New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a 7.3 per cent (year-on-year) growth in June, supported by a robust 7.8 per cent growth in the manufacturing sector and a 10.6 per cent growth in the electricity and gas supply sector, the government data showed on Tuesday.
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday asserted that the country's youth had demonstrated their ability to make the government respond to public demands, saying the recent student movement over examination irregularities compelled the Centre to concede several demands.
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "clocked" the examination system and "provided a legislative solution", using a Gen Z term while participating in the debate on Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026.
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) As Uttar Pradesh gears up for its crucial Assembly election next year, poll arithmetic is driving ideologically disparate Opposition entities into tactical huddles with minority vote bank being at the core for their survival.
Ahmedabad, July 28 (IANS) Adani Group-backed Ambuja Cements Ltd on Tuesday reported a strong operational performance for the first quarter of FY27, driven by higher trade sales, premiumisation and cost optimisation, while reaffirming its plan to expand cement manufacturing capacity to 119 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by the end of the fiscal.
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi leading the Opposition’s charge on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, raised serious concerns over the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA) while questioning the seriousness and intent of government in punishing the culprits.
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman honoured winners of the ‘NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2026,’ who were selected through a rigorous evaluation process by a distinguished jury chaired by Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises.
Ahmedabad, July 28 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs has seized 244.16 grams of 24-carat gold worth around Rs 35.84 lakh after intercepting a woman passenger who allegedly concealed gold paste inside her body on arrival from Dubai, in the latest in a series of smuggling cases detected at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
Bhubaneswar, July 28 (IANS) Following Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s directions, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Tuesday launched an investigation into the alleged disappearance of the Justice A.S. Naidu Commission report on the 2008 killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four others at the Jaleshpata Ashram in Kandhamal district from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) during the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government.
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi-led Central government was committed to strengthening the examination system and ensuring swift justice in cases of paper leaks and examination malpractices.
