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Brand ambassador, cricket...: How Maldives aims to attract 3L Indians in 2025

The Maldives government has set a target of attracting 3,00,000 Indian tourists in 2025 after their number went from top place in 2023 to sixth in 2024 following the strained relations between Male......

Budget allocation makes Census unlikely this year too

If budgetary proposals are anything to go by, the decadal census is unlikely to be carried out in 2025 as well with a meagre Rs 574.80 crore allocated for the exercise in the Budget presented on......

Modi pat for Sitharaman: 'People's Budget, force multiplier'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the Union Budget as a "people's budget" that fulfills the dreams of every Indian and said that it is a "force-multiplier" that will boost......

Uttarakhand becomes first state to implement UCC, tribals kept out

Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state in independent India to implement the Uniform Civil Code, which promotes equal laws for every citizen across all religions......

Mujib's 'Joy Bangla' is no more Bangladesh's national slogan

The Bangladesh Supreme Court has stayed a high court verdict that declared 'Joy Bangla' -- popularised by Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman -- as the country's national slogan. Rahman's daughter......

Budget proposes social security scheme for gig workers

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a social security scheme for one crore gig workers engaged with online platforms and said the government will provide them identity cards......

High points of Sitharaman's 8th Union Budget

These are the highlights of the Union Budget 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com DIRECT TAX No personal......

Why gold import computation went wrong

The government's initiative to migrate SEZ data from NSDL software to ICEGATE system for streamlined reporting of import data caused double counting of gold imports, resulting in inflated figures......

Tribunal orders liquidation of Go First

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday ordered the liquidation of Go First, the budget carrier that stopped flying nearly three years ago after being bogged down by financial woes.......

Healthy FDI inflows into India to continue in 2025

India, averaging over $4.5 billion in monthly foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows since January this year despite global uncertainties and challenges, is tipped to sustain the trend in 2025 on......

India gear up to settle the score against Germany

IMAGE: India have a very good opportunity to avenge their loss in Paris. Photograph: Hockey India/X International hockey will return to the capital after a 10-year gap when Olympic......

'India aim to host 2036 Olympics; finish in top 10'

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sai Media/X Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said India is aiming to host the 2036 Olympics and finish in the top 10 in the medals tally. The Union Sports and Youth......

How hosting Euro 2024 could impact the German economy

IMAGE: Germany, Europe's largest economy is expected to grow around 0.3% this year, slower than other large industrialised countries. Photograph: Angelika Warmuth/Reuters Germany will be......

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