Growth outlook across sectors remains robust in India: Report
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The growth outlook across sectors remains robust in India, especially in the industrials and capex segments, where government spending remains strong, a report showed on Tuesday. Most companies remain constructive on long-term growth and see this as a sustained spell of growth and these seem to be little sign of […]
EV formula racing car, 5G, solar vehicles: IIT Madras’ offerings for taking India ahead (IANS Interview)
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) IIT Madras has once again been chosen as the top-ranked educational institution in the country. Along with working on the requirements of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, the institute is also developing the latest technology to improve the lives of the citizens across the country. IIT Madras Director […]
Vice President flags off ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ Bike Rally, urges national unity
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday flagged off the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ Bike Rally in New Delhi, emphasising the paramount importance of national unity and patriotism. Speaking at the event, organised at Pragati Maidan of the national capital as part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, Dhankhar expressed concern […]
Wayanad landslide: Search enters 15th day for missing, experts to examine affected areas
Wayanad, Aug 13 (IANS) As the search operations entered the 15th day for the over 128 missing people in the landslide-affected parts of Kerala’s Wayanad, top experts will on Tuesday inspect the areas that were washed away. The biggest-ever natural disaster in a single place in the state took place on July 30 which has […]
Search operation continues in J&K’s Kokernag four days after gunfight
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Search operation continued in the Kokernag area of J&K’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, four days after the encounter in which two soldiers and a civilian were killed. Officials said that more reinforcements had already been rushed to the Gandole Ahlan area of Kokernag where the encounter with the terrorists took place […]
Dera Sacha Sauda chief gets 21-day furlough, 10th in four years
Chandigarh, Aug 13 (IANS) Ahead of the Assembly polls in Haryana, likely slated in October, rape convict and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence for raping two disciples, was granted a 21-day furlough on Tuesday, 10th time in four years. After the parole, he will be staying in […]
Trump says he will shut down US education department
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) After former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that illegal immigration “saved” his life, he remarked that he wants to shut down the federal department of education. Trump spoke about the assassination attempt on him at an election rally in a highly anticipated interview with Elon Musk on the latter’s […]
US mediates with Turkey to bring Hamas for Thursday peace talks
Tel Aviv, Aug 13 (IANS) The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to bring the militant group Hamas to the negotiating table. An indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas is to be held at Doha, Qatar, on Thursday at the insistence of the US. Qatar […]
US denies involvement in Bangladesh’s political crisis
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) The US has rejected the allegations of its government’s involvement in the Bangladesh crisis, including the protests in the country that led to the deaths of hundreds of people. Refuting all the reports and rumours, the White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean Pierre, said in a media briefing on Monday (local […]
Musk’s Trump interview delayed by cyberattack
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) The highly anticipated interview of former US President Donald Trump by Elon Musk on the social media platform X that the latter owns was way behind schedule because of technical issues. “There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on X,” Musk posted on X 18 minutes after the scheduled start […]
