cope without the Adani …

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Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal
4 days, 12 hours ago

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

The Hindu  

Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits that a power plant central to the deal received from New Delhi, according to documents seen by Reuters. Adani Group has called the U.S. allegations “baseless.” Tax Exemptions Adani Power’s Godda plant runs off imported coal and was built to serve Bangladesh. …

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Governor Has Discretion To Not Consult With Public Service Commission Under Sikkim Government Servants' (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1985: Sikkim High Court
4 days, 12 hours ago

Governor Has Discretion To Not Consult With Public Service Commission Under Sikkim Government Servants' (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1985: Sikkim High Court

Live Law  

Sikkim High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan quashed a government order withdrawing retirement benefits of a dismissed government officer. Rule 10 grants the Governor powers to revise the penalties imposed on a government servant, subject to consultation with the Sikkim Public Service Commission when necessary. The government's counsel, led by Mr. Zangpo Sherpa, Additional Advocate …

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Entered Agreements With Doctors, Institutes To Give Medical Benefits To Insured Workers In Vadodara: ESI Corporation To Gujarat High Court
4 days, 13 hours ago

Entered Agreements With Doctors, Institutes To Give Medical Benefits To Insured Workers In Vadodara: ESI Corporation To Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

While hearing a PIL for providing medical benefits to insured persons under the Employees' State Insurance Act including establishment of dispensaries in Vadodara immediately till adequate medical facilities are provided, the Gujarat High Court said that the ESI Corporation was examining the necessity and responsibility of reorganizing/relocating dispensaries. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi …

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AAP to launch 'Mukhyamantri Swavlamban Rozgar Yojana': Check benefits, eligibility criteria and other details
4 days, 17 hours ago

AAP to launch 'Mukhyamantri Swavlamban Rozgar Yojana': Check benefits, eligibility criteria and other details

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party government has announced to launch the 'Mukhyamantri Swavlamban Rozgar Yojna' -- a new initiative aimed at empowering small-scale industries and shopkeepers. Industries Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj explained the scheme's goal is to strengthen small businesses and individuals by providing essential financial support, helping them expand …

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Want to increase vitamin D intake during winter? Eat 2 eggs daily, know other benefits
4 days, 17 hours ago

Want to increase vitamin D intake during winter? Eat 2 eggs daily, know other benefits

India TV News  

Winter brings with it several health issues. As the temperature starts falling, blood circulation slows down, bones start aching, hair starts falling and many health problems start. When you eat eggs, it gets stored in the body as good cholesterol and the body starts producing Vitamin D from it. Helps in weight loss: Eggs speed up the movement of your …

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Letters to the Editor: Righting a Social Security wrong — but for how long?
4 days, 17 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Righting a Social Security wrong — but for how long?

LA Times  

If the Senate passes a new law and President Biden signs it, some people doing without Social Security benefits would receive them. To the editor: If the U.S. Senate votes to pass the Social Security Fairness Act, it will be righting an egregious wrong inflicted on millions of hard-working people for way too long. We all know that the Social …

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