Times of India

The 15-lakh strong armed forces have been told to become leaner and meaner for technology-intensive futuristic wars because there is simply not enough money for unbridled procurements in the face of the ballooning wage and pension bills.

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A man in the US state of Kansas who shot dead an Indian techie, Srinivas Kuchibhotla while shouting "get out of my country," was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Adam Purinton had previously pleaded guilty to the racial slur-filled, drunken attack in February last year.

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A Saudi government programme to improve the quality of life in the kingdom called for the legalisation of gender mixing and an end to the mandatory prayer closures for businesses, significant steps to ease social restrictions in the conservative country.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/saudi-programme-calls-for-gender-mixing-no-prayer-closure/articleshow/64038224.cms

The GST Council on Friday sought to remove one of the biggest irritants in the new tax regime by junking the current threestage return filing process and moving to one monthly return. The Centre and the states agreed to roll out the new mechanism in six months.

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