Major feat: Extreme poverty rate drops to 5.3% from 27.1% in India: World Bank data
New Delhi: In a significant feat under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary government, India has made key strides in the last decade in reducing its extreme poverty rate, which fell to 5.3 per cent in 2022-23 from 27.1 percent in...
“Completely absurd”: ECI debunks Rahul Gandhi’s ‘match-fixing’ claim
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday refuted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim of "match-fixing" in elections, calling the allegations "completely absurd." While putting a point wise rebuttal of Congress MP's claims, the ECI said, "The entire...
PM Modi inaugurates world’s highest railway bridge over Chenab River in J&K
New Delhi: : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, inaugurated the Chenab Bridge, the world’s highest railway arch bridge, as part of the Udhampur-Banihal railway project, which is...
4 RCB officials detained over Bengaluru stampede
Four officials of RCB and event management firm DNA entertainment private limited were taken into custody in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru that claimed lives of 11 people and injured another 56, police sources said on...
Sensex jumps nearly 600 points as RBI cuts repo rate
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged on Friday morning trade after the RBI cut repo rate by a higher-than-expected 50 basis points to prop up growth. Recovering all the early lost ground, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 591.94 points...
Fire at Churchgate Station Cake Shop, No Injuries Reported
Mumbai: A fire broke out at a cake shop inside Mumbai’s Churchgate railway station around 5:30 PM on Wednesday evening. The incident, caused by a short circuit, led to heavy smoke in the station premises but was brought under control...
Big move: Fadnavis Govt cancels 903 development projects amid stalled progress
Mumbai: In a major administrative move, the Maharashtra Government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has revoked approval for 903 development projects across the state that had remained stalled for the past several years with no visible progress. The decision...
Centre To Hold Mock COVID-19 Drills Today
The Centre will conduct facility-level mock drills on June 5 to check the preparedness of hospitals to tackle COVID-19 as the number of active cases crossed 4,000 in the country, according to official sources in the ministry of health and...
Maha Govt sets up independent Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Mumbai: In a significant move towards social inclusion and governance, the Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved the formation of a dedicated Scheduled Tribes Commission for the State. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief...
Op Sindoor’s damage in Pak much more than revealed, 28 targets hit, admits Islamabad
New Delhi: India hit more targets in Pakistan during its Operation Sindoor than initially informed by Indian forces, Pakistan's own official dossier has revealed. The document, detailing Pakistan's Operation Bunyan un Marsoos, reveals that India struck at least seven additional sites...
Boot camp begins early: Maha to give military basics to students from Class 1
Mumbai: In a move set to reshape early education in the State, the Maharashtra Government has unveiled plans to introduce basic military training for students starting from Class 1, aiming to instil discipline, patriotism, and physical fitness in young...
UPI Transactions Hit All-Time Highs In May
Transactions on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) touched an all-time high of 18.68 billion in volume and Rs 25.14 trillion in value in May, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data revealed on Sunday. The May numbers were up 4...
Covid Cases Up 272% In A Week
Doctors have said that a combination of mild but infectious variants of COVID-19, lower testing rates and the current viral season are behind the sudden rise in cases -- from just 35 on April 28 to over 3,700 within a...
6 injured after man throws Molotov cocktail in US
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has charged a 45-year-old man, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, for carrying out a "targeted terror attack" that occurred in Colorado's Boulder on Sunday, where several peaceful Israeli supporters were burned, Fox News reported. The FBI said...
Nagpur Police’s externment orders losing bite as criminals mock the law?
Nagpur: Externment orders in Nagpur are fast turning into a farce. Once considered a key preventive tool in the police arsenal to maintain public order, these directives under the Maharashtra Police Act are now being blatantly flouted by habitual offenders...
India confirms it lost fighter jets in recent conflict with Pakistan
New Delhi: General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has become the first Indian official to confirm that the Indian Air Force lost some fighter jets in clashes with Pakistan on May 7. In an interview to Bloomberg...
Stop using “100%” in food labelling, promotions, misleading for consumers: FSSAI
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a strong advisory against the use of the term “100%” in food labelling and promotional materials, citing its potential to mislead consumers. The apex food regulator has...
Delhi reports 1st Covid death amid surge in cases
A 60-year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 has died in Delhi, officials said on Saturday. This is the first fatality in the capital amid the current surge in cases. According to official data, Delhi has 294 active COVID-19 cases. "The...
Supreme Court directs NEET-PG 2025 exam in one shift
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Post Graduate (NEET-PG) 2025 examination, which is scheduled on June 15, be conducted in a single shift instead of two shifts. A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath directed...
Money magnet: Maharashtra bags 40% of India’s FDI in 2024-25: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra pocketed 40 per cent of the total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) received by India in 2024-25, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday. In a post on X, Fadnavis said the country received Rs 4,21,929 crore in FDI...
Flipkart, Amazon Deepen Fashion Push Into India’s Smaller Cities
Leading ecommerce players Flipkart and Amazon are deepening their push into the fashion segment, with a focus on smaller cities and towns. Flipkart reported that more than 6 million customers purchased ethnic wear in the past year, with nearly 90...
