Daily Newsletter | Monday, May 22, 2017
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| Rocket US grounded to put Isro-Nasa sat in space |
| In 1992, the US under President George Bush had slapped sanctions on Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and prevented Russia from sharing cryogenic engine technology with the Indian space agency so as to check India from making missiles. |
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| India to flex market muscle at Opec meet |
| India will flex its market muscle to secure better terms from Opec when ministers from the cartel of oil exporting countries, accounting for roughly 35% of global supplies, meet this week to discuss extending the production cut deal to prop up prices. |
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| Rain brings relief for Delhi-NCR from searing heat |
| Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) residents got respite from blistering heat on Sunday as rain lashed the NCR, bringing down the temperature.Rain that was reported from different parts of Delhi and Noida brought a welcome relief from the heat for the city dwellers. |
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| Kumble proposes 150 percent hike for Grade A players |
| Chief coach Anil Kumble and skipper Virat Kohli demanded a massive hike for Grade A players in the Central Contracts and substantial raise for support staff. Both feel that players in Grade A, who are certainties in all formats, should be getting approximately Rs 5 crore for one season. |
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| Under GST, govt to stop exemptions gradually |
| The government has decided to take a gradual approach to do away with exemptions available under the current indirect tax regime while ushering in GST in a phased manner to ensure the tax reforms don’t hit multiple hurdles. |
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| ‘Half Girlfriend’ box office collection Day 2 |
| Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor starrer- ‘Half Girlfriend’ minted a decent amount on its first day of release, however, saw a minimal growth on its second day with collecting just Rs.10.25 crore, reports Boxofficeindia.com. |
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