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New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has navigated recent global shocks with resilience, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday, in a reference to the ongoing conflict in West Asia and its wider economic fallout. In his address at the convocation ceremony of IIM Raipur, EAM Jaishankar said India has managed both domestic and external challenges "fairly successfully" despite an increasingly turbulent global environment. He underlined that the ripple effects of conflicts a ...Read More >
Raipur, Apr 4 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said India has come through solidly from global shocks that recently tested its resilience, an apparent reference to the ongoing military conflict in West Asia. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of IIM Raipur, Jaishankar emphasised that India has managed both domestic and external challenges fairly successfully. He observed that the impact of conflicts on even distant societies has been profound, which is a testimony to ...Read More >
Leh, Apr 03: The Government on Friday announced a major digital transformation in the upcoming Census 2027, with Chief Principal Census Officer Amrit Sharma stating that the exercise will be conducted entirely through mobile-based applications, ensuring faster processing and timely release of data. Addressing a press conference in Leh, Sharma said the upcoming census marks a "complete departure" from previous practices, where data collection and compilation took years. "Earlier, enumerators co ...Read More >
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday arrived at the Thoothukudi Airport to attend DMK campaign rallies ahead of the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections. The Chief Minister recieved warm welcome from a large gathering of supporters at the airport. He will be conducting campaign rallies in the Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts. Also Read | Global Food Prices Set to Surge Further if West Asia Conflict Persists Beyond 40 Days, War ...Read More >
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday arrived at the Thoothukudi Airport to attend DMK campaign rallies ahead of the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections. The Chief Minister recieved warm welcome from a large gathering of supporters at the airport. He will be conducting campaign rallies in the Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts. Speaking to ANI, DMK Candidate from Ottapidaran, Ramajayam, hailed the CM's arrival and asserted confi ...Read More >
Crude oil above one hundred dollars a barrel will push inflation past six percent. This could prompt interest rate hikes. Economists suggest a neutral approach for monetary and fiscal policies. Stimulating demand too early risks high inflation. Policymakers must balance growth and inflation control. Raising fuel prices can help manage the fiscal deficit. Mumbai, Crude oil sustaining above USD 100 per barrel will push the headline inflation above 6 per cent, the upper level of RBI's tolerance ba ...Read More >
India is set to begin one of the largest administrative exercises in the world, as more than three million officials prepare to conduct a nationwide census covering its entire population. The year-long effort aims to count every resident in the country, which is currently the most populous in the world. The census, originally scheduled for 2021 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will begin on April 1 with an initial window allowing citizens to self-register online. This will be followed ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated Kaynes Technology's semiconductor manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat and said India is strengthening its role as a reliable semiconductor supplier in the global market. He said the inauguration of the facility strengthens India's push towards self-reliance, which marks a landmark step in building a robust semiconductor ecosystem. Modi also launched and dedicated multiple infrastructure projects across Gujarat worth over ₹20 ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin addressed party functionaries across all constituencies through video conference from his residence. The meeting was attended by senior leaders, including Party General Secretary and Minister Durai Murugan; Party Treasurer and MP TR Baalu; Party Principal Secretary and Minister KN Nehru; Deputy General Secretaries Minister I Periyasamy and former Minister K Ponmudi; MPs Kanimozhi Karunandhi, Tiruc ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin addressed party functionaries across all constituencies through video conference from his residence. The meeting was attended by senior leaders, including Party General Secretary and Minister Durai Murugan; Party Treasurer and MP TR Baalu; Party Principal Secretary and Minister KN Nehru; Deputy General Secretaries Minister I Periyasamy and former Minister K Ponmudi; MPs Kanimozhi Karunandhi, Tiruc ...Read More >
Addressing an event in Thane, Shinde said the proposed pod taxi system will be introduced in the Ghodbunder region, with the foundation stone for the project set to be laid soon, reported PTI. He described the initiative as part of a broader push to modernise the city's infrastructure, drawing parallels with major projects such as Metro corridors, the Coastal Road, and the Thane-Borivali twin-tunnel project. A pod taxi operates under the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system, featuring small, au ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Indian-origin chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has become England's top-rated female player, according to the latest rating list of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The 11-year-old, whose parents moved from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu to England in 2007, has 2366 FIDE rating points. The primary school student based in North London has overtaken four-time British women's champion, Lan Yao, who is 25, at the top of the FIDE list for England. With this, she has ...Read More >
MADURAI: The 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge of Madurai, G Muthukumaran, concluded the hearing on the sentencing of nine policemen convicted in the Sathankulam custodial death case on Thursday and will be pronouncing the sentence on April 6. The nine convicts - namely, then inspector S Sridhar, then sub inspectors P Ragu Ganesh and K Balakrishnan, then head constables S Murugan and A Samidurai and constables M Muthuraja, S Veil Muthu, S Chelladurai and X Thomas Francis - were found g ...Read More >
