2016 Nabha jailbreak mastermind extradited from Hong Kong

Chandigarh (IANS) In a major breakthrough after six years of extradition process, the Punjab Police on Thursday extradited the mastermind behind the 2016 Nabha jailbreak incident in which six wanted criminals, including two terrorists, escaped from…

PM Modi invites Poland to join 'Make in India, Make for World' initiative

Warsaw (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited companies from Poland to join the 'Make in India, Make for the World' initiative as both countries decided to transform the bilateral relationship into a strategic partnership…

India mobile phone exports reach $6.5 billion in April-July, iPhones lead

New Delhi (IANS) Led by iPhones, exports of mobile phones from India reached $6.5 billion in the April-July period (Q1 FY25) – an almost 40 per cent surge from the same period last fiscal (FY23), industry data showed on Thursday. 

iPhone exports…

Factually incorrect: India rejects Bangladesh media reports' claims of floods due to Tripura dam

New Delhi (IANS) Amid reports in Bangladesh dailies that current flood situation in the neighbouring country has been caused by opening of the Dumbur dam upstream of the Gumti River in Tripura, India on Thursday pointed out that the flood is not because…

Solvent leakage led to reactor blast at Andhra pharma unit

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Preliminary investigation showed that leakage of solvent led to the reactor blast at a pharma unit in Andhra Pradesh's Atchutapuram Special Economic Zone that claimed 17 lives and left 35 others injured, officials said on…

PM Modi to hold bilateral talks with Polish counterpart Tusk, call on President Duda today

Warsaw (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a bilateral meeting with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk on Thursday. 

He will also call on Poland's President Andrzej Duda, and thereafter hold a meeting with business leaders.

Nifty rises for fifth consecutive day, Sensex closes above 80,900

Mumbai (IANS) Indian equity indices closed in the green on Wednesday following a rally in FMCG stocks like HUL and ITC. 

At closing, Sensex ended 102 points, or 0.13 per cent, higher at 80,905 and Nifty settled 71 points or 0.29 per cent higher…

Bharat Bandh: Internet suspended, schools & colleges closed in parts of Rajasthan

Jaipur (IANS) Educational institutes and markets in parts of Rajasthan were closed on Wednesday in the wake of the Bharat Bandh called by Aarakshan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti.  

Also, Internet services were suspended in four districts -- Bharatpur,…

Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks

New Delhi (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on an official visit to the United States from August 23 to 26, at the invitation of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, to further enhance the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic…

India’s target of $55 trillion economy is ambitious but achievable: IMF official

New Delhi (IANS) India’s economy is projected to grow to $55 trillion by 2047 if the country is able to register an average real growth rate of 8 per cent in the coming years which is an ambitious but achievable target, IMF executive director Krishnamurthy…