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PNC Infra rallies 8% on bagging Rs 819 crore highway project
The company has been declared L1 (lowest) bidder for a highway project for Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORT&H) with a bid project cost of Rs 819 crore
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EPFO raises interest rate to 8.15% for FY23 from 8.1% last year: Report
Earlier, in March 2022, EPFO had lowered the interest on EPF to over a four-decade low of 8.1% from 8.5% in 2020-21
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Top headlines: After SC say on fraud, onus on banks, Adani Green under ASM
Business Standard brings you the latest headlines at this hour
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After Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie's novels revised by 'sensitivity readers'
The recent revisions to Christie's novels are part of a trend to edit the works of several classic writers. This includes names like Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming
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India reports 1,573 fresh Covid infections, active cases at 10,981
The active cases now comprise 0.02 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate has been recorded at 98.79 per cent
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State prepared to handle Covid-19 wave, says Kerala Health Minister
She also added that senior citizens, pregnant ladies and children are advised to wear a mask while stepping out
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Kim Jong-un wants North Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs
North Korea's weapons tests and US-South Korea military exercises have intensified in a tit-for-tat cycle, underscoring heightened tensions in the region
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LG starts manufacturing dual inverter air conditioner compressors in India
South Korean consumer durables maker LG Electronics on Monday said it has started manufacturing Dual Inverter Air Conditioner Compressors at its plant in Greater Nodia.
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Here's what Google's Artificial Intelligence-powered Bard can do
To use, or not to use, Bard? That is the Shakespearean question an Associated Press reporter sought to answer while testing out Google's artificially intelligent chatbot
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Congress calls meeting of its MPs to chalk out strategy for the day
Ahead of the start of the day's proceedings in the Parliament on Tuesday, Congress has called a meeting of its Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs at Congress Parliamentary Party office in Parliament at 10
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Musk announces how new Twitter plan will stop people from voting in polls
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations and also revealed the reason behind it.
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Manish Tewari writes to Parl Standing Committee chairman to probe Adani row
The letter has also been signed by Congress MPs and members Gaurav Gogoi and Pramod Tiwari
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Dept of Immigration, Nepal govt issues alert for fugitive Amritpal Singh
DG Adhikari said that all passengers who wanted to go abroad using Nepal's airport would be screened at the airport so that Amritpal cannot flee
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Ahead of polls, states lure farmers with interest payout for defaulters
In the last assembly polls in MP, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, the incumbent BJP lost power to Congress due to discontent among the farming class that saw consecutive years of low prices
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Gold price declines by Rs 10 to Rs 59,680, silver remains unchanged
The price of ten grams of 22-carat gold also dropped by Rs 10 to Rs 54,700
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Gold price remain steady at Rs 59,840, silver rises Rs 100 to Rs 73,400
The price of ten grams of 22-carat gold also remained unchanged to Rs 54,850
Wrong to assume fired H1B staffers have to leave country: USCIS director
Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has said it is wrong to assume that fired workers holding H-1B visa has to leave the country within 60 days
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China's transgressions remain trigger for escalation along LAC: Army Chief
Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande said that China's transgressions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) remain to be a potential trigger for escalation and that the Indian Army is firm
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Maharashtra to produce nearly 16% less sugar as mills close early
Sugar mills in Maharashtra were operational until mid-June in 2021/22 as they harvested a record crop
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Nine killed, 74 others injured due to floods in 23 provinces of Afghanistan
At least 9 people have been killed and 74 others have been injured due to flooding in 23 provinces of Afghanistan, TOLO News reported citing officials
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