New Delhi: The Parliament Friday approved the Finance Bill 2026 with the Rajya Sabha returning it to the Lok Sabha by a voice vote, completing the legislative process to provide the legal backing for the proposals of the Union Budget 2026-27 to kick in during...
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said the Centre’s decision to slash excise duty by Rs 10 on petrol and diesel was aimed at protecting citizens from the impact of rising global crude oil prices, asserting that the government has chosen to absorb...
Frankfurt: Iran appears to be setting itself up as the gatekeeper for the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important artery for oil shipments. The move could cement Tehran's de facto chokehold over the crucial waterway and formalise its ability to keep its own oil...
Dubai: Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Iran Friday even as US President Donald Trump claimed talks on ending the war were going well, extending his self-imposed deadline to Tehran on opening the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran has shown no signs of...
New Delhi: The Central government Friday increased the allocation of commercial LPG cylinders to 70 per cent of the required demand, from 50 per cent earlier, in order to provide relief to industrial and commercial users amid the shortage of gas caused by the disruption...
Mumbai: The rupee tanked 74 paise to hit a fresh all-time low of 94.70 against the US dollar during intra-day trade Friday, weighed down by elevated oil prices and a stronger greenback amid no breakthrough in the West Asia conflict. A sharp decline in the...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate may Friday file a chargesheet as part of its money laundering probe into an alleged Rs 40,000 crore loan fraud involving Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani's group company RCOM and its past executives, official sources said. The prosecution complaint will...
Hanalei: A helicopter crashed Thursday afternoon on a remote beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, killing three people and injuring two, authorities said. The helicopter was carrying one pilot and four passengers when it crashed at Kalalau Beach, the Kauai Fire Department said. The...
Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in France to meet his Group of Seven counterparts Friday after President Donald Trump attacked NATO countries over a reluctance or refusal to take part in the Iran war, a conflict that some of America's closest allies have...
Kathmandu: Balendra Shah, the parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal. President Ram Chandra Poudel Friday appointed former Kathmandu Metropolitan City mayor Shah—popularly known as Balen—to the post as per Article 76(1) of...
The world is forced to pass through harrowing moments by the rantings of US President Donald Trump. In his latest,...
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It is disgraceful and a pity that US President Donald Trump has resorted to using expletives directed at Iran that...
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The ongoing conflict between Iran and the US-Israel combine is beginning to tell a story far removed from the early...
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By Aakar Patel We are in the second month of what is settling in to become a long war and...
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