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All-party meet Scheduled today, Rajnath to brief

New Delhi, April 24 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh will on Thursday convene an all-party meeting to discuss the attack on tourists in Pahalgam on Tuesday, people aware of the matter said on Wednesd... Read More


Airlines told not to raise fares as tourists scramble to leave J&K

Srinagar/Jammu, April 24 -- Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu held an urgent meeting with all airline operators on Wednesday even as Tuesday's terror strike set off a scramble among an estimate... Read More


Kashmiri pony guide killed for confronting the attackers

Hapatnar, April 24 -- Among the 26 victims of Tuesday's attack at Pahalgam was 28-year-old Syed Adil Hussain Shah, a pony guide, who was the only local, and also the only Muslim. Shah is being hailed ... Read More


MPC members flag tariff impact on India's growth

Mumbai, April 24 -- Worries about the global tariff war hung over the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) meeting earlier this month, minutes of the meeting released on Wednesday showed. Members pointed... Read More


American oil giants offshore engineering jobs to India: Report

New Delhi, April 24 -- Major oil companies including Chevron and BP are increasingly offshoring specialised white-collar positions to lower-cost labour markets such as India while cutting thousands of... Read More


Govt may ask PSBs to clear 30-40% unclaimed deposits

New Delhi, April 24 -- The Centre may ask state-run banks to settle at least 30-40% of over Rs.78,000 crore of deposits lying unclaimed in their books in 2025-26, said two persons close to the develop... Read More


Delhi's move for hybrid sops rattles EV makers

New Delhi/Mumbai, April 24 -- A draft policy floated by the Delhi government proposing to grant hybrid cars the same benefits as fully electric cars has generated waves of concern among homegrown carm... Read More


Luxury buys above Rs.10 lakh to now attract 1% TCS

New Delhi, April 24 -- People buying luxury items such as wrist watches, art pieces, coins, stamps, sunglasses, handbags, sportswear and footwear priced above Rs.10 lakh will have to pay 1% tax that w... Read More


business activity rises to 8-month high in April

New Delhi, April 24 -- India's private sector business activity, as seen in the Flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), rose to an 8-month high of 60 in April from the final reading of 59.5 in March, ... Read More


Axar's captaincy for Delhi Capitals, a pleasant surprise

New Delhi, April 24 -- When the Delhi Capitals announced Axar Patel as captain, the discourse around the decision had a hesitant feel to it. You have KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis in the squad and the f... Read More