[ad_1] The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have been on a gold hunt in the Palk Strait after smugglers from Sri Lanka threw the contraband into the sea on spotting a patrol boat. After two days of underwater searches, Coast Guard divers retrieved 11.6 kg of gold on Thursday from…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a sharp rebuttal of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement in the US that PM Narendra Modi was creating hype around symbols like the ‘sengol’ in order to divert attention from falling GDP numbers and unemployment, labour and employment minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday said the installation of sengol in Parliament was…
[ad_1] A lopsided trade relationship with India is forcing Russia to accumulate up to $1 billion each month in rupee assets that remain stranded outside the country, swelling the stockpile of capital it’s amassed abroad since the invasion of Ukraine. Russia has emerged as a top supplier of oil to India over the past year,…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Biden administration is set to approve a deal that would permit General Electric Co to manufacture jet engines for Indian military aircraft within India, Reuters reported quoting sources.The agreement finalizing the joint production of the engines is expected to be signed and announced during PM Narendra Modi’s official state visit to…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Buoyed by the growth in FY23, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said that the prospects for the Indian economy appear brighter than earlier as consumption demand was firming up, helping expand private capital expenditure. He also said that the moderation in commodity prices augurs well for inflation, with retail inflation expected…
[ad_1] KOCHI: In a significant milestone for the Indian Navy, an MH 60 ‘Romeo’ (MH60R) helicopter, which is awaiting induction into the service, undertook maiden landing on the indigenously designed and constructed aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant on Wednesday. The helicopter from the naval air station INS Garuda Kochi landed on the aircraft carrier somewhere in…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lashed out at Congress saying that the grand old party followed the policy of misleading the poor and keeping them deprived during its rule.Addressing a rally in Rajasthan‘s Ajmer, the prime minister said that the last nine years of the BJP government were dedicated to the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted raids at about 25 locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar in the Popular Front of India (PFI) Phulwarisharif case.The raids were still underway at the premises of suspects linked to the conspiracy which pertains to the involvement of PFI and its leaders and cadres in…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 26 paid floral tributes to Parkash Singh Badal at the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) office in Chandigarh as scores of people and political leaders assembled to pay homage to the political stalwart. Eight years ago, Modi had called Badal the “Nelson Mandela of India” – the primary reason…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Justice Gopi of the Gujarat HC on Wednesday recusing herself from hearing disqualified Rahul Gandhi’s revision petition. His petition will now be placed before acting Chief Justice A J Desai, who will assign it to another bench. Gandhi’s lawyer had requested Justice Gopi during the morning session to permit him to circulate…
