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Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2025

New Delhi The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill 2025 on Tuesday incorporating 35 government amendments as a key part of the process for the proposals of Union Budget 2025-26 to kick in. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her reply to the debate on Finance Bill, 2025, said the Union Budget of 2025-26 provides “unprecedented tax relief to honour taxpayers” and is aimed at boosting domestic production and enhancing ...

Survey finds 44% of Kolkata wards are dengue-prone

Kolkata A recent internal survey by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on Tuesday, found that nearly 44 per cent of the total number of wards in areas under the corporation's jurisdiction, which included Kolkata and added areas, are dengue-prone, officials said. The total number of the wards under KMC stands at 144. As per the internal survey, 68 wards of them are dengue-prone, an insider from the corporation claimed. ...

Delhi CM orders verification to remove Bangladeshis, Rohingyas from welfare schemes

New Delhi Aiming to weed out illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants from social benefit schemes in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Wednesday, announced a drive for verification and fresh registration of beneficiaries. "Whether it is ration, pension or any other scheme for economically weaker sections, we will verify and register the beneficiaries afresh," said CM Gupta while presenting a Rs 1 lakh crore Delh...

Shashi Tharoor hopes for constructive India-US trade talks

New Delhi Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed optimism ahead of the visit of an American delegation which will hold talks on the contours of a proposed bilateral agreement on the India-US trade ties. Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, Tharoor said he hoped for a constructive discussion to emerge out of talks wherein Indian trade is not seriously affected. "Americans have sent a delegation and we are expecting them...

UN warns education ban on Afghan girls will 'haunt generations'

New York The United Nations Women on Tuesday warned that it will have generational consequences in Afghanistan as girls are denied education for the third year in a row. The reaction comes as the new academic year begins in Afghanistan, with secondary and higher education institutions still closed to women for yet another year under the Taliban. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, stated that Afghan girls must return...

Second body recovered from Telangana tunnel

Hyderabad More than a month after a portion of the roof of a tunnel collapsed in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district trapping eight persons, rescue workers recovered a second body on Tuesday. The body was brought out of the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in the afternoon and was shifted to a government hospital at Nagarkurnool. It was identified as that of project engineer Manoj Kumar of Uttar Pradesh. ...

Pakistan seeks to 'normalise' ties with Afghanistan as deportation deadline nears

Islamabad Pakistan and Afghanistan have decided to make fresh efforts to de-escalate tensions and normalise ties through restructured and realigned diplomatic high-level engagements. The decision was made during the Kabul visit of a Pakistani delegation led by Special Representative for Afghanistan Sadiq Khan on the directions of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The visit was of pivotal importance as it came immedi...

RS chairman, all-party floor leaders to discuss cash at judge's house issue

New Delhi Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar will on Tuesday hold discussions with the floor leaders of various parties on the alleged discovery of cash from the official residence of a Delhi High Court judge. The issue of discussion was raised in the Rajya Sabha earlier in the day. Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge requested the Chairman to hold a discussion on this matter with all floor leaders of the Rajya Sabha...

PM Modi: 100-day intensified campaign lays strong foundation to fight TB

New Delhi The 100-day intensified TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has laid a strong foundation for a tuberculosis-free India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. The Prime Minister’s Office said this, in a post shared on social media platform X, citing a media article by Union Health Minister JP Nadda. “India’s fight against TB is witnessing remarkable progress. The Union Health Minister JP Nadda shares key insi...

Telangana tunnel tragedy: Rescue teams find traces of human remains

Hyderabad Rescue teams in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district on Tuesday found traces of human remains near the loco train track close to the accident site. Various agencies involved in the rescue operation to trace seven missing persons took up digging around the spot where the traces were found. The rescue workers hope to pull out the remains by evening. Some ...

Probe ordered into death of Kerala IB officer

Thiruvananthapuram The family of the woman Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer whose body was found near a railway track here has suspected foul play and registered a police complaint. The woman, identified as Megha, was found dead on Monday morning. Sivadasan, the uncle of 24-year-old Megha, said they suspected foul play in her death. He said she had no problems of depression as was being reported by a section of the media, as...

Delhi Budget allocates Rs 5,100 crores for Mahila Samridhi Yojana

New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the Budget 2025-26 for the national capital. She stated that this year the Delhi government's Budget is Rs. 1 lakh crores. Calling the Budget "historic," the Chief Minister said that this is a budget of transformation from a dire economy to Viksit Delhi. "This is not an ordinary budget. Delhi and the whole country are watching this. They all have ver...

Delhi Budget allocates Rs 5,100 crores for Mahila Samridhi Yojana

New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the Budget 2025-26 for the national capital. She stated that this year the Delhi government's Budget is Rs. 1 lakh crores. Calling the Budget "historic," the Chief Minister said that this is a budget of transformation from a dire economy to Viksit Delhi. "This is not an ordinary budget. Delhi and the whole country are watching this. They all have ver...

Kathua operation: Search for hiding terrorists continues, ammunition recovered

Jammu The ongoing operation against hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district entered its third day on Tuesday even as arms and ammunition have been recovered from the operation site. Officials said on Monday that a few rounds of firing were again heard from the Sanyal area in Hiranagar where a search operation was launched by security forces on Sunday (March 23) evening. “Ammunition was recovered yesterd...

Trump’s 25 pc tariff threat to Venezuela would hit India's oil imports

New York US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on exports from countries that buy oil from Venezuela would hit India which already fears reciprocal US taxes next month. Trump announced on Truth Social on Monday that any country “that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay a Tariff of 25 per cent to the United States on any Trade they do with our Country”. ...

Trump’s 25 pc tariff threat to Venezuela would hit India's oil imports

New York US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on exports from countries that buy oil from Venezuela would hit India which already fears reciprocal US taxes next month. Trump announced on Truth Social on Monday that any country “that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay a Tariff of 25 per cent to the United States on any Trade they do with our Country”. ...

EU for rebuilding Gaza under Palestinian Authority: Top diplomat

Ramallah Kaja Kallas, the European Union's (EU) high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said that the EU supports the Gaza reconstruction plan approved by an emergency Arab summit earlier this month. During a press conference after her meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, Kallas said that she "discussed with the prime minister the Arab plan for Gaza, which the EU strongly supports,&...

Maha Assembly seeks Bharat Ratna for Jyotirao, Savitribai Phule

Mumbai The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution recommending Centre confer the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on social formers Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule posthumously. The resolution was moved by BJP minister Jaikumar Rawal. The government in a resolution said: “Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the country. This award is given for exceptional and outsta...

Cash at house row: SC collegium recommends Justice Varma's repatriation to Allahabad HC

New Delhi The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, on Monday recommended that the Centre repatriate Justice Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court. Justice Varma, the second senior most judge of the Delhi High Court, is embroiled in the controversy surrounding the alleged discovery of a huge pile of burnt cash in the storeroom attached to his bungalow in the national capital after the...

Punjab govt to release 450 farmers more from police detention

Chandigarh The Punjab government has decided to immediately release 450 more farmers from police detention, it was announced on Monday. Sharing details, Inspector General of Police, Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill on Monday said the government has already released approximately 800 farmers from police custody. He said the Chief Minister has directed the immediate release of farmers, including women, differently-abled indiv...

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