India

Here's how some of the proposals in Budget 2019 might turn against Modi govt

There were some of the proposals and amendments that were made by the finance minister and might turn against the government goodwill.

Jul 5, 2019

Bengaluru airport to be first with full-body scanners, travellers won't be frisked anymore

The body scanners will be situated at airports deemed as 'hypersensitive'. The other airports include Delhi, Mumbai, Amritsar, Kolkata, and Hyderabad.

Jul 5, 2019

UITP Public Transport Summit: Building the future of mobility

Mohamed Mezghani writes for International Business Times, India, on the 2019 UITP Global Public Transport Summit, the future of the sector, and the focus on people with his message of "the 4 Ps".

Jul 5, 2019

Union Budget 2019: Sitharaman increases the financial outlay for defence

Sitharaman's omission of defence allocation in speech surprised many, she being a former defence minister, but the finance minister defended her choice of highlights for the speech at the post-budget press conference

Jul 5, 2019

Businessman found with gunshot wounds in his car in Hyderabad

Faizal has been shifted to Care Hospital at Banjara Hills.

Jul 5, 2019

Union Budget 2019: What spooked the market despite Sitharaman's reform refrain?

Benchmark indices slumped as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's speech progressed after a brief surge ahead of the presentation.

Jul 5, 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc warns India

The Men in Blue qualified for the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh by 28 runs on July 2 at Edgbaston.

Jul 5, 2019

Tamil Nadu honour killing: Couple hacked to death, woman's father arrested

Thoothukudi police have arrested Jothi's father on a complaint filed by the woman's family. It is being claimed that he was threatening the couple since they got married.

Jul 5, 2019

Budget 2019: Raise in import duties on gold, other precious metals

Shares of jewellery makers such as Titan and PC Jeweller fell as much as 5 percent after the announcement.

Jul 5, 2019

Budget 2019: Petrol, diesel price to rise by Rs 2/litre after the cess hike

The finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to increase the Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) as well as Road and Infrastructure Cess by Re 1 per litre on automobile fuels.

Jul 5, 2019

Budget 2019: 2% TDS on cash withdrawal exceeding Rs 1 crore yearly

The Finance Minister proposed that tax deduction at source (TDS) of two per cent on cash withdrawals exceeding Rs 1 crore in a year.

Jul 5, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden budget 2019 to boost growth and structural reforms

Asia's third-largest economy grew at a much slower-than-expected 5.8% in the last quarter, the weakest growth in five years and far below the pace needed to generate jobs for the millions of young Indian's entering the labour market each month.

Jul 5, 2019

Inertia grips Congress in Karnataka as leaders make no move to stop MLA resignations

The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao is likely to go on a foreign trip while the state government is hanging on a thread. Instead, Rao has assigned working president Eshwar Khandre to reach out to rebel MLAs to pacify them.

Jul 5, 2019

Haren Pandya murder case: 12 convicted for killing ex-Gujarat Home Minister

The court dismissed the PIL filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), which sought fresh court-monitored probe into the killing.

Jul 5, 2019

MDMK chief Vaiko sentenced to year in prison over 2009 sedition case

The sedition case was filed by the Tamil Nadu government in 2009. Vaiko had given a seditious speech during his book launch event at Raja Annamalai Mandram in Chennai.

Jul 5, 2019