- Bangalore
Karnataka to boycott NITI Aayog meeting, over neglect of state in budget: CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said his government had decided to boycott the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 27, as a mark of protest…
- Business
Govt cuts import duty on mobile phones, components: Experts
New Delhi: iPhone maker Apple is believed to be the biggest beneficiary of a 5 per cent reduction in import duty on mobile phones and the move could lead to savings of…
- World
Bangladesh PM says army was deployed to ensure security of lives & properties
Dhaka: Defending her decision to enforce a curfew with a shoot-on-sight order following violent clashes between the police and protesters in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the tough…
- Middle East
Rival Palestinian factions agree to end yearslong divisions at China-brokered talks
Beijing: In a rare show of solidarity amidst the war in Gaza, 14 Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, have jointly pledged to end their deep divisions and strengthen Palestinian unity by…
- Kashmir
J&K: Soldier injured in Battal operation against terrorists succumbs
Jammu: The soldier injured in the Battal sector of J&K’s Poonch on early Tuesday succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital, the Army announced. Officials said that the soldier was injured during…
- Pakistan
Pakistan raises min marriage age for Christian men & women to 18 yrs
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday raised the minimum legal age for marriage for Christian men and women to 18 years in the Islamic nation, after amending the law enacted in 1872. President Asif…
- Delhi
Nothing for people in ‘jhunjhuna’ Budget by BJP-led Centre: Sanjay
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dubbed the Union Budget 2024-25 as a “jhunjhuna” (rattle toy for kids) on Tuesday and said there was nothing in it for farmers, youngsters, traders…
- India
MP: Dalit man accuses cops of thrashing him for overtaking their vehicle
Chhatarpur: A probe is underway after a Dalit sanitary worker alleged thrashing by police personnel in Khajuraho town of Madhya Pradesh for overtaking their official vehicles, an officer said on Tuesday. The…
- India
Rupee falls 3 paise to close at 83.69 against US dollar post-budget
Mumbai: The rupee declined 3 paise to 83.69 against the US dollar on Tuesday after the government raised tax rates on capital gains in the FY25 Budget. Besides, a weak tone in…
- India
Global tech outage continues disrupting US air travel for fourth consecutive day
Los Angeles: The global tech outage continued to wreak havoc on US air travel Monday with hundreds of flights cancelled and thousands of passengers stranded at airports across the nation, four days…
- India
Budget 2024-25: Allocation for Minority Affairs Ministry increases by Rs 574 cr
New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Minority Affairs has increased by Rs 574.31 crore to Rs 3,183.24 crore for 2024-25 as against the revised estimate of Rs 2,608.93 crore…
- Photos
Monsoon session of Parliament: 23-07-2024
New Delhi: Congress MPs from Maharashtra and Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi stage a protest after tabling of the Union Budget 2024-25, at Parliament House complex during the Monsoon session, in…
- India
Delhi riots: CBI to probe death of man assaulted, forced to sing national anthem by cops
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the case pertaining to the death of a 23-year-old man who was seen in a viral…
- Photos
In pictures: Union Budget 2024
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman displays a red pouch carrying the Budget documents outside the Finance Ministry in North Block before leaving for the Parliament where she will table the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Chandrababu Naidu thanks Centre for recognising Andhra’s needs in Union Budget
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday thanked the Central government for recognising the needs of the state in the Union Budget for fiscal 2024-25 by focusing on the…
