NEW DELHI: The Union oil ministry on Tuesday rejected social media claims that 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) causes a drastic drop in fuel efficiency, saying it actually improves acceleration and does not affect vehicle insurance validity. The national programme, blending ethanol from sugarcane or maize with petrol, is aimed at cutting emissions and boosting farmer…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab) NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday slammed major opposition parties for not taking part in the discussion and passage of the new Income Tax Bill in Rajya Sabha, saying…
Bollywood actor John Abraham has appealed to the Chief Justice of India, urging a review of the Supreme Court’s order to relocate Delhi’s community dogs. Abraham argues the directive is illegal, impractical, and inhumane, conflicting with existing Animal Birth Control Rules. NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor John Abraham on Tuesday urged Chief Justice of India Justice…
CHENNAI: A 14-year-old girl brought to Madras high court Tuesday in a custody dispute jumped from the first-floor corridor moments after a bench ordered she be placed in a govt home.The teenager was produced before judges MS Ramesh and V Lakshminarayanan to state whether she wished to live with her mother or father, who are…
NEW DELHI: Acting on a multi-party notice to begin the process of removal of Allahabad HC judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday constituted a three-member committee to “inquire into the grounds for request for removal” of Justice Varma, who is linked to the cash-at-home scandal.The committee comprises SC judge Justice…
NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Tuesday tabled a report in Parliament on the union accounts for 2022-23 and 2023-24, in which the auditor has, among other issues, pointed out how cess and surcharge collections have been going up over the years and become a significant part of tax revenues –…
NEW DELHI: Representatives of several farmer organisations from across the country on Tuesday expressed their gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his bold decision to not compromise with farmers’ interests during trade talks despite pressure from the US.The farmer leaders, who attended a meeting with Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, extended their support…
NEW DELHI: Overseas citizens of India (OCI) will be liable for cancellation of their OCI card if sentenced to a jail term of not less than two years or named in a chargesheet for an offence punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more, as per the latest changes notified by home ministry in Section…
Indian-origin foreign nationals holding an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card could now lose it if they face serious criminal charges or convictions, the government has announced.In a fresh gazette notification, the ministry of home affairs said that the OCI registration will be cancelled if the holder is sentenced to imprisonment for two years or…
Representative image (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The joint parliamentary committee examining two bills to implement the system of simultaneously holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections was on Tuesday granted an extension till the first day of the last week of Parliament’s winter session for presenting its report. A motion to grant extension to the panel…
