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Scene at a petrol pump in Jalandhar on May 21, 2022. The total revenue implication to Centre on these two duty cuts is ₹2,20,000 crore a year, the Finance Minister noted.

Centre bearing entire fuel tax cut burden, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Ms. Sitharaman said that the basic excise duty on petro products, which is sharable with States has not been touched

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A view of a local mandi at Nasirpur in Dwarka. File

Centre mulls spending over ₹2 lakh crore to fight inflation, say sources

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National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaking to the press at the White House in Washington.

U.S. doesn’t single out India on human rights: NSA Sullivan

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BJP MP from Barrackpore Arjun Singh (centre) speaks to the media after joining the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata on May 22, 2022.

BJP Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh returns to Trinamool

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In his departure statement ahead of his visit to Japan from May 23-24 for the Qaud Leader’s Summit, PM Modi said that during his visit he will also hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. File

PM Modi to attend U.S.-Indo Pacific Economic plan launch in Tokyo, meet Quad leaders

Umran Malik earned an exceptional call-up in the T20 international squad against South Africa starting on June 9.

Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh earn national call-up for T20I vs SA; Pujara returns to Test squad

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The Batadrava police station which was set on fire by miscreants following the alleged death of a person in police custody in Assam’s Nagaon district on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Houses of people accused of setting Assam police station ablaze demolished

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Construction work outside the Puri Jagannath temple for the beautification of the temple at Puri. File.

Controversy erupts over ground survey near Puri Jagannath temple

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A 15-minute activity of synchronously flashing fireflies captured near the Top Slip at the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu. The long exposure stacking technique allows for a visual estimation of the population.

Watch | Lakhs of fireflies illuminate the Anamalai Tiger Reserve

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Narcissi, also known as daffodils or jonquils, are pictured in full bloom in a meadow on a hot spring morning in Glion near Montreux, Switzerland on May 20, 2022. On the heights of Montreux picking narcissus was popular since the 19th century, the flower is today protected and when in May they are in abundance it was called the May snow. Picture taken with a drone.

Narcissi, also known as daffodils or jonquils, are pictured in full bloom in a meadow on a hot spring morning in Glion near Montreux, Switzerland on May 20, 2022. On the heights of Montreux picking narcissus was popular since the 19th century, the flower is today protected and when in May they are in abundance it was called the May snow. Picture taken with a drone. | Photo Credit: Reuters

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