Category: India

India’s economic growth likely picked up pace in the January–March quarter, buoyed by stronger rural demand and higher government spending, even as private firms delayed investments amid global uncertainties. Some economists expect GDP growth to print significantly above expectations due to a fall in government subsidies. (Representational Image) Gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have […]

The Union government on Thursday formally notified the appointment of three new judges to the Supreme Court, a day after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the collegium’s recommendations. The move comes as a significant development in the judiciary and confirms Hindustan Times’ earlier report that the appointments were expected to come through during the […]

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Delhi high court on Thursday that it was not necessary to obtain prior sanction to probe the role of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the land for job scam as it opposed the former Union minister’s petition seeking quashing of the first information report […]

As tensions between Congress and its leader Shashi Tharoor escalated on Thursday, the party’s general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala tried to pacify frayed tempers, saying there is no acrimony among its leaders. Randeep Surjewala, however, erred in claiming that surgical strikes against Pakistan were held for the first time in 2016. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is […]

Five months after he gunned down the wrong man in a Delhi market, a sharpshooter from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was killed in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on Wednesday night. The spot of the encounter in UP’s Hapur district. (HT photo) Naveen Kumar, who had more than 20 cases of murder, kidnapping […]

JAMMU The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh high court has sought response from the Union home secretary and others after a CRPF jawan, who was dismissed from service for marrying a Pakistani woman, challenged his termination. HC seeks MHA reply over sacking of jawan who wed Pak woman CRPF jawan Munir Ahmed was dismissed from service […]

The Border Security Force (BSF) commenced the first round of three-day advance training for village defence guards (VDGs) in four villages of Samba district of Jammu on Thursday, officials aware of the matter said, adding VDGs across Jammu and Kathua districts will also be trained. The move comes amid heightened security and high alert in Jammu […]

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday indicated that India could have hit Pakistan harder during the May 7-11 military confrontation that sparked fears of a full-blown war, hailed the performance and reach of locally made weapons and systems deployed during Operation Sindoor and said that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) would voluntarily reunite with India. Defence minister Rajnath […]

India is expected to be the primary engine of global economic growth in 2025 and 2026, according to a report of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Chief Economists Outlook. Despite the global challenges, the outlook for India and South Asia remains bright, says World Economic Forum(REUTERS) The report, based on a survey of leading economists, cites […]

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri concluded a key visit to the United States on Thursday, with bilateral trade, critical and emerging technologies as well as defence taking centre stage in the discussions. During the three-day visit, Misri met with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Under Secretary of Commerce Jeffrey Kessler. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets […]