- Monday, December 23, 2024
"TOO much discussion" about the "so-called" economic slowdown is unwarranted as it makes businesses and people wary and leads to decline in economic activity, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said here on Tuesday. He also said that RSS's emphasis on `Swadesi' meant self-reliance but not opposition to Foreign Direct Investment. Addressing…
THE BSF on Tuesday sighted two high-flying drones along Punjab's Hussainiwala sector, days after police recovered Pakistani drones used to airdrop arms and ammunition in border areas of the state. Border Security Force personnel sighted a drone four times on the Pakistani side, while once it was seen almost a…
THERE should not be an atmosphere of "confusion or fear" over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as it does not pose a threat to the citizenship of Indians, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday, asserting there will be no discrimination in identifying illegal immigrants. Naqvi, while…
TAMIL NADU Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday extended a warm welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping for their second informal summit near here on October 11 and 12. Recalling the Chinese connection to the host town of Mamallapuram, he said it was the right…
THE efforts of the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reopen colleges in the Valley on Wednesday failed as students did not turn up for their classes. The Kashmir valley has been witnessing continuous shutdown since August 5 when the Centre revoked the state's special status under Article 370 and bifurcated…
ANHEUSER Busch InBev (AB InBev) has signed a deal with The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) to launch a premium chain of microbreweries within its marquee hotels across key locations in India. This partnership is worth Rs 1.5 billion (£17.34 million), with plans to open 15 microbreweries over the next…
THE Indian Air Force on Tuesday (8) received its first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 aircraft purchased from France in presence of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Merignac. Singh attended the handover ceremony of the first Rafale fighter jet acquired by the IAF along with his French…
INDIA'S prime minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese president Xi Jinping for an informal summit later this week, the Indian foreign ministry said, with the talks coming at a time when ties have been strained over Kashmir. The meeting in the southern Indian city of Chennai on Friday (11) and…
THE global economy is witnessing "synchronized slowdown", which will result in slower growth for 90 per cent of the world this year, and the effect is even "more pronounced" in some of the largest emerging market economies like India, new IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned. The Managing Director of…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi called on the nation to work toward ending the consumption of single-use plastics by 2022, in a speech on Wednesday. "Hygiene, protection of environment and protection of life were of keen interest to Gandhi," said Modi, speaking on the anniversary of the freedom movement leader's…
