New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) BJP leader Amit Malviya took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, citing the high GDP growth figure for the Indian economy released on Friday as a “tsunami” that has “washed away” the Opposition leader’s “latest sinister attempt to malign India.” The latest GDP data shows India growing at 7.7 per cent in FY 2025–26 is the fastest among major economies. Quarter after quarter, India held firm with a 6.7 per cent growth in Q1, 8.4 per cent growth in Q2, 7….
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El Jadida (Morocco), June 5 (IANS) Last week front-runner Karandeep Kochhar experienced a missed cut and had a rare weekend off. Stung by the reverse, Kochhar spent the weekend at the Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort course working on his short game. It paid off on the first day of the USD 500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic at the same venue as he carded a 6-under 66 and placed himself one shot behind the leader, Thailand’s Runchanapong Youprayong (65).Another Indian Aryan Roopa Anand, a recent winne…
El Jadida (Morocco), June 6 (IANS) Karandeep Kochhar of India posted a fine round of 6-under 66 and positioned himself in the tied second place after the first day of the USD 500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic at the Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort. The 26-year-old from Chandigarh is one shot behind the leader, Thailand’s Runchanapong Youprayong, who carded 7-under 65 that included eight birdies against one bogey. Kochhar, a four-time winner in India, added a breakthrough win on the IGPL Tour late l…
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) Telangana Police’s anti-drugs wing EAGLE Force has busted an international drug smuggling syndicate involved in trafficking hydroponic cannabis (OG weed) from Thailand to India with the arrest of 10 key accused, including kingpin Hemang Pramod Keluskar of Mumbai. The accused belong to various states, with most of the key accused hailing from Mumbai.The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) said on Thursday that the investigations following the arrest of t…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) A senior US congressional delegation travelled to the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and the Philippines to reinforce security ties and deliver a common message that Iran must stop threatening its neighbours, Congressman Josh Gottheimer said.Gottheimer, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), led the delegation and held talks with senior leaders in the UAE and Indo-Pacific partners on regional security, artificial intelligence, energy c…
Kuala Lumpur, May 31 (IANS) Thailand, Malaysia and China have secured qualification for the women’s cricket tournament at the 2026 Asian Games after emerging as the top three teams in the qualifying event staged in the city between May 26 and 31.The trio will join the already-qualified teams at the continental showpiece, which is scheduled to be held across Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya in Japan during September and October next year.Thailand enjoyed a flawless campaign in the preliminary stage,…
Seoul, May 28 (IANS) South Korea’s Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back will travel to Singapore later this week to attend an annual security forum, his ministry said on Thursday, amid an increasingly volatile security landscape, highlighted by the Middle East conflict. Ahn will attend the 23rd Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, from Friday through Sunday, where he will be joined by his counterparts of key nations, including the United States, Japan and other European and Indo…
Ulaanbaatar/New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) An exposition of the Holy Relics of the chief disciples of the Buddha — Arahant Sariputta and Arahant Mahamoggallana — will be organised at the Ganden Monastery in Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar from June 1-10 by India’s Ministry of Culture, the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and New Delhi’s National Museum. In June 2022, four sacred Kapilavastu Relics of the Buddha were taken from the National Museum of India to Mongolia for an 11-day exposition, mar…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) As the Indian agencies continue to crack down on drug cartels and narcotic smuggling, an increasing trend of pharmaceutical drug diversions has come to light. There has been an increase in the number of such cases in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura, the agencies have learnt.In addition to identifying and cracking down on drug smugglers, their modus operandi and the routes they use, the agencies are closely monitoring chemical and pharmaceutical diversion. The high…
Vadodara, May 22 (IANS) The next edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) will be held in Vadodara in the last week of June 2026, with a focused review of the industrial and economic profile of Central Gujarat, the state government announced on Friday. The conference will concentrate on the Central Gujarat region, which comprises Ahmedabad, Anand, Chhota Udepur, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Mahisagar, Narmada, Panchmahal and Vadodara districts.The region contributes around 28 per …