New Delhi, 11/10: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its projection of India’s economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 per cent, as it joins other global agencies that have trimmed forecasts. The IMF had in July projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.4 per cent for India in the…
Mumbai, 10/10: The Election Commission on Monday alloted the ‘flaming torch’ (mashaal) as election symbol to Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena. The poll body also alloted ‘Shiv Sena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ as the party name for his faction.
Moscow, 10/10: Russian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine early on Monday and President Vladimir Putin vowed even more “severe” retaliation against Kyiv. The biggest wave of strikes across Ukraine in months killed at least 11 people nationwide, and was apparent retaliation for an explosion this weekend that damaged a…
Kyiv, 10/10: Explosions on Monday rocked multiple cities across Ukraine, including missile strikes on the capital Kyiv for the first time in months, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin called a Saturday explosion on the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea a “terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services. …
Ahmedabad, 9/10: Senior Congress leader Paresh Dhanani on Sunday said the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) into Gujarat’s Assembly election arena will dent the urban and semi-urban vote-bank of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which will ultimately benefit the grand old party. Dhanani claimed that the AAP does not have…
Bhubaneswar, 9/10: In a major development, BJP has announced Suryabanshi Suraj, the son of late MLA Bishnu Sethi. as candidate for Dhamnagar bypoll. BJP’s Odisha Prabhari D Purandeswari, party state president Sameer Mohanty and other top leaders have already camped in Bhadrak to oversee the BJP’s bypoll preparations.
New Delhi, 7/10: Meta warned a million Facebook users Friday that they have been “exposed” to seemingly innocuous smartphone applications designed to steal passwords to the social network. So far this year, Meta has identified more than 400 “malicious” apps tailored for smartphones powered by Apple or Android software and available at the…
Sweden, 6/10: French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in literature for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Swedish Academy said on Thursday. Ernaux, 82, started out writing autobiographical novels, but quickly abandoned fiction in favour of…
Arunachal Pradesh, 5/10: An Army Cheetah helicopter crashed during a routine sortie near Tawang area in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. One pilot lost his life in the accident, while the second pilot is under medical treatment. The incident occured at around 10:00 am.
Bangalore, 3/10:AICC interim president Sonia Gandhi is expected to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra, taken out by Congress Rahul Gandhi, on Monday. Even though the party has not made an official announcement, Sonia is scheduled to reach Mysuru by Monday noon in a special flight.
