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Fiscal deficit at 85.8% of RE till Feb

New Delhi: The Centre’s fiscal deficit until February in this financial year touched 85.8% of the revised annual target, compared with 86.5% a year before, thanks to tight spending, particularly capital expenditure, showed official data released on Friday.The data bolsters chances of the government meeting its fiscal deficit target of 4.8% of gross domestic product…

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Harvard pays for defiance as US plans to pull $1 billion: What’s the price of academic freedom in America?

हार्वर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी (summer.harvard.edu) Harvard University, an institution integral to American academia, has long stood as a bastion of intellectual independence and student aspirations. Now, it finds itself engulfed in a high-stakes political standoff. The United States government has signaled its intent to withdraw an additional $1 billion in federal grants and research contracts, escalating its…

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‘One has to be careful when saying such things’: SC rebukes Allahabad HC over rape victim ‘invited trouble’ remark | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned judges to refrain from making unsuitable comments in cases concerning sexual violence against women.Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih expressed concern regarding a recent Allahabad High Court statement suggesting that the woman was responsible for inviting trouble and the alleged rape.The comment was made by Justice…

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Nagpur violence: ‘Chhaava’ film reignited people’s emotions, attacks seems ‘premeditated,’ says Devendra Fadnavis | India News

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that “Chhaava movie reignited people’s emotions” against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, and further noted that the violence in “Nagpur appears to be premeditated”, with mob targeting “specific houses.”Speaking in the legislative assembly, Fadnavis said the Vicky Kaushal-starrer Chhaava, based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, has brought…

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