The Centre has reduced the windfall gains tax on exports of petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), with the revised rates coming into effect from June 1. According to a notification issued by the Finance Ministry, the tax on petrol exports has been halved to ₹1.50 per litre. The levy on diesel exports has Read More…
More than 1,000 drug peddlers have been arrested and 341 kg of narcotics seized during the first 50 days of the ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’, officials said on Saturday. The anti-drug campaign, launched by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on April 11, is being described as one of the biggest crackdowns on drug trafficking Read More…
New Delhi: General N.S. Raja Subramani on Sunday assumed charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Anil Chauhan, who completed his tenure on Saturday. A senior military officer with extensive experience in matters relating to Pakistan and China, Gen Subramani takes over as the country’s top military commander with a key Read More…
The Centre will launch a nationwide month-long ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ from June 1 to June 30 with a focus on promoting balanced use of fertilisers, improving farm productivity and providing timely guidance to farmers. Chairing a high-level meeting in New Delhi on Friday, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the campaign Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited citizens to listen to the upcoming edition of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, scheduled to be broadcast on May 31 at 11 a.m. In a post on X on Saturday, the Prime Minister said the programme would feature inspiring life journeys that contribute to building a better Read More…
Gold prices in Kerala declined on today, with the rate falling by ₹55 per gram amid fluctuations in the bullion market. The price of 22-carat gold dropped to ₹14,395 per gram, while the price of a sovereign (8 grams) fell by ₹440 to ₹1,15,160. Meanwhile, 18-carat gold is priced at ₹11,895 per gram and ₹95,160 Read More…
Indian democracy has the capacity to accommodate all voices and sentiments, and the younger generation continues to have faith in the country’s democratic system, a senior RSS leader said while reacting to the emergence of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Speaking to journalists in Nagpur on Friday, Sunil Ambekar, the all-India publicity chief of the Read More…
Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Bihar’s Gaya on Saturday as part of his five-day official visit to India. The Myanmar President, accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising cabinet ministers and business leaders, was received at the airport by state government officials and accorded a warm welcome. During his visit, Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to Read More…
The Delhi government will provide free travel in all Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses for candidates appearing in the NEET (UG) 2026 re-test scheduled for June 21, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Friday. The facility will be available upon presentation of a valid NEET (UG) 2026 re-test admit card, the Chief Minister said in Read More…
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday seized Ayurvedic and allopathic medicines worth ₹73.24 lakh over alleged objectionable and misleading advertisements, including products manufactured by Divya Pharmacy and marketed under Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali brand. According to the FDA, simultaneous raids were carried out across Mumbai, Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Amravati, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Read More…