NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday proposed slashing import duty on mobile phones, chargers and some components that are used for manufacturing of handsets in the Union Budget for fiscal year 2024-25. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said with a three-fold increase in domestic production and almost 100-fold jump in exports of mobile phones over the […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced education loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for students pursuing higher education in domestic institutions. Presenting the Union Budget 2024, Sitharaman said, “This year, I have made a provision of Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, and skilling.” “For helping our youth, who have […]
JAIPUR: All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (AIGJDC) on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget, saying the reduction in the basic customs duty on gold and silver to 6 per cent and on platinum to 6.4 per cent is a commendable move by the Central government. AIGJDC Chairman Saiyam Mehra said that this was a […]
PARIS: Paris is a popular destination for vacations, of course. The food and drink. The art and history. The landmarks. And so on. The city itself will be one of the protagonists of the 2024 Olympic Games. That is why the Eiffel Tower and Seine River are featured just as prominently as gymnast Simone Biles […]
LONDON: One of the world’s oldest cricket clubs has taken a page out of the street cricket playbook in a twist that would make gully cricket enthusiasts nostalgic. According to a recent report in The Guardian, Southwick and Shoreham Cricket Club in West Sussex has banned players from hitting sixes, reminiscent of the “compound wall […]
NEW DELHI: The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) at NITI Aayog and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Monday joined hands towards building joint innovation programmes in the Global South. Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan said that innovation is India’s strength. “This pathbreaking partnership between AIM and WIPO will take the […]
Backs Chinese investment New Delhi: The government’s pre-Budget Economic Survey on Monday set a conservative growth forecast of 6.5 to 7 per cent for the current fiscal as it flagged the need for creating more jobs in the economy and backed more Chinese direct investments to boost exports. The report, which is authored by the […]
New Delhi: The Monsoon session began on Monday, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Union Budget for 2024-25 on July 23, 2024. This will mark her seventh consecutive Budget presentation, surpassing the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who delivered five consecutive full Budgets and one interim Budget from 1959 to […]
Rajouri/Jammu: Army troops thwarted a militant attack on a security post and house of a village defence guard (VDG) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district early Monday morning, officials said. A cordon and search operation was launched to track down the terrorists, triggering gunfight, they added. A terrorist has been killed and a jawan and […]
SRINAGAR: Amid a surge in militant attacks in the Jammu division, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday alleged that there are a few people in India and Pakistan who did not want peace in Jammu and Kashmir. “I understand that their cake cooks with the continuation of violence in Jammu and Kashmir”, Farooq told […]