Maharashtra Budget: Ajit Pawar proposes cut in taxes on diesel & petrol in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai limits
Mumbai, June 28 - Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who holds the Finance portfolio, proposed a reduction in taxes on petrol and diesel in the areas of BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, Thane and Navi Mumbai as he presented the full budget for 2024-25
First batch of Amarnath Yatris reach Valley to begin Yatra tomorrow
Srinagar, June 28 - The first batch of Amarnath Yatris reached the Valley on Friday where senior district and divisional officers received them.
Maha Budget: Ahead of Assembly polls, govt announces freebies & sops worth over Rs 1 lakh cr
Mumbai, June 28 - Months before the Assembly elections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance and planning portfolios, presented a full budget for 2024-25 in the state Assembly on Friday with freebies and sops worth over Rs 1
FATF recognises India’s efforts in combating terror funding, money laundering
New Delhi, June 28 - India has achieved a commendable level of technical compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requirements, and its efforts in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Countering Terrorist Financing (CFT), and Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (CPF) have
Bengal MLAs’ oath: Speaker dials Guv Bose’s predecessor VP Dhankhar for solution
Kolkata, June 28 - The Speaker of West Bengal Assembly, Biman Bandopadhyay, on Friday spoke over phone to Vice President and former state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over the issue surrounding the swearing-in of two new MLAs and sought his intervention in breaking the
MPs & ministers have assured to fight unitedly for K’taka: Siddaramaiah
New Delhi, June 28 - Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that all MPs and Union Ministers from the state have assured him to fight unitedly for the good of the state.
Another BRS MLA joins Congress, sixth in four months
Hyderabad, June 28 - In yet another jolt to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), its MLA Kale Yadaiah joined the ruling Congress on Friday.
‘Ousted’ youth CPI-M leader gets police protection in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 - A day after a former youth CPI-M leader in Kannur slammed veteran party leader P. Jayarajan, the Kerala Police on Friday announced to give protection to his house and business establishments.
Bangladeshi citizen with expired visa runs biz in Kolkata, HC orders ED probe
Kolkata, June 28 - A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate a case involving a Bangladeshi resident with an expired Indian visa running his business from here.
SC allows withdrawal of plea filed by NRI accused in imported coal scam case
New Delhi, June 28 - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed withdrawal of a plea filed by an NRI accused in a money laundering case linked to an alleged imported coal scam.
Centre unveils new draft rules for breath analysers used by cops, workplace testers
New Delhi, June 28 - The Legal Metrology Division of the Department of Consumer Affairs, has unveiled new draft rules for Evidential Breath Analysers which aim to ensure the accuracy and reliability of breath analysers used by law enforcement agencies and workplaces so
CM Siddaramaiah, state ministers meet Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi, June 28 - A delegation of Karnataka ministers led by Chief Minister Siddramaiah and Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar on Friday met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at his office in the national capital and submitted a
CM Mamata Banerjee welcomes bail to Hemant Soren
Kolkata, June 28 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, expressed pleasure over former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren getting bail in the land scam case.
Ticketless travel: Samastipur division imposed fines on 2.09 lakh erring train passengers
Patna, June 28 - The Samastipur division of Indian Railways, which is carrying out a drive against ticketless travel by passengers, imposed fines on 2.09 lakh passengers.
Nothing wrong with demand for more Dy CM posts: K’taka Min
Tumakuru, (Karnataka) June 28 - Karnataka Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna on Friday said that there is nothing wrong with the demand to create more Deputy Chief Minister posts in Karnataka.
Cong claims Rahul’s microphone turned off over NEET issue, Speaker rejects charge
New Delhi, June 28 - The Lok Sabha proceedings started on a stormy note on Friday with the Opposition creating a ruckus in the House over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) issue and also demanding a quick discussion on the same.
Punjab Police seize 66 kg opium, arrest two from Jharkhand
Chandigarh, June 28 - Punjab Police on Friday said they have busted one of the biggest interstate drug smuggling syndicates operating from Jharkhand and arrested two men besides seizing 66 kg of opium.
Licence to kill? Mumbai RTO audit says 76K DLs issued on fake driving tests
Mumbai, June 28 - In a stunner, an audit by Maharashtra’s Accountant General (Audit II) has revealed that the Regional Transport Office (RTO) at Andheri in Mumbai may have issued a whopping 76,000 driving licences on ‘fake driving tests’ on unauthorised vehicles, last
BJP, Congress in Rajasthan get busy for bypolls to 5 Assembly seats
Jaipur, June 28 - Congress and BJP have begun preparing for the bypolls to five Assembly seats in Rajasthan which have to be held in the next six months.
Centre okays Rs 700 crore to set up institutes of pharma, medical technology
New Delhi, June 28 - The Central government has earmarked Rs 700 crore to set up centres of excellence at the National Institutes of Pharmaceutical, Education & Research (NIPER) over the next five years to boost pharma and medical technology in the country.