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Traders protest during the two days “Delhi Bandh” protest against the sealing drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) at Karol Bagh on Friday. (Sushil Kumar / HT Photo)

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Traders protest during the two days “Delhi Bandh” protest against the sealing drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) at Karol Bagh on Friday. (Sushil Kumar / HT Photo)

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BSE Sensex plunged to its lowest level since demonetisation, hit by post-budget sell off. Sentiment on the street is hit by Arun Jaitley’s LTCG tax announcement, as investors sell off banking, auto, metal and telecom stocks. The focus is now on the RBI’s monetary policy which is to be released later this month. (Punit Paranjee / AFP)

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Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday defended not giving away major relief to the middle class in the Union Budget, saying the government has already done enough in the past budgets and will further provide succour in the future depending on fiscal space. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bhutan Damcho Dorji inaugurate the Consulate General's Office of Bhutan in the presence of Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, in Guwahati. (PTI)

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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to declare the offences of rape, sexual assault, outraging of modesty, voyeurism and stalking in the Indian Penal Code as gender-neutral, saying they were meant to protect women and only Parliament can change the law. (PTI)