NEW DELHI: India has made remarkable strides in reducing poverty, expanding electrification, and improving access to clean water and sanitation, said Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in an exclusive interview with ANI during her three-day visit to India. Reflecting on India’s progress, Kanem said, “When I look back at […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave here on Thursday for Vientiane in Laos to attend the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) while President Droupadi Murmu will embark on a week-long three-nation tour of Africa on Sunday to give an impetus to India’s traditional and historic links with the […]
NEW DELHI: Over 34.84 lakh audit reports have been filed for AY 2024-25 on the e-filing portal till the end of the due date, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. These included about 34.09 lakh Tax Audit Reports (TARs). The Ministry data highlighted that there is an increase in the filing of Tax Audit […]
NEW DELHI: Prices of tur (arhar) and urad pulses in major mandis have declined by almost 10 per cent in the last three months but retail prices have not seen a similar decline yet, the Centre has said. Nidhi Khare, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, told the Retailers Association of India (RAI) and representatives from […]
Police share most-common techniques used to scam people, tips to stay safe NEW DELHI: Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-related frauds were the most-common financial scams in the national capital, Delhi, in the first six months of 2024. The data shared by Delhi Police revealed that until June this year, 25,924 UPI-related complaints were registered. A police […]
Discover the myriad health benefits of sabja seeds (basil seeds), a nutrient-rich Indian alternative to chia seeds that enhances your diet while being affordable and accessible NEW DELHI: Going gaga over the many benefits of chia seeds? Well, before you give into this trend, let us introduce you to sabja seeds. Also known as basil […]
NEW DELHI: A trio of India players — Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Washington Sundar —have been the big movers on the latest ICC T20I player rankings following strong performances in the opening match of their side’s series with Bangladesh in Gwalior. India cruised to a seven-wicket victory over their Asian rivals in the series […]
MULTAN: England’s batter Harry Brook has achieved a remarkable feat in the world of cricket. He has become the first batsman to score a hundred in four successive Test matches played in Pakistan. Brook achieved this extraordinary accomplishment during the third day of the first Test against Pakistan. Brook had scored three centuries during his […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Jammu and Kashmir National Conference for their commendable performance in the Assembly elections and said he was proud of the BJP’s performance too. “I thank all those who have voted for our party and placed their trust in us. I assure the people that we will […]
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said democracy has been revived in Jammu and Kashmir with the successful conduct of assembly election as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congratulating people of the Union Territory (UT) for their participation in the polls, Shah also said for the first time since the advent […]