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NEW DELHI: Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed a nationwide overhaul of electricity tariffs, recommending a sharp increase in fixed monthly charges paid by consumers as power distributors struggle to recover costs amid rising rooftop solar adoption and migration of industries to captive power.The proposal could eventually mean consumers paying a larger portion of their…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced the rollout of the proposed “Annapurna Bhandaar” scheme in the state, under which eligible women may receive Rs 3,000 per month directly into their bank accounts, as the party promised ahead of polls.The decision was taken during the first cabinet meeting of the new…
India’s state-run oil marketing companies are absorbing losses of nearly Rs 30,000 crore every month to keep petrol, diesel and LPG prices unchanged despite the sharp surge in global energy prices triggered by the West Asia conflict, government officials and sources, cited by PTI said on Friday.The financial burden on Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum…
BENGALURU: Amazon’s quick commerce push in India is gaining early traction, with orders on its Amazon Now service growing about 25% month on month, chief executive Andy Jassy said during an analyst call, as the company ramps up investments in one of its fastest-growing markets. “We continue to expand our ultrafast delivery service, Amazon Now,…
NEW DELHI: Monthly domestic urea production has rebounded to last year’s levels, fertiliser ministry said on Thursday, noting that output of the most widely used soil nutrient reached 21 lakh tonnes in April, which was the same as the level recorded a year earlier.In March, domestic urea output had tumbled to around 16 lakh tonnes…
Trump said that Tehran is not required to reach an agreement for the conflict to de-escalate. He is expected to address the nation later in the day with an update on the situation. Global equity and bond markets strengthened on hopes that tensions in the Middle East could ease. “Should geopolitical tensions de-escalate further, then…
Sara Ali Khan is the latest celebrity to tap into Mumbai’s booming real estate market. The actor has leased out her bungalow in Andheri West for a total deal value of Rs 4.14 crore over five years. This development comes at a time when Sara Ali Khan has been in the news over a new…
Pillow talks are those quiet moments when you lie together in bed at the end of the day, phones away, scrolling off, and just talk. There is no agendas, no pressure. You might share how your day actually felt, laugh about something silly, or simply lie in comfortable silence, holding hands. This is when the…
Even as Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge continues its record-breaking run, a small, real-life moment linked to the film has gone viral for very different reasons. An auto-rickshaw driver, who appears briefly in the film’s final scene, has revealed that he hasn’t yet watched the Ranveer Singh starrer in theatres. In a candid interaction…
Years ago it was the Covid pandemic, then Russia–Ukraine conflict, then came Trump’s tariffs and now the world is witnessing a raging crisis in the Middle East. Different timelines, different circumstances but each time, the impact lands closer home. In the first week of the raging conflict with Iran, the US spent $11.3 billion. But…
