Gold, Silver, Imported Mobile, Cancer Drugs Become Cheaper

Gold, Silver, Imported Mobile, Cancer Drugs Become Cheaper

NEW DELHI: Gold, silver and other precious metals along with imported mobile phones, certain cancer drugs and medical devices are set to become cheaper with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing cuts in customs duty in the Union Budget 2024-25. However, certain items such as imported garden umbrellas and laboratory chemicals are set to become costlier […]

Relief for salaried class under new tax regime

Relief for salaried class under new tax regime

NEW DELHI: In sops for the middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hiked standard deduction by 50 per cent to Rs 75,000 and tweaked tax slabs under the new income tax regime to provide more money in the hands of salaried class with a view to boost consumption. She said salaried employees in […]

It Will Give New Impetus economic development: PM Modi

It Will Give New Impetus economic development: PM Modi

Opposition Terms It As ‘Kursi Bachao Budget’ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha, saying it would give a new impetus to the economic development in the country. Modi lauded the budget’s sharp focus on the youth, backward sections, women […]

Amit Shah hails it as ‘pro-people’

Amit Shah hails it as ‘pro-people’

New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah hailed the Budget 2024-25 as pro-people and pro-development. Shri Amit Shah congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman for this visionary budget. In a series of posts on X platform, Shri Amit Shah said that “The Budget 2024–25 not only […]

GoI Allocates Rs 42,277.74 Cr To JK, Up By Nominal 1.2PC

GoI Allocates Rs 42,277.74 Cr To JK, Up By Nominal 1.2PC

Srinagar: Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, introduced the Budget of Jammu & Kashmir for 2024-25 in Parliament on 23rd July, 2024. The Appropriation Bill on the Regular Budget for 2024-25 will be considered by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in this regard. Finance Department of the UT Government had drafted the Regular Budget for […]

Soldier Killed As Army Thwarts Infiltration Bid In Poonch

Soldier Killed As Army Thwarts Infiltration Bid In Poonch

Jammu: A soldier was killed as the Army thwarted an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Tuesday, officials said. “Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists … in the Battal sector at 0300 hours,” White Knight Corps said on X. “During […]

Courts should stay bail orders in rare cases: SC

Courts should stay bail orders in rare cases: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts should stay bail orders only in exceptional circumstances. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih said so while setting aside an order of the Delhi High Court, which stayed bail to an accused in a money laundering case. “Though court may […]

July 21, 2024 shatters all records to become hottest day in Earth’s history

July 21, 2024 shatters all records to become hottest day in Earth’s history

NEW DELHI: Analysis of preliminary data from the ERA5 dataset has revealed that July 21, 2024 was the hottest day in Earth’s recorded history, with an average global surface air temperature of 17.09°C. This unprecedented heatwave underscores the escalating impact of climate change on global temperatures. The ERA5 dataset, maintained by the Copernicus Climate Change […]

After protests, Bangladesh govt to formally accept ruling on job quotas

After protests, Bangladesh govt to formally accept ruling on job quotas

DHAKA: The Bangladesh government is expected to formally accept on Tuesday a court ruling to lower quotas for state jobs, media reported, meeting a key demand of the students who had been protesting for days. Calm prevailed in Dhaka and most major cities in Bangladesh for a second day amid a curfew and an Internet […]

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