Himachal Pradesh Assembly Passes VAT Amendment Bill, Allows Petrol, Diesel Cess

March 24, 2026 7:47 AM

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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Passes VAT Amendment Bill, Allows Petrol, Diesel Cess

The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, allowing the state government to levy a cess of up to ₹5 per litre on petrol and high-speed diesel, despite strong protests by the opposition and a boycott of the proceedings. The proposed l...

Keralam Assembly Elections: Nomination Filing Ends, Scrutiny Scheduled Today

March 24, 2026 6:39 AM

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Keralam Assembly Elections: Nomination Filing Ends, Scrutiny Scheduled Today

In Keralam, scrutiny of nomination papers for the Assembly Elections will be held today. Meanwhile, campaigning has intensified in the state as the nomination filing process concluded yesterday.    Election campaigning has further intensified across Keralam following the conclusion of the nomination...

Crude oil prices drop over 5% after US delay potential Iran strikes

March 23, 2026 9:51 PM

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Crude oil prices drop over 5% after US delay potential Iran strikes

                     Global crude oil prices fell today, after US President Donald Trump instructed the Department of Defence to postpone all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.   Brent crude was trading 5.2 per cent lower at 106 US dollars and 31 c...

Most Asian markets tumbled, European indices trading high

March 23, 2026 9:10 PM

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Most Asian markets tumbled, European indices trading high

  Most Asian stock indices tumbled today. South Korea’s Kospi cracked 6 and a half per cent, China's Shanghai Composite index fell over 3.6 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost more than three and a half per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped almost three and a half per cent and, Singapore...

Sharp fuel price hike leads to high cost of living in Sri Lanka

March 23, 2026 9:01 PM

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Sharp fuel price hike leads to high cost of living in Sri Lanka

  Sri Lanka’s sharp fuel price hike from midnight on Sunday is being seen to push up living costs, with immediate ripple effects across the economy.   The state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation raised fuel prices across the board by 24 to 30 percent which was followed by similar increases by other f...

India Hosts 12th Steering Committee Meeting of the Global Operational Network

March 24, 2026 9:56 AM

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India Hosts 12th Steering Committee Meeting of the Global Operational Network

The Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED), Rahul Navin, today said that asset recovery is not an afterthought but the truest measure of enforcement success under the modern anti-corruption framework enshrined in the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). Mr Navin made these remarks...