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Today's News Headlines

1.Parliamentarians and legislators across the country voted Monday to elect the next President and by the time voting concluded, there were enough indications that NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu was set for an emphatic win against Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.-theindianexpress.com

2.Britain's former finance minister Rishi Sunak held onto his lead in the race to become Britain's next prime minister on Monday as another hopeful was knocked out, leaving four candidates in an increasingly bitter contest to replace Boris Johnson.-hindustantimes.com

3.On Sri Lanka Crisis, Government's All-Party Meet Today:The government has called an all-party meeting over the turmoil in Sri Lanka this evening, following appeals by Tamil Nadu-based parties to intervene in the crisis.-ndtv.com

4.The rupee declined to 80.06 per dollar on Tuesday. The currency has been buffeted by nearly $30 billion of foreign outflows from the nation’s equities so far this year – a record sum – and concerns over a deteriorating current-account deficit amid elevated oil and commodity prices.-hindustantimes.com

5.Ola Electric, India's largest electric vehicles company, on Monday said it will invest $500 million in setting up a battery innovation centre and promoting indigenous cell research and development in India.-hindustantimes.com

6.After the implementation of the rate hike of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), many essential food items and commodities are set to get costlier for consumers, including rice, wheat, flour, and several packaged food items.-dnaindia.com

7.Two-time Olympian and India's shining light in Skeet shooting, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, won the country's and his first ever individual gold in the event, shooting 37 hits out of a possible 40 in the final at the ISSF World Cup Changwon 2022 in Changwon, South Korea on Sunday.-dnaibdia.com

8.The Centre has decided to scrap the service charges on food items ordered during the train journey, even if you have not pre-booked your meals with your tickets.Earlier, many travellers were left angered and surprised that the IRCTC was charging upwards of Rs 70 when it came to ordering tea or coffee during the train journey.-dnandia.com

9.Concept Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., India’s leading environmentally sensitive hotel chain, has opened its seventh hotel  in the Mumbai region with The Fern Residency, Turbhe, Navi Mumbai. With this new opening, thea company now  manages 20 hotels in Maharashtra and has 87 hotels operational across the country and in Nepal and Seychelles. -fnbnews.com

10.After traders agitated over the proposed GST imposition on unbranded and prepackaged food items, the Union Government has clarified that the tax will be imposed on unbranded food grain only up to 25 kg packaging and the retail traders will be eligible for an input tax credit.-fnbnews.com

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