Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Sugar mafia under fire as PM pushes tax reforms

ISLAMABAD, July 30 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken an unusually bold step by confronting Pakistan's powerful sugar lobby through strict tax enforcement. This move, though welcomed by many a... Read More


Japan to provide diagnostic equipment to Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan, July 30 -- President Sadyr Japarov has signed the law the ratifying the Exchange of Notes between the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan and the government of Japan on the project "Socio-E... Read More


Punjab farmers launch tractor march against AAP govt's land pooling policy

India, July 30 -- Farmer unions under the umbrella of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha took out tractor-rallies in villages of Punjab on Wednesday to protest the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's contentious... Read More


VHP's Surendra Jain urges Centre to bring law to ban religious conversions after arrest of Kerala nuns in Chhattisgarh

Gurugram, July 30 -- Reacting to the arrest of the two Kerala nuns in Chhattisgarh on charges of trafficking and religious conversion, Vishwa Hindu Parishad General Secretary Surendra Jain on Wednesda... Read More


Death-row convict Mobarak acquitted in war crimes case

Dhaka, July 30 -- The Appellate Division on Wednesday acquitted Mobarak Hossain, a death-row convict and expelled Awami League leader, in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the Liber... Read More


CPI MP Sandosh Kumar raises strong objections to Agniveer Scheme, govt's 'doublespeak' on National Security

New Delhi, July 30 -- Communist Party of India (CPI) MP P Sandosh Kumar on Wednesday expressed heartfelt condolences to the innocent civilians killed in the barbaric terror attack in Pahalgam, the sol... Read More


The Growing Digital Dilemma for all

Srinagar, July 30 -- As a Healthcare worker, I've seen toddlers with delayed speech, not from illness-but from hours spent on phones and screens instead of face-to-face interaction. Children coming in... Read More


Parliament panel flags poor resolution rate in digital consumer complaint system

New Delhi, July 30 -- India's flagship online consumer grievance platform, e-daakhil, has resolved less than a quarter of the complaints it has received since launch, a parliamentary panel said in a r... Read More


No global leader asked India to stop Operation Sindoor: Modi rejects Trump's 'ceasefire' claim in Parliament

New Delhi/IBNS, July 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday declined US President Donald Trump's claim that he stopped the India-Pakistan military conflict and stated "no global leader" asked N... Read More


How the 2024 tax rule change ruined buybacks for shareholders

New Delhi, July 30 -- Until October 2024, companies paid a buyback tax at an effective rate of 23.3%, including surcharge and cess. Shareholders received the buyback proceeds tax-free. The Union budg... Read More