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February 01, 2023

Growth to slow, India still fastest growing economy

Economic Survey 2022-23 bullish on private investments picking up; CEA says the global slowdown could actually work in favour of India

1 min

Vizag to be AP capital: Jagan

IN a new twist to the nine-year-old Andhra Pradesh capital saga, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday announced that Visakhapatnam will be the new capital of the state.

1 min

Adultery law applies for armed forces, clarifies SC

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that its 2018 verdict that had decriminalised adultery will not apply to court martial proceedings initiated against armed forces personnel for their adulterous conduct.

1 min

Learning materials in line with NEP to be released in a month by Centre

Materials for foundational stage ready, says union school education secy Sanjay Kumar

2 mins

All present councillors on paper but several skip monthly meeting

Many councillors leave after signing sheet and collecting sitting fee of ₹800 per session

1 min

Adoor quits Kerala film institute amid caste row

ALLEGING that Shankar Mohan was \"insulted and shunted out of the K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts, veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan has stepped down from the post of the institute's chairman.

1 min

Jumbo camp in ATR gets ISO certificate

THE Kozhikamuthi elephant camp near Topslip in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has received ISO 9001:2015 certification for safety and hygiene.

1 min

GETTING THE BJP BATTLE-READY IN KARNATAKA

It is perhaps a wise move of the BJP high command to bestow some importance on Yediyurappa, who still retains confidence of a wide spectrum of the population

4 mins

Govt is stable and decisive, says Prez Murmu

In her maiden address to joint session of Parliament, she lists various initiatives of Narendra Modi government

2 mins

BJP Plans To Take Budget Message To Home And Abroad

THE Union Budget to be presented in Parliament on Wednesday is going to be a major guiding force for the government to not only put India in the global scheme of things in the economic context but will also propel the ruling BJP to take the centrality of the budgetary proposals to the people across the country where the general election is barely 16 months away.

2 mins

Oreva MD & Morbi bridge collapse main accused surrenders

THE managing director of Ajanta Manufacturing Pvt Ltd of Oreva Group and the prime accused in the Morbi bridge collapse incident, Jaysukh Patel, surrendered on Tuesday before the chief judicial magistrate's court. The collapse had resulted in the death of 135 people on October 30 last year:

1 min

'What's Ladakh Sin?' Asks Wangchuk As Statehood Demand Gains Ground

OVER three years after the Ladakh Union Territory was created from the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state following the abrogation of Article 370, people of Leh district held a mega rally on Tuesday to demand statehood and 6th Schedule status for the UT.

1 min

BMC sacks 55 staffers, suspends 134 for corruption

THE Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai's civic body, terminated the services of 55 of its employees while 134 staffers were suspended in connection with corruption charges that were proved in the court.

1 min

Maha offering: Cloth bag vending machines to get rid of plastic waste

THE Vita Municipal Corporation (VMC) in western Maharashtra has come up with a unique idea - cloth bags vending machines - to reduce the use of the plastic bags and save the environment. The corporation has bagged the first prize under Swach Bharat Abhiyan consecutively for two years by keeping the city clean.

1 min

1 mnth on, govt comes up with 3 settlement options

U'khand's proposal hasn't found favour among Joshimath residents

1 min

In poll yr, Shivraj & Kamal Nath in war of words over 'unfulfilled promises'

WITH only 10 months left for the next assembly polls, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his predecessor Kamal Nath are engaged in a war of words over \"unfulfilled promises\".

1 min

UKRAINE TO GET 120 TO 140 MODERN WESTERN TANKS

UKRAINE said on Tuesday it was expecting up to 140 heavy tanks after its Western allies agreed to supply Kyiv with the powerful weapons following weeks of deliberations.

1 min

Pak blames security lapse for blast, toll rises to 100

High-level investigation committee set up to investigate the attack

2 mins

Strikes hit France streets in second round of pension battle

FROM tiny islands to major cities, demonstrators poured into France's streets on Tuesday in the latest clash of wills with the government over its plans to push back retirement age.

1 min

India shouldn't be looking at 8-9% GDP growth at this point, says CEA

INDIA shouldn't be looking at 8-9% GDP growth at this point because the difference between the first decade and now is that the global economy was booming then and now it is not, said V Anantha Nageswaran, chief economic advisor, on Tuesday in a press conference on Economic Survey 2023.

1 min

India Inc stands behind Adani Ent public offer

THE success of Adani Enterprises ₹20,000 crore follow-onoffer (FPO) will be remembered as the story of how Indian Inc stood behind Gautam Adani-led conglomerate that faced serious allegations from US based Hindenburg Research.

1 min

ACADEMY REWARDS

Long-term planning, proper system and those hard yards at NCA help U19 girls lift T20 World Cup trophy

2 mins

Yashasri's story of perseverance

WHEN the India U19 squad for the World Cup was announced in early December 2022, Yashasri Soppadhandhi was upset. She had not made it to the final 15.

3 mins

BOEING BIDS FAREWELL TO 747 JUMBO JET

It revolutionised travel, connecting cities that never before had direct routes

2 mins

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