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Income tax- rebate extended on income up to Rs 7 lakhs in new tax regime: FM

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the income tax rebate is extended on income up to Rs 7 lakhs in the new tax regime.
“I introduced in 2020, the new personal income tax regime with 6 income slabs, starting from Rs 2.5 Lakhs. I propose to change the tax structure in this regime by reducing the number of slabs to 5 and increasing the tax exemption limit to Rs 3 Lakhs,” the Finance Minister announced.
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February 1, 2023
US’s National Press Club asks Indian govt to cancel ban on BBC documentary

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Washington: The National Press Club (NPC), a leading media organisation in Washington, has strongly condemned the Indian government’s move pertaining to the censorship of the BBC Documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’.
The NPC statement, released here on Tuesday, identifies the Indian government’s suppression of the Modi-critical documentary as part of a larger threat Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses to Indian democracy.
The organisation said that the government of India should let people decide whether to watch or not.
“India should be proud that it is the largest democracy in the world, but it cannot hold on to that identity if it continues to erode press freedom, persecute journalists, and suppress news that holds a mirror up to its shortcomings,” said the NPC president Eileen O’Reilly.
“Since Modi came to power, we have watched with frustration and disappointment as his government time and time again has suppressed the right of its citizens to a free and independent news media,” she said in a press release.
“The BBC is one of the most respected news sources in the world and is known for its high editorial standards. We also demand in the strongest terms the government stop its persecution of journalists and suppression of press freedom in India,” said the NPC president.
After the BBC aired a two-part documentary, the Indian government in the past two weeks, used its emergency powers to ban it from being aired in the country.
The Modi-led government also forced Twitter and YouTube to block the documentary in India under the 2021 information technology law, which the National Press Club has previously criticized.

The BBC documentary examines PM Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots when he was chief minister of the western Indian state, of Gujarat.
During the riots, thousands of predominantly Muslim Indians were killed, many were raped and Muslim establishments were set on fire.
The Indian Supreme Court exonerated Modi in 2012 of wrongdoing but the documentary notes the British Foreign Office produced an unpublished report claiming Modi was ‘directly responsible’ for enabling the impunity of violence that led to the killings.
“NPC’s stand against the Modi regime’s brutal censorship campaign joins a chorus of condemnations from the global press and democratic freedom organizations, signalling growing international recognition of the grave threat Modi poses to Muslims, religious minorities, a free press, and democracy itself”, read their press note.
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February 1, 2023
Indian American Nikki Haley to launch bid for 2024 White House

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Washington: Prominent Indian-American Republican Party leader Nikki Haley is poised to launch her 2024 White House bid on February 15 positioning herself to be the first challenger to former US president Donald Trump.
Haley, 51, is the two-term Governor of South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the United Nations.
When she enters the race, Haley will be the first contender to join the contest against her former boss, who is currently the sole Republican seeking his party’s 2024 nomination.
Trump, 76, launched his White House bid last year. Haley could release a video signaling her plans as soon as this week, according to the Washington Post.
According to an invitation soon going out to her backers, Haley’s advertised “special announcement” will come on February 15 at The Shed at the Charleston Visitor Center, a downtown gathering spot that could draw hundreds of supporters into the heart of the city’s tourism district, The Post and Courier reported.
“The confirmation that she is entering the race came on January 31 from a member of Haley’s inner circle,” the Charleston, South Carolina-based daily reported.
Haley famously said previously that she would not seek to challenge Trump if he ran again, but there has been a shift in her stance in recent times as she said the US needs to look toward a different path.
“It’s time for a new generation,” she tweeted recently.
“It’s time for new leadership. And it’s time to take our country back. America is worth the fight and we’re just getting started,” she said.

