India

Rs 2,000 note withdrawal could push consumption, boost growth

20 Jun 2023 02:52 AM IST

The Rs 2,000 note withdrawal decision and response to it so far suggest that the move can help boost FY24 GDP growth to beyond 6.5 per cent estimated by the Reserve Bank of India, a report said on Monday. The real GDP growth for the first quarter of FY24 will

Technology to be 25 percent of GDP by 2025-26: Chandrasekhar

20 Jun 2023 02:51 AM IST

The Indian Government has set a goal of making technology 20-25 per cent of the nation’s GDP by 2025, India’s IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has told Indian American entrepreneurs and asked them to be part of this story of India. Over the last nine years digital economy has expanded, diversified

Rajnath Singh holds talks with Vietnamese counterpart

20 Jun 2023 02:50 AM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart General Phan Van Giang and announced that India will gift an indigenously-built missile corvette INS Kirpan to the Vietnamese Navy. A Defence Ministry statement said the two sides reviewed the progress of various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives and

Two more arrested in Delhi sisters shooting

20 Jun 2023 02:48 AM IST

Two more people were arrested in connection with the murder of two sisters in RK Puram in southwest Delhi, police said on Monday. The accused have been identified as Kishan alias Chaudhary (27) and Ganesh Swamy (39), both residents of RK Puram. Following these arrests, five people have been detained

Congress to stage protests against Centre for ‘conspiracy to deny rice’

20 Jun 2023 02:47 AM IST

The Congress in Karnataka has announced that it will stage protests across all district headquarters on Tuesday against the BJP-led Central government for “denying” rice for the State’s Anna Bhagya Scheme. This scheme provides about 10 kilograms of rice to each member of families below the poverty line. In an

Excitement among Indian Americans grows ahead of PM’s US visit

20 Jun 2023 02:44 AM IST

If a mood of happiness and excitement has gripped a large chunk of Indian Americans ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit, Vijay Sharma’s restaurant, in the heart of this pulsating city, is feeding that appetite. An engineer by profession and restaurateur by passion, Sharma and his wife Suman

XI hints at China’s grievances as Blinken seeks to rebuild communication channels

20 Jun 2023 02:37 AM IST

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to China “toiled” to rebuild channels of communication between Washington and Beijing in a bid to halt the rapid decline in relations. However, there has been no sign of any breakthrough in terms of improving ties between the two major economies

AAP accuses Centre of boosting morale of anti-social elements

20 Jun 2023 02:35 AM IST

A day after a Delhi University student was stabbed to death outside Aryabhatta College, the AAP on Monday claimed that crimes have increased in the national capital and accused the BJP-led Centre of boosting the morale of criminals. The first-year student of the university’s School of Open Learning was allegedly

Schemes changing structure of education in Haryana: Education Department

20 Jun 2023 02:33 AM IST

The Haryana Education Department has been working diligently on 15 different schemes to overhaul the structure of education in the state. The implementation of these schemes has been a success- despite the lockdowns and online learning stints during the Coronavirus pandemic, the results of government schools in the state have

BJP, Congress may emerge as main rivals in polls

20 Jun 2023 02:32 AM IST

Political parties in Haryana have begun preparations for the upcoming elections in full swing. In a bid to win the polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to conduct rallies in every Lok Sabha constituency and organised the first rally in the Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency on 18 June.

Hooda ran govt of ‘darbari, damad, dealers’ in Haryana: Amit Shah

20 Jun 2023 02:30 AM IST

Coming down heavily on the previous Haryana government led by Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the former Chief Minister of the State ran a “3D government” made up of “Darbari, Damad, and Dealers.” Shah was addressing a public gathering in Sirsa

AAP does not have right to interfere: Gurudwara body on Gurbani telecast

20 Jun 2023 02:29 AM IST

Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Monday condemned Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for stating that the government would amend the Sikh Gurudwaras Act, 1925 to allow the Gurbani- hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib- to be telecast for free from Amritsar’s Harmandir Sahib gurudwara or