New Delhi, 5/3: Sounding a note of caution, former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that India is “dangerously close” to the Hindu rate of growth in view of subdued private sector investment, high interest rates and slowing global growth. Rajan said that sequential slowdown in the quarterly growth, as revealed by…
Mumbai, 5/3: Fixing is the “proverbial tip of the huge iceberg of corruption” in cricket and a major revamp of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to check illegal practices is the need of the hour, writes retired IPS officer and the Unit’s former head Neeraj Kumar….
Mumbai, 5/3: The Adani group, whose mostly debt-fueled breakneck expansion saw gross debt doubling in four years, has almost $2 billion worth of foreign-currency bonds coming up for repayment in 2024, according to a presentation the conglomerate made to investors. The apples-to-airport conglomerate borrowed over $10 billion in foreign currency bonds between July 2015…
Kathmandu, 5/3: Even as Nepal suffers from the economic fallout of the Ukraine conflict in terms of higher food, fuel and fertilizer costs and reduced growth on the one hand and is buffeted by the US-China contestation for influence witnessed in the acrimonious debates on the US-sponsored MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) versus Chinese BRI (Belt…
New Delhi, 4/3: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday described the youth as the “builders of tomorrow” and urged them to commit themselves to the growth of the country by picking one social cause and working to find solutions for the issues associated with it. Addressing a gathering after launching the Yuva Utsav-India@2047 event,…
Jaipur, 4/3: BJP’s leader and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje attacked the Congress government in Rajasthan on Saturday, alleging that corruption has become rampant under its rule and the power tussle between CM Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot has pushed the state backwards. Addressing a public gathering after offering prayers at Salasar…
New Delhi, 4/3: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the city government’s proposal to send primary teachers of state-run schools to Finland for training, officials said on Saturday. The L-G’s office has had run-ins with the government over several issues, including its scheme for sending school teachers abroad for training. …
Mumbai, 4/3: Having been part of women’s cricket for close to two decades, Ben Sawyer knows a thing or two about winning at the highest level. Besides winning three World Cup titles as an assistant coach with the Australian women’s side, the 45-year-old has also been the head coach of the highly-successful Sydney Sixers…
Bhubaneswar, 4/3Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated Utkal Gourav International School in Berunapadi of Keonjhar district on virtual platform. Founded by Dr. Pradeep Sethi, and mentored by Shri Salil Chaturvedi, the school is built on the philosophy of Swami Yogananda that aims at intellectual and spiritual education combined to promote a harmonious…
New Delhi, 4/3: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday spoke to new Israeli defence minister Yaov Gallant and in the course of discussion invited the Israeli military industry to forge partnership with Indian firms for setting up joint venture companies in critical technologies. Admiring the Jewish state’s vibrant defence manufacturing ecosystem, Singh told…
