- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh gets Rs 9,138 crore for railways, Telangana Rs 5,071 crore
Amaravati: The Centre has allocated Rs 9,138 crore for Andhra Pradesh and Rs 5,071 crore for Telangana for railways in the interim Union Budget, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. Addressing…
- India
Lalu Prasad Yadav slams Centre for harassing Hemant Soren
Patna: A day after Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED and quit his post, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday came in support of him, alleging the BJP-led…
- India
‘Bharat is a mindset, an approach’, says Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said Bharat is a mindset which encapsulates all the changes that have been taking place in the country over the last few years. He…
- World
Indian-American doc found not guilty of masturbating next to minor on plane
New York: A 33-year-old Indian-American doctor accused of masturbating next to a 14-year-old girl on a plane has been found not guilty following a three-day trial in Boston federal court. Sudipta Mohanty,…
- Photos
Photos: President Murmu at Amrit Udyan in Delhi
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu during the Udyan Utsav-I, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Under the Udyan Utsav-I, Amrit Udyan will remain open for public from February 2 to March…
- India
Gyanvapi case: Muslim side files plea in Allahabad HC against puja in basement
Varanasi: The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging the Varanasi district court’s order which allowed Hindus to perform prayers in the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress questions ‘use’ of sending Sitharaman to RS from state
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT and BT, Priyank Kharge asked BJP leaders on Thursday what was the use of electing Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman from the state to the Rajya…
- India
People queue up to buy land in Ayodhya after Ram temple opening
Ayodhya: After the inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya last months, people – both Indians and NRIs – are now queuing up to buy property in the city that has come to…
- India
Govt to form committee to address fast population growth: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the government will form a high-powered committee for an extensive consideration of the challenges arising from fast population growth and demographic changes.…
- Business
Housing scheme in Budget to boost steel, cement, construction
New Delhi: The boost to housing in the Interim Budget is another important proposal from the market perspective since this will benefit industries like cement, steel and all construction-related segments, Geojit Financial…
- India
Centre announces Rs 1L cr corpus with 50-yr, interest-free loans for tech-savvy youth
New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced a Rs 1 lakh crore corpus for youth for long-term financing and refinancing that will help young entrepreneurs innovate and grow at scale in the…
- Business
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint slashes 280 jobs globally
San Francisco: US-based cybersecurity company Proofpoint is laying off 280 employees, or around six per cent of its total workforce of 4,500. The job cuts will include around 20 employees in its…
- News
Centre to boost EV infra, new bio-manufacturing scheme in the offing: FM
New Delhi: As Elon Musk looks all set to enter the burgeoning Indian electric vehicle (EV) market with his Tesla vehicles this year, the government on Thursday said it will expand and…
- Business
eBay agrees to pay $59 mn to settle lawsuit related to sales of pill-making tools
San Francisco: E-commerce platform eBay has agreed to pay $59 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it assisted in the sale of pill press machines that can be used to manufacture…
- India
Sitharaman announces three new railway economic corridors
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman on Thursday announced the setting up of three new major railway economic corridors. “These include the energy, mineral and cement corridor, a port connectivity corridor and…
