New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that Delhi-NCR has become so unsafe for women that a minor girl was gang-raped for 47 kilometres in a sleeper bus travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi. He questioned whether anyone would be held accountable for the incident.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian Railways has approved deployment of Kavach Version 4.0 on the remaining sections covering 712 route kilometres of the Moradabad Division, Northern Railway, at a total cost of Rs.170 crore, an official statement said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) As India remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy, recording a 7.8 per cent growth in the April-June quarter of FY27, BJP and NDA leaders on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for their development-oriented policies. However, Opposition leaders dismissed the figures as being far removed from the ground reality, arguing that inflation, unemployment and rising prices continue to affect ordinary citizens.
Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) India is preparing further customs and banking reforms, including risk-based import screening and a high-level review of the banking sector’s role towards building a developed India, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has prohibited devotees from carrying camera-enabled mobile phones into 52 major temples across the state from Tuesday, as part of measures to preserve their sanctity and spiritual atmosphere.
Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) India has shown that it can adjust to changes in the global economy without allowing its growth to be derailed, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has said while acknowledging the country’s dependence on imported energy and fertilisers.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a veiled swipe at the Opposition, saying India's latest gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures have exposed the 'Jhooth Ki Goonj' (echo of lies) being spread by those he described as people "immersed in the depth of despair".
Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) India strongly supports the US G20 presidency’s focus on economic growth, global imbalances and financial literacy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said after holding a “positive, constructive” bilateral meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction volumes went up 22 per cent (year-on-year) to 24.51 billion in the month of August, while UPI transaction value surged 20 per cent to Rs 29.82 lakh crore last month, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) As the Indian economy recorded real GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the figures, saying they reflected the country's strong economic fundamentals and the collective efforts of its people.