New Delhi: Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requesting it to conduct an inquiry into the recent incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for electoral roll revision work were allegedly gheraoed and attacked. In a communication addressed to the Director General of the NIA, the poll panel referred to the apex court's order passed in a suo motu writ petition c ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The battle against mosquitoes on Thursday was taken up a notch by BRS LB Nagar MLA Devireddy Sudheer Reddy, who demanded that the government and the GHMC wake up to the problem and take steps to control the burgeoning numbers of mosquitoes in the city. Sudheer Reddy, armed with a mosquito fogging machine and wearing a specially stitched suit made of mosquito netting, addressed a press conference at the BRS Legislature Party office in the Assembly complex here, and said: "The problem ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 'highly mutated' COVID-19 variant, which is spreading fast in the US and parts of Europe, has triggered worldwide concern. However, experts said there is no immediate risk in India. Nicknamed 'Cicada', the BA.3.2 is on the list of COVID-19 variants being tracked by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Though cases due to 'Cicada', nicknamed for the insect's ability to disappear and then reemerge after years underground, are ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 2 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday held a roadshow in Coimbatore and campaigned in support of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and alliance candidates, urging voters to back the ruling coalition and replicate its past electoral successes. Addressing a public meeting at the CODISSIA Grounds, Stalin appealed to voters across key constituencies, including Coimbatore North, Pollachi, Valparai, Kinathukadavu and Sulur, to support DMK and it ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday evening handed over the probe into the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in minority-dominated Malda district to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Earlier in the day, a division bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Surya Kant, strongly denounced the incident, describing it as evidence of a complete law and order failure in West Bengal, and directed that the matter ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), signed in July last year, is likely to come into force in the next 30-45 days, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. Goyal held a bilateral meeting with Peter Kyle, UK's Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on the sidelines of the 14th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) last month in Cameroon. "The United Kingdom is also very pleased at the speed with which the India-UK Free ...Read More >
Jazeera Airways will launch special charter flights connecting Kuwait and Mangaluru. These flights will operate twice weekly via Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Passengers will travel by road to Dammam for onward travel. The service begins on April 8. The airline is also considering increasing flight frequency. This initiative aims to facilitate passenger movement. Mangaluru: Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways will operate special bi-weekly charter flights between Kuwait and Mangaluru via Dammam from April 8, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Even as the real estate sector is likely to be impacted by the war in west Asia, the state government has decided to increase ready reckoner (RR) rates by 4-5% on average for the 2026-27 financial year, officials aware of the matter told Hindustan Times. "The office of the Inspector General of Stamp and Registration is finalising the proposal and it is expected to be announced on March 31," a senior revenue department official said, requesting anonymity. The hike, effective April 1, is ...Read More >
Srinagar- In a first for India's census history, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in the country's inaugural self-enumeration exercise, marking the digital rollout of Census 2027. The exercise, launched in the national capital and seven other states and Union Territories, allows citizens to submit their household details online through a dedicated portal, introducing a major shift from the traditional door-to-door data collection. Murmu comple ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 1: US tariff orders are likely to moderate India Inc's credit profiles in the second half of FY26, and the West Asia conflict, especially its duration, will play a crucial role in determining how it pans out in the future, rating agencies said on Wednesday. Crisil Ratings, which rates over 7,300 entities, conducted a stress test on the likely impact of the West Asia crisis on Indian companies, which revealed that 23 of the 30 sectors with exposure to the Gulf region will be resili ...Read More >
On March 31, Poonam Pandey took to Instagram to announce her pregnancy. Her post left netizens speculating that it could be a publicity stunt. Actress Poonam Pandey, who earlier took social media by storm after she faked her death to raise awareness about cervical cancer, has once again left the internet puzzled. On March 31, she took to Instagram to announce her pregnancy. Her post left netizens speculating that it could be a publicity stunt. Poonam Pandey announces first pregnancy Poonam to ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Wednesday launched its first-ever fully digital census exercise, with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah among the first to complete online self-enumeration through a newly launched portal. The 15-day self-enumeration window, introduced for the first time in the country's census history, opened in Delhi and seven other states and Union Territories, allowing citizens to submit their household details online before the comm ...Read More >
Panaji: The GST revenue data for 2025-26 shows that while the state's taxpayer base is expanding, Goa is seeing a significant loss of fiscal momentum. The total GST collected in Goa for 2025-26 came in at Rs 6,950 crore, representing an overall decline of 2.1% over the previous year at a time when national GST collections grew 6.4%.Of the Rs 6,950 crore collected as GST from taxpayers, Goa govt earned Rs 4,575 crore for the year ending March 31, a flat 1% growth. The remaining GST was credited t ...Read More >
Mysuru: Mysuru deputy commissioner Lakshmikanth Reddy G Wednesday urged residents to complete self-enumeration before April 15 for smooth and swift census implementation.Speaking to reporters at the DC's office, Reddy said in preparation for the 2027 census, which will be held in two phases - from April 1 to May 15 and again in Feb 2027 - self-enumeration has already started. During this phase, the public can share information online. Reddy assured that all information shared online is safe, as ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday completed his self-enumeration for the first phase of Census 2027, marking the rollout of India's first fully digital census. In a post on his X handle, HM Shah said: "Under the 'House-listing' phase - the first step of the Census process commencing today - I filled out the self-enumeration form at my residence in Delhi. This process will play a pivotal role in accelerating India's developmental journey and ensuring ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has begun the world's largest national population count, which could reshape welfare programs and political representation across the country. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It's now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation . The new census had been planned for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and logistical challenges. Here's how India's census works and why it is significant: Counting m ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, April 1 : Marking a decisive shift towards technology-driven governance, the first phase of Census 2027 began in East Singhbhum on Wednesday- April 1, with authorities rolling out a hybrid model that combines traditional door-to-door enumeration with a robust online self-enumeration system. In a first for the district, residents can now submit their details from home through a dedicated digital portal made available by the Government of India. The platform, accessible in 16 languag ...Read More >
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