- Sunday, April 20, 2025
THE maiden Block Development Council (BDC) election in Jammu and Kashmir recorded a 98.3 per cent turnout on Thursday, with Congress, NC and PDP boycotting the first electoral exercise after abrogation of the state's special status. Srinagar in the Kashmir division, which has seen curbs since the Centre's decision to…
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Indian IT giant Infosys after whistleblowers alleged its top executives acted unethically to inflate revenues, the firm said Thursday (24). "The company will cooperate with the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) investigations," Infosys said in a statement, which came days after the…
INDIA has jumped 14 places to take the 63rd position in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking released on Thursday (24), figuring among the top 10 performers on the list for the third time in a row mainly due to the successful implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy…
FITCH RATINGS on Thursday (24) slashed India's GDP growth forecast in the current fiscal to 5.5 per cent saying a large credit squeeze emanating from shadow banks has pushed economic growth to a six-year low. Fitch, which had in June this year put India's GDP growth at 6.6 per cent…
UNION Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said days are not far off when it will be possible to unfurl the tricolour in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). "I have faith that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the way New India's caravan is progressing ahead, that day is not…
NORMAL life remained affected in the Kashmir Valley for the 81st consecutive day on Thursday with main markets shut and public transport off the roads, officials said. Main markets and other business establishments were shut across the Valley, even as some shops opened for a few hours early in the…
HARYANA BJP chief Subash Barala has resigned on Thursday after election trends showed both the ruling party and the Congress being locked in a tough contest with no one looking set to attain majority on its own in the 90-member assembly. As per the latest trends, Barala is trailing by…
SEVEN people have been arrested for allegedly garlanding two Bahujan Samaj Party leaders with shoes, blackening their faces and parading them outside the party office here two days ago, police said. Rajasthan BSP president Sumrat Singh lodged an FIR at the Sindhi camp police station, following which the accused were…
THE Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate on a bail plea of senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX media money-laundering case. Justice Suresh Kait issued a notice to the ED on the bail application and asked the…
THE Supreme Court on Thursday told the Jammu and Kashmir administration that they may impose restrictions in the name of national interest, but it has to be reviewed from time to time. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana, which was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the restrictions…
