After ousting Didi’s govt in Bengal, BJP ends ‘Bhaipo tax’ on truckers

After ousting Didi’s govt in Bengal, BJP ends ‘Bhaipo tax’ on truckers

District magistrates were told to dismantle the illegal collection points JAMTARA: Bhaipo (nephew) tax. Danda tax. Bamboo barricades. Illegal nakas. Highway strongmen from alleged “syndicates” armed with sticks. For decades, drivers of commercial vehicles entering Bengal from Jharkhand said those words defined border crossings more than signboards or toll gates. Trucks slowed. Cash changed hands….

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PM Modi arrives in Rome for final leg of five-nation tour; India-Italy ties, trade on agenda

PM Modi arrives in Rome for final leg of five-nation tour; meeting with Italian PM Meloni, bilateral cooperation on agenda

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rome on Tuesday (local time) for the final leg of his five-nation tour, where he is scheduled to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella, hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and participate in diplomatic engagements before departing for India on Wednesday.In a post on X, PM…

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Towns across UP, Chhatisgarh are getting baked, experts blame 'man-made heat islands'

Towns across UP, Chhatisgarh are getting baked, experts blame ‘man-made heat islands’

LUCKNOW: Banda in Uttar Pradesh baked at a blistering 48.2 Celsius Tuesday, turning roads gummy, metal searing hot and afternoon air into a blast furnace. Bundelkhand’s parched district has emerged as Asia’s hottest location four times in a month and topped global heat charts twice, a grim badge for a place meteorologists and geologists described…

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