New Delhi: Coal production and supplies at Coal India Limited (CIL) are expected to improve as heavy rains in coal-producing regions ease. CIL supplied 322.90 million tonnes (MT) of coal between April and August 2026, up 6.7% from the same period last year. Daily production rose from 1.36 MT during the first three days of Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on becoming the longest continuously serving Prime Minister in Italy’s postwar history. Modi said the milestone reflected the trust and confidence placed in Meloni’s leadership by the Italian people. He also credited Meloni’s friendship with India for playing an important role Read More…
Belgrade: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade and discussed the strong and expanding ties between India and Serbia. The meeting took place at the Palace of Serbia on the sidelines of events marking the 65th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement. Rijiju said Read More…
Commercial LPG cylinder prices have been increased across major cities after witnessing a decline for two consecutive months. The price of a 19-kg commercial cylinder has gone up by Rs 9.50 to Rs 11.50, depending on the city. In Delhi, the price has increased by Rs 9.50, taking the cost of a 19-kg cylinder to Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the nation after India recorded a 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the first quarter of the financial year, describing the latest economic figures as a sign of rising confidence in the country’s growth prospects. In a video message shared with the public, Modi highlighted the strong performance Read More…
Tokyo: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a roundtable with leading Japanese and Indian industry representatives in Tokyo on semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting their growing role in strengthening India-Japan economic and technological cooperation. Goyal said semiconductors and AI are emerging as key areas of strategic collaboration and an important pillar of Read More…
NEW DELHI: Unified Payments Interface (UPI) completed 10 years on Tuesday, marking a decade of rapid growth that has transformed India’s digital payments landscape. Launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on August 25, 2016, under the oversight of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), UPI has become a key component of India’s Read More…
JAIPUR: India’s installed non-fossil fuel power generation capacity has crossed the 300 GW mark, accounting for more than 54 per cent of the country’s total installed electricity generation capacity, a senior Union government official said on Monday. The milestone was highlighted during the first regional roadshow of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo (BRE Read More…
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud, officials said. The searches were carried out at nine premises in Muzaffarnagar and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, besides locations in Faridabad, Read More…
Jodhpur: A scuffle broke out during a programme organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at the Gandhi Shanti Pratishthan in Jodhpur on Sunday, following an alleged assault on a CJP worker, eyewitnesses said. According to eyewitnesses, the confrontation began after a CJP worker was allegedly slapped by a worker of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Read More…