- Thursday, February 27, 2025
THE 2022-23 budget of India's Narendra Modi government will lay the foundation for the country's economic growth and expansion for the next 25 years, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha or the lower house of the parliament on Tuesday (1). "This Union Budget…
INDIAN president Ram Nath Kovind on Monday (31) said the country has once again established itself as the fastest-growing economy in the world. “Due to consistent endeavours, India has again emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. GST collection has consistently remained above Rupees 1 lakh crore…
ALL eyes have fallen on Shankar, an African elephant which was brought to India on a plane in the late 1990s from the continent and put in a zoo in Delhi, thanks to a plea in the city’s high court seeking his return home. The petition has been filed by…
DISRUPTION of India’s parliamentary proceedings due to political disputes is not new. Waste of working hours and taxpayers’ money due to continuous ruckus in the parliament has often sparked debate over the lawmakers’ intention. On Monday (31), as the country saw the beginning of yet another parliamentary session (budget), prime…
PARKASH Singh Badal, former chief minister of the northern Indian state of Punjab and the patriarch of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), on Monday (31) became the country’s oldest election candidate as he filed nomination papers for the upcoming election at the age of 94. Badal, who has served as the…
ON the eve of the presentation of India’s national budget 2022-23, child rights organisations have sought a higher allocation of funds for eliminating child labour besides more investment in making the social safety net stronger. Emphasising that children’s safety should be the centrepiece of the budget that finance minister Nirmala…
US SECRETARY of state Antony Blinken is likely to travel to Australia next month to meet his counterparts from India, Japan and the host nation to discuss Indo-Pacific coordination, sources in the Australian government on Monday (31) said. The two-day meeting between the foreign ministers of the four members of…
THE West Indies have picked the same squad for the upcoming three-match T20 international series in India starting February 16. The 16-man squad will be led by Kieron Pollard who will also lead the visiting team in the three-game one-day internationals preceding the T20 series. The three T20 games will…
WITH Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state and also the most important one politically, set to go to elections starting in February, religious polarisation is on the rise. In Mathura, a religious city where a Hindu temple and a Muslim mosque are located side by side, some Muslim eateries have been…
THE Narendra Modi government has granted approval for the construction of 21 greenfield airports in the country, president Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday (31). Among the new airports, the biggest one is coming up at Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state which is going…
