Sexual abuse allegations: Prajwal Revanna arrested upon return, remanded to police custody
Bengaluru: Prajwal Revanna, the suspended JD(S) MP facing sexual abuse allegations, was arrested on Friday upon his return from Germany, a month after he left the country in the wake of explicit videos of his alleged actions doing the rounds in Karnataka’s Hassan. A special court in the city remanded him to police custody till […]
India’s GDP expands 7.8% in Q4, 8.2% in FY24
New Delhi: India’s economy growth slowed to a four-quarter low of 7.8 per cent in the January-March period, but pushed the annual growth rate for FY24 to 8.2 per cent, mainly on account of good showing by manufacturing, official data showed on Friday. The growth propelled the Indian economy to USD 3.5 trillion and set […]
Growth momentum to continue in Modi 3.0: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday termed 8.2 per cent GDP growth in 2023-24 as ‘remarkable’ and said the growth momentum will continue in the “third term of the Modi Government”. Today’s GDP data showcases robust economic growth with a growth rate of 8.2 per cent for FY 2023-24 and 7.8 per cent […]
Moody’s projects 6.8% GDP expansion in 2024 on strong growth, post-election policy continuity
New Delhi: Moody’s Ratings on Friday projected India to grow 6.8 per cent in the current year, followed by 6.5 per cent in 2025, on the back of strong, economic expansion, along with post-election policy continuity. India’s real GDP grew 7.7 per cent in 2023, up from 6.5 per cent in 2022, driven by robust […]
Jammu authority sets up 24-hour helpline for updates on bus tragedy victims
Jammu: Jammu administration Thursday night announced it has set up a 24-hour helpline to provide information and assistance to the relatives of the victims of the bus tragedy that took place earlier in the day at Tungi Morh. Twenty-four people were killed and 64 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and […]
Objective view emerging in Pak: India on Nawaz Sharif’s comments that Islamabad violated Lahore pact
New Delhi: Days after former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif admitted that Islamabad had violated the Lahore pact, India on Thursday said an objective view is emerging on the issue in the neighbouring country. Sharif on Tuesday said Islamabad had “violated” an agreement with India signed by him and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee […]
Army’s 3 Lt Colonels among 16 booked for attempt to murder, dacoity in Kupwara police station incident
Kupwara: A case of attempt to murder and dacoity has been registered against three army lieutenant colonels and 13 others for their alleged involvement in a violent attack on the Kupwara police station, according to the FIR. The incident on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday is said to have been triggered by the […]
‘Shocking’: NC chief Abdullah slams PM over remarks on Mahatma Gandhi
Criticises home minister for announcing that kin of militants, stone-pelters won’t get govt jobs Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Thursday described Narendra Modi’s recent remarks about Mahatma Gandhi as “shocking” and said the prime minister “feels shame” in praising the ‘Bapu’ even as both of them hail from Gujarat. Abdullah also slammed Union […]
Centre should rethink its policy of denying govt jobs to families of terrorists: Tarigami
Srinagar: Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Thursday said the Centre should rethink its policy of denying government jobs to the families of terrorists and stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir as it could be “counterproductive”. “This is not something unexpected. The government has been on this path, and this has been their policy across the […]
Mines explode after forest fire along LoC in Poonch
Fires also engulf forests of Samba, Jammu Jammu: Several mines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday and blaze also erupted in the forest areas of Samba and Jammu districts, causing significant damage, officials said. In Samba, the fire started in the Purmandal area and […]
