SRINAGAR: The stage has been set ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ladakh’s Drass to mark the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26. The Prime Minister will address the nation and Army soldiers on a historic day at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass. Prime Minister Modi will address the […]
NEW DELHI: The Indian healthcare sector is buzzing with optimism following the comprehensive reforms announced in the Interim Union Budget 2024-25. The first full-fledged Budget of the Modi 3.0 government presented on Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demonstrated a commitment to Nine Priorities (9Ps) to benefit the healthcare sector directly and indirectly. Healthcare leaders […]
NEW DELHI: A day after she presented the Union Budget 2024-2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday sparred with Opposition leaders who alleged that the financial document ignored all states except for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh — a charge she termed as “outrageous”. As the Rajya Sabha proceedings began for the day, Leader of Opposition […]
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met with a delegation of 12 farmer leaders under the aegis of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukt Kisan Morcha inside the Parliament premises on Wednesday, a day after the Union Budget was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. During the meeting, the farmers discussed the issue of MSP (minimum […]
NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said a total investment of Rs 92,000 crore is being made for the development of railways in Uttar Pradesh. He said during the tenure of the UPA, from 2004 to 2014, Rs 1,109 crore was allocated for the development of […]
NEW DELHI: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived here on Wednesday morning on a two-day visit to India in the first high-level discussion between the two countries after the formation of the Keir Starmer-led Labour government in London. “Warm welcome to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy as he arrives in New Delhi on his first […]
NEW DELHI: Benchmark indices ended lower a day after the Union Budget was presented in the Parliament. At close, the Sensex was down 280.16 points or 0.35% at 80,148.88, and the Nifty was down 65.50 points or 0.27% at 24,413.50. Among the sectors, Nifty Bank index fell 0.89%, while the Private Bank index and the […]
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2024 has been met with widespread approval from the space industry, following Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement to expand India’s space economy fivefold over the next decade. Central to this vision is the establishment of a Rs 1000 crore venture capital fund aimed at fostering innovation and growth within the […]
NEW DELHI: Singapore has reclaimed the title of the world’s most powerful passport as owning a Singapore passport now gives one visa-free access to a record 195 global destinations. This puts the city state at the top on the Henley Passport Index. According to the official data released from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), […]
KATHMANDU: A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, killing 18 people, aviation officials say. The pilot was the only survivor of Wednesday’s crash and was being treated in hospital, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said in a statement. Nineteen people were on the test flight […]