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Govt may peg FY26 growth at 6.5-7%

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The government expects the economy to grow 6.5%-7% in 2025-26, regaining its momentum after sliding to a four-year low in terms of growth in 2024-25, people familiar with the num... Read More


16 bills on house agenda during budget session

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Centre has listed 16 bills, besides the financial business, for the Budget session of Parliament which begins on Friday. The first half of the session will focus on the Pres... Read More


Official estimates could peg FY26 GDP growth at 6.5-7%

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The government expects the economy to grow 6.5%-7% in 2025-26, regaining its momentum after sliding to a four-year low in terms of growth in 2024-25, people familiar with the num... Read More


New immigration and foreigners bill on anvil

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Centre is likely to introduce a bill in the upcoming Budget session for streamlining various services related to immigration and foreigners, including their entry, exit and s... Read More


SC relaxes rules for high courts to appoint ad-hoc judges

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- In a significant move to tackle pendency of criminal appeals clogging the judicial docket of high courts, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed high courts across the country to ... Read More


U.P. police arrest cONG'S SITAPUr MP in rape case

Lucknow, Jan. 31 -- The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested Congress member of Parliament from Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore, for allegedly raping a 45-year-old woman over a period of four years, prom... Read More


Private sector needs to scale up investment in infra sector: Economic Survey

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Private sector participation in infrastructure sector needs to accelerate as public sector efforts cannot fully meet these requirements considering government's budget constraint... Read More


PM Modi 'accepted' French President's invite to attend AI Summit, MEA says

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend ... Read More


Art and Antiquity laws need "new standard of care": AGI Venkataramani

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Attorney General of India R Venkataramani, on Friday, stressed the importance of evolving a new standard of care both in India and globally in terms of laws that regulate art... Read More


Supreme Court Dismisses Case Under SC/ST Act, Says Incident Was Not in 'Public View'

Gangtok, Jan. 31 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that a case filed under the SC/ST Act cannot proceed because the alleged incident did not occur in a place considered to be "within public view." A ben... Read More