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NEW DELHI: Bangladesh is receiving a fresh consignment of 7,000 tonnes of diesel through a pipeline from India’s Numaligarh refinery, with energy minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku Monday telling Parliament that fuel hoarding — not a supply shortage amid the West Asia crisis — is the bigger concern.The fuel began arriving through the India-Bangladesh Friendship…

The Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 12.52 lakh crore at the end of February, accounting for 80.4 per cent of the full-year target for 2025-26, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Monday, PTI reported.This compares with 85.8 per cent of the annual target achieved in the corresponding period…

NEW DELHI: Baltej Singh, nephew of Satwant Singh, one of the two bodyguards who had assassinated the then PM Indira Gandhi in Oct 1984, was running an international Meth cartel spanning Canada, India and New Zealand in cahoots with pro-Khalistan elements in these countries. The drug money was funding the so-called Khalistan movement, and Baltej…

Wall Street’s main indices edged higher in choppy trade on Monday, recovering from the previous session’s sharp losses, even as the Middle East conflict widened and kept investors cautious.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.48 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 0.32 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.19 per cent in early trade,…

NEW DELHI: Pro-Jaish-e-Mohammed Telegram channels on Monday circulated news of the death of Maulana Masood Azhar’s elder brother, Hakim Mohammad Tahir Anwar. The cause of death is not known. A funeral message said that the prayers will be held at 11 pm at Jamia Usman-o-Ali in Bahawalpur.Sources said Anwar was one of the five brothers…

Air Canada on Monday said CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter, with the announcement coming against the backdrop of criticism over his handling of communications after a fatal accident, Reuters reported.The controversy stemmed from a condolence message issued following a collision involving an Air Canada Express aircraft and a…

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha was briefly adjourned on Monday as Congress demanded a discussion on the West Asia crisis but received no concrete assurance from the treasury benches, with parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju saying that extensive statements, including from PM Modi, have already been made on the issue in Parliament.The demand for the debate…

The Indian rupee depreciated 9.88 per cent against the US dollar in FY26, marking its steepest annual decline in 14 years, according to market data as reported PTI.The last comparable fall was in FY12, when the domestic currency had dropped 12.4 per cent amid a widening current account deficit of 4.2 per cent.The sharp depreciation…

Dr Farooq Abdullah pleads ‘not guilty’ in JKCA case before court Srinagar: Former CM and National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday appeared before a court in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) case and pleaded “not guilty” after the charges were read out to him.According to special public prosecutor Farhat Zia,…

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday said the central bank can look through the energy price shock triggered by the Middle East conflict, but warned it may need to act if rising costs begin to alter inflation expectations, AFP reported.“The tendency is to look through any kind of a supply shock,” Powell said…