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India working to reduce energy import dependence : Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India is working to meet growing energy demand, while reducing its energy import dependence and also diversifying import sources. In his address after launching oil and gas projects in…
In bowler-friendly IPL auction, focus on batsman Steve Smith
The Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction on Thursday could see a huge demand for bowlers even as Australian batsmen Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Glenn Maxwell, England's Dawid Malan, all-rounders Chris Morris of South Africa and…
The poor must organise themselves, fight for their rights : Rahul Gandhi
In a strong bid to attract the fishermen community, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday appealed to the poor in the country to unite and organise themselves to demand their rights from the ruling BJP. Interacting with…
Farmers at Singhu gear up to beat summer heat and continue protest
Farmers sitting on protest against the Government's new farms laws have started preparing to face the scorching summer heat at Singhu village. They are planning to install fans, coolers, generators at the protest site. There are two stages…
Leadership cannot be developed in shackles : Narendra Modi
Addressing the Nasscom Technology & Leadership Forum 2021 through video conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government is well aware that future leadership cannot develop in shackles. "Therefore,…
Amid political crisis, Rahul Gandhi lands in Puducherry
As Congress-ruled Puducherry plunged into political uncertainty, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived in the Union territory on Wednesday. With Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanswamy's close aide A. John Kumar resigning from…
Trying to free IT industry from unnecessary regulations: Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the government is taking numerous steps to free the IT industry from unnecessary regulations. Speaking at the NASSCOM Technology & Leadership Forum 2021, Modi cited the liberalised…
Profit booking pull indices lower, pharma stocks down
Despite a rally in PSU bank stocks, profit booking pulled India's benchmark equity indices in the red for the second consecutive session on Wednesday. Rising bond yields, a sign of confidence in the economic outlook and subsequent…
Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket, shifts focus to T20s
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket, thus ending a nine-year career that started in November 2012. He clarified he is not retiring from ODI cricket yet and focussing on T20s. du…
Petrol, diesel prices rise close to Rs 3/l in 9 days
Petrol and diesel prices maintained its northward rally on Wednesday, the ninth consecutive day, when its retail prices have risen across the country, with global oil market on the boil and both crude and product prices seeing a major…