- World
Sri Lanka: President Wickremesinghe to swear in Cabinet on Friday
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s new President Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to swear in his Cabinet on Friday comprising members of the previous government, including Dinesh Gunawardena who will be the next prime minister. The…
- India
Droupadi Murmu will be outstanding President: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed confidence that Droupadi Murmu will make an “outstanding” President and said India has scripted history with a daughter from a tribal community being…
- India
There is no GST only on air now: Digvijaya’s dig at Modi govt
Indore: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said that only air has remained out of the purview of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) now, a remark that comes in the…
- Hyderabad
Telangana records 765 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Thursday saw a jump in new COVID-19 cases with 765 fresh infections being reported, pushing the tally to 8,12,381. Hyderabad district recorded the highest number of cases – 356.…
- Hyderabad
Telangana inks pact with BITS Pilani WILP for tech-enabled labs
Hyderabad: The State Board of Technical Education and Training (SBTET) of Telangana on Thursday entered into an agreement with Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes (WILP)…
- India
Opposition wants Parliament to function but first debate must be on price rise, GST: Congress
New Delhi: Amid the logjam in Parliament, the Congress on Thursday said the Opposition wants Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to function but its only demand is that the first debate this…
- Business
ADB cuts India GDP forecast for FY23 to 7.2 pc on Covid
New Delhi: Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday trimmed India’s economic growth forecast for current fiscal year to 7.2 percent from 7.5 percent as pandemic and war impact is weighing down alongside…
- India
Kejriwal and Paatil engage in verbal duel over AAP’s free electricity promise
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Gujarat unit chief C R Paatil and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal got into a verbal duel on social media on Thursday over the…
- India
Uranium found beyond permissable limits in 409 groundwater samples: Govt
New Delhi: The occurrence of uranium in groundwater beyond the permissible limits was observed in around 409 samples against 14,377 samples analysed in 18 states, the Jal Shakti Ministry said. Responding to…
- Stock Market
Rupee rises 20 paise to close at 79.85 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee recovered from its all-time low of 80.06 to close 20 paise higher at 79.85 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday following overall weakness in crude oil prices and…