- India
Maharashtra cuts VAT on aviation turbine fuel to 7 pc from 18 pc for six months
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to 7 per cent from 18 per cent for a period of six months beginning May 15, an…
- India
CBI arrests NEET paper leak ‘kingpin’ in Pune
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a professor from Pune who is alleged to be the kingpin of the NEET paper leak case, officials said Friday, May 15. Professor PV Kulkarni, a…
- India
TN CM Vijay calls fuel price hike ‘unacceptable’, seeks rollback
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday, May 15, slammed the increase of Rs 3 per litre each in petrol and diesel prices, calling it “unacceptable,” and demanded its…
- India
Air India receives new Boeing 787-9 aircraft
New Delhi: Air India has received another tailor-made Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which landed in the national capital on Friday, May 15. The loss-making airline, which is in the middle of an ambitious…
- India
NEET-UG to go computer-based from next year: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday, May 15, announced that the NEET-UG will be computer-based test from next year onwards as part of reforms in view of allegations of…
- Top Stories
CIC pulls up Lok Sabha Secretariat over denial of RTI information
New Delhi: The CIC has directed the Lok Sabha Secretariat to revisit its denial of disclosure of bills of procurement of electronic items worth Rs 1.7 crore during 2021-22 and either furnish…
- India
HC declares Bhojshala site as temple, suggests alternate land for mosque
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday, May 15, declared that the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar is a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, adding that the Muslim community may approach…
- India
SC bats for rationalisation of airfares, asks Centre to provide relief
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, May 15, said there should be some rationalisation of airfares and asked the Centre to provide relief to flyers. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath…
- Middle East
PM Modi begins five-nation tour with UAE visit
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the UAE on Friday, marking the beginning of a five-nation visit that will also include the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. Modi landed in…
- Kerala
Kerala CM designate defends IUML; terms it a deterrent against communal forces
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala CM-designate V D Satheesan on Friday defended Congress ally and UDF partner, IUML, saying it played a decisive role in the alliance victory and was also a major deterrent against…
- India
Unnao rape case: SC sets aside HC relief to ex BJP MLA Sengar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case and…
- Bollywood
Wanted to celebrate Indian culture: Adnan Sami on new song Lipstick
Mumbai: With his newly released single “Lipstick”, singer-composer Adnan Sami says he wanted to celebrate the universality of the cosmetic, cutting across age, class and geography, stressing that everyone from his eight-year-old…
- India
Modi signed US trade deal to secure Adani’s ‘release’ in bribery case: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of signing a trade deal with the US only to secure the “release” of billionaire businessman Gautam Adani. “Compromised…
- India
NEET-UG re-exam to be held on June 21
New Delhi: Medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which was cancelled following allegations of irregularities in the examination process, will be re-conducted on June 21, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Friday. The…
- India
Loot votes, then kick where it hurts: TMC targets Centre over fuel price hike
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Friday criticised the BJP-led central government over the hike in petrol and diesel prices, alleging that first they “looted” people’s votes and “then they…
