New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s IT industry is witnessing a remarkable shift as growth expands beyond traditional metro cities, driven by the government-backed Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. As of FY 2024-25, India’s software exports touched $224.4 billion, up from $136 billion in 2019, and total revenue from the IT industry stood at $282.6 billion, with the sector employing 5.8 million people, a significant rise from 4.14 million in 2019…

Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) The Patna Police on Wednesday arrested Roshan Sharma, a wanted inter-state criminal, and uncovered a major illegal arms network based on his revelations. His arrest has led to the recovery of multiple weapons and the exposure of a mini firearms manufacturing unit operating within the city.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma, in a press conference, said that Sharma was apprehended in connection with the April 21 firing incident, in which a bus driver was gun…

Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Sharpening its ongoing battle against the anti-farmer land pooling scheme of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, the BJP on Wednesday announced a state-wide “Save Land, Save Farmers” procession from August 17 to September 5. It will be led by the party’s state working President Ashwani Sharma. An announcement in this regard was made by party’s state Vice-President Kewal Singh Dhillon. He said during the yatra the BJP would go village-to-village, creat…

Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Wednesday in its official statement that the autorickshaw blast which took place in communally-sensitive Mangaluru city in Karnataka was a part of the plan of the terrorist organisation ISIS. The Enforcement Directorate initiated an investigation into the blast case on the basis of the FIR registered by the Kankanady police station in Mangaluru on the complaint of K. Purushottama, an autorickshaw driver, relating to the expl…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Rajasthan High Court order that had suspended the sentence of a man convicted of raping a minor, and directed him to surrender by August 30 before the special Pocso court in the state’s Karauli. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan allowed the appeal filed by the minor victim’s father, holding that the Rajasthan High Court’s reasoning “fell far short of the parameters required for enlarging a convict, pu…

Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he has signed an executive order imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on imports from India, citing the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil.The White House said the decision is aimed at strengthening measures taken under earlier sanctions against Russia following its actions in Ukraine. The US President had announced a 25 per cent tariff on India last week.The order states that India is directly or indi…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan at Kartavya Path, New Delhi, calling it a major step towards transforming India’s administrative infrastructure into a 21st-century system that is cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally conscious. Highlighting a significant point, the Prime Minister said that the government has been spending nearly Rs 1,500 crore every year on office rentals for ministries and departments functioning out of sc…

London, Aug 6 (IANS) After playing in four of England’s recently 2-2 drawn Test series against India, fast bowler Brydon Carse has been ruled of playing for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred men’s competition. In a statement, Carse said the decision to pull out of The Hundred came after a consultation with medical staff. As a result, Carse has been replaced by pacer Mitchell Stanley in the Superchargers’ line-up.”At the end of a long series against India and following consultation wi…

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Hockey Punjab and Hockey Jharkhand registered victories on Wednesday to cement their places in the final of the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2025, held at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium. Hockey Punjab sealed their place in the final with a narrow 4-3 defeat of Uttar Pradesh Hockey while in the second semifinal, Jharkhand defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 3-1. Hockey Punjab will now face Hockey Jharkhand in the summit clash, while Uttar Pradesh…

Kakinada, Aug 6 (IANS) Manipur Hockey, Hockey Uttarakhand and Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu won their final league match while Hockey Himachal drew with Hockey Association of Bihar on the sixth day saw end of all Division ‘B’ matches of the 15th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship. In the first match of the day Manipur Hockey defeated Assam Hockey 3-1 with Kangjam Silvia Chanu (27’, 49’) scoring two goals and Devi Mutum Priya (26’) scoring one goal for Manipur Hockey. The lone …