FM Sitharaman pitches for India's reform-led growth story to investors in New York

IANS | September 3, 2026 9:58 AM

New York, Sep 3 (IANS) Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has pitched for India's reform-led growth story to investors at a high-level business roundtable here, highlighting the country's 7.8 per cent economic growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 and improved investment climate, it was announced on Thursday.

Raghav Chadha's name marked 'shifted' in Punjab SIR rolls; alleges AAP's politics of revenge

IANS | September 3, 2026 9:31 AM

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Thursday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of deliberately marking his voter identification record in Mohali as “permanently shifted” in the draft electoral rolls prepared under the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), alleging that the action violated guidelines meant to safeguard the names of public representatives.

Know your soil, cut costs: Soil health cards guide Yamunanagar farmers

IANS | September 2, 2026 11:45 PM

Yamunanagar (Haryana), Sep 2 (IANS) The Soil Health Card scheme, launched by the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is helping farmers determine the nutrient status of their fields through soil testing and make informed decisions about fertiliser use.

MNS activist Ashish Sable arrested in PM Modi's photo removal case

IANS | September 2, 2026 11:37 PM

Pune, Sep 2 (IANS) The Pune City Police's Chaturshingi Police Station on Wednesday arrested Ashish Sable, a worker of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), in connection with the high-profile controversy surrounding the forcible removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph from a government institution.

In North Carolina, India pushes global investment partnerships

IANS | September 2, 2026 11:36 PM

Asheville (North Carolina), Sep 2 (IANS) India has moved to deepen economic partnerships with the European Union, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and several major economies, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman using the G20 meeting in Asheville to seek greater investment, stronger supply chains and wider access to advanced technologies.