Congress cites IMF report to slam govt; calls for boosting consumption, policy

Citing an IMF report to flag “tepid” private investment growth in India, the Congress on Thursday (March 6, 2025) said the way out of the current “economic slump” needs measures to boost consumption, enhancing policy predictability, and rationalising trade policy. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has devoted … Read more

PM Modi pitches for round the year tourism in Uttarakhand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to Mukhwa-Harsil, in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Thursday, March 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Youtube@NarendraModi Making a strong pitch for round the year tourism in Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (March 6, 2025) said there should be no off-season in the picturesque hill State and … Read more

PM Modi likely to visit Sri Lanka in April

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, in December 2024. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Sri Lanka early April, Sri Lankan media has reported, ahead of an official announcement from either side confirming the visit. According to Colombo-based publications, Mr. … Read more

ED conducts searches across 10 States in PFI case, days after arrest of SDPI chief M.K. Faizy

Enforcement Directorate logo. | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate is conducted searches at 12 locations across 10 States in connection with the case against banned terror outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), days after the arrest of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) national president M.K. Faizy on money laundering charge. The searches are being … Read more

Babbar Khalsa International terrorist with ISI links held in U.P., Punjab Police joint operation

An “active terrorist” of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) with alleged links to Pakistan’s ISI was arrested from Kaushambi district in the early hours of Thursday (March 6, 2025) in a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh STF and Punjab Police, an official said. The suspected terrorist, Lajar Masih, a resident of Kurlian village in Ramdas area … Read more

Congress sets up new department to take care of party’s assets

File picture of Vijay Inder Singla. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday (March 5, 2025) constituted a new department of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to oversee the party’s assets and properties across the country, and appointed Vijay Inder Singla as the AICC in-charge of the department with immediate … Read more

RBI appoints Ajit Ratnakar Joshi as Executive Director

Representative Image | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank on Wednesday (March 5, 2025) said it has appointed Ajit Ratnakar Joshi as Executive Director (ED) who will look after Department of Statistics and Information Management and Financial Stability Department. Prior to being promoted as ED, Mr. Joshi was serving as principal adviser in Department of … Read more

Aiming for last mile delivery of care with digital infrastructure: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a post-budget webinar on boosting job creation. | Photo Credit: PMO website via PTI Capacity-building and talent-nurturing will prove to be the foundation stones of the country’s progress said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday (March 5, 2025), while addressing the post-budget webinar on employment via video conferencing.  The theme … Read more

Budget will pave way for stronger workforce: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a post-Budget webinar on employment via video conferencing on Wednesday (March 5, 2025). | Photo Credit: PIB via PTI This year’s Union Budget will pave the way for a stronger workforce and a growing economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Wednesday (March 5, 2025), while addressing a post-budget … Read more