NEW DELHI: Seeking to ensure that prices of sin goods such as tobacco products and pan masala do not fall after withdrawal of GST compensation cess, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday moved two bills that will empower govt to levy excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products, while imposing health and national security cess…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Tuesday said five LPG tankers with nearly 2.3 lakh tonne of cooking gas are in the west of Strait of Hormuz and another tanker will get loaded in the next few days. It said the two ships, Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, will reach New Mangalore and Kandla ports this week,…
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan will no longer function in its present form, the government has concluded hardening its position on the contentious water issue amid little indication of Islamabad discontinuing its covert backing of cross-border terrorism. India is not yet actively considering abandoning the World Bank-brokered 1960 Treaty – an option it…
NEW DELHI: The Andhra Pradesh high court has directed state authorities to pay a 72-year-old woman land compensation that was awarded way back in 1976, after finding that the money never actually reached her, even though it was fixed nearly five decades ago.Justice B. Krishna Mohan said that even though the government had worked out…
Mis-selling continues to be a key concern in the insurance sector, with the regulator asking insurers to dig deeper into the root causes behind such practices, according to the latest annual report of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai).While the total number of grievances against life insurers remained largely unchanged at 1,20,429…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday raised a question on why children of economically and educationally advanced families within backward classes be allowed to avail the benefit of reservation under OBC category.“If both parents are IAS officers, why should they have reservations? With education and economic empowerment, there is social mobility. So then again to…
HPSC HSIIDC recruitment 2026 for Group B posts The Haryana Public Service Commission has released the HSIIDC Group B Recruitment 2026 notification. The recruitment is for posts under the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation. A total of 50 Group B posts will be filled through this process. The online application process will start…
File photo of former Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP of practising “state terrorism” and said she would challenge its actions through legal means, invoking the Constitution and the judiciary.“I want to remind the judiciary that they are the true protectors of the…
Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja marked his return to Rajasthan Royals in style, playing a key role in their emphatic eight-wicket win over his former team Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati on Monday. But beyond his match-winning spell, it was his candid remarks on MS Dhoni that stole the…
Bank of India recruitment 2025-26: The Bank of India (BOI) will close the online application window for Credit Officer recruitment tomorrow, January 5, 2026. Interested and eligible candidates still have time to apply for a total of 514 Credit Officer vacancies announced under the General Banking Officer (GBO) stream. The recruitment drive is being conducted…