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IMF raises India's economic growth projection to 6.8% from 6.5% in 2024

With this, India continues to be the fastest growing economy of the world, ahead of China's growth projection of 4.6 per cent during the same period

Electoral bonds better than giving sacks of money to parties, says FM

The senior BJP leader also defended the electoral bond scheme, saying it was introduced through a law passed in Parliament

29 Naxals killed, 3 security personnel injured in encounter in Chhattisgarh

The gunfight took place at around 2 pm in Hapatola forest between Binagunda and Koronar villages under Chhotebethiya police station limits

China's Q1 GDP grows 5.3% amid continued crisis in property sector

The GDP grew 5.3 per cent year on year to 29.63 trillion yuan (about $4.17 trillion) in the first three months of 2024, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Tuesday

Power Grid Corp bags 3 transmission projects under competitive bidding

The three projects would help evacuate power from renewable energy projects in Rajasthan and Gujarat, the company said in a BSE filing

UPA seized RBI to paint picture of rosy economy, says Anurag Thakur

The former RBI governor in his memoir also wrote that there was 'little understanding and sensitivity' in the erstwhile government of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance

Let's build nation with values of 'Lord Ram', says President Murmu

Lord Shri Ram set the highest standards of selfless service, friendship and unwavering commitment to his word, she said

'My name is Arvind Kejriwal, I'm not terrorist': AAP shares CM's message

The BJP hit back at Kejriwal, saying the people are aware that Delhi's chief minister is in jail for corruption and money laundering charges

UK govt criminalises creation of deepfake images without consent

The creation of deepfake sexual images is despicable and completely unacceptable irrespective of whether the image is shared, said Laura Farris, UK Minister for Victims and Safeguarding

EC bans Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hrs over remarks on Hema Malini

The Election Commission had last Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Surjewala for his alleged "undignified, uncivilised and vulgar" remarks against Malini

Rahul slams PM Modi over electoral bonds, calls it 'form of extortion'

During his campaign in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, the Congress candidate accused the BJP-led central government of using sophisticated tactics to threaten targeted businessmen

Minor fire in North Block, no injures, no file damaged: MHA spokesperson

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was not in the building when the fire broke out but several senior officers were present on the premises, sources said

Brigade Enterprises posts record sale bookings of Rs 6,013 cr last fiscal

Brigade is aggressively pursuing land acquisition opportunities in its target markets and continues to add high-quality assets to its land bank, she said

Corruption, crime 'full-time business' in Bengal under TMC regime: PM Modi

On the other hand, the ruling party of the state has been opposing the CAA which aims to provide citizenship to refugees, he said

India targets debris-free space missions by 2030: Isro chief Somanath

Somanath also said ISRO wants to make sure that for all the spacecraft that it is likely to launch in future, it takes action to make sure that it deorbits and also bring it to a safe location

Bengaluru International Airport records highest passenger traffic in FY23

The airport catered to 32.86 million domestic and 4.67 million international passengers during this period, it said

Apple's iPhone exports from India almost doubled to $12.1 bn: Report

Apple's iPhone exports from India witnessed a staggering increase from $6.27 billion in the fiscal year 2022-23 to $12.1 billion in 2023-24

Gold, silver prices hit peaks on global cues amid tensions in West Asia

According to HDFC Securities, gold prices zoomed Rs 700 to hit its lifetime high of Rs 73,750 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday

Committed to protect level playing field: EC on probe against politicians

Several political parties from the INDIA bloc had approached the poll panel seeking its intervention in the alleged misuse of probe agencies by the government to target their leaders over graft

Equity investors' wealth tumbles by Rs 7.93 trillion in three days

The market capitalisation (mcap) of BSE-listed companies was eroded by Rs 7,93,529.61 crore to Rs 3,94,25,823.46 (USD 4.75 trillion) in three days