Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended a warm welcome to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her arrival in India, expressing confidence that their bilateral talks would further strengthen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
India and African nations should expand cooperation in renewable energy, critical minerals, technology and skills development to capitalize on an emerging multipolar world, diplomats and policy experts said , while cautioning that geopolitical uncertainty could reshape global alliances.
Greetings double as political messaging ahead of the UP Assembly battle
India is not short of ideas. Every year, universities produce thousands of engineers and researchers, laboratories generate studies, and start-ups promise new solutions in healthcare, technology and sustainability.
India have made just one change to their squad for the women’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games, replacing out-of-form wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia with 17-year-old G Kamalini after their group-stage exit from the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Electing to bat first, India rode on a blazing half-century by wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant (53) and blistering knocks by Suryakumar Yadav 31 off 18 balls and a 23-ball unbeaten 40 by Hardik Pandya to post a challenging 182/5 in 20 overs.
As India gears up for the world’s largest democratic exercise, the landscape of electioneering is undergoing a seismic shift.
As the voting for the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha election began on Saturday, Anupriya Patel, NDA candidate from the Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency, exuded confidence in the NDA alliance's victory in the election and said that the Opposition INDIA bloc will fall apart like a pack of cards.
For FY24, the government received Rs 27,88,872 crore comprising Rs 23,26,524 crore Tax Revenue (Net to Centre), Rs 4,01,888 crore of Non-Tax Revenue and Rs 60,460 crore of Non-Debt Capital Receipts.
As per the government data, the GDP growth provisionally stands at 8.2% for the Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24), as compared to the growth rate of 7% in FY23.
