Hyderabad, Mar 20 (UNI): Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday presented a Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget for the 2026-27 financial year in the State Assembly, with a focus on welfare and development. The total outlay stood at Rs 3,24,234 crore, against Rs 3,04,305 crore in the previous year’s…
New Delhi, March 20 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached 126 immovable properties worth Rs 5,046.91 crore located in Punjab and Delhi in connection with its ongoing investigation into a large-scale financial fraud involving a collective investment scheme operated by PACL Ltd. and its related entities. The ED initiated the…
Tehran, Mar 20 (UNI) Ali Mohammad Naini, spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed in early Friday US‑Israeli airstrikes, the IRGC said, minutes after he was quoted outlining continued missile production despite the ongoing war. The strike follows a series of targeted operations against Iran’s top brass since the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) The Election Commission of India on Friday made it mandatory for political parties, candidates and associated groups to obtain prior approval for all political advertisements on electronic and social media platforms before they are published, as part of stricter guidelines issued ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Assam, Kerala,…
Sangrur, (UNI) A 21-year-old youth died after allegedly being injected with an overdose of a narcotic drug in Sangrur district of Punjab. According to information, the incident occurred on the evening of March 17, around 7 PM. The deceased has been identified as Sumit. Sumit’s mother Sukho, who works as a sanitation worker, stated that…
Washington, March 19 (UNI) An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will visit Colombo from next Monday to hold discussions on the fifth and sixth reviews of Sri Lanka’s reform programme, the global lender said in a statement. “An IMF staff team will visit Sri Lanka from March 23 to April 9, 2026, to hold discussions…
Thimphu, March 19 (UNI) Bhutan’s glaciers are disappearing faster than previously understood, with new evidence showing an alarming loss of ice across the country’s fragile mountain ecosystems, a new international study said on Thursday. More than 500 glaciers have already vanished in the wider Bhutanese Himalaya over the past five decades, according to the study…
Colombo, March 19 (UNI) Sri Lanka has entered into a tri-partite agreement, also involving India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for renovating the oil tank farm in the island nation’s Eastern port district of Trincomalee. The Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm, also known as the China Bay Tank Farm, is a massive World War II-era…
Hyderabad, March 20 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that the state government will soon introduce a single-window policy to provide all necessary permissions for film production through an online platform, aimed at simplifying processes and attracting global investments to Hyderabad. Speaking at the Telangana Gaddar Film Awards (TGFA) 2025 presentation ceremony…
Agra, March 20 (UNI) A road accident late Thursday night claimed the lives of five members of the same family after their Bolero vehicle collided with a tree in the Chitrahat police station area of Agra, police said on Friday. According to police, the incident occurred around 11 PM when the family was returning from…
