Interim Budget surprised positively on fiscal deficit target: Morgan Stanley
New Delhi, Feb 2 - The Interim Budget focused on consolidating fiscal deficit ahead of expectations and pegged the target at 5.1 per cent of GDP for F25BE from 5.8 per cent of GDP in F24RE. Further, the fiscal assumptions look reasonable with
Paytm & Paytm Payments Bank not one entity; Paytm app accelerating partnerships with other banks
New Delhi, Feb 2 - After the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) directive to Paytm's associate bank, there has been an impression that the company and its associate are one. However, giving clarity on the same while addressing analysts on Thursday, Madhur Deora,
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal buys 2 plots worth Rs 79 cr in New Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Zomato co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has reportedly bought two plots of land (about 5 acres each) worth Rs 79 crore in Mehrauli area of the national capital.
V-P Dhankhar urges students to ask probing questions, neutralize anti-India narratives
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday stressed that the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is “the right place, the nerve-centre, to engage in scrutiny” and engage in dismantling false narratives floated by people trying to "taint, tarnish and demean
President Murmu inaugurates 37th Surajkund International Crafts Fair
Faridabad, Feb 2 - President Droupadi Murmu on Friday inaugurated the 37th Surajkund International Crafts Fair here in the presence of Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
CMFRI showcases wonders of marine life on 77th Foundation Day
Kochi, Feb 2 - A large number of people, mostly students, turned up at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) to watch the wonders of the marine biodiversity at their exhibition halls, as it opened its doors on its 77th Foundation Day
BMC focusses big on Mumbai infra projects, to dip into reserves for expenses
Mumbai, Feb 2 - The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has focussed big on completing ongoing mega-infrastructure projects in Mumbai for which it plans to deploy its huge reserves which fetch low rates of interests selectively as is the practice since 3 years, BMC
PM to inaugurate, lay foundation of projects worth over Rs 68K cr in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will inaugurate and lay the foundation of a slew of infrastructural projects worth more than Rs 68,000 crore during his visit to Odisha on Saturday.
‘Right time’ to reveal state of economy during UPA regime; Modi govt always prioritises empowerment over sops: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Feb 2 - A day after presenting the Interim Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday defended her statement on presenting a ‘White Paper’ on pre-2014 United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, saying there couldn’t have been a ‘better time’ than
Govt makes stock disclosure mandatory for rice traders, millers
New Delhi, 2 February - The Government of India has made declaration of stock position of rice/paddy mandatory for traders/wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors/millers.
Indian-origin barrister Varun Ghosh appointed to Australian Senate
Melbourne, Feb 3 - Indian-origin barrister Varun Ghosh will take his position in the Australian Senate next week with the Labour Party officially confirming him as their pick to represent Western Australia (WA).
From Varun Chheda to Neel Acharya – the Purdue deaths that shook Indians
New Delhi, Feb 3 - The recent death of Purdue University student Neel Acharya has put the focus back on the security and safety of Indian and Indian-origin students at and around the campus that witnessed a total of four deaths from the
Hamas leaders in rift over ceasefire, hostage deal
Tel Aviv, Feb 3 - Even as negotiations and discussions are taking place at several places including Paris, Cairo and Doha for a pause in the fight between Hamas and Israel, a rift between senior Hamas leaders is putting the ceasefire on hold.
EU countries unanimously endorse ‘landmark’ AI legislation
Brussels, Feb 3 - The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) have unanimously endorsed the bloc's "landmark legislation" governing the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI), also known as the EU AI Act, according to European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry
Houthis say they strike Israel with ballistic missiles
Sanaa, Feb 3 - Yemen's armed Houthi group has said that they have struck the Israeli city of Eilat with several ballistic missiles.
US carries out retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria
Washington, Feb 3 - In a sharp escalation in hostilities in West Asia, the US carried out multiple airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria in retaliation to a drone attack that killed three American soldiers in Jordan.
UK’s Labour Party launches measures to reconnect with British Indian voters
London, Feb 3 - From organising trips to India to hiring community volunteers, the UK's main opposition Labour Party has announced a series of measures to win back the support of the British Indian community, which has been on the wane in recent
Six ‘pro-Iran fighters’ killed in US airstrikes in Syria
Damascus, Feb 3 - Six "pro-Iran fighters" were killed and four others wounded in US airstrikes that targeted strongholds of these fighters in eastern Syria on Friday night just as the US was readying retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets, a war monitor reported.
US-UK coalition launches 7 airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen: Report
Sanaa, Feb 3 - The US-British maritime coalition in the Red Sea launched seven airstrikes against Houthi sites in the northwestern Yemeni province of Hajjah on Friday, a Houthi-run media outlet reported.
Trump’s federal trial on election interference postponed from March 4
Washington, Feb 3 - Former US President Donald Trump's federal trial set for March 4 on charges of election interference has been postponed -- confirmed after it was dropped from the Washinton DC District Court's calendar -- as an appeals court has to