India’s logistics cost will come down to single-digit in two years: Gadkari

New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said India’s logistics cost will come down to single-digit within the next two years. Addressing an event organised by NITI Aayog, Gadkari said the ministry is constructing several highways and expressways, which will help reduce India’s logistics cost. “Within two years, we are […]

SC refuses to stall oath taking ceremony of Nayab Singh Saini govt in Haryana

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the oath taking ceremony of the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana. The ceremony is scheduled to begin shortly in Haryana’s Panchkula. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took strong note of the plea, and […]

O”Rourke strikes leave India at 34/6 at lunch on second day

Bengaluru: New Zealand pacers, led by the relentless William O’Rourke (3/13), exploited gloomy conditions to the hilt to reduce a clueless India to a disastrous 34 for six at lunch after a truncated first session on the second day of the opening Test here on Thursday. Rishabh Pant (15, 41b) was at crease after Ravindra […]

India tottering at 34/6 at lunch against New Zealand on Day 2

Bengaluru: India were tottering at 34 for six at lunch on the second day of the rain-affected opening Test against New Zealand, here on Thursday. India’s top order was blown away in the first hour’s play by the Kiwi seamers, who returned after a rain intervention to prise out the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal (13). […]

Garment exports up 8.5 pc to USD 7.5 bn during Apr-Sep

New Delhi: The country’s garment exports rose by 8.5 per cent to USD 7.5 billion during April-September this fiscal despite global uncertainties, according to the commerce ministry data. In September also, the exports of ready-made garments grew by 17.3 per cent to USD 1.11 billion, the data showed. Commenting on the data, Apparel Export Promotion […]

Human induced climate change made Nepal rains more intense, scientists say

Kathmandu: The late September floods that killed more than 240 people in Nepal were driven by rainfall made about 10 per cent more intense by human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis by a team of leading scientists said on Thursday. The analysis by World Weather Attribution (WWA) also underscored the urgent need for Nepal to […]

US has broken immigration system that needs to be repaired: Kamala Harris

Washington: The United States has a broken immigration system that needs to be repaired, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday in a rare interview with the Republican-leaning news channel during which she sparred with its popular host. Harris made these remarks in an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier. Baier repeatedly pressed the […]