GDP growth slows to five-year low at 5.8 pc in Jan-Mar
India's economic growth rate slowed to five-year low of 5.8 per cent in January-March 2018-19, due to poor performance in agriculture and manufacturing sectors, official data released Friday said. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) also revealed that GDP growth during 2018-19 fiscal stood at 6.8 per cent, lower than 7.2 per...
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Rupee snaps 3-day losing streak; settles 17 paise up at 69.70 vs USD
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Unemployment rate at 6.1 pc in 2017-18, confirms govt data
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Cabinet approves extension of PM-KISAN scheme to all farmers
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RCom lenders claim Rs 49,193-crore dues
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Trump briefly says Russia helped in his win, retracts
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Israel to hold fresh election as Netanyahu fails to form coalition
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Sirisena contradicts Lanka intelligence chief’s testimony
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Globe Trotting
Respond to Iran with ‘firmness’: Saudi arabia Jiddah (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister on Thursday urged Muslim nations to confront recent attacks in the region that the US. And its allies have blamed on Iran with “all means of force and firmness.” Ibrahim al-Assaf made the comments at a meeting...
No exoneration for Trump after Russia probe, says Mueller
Special counsel Robert Mueller said that charging President Donald Trump with a crime was “not an option” because of federal rules, but he used his first public remarks on the Russia investigation to emphasize that he did not exonerate the President. “If we had had confidence that the president clearly...
US blocks over $46 m in funds of terrorist groups, says report
The US blocked more than $46 million in funds of designated terrorist groups, including Pakistan-based outfits, until the last year as part of its crackdown on foreign terrorist organisations and individuals, according to an annual report. The report released by the US Department of Treasury states the US blocked nearly...
Over 7,50,000 EU nationals seek UK residence for Brexit
Britain has received 7,50,000 applications from EU citizens seeking to settle in the UK in the first four months of 2019, with Poles leading the way, official data showed Thursday. The Government’s scheme for offering an estimated 3.8 million EU nationals the right to live permanently in Britain after Brexit has...
7 South Koreans dead as Budapest tourist boat sinks
Seven South Korean tourists died and 21 others were missing after a sightseeing boat capsized and sank on the Danube in Budapest, Hungarian and South Korean officials said on Thursday. The accident happened near the Parliament in the heart of the Hungarian Capital after a collision with a larger river cruise...
Pak arrests absconding Pashtun legislator over attack on military post
Pakistani authorities on Thursday arrested an absconding Pashtun lawmaker who was allegedly involved in the attack on a military post in which five soldiers were injured. Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader and parliament member Mohsin Dawar was arrested from North Waziristan, said Shaukat Yousafzai, a spokesman in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering...
Spirit of togetherness
SANAM teams up with global artistes for the world cup cricket anthem. In conversation with Ayushi Sharma, they tell us what they keep in mind while creating their melodies What is common to the songs Waka Waka, La la Brasil or De Ghuma Ke? All three are sports anthems, the...
