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DRI arrests two, seizes cocaine worth Rs.13 cr

MUMBAI, May 17 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has foiled two drug smuggling attempts at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and seized 2.6 kg of cocaine worth Rs.13... Read More


MCG cuts water supply to four Gurugram societies over missing meters

India, May 17 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) disconnected water supply connections to four residential societies for allegedly failing to install approved water meters or replace defec... Read More


Haryana offers full interest waiver on property tax dues since 2010

India, May 17 -- The Haryana government has announced a 100% waiver on interest on pending property tax dues since 2010, if payments are made by June 30, 2026. According to a notification issued on F... Read More


Haryana offers full interest waiver on property tax dues since 2010

India, May 17 -- The Haryana government has announced a 100% waiver on interest on pending property tax dues since 2010, if payments are made by June 30, 2026. According to a notification issued on F... Read More


Interpol denial in Deuba case raises questions about investigation lapses

Kathmandu, May 17 -- Days after a new government led by Balendra Shah took office, Nepal Police, on April 7, issued arrest warrants against Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife, former Forei... Read More


Investing in Children: Punjab's Human Capital ImperativePublished on: May 17, 2026 3:14 AM

Pakistan, May 17 -- The defining resource of the 21st-century economy is not oil, land or capital, it is people. Yet a profound paradox confronts the world's most advanced economies: as their industri... Read More


Karnataka becomes first state to have Alcohol-in-Beverage duty structure: Here is how liquor and beer prices will change

New Delhi, May 17 -- Karnataka has become the first state in India to have an Alcohol-in-Beverage (AIB)-based excise duty structure for alcoholic beverages. The move is aimed at rationalising liquor p... Read More


Goa is GONE? Why lakhs of foreign tourists are ditching India's beach capital to go to Vietnam, Sri Lanka

New Delhi, May 17 -- Around 9 lakh foreigners visited Goa in 2017. By 2025, the number had fallen to around 5 lakh, or by roughly half . On the other hand, the number of domestic tourists visiting the... Read More


Motorcyclists unwilling to pay advance income tax submit memorandum to NBR

Dhaka, May 17 -- Bikers have submitted a memorandum to the National Board of Revenue (NBR), objecting to a possible advance income tax on motorcycles based on engine capacity (CC) in the upcoming budg... Read More


Delhi cuts VAT on aviation turbine fuel to 7%

India, May 17 -- The Delhi government on Friday reduced the Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) from 25% to 7% for a period of six months, citing rising financial pressure on the avia... Read More