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Colombo, March 22 The Sri Lankan government on Sunday urged the public to use fuel and electricity sparingly in the face of potential shortages, amid volatile global oil markets.This came as the island nation raised fuel retail prices at midnight, the second such increase in a week.As a...

Shimla, March 21 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented a budget of ₹54,928 crore for the financial year 2026-27 in the state assembly on Saturday.Sukhu, who was presenting his fourth budget, began his speech by stating that the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit...

Gayaji/ Aurangabad, March 20 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday launched development projects worth around Rs 1,422 crore in the districts of Gayaji and Aurangabad during his 'Samridhi Yatra'.He also reviewed ongoing schemes and projects in both districts, according to an official...

New Delhi, March 20 – Economic fragility in Pakistan has reached a critical stage following the US-Israel war with Iran, due to the drastic increase in oil prices and the widening trade gap, according to a report by a Pakistani media outlet.In terms of per capita income, economic growth rate...

Washington, March 20 – Rising costs of the Iran war and its impact on global markets are deepening divisions in Congress, with Republicans and Democrats questioning the scale and purpose of a proposed funding request that could exceed $200 billion, according to multiple US media reports.The...

March 18, New Delhi – Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced a series of emergency measures to protect the island's economy and ensure energy security, amid the ongoing conflict that is disrupting global fuel supply chains.Sri Lanka has approved emergency purchases and...

New Delhi, March 17 The Parliament on Tuesday approved the second batch of supplementary demands for grants, allowing the government to spend an additional Rs 2.01 lakh crore in the current fiscal year, with the Rajya Sabha returning the Appropriation Bill 2026 to the Lok Sabha.Through the...

New Delhi, March 16 Shiv Sena member Milind Deora urged the government on Monday to increase offshore gas exploration and invest in bio-CNG projects to reduce import dependence.Participating in the debate over the Appropriation bill in the Upper House, Deora said the government should also...

New Delhi, March 16 A parliamentary panel has recommended that the budget allocation for the agriculture department needs to be increased to deal with challenges such as climate change and market volatility.A Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing presented a...

Guwahati, March 15 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress party on Sunday of misappropriating around Rs 150 crore annually from Assam's healthcare budget during its 15-year tenure in the state, alleging that corruption had severely weakened the public health system.Addressing a...

Una (HP), March 13 The Himachal Pradesh government is committed to providing clean drinking water to the people of the state, and Rs 2,000 crore will be spent during the next financial year on modern water purification technology, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday.This will...

Paravur (Kerala), March 12 – Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan launched a sharp attack on the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday, claiming that the party was facing the "biggest crisis in its history in Kerala" and warning that it could meet the same fate as its...

In Gandhinagar, on March 12, Minister of Women and Child Development, Dr. Manisha Vakil, responded to MLA Jignesh Mevani's remarks about Anganwadi workers and malnutrition during the Gujarat Assembly session. She stated that the condition of Anganwadi centers had significantly improved under the...

New Delhi, March 12 The government has no proposal under consideration to change the name of the Taj Mahal, Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.Responding to a supplementary query by CPI-M member John Brittas on whether the government had any plans to...

Washington, March 12 – The US is heading towards an unsustainable debt trajectory that could trigger global financial shocks, economists have warned lawmakers during a Senate hearing, raising concerns that rising American deficits may push up global interest rates and ripple through emerging...

Bengaluru, March 10 – Karnataka’s Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, launched a scathing attack on the State Budget for 2026-27 on Tuesday, alleging that it had plunged the people of Karnataka into a “debt vortex” and had been unjust to backward classes, Scheduled Castes, and other sections of...

Mumbai, March 10 – During the Legislative Assembly's budget discussion, senior NCP (SP) legislator and former Finance Minister Jayant Patil on Tuesday criticized the state government's fiscal roadmap, labeling the 2026-27 budget as a "document of deception."Patil argued that the government's...

Islamabad, March 10 – Facing a worsening fuel crisis triggered by rising global oil prices and geopolitical tensions in West Asia, the Pakistani government has announced a series of austerity measures, highlighting the country's deep dependence on imported energy and its fragile economic...

New Delhi, March 9 The government has spent ₹88.74 crore on advertising for the GST Bachat Utsav, under which tax rates on a wide range of goods were reduced, effective September 22, 2025, Parliament was informed on Monday.In response to a question on the total expenditure on advertising for...

New Delhi, March 6 – The mismanagement of Pakistan as a political entity by its ruling elite has led the country to periodic crises, which have been both political and economic in nature. This economic turmoil has necessitated 25 IMF programs, each of which has exacerbated Pakistan's structural...