New Delhi, March 30 The Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 12.52 lakh crore at the end of February, or 80.4 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26 compared to 85.8 per cent in the year-ago period, according to government data released on Monday. The central government estimates the fiscal deficit (the gap […]
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New Delhi, March 30 A Delhi court on Monday sent suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) handler Shabir Ahmed Lone to five days of police custody. Judicial Magistrate Vijayshree Rathore allowed the city police’s plea seeking five days of custodial interrogation of the accused. Terming Lone as a “hardcore and highly trained terrorist,” Delhi Police said that he […]
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Jammu, March 30 Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that road accidents in the Union Territory have shown a declining trend over the past three years, owing to the effective implementation of various road safety measures. In a written reply to the question of National Conference MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar in the Assembly, the […]
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New Delhi, March 30 Services on the Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line were disrupted for around one and a half hours during the morning rush on Monday after a man fell onto the tracks at the Vishwavidyalaya station. Large crowds were seen on platforms as commuters waited for trains. In a post on X, the Delhi […]
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By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Dubai, March 30 US President Donald Trump openly mused about seizing Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf and the United States and Israel kept up their attacks Monday on the Islamic Republic, even as there were signs of progress in nascent ceasefire talks. Tehran, meanwhile, attacked […]
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New Delhi, March 30 India is likely to offer 21 blocks for prospecting of oil and natural gas in the next bidding round under Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP), according to the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH). DGH on its website put out a list of the 21 blocks, made up of 12 onland areas, […]
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Srinagar, March 30 Rain and snowfall continued across Kashmir for the second day on Monday, with plains receiving light to moderate showers and higher reaches witnessing fresh snowfall. Officials said the latest spell of precipitation has reduced Jammu and Kashmir’s rainfall deficit for March by nearly five per cent. They also said that there is […]
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Dubai, March 30 Iran on Monday confirmed the death of Revolutionary Guard navy chief Alireza Tangsiri. Israel had claimed on Thursday that it killed Tangsiri, a rear admiral in the Iran navy. A statement from the Guard on Monday, read on state television, said Tangsiri “joined the ranks of Allah due to the severity of […]
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New Delhi, March 30 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has told Parliament that India’s economic fundamentals remain strong and said the rupee is “absolutely going fine” against the US dollar, despite a sharp fall since the start of the West Asia conflict. Replying to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Sitharaman said India’s […]
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Rahul Chawla The North News Dharamshala, March 30 The Kangra district police have intensified action against vehicles running without number plates and high-security registration plates and issued a total of 538 challans during a week-long special drive. Of these, 332 were for vehicles without number plates, while 206 were for vehicles lacking high-security plates. Officials […]
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