New Delhi: The upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, which aim to cut rates and boost private consumption, could offset the US tariff impact, BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, said on Thursday, adding that India is likely to remain one of the fastest-growing emerging market economies in Asia through this decade.India’s GDP is projected to…
Haldwani: A school bus carrying around 40 children fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday morning after the driver lost control of the speeding bus, leaving more than a dozen children injured. The incident took place in Jaipur Bisa village on Bareilly Road under Lalkuan Kotwali, when the bus was heading towards a…
Gadchiroli: In a major success to the armed forces, as many as four Maoists have been killed and several weapons have been recovered from the forest in the border of Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra.According to reports, after about eight hours of intermittent firing in the Koparshi forest area on the Gadchiroli-Narayanpur border, the bodies of four Maoists (that is,…
Lucknow: In line with the Yogi Government’s directive, a statewide road safety campaign, ‘No Helmet, No Fuel,’ will run from September 1 to 30 across Uttar Pradesh, according to an official release.Led by district magistrates in coordination with road safety committees, the drive will see police, transport, revenue, and district administration officials working jointly to ensure…
New Delhi: Two people sustained minor injuries in Delhi’s Mohan Garden on Tuesday after a four-floor roof collapsed in Siddhatri Enclave, police said.The roof collapsed due to incessant rain and the incident occurred under the Mohan Garden PS area in Dwarka district. No life-threatening injuries have been reported to the two injured, as they were shifted…
Doda: Flash floods were triggered due to massive cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday. Normal life was thrown out of gear with the Jammu-Srinagar highway forced to be closed. Heavy rainfall lashed out and led to landslides at multiple locations in the route.Vehicular movement was halted as landslides occurred thus leading to traffic…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held delegation-level bilateral talks with Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka at Hyderabad House in the national capital.PM Rabuka arrived in New Delhi on Sunday, marking the start of his official visit to India, which will continue until August 26. This is his first visit to India as…
New Delhi: In a significant step towards gender inclusion and operational modernisation, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has raised its first-ever All-Women Commando Unit, marking a historic milestone in India’s security forces. The move aligns with the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) directive to increase women’s representation in Central Armed Police Forces to 10 per…
Bengaluru: A fire broke out in a building in the Nagarathpete area of Bengaluru on Saturday, killing five people, officials said.Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, accompanied by Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, visited the site on Sunday to assess the situation.While speaking to ANI, Police Commissioner Singh said, “The Fire Department is preliminarily…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two major National Highway projects, the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II), in Delhi on Sunday.The projects–the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)–have been developed under the Government’s comprehensive plan to decongest the capital, with the objective…
