Kashi Vishwanath model for Gaya, Bodh Gaya temples soon
NEW DELHI: The Centre has planned comprehensive development of four significant religious sites in Bihar associated with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism with an aim to stimulate investment and unlock economic opportunities.
Union Finance…
Capital gains tax shocker for real estate
NEW DELHI: The real estate sector was in for a shock as the government on Tuesday removed the indexation benefit on long term capital gains on unlisted assets including real estate. Though the government has reduced the long term capital…
Bankers hail Budget, say it’s pro-growth
New Delhi: Though there were no announcements benefiting the financial sector directly except those on home loans, bankers led by State Bank chairman Dinesh Khara and IBA chairman MV Rao have hailed the Union Budget saying the document…
Three new schemes launched for youth employment, job creation in Budget 2024
BENGALURU: The government will launch a comprehensive scheme that will provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in 500 top companies in five years. FM Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech that youth will gain exposure for…
US Secret Service director resigns after Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON: US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, a day after acknowledging that the agency failed in its mission to prevent an assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
Cheatle was facing bipartisan calls to…
Hamas, Fatah declare end to yearslong feud as Gaza battle rages.
RAMALLAH: Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, Chinese state media said Tuesday, taking a step toward potentially resolving the deep divide between the sides as Israel's war on…
Harris’s first rally will be in Wisconsin after Democrats back her.
WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris is making her first visit to a battleground state Tuesday after locking up enough support from Democratic delegates to win her party's nomination to challenge former President Donald Trump, two days…
At least 146 dead in southern Ethiopia mudslides; search continues
ADDIS ABABA: At least 146 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, according to local authorities.
Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the mudslides in…
Latest violence in central Mali kills 26 civilians.
BAMAKO, Mali: At least 26 people were killed after an armed group attacked a village in Mali’s central region, near the border with Burkina Faso, a government official said Monday, the latest violent attack in the conflict-hit region.…
Japan firm’s executives resign amid cholesterol-lowering drug fatalities probe.
TOKYO: The chairman and president of a major Japanese dietary supplement maker announced their resignation on Tuesday, as the company probes 80 deaths potentially linked to tablets meant to lower cholesterol.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical is…
पंजाब विश्वविद्यालय और सप्तसिंधु निवेदिता ट्रस्ट द्वारा पंजाबी लेखक-कवि पद्मश्री स्वर्गीय डॉ. सुरजीत…
चंडीगढ़: पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी के लॉ ऑडिटोरियम में पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी और सप्तसिंधु निवेदिता ट्रस्ट द्वारा पंजाब के प्रतिष्ठित लेखक और कवि पद्मश्री स्वर्गीय सुरजीत सिंह पातर जी की स्मृति में गत रविवार सप्तसिन्धु पातर यादगारी स्मारोह का आयोजन…
Today’s Motto: ‘It is not the length of life, but the depth’
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Book
Sharad Pawar, Shinde closed-door talk on Maratha quota
MUMBAI: Amid reports of tension between the Maratha and OBC communities in some parts of Maharashtra, former NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday and held a closed door meeting for more than 90 minutes.…
India now among top 25 arms exporting nations
NEW DELHI: India’s rising production of defence equipment and systems is changing its narrative as the world’s second-largest arms importer. The Economic Survey 2024 highlights that India’s defence production grew substantially from Rs…
INS Brahmaputra damaged in fire at Mumbai dockyard, sailor missing
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out onboard INS Brahmaputra, a multi-role frigate, on the evening of July 21, 2024, while she was undergoing refit at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai (ND Mumbai).
Due to the accident, the warship is listed on one side.…
Farmers Union announce tractor marches across the country on Aug 15
NEW DELHI: Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha on Monday said they will burn effigies of the BJP on August 1 and hold tractor marches across the country on August 15 over farmers' demands, including a legal…
14 roads closed across Himachal due to heavy rain, yellow alert issued
SHIMLA: A total of 14 roads are closed for vehicular traffic in Himachal Pradesh due to rains, and the local Met office has issued a yellow alert till July 26.
So far, 44 people have died in rain-related incidents, and the state has…
No case made out for granting special category status to Bihar: Centre
NEW DELHI: As the BJP's key ally in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), JD (U) demanded a special status category for Bihar, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, in a written reply, said that special status cannot be granted…
‘No need to display owners’ names, show menu’: SC
NEW DELHI: In a significant order, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh government's directive asking eateries on the Kanwariya Yatra route to put shop owners' names, addresses as well as…
WB Raj Bhavan fines two TMC MLAs over assembly swearing-in row
KOLKATA: Two newly elected Trinamool Congress MLAs, who were sworn in by the West Bengal Assembly Speaker recently, on Monday said they received mails from Raj Bhavan questioning the legality of the process and asking them to pay a fine of…