New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India remains the world’s fastest growing major economy with a 7.8 per cent growth in the April-June quarter of FY27, which places it ahead of every other large economy in the comparison.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The NPCI International (NPIL) has paved the way for Indian tourists, business travellers and students to use UPI for making instant cross-border merchant payments by scanning Uzbekistan’s national interoperable QR code, UZQR, according to a Finance Ministry statement issued on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India on Monday rejected the latest "award" issued by the "illegally constituted" Court of Arbitration (CoA) concerning interim measures and the status of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The semiconductor ecosystem being developed in India is expected to create 50,000–60,000 direct jobs, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Despite global headwinds, India recorded real GDP growth at Rs 81.36 lakh crore in the first quarter of this fiscal (Q1 FY27), against Rs 75.46 lakh crore in Q1 FY 2025-26 -- registering a robust growth rate of 7.8 per cent, government data showed on Monday.
Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Higher Education Basavaraj Rayareddy on Monday, while defending his earlier remarks that Islam is superior, said he had not stated that other religions are inferior.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Kerala’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad has stirred a fresh controversy with his remarks that women should remain confined to their homes and should not enter the public sphere, with leaders across party lines on Monday criticising his statement and maintaining that women should have the freedom to be independent and participate in public life.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The BJP on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government over the ongoing protests by government employees and the show-cause notices reportedly issued to those who participated in the recent statewide strike.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Senior Commerce Ministry officials will meet industry associations and export promotion councils on Tuesday to review the India-US trade performance and discuss recent developments in bilateral trade.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Income Tax Department on Monday said more than 7.5 crore income tax returns (ITRs) have already been filed for assessment year 2026-27 and urged taxpayers with business or professional income who are not subject to audit requirements to complete the filing process before the due date ends.
