Narendra Modi, PM India MUMBAI: India‘s Surat diamond bourse will create 150,000 new jobs and become a “one-stop shop” for artisans and businessmen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he inaugurated the new bourse in Gujarat. Surat, in Gujarat state, where Modi originally hails from, cuts and polishes 90% of world’s rough diamonds and the…
Economists raised their full-year projections for India’s economy sharply after data on Thursday showed growth outperformed last quarter, fueled by a manufacturing boom.Barclays Plc and Citigroup Inc predict the economy will now expand 6.7% in the fiscal year ending in March, up from previous forecasts of 6.3% and 6.2%, respectively. Several other analysts also bumped…
NEW DELHI: “It happens. Keep smiling, the country is looking up to you”. That was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message to Team India when he visited their dressing room after the defeat against Australia in the ODI World Cup final on Sunday in Ahmedabad.India lost the title clash by six wickets as Australia chased down…
Representative Image Kolkata: Sales of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) more than doubled during the Dhanteras-Diwali period last week, with LGD engagement rings emerging as the most popular category, said industry executives. Digital gold also found favour among festive season shoppers, seeing up to 60% year-on-year increase in sales, they said. “Our sales saw a huge increase…
NEW DELHI: From Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly acknowledging India’s effort to host the 2036 Olympic Games to cricket making its return to the biggest stage of multi-sport events after a wait of 128 years, the 141st IOC (International Olympic Committee) Session held in Mumbai ended with a bat-and-ball story that now offers the cricket-mad…
NEW DELHI: The rare special session of Parliament commenced on Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising that the five-day gathering of lawmakers will yield “historic decisions.” “This Parliament session may be small in duration but is big on occasion, it is a session of historic developments,” PM Modi told Parliament.During his remarks, PM Modi…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first phase of India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC), named Yashobhoomi, in Delhi’s Dwarka at 11am on Sunday.PM Modi is also scheduled to inaugurate the extension of Delhi Airport Metro Express line from Dwarka Sector 21 to a new metro station at Dwarka Sector 25.Posting…
NEW DELHI: The Navy may soon allow officers and sailors to wear specified traditional Indian attire in messes, wardrooms and institutes. Apart from operational issues and combat readiness, the ongoing naval commanders’ conference is considering a “national civil dress for messes and functions” as an option for its personnel.The options for the “national civil dress”…
Piyush Goyal Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said the treatment of lab-grown diamonds as natural diamonds will help in promoting the growth of the sector and create jobs. “These are not artificial diamonds and they are now treated as equivalent to natural diamonds. They are considered gems. It’s a big thumbs up… it will…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping came together with other heads of state and government at the Brics leaders’ retreat late in the evening Tuesday but suspense remained over whether the two leaders will have a bilateral meeting on the margins of the summit.“PM, alongwith other Brics leaders will deliberate (at…
