New Delhi: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 1.5 billion in financing to support India’s structural reforms aimed at boosting private sector-led job creation and accelerating economic growth. The financing, provided under the Boosting Job Creation in the Private Sector Development Policy Financing (DPF) Operation, is expected to support reforms that…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday hit out at dissident MPs, claiming voters had rejected NDA candidates in their constituencies and backed the INDIA bloc, but “greed” led them to “shamelessly” abandon that mandate overnight. In a post on X, Thackeray further charged that the dissidents’ loyalty and reputation were up for…
Washington: The US has formally notified the proposed sale of sustainment support services and related equipment for India’s Apache helicopters and M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers at an estimated cost of USD 482.2 million. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which administers the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme of the US, issued the arms sales notification in…
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 15 paise to 94.48 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market. Forex traders said the rupee witnessed volatility as steady debt and deposit inflows pulled the domestic currency in one way, while a nervous Middle East…
Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh): Two persons — a child and a student — were killed, and 16 others injured after an APSRTC Ultra Deluxe bus collided with a lorry at Pullampeta in Kadapa district on Monday, a police official said. The accident occurred between 1 am and 1.15 am near Udumuvaripalli village when the bus, travelling…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay turned 52 on Monday, the first memorable occasion after he took up the reins as CM in May. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Chief Ministers – M K Stalin and Edappadi K Palaniswami – and BJP state chief Nainar Nagenthran were among the numerous leaders who extended…
For decades after Independence, Bharat largely remained a continental power, obsessed with its land borders while paying insufficient attention to the vast oceans surrounding it. That strategic hesitation is now visibly changing. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharat is steadily transforming itself into a formidable maritime force capable of safeguarding its interests far beyond its…
There was a time when children of the 1960s had very few Days to celebrate in our country. We belonged to what is now fashionably called Generation Jones, though in those days we were simply children with scraped knees and dusty shorts. Our calendar was uncluttered. We had Independence Day, Republic Day, Teachers’ Day and…
Manchester: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday rued missing opportunities in the field which played a huge role in her team’s crushing six-wicket defeat against South Africa in Women’s T20 World Cup Group A clash here. Radha Yadav spilled two regulation chances at long on against Marizanne Kapp, who smacked an unbeaten 81 off 45…
Zurich: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday praised the Iranian delegation’s “cool-headedness, dignity and attempts at de-escalation” while speaking to the press in the Swiss mountain resort of Burgenstock. The quadrilateral talks between the US, Iranian, Qatari and Pakistani delegations – being termed the Lake Lucerne Summit – are focused on implementing key provisions…
