A booming tax haul fuels government spending, but the fiscal gap persists as sanitation, administration and education absorb the biggest slices of the pie. The revised budget estimate for 2025–26 shows a strong 30% surge in tax collections, pushing total income to ₹15,680 crore. Yet expenditure continues to exceed revenue, leaving only a modest closing…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has issued notices to retired IAS officer Ashok Kumar Parmar and several digital platforms in a defamation suit filed by former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta over Parmar’s public allegations of corruption relating to Jal Jeevan Mission implementation in the Union territory. The Rs 2.55 crore…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule has introduced a private member’s Bill in the Lower House to promote work-life balance for workers and employees in India.The Bill, “The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025”, seeks to impose sanctions at a rate of 1 per cent of the total remuneration of its employees on entities (companies…
“Will establish system to protect Baba Saheb statues from miscreants”: UP CM Yogi on BR Ambedkar death anniversary Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar on his death anniversary and said that the “government will now establish a system to protect Baba Saheb statues” from miscreants’…
Priyanka Chaturvedi (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday criticised the Centre for not inviting Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi — the leaders of the opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, respectively — to the state dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu in…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday took note of a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Robert Vadra in a money-laundering case linked to alleged arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, listing the matter for consideration on January 24.Special judge Sushant Changotra also permitted the ED to place on record a consolidated list…
The UK government has imposed sanctions on a British Sikh businessman and a group linked to him in the first use of its new Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime aimed at cutting off funding to the pro-Khalistan militant outfit Babbar Khalsa.Gurpreet Singh Rehal, associated with the Panjab Warriors sports investment firm, has been hit with an asset…
Twelve labourers from Pilibhit, reportedly stranded and facing harassment in Kyrgyzstan, are at the centre of a detailed report submitted by the district administration to the Uttar Pradesh Home Department, officials said on Friday.District magistrate Gyanendra Singh stated that the report was prepared following a directive from the Home Department, which had asked for factual…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press statement after their meeting at the Hyderabad House, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his two-day state visit to India on Friday with a special dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This…
Nationwide disruptions faced by IndiGo airlines NEW DELHI: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said that the government will not ignore the massive disruptions faced by IndiGo airlines, stressing that “this thing shouldn’t be left unattended”. He said a committee has been formed to investigate the issue and necessary action will be…