Fees soar as Assembly passes Stamp Amendment Bill Bhopal, Residents of Madhya Pradesh are set to face a steeper cost for various essential services, from property registrations to firearm licenses, following the unanimous passage of the Indian Stamp (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the State Assembly on Tuesday. The new legislation, once implemented, will…
Washington, August 1 (UNI): The United Kingdom and 13 allied nations, including the United States and France issued a strong condemnation of Iran’s intelligence services, accusing them of orchestrating a growing campaign of assassinations, kidnappings, and harassment targeting individuals across Europe and North America. In a joint statement, the governments described the alleged actions as…
Mandi, Aug 1 (UNI) A 44-year-old woman died and nine others sustained injuries after a private bus plunged into a deep gorge near Tuna on the Bahu-Chailchowk-Jahl route in Mandi district on Thursday evening. The accident took place near Kashawari when the Sheetla Bus Service vehicle was returning from Jahl to Chailchowk. According to eyewitnesses,…
San Francisco, Aug 1 (UNI) Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2025 third quarter that ended on June 28, with quarterly revenue of 94 billion U.S. dollars, up 10 percent year over year. The company on Thursday posted quarterly diluted earnings per share of 1.57 dollars, up 12 percent year over year. Its net…
Beirut/Jerusalem, Aug 1 (UNI) Israeli warplanes carried out intensive airstrikes Thursday on multiple areas in eastern and southern Lebanon, targeting sites belonging to the Lebanese group Hezbollah, according to Lebanese official media and an army source. According to Labanon’s National News Agency, a series of Israeli airstrikes “targeted the eastern mountain range in the Bekaa…
Moscow, Aug 1 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to develop a roadmap for building Russia’s high-speed rail network by March 31, 2026, according to directives published on the Kremlin’s website. “The Government of the Russian Federation, together with Russian Railways, the open joint-stock company, shall formulate a development model for Russia’s…
New York, Aug 1 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order further modifying tariff rates with nearly 70 trading partners. The order hereby imposes “additional ad valorem duties on goods of certain trading partners.” Most of the new tariff rates range from 10 percent to 40 percent, according to an annex…
London, Aug 1 (UNI) Tata Steel has been fined £1.5 million after a contractor was killed at work in its Port Talbot plant. Justin Day was found slumped in a “hot rolling channel” on September 25, 2019, after being crushed by a large steel beam, reports BBC. The 44-year-old’s family, from Llansamlet, Swansea, said they…
Denver, Aug 1 (UNI) A dentist has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for poisoning his wife, after a jury in Colorado of US found him guilty of murder and other charges. James Craig had been having an affair when he plotted to kill his wife Angela Craig in March 2023, reports BBC….
Washington, Aug 1 (UNI) The White House has announced plans to build a US$ 200 million new ballroom, fulfilling an often-repeated desire of US President Donald Trump. The new ballroom will be built alongside a “modernised” East Wing of the White House, which currently houses the offices of First Lady Melania Trump and other key…
