New Delhi: The government on Saturday imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of USD 800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 this year to increase the availability of the vegetables in the domestic market and contain prices. The decision will come into effect from October 29. Besides, the government has also announced the…
Chennai: As the war of words escalated between the BJP and the ruling dispensation over the Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan petrol bomb attack incident, the DMK insisted that the saffron party’s attempt to politicise the issue will not work with the people. Raising its pitch, the BJP alleged that with the Raj Bhavan becoming vulnerable…
Mumbai: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has received an email threatening to shoot him dead if he failed to pay Rs 20 crore, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday. The industrialist received the death threat email on Friday, and based on a complaint lodged by his security in-charge, a first information report (FIR) was registered…
New Delhi: The world has plunged into a “grave crisis” and is passing through “dangerous” times, veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said on Thursday and exhorted people to take recourse to Indian philosophy for peace and prosperity. Joshi also expressed concern over the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and the Russia-Ukraine war, saying given the emerging…
New Delhi: Government think tank NITI Aayog has initiated a study to develop a comprehensive action plan to bridge India’s trade deficit with China over time and align trading strategies with emerging geopolitical situation and potential risks to safeguard supply chains. The Aayog has invited bids from consultants to lead the two studies in areas of…
New Delhi: An SBI research report has praised the Modi government’s micro-credit scheme for street vendors for ensuring “inclusive entrepreneurship” and said nearly 75 percent of its beneficiaries come from the non-general category with the OBCs accounting for 44 percent. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for 22 percent of the total disbursement of…
New Delhi: India, the world’s fifth largest economy in the world, is likely to overtake Japan to become the world’s third-largest economy with a GDP of USD 7.3 trillion by 2030, S&P Global Market Intelligence said in its latest issue of PMI. After two years of rapid economic growth in 2021 and 2022, the Indian economy…
New Delhi: Investors’ wealth eroded by Rs 7.59 lakh crore on Monday as the equity market took a heavy drubbing amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 825.74 points or 1.26 per cent to settle at 64,571.88 points. During the day, the index plummeted 894.94 points or 1.36 per cent to…
New Delhi: India will remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world in 2023-24 fiscal on the back of strong domestic fundamentals and benign inflation expectations, a finance ministry report said on Monday. The September edition of the Monthly Economic Review also flagged that global uncertainties have been compounded by recent developments in the Persian Gulf…
New Delhi: Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the successful test flight of the abort mission of the Gaganyaan project has set the stage for the remaining qualification tests and unmanned missions, which would lead to India’s first human spaceflight. “Well begun is half done,” said Singh, who is also the Minister…
