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Canada's outgoing National Security Advisor Jody Thomas on Saturday emphasised that India is cooperating in the investigation of the killing of India-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and called the changing relationship an «evolution», as reported by Canada-based CTV News. Thomas said that Canada has «made advancements in that relationship.» In an interview with CTV's Question Period host Vassy Kapelos which airs this Sunday, Thomas said that her discussions with her Indian counterpart have been fruitful.

Nitish Kumar may rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), BJP leader CT Ravi on Saturday said that the INDIA alliance does not even exist anywhere as allies of INDIA bloc are fighting each other. "… Politics is not stagnant, it goes on… INDIA alliance does not even exist anywhere.

Connecticut after she ate a cookie from the American grocery store chain Stew Leonard that had not been properly labelled as containing peanuts.Órla Baxendale, a 25-year-old dancer, died of anaphylactic shock on Jan. 11 after she ate Stew Leonard’s vanilla Florentine cookies which she assumed, based on the label, were safe for her to consume despite her severe peanut allergy.

Anurag Thakur on Saturday took an apparent jibe at the INDIA bloc saying «Some people are unable to do justice in their own alliance.» Thakur made the remark in Lucknow while attending the prize distribution of the 19th Asian and 4th Para and National Games. «Some people are unable to do justice in their own alliance. And due to this, you can see what is happening in states one after the other,» Thakur told reporters.

cold weather and persistent pollution persist, locals, including asthma patients, are grappling with health problems. Dense fog also prevailed in parts of Delhi on Saturday as cold wave conditions persisted. The residents are complaining of health issues like cough, cold, throat irritation, chest tightness, low oxygen level, burning sensation in the eyes, and high fever. «The symptoms like cough, cold, throat irritation, chest tightness, low oxygen level, burning sensation in the eyes, and even high fever tal are being seen in people,» said Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of Loknayak Jai Prakash Hospital. Dr Suresh has advised people to avoid going outside during fog, saying «Dense fog in the morning and evening is harmful to your health, hence people should avoid going out of the house at this time. The Meteorological Department has also predicted that temperature will continue to dip for another few days. As Delhi is gripped with cold and dense fog, children are also developing chest infections.

revised ITR. In Budget 2021, the time for filing revised ITR was reduced by 3 months, i.e. from the end of an assessment year (March 31) to December 31 of the year. In the Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that with technological upgrade in the income tax department, the processes are becoming extremely efficient and hence, the last date for filing of belated or revised returns of income was being reduced by three months. While the advancement of these deadlines helps in processing and closing tax assessment for taxpayers, clearing of cases and also aids faster processing of tax refunds, it does create challenges for some taxpayers. Residents liable to tax in more than one jurisdiction

The Biden administration said Friday it is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

General Motors is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a gruesome collision that critically injured a pedestrian and derailed its self-driving car ambitions

JetBlue Airways says it may end its attempt to buy low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines as soon as this weekend, sending Spirit shares tumbling

Wrestling icon Vince McMahon has resigned from WWE’s parent company

Illinois officials have awarded a prison medical care contract to the same company it's been using for years, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits and widespread accusations of substandard care

The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

AI-backed face authentication across its offices and deepen penetration of e-services delivery to citizens, it is closely looking at how AI can be deployed in future models of e-governance with experts proposing a range of solutions from diagnosis of cataracts to crop diseases besides an Aadhar 2.0 and treating the family as a governance unit. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) recently brainstormed with nearly 15 domain experts from EY to PwC to stay in step with sweeping technology shifts and plan future public service delivery models using AI.

Baxendale who is originally from east Lancashire, has gone to New York for pursuing her career as a professional dancer.

Federated Hermes chief equity market strategist Phil Orlando discusses his expectations for the path of inflation this year.

The United Nations agency charged with delivering aid to Palestinians has fired staff members accused of being involved in the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed.

₹12,000 crore, the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity. FAME-II, which expires on 31 March 2024, doles out demand-side cash subsidies on the sale and purchase of hybrid and electric four-wheelers for commercial use if they meet certain price and performance criteria.

₹9,000 crore from the upcoming interim budget, which will be presented next week by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, according to officials from these hospitals. The government hospitals are expected to see an overall jump in allocation of around 13% this year. Apart from AIIMS Delhi, the other three hospitals are: Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College.

₹29,000 crore, including the subsidy component for three years up to 2026-27. Currently, cooperatives only have access to Nabard, the country’s apex bank for the agriculture sector, for loans, and the merger will create administrative ease for taking out future loans. The move follows the expiry of the AHIDF’s term, which is now being extending for another next three years.

A 40-year-old Russian developer of Trickbot ransomware has been sentenced to a five-year prison term, according to the US Department of Justice (DoJ).

Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation ticked higher last month, according to government data published Friday, indicating that its long-running battle against rising prices is not over yet. The latest announcement will likely ensure the US central bank remains on hold at its next interest rate decision announcement on Wednesday, as policymakers continue talks on when to start cutting.