Windfall profit tax on crude, diesel cut
The government has slashed the windfall profit tax levied on domestically-produced crude oil as well as on export of diesel and ATF following a drop in global oil prices, according to an official order. The levy on crude oil produced by...
Army sentry shoots dead 2 civilians in J-K’s Rajouri
The victims, who were reportedly working as porters with the Army, were approaching the alpha gate of an Army camp in the district around 6.15 am when they were fired upon, they said. The officials said Shalinder Kumar and Kamal Kishore,...
Mumbai building fire: Residents safe
A fire broke out in a flat on the 14th floor of a multi-storey residential building in Currey Road area of central Mumbai on Thursday, but there was no report of any injury, officials said. The blaze erupted...
14 villages in Maharashtra want to join Telangana
People in 14 villages including Maharajguda, Nake Wada that are situated on the border of Maharashtra-Telangana say they want to join Telangana as the issue of border areas fuels up in Maharashtra. Sudhakar Jadhav, Deputy Sarpanch of Nake Wada village says,...
CM, Dy CM attend BAC meeting of State Legislature in Mumbai
Nagpur/Mumbai: The Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday attended the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting of State Legislature held in Mumbai to finalise two-week agenda for the Winter Session of State Legislature starting...
India, China Troops Clash Near LAC In Arunachal, Both Disengage: Sources
Representational Pic New Delhi: Indian and Chinese troops briefly clashed at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh last week before disengaging, government sources said today. The face-off led to "minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides"...
Bombay HC Chief Justice Dipankar Datta sworn in as Supreme Court judge
New Delhi: Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Justice Dipankar Datta on Monday took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud administered the oath of office to Justice Datta. The Department of...
Anil Deshmukh’s bail stayed within minutes
Moments after the Bombay High Court today granted bail to Maharashtra's former Home Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Anil Deshmukh in a corruption and abuse of power case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, it was stayed for...
INR very strong in comparison to others: FM
Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha: "It is sad that some people in Parliament are jealous of the country's increasing economy. India has the fastest-growing economy but the opposition has a problem with it. Everyone should be proud of...
Transgender people can apply for police constable’s job: Maharashtra govt to HC
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Bombay HC it will allow transgender persons to apply in the state-wide recruitment process for police constables. Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Abhay Ahuja were told by advocate-general Ashutosh Kumbhakoni that it...
Now get ‘honours’ degree in 4 yrs instead of 3
Students will be able to get an undergraduate 'honours' degree after completing four years instead of three, according to new draft norms prepared by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The draft 'curriculum and credit framework for four-year undergraduate programmes' prepared in...
210 fresh coronavirus cases in India
India registered a single-day rise of 210 new coronavirus infections, while the number of active cases further declined to 4,047, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The COVID-19 tally now stands at 4.46 crore...
Cancer screenings were affected due to Covid: Govt
Cancer screenings and treatment were affected due to Covid but the screening services have gone up post-pandemic, Union Minister of State for Health Bharti Pawar informed Lok Sabha on Friday. Replying to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha during Question...
Projects taken from Maha helped BJP in Guj: Uddhav
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in Gujarat elections while saying that projects "taken away" from Maharashtra contributed to the result. The result in Gujarat was...
Video : People in Gondia thrilled after having a glimpse of Vande Bharat Express
Gondia: People in Gondia were thrilled as they had a glimpse of the new generation high speed Vande Bharat train equipped with modern and new features on Wednesday, December 7 at 6.04 pm when the new rake of the Express...
Himachal CM Jairam Thakur wins
Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has won from Seraj. Himachal Pradesh. Thakur was up against Chet Ram Thakur (Congress) and Adv Gita Nand Thalur (AAP), along with candidates for other parties and independents. ...
Assembly Election Results 2022: BJP Heads To Victory In Gujarat, See-Saw In Himachal Continues In Early Trends
Assembly Election Result 2022 LIVE: Good morning, readers! Assembly Election Result 2022 blog for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. After more than two months of the long-drawn election process, the counting of votes in the two states begun. While the trends...
AAP’s transgender candidate wins in MCD polls
Bobi, the AAP candidate from Sultanpuri-A ward, wins. For the first time, the MCD will have a member of the transgender community. The Aam Aadmi Party crossed the halfway mark in the counting of votes in 250 wards of the...
AAP leads in 127 seats, crosses halfway mark
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) crossed the halfway mark in the counting of votes in 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, as per the latest trends on Wednesday, hinting that the exit polls which predicted...
MCD polls: BJP wins 10 seats, AAP 6 so far
The BJP has won 10 seats and the AAP six in the MCD polls, according to the State Election Commission, as the counting of votes continues. The counting of votes polled in the December 4 MCD elections commenced at...
Oppn strategises on Winter Session of Parl
Opposition leaders hold a meeting in Parliament at the chambers of Opposition leader Malikarjun Kharge to discuss the strategy for the Winter Session. TMC is also participating in the meeting. The Winter Session of Parliament begins today....
