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Centre waives excise duty on petrol with up to 30 pc ethanol
New Delhi: The Union government has exempted petrol blended with higher levels of ethanol from excise duty, including fuel variants containing 22 per cent, 25 per cent, 27 per cent and 30…
- India
Former Tamil Nadu minister Benjamin, his supporters joins DMK
Chennai: P Benjamin, minister in the previous AIADMK regime, has joined the DMK along with his supporters. The former minister joined the DMK along with AIADMK office-bearers, including Tiruvallur Central Party District…
- India
Fire breaks out at hospital in Jodhpur, no casualties
Jodhpur: A fire broke out at a private hospital here late Wednesday, prompting authorities to evacuate several patients from the affected ward, police said. No casualty has been reported so far, they…
- India
HC quashes Delhi Police, ED cases against NewsClick
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has quashed cases registered by the Delhi Police and the Enforcement Directorate against news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha in relation to alleged violation…
- India
Congress contests Natarajan’s RS nomination rejection in SC
The Congress has approached the Supreme Court to contest the dismissal of its Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination from Madhya Pradesh and is expected to bring the issue up early in…
- World
Trump hails PM Modi on record tenure
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, June 10, congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving Prime Minister, describing him as “a Great One” and praising his leadership and prospects.…
- India
Haryana govt issues directives to cut fuel use, VIP convoy size
The Haryana government on Wednesday issued a comprehensive set of austerity and resource-management guidelines applicable to government departments, public sector undertakings and local bodies. The measures, which come into immediate effect and…
- Top Stories
Kaleshwaram Project to be ready by summer 2027: Uttam
Hyderabad: Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday, June 10, said the Telangana government was moving ahead with a clear technical roadmap for the rehabilitation of the damaged…
- News
Koppal: Minor blackmailed with smoking video, 120g gold extorted
Bengaluru: In a shocking case of blackmail involving a minor boy, two men were arrested by Kustagi Police for allegedly extorting around 120 grams of gold after threatening to expose a video…
- India
Rs 1.37 cr gold seized at Bengaluru airport, passenger arrested
Bengaluru: Customs officials at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport have seized nearly 900 grams of smuggled gold worth Rs 1.37 crore from a passenger who arrived from Dubai and arrested him under the…
- Books
Mohsin Khan’s Allah Miyan ka Karkhana out in English on June 23
New Delhi: Celebrated Urdu writer Mohsin Khan’s acclaimed first novel, “Allah Miyan ka Karkhana,” has been translated into English for the first time by noted translator and poet Maaz Bin Bilal, announced…
- Top Stories
Court stays FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra over posts on Newslaundry journos
New Delhi: A Delhi court has stayed a magistrate’s order directing registration of a first information report (FIR) against political commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra, saying that the alleged derogatory remarks against women…
- India
CJP threatens indefinite dharna, nationwide protest from June 20
New Delhi: Asserting that India’s youngsters are not scared of questioning the government, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which led a protest in Delhi last week demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation,…
- India
Questions remain unanswered over BJP win in Muslim locality
Kolkata: Questions remain unanswered as scepticism continues to rise over the landslide victory secured by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the Muslim-dominated Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s capital. The controversy…
- Business
Meta, FPEL partner on 88 MW renewable energy projects in India
New Delhi: Fourth Partner Energy (FPEL) said on Wednesday, June 10, it has partnered with Meta Platforms Inc. on 88 megawatts alternating current (MWac) of renewable energy projects across India, as the…