Bengaluru: The Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said there was no evidence against Priyank Kharge in the civil contractor suicide case. He said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been assigned to probe the suicide case, and its report is awaited. Speaking to reporters here Siddaramaiah said, “His (Priyank Kharge’s) name is not there….
Lucknow: Five members of a family were found murdered inside a hotel here early on Wednesday, police said. The accused has been arrested, a senior police officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Central Lucknow, Raveena Tyagi, said the incident took place at Hotel Sharanjit in Naka area of the state capital. “The accused, identified as…
New Delhi: India on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms and that the aim will be to facilitate rolling out integrated theatre commands to bolster synergy among the three services and transform the military into a technologically-advanced combat-ready force. The broader aim of the reforms planned by the defence ministry would be…
New Delhi: India’s hopes in the field of science took new wings this year with the government unveiling a space vision that seeks to establish a space station by 2035 and land an Indian on the moon by 2047 even as efforts to crack the code of quantum technologies got a boost. The government also…
New Delhi: Seven Adani group firms ended higher on Monday, with Adani Total Gas surging over 11 per cent despite a weak trend in the equity market. Shares of Adani Total Gas zoomed 11.20 per cent, Adani Enterprises jumped 7.65 per cent, Adani Power surged 6.46 per cent, Adani Energy Solutions climbed 2.46 per cent,…
Mumbai: The Indian economy is exhibiting resilience and stability, and the gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow at 6.6% in 2024-25, aided by a revival in rural consumption, a pickup in government consumption and investment, and strong services exports, a RBI report said on Monday. The Reserve Bank has released the December 2024…
Panjim: There are some of the top Indian Single-malt whiskies from a year’s worth of tastings in 2024—and Kadamba Single-malt whisky tops as luxury at affordable price. Kadamba Gift-pack priced ₹2120 in Goa and can vary up to ₹5500 in other states depending upon levies. Indeed, it can be challenging to keep up with the…
New Delhi: Hit hard by surging imports, the Indian steel industry will be keenly eyeing policy initiatives in 2025 to safeguard its interests as it moves ahead with the 300 MnT capacity target amid volatile raw material prices. Another challenge in front of the industry will be to expedite its efforts to transition to clean…
New Delhi: India has initiated investigations into alleged dumping of two Chinese products — a chemical used in rubber industry and nylon filament yarn — according to commerce ministry notifications. The ministry’s investigation arm, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), is probing the dumping of nylon filament yarn from China and Vietnam; and TDQ (trimethyl…
Mumbai: The country’s forex reserves dropped by a further USD 8.478 billion to USD 644.391 billion for the week ended December 20, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the reserves had dropped by USD 1.988 billion to a six-month low of USD 652.869 billion. The reserves have been declining for the…
