Uttar Pradesh: Women of Self-Help Groups send swadeshi 'rakhis' to soldiers in Jaunpur

IANS | August 8, 2025 3:45 PM

Jaunpur, Aug 8 (IANS) Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to embrace swadeshi, women from Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in rural Jaunpur on Friday have stepped forward to craft colourful, indigenous 'rakhis' for this year's festival of Raksha Bandhan. These handmade creations will not only grace the wrists of brothers across the country but will also be sent to soldiers serving at the nation’s borders.

Oppn protest disrupts Lok Sabha, adjourned till Monday

IANS | August 8, 2025 3:31 PM

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A turbulent session in the Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed repeated appeals for order as Opposition members staged a protest in the well of the House, prompting the chair, presided over by Krishna Prasad Tenneti, to adjourn proceedings for the day.

Rs 50 lakh to 1 crore homes dominate from 2022–2024, budget homes demand declines

IANS | August 8, 2025 3:09 PM

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India’s residential real estate market is witnessing a notable shift in buyer preferences, with the Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore budget segment emerging as the most in demand, accounting for approximately 28 per cent of homebuyers in 2022, rising to 32 per cent in 2023 and further to 35 per cent in 2024, a report said on Friday.

Trump certainly doesn't know what's happening in Asia and India: Jim Rogers on US tariffs

IANS | August 8, 2025 2:41 PM

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) As US President Donald Trump imposes 25 per cent tariffs on India, with an additional 25 per cent slated to come into effect from August 27, ace American investor Jim Rogers said on Friday that Trump doesn't understand much of the world, and he certainly doesn't understand what's happening in Asia and particularly, India.

Singapore envoy celebrates 'ASEAN Day' in New Delhi

IANS | August 8, 2025 2:39 PM

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Singapore's High Commissioner in India, Simon Wong on Friday celebrated the 'ASEAN Day' with the ASEAN New Delhi Committee (ANDC). An ASEAN flag raising ceremony was also held following which a video message from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was played.

LoP Gandhi's statements should be discounted by 60 per cent: BJP's Bhupender Yadav

IANS | August 8, 2025 2:34 PM

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Union Minister and senior BJP leader Bhupender Yadav launched a fierce attack on Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, during a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Friday, claiming that the Congress leader's statements lack credibility and should be discounted by “at least 60 per cent.”