Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s economy showed robust growth in 2024-25, but rising public debt remains a key challenge, according to the Economic Review tabled in the state Assembly on Wednesday. According to the review presented by Finance Minister K N Balagopal on the eve of the state budget, the state’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) grew by…
Bengaluru: There was chaos in the Karnataka Assembly, as the BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress government of tapping phones at Lok Bhavan, following the state Minister H K Patil claimed that Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot was getting calls from Delhi and functioning under instructions of the centre. BJP MLAs called the Siddaramaiah-led government a “phone…
London: “Like it or not, China matters to the UK,” is the message British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is taking on his visit to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a 60-strong business and cultural delegation. Downing Street said the visit, which will also cover Shanghai, reflects the UK’s “clear-eyed and realistic” approach to China in…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the CBI on Congress MP Karti Chidambaram’s petition challenging the framing of charges of corruption and conspiracy against him in the alleged Chinese visa scam case. Justice Manoj Jain, however, refused to stay the trial court proceedings at this stage and issued notice…
New Delhi: The domestic cigarette industry is bracing for a 6-8 per cent volume contraction in the next fiscal, following the imposition of additional excise duties and an increase in GST rates from February 1, Crisil Ratings said on Wednesday. Currently, cigarettes are charged 28 per cent goods and services tax (GST), along with a…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday described the death of his fellow Deputy CM Ajit Pawar as sad and unfortunate and said the aircraft accident that claimed his life will be probed. Speaking to reporters, Shinde said that with Pawar’s demise, he has lost his “elder brother” who not only served as…
New York: India came out on “top” in the trade deal with the European Union and is going to have a heyday with this, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in the first reaction from the Trump administration on the free trade agreement. Greer was responding to a question on the trade agreement, billed as…
New Delhi: The Union government is committed to social justice in the country, President Droupadi Murmu said, addressing a joint sitting of Parliament on Wednesday. As the President started her address, there was an uproar from the Opposition benches. Murmu said social security benefits are now available to nearly 95 crore citizens of the country. “My…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday to enquire about the plane crash in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed. Pawar, 66, and four other persons were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed near his hometown, Baramati, in Pune…
Mumbai: The ill-fated aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar appeared “a bit unstable in the air” and exploded the moment it crashed on the ground near Baramati in Pune district on Wednesday morning, according to a woman eyewitness. Another person who witnessed the incident said that after the crash, the aircraft burst into…
