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Rental crisis shows UK housing benefit claimants struggle to find a home

Research looked at homes available near both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn's constituency offices and those of other top MPs with responsibility for housing or benefits.




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Nine simple ideas to refresh your home and make it feel brand new

Dressing your home for Christmas and New Year is fun, but when the festivities are over and the decorations and tinsel have been stored for another year, the house can look bare.




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Plan carefully and shop around, for now's the time to give your home a refresh - at a snip

Shop smarter by using seasonal clearances and ex-display lines as a way to pick up longed-for large-outlay items such as beds, sofas and mattresses, as well as designer pieces and one-off accessories.




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Prime Minister meets Henrietta H Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF on the sidelines of UN engagements in New York[ph]Photo Courtesy: Lalit Kumar[/ph]





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Prime Minister meets Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security on the sidelines of 74th session of UNGA in New York [ph]Photo Courtesy :- Naveen Jora[/ph]





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Minister of State for External Affairs meets Mohamad Osman, Sr. Minister of State for Defence and External Affairs of Singapore on the sidelines of IORA in Abu Dhabi





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External Affairs Minister meets Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Netherlands during his visit to Netherlands





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Toshimitsu Motegi, Foreign Affairs Minister and Taro Kono, Defence Minister of Japan call on Prime Minister in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Lalit Kumar[/ph]





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India-Australia 2 Plus 2 Foreign and Defence Secretaries' Meeting takes place at Hyderabad House, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy : Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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Minister of State for External Affairs meets Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform of Bulgaria in Madrid





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External Affairs Minister meets Sayyid Badr bin Saud al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs of Oman in Muscat





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External Affairs Minister meets Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs of Qatar in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Linda Reynolds, Defence Minister of Australia on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference 2020





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External Affairs Minister meets Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Defence Minister of Singapore on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference 2020





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External Affairs Minister meets Philippe Goffin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Belgium on the sidelines of European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels





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External Affairs Minister meets Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Minister of Defence of Germany in Berlin





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ASK TONY: Scrapped New York trip to care for son but refused refund

My partner and I booked a short break in New York to celebrate my 50th birthday. At the beginning of August, my son was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma blood cancer.




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ASK TONY: We caught car theft on CCTV but insurer still wouldn't pay out

Our leased Range Rover Velar was stolen in October. The police never recovered it because the thieves ripped out its tracker, which was later found thrown in a ditch.




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ASK TONY: We cancelled our Greek villa but insurer refused to pay the bill

My husband and I booked and paid for a villa for a week in Corfu, and invited our four daughters and families to join us at our expense. The villa cost £2,391. We paid £96 for insurance with Get Going.




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ASK TONY: Santander and PayPal refused to refund stolen £450

Someone has fraudulently opened an account with PayPal using my name. PayPal withdrew £450 from my Santander account. It refunded this, but took it back the following week.




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ASK TONY: STILL waiting for £800 refund after Corsica crash in 2017

My son rented a vehicle in Corsica in July 2017 and was involved in a minor accident which was not his fault. Enterprise Corsica, the car hire firm, has not repaid his €950 excess.




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ASK TONY: Travel agent pocketed £225 of our China holiday refund

Last July, my wife, daughter and I used travel agent Carlton Leisure to book flights to Beijing with British Airways, returning via Hong Kong, with an internal flight between there and Chengdu.




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ASK TONY:I got a £994 bill... years after I left my student digs 

In June 2014 I moved out of a student house I had been living in for two years while at university. The accounts were in my name. We always paid the full amount of our energy bill on time.




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Arun Jaitley: Keeping reform process on

Two years into the government's five-year mandate, Jaitley has proven to be one of its most reformist voices




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CEO Poll: Modi govt meets expectations of India Inc on reforms

Centre should build consensus on GST Bill. say CEOs




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Avoiding reform

Two years in, major reforms seem off the table




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Odisha start-ups seek relief package from CM to survive Covid-19 impact

The entities have requested the state government to act as guarantor for soft loans or facilitate collateral-free loans




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GST Bill will 'definitely' be passed: Javadekar

A day after Parliament was adjourned sine die, the government today came down heavily on the Congress, blaming it for the near washout of the monsoon session and asserted that the GST Bill will "definitely" be passed.




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Dalmia Cement partners with IFC for resource efficiency assessments

The company kicks off low carbon cement technology roadmap under Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) India project




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Last Land Rover Defender Rolls Out

Jaguar Land Rover had officially announced three years ago in 2013, that it will stop production of  Defender at its car plant in Solihull (central England). Now the last unit of car has come out of its production plant and consumers can no longer ...




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Will India's current account deficit dive?

