India can achieve over 10 pc economic growth, says Sitharaman
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday expressed confidence that India could achieve economic growth of more than 10 per cent, stressing the need for greater adoption of technology and innovation across sectors. Speaking at a fireside chat organised by the IIT Madras Alumni Association here, she said higher economic growth would help accelerate…
Women’s empowerment through cooperatives key objective of Modi govt: HM Amit Shah
Kollam (Keralam): Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Friday said women’s empowerment through cooperatives was one of the core objectives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was speaking after inaugurating various initiatives of cooperative societies under the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited (NCCF) aimed at strengthening and promoting women’ empowerment in…
Indian women win Kabaddi gold at Asian Games
Nagoya: India extended their dominance in kabaddi at the Asian Games with the women’s team securing yet another gold medal after a thrilling 37-34 win over Iran in the final here on Saturday. India held a 22-16 lead at half-time, but Iran produced a better show in the second half, winning it 18-15. However, the…
PM Modi pays homage to ex-PM Manmohan Singh on birth anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to former prime minister Manmohan Singh on his birth anniversary and remembered his many years spent in public life, serving the nation with dedication. Singh was born on September 26, 1932 in the Punjab province of undivided India and died in New Delhi on December…
Sawan Barwal wins historic silver in Asian Games men’s marathon in national record time
Nagoya: Sawan Barwal ran a stunning marathon race to hand India an unexpected silver in the Asian Games, shattering his own national record in the process here on Saturday. The 28-year-old Armyman from Himachal Pradesh clocked 2 hour, 11 minute and 37 seconds to complete the distance of 42.195km and finish behind Japan’s Ichitaka Yamashita…
Lakshya Sen exits Asian Games in second round
Nagoya: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a second-round exit at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, losing to former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in three games here on Saturday. The World No. 14 Sen went down 12-21 21-15 14-21 to the 2021 world champion, ranked 13th, in a battle lasting more than an hour…
India win team silver in women”s 50m rifle 3P; Tilottama, Vidarsa enter individual final
Nagoya: The Indian trio of Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod and Ashi Chouksey won the silver medal in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games here on Saturday, with the first two shooters also making the individual final. The Indian team aggregated 1763 to finish second on the podium. China claimed the…
India rips into Pak’s ‘falsehoods’ and ‘deceit’ at UN; warns terrorism will have consequences
United Nations: Describing Pakistan as a “puppet” regime, India has ripped into the country’s “falsehoods” and “deceit” at the UN, warning that continued terrorism by Islamabad will have consequences. India exercised its Right of Reply on Friday night after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used the UN General Assembly podium to credit US President Donald…
Judicial Prudence at Stake
The Delhi court’s decision to allow US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke, an accused in an NIA case involving alleged links with ethnic armed groups and training in drone warfare, to travel back to the United States raises questions that go far beyond the individual case. The issue is not whether an accused is entitled to…
When faith meets the box office
Sometimes the biggest miracles in cinema happen when nobody is looking. When Hanuman Ansh arrived in theatres on August 7, hardly anybody was looking. Made for a reported Rs 2 crore, without a conventional Bollywood superstar and with none of the publicity machinery that accompanies big-ticket releases, it opened to a mere Rs 10 lakh….
