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Prof Mkumbo names five sectors for economic transformation

Tanzania, June 23 -- Dar es Salaam. The government has identified five priority areas it says are central to achieving the National Vision and delivering meaningful socio-economic transformation for T... Read More


Finance Act changes on Bank of Tanzania borrowing spark repayment debate

Tanzania, June 23 -- Dar es Salaam. Debate continues over amendments to the Finance Act, 2026, that would allow the Government to borrow from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), with critics arguing that the ... Read More


How ministers responded to MPs' budget concerns in the 2026/27 debate

Tanzania, June 23 -- Dar/Dodoma. Ministers have responded to queries by Members of Parliament (MPs) during debate on the government's Sh62.3 trillion 2026/27 budget, addressing concerns ranging from i... Read More


Debt sustainability is about capacity, not size

DAR ES SALAAM, June 23 -- TANZANIAS rising public debt has become the subject of renewed debate following concerns raised by veteran politician and economist Anna Tibaijuka, who recently questioned wh... Read More


Pankaj Tripathi's brother attacked in Bihar; accused held

India, June 23 -- Vijaynath Tiwari, elder brother of actor Pankaj Tripathi, was seriously injured on Sunday in an alleged assault over a land dispute in Gopalganj district, police said on Monday. Acco... Read More


BJP woos Bengal with welfare push in first Budget

India, June 23 -- From Rs 3,000 for jobless graduates to free bus rides for women in West Bengal, the first BJP Government in the State has sought to blend welfare continuity with political and admini... Read More


Ahmedabad CWG to have 17 sports, to be set at lower cost than previous games

India, June 23 -- Seventeen sports will feature at the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, which is set to be staged at around 60 per cent lower cost than previous editions as part of the Commonweal... Read More


West Bengal budget 2026: The BJP charts a new course

India, June 23 -- West Bengal's newly formed BJP government will presented its first full-year budget on June 22, 2026, against the backdrop of a long economic decline that the state has experienced o... Read More


Reliance Industries shares climb nearly 3% as Jio files for IPO

India, June 23 -- Shares of Reliance Industries climbed nearly 3 per cent on Monday after its digital unit Jio Platforms filed draft papers for what could become India's largest-ever initial public of... Read More


Vedanta Aluminium Metal to double production capacity

India, June 23 -- Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd (VAML), which recently got listed on the BSE and NSE, on Monday said it plans to double its production capacity to 60 lakh tonnes per annum (LTPA) to meet... Read More