Hyderabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Friday said that NITI Aayog’s praise for TS-iPASS policy, designed during his party’s rule, as the best in the country, is a matter of great pride for all of Telangana.He recalled that the policy was designed by then Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) with the intention of transforming the State into a hub of industrial revolution.The former minister took to ‘X’ to hail NITI Aayog’s praise for…
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Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said he has signed two new trade actions under Section 232. The moves target critical minerals and semiconductor imports. White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf said the first action followed a trade investigation into critical minerals. He said it creates a process to secure US supply chains for critical minerals and related products.The second action focuses on semiconductors. Scharf said it sets up a two-phase process. Under the first p…
Lucknow, Jan 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, alongside Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, inaugurated an Indian automobile manufacturing firm’s state-of-the-art electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Lucknow on Friday. The facility, dedicated to the nation in a record time of just 18 months, is a clear evidence of Uttar Pradesh’s rapid industrial transformation under the double-engine government at the state and the Centre.The dignitaries visited the modern plant and planted…
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has approved the Standard Operating Procedure-2025 (SOP) for the effective implementation of the Uttar Pradesh Global Capability Centre Policy-2024. This move is expected to provide fresh momentum to global investments, high-level services, and large-scale employment generation across the state. Under the newly approved SOP, Invest UP has been designated as the nodal agency responsible for overseeing the …
Luxembourg City, Jan 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India and Luxembourg can collaborate much more productively in fintech, space, digital world and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In his opening remarks during his meeting with Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel, EAM Jaishankar said that he looked forward to the talks and expressed confidence that both nations can benefit from the discussions.”I could see that we have a v…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s investment climate is facing a deepening crisis, with fresh data and recent developments showing that the country is struggling to attract both local and foreign capital despite repeated policy initiatives.Pakistan’s investment-to-GDP ratio remains stuck at around 13.1 per cent, far below the regional average of over 30 per cent.This places Pakistan among the weakest performers in its neighbourhood, where higher investment levels have helped economies boost…
Amaravati, Jan 2 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh has firmly established itself as India’s leading investment destination, capturing a remarkable 25.3 per cent of all proposed investments in the first nine months of the financial year 2025-26, according to a report by Bank of Baroda. The state now stands well ahead of peers such as Odisha (13.1 per cent) and Maharashtra (12.8 per cent), signalling a decisive shift in India’s industrial and investment momentum toward the eastern and southern corridors.T…
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Cabinet will meet on January 6 at the Secretariat in Chennai under the chairmanship of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, ahead of the commencement of the State Legislative Assembly session scheduled to begin on January 20.The meeting is expected to play a crucial role in shaping the government’s legislative agenda and policy direction for the upcoming session.A major focus of the Cabinet meeting will be the preparation of the Governor’s address, which traditiona…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held discussions with economists and sectoral experts for suggestions on boosting economic growth and creating more jobs in the economy as part of the consultation process for the Union Budget 2026-27, which is likely to be presented in Parliament on February 1. Senior officials from NITI Aayog, leading economists and experts from various sectors participated in the brainstorming session. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was als…
Gandhinagar, Dec 27 (IANS) In a significant diplomatic engagement, Nepal’s Ambassador to India, Shankar Prasad Sharma, paid a courtesy call on Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at the state capital on Saturday. The meeting, held during the Ambassador’s visit to Gujarat, aimed at promoting Nepal’s tourism sector, opened avenues for deeper collaboration between the Himalayan nation and one of India’s most vibrant states. Ambassador Sharma warmly praised Gujarat’s multifaceted development traj…