Delhi Govt Receives over 10,000 Suggestions for Upcoming Budget: CM Rekha Gupta

March 22, 2025 9:12 PM

views 35

Delhi Govt Receives over 10,000 Suggestions for Upcoming Budget: CM Rekha Gupta

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta today said that the state government has received more than 10,000 suggestions for draughting the upcoming Delhi budget. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, she assured that this budget will fulfil the promises and improve the standard of living of...

India’s GDP Doubles in a Decade, Set to Overtake Japan: IMF

March 22, 2025 9:00 PM

views 4

India’s GDP Doubles in a Decade, Set to Overtake Japan: IMF

India has doubled its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the last 10 years at a growth of 105 percent, from 2.1 trillion dollars in 2015 to 4.3 trillion dollars in 2025. According to the data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India is now the fifth-largest country in terms of GDP in th...

Swiss Open Badminton: Treesa-Gayatri Exit in Women’s Doubles Semifinals

March 22, 2025 10:29 PM

views 60

Swiss Open Badminton: Treesa-Gayatri Exit in Women’s Doubles Semifinals

In the Swiss Open Badminton, India’s women’s doubles pair, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, bowed out of the Swiss Open after a hard-fought semifinal loss to world number 1 Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning of China. The world No. 9 Indian duo fell 21-15, 15-21, 12-21 this evening.   With this defeat, I...

India Sends Humanitarian Aid to Botswana & Kiribati

March 22, 2025 9:02 PM

views 62

India Sends Humanitarian Aid to Botswana & Kiribati

India has sent humanitarian assistance to Botswana in the wake of floods in the country. The External Affairs Ministry said in a social media post that the first tranche of around 10 tonnes of assistance comprising essential medicines, surgical supplies, mosquito nets, and water purifiers was dispat...

Hindi Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla Wins Jnanpith Award

March 22, 2025 9:01 PM

views 12

Hindi Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla Wins Jnanpith Award

A famous Hindi poet and writer from Chhattisgarh, Vinod Kumar Shukla, has been selected for the Jnanpith award. This award is considered the country’s highest literary honour. This was announced in New Delhi today. Mr Shukla lives in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. He was born on January 1, 194...

BJD President Naveen Patnaik Opposes Population-Based Lok Sabha Delimitation

March 22, 2025 8:55 PM

views 30

BJD President Naveen Patnaik Opposes Population-Based Lok Sabha Delimitation

BJD President Naveen Patnaik has cautioned against using population as the sole criterion for the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. He said it will unfairly penalise states that successfully controlled their population growth. The BJD president advocated for an all-party discussion by the Un...

Centre Lifts 20% Export Duty on Onions from April 1

March 22, 2025 8:48 PM

views 41

Centre Lifts 20% Export Duty on Onions from April 1

The Centre has withdrawn the 20 percent duty on onion exports, effective from 1st April. According to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this will ensure remunerative prices to farmers while maintaining the affordability of onions to the consumers at a crucial juncture. ...