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India’s economic growth slips to 7.8%, but still leads major nations, to cross USD 4 trn mark: CEA
``…we are improving our GDP growth outlook for FY27 from 6.8 to 7.2...
New GDP series to include data on GST, e-Vahan, household services
The GDP data for third quarter (October-December 2025) based on new...
Need to further strengthen financial inclusion initiatives: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman As of March 19, PMJJBY has enrolled 23.36 crore individuals. During the decade, the scheme processed 9,37,524 claims, of which 9,05,139 claims were successfully disbursed, releasing a total sum of Rs 18,102.78 crore. New Delhi:...
India records 5.4 mn displacements due to disasters in 2024, highest in 12 years: Report
According to the report, Assam saw 2.5 million internal displacements in 2024 due to the most intense floods in more than a decade that struck the state. Storms, including major cyclones, triggered 1.6 million displacements in the country. More than a million...
UnitedHealth CEO steps down; suspends 2025 outlook on higher medical costs
Andrew Witty, CEO ,UnitedHealth UnitedHealthcare is the US' largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans, with more than 8 million customers. Those are privately run versions of the federal government coverage programme mostly for people ages 65 and older....
Pakistan-allied hackers launched 15 lakh cyber attacks on Indian websites; only 150 successful
In a report titled "Road of Sindoor", prepared under the military operation launched by the Indian armed forces under the same name against terrorists, the state's nodal cyber agency has detailed the cyber warfare launched by Pakistan-allied hacking groups. According...
Implement cashless scheme for road accident victims in true letter and spirit: SC to Centre
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Centre to file an affidavit by end of August 2025 setting out the implementation of the scheme giving details such as the number of beneficiaries who received cashless treatment under the scheme New...
PM Modi warns Pakistan of more strikes if there is a ‘terrorist attack’
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Modi's first public comments since Indian armed forces launched strikes on what New Delhi said were "terrorist camps" across the border last week indicated a hardening of India's position on ties with its neighbour, which were icy even...
Google to pay Texas $1.4 billion in data privacy settlement
The agreement settles several claims Texas made against the search giant in 2022 related to geolocation, incognito searches and biometric data. The state argued Google was "unlawfully tracking and collecting users' private data." Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas...
Govt to hold pre-emption right over oil, gas in national emergency: Draft rules
A pre-emption right (or preemptive right) is the legal right of a party - often a government or existing shareholder - to purchase or claim a product, asset, or resource before it is offered to others. New Delhi: The government will hold pre-emption rights over all...
Future terror acts to be considered an “act of war” against India
With this decision, the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to draw red lines against terror incidents and makes clear its intention to firmly respond to the perpetrators and conspirators, in what is seen as a message to Pakistan -- a country...
32 airports shut till May 15 as tensions escalate between India-Pakistan
All civil flight activities at these airports will remain suspended during this period. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has also extended the temporary closure of 25 segments of Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes within the Delhi and Mumbai Flight Information...