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11 Killed In Bus-Truck Collision In Pune

11 Killed In Bus-Truck Collision In Pune

Eleven people were killed today after a bus carrying pilgrims rammed into a truck on the Pune-Solapur highway, police said. read more »

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Twelve CRPF men killed in Naxal attack i...

Twelve CRPF men killed in Naxal attack in Sukma district

Senior police officials of Sukma district said that Maoist rebels opened indiscriminate fire on a road opening party (ROP) between Bhejji and Kuttacheru at around 9am. 11 security personnel were killed in the attack while three others were... read more »

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Strong U.S. job growth, rising wages set...

Strong U.S. job growth, rising wages set stage for Fed rate hike

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers hired workers at a robust pace in February, beating expectations, and wages grinded higher, which could give the Federal Reserve the green light to raise interest rates next week despite slowing economic growth. ... read more »

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Volkswagen pleads guilty in U.S. court i...

Volkswagen pleads guilty in U.S. court in diesel emissions scandal

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud, obstruction of justice and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement reached with the U.S. Justice Department in January over the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal. ... read more »

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SC refuses to order CBI probe against scribes in Agusta deal

A bench of justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and M M Shantanagoudar said it could not direct probe against the media without having credible evidence as it would amount to violating... read more »

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Early signs of El Nino this year, warn forecasters

In what could spell bad news for this year’s monsoon, international weather agencies have begun predicting an El Nino event in the second half of... read more »

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‘Green nods given to projects that don’t meet criteria’

It said the environmental clearances (EC) were granted to many projects during the period “without checking the compliance conditions” in the previous EC. read more »

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Some bank bulls grow wary on policy uncertainty

(Reuters) – Bank shares have been the runaway winners of the post-election U.S. stock market boom as investors wagered that higher interest rates, lighter regulation, lower taxes and... read more »

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Reliance Jio, Paytm apologise for using PM Narendra Modi’s ...

Reliance Jio and Paytm have apologised for “inadvertently” using PM Narendra Modi’s name and photograph in their advertisements, the consumer affairs ministry informed Rajya Sabha... read more »