India

India to clock highest growth rate: Finance secretary

25 Aug 2023 08:14 AM IST

Finance Secretary T. V Somanathan on Thursday that India will continue to clock the highest growth rate among the top five economies in the world in the foreseeable future and asked the Indian diaspora to act as a catalyst and supplement government efforts in making India the biggest opportunity. India

SC junks pleas against bail to Andaman & Nicobar ex-Chief Secy Jitendra Narain

25 Aug 2023 08:09 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the bail granted to Jitendra Narain, former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in an alleged gang rape case. Narain was granted bail by the Port Blair circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court on February 20, 2023.

UP CM Yogi lauds Prime Minister ‘SVAnidhi’ loan scheme

25 Aug 2023 08:05 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday lauded Prime Minister ‘SVAnidhi’ loan scheme and said today we all are realising the Prime Minister’s innovative plan. CM Yogi was addressing the PM SVAnidhi loan distribution programme in Lucknow. “Today we all are realising the Prime Minister’s innovative plan. This scheme

PM gifts Nagaland shawl to the first lady of South Africa

25 Aug 2023 08:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday gifted Nagaland shawl to the first lady of South Africa during his visit to the country for the BRICS Summit. Naga shawls are an exquisite form of textile art that has been woven for centuries by the tribes in the state of Nagaland in

Vinay Sitapati defines Indian politics at Festival of Ideas

25 Aug 2023 08:00 AM IST

Writer Vinay Sitapati discusses Indian politics in detail from Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi during Question & Answer session at Festival of Ideas, in which he sheds light on various angles encompassing politics of the country. Q : You’ve written two books, “Half Lion” about Narasimha Rao and the second,

Prez Murmu lauds ISRO after rollout of Pragyan rover on lunar South Pole

25 Aug 2023 07:50 AM IST

As India entered an elite club of nations with its successful lunar landing mission on Wednesday, President Droupadi Murmu posted a congratulatory message for the ISRO scientists involved with the Chandrayaan-3 project. While India became only the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to conduct a successful lunar

Uttar Ganga water level rises in Kanpur, authorities issue alert for low-lying areas

24 Aug 2023 15:28 PM IST

The water level of Ganga river has increased in Kanpur raising the danger of waterlogging in the low-lying areas and villages like Chainpurwa, Gopalpurwa and Baniyapurwa villages. Currently, the Ganges is flowing at 114.750 meters upstream of Ganga Barrage while 114.55 meters downstream at Kanpur which is likely to rise

Two key accused in ISIS Abu Dhabi module case sentenced to 5 years by NIA court

24 Aug 2023 15:26 PM IST

In an ISIS conspiracy case, which is currently under investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), two accused were on Thursday sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and fined for promoting the banned terrorist outfit’s activities in India. The duo, Abdullah Basith and Abdul Qadir, were arrested on August 12, 2018

Making efforts to restore roads, bring normalcy: Himachal CM Sukhu

24 Aug 2023 15:25 PM IST

In order to restore the roads and bring normalcy to the disaster-hit state, all efforts are being made, said Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday. “The state government is making earnest efforts to restore the roads and bring normalcy, until then the concerned district administrations have been

CBI registers case against Kolkata-based Visa Power Ltd for Rs 1964 cr bank fraud

24 Aug 2023 15:22 PM IST

A case has been filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Visa Power Ltd. of Kolkata for allegedly cheating a group of 14 banks by syphoning and diverting money to the tune of Rs. 1964 crores. According to the FIR investigating the incident, Visa Power Ltd., a wholly-owned

MOS Muraleedharan meets Kuwait’s First Deputy PM, discuss welfare of Indian community

24 Aug 2023 15:20 PM IST

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday called on First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Talal Khalid Al- Ahmad Al-Sabah at Kuwait City and discussed the welfare of the Indian community residing in that country. On his social media account on X (formerly

CBI registers case against Kolkata-based Visa Power Ltd for Rs 1964 cr bank fraud

24 Aug 2023 15:09 PM IST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Kolkata based-Visa Power Ltd for allegedly defrauding a consortium of 14 banks by siphoning and diversion of funds to the tune of Rs 1964 crores. The FIR into the matter read that Visa Power Ltd is a wholly owned