India’s current account deficit in the first quarter ended June narrowed to $6.2 billion, or 1.2 percent of GDP, as compared to $7.8 billion in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal, on the back of a fall in trade deficit, it was announced on Friday. “This improvement was mainly on account of the merchandise trade […]
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday described Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as ‘paintrebaaz’ (crafty) for his politics of opportunism. “If there is a new example of opportunistic politics and ‘paintrebaazi’, it is Nitish Kumar,” said Pradhan, who is also a senior BJP leader, at a function of a TV news channel here. His statement […]
The inquiry commission set up by the Delhi government on Friday issued a non-bailable warrant against Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief M.K. Meena for not appearing before the Special Investigation Team. The commission has also issued an order that 30 percent of his salary be attached every month. Earlier on September 3, one-member probe panel headed […]
A rapid expansion in the manufacturing accelerated India’s factory output growth to 4.2 percent in July against a marginal rise of 0.9 percent in the like month of last year, official data showed on Friday. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which released the data on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the revised […]
Rapped sharply by the Bombay High Court, most political parties and the public, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday hurriedly decided to reduce the four-day meat ban in Mumbai by two days. The BMC general body urged Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta to lift the ban for two days – September 13 and 18 – […]
Words have not matched deeds on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, according to one of its brand ambassadors. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who was appointed the clean India mission’s brand ambassadors along with eight others by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that the government has been unable to transform its publicity blitz into action. “There is […]
The State Government has announced the latest round of scholarships awarded to women to support them achieve their career aspirations. Women’s Interests Minister Liza Harvey said the scholarships allowed the women to attend a range of programs which provided entrepreneurship and mentoring opportunities. “These women are all pursuing a range of innovative business […]
Pakistan is ready for a dialogue with India but would not accept any pre-conditions, a foreign office spokesman said on Thursday. At his weekly news briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah made it clear that any talks with New Delhi must include the Kashmir dispute, Radio Pakistan reported. “Pakistan will also not accept any pre-conditions […]
India on Thursday called in the Saudi ambassador here to seek his cooperation in the police investigation being carried out into allegations of rape levelled against a senior Saudi diplomat by two Nepalese women. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted that: ”MEA Chief of Protocol called in Saudi Amb today, conveyed request of […]
With uncertainty looming large vis-a-vis Russian arrivals in the forthcoming tourism season due to an economic crisis in the country, Goa may see a ray of hope from neighbouring Latvia. According to the Goa-based Russian Information Centre, Latvian charter flights will debut in Goa’s tourism market this December, with six flights from the Baltic state […]