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NEW DELHI: Amid instances of builders and their agents using “govt-style terminology” to make their projects resemble official housing schemes, the Centre has asked states and real estate regulators (RERAs) to take action to stop such advertisements to prevent buyers from being deceived. They have also been asked to submit reports to ensure the protection…
The cause of death of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg has been officially confirmed as ‘drowning’, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revealed in a press conference on Sunday. According to reports, Garg’s death certificate was issued by the Singapore government after a post-mortem was conducted following his tragic demise on Friday. Zubeen’s death certificate revealed…
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday unveiled a set of integrated logistics plans aimed at reducing transaction cost of industry.The pilot programme has started in eight cities across eight states and is designed to review existing logistics infrastructure, spot gaps, and provide a roadmap for improving efficiency and reducing costs, the ministry said.Goyal…
Randeep Surjewala (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the appreciable jump in states’ debt highlighted by the CAG, Congress said the public debt of states has tripled in the last decade, rising from Rs 17.57 lakh crore in 2013 to Rs 59.60 lakh crore in 2022. The party said the states are victims…
NEW DELHI: In the Rs 3,500 crore liquor ‘scam’ case in Andhra Pradesh with allegations of kickbacks against former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy and others, the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches at 20 locations across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Delhi-NCR.Sources said the searches were carried out on the premises of accused…
Emphasising the role of fiscal discipline in fostering economic growth and prosperity, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Thursday urged states to focus on the quality of expenditure and exercise prudence in off-budget borrowings.Speaking at the 35th Conference of State Finance Secretaries, themed ‘Journey towards Economic Prosperity through the Path of Fiscal Consolidation’, Malhotra highlighted the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday asked states, which have enacted anti-conversion legislations and most of which are governed by BJP, to file their responses to pleas challenging stringent provisions in those laws criminalising inter-faith marriages. The laws seek to prohibit conversion through threat, allurement, deceit or influence. At the same time, SC put the onus…
Image: X@/MedvedevRussiaE, AP Russia on Monday cautioned that it would target any European nation attempting to seize its assets, following reports that the European Union is exploring ways to use hundreds of billions of dollars in frozen Russian funds to support Ukraine.It has warned that any seizure of its assets would amount to theft by…