Brexit or no Brexit, India is better prepared for any turmoil this time than it was 3 years ago




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Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari accepts election defeat, thanks people

Tiwari had asserted that his party will win more than 45 seats in the 70-member Assembly and form the government




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Delhi Polls: Defeat for 4 ex-mayors, other municipal leaders fielded by BJP

The results for the elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly were announced on Tuesday, with the AAP nearly replicating its stunning performance of 2015, winning 62 seats




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Has Congress outsourced task of defeating BJP, Sharmishtha asks Chidambaram

Sharmishtha is daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who has been a Congress leader all his life




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Covid-19 cases in Afghanistan surge to 714, IMF gives debt relief

The Afghan Health Ministry said that 49 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in the country in the past 24 hours, which led the total cases surge to 714 on Tuesday.Kabul registered 18 new cases, maximum highest in the country, leaving behind Kandahar with 15 cases, Balkh 6 cases, Herat and Ghazni 4 new cases each, and Nangarhar 2 cases, according to the health ministry's data cited by Tolo News.At least 40 people have recovered from the virus in the country while 23 have succumbed to the highly contagious infection, the Health Ministry spokesman said.In the meantime, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board approved immediate debt relief for 25 countries--including Afghanistan--in order to help these countries focus on COVID-19 response."Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF's member countries under the IMF's revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund's response to ..




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PoK residents getting no benefits under Ehsaas Programme of Pakistan

People in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are facing discrimination at the time of COVID-19 outbreak as they are being denied benefits under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme launched by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.Pakistan government launched the Ehsaas Emergency Cash programme under which Rs. 12,000 grant is to be provided to around 12 million families across the country including those from PoK.But like all other schemes announced by Pakistan in the past, this too has excluded an already discriminated and deprived PoK populace of the benefits, as the residents have received nothing but despair after standing in long queues for hours outside the designated banks.A local woman said, "Our house caught fire and everything got burnt. Even our daughter faced severe injuries. Today we have nothing with us, not even food and we are getting no help. Our daughter got treated in Rawalpindi but now we don't have money to continue with her treatment. We came to know that we will be ...




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Pak violating ceasefire to infiltrate 'jihadis' into Kashmir amid virus outbreak, says activist

A political activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has alleged that Pakistan has been regularly violating ceasefire at the Line of Control these days to infiltrate terrorists into Kashmir valley amid COVID-19 spread.Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist and author based in Glasgow told ANI, "It is Pakistan, which is responsible for ceasefire violation. We, the people of PoK are aware of this fact that always Pakistan initiates a ceasefire violation to which India retaliates."The activist said that like always, time too, the ceasefire violation was started by Pakistan which created problems for locals, even in the areas of Jammu that do not even come in the jurisdiction of the ceasefire line.Divulging further on the heinous activities conducted by Pakistan, the activist said, "There can be three reasons for them to do so. Firstly due to the coronavirus outbreak, the establishment has been exposed over the mishandling of the pandemic. The country does not even have proper ...




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A Gymnast's Death-Defying Leap to Success

Dipa Karmakar, the first female Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, will be performing one of the sport's most dangerous and difficult moves in Brazil in August. Photo: Karan Deep Singh/The Wall Street Journal




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Volkswagen used defeat device in India too: Geete

Emission nine times more than cap; firm denies claim




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New textile policy to reap Chinese slowdown benefits

The textile sector employs, at present, 35 million people, and aims to double the number by 2022. The government is focusing on training youths in different skills to meet this target




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It Is Time We Think Of An Efficient Exit Option From The Lock Down To Resume And Revive Economic Activities: Suresh Prabhu

While reopening economic activities, we need to keep in mind that the industry cannot be opened in isolation, the whole ecosystem along with the related supply chains needs to be revived and restarted, said Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Member of Parliament. We should follow the Chinese model of revival through specific geographical openings for economic activities in areas which are marked green and keeping the hotspot districts completely locked, till there is full containment in those areas, said Hon'ble Member of Parliament. This is the time India needs to take advantage of the crises and convert it into an opportunity, we set our National goal of getting Foreign Direct Investments to India and each citizen and all arms of the government must work towards this common goal with complete alignment of reforms, said Prabhu. Businesses are the most important part of the economy, as they are significant contributors to economic growth and progress, he said.




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Reserve Bank Extends Regulatory Benefits Under Special Liquidity Facility For Mutual Funds

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Government Is Likely To Announce A Relief Package For MSME Sector Soon - Nitin Gadkari

Mr Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways and MSME, Govt of India said that government is likely to announce a relief package for the MSME sector soon. He further said that all stakeholders must adopt an integrated approach to come over the crisis while ensuring the lives and livelihood of the people. Mr Gadkari also urged the industry to have a positive attitude during this time to tide over this crisis. "We will win the fight against corona along with the economic crisis and make India the superpower nation. Hum honge kamyab," said Mr Gadkari.




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Downward Trend In Fuel Prices Could Negatively Affect Cost Benefit Of Electric Vehicles

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Heirs Fight Over An Inheritance, Advisers Referee

Inheritance battles can bring out the worst in heirs and advisers can help smooth the waters. Dow Jones' Arden Dale explains.




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Steps To Take Before You Sell Your Business

There are plenty of financial and nonfinancial issues advisers need to address with their clients before they sell their business.




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Exit polls give Bengal to Mamata, Assam to BJP, Kerala to Left, TN to DMK

Exit polls predicted a win for the DMK-Congress alliance in Puducherry too, ousting the ruling All India NR Congress




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Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: BJP state chief trails

According to latest trends, Soundararajan was in the third position behind the candidates of DMK and AIADMK




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Pinarayi Vijayan to be Kerala chief minister

Sonowal to take oath in Assam on Sunday, Mamata in West Bengal on May 27




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Extend farm benefits to plantations also: Planters' body to govt

South India constitutes nearly 60% of India's plantation sector