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NGT fines DUSIB Rs.25,000 for delay in Barapullah drain report

New Delhi, March 31 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a Rs.25,000 penalty on the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) for failing to file a status report on Barapullah and its ... Read More


PWD to replace contractors, to use machines for drain cleaning

New Delhi, March 31 -- In a major shift, Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD) plans to phase out private contractors for drain cleaning and rely on mechanised desilting, officials said on Monday. The... Read More


Speaker slams AAP boycott of budget session

New Delhi, March 31 -- Delhi assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for boycotting the Budget session, even as he said the session saw the presentation of all pend... Read More


Foreign investors' outflows in equities hit 34-yr high in FY26

Mumbai, March 31 -- For foreign investors backing Indian equities, the financial year 2026 was one they would rather forget. It was a period dotted with global disruptions, starting with US-led tariff... Read More


Economic fundamentals remain strong, says FM

New Delhi, March 31 -- The fundamentals of the Indian economy remain "strong" despite global currency volatility triggered by geopolitical uncertainty, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok... Read More


Centre's fiscal deficit for Apr-Feb hits 80% of FY26 target: CGA

New Delhi, March 31 -- India's fiscal deficit for the April-February period of 2025-26 stood at Rs.12.5 lakh crore, or 80.4% of the revised estimates (RE), according to data released by the Controller... Read More


Govt may weed out ECMS firms lagging in design

New Delhi, March 31 -- Expressing dissatisfaction with the pace at which the industry is building design capabilities, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Ashwini Vaishnaw on M... Read More


Industrial growth picks up marginally to 5.2% in Feb

New Delhi, March 31 -- India's industrial activity marginally gathered pace in February, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising 5.2% year on year, up from a revised 5.1% in January, data... Read More


Divya misses a win on a day of draws at the Candidates

Bengaluru, March 31 -- On a day of quiet draws in Round 2 of the Candidates tournament, Divya Deshmukh missed a win against fellow Indian R Vaishali and had to settle for half a point after a few hear... Read More


Bowlers and Sooryavanshi shine as Royals crush CSK

Kolkata, March 31 -- Beyond the win and the two points, this match provided evidence that how big scoring patterns can still be disrupted by getting a few basics right. A surface that doesn't facilita... Read More