San Francisco: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said India is “actively engaging” with the new US administration and hopes to conclude the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement “positively” by fall (September-October) this year. “We are one of the countries that is actively engaged with the new administration of the United States of…
New Delhi: “As it is, we are alleged to encroaching upon the parliamentary and executive functions,” Supreme Court’s Justice B R Gavai said on Monday in an apparent reference to recent attacks on the judiciary while hearing a matter over West Bengal violence. Justice Gavai, who was heading a bench also comprising Justice Augustine George…
Vatican City: Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words: “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is expected to meet a string of Union Ministers in New Delhi on April 22, the TDP said on Monday. Naidu left for Europe with his family on April 16 and is expected to arrive in New Delhi around midnight on Monday. “CM Chandrababu Naidu will meet…
New Delhi: In the wake of the killing of eight Naxals by security forces in Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that his government’s commitment to eliminate Naxalism continues unabated. Eight Naxals, including a top rung central committee member of the extremists carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the policies that his government is working on are going to shape the future of the next 1,000 years. Addressing an event organised on the occasion of Civil Services Day here, Modi said the holistic development of India means no village, no family and no citizen…
New Delhi: Wind energy solutions provider Inox Wind Ltd on Monday said the execution of the 990 MW turnkey order out of the 1,500 MW framework agreement signed is in full swing across multiple locations in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. Inox Wind has received all the advances related to these projects, and commissioning is…
Imphal: Inner Manipur Lok Sabha MP Bimol Akoijam asserted that normalcy cannot be restored in the state if the free movement of people is prevented. Akoijam was referring to restrictions imposed by some groups on visiting the Thangjing hills, a sacred site for the Meiteis. “Meiteis can’t go to sacred places in Thangjing hills (in…
Pune: The Maharashtra government’s language consultation committee has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to revoke the decision of making Hindi a mandatory third language for students of classes 1 to 5. Fadnavis on Sunday dismissed concerns over the “imposition” of the Hindi language in the state, asserting Marathi will continue to be compulsory. The state…
New York: India has to generate 8 million jobs per year at least for the next 10-12 years and raise the share of manufacturing in GDP as it strives to achieve the vision of becoming a developed country by 2047, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India V Anantha Nageswaran said. “We have a…
