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West Asia war can shave off 1 pc point from India’s GDP growth projections: EY

New Delhi: India’s real GDP growth for the next fiscal could erode by around 1 percentage point, while retail inflation could rise by about 1.5 percentage points from their baseline estimates if…
India

BSP govt essential for effective implementation of reservation, says Mayawati

Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday, March 31, said effective implementation of reservation policies for Dalits, tribals and backward classes is not possible without a “Bahujan government”, while accusing ruling governments of…

World

Sri Lanka raises electricity tariffs, issues strict energy conserving guidelines

Colombo: Sri Lanka has decided to increase electricity prices with effect from April 1, the power authorities said. The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman KPL Chandralal said on Monday…
Hyderabad

Telangana Assembly adopts resolution to address escalating West Asia war

Hyderabad: Led by Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, the Telangana Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution addressing the escalating conflict in West Asia. The House noted that the war in the…
Pakistan

Pak FM meets Egypt, Turkiye counterparts to discuss West Asia tensions

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday, March 29, met his counterparts from Egypt and Turkiye here ahead of a quadrilateral summit, which also includes Saudi Arabia, to discuss the ongoing…
India

PM Modi appeals to citizens to stand together amid West Asia war

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, March 29, appealed to all citizens to come together to face the challenges emerging due to the ongoing “fierce war” in West Asia and…
India

Gujarat educational campus uses biogas to cook 500 meals daily: Officials

Ahmedabad: An educational institution in Gujarat has been preparing more than 500 meals daily using biogas, eliminating the need for LPG cylinders, under the state’s Institutional Biogas Plant Scheme, officials said. The…

India

No proposal of imposing lockdown in India: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, March 27, said there is no proposal to impose a lockdown in India in the wake of the West Asia war, and asked politicians…
India

Fuel tax cut explained: Who benefits and what it means for you

New Delhi: Amid rising crude prices and mounting pressure on oil retailers, the Centre’s Rs 10 per litre excise duty cut on petrol and diesel signals both near-term relief for consumers and…
Middle East

Indian among two killed in UAE by debris of intercepted missiles, reports say

Dubai: An Indian national was among two killed in UAE on Thursday, March 26, when debris of missiles intercepted by the country’s air defence system fell on a street in Abu Dhabi,…
India

Govt slashes petrol excise, scraps diesel duty to offset global crude surge

New Delhi: The government has slashed excise duty on petrol to Rs 3 a litre and exempted diesel from the duty as it seeks to shield consumers from the impact of rising…
Middle East

Iranian strikes on US military bases in West Asia drive out American forces

In what military analysts are calling an unprecedented operational challenge for the Pentagon, thousands of American troops have been forced to abandon their bases across West Asia and relocate to hotels and…
India

Family of man killed in Riyadh missile attack demands compensation, govt job for his widow

Sitapur: The family of a 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, who was killed in a suspected missile attack in Riyadh, has demanded compensation and a government job for his widow from the…
India

Chhattisgarh caps commercial LPG supply, sets timeline for domestic refill booking

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has capped the supply of commercial LPG cylinders at 20 per cent of the previous month’s consumption, while directing time-bound online refill booking for domestic consumers, officials said…
World

Japan starts releasing state oil reserves to blunt impact of West Asia tensions

Tokyo: Japan began releasing 30 days’ worth of oil from state reserves on Thursday, March 26, to cushion the impact of the West Asia conflict on its economy, as concerns over supply…