Islamabad: Pakistan is expected to raise its defence budget by about PKR 100 billion in the upcoming fiscal year as the government prepares its budget under an International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed reform programme that projects a sharp rise in revenues, according to a media report. The Dawn newspaper, citing the IMF staff report issued after…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has reduced the number of vehicles in his convoy following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for fuel conservation, official sources said here. “He has reduced the number of vehicles in his convoy by one-third. There will now be only pilot and escort vehicles in the convoy,” a Lok Bhavan…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday demanded that the Centre roll back the recent hike in petrol and diesel prices, saying the move will adversely impact many sectors. In a post on X, Reddy termed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s decision to increase prices of petroleum products as “unjustifiable”. He said…
Kolkata: After the TMC faced an electoral setback, party supremo Mamata Banerjee urged its candidates who contested the recent assembly polls to rebuild the organisation, asserting that those wishing to quit the party were free to do so. At a meeting with the Trinamool Congress’ contesting candidates at her Kalighat residence on Friday, attended by…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Saturday took a sharp dig at Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for his “grand political fantasies” of remaining in power till 2034 and then marching into national politics to find a berth in the Union Cabinet led by Congress prince Rahul Gandhi. Calling the claims a classic case of “daydreaming…
Hyderabad: In a setback to Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bageetrath in a POCSO case registered against him, the Telangana High Court on Friday night did not grant any interim protection from arrest. Justice T Madhavi Devi, who resumed hearing in the interim anticipatory bail petition of Kumar’s son Bandi Bageerath on Friday evening,…
Amsterdam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday on the second leg of his five-nation tour, during which he will hold talks with his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten to further deepen bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, technology, defence and renewable energy. The prime minister arrived in the Netherlands after a…
New Delhi: In a rare move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly rejected a media report that the government is considering levying a tax, a cess or a surcharge on foreign travel and termed the news “totally false”. The prime minister’s strong rebuttal came after the media report suggested that the government is considering…
Lucknow: Mitchell Marsh’s 38-ball 90 was a stunning rhapsody of power, carrying an already-eliminated Lucknow Super Giants to a seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match here on Friday. Once the Super Kings posted a healthy 187 for five, which was built around Kartik Sharma’s prudent 71, the Super Giants’ task was…
New Delhi: The government on Friday imposed a windfall gains tax of Rs 3/litre on the export of petrol, while reducing the levy on diesel to Rs 16.5/litre and aviation turbine fuel to Rs 16/litre effective May 16. The Finance Ministry, in a notification, said that the road and infrastructure cess will be nil on…
