NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that Indian economy remains robust even in the wake of external challenges caused by the West Asia conflict and the consequent rise in prices was putting pressure on the three Fs – fuel, fertiliser and forex.While referring to PM Narendra Modi’s call to citizens to conserve…
NEW DELHI: Days after declaring that a technology boost would transform the country’s eastern and western borders into ‘smart borders’ amid intensified curbs on infiltration, home minister Amit Shah will be touring border areas of four states — Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tripura and West Bengal — over the next month to review their security.Shah will start…
NEW DELHI: India has moved a step closer to the big-ticket defence deal on 114 Rafale fighters with France as the country has finalised the Letter of Request (LoR) for the acquisition of the 4.5-generation multirole jets for the IAF.“The LoR is ready and it is expected to be sent to France in a few…
NEW DELHI: Petrol prices breached the Rs 100-a-litre-mark in the capital on Monday after state-owned oil companies effected the fourth hike in retail fuel rates in 11 days, raising petrol prices by another Rs 2.61 to Rs 102.12 a litre to cut losses from selling auto fuels below market cost. Petrol price was last past…
NEW DELHI: Accusing the Congress of an attitude towards opposition parties that comes in the way of building the unity of secular forces to fight against RSS-BJP, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday cautioned that strengthening opposition unity was a necessity to counter the “growth of right wing forces”. .Reflecting on the INDIA…
The rupee appreciated by 34 paise to close at 95.26 against the US dollar on Monday, marking its third consecutive session of gains, amid improving global sentiment over a possible peace agreement between the United States and Iran.According to news agency PTI, the rupee strengthened as optimism grew around easing tensions in West Asia and…
The government on Monday said it is closely monitoring fuel supplies across the country and taking immediate corrective measures to prevent shortages, amid panic buying and dryouts reported at petrol pumps in parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the ministry of petroleum and natural gas, said India has sufficient stocks…
US President Donald Trump on Monday called on several Muslim-majority nations to sign onto the Abraham Accords as part of efforts to secure a broader peace deal involving Iran. But while listing the leaders he had spoken to, Trump’s post mentioned Pakistan’s Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir instead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.In the Truth…
Doctors battling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing growing challenges as attacks on health facilities and fleeing patients disrupt response efforts in the country’s northeast, Reuters reported.At least three such incidents have been reported so far in Ituri province, where the first Ebola cases were detected. Two attacks over the…
Saudi Arabia is leveraging the Iran war to accelerate its ambitions of becoming a regional energy and logistics hub, even as the conflict disrupts global trade and weighs on economic growth across the Gulf.Since fighting began on February 28, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been heavily restricted, forcing Gulf states to rely on…