NEW DELHI: Signalling a push towards further deregulation, the Council of Ministers led by PM Narendra Modi spent over four hours on Thursday taking stock of recommendations of a high-level committee led by NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba and reforms by ministries.The discussions happened amid a clear message from PM Modi that govt shouldn’t interfere…
NEW DELHI: A day after railways said there were signs of sabotage in recent fire incidents, security agencies and RPF obtained CCTV footage from Howrah station, showing a suspicious act linked to the fire scare on Mithila Express. The footage allegedly captures a suspect throwing an object into a coach, which immediately triggered a fire…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of any shortage, govt on Thursday asserted that there was no rationing of petrol and diesel anywhere in the country and attributed long queues at fuel pumps in some parts to bulk diesel consumers, such as industries, shifting to retail outlets due to a price gap of nearly Rs 42 a…
The Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) Investment Fund was launched in November 2019 as a government-backed initiative to provide last-mile financing to stalled housing projects, with financial support from the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.Homebuyers do not apply to SWAMIH directly. The fund operates at the project level, and applications…
LONDON: Indians continue to account for the bulk of long-term work and student visas issued by the UK to non-EU nationalities despite an overall decline in new arrivals and a corresponding increase in emigration of Indian-origin people from Britain.Around 40,000 work, 89,000 study and 9,000 other long-term visas were issued to Indian citizens in the…
Shubman Gill became only the third captain in Indian Premier League history to score 600 or more runs in back-to-back seasons during Gujarat Titans’ match against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.Gill reached the milestone during his 64-run knock off 37 balls as Gujarat Titans posted 229/4 in their…
MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Will MS Dhoni play in IPL 2027? The future of Dhoni, who did not feature in a single match in IPL 2026, remains uncertain. After Chennai Super Kings suffered a humiliating 89-run defeat at the hands of Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2026 clash at…
Buying a property in India does not end with signing the sale deed and completing registration. One crucial step that might not be known is “mutation,” the process of updating ownership details in municipal or revenue records after a property changes hands. Without it, government records may still show the previous owner’s name even after…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Thursday described India as a “great partner” and said the United States wants to expand energy ties with New Delhi, ahead of his maiden visit to India later this week.Interacting with reporters in Miami before departing for Sweden and India, Rubio said the US was ready to sell…
SRINAGAR: Climate activist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk will take part Friday in talks with the Centre on Ladakh, doing so as part of a delegation for the first time since such parleys began in 2023 on the political future of the Union territory (UT).LAB, an umbrella group of the region’s political…