India will continue to buy oil from countries where it is cheap, of best quality: Govt to Par panel
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday informed a parliamentary panel that India will continue to import crude oil from the countries where it is cheap and of the best quality, and the Indian oil companies will purchase oil considering the geopolitical situation and non-sanctioned sources. This was conveyed by top officials of the ministries of…
Adani says US asked information over imports from Iran
New Delhi: Adani group flagship firm on Tuesday said a US agency has sought information from the company over alleged import of petroleum products from Iran as part of a civil investigation into transactions with sanctioned entities. Adani Enterprises Ltd said in a stock exchange filing that it received an information request from the US…
India, Seychelles discuss ways to boost defence ties; reaffirm commitment for stability in IOR
New Delhi: India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Tuesday called on Major General Michael Anselme Marc Rosette, Chief of Defence Forces, Seychelles, here and held talks to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries. He also met the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Republic of Seychelles, Barry Faure. “They reviewed the growing defence…
Naravane shares publisher’s post on social media platform, says ‘this is the status of the book’
New Delhi: Former army chief M M Naravane on Tuesday shared on X a statement issued by the publisher of his memoir “Four Stars of Destiny” that says no copies of the book “in print or digital form have been published, distributed, sold” or otherwise made available to the public. “This is the status of…
SC seeks Centre’s reply on pleas for exclusion of creamy layers of SCs, STs from quota benefits
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file its response to the pleas seeking a direction to lay down criteria for exclusion of the creamy layer of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes from availing benefits of reservation in admissions and public employment. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant…
Asian Shooting C’ship: Aakriti wins silver, Anjum claims bronze
New Delhi: India’s Aakriti Dahiya and Anjum Moudgil won the silver and bronze medal respectively in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Asian Shooting Championship here on Tuesday. Kazakhstan shooter Sofiya Shulzhenko set a new world record in the same event enroute winning gold at the Karni Singh Range. Sofiya ended the…
Out of 8.80 cr tax returns filed for AY 2025-26, 24.64 lakh pending for processing for over 90 days
New Delhi: Over 24.64 lakh income tax returns are pending for processing for more than 90 days, out of about 8.80 crore ITRs filed for Assessment Year 2025-26 till February 4, 2026, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. To a question on the number of such returns pending for processing by the I-T department as on…
Bihar’s image changed since NDA came to power: BJP chief Nitin Nabin in state assembly
Patna: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday asserted in the Bihar assembly that the state’s image has improved substantially since the NDA, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, assumed power, defeating the RJD-Congress combine. Nabin, a former state minister who continues to represent the Bankipur seat, turned up at the House for the first…
Ugly scenes could have taken place had BJP MPs been allowed to confront oppn members in LS: Rijiju
New Delhi: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said “very ugly scenes” could have taken place had the BJP MPs not been stopped and the party’s women MPs been allowed to confront the Congress members who had come to the treasury benches on the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi was supposed to reply to the…
Victory or PR-wrapped sacrifice of India’s interests: Kharge on US deal
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said the Indo-US interim trade agreement sacrifices India’s strategic national interests and exposes the betrayal of the Modi government. Dubbing the deal as “trapped surrender”, Kharge, in a post on X, alleged, “Fine print of the Indo-US trade deal has exposed how PM Modi mortgaged India’s national…
