World Bank projects India’s poverty rate to fall to 12.1% by 2028, from 14.2% in 2026, citing strong consumption growth and rising employment NEW DELHI: World Bank has said that poverty in India, defined at $4.2 a day, will decline from 14.2% in 2026 to 12.1% by 2028.Between 2011 and 2023, it is estimated that…
J&K Police bust terror financing module in Shopian SRINAGAR: J&K Police Friday said they have busted a terror financing module and arrested 10 suspects from different parts of the union territory.“During the investigation, suspicious online financial transactions carried out through various payment platforms were analysed, leading to the tracing of money trails across multiple layers….
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday raised concerns over repeated attacks on civilian shipping and seafarers at the G20 foreign affairs ministers’ meeting, stressing the urgent need to safeguard freedom of navigation.In a post on X, Jaishankar said the Global South was disproportionately bearing the consequences of attacks in the Middle East,…
Ritabrata also questioned Abhishek’s decision to seek security after previously claiming that he did not need it. He said the TMC leader had earlier maintained that he had the “security of the people”. NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Bengal assembly Ritabrata Banerjee on Friday hit back at Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek…
NEW DELHI: Hours after seven people on board an Aryan Aviation chopper died when it crashed near Gaurikund on June 15, 2025, the aviation ministry had found two helicopters of Trans Bharat — whose chopper crashed on Friday — were airborne “under unsuitable weather conditions.” It had suspended the licences of both Trans Bharat pilots…
BJP leaders, workers, and supporters carry national flags and party banners during the ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ protest march at Chandni Chowk in New Delhi on Wednesday NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to launch a counter-protest in Delhi against the Congress-led INDIA bloc’s rally against voter irregularities at Ramlila Maidan on November…
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ajeet Gopchade speaks in Rajya Sabha (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: India must adopt a robust legal framework to ensure the safe, ethical and accountable use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, clinical research and medical education, where errors can have serious consequences for patients and medical professionals.With the objective to establish a…
NEW DELHI: When Neha Bora recently said “AISA will not be a part of normalising the signing of peace bonds”, she inadvertently highlighted a contrast that the Jantar Mantar 2.0 protests against SIR and “vote chori” had brought to the fore. Neha’s refusal to sign the peace bond before a special executive magistrate and her…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday launched a scathing attack on Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of trying to spread anarchy on the streets and undermining India’s democratic traditions.Addressing a press conference, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi termed the Congress leader a “Dimagi Naxal” and questioned his conduct.“The Naxalites on the…
Singh also challenged the argument that his removal would help restore peace in the state NEW DELHI: Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has accused sections of the state BJP leadership of conspiring with the Congress to remove him from office. Singh also questioned the continued violence in the state since his resignation in…
