New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) India’s gross domestic product (GDP) likely grew at a relatively accelerated pace of 6.4% in the October-December quarter (Q3) of the current financial year 2024-25 from seven-quarter low of 5.4% in the previous quarter on the back of enhanced government spending, research and rating firm ICRA said in a report…
Mumbai, Feb 18 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Tuesday ended negative at 75,967.39, declining 29.47 pts as selling was seen in Industrials, Consumer Durable, and Telecommunication stocks. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) eased 14.20 pts at 22,945.30. High oscillation was witnessed during the session, as the Sensex opened in green at 76,073.71, up 77 pts….
Guangzhou, Feb 18 (UNI) Naval and air forces of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command on Tuesday tracked, monitored and warned off a Philippine C-208 aircraft from the territorial airspace over China’s Huangyan Dao in accordance with the law and regulations, a Chinese military spokesperson said. “Without the approval of the Chinese government,…
Srinagar, Feb 18 ( UNI) Security forces on Tuesday averted major tragedies by detecting and destroying two improvised explosive devices (IED) in south Kashmir, officials said. The two IEDs were found in Pulwama and its neighboring district. A suspicious object was found at at Kashuwa Road, Chitragam, Shopian by a joint team of Army and…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on the implementation of three new Criminal Laws in Jammu and Kashmir here on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and other senior officials. Talking to the media after the meeting, Abdullah…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to British arms consultant, Christian James Michel, in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper scam. Michel had filed a Special Leave Petition challenging the Delhi High Court’s September 25, 2024, order that denied…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who sought a transfer from Delhi’s Mandoli jail to a prison in his home state of Karnataka or a nearby state. A bench, comprising Justices Bela Trivedi and P B Varale, observed that Chandrashekhar had made…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its angst with the language used by YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia during an episode of the online show India’s Got Latent, calling it “dirty” and “perverted.” and barred him and his associates from airing any shows till further orders. The top court, however, granted Allahabadia…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the government’s “midnight decision” to select Gyanesh Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and called it “disrespectful and discourteous”. On his social media handle X, Rahul Gandhi said, “By violating the Supreme Court order and removing the…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom Rishi Sunak visited the Parliament House here on Tuesday. Sunak, was accompanied by his wife Akshata Murty, daughters Krishna and Anoushka and Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy. He was welcomed by the Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh, an official statement said. During…
