Char Dham Yatra draws over 1.6 mn devotees, Kedarnath sees more than 6.50 lakh visitors in 30 days
Dehradun : In a remarkable display of faith and devotion, the Uttarakhand Char Dham Yatra has attracted immense enthusiasm from devotees across India and overseas. Since the commencement of the pilgrimage, over 1.6 million devotees have flocked to the revered Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib. Notably, Kedarnath Dham has witnessed unprecedented crowds, with more than […]
IndiGo announces direct Adampur-Mumbai flight
MUMBAI,: Domestic airline IndiGo on Saturday announced its direct flight services to Adampur (Jalandhar) in Punjab from Mumbai, starting July 2. Adampur will be the airline’s 92nd domestic and 133rd overall destination, IndiGo said. This new direct connection will provide Punjab’s agricultural and industrial sectors easier access to the major ports in the Mumbai […]
Puri expects oil prices to stay around USD 65/barrel
NEW DELHI, : Global oil prices are likely to stay around USD 65 per barrel – down 10 per cent over the previous year – as ample supplies are available, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday. India is the world’s third largest oil importing and consuming country, and lower prices mean it will […]
India created 17 cr jobs in last decade: Mansukh Mandaviya
NEW DELHI: Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said India has created 17 crore job opportunities in the last one decade compared to 4.5 crore employment in the preceding decade. The BJP came to power in 2014, and the UPA regime was from 2004 to 2014. Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit 2025, […]
Net financial savings may touch Rs 22 lakh cr in FY’25: SBI research
KOLKATA,: State Bank of India in its latest economic research report said that based on the current trends, net financial savings of the household sector may touch Rs 22 lakh crore, or 6.5 per cent of gross national disposable income (GNDI), in the financial year 2024-25. The net financial savings during 2023-24 stood at 5.1 […]
RBI to prepare framework for ethical adoption of AI in financial sector
MUMBAI,: The Reserve Bank will prepare a framework for responsible and ethical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector during the current financial year, the central bank’s annual report said. Driven by rapid advances in computing power and the vast availability of digital data, AI and machine learning (ML) technologies have seen growing […]
Nisus Finance profit rises 35 pc, AUM surges 56 pc to Rs 1,572 cr in FY25
NEW DELHI,: Investment management firm Nisus Finance Services on Friday reported a 35.5 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 32.58 crore for the financial year ended March 2025, driven by strong growth in income and capital deployment. The company’s total income surged 56.37 per cent to Rs 67.30 crore during FY25, while […]
Sindoor has become symbol of valour, says PM Modi; warns bullets will be answered with cannon balls
BHOPAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said ‘sindoor’ has become a symbol of valour following India’s response to the Pahalgam terror attack, and warned Pakistan that bullets will be answered with cannon balls. He also described Operation Sindoor as the biggest and most successful anti-terror operation in the country’s history. “Sindoor has now become […]
Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain lashes plains
SRINAGAR: Several areas in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Saturday while the plains were lashed by rain. Snowfall was recorded in Tulail and Razdan Top areas of Gurez valley in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, Peer Ki Gali in south Kashmir’s Shopian, Zojila Pass along the Srinagar-Leh highway and some […]
Commissioner’s post in Food and Drug Administration lying vacant for 3 months in J&K: RTI activist
JAMMU: The position of commissioner in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been lying vacant since the retirement of Hashmat Ali Yauto in February, an RTI activist said on Saturday, questioning the delay in filling the vacancy. Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma had filed two applications in April with the health and medical education […]
