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Passport service charges to rise by up to 139% from July 1, 2026: Check revised fees for fresh passports, renewals and tatkal servicesPassport application fees are set to rise significantly from July 1, 2026. Both regular and Tatkaal applications for new passports, reissue...
US plans steep citizenship fee hike; Indians among hardest hitU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is proposing significant fee hikes for naturalization, potentially impacting thousands of Indian ...
Amnesty calls EU complicit in new Libyan crackdown on migrantsAmnesty International has accused the EU of complicity in migrant abuse in Libya, citing intensified crackdowns by rival factions. Mass arr...
US proposes 75% hike in citizenship application fee, ends fee waivers for naturalisation seekersUS Homeland Security is proposing a significant hike in naturalisation application fees, with Form N-400 potentially rising by 75% to $1,33...
West Bengal's Rs 4.39 lakh crore Budget under BJP aims to bury 'syndicate raj', woo investorsWest Bengal's new government unveiled a Rs 4.39 lakh crore budget prioritizing fiscal restructuring and job creation. Finance Minister Swap...
Maharashtra govt tables Rs 97,706 cr supplementary demands; Rs 20,552 cr for farm loan waiverMaharashtra government tabled supplementary demands of over Rs 97,700 crore, with a significant Rs 20,552 crore earmarked for the farm loan...
AAP in Punjab orders private schools to refund fees increased beyond 5%, says Arvind KejriwalPunjab has enacted a new law to control private school fee increases. The government has capped annual fee hikes at five percent. Schools t...
Forget rising fuel costs, Delhi-NCR apartment residents may soon face higher maintenance billsHousing societies across NCR are reassessing maintenance charges after revised minimum wages significantly increased manpower costs for sec...
Haryana cabinet approves new rules: No petrol, diesel vehicles for cab aggregators in NCRHaryana's Cabinet has approved new rules for vehicle aggregators. From January 1, 2026, all new vehicles joining fleets in NCR areas must b...
Why AI pricing is becoming a policy questionAI costs are increasing for US models. This signals a need for India to develop its own technology infrastructure. Reliance is entering the...
Govt negotiated with airlines to limit Hajj fare hike despite regional tensions: Union Minister Kiren RijijuUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju clarified that the government intervened to reduce Hajj airfare hikes, bringing them down from an airline-propo...
Karnataka liquor taxation: Distillers to meet CM, seek review of new alcobev tax structureAlcoholic beverage manufacturers in Bengaluru are seeking a review of proposed excise duty rules, fearing a European model's negative impac...
Visiting Japan this year? Here are the new costs you should know aboutJapan's travel costs are rising in 2026 due to new taxes and price hikes across accommodation, transport, and departure fees. Kyoto and oth...
US may hike the fee for a critical H-1B visa step by 2050% in 2024; make green cards applications costlier tooWhile the USCIS contends that these fee adjustments are essential for sustaining agency operations, many immigration attorneys anticipate o...
Private schools running on Delhi govt land can submit fee-hike proposals: Directorate of Education"All the pending fee hike proposals submitted by the private unaided recognised schools running on the land allotted by the DDA (Delhi Deve...
Information on fee hike approvals to private schools on DoE site soon, AAP govt tells HCThe Delhi government also submitted that it will upload on the DoE website the fee statements and related annexures filed by the recognised...
ADA proposes hike in Taj Mahal entry feeEntry fee to World Heritage Monument Taj Mahal is likely to go up again as the Agra Development Authority has proposed an increase in its s...
AIIMS proposes 20-30% fee hikeThe idea is to make AIIMS self-reliant and the model had been proposed in 2005 and 2010 but was rejected by MPs and doctors.
- 'IITs fee hike proposal reasonable and inevitable'
Top academicians and administrators of the IITs say these institutions spend almost Rs 2 lakh on every student per year. Weekend Platter | ...
- After IIMs, IITs propose fee hike
With IIMs hiking their fees, the IITs have proposed a similar step to augment their resources.