GDP grows 7.4 pc in March qtr, 6.5 pc in FY25

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…

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Security beefed up at Tirumala

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh):  Andhra Pradesh DGP Harish Kumar Gupta on Friday said that Tirumala needs a robust security setup, considering its popularity and worldwide sensitivity. Reviewing the security of the Lord Venkateswara temple managed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), he suggested having a standard operating procedure (SOP) for each security agency involved in Tirumala….

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Nitish thanks PM Modi for caste census

Karakat (Bihar), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday profusely thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for agreeing to hold a caste census,a demand for which he had been raising passionately. The JD(U) president was sharing the stage with the PM at Karakat, about 140 km from the state capital, where the latter launched development projects…

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Marching into history: 1st batch of 17 women cadets graduates from NDA alongside over 300 male peers

Pune: In a historic milestone, the first batch of 17 women cadets on Friday graduated from the Pune-based National Defence Academy (NDA), alongside over 300 male counterparts, marking the passing out of its first co-ed batch. The cadets went past the ‘Antim Pag’ at the Khetrpal Parade Ground of the tri-service training academy in Khadakwasla,…

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