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Himachal govt imposes Rs.0.60 per litre widow, orphan cess on petrol, diesel

Shimla, Aug. 11 -- The Himachal Pradesh government officially imposed a Widow and Orphan Cess of 60 paise per litre on petrol and high-speed diesel, with the levy coming into force from midnight on Au... Read More


Parliament panel flags delays in Scheduled Caste scholarships, poor utilisation of OBC, minority welfare schemes

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- A parliamentary standing committee has flagged persistent delays in scholarships for Scheduled Caste (SC) students, poor utilisation of a free coaching scheme for SC and Other Ba... Read More


Lalithaa Jewellery Mart IPO: Price band set at Rs.190-201 per share; check key dates, issue details

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Lalithaa Jewellery Mart IPO price band: The Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Limited IPO price band has been fixed in the range of Rs.190 to Rs.201 per equity share of the face value of R... Read More


First posting, WhatsApp chats: Trainee IPS officer in midst of rRs.r1-crore bribe allegations in cyber fraud case

India, Aug. 11 -- In his first field posting in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, 2022-batch trainee Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rahul Bansal has found himself at the centre of an alleged Rs.1 ... Read More


Study successful high-speed rail networks: Parliamentary panel

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The parliamentary standing committee on railways has recommended that the Railways undertake a comprehensive study of successful high-speed rail networks in countries where such ... Read More


How metal stocks reflect the strength of India's industrial economy

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 11 -- India's industrial economy depends on sectors such as infrastructure, manufacturing, construction, automobiles, and renewable energy, all of which rely heavily on metals as ess... Read More


Premium motorcycles, electric scooters fuel Hero MotoCorp's Q1 FY27 performance

India, Aug. 11 -- Hero MotoCorp's Q1 FY27 profit jumped nearly one-third and core earnings rose by a fourth. This was driven by strong volume growth and higher average selling prices. The biggest two-... Read More


Maha: Jarange-Patil slams Bawankule, Fadnavis even as Maratha youth commits suicide

Mumbai, Aug. 11 -- Maratha reservation agitator Manoj Jarange-Patil today alleged that Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule threatened the Beed District Collector to issue a letter to... Read More


Raja Venkatraman recommends three stocks for 11 August

Stock market recap, Aug. 11 -- Indian markets closed flat on 10 August. The Sensex rose 43 points, or 0.06%, to end at 78,542, while the Nifty 50 inched up by 13 points, or 0.05%, to settle at 24,583.... Read More


US State Department finds 73 of 139 governments meet fiscal transparency requirements in 2026 report

Washington, Aug. 11 -- The US Department of State on Tuesday (local time) released the 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report, in which department officials found that "73 of 139 governments and one entity a... Read More