New Delhi A Pakistani boat carrying narcotic substance worth Rs 600 crore was seized by the Indian Coast Guard today after two days of relentless search of nearly 200 nautical miles along the International Maritime Boundary Line off the Gujarat coast, a top official said. “Six crew members of theRead More

United Nations India’s economy is projected to grow at 7.1 per cent in fiscal year 2020 on the back of strong domestic consumption and investment, but the GDP growth is a downward revision from the 7.4 per cent estimated in January this year, according to a report by the UnitedRead More

Mumbai The Devendra Fadnavis government is likely to roll out another farm loan waiver in Maharashtra in the coming weeks in the wake of feedback received from members of the ruling BJP who campaigned for the Lok Sabha polls in the interiors of the state. ”There is a demand for aRead More

Sriharikota The Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to embark on its most complex mission ever undertaken as the space agency is gearing to launch Chandrayaan-2 between July 9 and 16. The landing on the moon is expected to be on September 6, ISRO chairman K Sivan said. “ItRead More

Chandigarh Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday morning thanked the people for “blessing” the BJP, as she reflected upon the past five years of the BJP-led NDA government in a series of tweets. Irani also targeted the opposition saying the general election was about “people versus the opposition”. The 43-year-oldRead More

New Delhi Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, in which over 8,000 candidates were in the fray for 542 seats, will begin at 8.00 am Thursday and results are expected only by late evening due to tallying of voter verified paper audit trail slips with EVM count forRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took to Twitter to pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 28th death anniversary. “Tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary,” Modi tweeted. This comes after Modi dubbed Rajiv Gandhi “bhrashtachari no 1” (corrupt no 1)Read More

Washington Eminent Indian experts in the US believe that the next Indian government to be formed after the declaration of the election results on May 23 faces crucial foreign policy decisions, particularly in the economic realm. “No matter who forms the next government, India faces crucial foreign policy decisions, particularlyRead More

New Delhi External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will attend the two-day Foreign Ministers’ meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) beginning Tuesday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where the issue of foreign terrorist fighters will occupy centre-stage. Though Indian attention will be focussed on Pakistan presence at the forum, of far greaterRead More

Mumbai Caught in a trade war with the US, China is fast turning diamond processing units in Gujarat and Rajasthan into re-export hubs of man-made stones to the former. According to diamond exporters here, Chinese manufacturers with huge capacities to grow artificial diamonds in laboratories may have sent as muchRead More