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Canada’s finance minister announced tax relief aimed at the country’s small breweries ahead of a deadline that would have seen certain duties on domestic beer, wine and spirits more than double.

ALSO READ: Mamata Banerjee says BJP spreading fake information about Sandeshkhali: 'I challenge...' Apart from this, the apex court bench expunged Calcutta HC's observation against the West Bengal government and state police to transfer the probe to the CBI in the Sandeshkhali ED team attack case. Earlier in the day, the Central Bureau of Investigation team visited Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district in connection with its probe into the attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team that went to arrest TMC leader Shankar Adhya on 5 January.

HC order directing a CBI probe in the Sandeshkhali matter pertaining to the attack on ED officials. However, the Supreme Court expunged remarks made by the High Court against state police and government. In an order passed on March 5, the Calcutta High Court had ordered an independent CBI probe and directed the West Bengal Police to hand over the accused mastermind behind the attack, Sheikh Shahjahan, from the custody of the CID to the CBI on the same day.

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Trinamool Congress has dropped MP Nussrat Jahan from contesting the Basirhat Lok Sabha seat amid the Sandeshkhali row. The party has fielded Nurul Islam in place of Nusrat Jahan. Mamata Banerjee-led TMC today announced a total of 42 candidates from West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Sri Lanka have reignited the row over the 2023 World Cup timed-out dismissal of Angelo Mathews after celebrating their Twenty20 series win in Bangladesh by pointing to their wrists. Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto told Sri Lanka's players to put the November controversy behind them and urged them to focus on the rest of the tour, which includes three one-day internationals and two Tests. «They haven't moved on from the timed-out incident,» Shanto said of the visitors' celebration following their T20 series win in Sylhet on Saturday.

New Delhi: With leading political parties having announced their first lists of candidates for the general election, the stage is set for a number of high-profile electoral battles. Annie Raja Vs Rahul Gandhi: Wayanad Congress leader Rahul Gandhi faces Annie Raja, wife of CPI leader D Raja, as he is seeking a second term from Wayanad in Kerala. The contest has aroused public interest particularly since both the Congress and CPI are members of the INDIA alliance and D Raja regularly shares the stage with Gandhi.

impacted the Maldives a lot, and I am actually here in India. I'm very worried about this. I want to say the people of the Maldives are sorry, we are sorry that this has happened.

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese consumer spending in January fell by the most in 35 months, government data showed on Friday, although an internal affairs ministry official said the number did not necessarily reflect an overall trend of declining consumption.

TV host Mike Rowe joins ‘The Big Money Show’ to discuss his ‘work ethic scholarship program’ and his ongoing efforts to provide alternative forms of education. 

Last year marked the second year in a row the funds industry posted outflows, with investors taking a net £24.3bn out of funds. This figure was tempered by net inflows to tracker funds, which enjoyed positive flows of £14bn over the course of 2023. Equity fund flows hit three-year high at £2.6bn in February However, despite outflows continuing for another year, the figure was slightly tempered on the nearly £27bn withdrawn in 2022. The main share of the outflows came from equity funds, which saw £22bn withdrawn over the course of 2023, largely driven by UK equities, which witnes...

Chelsea has announced pre-tax losses of 90.1 million pounds in its first year under U.S. owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital

The Bank of Canada made it quite clear Wednesday when it held its interest rate steady at 5 per cent for the fifth session in a row that it is too early to talk about cuts.

17-year-old student was killed and four other people were wounded when gunfire erupted at a bus stop. The victims included two women who were riding on a bus.

(Reuters) — Oil prices ticked higher on Thursday after U.S. crude inventories rose less than expected last week and fuel stocks saw large draws.

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Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued an advisory to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to be more careful and cautious in the future, in his remarks on leaders including the Prime Minister. The election governing body said that the advisory comes after considering all facts in the matter related to certain remarks against Prime Minister, including Delhi High Court order and Gandhi's reply. Delhi High Court on December 21 said that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s speech given on November 22 against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a 'pickpocket' was 'not in good taste'. The court directed the Election Commission to decide the matter within 8 weeks.

Madras High Court on Wednesday held Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare & Sports minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's comments on Sanatana Dharma as «divisive» and against the “Constitutional principles” while refusing to issue writ of quo warranto to remove him, his ministerial colleague Sekar Babu and DMK MP A Raja (Nilgiris) from their ministerial positions. Justice Anita Sumanth said persons holding Constitutional positions must not make divisive comments, and Stalin Jr's remarks equating Sanatana Dharma to HIV, AIDS, Malaria etc., were `perverse.' Such claims about Sanatana Dharma which were unverified in nature amounted to spreading misinformation, the Judge said, disposing of a petition from the Hindu Munnani, which took serious objection to Stalin Jr's comments, and questioned their continuation in office after making such remarks in public, while praying for a writ of quo warranto.

Nifty Bank rose for the sixth day in a row on Wednesday pushing the index towards 48,000. It closed 384 points higher at 47,965 while the Nifty50 rose 117 points to close at 22,474 – a fresh record high. Banking stocks are leading a rally in the Nifty50 and if the momentum continues, the Nifty Bank is on track to hit fresh record highs and dips should be used to go long.

ALSO READ: Google's move will cause ‘irreparable harm to the market’: Indian startups' plea to CCI on app delisting row In a bid to find a solution to the crisis that was being labelled as a dark day for the internet by some, both Vaishnaw and Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar held multiple rounds of discussions with Google and the app owners on Monday. Vaishnaw on Tuesday announced that Google has agreed to restore the status of Friday morning i.e. pre-delisting.

Bengaluru police arrested three individuals on Monday for allegedly raising “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans inside the Karnataka state secretariat Vidhana Soudha premises, after a Congress leader won the Rajya Sabha election last week. The police statement said the arrests were made based on the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report, circumstantial evidence and witness accounts. Three supporters of Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain had allegedly shouted pro-Pakistan slogans after his victory in the Rajya Sabha elections. Chief minister Siddaramaiah had ordered an investigation by the FSL to check the veracity of the allegations after some Congress leaders had said the visuals were fabricated as people actually were shouting “Naseer Saab Zindabad.” The sloganeering had sparked a row between the Congress and the opposition BJP, with the latter holding demonstrations to protest the pro-Pakistan slogans, calling them a direct reflection of the Siddaramaiah regime’s appeasement politics. BJP MLAs raised “Jai Sri Ram” slogans in the state assembly during their protest, to which Siddaramaiah responded with “Jai Sita Ram.”