In an interview to Fox News last month, she said the US needs a “new leader” who can take the country in a new direction.
“But when you’re looking at a run for president, you look at two things. You first look at, does the current situation push for new leadership. The second question is, am I that person that could be that new leader, that, yes, we need to go in a new direction? And can I be that leader? Yes, I think I can be that leader,” Haley said in that interview.
During the interview, Haley also emphasized that President Joe Biden, a Democrat, should not be given a second term.
Biden, 80, is the oldest sitting US President.
The next US presidential election is scheduled to be held on November 5, 2024.
Haley was born Nimrata Randhawa to Ajit Singh Randhawa and his mother Raj Kaur Randhawa, who had emigrated from Punjab to Canada and then to the US in the 1960s.
Her father was a professor at the Punjab Agricultural University, and her mother received a law degree from Delhi University.
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February 1, 2023
Govt to launch Rs 2,200-crore Aatmanirbhar clean plant programme: Sitharaman

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New Delhi: The government will launch a Rs 2,200-crore Aatmanirbhar clean plant program, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday.
Presenting the Budget for 2023-24, she said an agriculture accelerator fund will also be set up to encourage agri-startups in rural areas.
She further said to enhance the yield of extra-long staple cotton, the government will adopt a cluster-based and value-chain approach.
The government will also support the Hyderabad-based millet institute as a center of excellence.
At the behest of the government, United Nations declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, with an aim to create awareness and increase the production and consumption of grain.
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February 1, 2023
UP govt cancels lease of Jauhar research institute in Rampur

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Rampur: In a big jolt to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Uttar Pradesh government has canceled the lease of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Training and Research Institute here, according to an official statement.
After the decision of the Yogi cabinet on January 28, the government has canceled the lease of Rs 100 per annum and ordered to take the institute’s building and land, with an area of about 13,000 square meters, under government control with immediate effect.
“The building and land of Jauhar Shodh Sansthan should be taken under government control with immediate effect, take possession and inform the government,” a notification by the Director Minority Welfare J Ribha said on Tuesday after the Cabinet decision.
Former cabinet minister Azam Khan had taken land for Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Training and Research Institute on lease for 100 rupees annually for 33 years during the Samajwadi Party government with the proviso that the lease term can be extended twice for 33-33 years.
“This decision was taken in the cabinet meeting during the SP government and it was said that research work would also be done in it along with the studies of Arabic and Persian. But Later it was changed and instead of higher education, Rampur Public School was opened for primary and secondary education by getting post from the CBSE board,” the notification claimed.
Azam Khan had become the Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust’s president for life.
On the complaint of Minister of State Baldev Aulakh, an SIT team was also constituted to investigate the matter. On the basis of the investigation report of the SIT, Divisional Minority Welfare Officer RP Singh was suspended for “negligence” and “indifference”.
Based on the recommendation of the SIT, the government called for a report from the Rampur DM. Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Anjaneya Kumar Singh, who was then Rampur DM, had also recommended the cancellation of the lease.

While the lease was canceled in the cabinet meeting of the Yogi government held on Saturday, the order was issued by the Minority Welfare Director Lucknow J Ribha on the name of Divisional Minority Welfare Officer/Deputy Director Moradabad Division and District Minority Welfare Officer Rampur on Tuesday asking them to inform the government about action taken.
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February 1, 2023
Visa delay forces Usman Khawaja to miss his flight to India

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Sydney: Australia opener Usman Khawaja was forced to miss his flight to India on Wednesday due to a visa delay.
The Australia squad left for the high-profile four-Test series against India without Khawaja, who is now expected to depart on Thursday.
“Me waiting for my Indian Visa like… #stranded #dontleaveme #standard #anytimenow,” wrote Khawaja while posting a meme on social media.
The Pakistan-born batter has played 56 Tests, 40 ODIs, and nine T20s for Australia. The 36-year-old also featured in the IPL back in 2016.
He was named Australia’s Test Player of the Year on Monday, an award named after the legendary Shane Warne.
Australia will have a four-day training camp in the outskirts of Bengaluru before moving to Nagpur for the first Test beginning February 9. The other venues are Delhi, Dharamsala, and Ahmedabad.
Both teams are in the running to reach the World Test Championship final.
Australia have opted out of a tour game in India ahead of the crucial series expecting the surfaces in practice games to be totally different from what they would face in the four Tests. PTI

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February 1, 2023
Union Cabinet meeting begins ahead of Budget presentation

