New Delhi: India’s economic growth slowed to 7.4 per cent in the March quarter, bringing down the annual growth rate to 6.5 per cent during 2024-25, according to official data released on Friday. The growth in the January-March period was lower than the 8.4 per cent expansion in the year-ago quarter. According to the data…
Mullanpur: Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer admitted that his team was indeed “befuddled” by the nature of the track during its eight-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL’s first qualifier but kept his chin up as they have only “lost a battle” but certainly “not the war”. “We have lost the battle, but not…
Panjim: The modern whisky boom has demonstrated time and again that world-class examples of the liquid can hail from all corners of the globe. If you want exceptional single malt, for example, you no longer need to rely on Scotland. Notable offerings now flow out from every corner of the world, including Goa, India. Kadamba…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed “shock” and “disappointment” after Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the TMC government, calling it “Nirmam” (cruel) and accusing it of “plaguing” the state with violence, corruption, and lawlessness. “I am disappointed that Modi criticised Bengal at a time when all-party delegations are visiting different countries…
Mumbai: The balance sheet of the RBI increased to Rs 76.25 lakh crore, aided by nearly 33 per cent gains in foreign exchange transactions, as of March 2025, leading to a bumper Rs 2.7 lakh crore dividend to the central government, said the central bank’s annual report released on Thursday. The keenly watched report said…
New Delhi: (May 26) Terrorism is an “open business” in Pakistan that is financed, organised and used by the state and its military, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. The external affairs minister also said that India and Pakistan were “very, very far away” from a nuclear conflict during their recent clashes. In an…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said his participation in the NITI Aayog meeting was considering deliberations over India’s growth plans. He rejected accusations from opposition parties in this regard. Writing to party cadres on Sunday, Stalin said, as soon as the news of his participation in the NITI Aayog meeting on…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday sought the Centre to enhance the state’s share in central taxes to 50 per cent and also underscored the necessity for a dedicated urban transformation mission in the state. Speaking to the Chairman and members of the 16th Finance Commission at the Secretariat in Chennai,…
Fort Worth (US): Indian-American golfer Akshay Bhatia charged his way into contention with a second round 4-under 66 to rise to tied fifth in the standings at the Charles Schwab Challenge here. Bhatia played a bogey-free round with four birdies, two birdies on either side of the Colonial Country Club. Having started on the front…
Gwalior: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said MoUs worth Rs 4.18 lakh crore have been announced with regards to the ‘Rising North East Investors Summit 2025’ underway in Delhi. The summit was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital on Friday. It aims to highlight the region as a…
