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Telangana’s Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget bets on rural push, welfare and infra ahead of GHMC polls

With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.

Core sectors growth slows down to 3-month low of 2.3 pc in Feb

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Production growth in eight core infrastructure sectors slowed to a three-month low of 2.3 per cent in February due...

Bengal chamber of commerce signs MoU with Intueri Consulting, Indonesian institute

Kolkata, Mar 20 (PTI) The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I) has signed an MoU with Intueri Consulting LLP and Indonesia-based Arthashastra...

Silver rebounds Rs 1,800/kg, gold eases Rs 650/10g in Delhi

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Silver prices rebounded by Rs 1,800 to Rs 2.40 lakh per kg while gold prices dropped by Rs...

Stock markets recover on buying in IT, PSU bank stocks; Sensex climbs 325 pts

Mumbai, Mar 20 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty gave up most of their intra-day gains to end nearly half a per...

Rupee slides past 93 per dollar to record low as Iran war risks rise

The currency dropped as much as 0.7% to 93.28 per dollar, after a public holiday Thursday. The central bank has been intervening to support the currency, with traders citing its presence Friday.

LPG crunch continues, supplies rationalised for commercial users

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) LPG supply crunch continued for the third straight week on Friday, but there was some easing in bookings...

Premium petrol price up Rs 2, industrial diesel up Rs 22; no change in normal petrol, diesel rates

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The price of premium or higher-grade petrol price on Friday was increased by Rs 2 per litre while...

The White House is using the wrong oil price for the Iran War

US President Donald Trump has seemingly turned the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil into a referendum on his war against Iran. Thumbs...

Tata Steel adds EAF route to produce steel; commissions Rs 3,200-cr project in Punjab

Ludhiana/New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday inaugurated Tata Steel's state-of-the-art scrap-based electric arc furnace built with an...

On Camera

Duster is back and brilliant on the road, but Renault has ground to make up in India

It is rare for a manufacturer to chart a nearly 200 kilometre drive through narrow and twisty mountain roads. To do so is brave...

Amid revenue crisis, Himachal cuts budget by Rs 3,586 cr, defers salaries of CM, MLAs, top officials

Sukhu will defer half his own pay for six months; Group C, D employees and pensioners are fully exempt; Opposition calls it a budget that 'has gone backwards'.

Iran launches missile at US and UK’s Diego Garcia base, reveals new striking capability

New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation that has surprised the world, Iran attempted two missile strikes on a US-UK joint military base in the...

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.