Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday accused the BJP of labelling the Noida labour protest as “Pakistani Conspiracy”, saying that it is an insult to India’s workforce and a sign of “cowardly mentality”. The Thackeray camp, in a scathing editorial of the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, claimed that the BJP uses Pakistan as a political crutch to deflect from their own failures in governance and border security.The editorial said similar claims of “Pa…
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New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India has emerged as one of the most dynamic economic success stories of the 21st century, transforming from a developing nation into one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, a report has said. Over the past two decades, strong economic expansion, rapid digitalisation and growing global influence have helped the country play an increasingly important role in shaping the global economy, a report by News.AZ.According to international financial institutions a…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Union Budget’s effectiveness should be assessed through concrete parameters, such as expanding infrastructure, simplifying the flow of credit, improving the ease of doing business, and increasing transparency in governance, while also making the lives of citizens easier and generating new opportunities for them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.Addressing the first post-budget webinar of the 2026-27 series, PM Modi emphasised that the national budget is a …
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) The dream of millions of Pakistanis working in other nations is shattered not due to distance but by betrayal. Pakistani expats often end up losing their inheritances or life’s savings through frauds and unsuccessful efforts to take back their properties which have illegal occupation, a report has detailed. A 40 per cent of Pakistanis working in other nations face property disputes, with illegal occupation and land grabbing at home being the most common offences. These ar…
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) Leading US-India business groups welcomed India’s Union Budget 2026–27, saying it reinforces growth, fiscal discipline, and India’s role as a key economic partner for the United States during global uncertainty.US-India Business Council (USIBC) and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) said the budget underscored India’s commitment to economic growth, resilience, and global competitiveness, while strengthening the foundations for deeper bilateral comm…
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Criticising the Union Budget for 2026–27 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said it resembling a municipality corporate budget and termed it the most disappointing budget he has seen in his political career. The Chief Minister said that in the 2025–26 budget, Union Finance Minister Sitharaman had promised an allocation of Rs 5.41 lakh crore for centrally sponsored schemes. “However, in the current bu…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) India’s economy will expand 7.3 per cent in the current fiscal year and stronger growth will boost household incomes and support rising demand for insurance, a report said on Monday.The report from global Credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings said India’s insurance sector is set to see a shift from current weak profitability due to sustained premium growth on the back of robust economic expansion, increased digitisation, tax changes.”We expect India’s economy to grow …