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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi began here on Wednesday.
The meeting comes ahead of the Budget 2023-24 which will be tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament.
Before the cabinet meeting, Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
“Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, MoS Shri Pankaj Chaudhary, and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2023-24,” the President tweeted.
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February 1, 2023
Canada’s real GDP grew 3.8% in 2022

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Ottawa: Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.8 percent in 2022, the national statistical agency announced.
Statistics Canada on Tuesday said that it indicated a 0.4 percent increase in real industry GDP in the fourth quarter of 2022 and a 0.1 percent increase in December, reports Xinhua news agency.
In December, increases in the retail, utilities, and public sectors were offset by decreases in the wholesale, finance, and insurance, and mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sectors, it said.
Owing to its preliminary nature, these estimates will be updated on February 28 with the release of the official GDP data for December and the fourth quarter of 2022, Statistics Canada added.
Canada’s GDP edged up 0.1 percent in November, following the same growth in October.
Growth in services-producing industries was partially offset by a decline in goods-producing industries, Statistics Canada said, explaining that the removal of travel restrictions and rising interest rates continued to affect certain industries.
On October 1, 2022, all Covid-19 border restrictions, including vaccination, mandatory use of the ArriveCAN app as well as any testing and quarantine requirements, were removed for all travelers entering Canada by land, air, or sea.
This removal of restrictions continued to support gains in the transportation and warehousing sector in November.

Meanwhile, interest rate hikes by the Bank of Canada over the course of 2022 continued to have an effect on the activity at offices of real estate agents and brokers, residential building construction, and legal services which have been trending downward since the spring, Statistics Canada said.
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February 1, 2023
Hyderabad to face 30-hour drinking water supply disruption

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Hyderabad: Many places in Hyderabad will face 30-hour drinking water supply disruption as Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWSSB) is undertaking repair works.
As per the press release, the disruption will be witnessed on February 4 and 5 amid repair work of a 1600 mm dia pipeline in connection with Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project (KDWSP) Phase-2.
As part of the SRDP, the repair works will be carried out without hindering the construction of the flyover at the Bairamalguda junction.
From 6 am on February 4 to 12 noon on Sunday, there will be drinking water supply disruption in areas including Balapur, Mekalamandi, Marredpally, Tarnaka, Lalapet, Buddhanagar, Hasmathpet, Ferozguda and Bholakpur.
Hyderabad to face water supply disruption for second time in 10 days
This is the second time in 10 days. Earlier too, some parts of Hyderabad faced water supply disruption.
Earlier, HMWSSB in a press release, mentioned that on January 27, the drinking water supply will be disrupted in areas including Shastripuram, Bandlaguda, Bhojagutta, Allabanda, Madhuban, Durga Nagar, Budvel, Suleman Nagar, Golden Heights, 9 no, Kismatpur, Gandham Guda and Dharmasai.
The board had cited Mylar Dev Palli Phase-2 of Jalamandali as the reason.

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February 1, 2023
Aamir, Kartik dance to ‘Tune Maari Entriyaan’ in viral video

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Mumbai: Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan along with superstar Aamir Khan set the stage on fire as the two danced to the song ‘Tune Maari Entriyaan’ from the Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra-starrer 2013 film ‘Gunday’.
The video of them dancing is from a wedding ceremony in Bhopal and has been doing rounds on the Internet.
In the video, both the actors can be seen twinning in black attire. While Aamir wore a black kurta pyjama along with a dupatta with a golden border, Kartik sported a black coat and pants.
In one of the videos, Kartik sang ‘Kaun Nachdi’ song as he stood on the stage with Aamir. Aamir was all elated as he clapped and danced.
On the work front, Aamir was last seen in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ alongside Kareena Kapoor, Naga Chaitanya and Mona Singh. It was released on August 11, 2022 and turned out to be a failure at the box office but was admired by fans upon its Netflix release. The movie was a remake of the 1994 Oscar winner Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks.
Kartik is gearing up for his upcoming action entertainer film ‘Shehzada’, the release date of which was recently pushed by a week in the wake of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Pathaan’ euphoria.
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February 1, 2023