Sitharaman said the new measures were a beginning of a broader strategy to draw international capital back into India. Terming the recent measures to attract foreign capital as the “first step”, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that India is preparing for exigencies in wake of the ongoing geopolitical crisis and US-Iran conflict.Sitharaman described…
‘Dhruva Natchathiram,’ starring Vikram and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, has been one of Tamil cinema’s most-awaited films. The spy thriller has faced multiple delays over the last decade due to financial issues. Despite its teaser creating excitement among fans back in 2017 and 2018, the film has remained unreleased. Even a planned release in…
PM Narendra Modi highlights ethical AI as India announces academic collaboration with Slovakia Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the establishment of an India Chair on Artificial Intelligence (AI) at a university in Slovakia, calling it a significant step towards strengthening international collaboration in emerging technologies.In a statement shared on social media, the Prime Minister…
NEW DELHI: India’s women’s cricket team continued with the ‘no handshake’ policy during their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday. At the toss, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana did not shake hands, continuing a trend that has been followed in recent India-Pakistan…
Quote of the day by Richard P. Feynman One of the more unusual qualities of Richard Feynman was that he did not seem particularly interested in being the smartest person in the room.That may sound odd for a physicist who won the Nobel Prize and became one of the most recognisable scientific figures of the…
NEW DELHI: India’s groundwater crisis is becoming increasingly severe, with several regions reporting alarming levels of depletion, drinking water shortages and contamination. Among the major cities, Hyderabad has become India’s worst-affected metropolitan region for groundwater depletion, overtaking larger cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, according to the Dynamic Groundwater Resource Assessment Report 2025 released by…
JAIPUR: A massive dust storm swept across a highway in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Monday, reducing visibility to near zero and severely disrupting traffic movement as thick clouds of dust and strong winds engulfed the stretch.The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Jaipur centre has forecast an intensification of pre-monsoon activity across parts of the state from…
Punjab: Kejriwal, CM Mann hold roadshow in Sohna village; AAP chief appeals for continued mandate In a major push for political momentum, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, held a high-energy roadshow in Sohna village here on Sunday.Addressing the gathered crowd, the AAP national convener credited…
On a busy day in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, passersby would often spot an elderly man standing quietly outside churches with a plastic cup in his hand. His clothes were worn. His beard was long and white. To many, he looked like a homeless pensioner trying to survive on spare change. Yet there was something unusual…
Former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya has called for reviving the government’s privatisation agenda for public sector undertakings (PSUs) and public sector banks (PSBs), arguing that disinvestment remains a key pillar of India’s economic reforms.In an interview with PTI, Panagariya also advocated the creation of an independent privatisation ministry to accelerate the government’s disinvestment…
