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Threat to fiscal equalisation grants

Nepal, Feb. 19 -- In the fiscal year 2024-25, the government allocated Rs88 billion in fiscal equalisation grants for local governments and Rs60 billion for provincial governments. However, on Februar... Read More


PNB reports Rs 270.57 cr fraud by Gupta Power Infrastructure to RBI

Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reported a fraud of Rs 270.57 crore involving Odisha-based Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In a regula... Read More


What will Elon Musk do with money DOGE saves? Tesla CEO answers

India, Feb. 19 -- An X user asked Elon Musk, the world's richest man, to divide the money that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) saved among all the tax paying Americans. The user propose... Read More


Spice of Life: Prize catch: When the trout tested our wits

India, Feb. 19 -- In the state government, a good officer is expected to know many things about the state and its people. A great officer must know almost everything. But a legendary officer? He must ... Read More


Pangolin, kangaroo, gibbon: India's exotic animal trade is booming

Gurugram, Feb. 19 -- On the night of 6 December 2024, when Indigo Airlines flight 6E 1032 touched down in Chennai from Kuala Lumpur, it unloaded an unusual piece of luggage: nearly 5,200 red-eared sli... Read More


Rs.50 lakh a year! This couple grows pricey Kashmiri saffron in Nagpur without soil or water. Here's their success story

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- A Nagpur-based couple has achieved an extraordinary breakthrough by successfully cultivating saffron, one of the world's most expensive spices, without using soil or conventional... Read More


Nerul professor falls victim to rRs.r1.81 crore 'digital arrest' fraud

India, Feb. 19 -- A 58-year-old professor from a reputed medical college in Nerul fell victim to a 'digital arrest' fraud, losing Rs.1.81 crore over a period of 15 days. The fraudsters tricked him int... Read More


Nepal to focus on crucial health programmes, seeks donor support

Kathmandu, Feb. 19 -- Amid uncertainties over the resumption of healthcare funding from the USAID, the Ministry of Health and Population has said it would prioritise essential healthcare programmes wh... Read More


Indian stock market: 10 key things that changed for market overnight - Gift Nifty, US-Russia talks to Trump tariffs

Indian stock market, Feb. 19 -- The domestic equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a muted note on Wednesday, following mixed cues from global markets. Asian markets ... Read More


UP Budget session: CM defends Kumbh, slams Oppn

Lucknow, Feb. 19 -- On the second day of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly's Budget session, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a scathing attack on the Opposition for what he termed as their "propagand... Read More