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Decoding 7.8% GDP growth

India, Sept. 1 -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) released GDP data for the quarter ending June 2026 on Monday. This is the period when the oil shock on account of the ongoing war in West Asia wa... Read More


Growing dangersin the Himalayas

India, Sept. 1 -- In 2023, the South Lhonak glacier disaster in Sikkim, forced India to build a systematic response to Himalayan cryospheric hazards. Some 195 high-altitude lakes across six Himalayan ... Read More


India needs a new deterrence doctrine

India, Sept. 1 -- The 81st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima passed on August 6 without many in India noticing. But Indians should be particularly concerned,and not just because the use of nucle... Read More


Where arrival feels much like belonging

India, Sept. 1 -- It has only been a few weeks sinceI arrived in New Delhi to begin mywork as the UAE's ambassador to India. A moment such as this usuallycalls for a description of arriving in a new c... Read More


Fiscal deficit at 26.8% of FY27 target by July

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- India's fiscal deficit stood at Rs.4.55 lakh crore or 26.8% of the full-year budget estimate at the end of July, according to the latest monthly accounts released by the Controll... Read More


From Oct, silver hallmarking set to be mandatory

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Hallmarking of silver jewellery is set to become mandatory from October to step up consumer protection and regulatory oversight, according to two government officials. The decisi... Read More


A 'fighter' judo coach Lal Kumar is no more

LUCKNOW, Aug. 31 -- Lal Kumar, 62, a veteran judo coach from Varanasi, passed away on Sunday after a brief illness, leaving behind a legacy that reshaped the sport across the city and its neighboring ... Read More


3 more bodies recovered from Narayani in Kushinagar, toll reaches 17

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 31 -- Three more bodies were recovered from the Narayani River in Kushinagar on Sunday, taking the combined toll in Kushinagar and neighbouring Maharajganj to 17. Flash floods triggere... Read More


Centre-UP synergy accelerated pace of growth, says Rajnath

Lucknow, Aug. 31 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday credited chief minister Yogi Adityanath with playing a key role in Lucknow's rapid development, saying the alignment between the Centre and... Read More


27-yr-old man beaten to death over Rs.400 liquor debt in Gkp

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 31 -- : A dispute over an alleged Rs.400 debt linked to country-made liquor turned fatal in Gorakhpur, when a 27-year-old youth was allegedly beaten to death at a market in an area und... Read More