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FM: Lower GDP growth in Q2 a temporary blip

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday expressed confidence in India's economic growth, calling the second quarter growth rate of 5.4% a \"temporary blip\" and indicating accelerated capital investments in the second half of FY25, while addressing concerns about economic sustainability raised by parliamentarians.

RBI's new leadership to retain anti-crypto stance, officials say

NEW DELHI: The change of guard at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to change the central bank's position on private cryptocurrencies, two officials said.

TVS Electronics to expand electronics manufacturing

TVS Electronics plans to expand its electronics manufacturing services (EMS) division to bring it on par with its product and solutions division, senior executives from the Tumakuru, Karnataka-based company said.

GAZA CEASEFIRE TALKS SWIRL AS OFFICIALS PUSH FOR DEAL

Uncertainty surrounded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's whereabouts on Tuesday after sources briefed on talks about a Gaza ceasefire said he was travelling to Cairo but his office said he was on the northern border with Syria.

Trump, WH spar over mystery drones

WASHINGTON: The White House (WH) insisted on Monday that mystery drones which have caused a public panic in parts of the United States were flying legally, after President-elect Donald Trump suggested there had been a government cover-up.

CHINA EXECUTES OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN BIGGEST CASE OF GRAFT WORTH $421 MILLION

China, on Tuesday, executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totaling over $421 million.

Police search for killer's motive in Wisconsin school shooting

Police in Wisconsin on Tuesday were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old girl to determine what drove her to open fire in a school classroom, killing a fellow student and a teacher before taking her own life.

'Preposterous': China rejects spying claims linked to Prince Andrew

BEIJING: China on Tuesday said claims that a businessman had used his links with Britain's Prince Andrew to spy for Beijing were \"preposterous\", after the UK government voiced mounting concerns over the allegations.

Rebellion hits ruling party as MPs demand Trudeau resignation

TORONTO: Hours after the shock resignation of his second-in-command, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was barely clinging on to power even as over a third of the ruling Liberal Party's MPs called for a change in leadership.

For Ukraine, slain Russian general was chemical weapons ‘villain’

KYIV: Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian army's chemical, biological and radiological weapons division who regularly accused the West of developing banned weapons in Ukraine, was killed on Tuesday in a brazen assassination in Moscow that has heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

SC orders status quo in church dispute

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the status quo be maintained in the long-standing dispute between the Malankara Orthodox and Jacobite factions over the administration of churches in Kerala.

Speedy trial takes precedence over anti-terror law provisions, says SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the constitutional right to a speedy trial would have precedence over the stringent provisions of laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, emphasising that courts cannot let individuals languish in jail indefinitely.

BJP LIKELY TO GET NEW PARTY PREZ BY END OF FEB?

The new BJP president, who will succeed incumbent J P Nadda, is likely to be elected by February-end, a party functionary said.

RAJ HC REJECTS ABORTION PLEA OF RAPE SURVIVOR

The Rajasthan high court has refused to allow a 22-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy.

Ministerial blues haunt Mahayuti

Dissent within the Mahayuti is out in the open after chief minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis expanded his team of ministers on Sunday.

The disenchantment with the secular ideal

The secular ethos envisaged in the Constitution should be the foundation for governing India

When Colombo comes calling

President Dissanayake's visit should allay fears of a Sri Lankan pivot towards China

Pragmatism undergirds New Delhi's China policy

The outcome of two recent meetings, one between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and the other between defence minister Rajnath Singh and Chinese defence minister Dong Jun, indicate that the reset of India-China relations is proceeding apace.

Simultaneous polls are an imperative for India

Following the Union Cabinet's approval, the introduction in Parliament of amendment bills to usher in simultaneous elections is a significant moment for India's storied parliamentary democracy.

Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha witnessed a brief confrontation between Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay during a discussion on the first batch of supplementary demands for grants over the alleged withholding of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

V-P, KHARGE HOLD MEET AFTER RAJYA SABHA FACE-OFF

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday held a meeting in the former's parliamentary chamber, in a development that is expected to cool the atmosphere in the Upper House after last week's acrimony.

Oppn slams BJP for not raising Manipur crisis in House debate

OPPN ALLEGED THAT THE NDA GOVERNMENT HAS MADE 'COMMUNAL DIVISION' PART OF ITS STATE POLICY

ED RESTITUTES ASSETS WORTH ₹22K-CR ATTACHED IN PMLA CASES

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Pandher calls for 'Rail Roko' stir for three hours in Punjab today

As part of the ongoing protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher called for a 'Rail Roko' on Wednesday in Punjab for three hours starting 12 noon.

Keeping up with UP: How BJP won Muslim majority seats in bypolls

BJP won Muslim dominated constituencies in Assam and UP bypolls -was it an aberration or experiment?

Government proposes GST-like panel to revive thorny farm reforms idea

IN JUNE, THE CENTRE HAD FORMED A PANEL TO PREPARE A DRAFT NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK ON AGRICULTURAL MARKETING

92% sanitation workers from SC, ST, OBC groups: Govt data

A TOTAL OF 57,758 SSWS HAVE BEEN SURVEYED, OF WHICH 54,574 HAVE BEEN VALIDATED ACROSS 33 STATES AND UTS, CENTRE SAID IN LOK SABHA

Nadda attacks Congress over Emergency, Article 370 in RS

NEW DELHI: Union health minister and leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha, J P Nadda, on Tuesday targeted the Congress, citing Article 370 as an illustration of its attempts to alter the Constitution of India, and said the \"good lot\"—referring to the NDA government—abrogated the article to allow the full integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the country.

After cabinet snub, Bhujbal questions NCP leadership

MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday criticised party chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and other party leaders for \"sidelining\" senior members and taking decisions without consultation following his exclusion from the state cabinet.

B'desh official criticises PM for Vijay Diwas post

B'DESH GOVT LAW ADVISER SLAMMED PM MODI'S POST, SAYING INDIA WAS 'MERELY AN ALLY' TO BANGLADESH IN THE 1971 WAR