Spread the love NEW DELHI: India closed the last fiscal with record goods exports of $441.8 billion, 1% higher than the previous year, despite being weighed down by the West Asia conflict, which took a toll on March exports. Driven by a surge in gold and silver shipments, imports rose 7.5% to $775 billion, resulting in a trade deficit widening...
‘Mamata deindustrialised Bengal’: Rajnath Singh targets CM ahead of polls
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130295259,imgsize-65296,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/130295259.jpg" alt="Mamata deindustrialised Bengal, encouraged corruption: Rajnath Singh" title=" Rajnath Singh (ANI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Rajnath Singh (ANI image) Karandighi (WB): Hitting the campaign trail in West Bengal, defence minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday slammed CM Mamata Banerjee for deindustrialisation of the state, alleged a reign of fear and appeasement on her watch and projected the...
West Bengal polls: Murshidabad to see maximum CAPF deployment during voting
Spread the love State Set To See Record Number Of Troopers KOLKATA: Murshidabad, the district which recorded the highest number of deletions from the voters’ list in Bengal during the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, will also have the largest contingent of central forces deployed ahead of the first phase of the assembly elections on April 23.Close...
Average daily LPG bookings back to pre-conflict levels: Government
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The number of domestic LPG refill bookings has fallen to nearly 43-44 lakh in April from a peak of about 89 lakh in mid-March, easing pressure on cooking gas supplies, reports Atul Mathur.According to govt data, refill bookings have remained below 50 lakh cylinders since April 3, falling to 35 lakh on April 12. During...
Watch: Massive fire breaks out at Viva Energy’s Geelong refinery in Australia
Spread the love (Photo: X) A major fire erupted early Thursday at Viva Energy Group’s Geelong refinery in southern Australia, one of the country’s two remaining oil refineries that supplies about 10 per cent of its fuel.Fire Rescue Victoria said it was alerted at 11:15 pm on Wednesday following multiple reports of explosions and flames at the Viva Energy refinery.“The...
National security collective duty of citizens, not just of forces: NSA Ajit Doval
Spread the love Ajit Doval with President Droupadi Murmu NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has said that after “a long time, we are seeing a new awakening in India”, where national security is no longer the exclusive domain of uniformed personnel but the collective responsibility of every citizen.“National security is the responsibility of the entire country, and...
White House denies US sought truce extension, says new talks may happen in Pakistan
Spread the love The White House on Wednesday clarified that the United States has not formally sought an extension of the ongoing ceasefire with Iran, even as diplomatic engagements between the two sides continue.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed media reports suggesting otherwise. “Bad reporting this morning that we had formally requested an extension of the ceasefire. That is not true...
Govt counters oppn, says South will gain LS seats under new formula
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Under a formula that proposes to increase the share of all states proportionately and by 50% in Lok Sabha, Kerala’s share will rise from 20 to 30, which is seven more than what it would have got under the last “finished” enumeration. Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka will rise from 28 to 42, one more...
Honeytrap sting: Bengaluru businessman alleges Rs 10L payout, gifts; videos leaked to wife
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130296117,imgsize-89872,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/the-man-alleged-that-the-woman-later-began-demanding-rs-15-crore-claiming-she-had-recorded-their-private-conversations-and-intimate-moments-representative-ai-image.jpg" alt="Honeytrap sting: Bengaluru bizman says he paid Rs 10L, gave gold and iPhone, yet videos were leaked to wife" title=" The man alleged that the woman later began demanding Rs 1.5 crore, claiming she had recorded their private conversations and intimate moments. (Representative AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> The man alleged that the woman later...
SC stays Telangana HC order granting transit pre-arrest bail to Pawan Khera
Spread the love NEW DELHI: In a setback to Congress’s Pawan Khera, Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana high court order granting him transit anticipatory bail, making him vulnerable to arrest by Assam police which have been looking for him in a case registered on a complaint by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife.Expressing surprise at Telangana HC entertaining...
