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The Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 9.76 lakh crore at the end of November, accounting for 62.3% of the full-year budget estimate for 2025-26, government data released on Wednesday showed, PTI reported.The deficit was higher than the 52.5% recorded during the same period last year, reflecting a faster pace of expenditure relative to revenue…
Chennai: City motorists may have to contend with narrowed roads, blocked stretches and slow-moving traffic for at least one more year, as Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) targets completion of nearly 40km of elevated corridors under Phase 2 by March 2027.Including the nearly 28km planned for commissioning this year, close to 90% of the 74km…
BHOPAL: A rape case was registered at Ashoka Garden police station on Sunday against a 29-year-old data engineer, who has been arrested and sent to jail.Police said the accused, a resident of Ashoka Garden, allegedly raped a 24-year-old MBA student in Sept 2025 after calling her to his house and recording the act. The two…
Donald Trump and Erika Kirk (Image/AP) CEO of Turning Point USA Erika Kirk has sharply criticised journalists following the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, accusing them of repeatedly labelling President Donald Trump with extreme terms such as ‘Nazi’ and ‘Hitler.‘In a video message posted on X and shared via her late husband…
NEW DELHI: Amid the conflict in West Asia, the Indian Navy has “deployed more than five frontline warships under a mission named Operation Urja Suraksha” to ensure safe movement of India-bound cargo ships after they exit the Iran-controlled choke point at the Strait of Hormuz, sources in the defence establishment confirmed to TOI.The operation focuses…
BHOPAL: A 14-year-old Class 10 student was stabbed to death outside his examination centre in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district on Friday afternoon, with police detaining eight minor students after examining CCTV footage from the area.The incident took place near Malaiya Mill under Kotwali police station limits, shortly after the victim had finished writing his board…
NEW DELHI: AIADMK general secretary Edapaddi K Palaniswami on Saturday announced that if the party comes to power following the Tamil Nadu assembly elections on April 23, his government would investigate a viral video in which senior DMK leader A Raja allegedly claimed that chief minister and DMK supremo MK Stalin kept his late father,…
MUMBAI: RBI has issued draft rules to tighten dividend payouts by banks by linking distributions to capital adequacy, asset and profit quality, setting a uniform prudential framework effective from FY27. In the previous financial year, banks paid over Rs 75,000 crore dividend after booking record profits.Under RBI’s draft rules, dividend payments by banks will be…
Power couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have hearts melting once again with their cute display of affection in their latest professional venture. The star couple has gone viral online with fans swooning over their effortlessly cute chemistry in the ad film. Virat and Anushka woo fans with new ad Footage from the shoot sees…
Series of fast-growing trees creating a natural screen. Image credit – Gemini Trees are vital natural resources that not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the landscape but also provide significant social and economic benefits. Beyond acting as environmental “lungs” to sequester carbon, purify air, and reduce urban heat, they have historically fueled national development,…
