In a significant development early Saturday, Israel’s Cabinet endorsed a ceasefire agreement for Gaza, which would secure the release of numerous hostages and temporarily halt the 15-month conflict with Hamas. This marks a potential turning point in their most devastating confrontation to date.Despite Qatar and the US announcing the ceasefire on Wednesday, the agreement faced…
NEW DELHI: Pulling up Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for non-compliance of its order on solid waste management, with 3,000 tonnes of waste being dumped untreated on a daily basis, Supreme Court on Friday said it would be forced to pass a drastic order against it, and asked the Centre to intervene and sort out…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Friday announced a Rs 2,500 monthly allowance for eligible women under Mahila Samridhi Yojana while unveiling the first of its three-part manifesto ahead of Feb 5 Delhi polls.It also promised Rs 21,000 and six nutritional kits for expecting mothers along with Rs 5,000 for the first child and Rs 6,000 for…
China is making it harder for employees and specialised equipment needed for high-tech manufacturing in India and Southeast Asia to leave its borders, according to people familiar with the matter, a possible attempt to prevent companies from shifting production in anticipation of higher tariffs under US President-elect Donald Trump.Officials in Beijing have verbally encouraged regulatory…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce a bill for a new direct tax law in the budget session, which will focus on simplification of the provisions, doing away with the ones that are redundant and attempt to make the language more layman friendly.The committee tasked with the revision, is deciding if…
NEW DELHI: If there is one word that best describes the 2025 edition of Bharat Mobility Global Expo, it would simply be ‘electric’. Green is the theme across mega auto show.Cutting across price points and brands, nearly all the big launches at the annual automobile extravaganza had a heavy dose of sustainability, as companies vied…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday said an accused who had spent one year in jail and charges had still not been framed in the money laundering case against that person could be considered for bail as per its verdict in the Senthil Balaji case.SC has been granting bail to accused in money laundering cases…
NEW DELHI: Highlighting the potential of the middle class and youth in fuelling car sales, PM Narendra Modi on Friday asked the auto industry to focus on both “economy and ecology” as he sought to push green mobility through electrics, hydrogen fuel cells, and biofuels.Inaugurating the second edition of Bharat Mobility Global Expo, Modi told…
NEW DELHI: ED on Friday said arrested Congress MLA and former excise minister in the Bhupesh Baghel govt in Chhattisgarh, Kawasi Lakhma, was “aware of the complete affairs of the liquor scam, yet he did nothing to stop it”. ED accused Lakhma of receiving Rs 2 crore every month from the syndicate involved in illegal…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute over 65 lakh property cards (land title certificates) to rural land owners on Saturday and the cumulative value of these properties is pegged at least Rs 135 lakh crore. Officials said the property card will help people to get loans from banks as financial institutions prefer to…
