India poised to benefit from supply chain realignments: RBI bulletin

Mumbai: India is poised to benefit from supply chain realignments, diversified FDI sources, and engagement with global investors seeking resilience and scale, given its already established trade linkages, said the RBI’s April bulletin. Moreover, India’s consistent strength in services exports and remittance inflows continues to provide a vital buffer for the current account, said an…

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Social justice minister calls for tech-enabled approach to uplift marginalised

New Delhi:  Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar on Tuesday reiterated the government’s commitment to inclusive growth and social equity, calling for a unified, technology-enabled approach to empower the marginalised and realise the vision of Viksit Bharat. Delivering the keynote address at the Samajik Nyaya Par Charcha – 2025, organised by the ministry…

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Rijiju slams Mamata over Waqf Act implementation

Mumbai:  Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her refusal to implement the Waqf (Amendment) Act, stating that under a federal structure, a state cannot block a law passed by Parliament. Rijiju said some misguided Muslims and politicians engaged in vote bank appeasement are opposing the…

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Every word spoken by constitutional functionary guided by national interest: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar

New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday asserted that every word spoken by a constitutional authority is guided by supreme national interest as he hit out at his critics for questioning his remarks on a recent Supreme Court order. A top court bench had recently prescribed a three-month timeline for the president to decide…

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FM Sitharaman invites global IT companies to explore opportunities in India

San Francisco:  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met several IT industry leaders and invited them to explore opportunities for technical collaboration and investment. During a bilateral meeting with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and his team here, Sitharaman encouraged them to explore local linkages in India for territorial collaboration and to develop tech for…

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