New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to raise India’s GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year closer to 7%, former IMF deputy managing director Gita Gopinath said on Wednesday.“This Oct, IMF revised up India’s growth for 2025 to 6.6%. But that came in before the second quarter growth numbers came out….
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe believes India represents a vast, largely untapped market for track and field, and has identified the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad as a pivotal moment for the sport’s growth in the country. Coe made the remarks during a virtual media interaction on Tuesday, while confirming that the mixed 4x400m relay…
CLAT 2026 counselling: With the CLAT 2026 results declared on December 16, 2025, the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs) has opened the admissions counselling process for five-year integrated Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) law programmes. All eligible candidates who have qualified in CLAT 2026 have been invited to participate in the centralised counselling process…
New Delhi/Dhaka: India summoned Bangladesh high commissioner Riaz Hamidullah on Wednesday to express strong concerns at the deteriorating security environment in Bangladesh. In a statement, MEA said its attention was drawn, in particular, to activities of some extremist elements who have announced plans to create a security situation around the Indian mission in Dhaka, report…
The government on Wednesday said it has simplified and streamlined the visa process for Indian companies seeking to bring in foreign professionals, including engineers and technical experts, whose services are required for production-related activities such as machine installation, quality checks, training and plant design.The move is expected to benefit domestic firms that import machinery from…
Sri Lanka cricket team (ANI) Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed the appointment of R. Sridhar as the national team’s fielding coach, with his contract running through the end of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The appointment came into effect on December 11 and will conclude shortly after the T20 World Cup finishes on…
Joe Burns captained Italy to their first-ever T20 World Cup. (Image: X/Fancode) NEW DELHI: Former Australia batter Joe Burns, who played a key role in guiding Italy to their maiden ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualification, will not feature in the European nation’s squad for the tournament in India and Sri Lanka due to unresolved…
Some business stories announce themselves loudly. Others unfold slowly by visas, code, and long years of compounding effort. Jyoti Bansal’s career belongs to the second category.Born and raised in a small town in Rajasthan, Bansal did not arrive in the United States with venture backing or family networks. He arrived on an H1-B visa, with…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its earlier order restraining Delhi and NCR authorities from taking coercive action against “end-of-life” vehicles – 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles – and said the reprieve would apply only to BS 4 or BS 6 emission norm-compliant vehicles.This order will impact over 14.7 lakh BS 1…
HYDERABAD: Cyient Semiconductors, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyient Ltd, is acquiring over 65% stake in San Jose headquartered power semiconductor player Kinetic Technologies for a total cash consideration of up to $93 million (approx. Rs 846 crore). The transaction, which is subject to customer closing conditions, is expected to be completed by April 30,…
