finance: Finance Minister calls state-owned lenders’ meet amid global banking crisis
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called a special meeting of state-run lenders later this week to seek their views on heightened global concerns over the…
Ukraine: Russia hits Ukraine with missiles, drones as ‘dear friend’ Xi departs
KYIV/ZAPORIZHZHIA: Russia blasted an apartment block in Ukraine with missiles on Wednesday and swarmed cities with drone attacks overnight, in a display of force as…
ipl: IPL was India’s first unicorn with a $1.1 billion valuation: D&P
The Indian Premier League (IPL), which became a decacorn recently with a $10.9 billion valuation, was the country’s first unicorn in 2008 at $1.1 billion…
UK to review security at Indian High Commission in London after protests
British foreign minister James Cleverly on Wednesday said the country will review security at the Indian High Commission in London following “unacceptable acts of violence”…
Road builders executing on time set for gains
The pace at which national highways are being constructed has gained momentum. In the six months to January 2023, it has outpaced the rate at…
Aadhaar-linked NREGS payments to get more time
New Delhi: The government will likely extend the current mixed model of wage payment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) beyond…
9 states may post higher nominal GDP growth than country’s 10.5%
Nine states have projected growth rates higher than the 10.5% forecast for the country in 2023-24, according to an ET analysis of budgets of 17…
Indo-Russian mega meet plans to achieve $50 billion trade target
India and Russia will host a mega business meeting here next week amid plans to push bilateral trade to $50 billion this year, from a…
Boris Johnson tells lockdown party hearing ‘I did not lie’
LONDON: Boris Johnson said “hand on heart” he did not lie to parliament over rule-breaking COVID-19 lockdown parties as the former British prime minister fought…
Khalistan: Pro-Khalistan protesters barricaded off outside India House in London
LONDON: Mounted police took position outside the Indian High Commission in London Wednesday while a police helicopter whirred overhead as a raucous crowd of pro-Khalistan…