Sri Lankan women MPs share learnings from India visit
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) A delegation of Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka on Thursday met India’s High Commissioner in Colombo to share their learnings and experiences from a visit to India last month. “Powering Nari Shakti in India, Sri Lanka! Hon. MPs of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka met High Commissioner Santosh […]
Middle East conflict: World Bank readies $100 billion crisis shield
Washington, June 11 (IANS) The World Bank Group said on Thursday it is prepared to deploy up to $100 billion over the next 15 months to help developing countries cope with the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, as rising energy prices and slowing growth place fresh pressure on vulnerable economies. The […]
British Defence Secretary resigns over military spending dispute
London, June 11 (IANS) British Defence Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday over a disagreement about defence spending, saying the government had failed to commit sufficient resources at a time of rising security threats. In a letter to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Healey said the proposed Defence Investment Plan fell “well short” of the […]
EU-3 putting forward ‘unacceptable conditions’ for settlement in Ukraine: Russia
Moscow, June 11 (IANS) Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that the EU-3 grouping, comprising of Britain, Germany, and France, is putting forward unacceptable conditions for a settlement in Ukraine, local media reported. “The Europeans are pursuing a course aimed at preventing the creation of conditions for negotiations on a truly comprehensive, just and lasting […]
Quad continues to gain strategic relevance in changing global order: Report
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The future utility of the Quad will not be defined by its transformation into an ‘Asian NATO’ or by rhetorical rivalry with Beijing. Instead, its relevance will depend on whether it can evolve into a flexible strategic mechanism capable of stabilising an increasingly fragmented maritime and economic order stretching from […]
India not the next China, but the next India: World Bank Chief Economist
Washington, June 11 (IANS) India has entered a phase of “peak development potential” and is poised to sustain high growth over the next two decades, the World Bank’s Chief Economist Indermit Gill said, arguing that the country’s economic trajectory will be driven by its own strengths rather than by following China’s development model. During a […]
1.49 crore domestic LPG cylinders delivered in last 3 days as supply stays normal
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) About 1.49 crore domestic LPG cylinders were delivered in the last three days against bookings of around 1.40 crore cylinders as normal supply of cooking gas for households continues to be maintained across the country despite the supply chain disruptions due to the Middle East conflict, according to an update […]
Transform demographic dividend into development dividend: PM Modi urges states
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged states to transform India’s demographic dividend into a ‘development dividend’ by investing in education, skilling and capacity-building of young people, as he chaired the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog. Emphasising that nearly 70 crore Indians are below the age of 25, […]
India continues to be among world’s fastest-growing major economies: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that India continues to be among the world’s fastest-growing major economies, with GDP growth projected to remain robust at around 7 per cent over the medium term. Highlighting India’s remarkable economic progress in recent years through the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra […]
Soori’s ‘Mandaadi’ to hit screens on September 4
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) The makers of director Mathimaran Pugazhendi’s much-anticipated upcoming sports action drama ‘Mandaadi’, featuring actor Soori and Mahima Nambiar in the lead, have now announced that the film will hit screens worldwide on September 4 this year. Taking to its X timeline, R S Infotainment, the production house producing the film, wrote, […]
