NEW DELHI: India and Russia are working on a deal worth Rs 10,500 crore for the supply of nuclear fuel and core components to Kudankulam nuclear power plant’s two new units coming up with Moscow’s help, people in the know said.The deal envisages Russian nuclear fuel company TVEL JSC supplying to the dept of atomic…
NEW DELHI: By 2036, India’s population is expected to reach 152.2 crore, with a slightly improved female percentage of 48.8% as compared to 48.5% in 2011, a report published by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) showed on Monday.The report – ‘Women and Men in India 2023’ – projects that the proportion of…
NEW DELHI: Between January to May this year, 40.7 lakh foreign tourists have visited the country as compared to 37.3 lakh during the same period last year, registering a growth of 9.1%. Foreign exchange earnings for the same period till May were Rs 1.1 lakh crore as compared to Rs 88,441 crore last year, registering…
NEW DELHI: A decade after Supreme Court cancelled illegal allotment of coal blocks, mostly by the UPA govt, Enforcement Directorate on Monday sought clarity from the apex court on its decision barring high courts from entertaining accused’s appeals against trial court decisions.Additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati told a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud…
NEW DELHI: Amid a political slugfest over the latest Hindenburg report, Dalal Street discounted the short-seller’s charges against Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch and their alleged links with the Adani probe, closing 57 points lower in volatile trade.Unlike Jan 2023, when the report on Adani group severely eroded the conglomerate’s…
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP netas have held detailed consultations on the party’s future course and who should succeed J P Nadda whose extended tenure as president has also ended.Although details of the five-hour meeting held at the residence of defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday were not available, sources said there was a thorough discussion…
NEW DELHI: Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, on Monday announced the acquisition of a 24.5% stake in iconic BT Group plc from Altice UK, which will make it the largest shareholder in the company that once owned 21% in Bharti Airtel.Bharti has already acquired 9.9% in the UK’s top fixed and…
Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh’s ties with India under the stewardship of the new interim govt in Dhaka won’t be affected even if deposed PM Sheikh Hasina remains New Delhi’s guest for an extended period of time, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain said Monday. His remarks can give the beleaguered Awami League chief some breathing space…
NEW DELHI: Government hospitals across the country on Monday experienced significant disruptions in outpatient services and routine surgeries as resident doctors staged widespread protests against the rape and murder of a young doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The protest highlighted the growing outrage within the medical community over the…
MUMBAI: In volatile trades on Monday, the sensex closed a marginal 57-point lower at 79,649 points as investors on Dalal Street mostly discounted US short-seller Hindenburg Research‘s report that alleged conflict of interest on part of Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch while investigating alleged wrongdoings by Adani Group.While the latest Hindenburg report didn’t have much…
