NEW DELHI: Decisive government actions have cleared Naxalism from jungles but the threat of urban Naxals is growing and they have “rapidly infiltrated” political parties, PM Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The voices and language of urban Naxals are now heard within these parties, indicating their deep-rooted presence, he said.Naxalism is in its final phase,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the star speaker at the Times Group’s ET NOW Global Business Summit 2025. PM Modi will deliver the keynote address at the summit, that will provide critical insights into India’s expanding global footprint, sustainable economic progress, and the role of collaboration in an interconnected world. The summit…
The FM also announced that a person with an annual income of Rs 18 lakh will get a benefit of Rs 70,000 in tax while persons with an annual income of Rs 25 lakh will get a benefit of Rs 1,10,000 in tax. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s presentation of Budget 2025-26 on Saturday has…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, marking her eighth consecutive budget speech, setting multiple records in India’s financial history.Sitharaman presented her speech for the Modi 3.0 full Budget wearing a Madhubani art saree created by Padma awardee Dulari Devi. The speech lasted 1…
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday, will be remembered for steering India through a transformative decade of economic growth and development.From 2004 to 2014, under his leadership, India achieved an average growth rate of 7.7%, evolving into a nearly two trillion-dollar economy and solidifying its position as a global…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister, S Jaishankar, citing a Goldman Sachs study said that India is on track to reach a significant milestone by 2030, becoming the world’s third-largest economy.Addressing the NDTV World Summit 2024: The India Century on Monday, Jaishankar elaborated on the study’s projections, which estimate India’s economy to grow to an impressive…
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Tensions in the Middle East surged after Iran launched a barrage of nearly 200 missiles on Israel, following an Israeli strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon. The region is now on high alert, with the world waiting to…
NEW DELHI: Recent developments indicate strong foundation of macroeconomic stability in India with steady growth, investment, employment, and inflation trends, and a strong and stable financial sector, a finance ministry report said on Thursday. However, it cautioned that the challenge is in navigating the continuing uncertainty in global economic prospects.“We will likely encounter a cycle…
India Q1 GDP growth: India’s economic growth slowed to 6.7% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, falling short of the 6.8-7% GDP growth expected by most economists. The slowdown was attributed to reduced government spending during the national elections. However, India maintained its position as the fastest-growing major economy, outpacing China’s 4.7% growth in the same…
NEW DELHI: India needs an additional 400 million women in the workforce by fiscal year 2047 to contribute $14 trillion to the economy, nearly doubling the current female labour force participation rate (LFPR) from 37 per cent to 70 per cent, according to a new report by The/Nudge Institute.According to The Labour Force Participation Distillation…
