Follow Us on Google News Gurugram, April 30 (IANS) A massive fire broke out in the slums and scrap area of Sector 102 in Gurugram in around 3.30 a.m. on Wednesday, gutting dozens of huts and leaving many residents homeless, fire officials said. The blaze spread rapidly, reducing several slum dwellings to ashes and destroying … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India has made substantial strides in reducing poverty levels with targeted welfare schemes, and economic reforms, according to the latest report by the World Bank. In its Spring 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief, the World Bank acknowledged India’s decisive fight against poverty. According to the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Around 3.16 crore consumers of the state public distribution company Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) or (Mahavitaran) will have to shell out less towards the power tariff from 2025-26 to 2029-30. The power regulator Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its order released late … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, March 22 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, said on Saturday that all states opposing the delimitation proposal by the Union government will work together to ensure that no state’s parliamentary seats are reduced. Addressing the media in Chennai, Shivakumar said, “We will stand united and fight this … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Various policies and programmes implemented by the Centre have been successful in reducing the disparity in expenditure and living standards between rural and urban areas, which is reflected in the household consumption expenditure surveys carried out by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates will be reduced further as the process of rationalising tax slabs is nearing completion. FM Sitharaman mentioned that the revenue neutral rate (RNR), which was 15.8 per cent when GST was … Read more
Jammu, March 6 (IANS) J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat on Thursday said that he has cut two-thirds of his personal security in a manpower optimisation drive. Asserting that charity must begin at home, the DGP told reporters at a ‘Thana Diwas’ meeting here that as part of the major manpower optimisation drive, he has cut his … Read more
Ballari (Karnataka), Feb 26 (IANS) Amid the infighting within the Congress party in Karnataka Congress, State Minister for Housing and Waqf B.Z. Zameer Ahmad Khan made a controversial statement saying that whoever dares to touch Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be reduced to ashes. The remark comes amid the ongoing discussion about power-sharing and a possible … Read more