NEW DELHI: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has continued his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s economic policies. On Sunday, Mr Gandhi used social media to target the PM Modi, telling him to stop his “hollow speeches”, start delivering or quit. Referring to a news report that the government had hiked price of subsidised cooking gas cylinders …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering at inauguration of World Food India 2017 in Delhi. He said that India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. PM Modi backed Goods and Services Tax by saying that it has eliminated multiplicity of taxes. He reiterated that India has jumped 30 ranks this year in World Bank’s ease …

Indian Railways has increased the monthly cap on tickets booked on the ICRTC portal from six to 12 for Aadhaar-verified passengers, officials said. The move, which came into effect on October 26, is believed to be an innovative way for the railways to encourage passengers to link their Aadhar numbers to their online booking accounts on IRCTC. IRCTC officials said …

The death toll in the boiler blast at state-run NTPC Ltd’s Unchahar power plant in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, has risen to 32, NTPC CMD Gurdeep Singh said on Friday. The NTPC CMD said “a panel headed by executive director S.K. Roy looking into the cause of the accident, and will submit his report in a month.” The 1,550 mega watt …

The initial public offering (IPO) of state-owned New India Assurance Co. Ltd (NIA) was fully subscribed on the back of a $1 billion (approximately Rs6,500 crore) bid by Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC), said three people aware of the development. The Rs9,600 crore NIA IPO was subscribed 1.04 times on Wednesday, the first day of the share sale. NIA’s …

Official sources said the central probe agency arrested Gagan Dhawan on Wednesday morning from the national capital under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested Delhi businessman Gagan Dhawan in connection with Rs 5,000 crore money laundering probe case against Gujarat-based pharma firm and few other hawala deals, officials said. The Delhi businessman …

The north east monsoon dumped heavy showers on Monday leaving five persons dead and disrupting life in several areas due to waterlogging. Officials said four persons died in rain-related incidents in different places since Monday evening taking the toll to five. One person was killed in a wall collapse in Thanjavur district on Monday. At least five people were killed …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary on Tuesday . Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi also paid respects to the former prime minister at Shakti Sthal in Delhi. Indira Gandhi was the first female Prime Minister of India. The former prime minister was assassinated by …

Recently, two ISIS terrorists have been arrested in Gujarat. The anti-terrorist troop (ATS) has found a huge transfer of funds from Gujarat to Pakistan’s largest commercial bank Habib Bank (HBL). ATS suspects that it is for aggressive purposes. Another 15 people are suspected of having links with the terrorist activities. Officials have revealed that they are intelligence. These terrorists belong …

India has improved its position in normal trade and ranked 100th in the World bank rankings. It is estimated that 30 ranks have improved compared to the past. Reforms in tax laws, licensing policy, security for investors, and bankruptcy law have contributed to the improvement of rank. The report is being raised in the wake of allegations of a drop …