The government has capped gold imports under the Advance Authorisation scheme at 100 kilograms and tightened compliance and monitoring norms for importers in the gems and jewellery sector, according to a DGFT notification issued on Thursday.The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) inserted five new notes under Standard Input Output Norms (SIONS) M-1 to M-8…
A good day for sensible boldness, especially with money matters. The planets favour investments, and you’ll feel unusually clear about what can help you later.Jupiter supports long term thinking, and Saturn adds caution, so you won’t gamble blindly if you stay mindful. Think of it like saving rainwater in a tank, when the dry spell…
Mumbai: Observing that the prosecution of the accused is proper irrespective of the fact that now deceased stock broker Harshad Mehta was the key person manipulating stocks, a special court Thursday convicted six companies and their two directors, Dinesh Doshi and Anil Doshi, for failing to comply with multiple summons issued by the Securities and…
Residents standing in the queue to collect their belongings at the gutted site on Thursday Lucknow: Silence hung heavy on Thursday as hundreds of fire-hit families returned to the ruins searching for pieces of their lives, where once thrived a bustling cluster of nearly 280 shanties.Dwellers from districts like Hardoi, Sitapur, Barabanki and Lakhimpur Kheri…
Ahmedabad: Securing a driving test slot at the regional transport office (RTO) in Surendranagar or Bardoli has become an exercise in patience for applicants who must wait as long as five months. But they would not have it any other way because the reward is a comparitively much easier driving test. These two RTOs do…
An assistant sub-inspector in Faridkot was suspended after allegedly tying her five-year-old granddaughter to a gate. BATHINDA: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Faridkot police was suspended on Wednesday for allegedly tying up her five-year-old granddaughter to the iron gate of their home when her parents were in Portugal.Neighbours came to check when they heard the…
Kunal Kamra is facing a privilege motion Chaitanya.MarpakwarMumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Sushma Andhare appeared before the privileges committee of the state Legislative Council and said she supported comedian Kunal Kamra to protect the freedom of expression of artists. Andhare said every individual is guaranteed freedom of expression, and an artist’s freedom of expression is…
Hyderabad: Jammikunta police in Karimnagar district have solved the murder of a 51-year-old tenant farmer within two days of the crime, arresting a farmer from Madipally village who allegedly planned the killing after watching YouTube videos on how to commit murder, evade police and make weapons.The tenant farmer from Ankushapur village, was murdered on the…
MUMBAI: In a significant step towards modernising Mumbai’s suburban railway network, Dadar Railway Station on Sunday successfully commissioned the Electronic Interlocking system with distributed architecture. Electronic interlocking is a computer-based signalling system that uses advanced electronic controls to manage train movements with greater precision and efficiency. The new system is also expected to improve commuter…
Guwahati: Assam has received a fresh boost on the international tourism front, with European Union member states revising their travel advisories and lifting earlier restrictive guidance for visitors to the state.“After reviewing the situation in Assam, the EU has withdrawn the negative travel advisory from yesterday. Effectively, it means that the 27 member-states of the…
