NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party takes immense pride in the groundbreaking achievement of the Liberalisation Budget of 1991 and asserted that there is a pressing need once again for meaningful and robust second-generation reforms. In a post on X, Kharge said July 1991 marked a watershed moment in […]
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will address the nation on Wednesday to explain to fellow Americans his decision to withdraw from the presidential race and endorse his deputy Kamala Harris to be the nominee of the Democratic Party for the November general elections. Biden, 81, returned to the White House on Tuesday afternoon after […]
Srinagar:Army on Wednesday said that one unidentified militant was killed and one non-commissioned officer (NCO) was also injured in an overnight gunfight in Trimukha top, Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The Chinar Corps of army wrote on platform X, “Based on specific input regarding presence of terrorists in general area […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the pleas seeking cancellation and re-test of the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024, holding that there was no data on record to indicate a systemic leak of question paper and other malpractices. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj […]
New Delhi: The Centre has allocated Rs 42,277.74 crore to Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget for 2024-25, a nominal hike of 1.2 per cent from the Rs 41,751.44 crore given to the Union Territory in the last fiscal. In the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on […]
Srinagar: Amid hot weather conditions, School Education Department Tuesday order change in school timing for all classes from 8Am to 1Pm in both rural and urban areas of Kashmir region. Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) in an order said that several representations were pouring in from parents and other stakeholders regarding change […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed reduction in basic customs duty on gold and silver to 6 per cent and platinum to 6.4 per cent. In her budget speech in Lok Sabha, she also proposed reduction of basic customs duty on mobile phones, mobile charger to 15 per cent. She also made […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the fiscal deficit for 2024-25 is estimated at 4.9 per cent of GDP. Presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25, she said the government aims to reach a 4.5 per cent fiscal deficit in 2025-26. The finance minister said gross and net market […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that Rs. 2.66 lakh crore has been allocated for rural development, including rural infrastructure. She also said that three crore additional houses will be constructed under the PM Awas Yojana in rural and urban areas. Presenting the Budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha, […]
NEW DELHI: The government will hold consultations with states on land reforms, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Presenting the Budget for 2024-25, Sitharaman said that land records in urban areas would be digitised to help improve the finances of urban bodies in the country. Further, she said that the government will […]