New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Union Budget strikes a fine balance between growth, employment, capital investment, and fiscal consolidation, among others. Replying to the discussion on Union Budget 2024-25 and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, the minister also said the Budget proposes unflinching support to cooperative…
Bengaluru: JD(S) on Wednesday pulled out of the proposed foot march against the alleged irregularities in the distribution of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), including to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, as party leader H D Kumaraswamy hit out at the BJP. The Union Minister said that his party was not taken into…
Thane: Andhra Pradesh minister for Urban Development P. Narayana on Wednesday visited various sites of projects developed by CIDCO, the Maharashtra government’s agency for planning of cities, in Navi Mumbai. The purpose of the delegation, led by Narayana, was to gather insights and adopt best practices for developing Amaravati as the capital city in Andhra…
Hyderabad: Tripura former Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma was sworn in as Telangana Governor on Wednesday in a function attended by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and his Cabinet colleagues. Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of Telangana administered the oath to the new Governor. Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy and several senior officials also attended…
Paris: Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari entered the pre-quarterfinals in the women’s individual event of the Olympic Games after winning back-to-back matches here on Wednesday. Deepika, who flattered to deceive in the team event, first defeated Reena Parnat of Estonia 6-5 in a shoot-off before beating Quinty Roeffen of the Netherlands 6-2. Deepika faces Michelle…
Paris: From walking on Glacier 3000, the highest peak of Alps to cycling through breathtakingly beautiful Rougemont, Swiss ‘life coach’ Mike Horn forced the Indian men’s hockey team to move out of their comfort zones with an aim to create bonhomie and overcome fears of failure. Horn, an adventurer and explorer has worked with 2011…
Paris: The fans at fencing are among the loudest and most passionate at the Paris Olympics, especially when France is challenging for a gold medal. They usually leave disappointed. Italy overcame a passionate “Marseillaise”-singing crowd at the Grand Palais to hand France its fourth fencing silver medal of the Games in the women’s team epee…
Paris: Sreeja Akula rallied to enter the pre-quarterfinals after a hard-fought 4-2 win over Singapore’s Jian Zeng in a women’s singles round of 32 match as Indian table tennis continued to make history at the Paris Olympics here on Wednesday. On her 26th birthday, Sreeja won the match 9-11 12-10 11-4 11-5 10-12 12-10 to…
Paris: Indian badminton heavyweights PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s and men’s singles events, respectively, with dominant wins at the Paris Olympics here on Wednesday. Chasing an unprecedented third Olympic medal, Sindhu did not have to toil much before getting past Kristin Kuuba of Estonia 21-5 21-10 in her…
Paris: Tokyo Olympics bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paris Games after clinching a comfortable win over Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad here on Wednesday. Borgohain prevailed 5-0 in the contest to remain on course for a second successive Olympic medal. The reigning world champion had won her Tokyo bronze in the 69kg…
