For the third year in a row, the Delhi government has not raised any of the existing tax rates or imposed any new taxes in its budget, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday.


No new tax, no rate hike in Delhi budget: Sisodia


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At least three persons were killed and 66 injured when three explosions rocked a military hospital here on Wednesday. The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack.


3 die in Afghan army hospital blasts, IS owns responsibility


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched a helpline for women on the occasion of International Women's Day to help women in distress.


Odisha CM launches helpline for women


A Delhi court on Wednesday fixed April 11 to hear arguments on charges against Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) agent Anand Chauhan in a disproportionate assets case involving Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.


Virbhadra case: Court to hear arguments on charge against LIC agent


Thalaiyuthu panchayat, Tirunelveli district (Tamil Nadu): P. Krishnaveni remembers the night of 13 June, 2011, clear as day. Barely 200 m from her home of 15 years, in front of a local temple, she lay in a pool of her blood.


Krishnaveni's story and the era of women panchayat presidents


China will never allow hard-won stability in the South China Sea to be disturbed or undermined again, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.


'China won't South China Sea stability be disturbed'


There should be one day dedicated to men, Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi suggested to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.


Start celebrating Men's Day: Maneka to Kejriwal


On International Women's Day, the Congress-led opposition staged a walk out of the Kerala assembly on Wednesday citing increasing number of cases of rape and exploitation of women in the state and tardy probe by police.


Congress-led opposition attacks Kerala government over 'rising rapes'


The Delhi government has allocated Rs 11,300 crore, almost a quarter of its Rs 48,000 crore budget, to the education sector, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Wednesday.


Education gets 24 per cent in Delhi budget


The Brics mechanism will not lose its lustre but will shine more brightly if its members stay united, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.


Brics mechanism will shine more brightly: China


The United Nations Security Council has condemned the latest ballistic missile launches by North Korea and urged the country to refrain from further action.


UNSC condemns N. Korea's missile launches


China will continue to support international stability, global growth and will be a champion of peace and development, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.


'China to continue contributing to global stability, growth'


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pull up those who "abuse" women and to take action against them.


Kejriwal praises DCW, criticises Centre for dirty politics


The House Intelligence Committee will hold its first public hearing in the probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, committee chairman Devin Nunes has said.


Public hearing on Russian interference in US election


The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) -- an organisation established to safeguard the constitutional and legal rights of minorities and which was once headed by Hamid Ansari, now India's Vice President -- currently has no chairperson and virtually no members.


Minorities commission has virtually no members, no new appointments in sight


A pipe bomb was used for the blast in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday.


Pipe bomb used in train explosion: MP CM


In addition to its headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the US' CIA also uses the US consulate in Frankfurt, Germany as a covert base for its hackers covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa, WikiLeaks has claimed in its latest leaks on the CIA.


US consulate in Frankfurt covert CIA hacker base: WikiLeaks


The Bar Council of Tripura has barred 260 lawyers from practicing in courts for not practicing in the last five years, a top official said here on Wednesday.


260 Tripura lawyers decognised for not practicing


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked International Women's Day by "saluting" the "spirit of Nari Shakti".


Modi salutes 'Nari Shakti' on International Women's Day


Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday said his country currently has no plan to cut diplomatic ties with North Korea.


Malaysia has no plan to cut diplomatic ties with N. Korea


Tamil Nadu's former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and his followers began their one day fast on Wednesday demanding a judicial inquiry into the death of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.

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