India’s gold processing industry to create 25,000 new jobs: Report

India’s gold processing industry to create 25,000 new jobs: Report

New Delhi, July 11 - The gold processing industry in India is projected to create 25,000 new jobs and witness about Rs 15,000 crore investments by 2030, a new report showed on Thursday.

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Will Rahul support his father or respect SC’s verdict on Muslim women maintenance: K’taka BJP

Will Rahul support his father or respect SC’s verdict on Muslim women maintenance: K’taka BJP

Bengaluru, July 11 - Karnataka BJP on Thursday asked whether the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi would support his father, Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's, stand or would respect the Supreme Court (SC) verdict in the Muslim women maintenance case.

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Indian telecom sector poised for next stage of market repair: S&P Global Ratings

Indian telecom sector poised for next stage of market repair: S&P Global Ratings

New Delhi, July 11 - The Indian telecommunications industry looks set for the next phase of market repair, as it settles more stably into a three-player market, a report showed on Thursday.

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Mumbai sees record Rs 12,500 crore worth luxury home sales in 2024 1st half

Mumbai sees record Rs 12,500 crore worth luxury home sales in 2024 1st half

Mumbai, July 11 - Aligning with the ongoing bullish trend in residential property sales across the country, sales of luxury homes costing Rs 10 crore and above in Mumbai clocked the highest-ever, half-yearly sales at Rs 12,300 crore, a report showed on Thursday.

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Woman’s live-in partner cannot be prosecuted for cruelty as husband, says Kerala HC

Woman’s live-in partner cannot be prosecuted for cruelty as husband, says Kerala HC

Kochi, July 11 - In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court stated that a woman's partner, who is not legally married, cannot be prosecuted under Section 498A of the IPC for the offence of cruelty.

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Need to find more solutions amongst ourselves, EAM Jaishankar tells Bay of Bengal nations

Need to find more solutions amongst ourselves, EAM Jaishankar tells Bay of Bengal nations

New Delhi, July 11 - Asserting that longstanding goals such as capacity building and economic cooperation have acquired a new urgency, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday called for deepening and broadening of activities between the Bay of Bengal countries.

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SC judge recuses himself from hearing Sisodia’s bail pleas

SC judge recuses himself from hearing Sisodia’s bail pleas

New Delhi, July 11 - Supreme Court judge, Justice Sanjay Kumar on Thursday withdrew himself from hearing the bail plea of senior AAP leader, Manish Sisodia, in the alleged liquor policy scam.

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Tribal Board case: Will FM, PM quit over bank frauds, says K’taka CM on calls to resign

Tribal Board case: Will FM, PM quit over bank frauds, says K’taka CM on calls to resign

Mysuru, (Karnataka) July 11 - Reacting to the BJP's demand for his resignation over alleged irregularities in the tribal welfare Board, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who holds the finance portfolio, questioned whether Union Finance Minister Sitharaman and Prime Minister Modi would resign over

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INLD, BSP stitch alliance for Haryana Assembly elections

INLD, BSP stitch alliance for Haryana Assembly elections

Chandigarh, July 11 - Haryana’s Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday stitched a pre-poll alliance for the state Assembly elections likely to be held in October.

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Being targeted as I am from backward class, says CM Siddaramaiah on MUDA scam

Being targeted as I am from backward class, says CM Siddaramaiah on MUDA scam

Mysuru (Karnataka), July 11 - Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that he was being targeted as he belongs to a backward class and yet became the CM a second time in Karnataka.

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Candy Crush addiction costs UP teacher his job

Candy Crush addiction costs UP teacher his job

Sambhal (UP), July 11 - Addiction to the mobile game Candy Crush cost a teacher in a government school his job.

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NEET-UG paper leak row: SC posts hearing on July 18

NEET-UG paper leak row: SC posts hearing on July 18

New Delhi, July 11 - The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed July 18 for hearing on a batch of petitions alleging irregularities in the conduct of NEET-UG examination.

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Mention of PM Modi on Austrian Chancellor’s timeline spikes latter’s social media traction

Mention of PM Modi on Austrian Chancellor’s timeline spikes latter’s social media traction

New Delhi, July 11 - In what comes as fresh testimony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s global appeal and popularity, a mere reference of him catapulted the traction on social media handles of Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer to newer heights, precisely over 10-30

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18 years on, 7/11 terror mayhem on Mumbai railway trains is a faint memory

18 years on, 7/11 terror mayhem on Mumbai railway trains is a faint memory

Mumbai, July 11 - On the rainy evening of July 11, 2006, as millions of commuters hurried to their homes by the Western Railway (WR) suburban trains, they were stopped dead in their tracks at the high-peak hour, at around 18:24 hours (6.24

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Blast across LoC in J&K’s Rajouri, search operation underway

Blast across LoC in J&K’s Rajouri, search operation underway

Jammu, July 11 - A blast occurred across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, said officials here on Thursday.

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We are on mission to rebuild Andhra Pradesh: CM Naidu

We are on mission to rebuild Andhra Pradesh: CM Naidu

Amaravati, July 11 - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday said that the government was on a mission to rebuild the state and that it is crucial to win back the confidence of investors.

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Prayagraj Maha Kumbh: Jal Police to keep pilgrims safe during holy dip

Prayagraj Maha Kumbh: Jal Police to keep pilgrims safe during holy dip

Prayagraj, July 11 - The Uttar Pradesh government will deploy Jal Police personnel, armed with modern gadgets to offer help to pilgrims arriving at the banks of the Ganga to take a holy dip in the Kumbh Mela 2025.

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India demonstrated tremendous progress in maternal and child health: JP Nadda

India demonstrated tremendous progress in maternal and child health: JP Nadda

New Delhi, July 11 - India has demonstrated tremendous progress in maternal and child health, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Population Day on Thursday, calling for achieving the family planning goals.

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Trinamool MP Saugata Roy threatened, asked to arrange for release of party strongman Jayant

Trinamool MP Saugata Roy threatened, asked to arrange for release of party strongman Jayant

Kolkata, July 11 - Senior Trinamool Congress leader and four-time Lok Sabha MP from Dum Dum constituency, Saugata Roy, claimed on Thursday that he had received threatening calls over strongman Jayant Singh’s arrest.

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Curbing population growth: Challenges and expectations from Modi govt

Curbing population growth: Challenges and expectations from Modi govt

New Delhi - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a provision in this year's interim budget to constitute a High Power Committee to comprehensively consider the challenges arising from rapidly increasing population and demographic changes.

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