Lucknow: Polling for the final phase of Lok Sabha elections in 13 Uttar Pradesh constituencies that include Varanasi, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term, began at 7 am on Saturday. The state sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament and the polling has been spread over all…
New Delhi: Moody’s Ratings on Friday projected India to grow 6.8 per cent in the current year, followed by 6.5 per cent in 2025, on the back of strong, economic expansion, along with post-election policy continuity. India’s real GDP grew 7.7 per cent in 2023, up from 6.5 per cent in 2022, driven by robust…
Tashiagnang (HP): Tucked high in the icy Himalayas at an altitude 15,256 feet, this small village, which houses the world’s highest polling station serving just 62 voters, tells a tale of survival among the harshest odds and the many vagaries of climate change. As Tashigang and neighbouring Gete prepare to vote on Saturday in the…
New York: There will be the usual favourites, the mavericks, the chokers and also the unpredictable minnows — the script is familiar for a World Cup but the scale would be unprecedented when the T20 showpiece, featuring a record 20 teams, spearheads cricket’s audacious charge into the American market starting here on Saturday. While India…
Kanyakumari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as part of his meditation exercise, on Friday performed ‘Surya Arghya’ during sunrise at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Modi carried out ‘Surya Arghya,’ a ritual associated with spiritual practice involving salutations to the Almighty, manifest in the form of sun and offered prayers with folded hands. A short video clip,…
New Delhi: As many as 904 candidates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are in fray in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on Saturday. A total of 57 seats spread across seven states – Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab – and the Union territory of Chandigarh…
Singapore: India has increased its focus on regional defence diplomacy, engagement and issue-based partnerships, says a report released on Friday at the start of the Shangri-La Dialogue here. India’s expanding defence role and partnerships will likely further contribute to the increasingly competitive nature of India-China relations, said the report by the London-based International Institute for…
Washington: Republicans rallied behind former US president Donald Trump who on Thursday was convicted of a felony as a grand jury in New York found him guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records. This made him the first former president to be convicted of a felony. The jury found that the 77-year-old presumptive Republican…
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu): Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 45-hour-long meditation at the famed Vivekananda Rock Memorial here on Thursday evening, following completion of his two-months long high-pitch poll campaign across the country. After arriving from nearby Thiruvananthapuram by a helicopter, Modi worshipped at the Bhagavathi Amman temple and reached the rock memorial by a…
Bengaluru: Suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, facing allegations of sexually abusing several women, was arrested by the SIT probing the case, minutes after he landed from Germany here in the wee hours of Friday. The 33 year-old MP was arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), as soon as he…
