Month: January 2025

Exports dipped 1% in December, trade gap eased from November’s record high

January 15, 2025 admin

Overall goods exports are now estimated to be 1.6% higher through the April to December 2024 period at $321.7 billion, while imports have risen 5.15% to $532.5 billion. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s goods exports contracted 1% year-on-year in December to a fraction over $38 billion, while imports grew 4.9% to…

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Massive Blow Ahead Of Champions Trophy: Star Ruled Out With Back Injury Leaving South Africa Reeling

January 15, 2025 admin

File photo of South Africa’s Anrich Nortje and India’s Ishan Kishan© AFP South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje was on Wednesday ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a back injury. Nortje, who has not played international cricket since the T20 World Cup final in June last year, was named in the Champions…

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Amit Shah Inaugurates Development Projects Worth Rs 241 Crore In Gujarat

January 15, 2025 admin

Mansa: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several development projects worth approximately Rs 241 crore in Mansa, Gujarat, according to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The event was graced by the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel,…

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Late Drama? Champions Trophy Captains’ Meet, Opening Ceremony In Pakistan, PCB Tells ICC. Rohit Sharma’s Visa…

January 15, 2025 admin

File image of Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam.© AFP The opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy will be held either on February 16 or 17 and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is confident that India captain Rohit Sharma will be in attendance at the event. The PCB source also said that it is…

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PM Modi, Amit Shah Among Star Campaigners In BJP’s List For Delhi Polls

January 15, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released a list of star campaigners who will be participating in the poll campaign. All the party’s top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, etc., have been…

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Top Court Deliberates On Making Colour-Coded Stickers Mandatory For Vehicles

January 15, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deliberated over making hologram-based colour-coded stickers for vehicles mandatory across the country and stressed on the effective implementation of the pollution under control (PUC) certificate norms. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan also asked about the applicability of the stringent GRAP-4 curbs amid a…

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5 Tigers Sunbathe In Front Of Tourists At Madhya Pradesh Reserve

January 15, 2025 admin

The tiger family remained on the road for approximately 15 minutes before leaving. Tourists in Madhya Pradesh’s Satpura Tiger Reserve were left awestruck after a tiger family was spotted together during a jungle safari in the Madhai area of the reserve. The rare sighting occurred around 5:00 am on Monday when the big cats were…

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Need To Neutralise Religious Conversions Through Allurement: Vice President

January 15, 2025 admin

Bilaspur: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday expressed concerns over religious conversions through allurements, terming it antithetical to constitutional essence and spirit and stressed the need to rebuff, resist and neutralise such “nefarious” designs. Addressing as the chief guest at the 11th convocation ceremony of Guru Ghasidas University in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur, he called Naxalism the…

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Government Mulls Monthly, Yearly Toll Passes For Passenger Vehicles

January 15, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The government is contemplating introducing monthly and yearly passes in lieu of toll collection for private vehicles on National Highways as they account for only 26 per cent of total realisation, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Addressing an event here, Nitin Gadkari also said the toll collection booth will be set…

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“When Skilled, Women Become More Equipped To Face Challenges”: Smriti Irani

January 15, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Former minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani, who has rolled out a skilling programme for widows in the country, has said that her focus is on equipping women with employability skills and helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) run by them get access to markets. Ms Irani, who also serves as the Vice…

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