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New Delhi: Following are the highlights of Economic Survey 2024-25: *              Indian economy to grow at 6.3-6.8 pc in FY26, against 6.4 pc in FY25 *              India's economic fundamentals robust, backed by calibrated fiscal consolidation, stable consumption *              Navigating global headwinds will...

New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's "poor thing and very tired" remarks about President Droupadi Murmu after the latter's hour-long address to Parliament Friday snowballed into a huge controversy, with the Rashtrapati Bhavan saying they were in "poor taste, unfortunate and unacceptable." Prime Minister Narendra...

New Delhi: India needs to develop climate-resilient crop varieties and enhance yields to increase the production of pulses, oilseeds, tomatoes and onion to ensure long-term price stability, the Economic Survey 2024-25Friday said amid persisting concerns over food inflation. The survey, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala...

New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament began Friday amidst a fresh controversy following reported remarks by Congress MP Sonia Gandhi about President Droupadi Murmu. Speaking to reporters after the President’s address to a joint sitting of Parliament, Sonia Gandhi described President Murmu as a...

New Delhi: India's economy is likely to expand by 6.3-6.8 per cent in the coming fiscal, much lower than what is needed to become a developed country, and requires deregulation and reforms in areas like land and labour to stimulate growth, according to the government's...

New Delhi: India has the world's third-largest metro network, said President Droupadi Murmu in her address to the joint sitting of Parliament Friday. She said the country's metro rail network has now crossed the 1000-kilometre milestone, and "India has the world's third-largest metro network". The...

Chandigarh:  At least nine people were killed and 11 injured in a collision between a pick-up van and canter truck while transporting workers of a catering service provider in Punjab's Ferozepur district on Friday, police said. The police said the pickup van was ferrying workers...

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected the plea of the former principal of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, seeking additional time before the process of framing charges against him starts in connection with the financial irregularities in the institute. January 28,...

New Delhi: India’s domestic flights have recorded a passenger load factor of 86.4 per cent in 2024, to forge ahead of the US and China which figure at the second and third spot respectively, according to the latest report of the International Air Transport Association...

Kochi: In a pre-dawn raid Friday, the Kerala Police, in coordination with the Anti-Terror Squad, detained 50 individuals, including women, from a labour camp near Kochi as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration and unauthorized employment. Following thorough verification, authorities confirmed that 27...