NEW DELHI: Centre’s fiscal deficit hovered around 18% of the full year’s estimate at the end of the first quarter, despite elevated capex and a slower growth in tax revenue due to the impact of GST rationalisation.During April-June, the Centre’s tax revenue was 3.7% higher at just over Rs 9 lakh crore, compared with a…
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Capricorn begins the week with a slightly uneven step. Early on, you may feel both restless and sluggish, which is an irritating combination. The mind wants progress, the body wants to sit still. Yet beneath that haze, confidence is quietly growing. A bold decision taken now can push you into harder work, and though you…
AIIMS New Delhi has launched the online choice filling process for B.Sc. (Hons) Nursing 2026 admissions and updated the counselling schedule for M.Sc. Nursing. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has started the online choice filling process for admission to the B.Sc. (Hons) Nursing 2026 programme. Alongside this, the institute has…
There was no expensive toy, no carefully planned activity and no adults telling them what to do. Just two six-year-olds, a pile of wooden boards, and a vivid imagination. The children had transformed the boards into a bridge over an imaginary river filled with crocodiles. They invented rules, negotiated turns, argued, laughed and solved problems…
India’s Jaismine Lamboria celebrates after winning the women’s 57kg boxing final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Just weeks before stepping into the ring at the Commonwealth Games, Jaismine Lamboria was fighting a battle far away from the spotlight.The reigning 57kg world champion was confined to a hospital bed, battling an unknown illness that threatened to derail…
PM Modi addresses the gathering during the inauguration of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre, in Mysuru, Karnataka NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre – Viveka Smaraka in Karnataka’s Mysuru, describing it as a centre that would inspire young Indians to embrace the ideals of nation-building, service…
Researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by ICE and was later released. A major row broke out after Johns Hopkins University public health researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by immigration authorities as she boarded a domestic flight on Tuesday. She was released later but the Department of Homeland Security said that she had overstayed her visa…
Samudra Manthan scheme expected to add over 600 MMTOE of reserves and will be implemented through FY 2030-31. (Representative image) On August 15, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of energy security, announcing the National Deep Water Exploration Mission. “To make the country developed, we are now moving towards ‘Samudra Manthan’ (churning of the ocean)….
Dhanush‘s massive fan following was on full display as the actor was mobbed by hundreds of admirers during the final schedule of ‘OM Chapter 1: Udhiram – The Blood Wood’ in Thiruvannamalai. Videos of the actor calmly making his way through the crowd with security’s help have gone viral on social media, further building excitement…