What India, US, Saudi Arabia, UAE Discussed

IMAGE: National Security Adviser Ajit K Doval, left, with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. Photograph: ANI Photo National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Sunday, May 7, 2023, held a......

Pressure on UK to review Covid vax rules for Indians

The UK government is under increasing pressure on Monday to review its COVID-19 vaccine protocol in place for travellers from India, after its updated rules effective from next month failed to......

Migrant workers struggle to survive as pandemic rages

It took a lockdown for us in India to even recognise that the plight of migrants needs to be addressed.They were faceless and unrecognised.They were unappreciated and even hounded.They were poorly......

We must vaccinate 140 million people a month!

At 8 million a month, times two doses, it will take us 17 years to administer the vaccine to our 800 million adults.The rollout must speed up twenty times, asserts Naushad Forbes. IMAGE: A first......

How Postmen Can Help Micro-Entrepreneurs

'The dakiyas will be our partners, receiving credit proposals from micro-enterprises at the grassroots level.' IMAGE: A postman on his way to deliver mail in New Delhi. Photograph: Adnan......

What CII wants Modi 3.0 govt to do to boost growth

Industry body CII on Thursday made a case for pushing reforms in sectors like land, labour, and agriculture by the Modi 3.0 government to accelerate economic growth, which is estimated to be around......

India Inc capital expenditure story gets cement to semiconductor push

Corporate India is starting to step up its capital expenditure plans amid government incentives and signs of rising demand, company executives and analysts have indicated. Illustration: Uttam......

Services sector pushes India's Q1 GDP growth to four-quarter high of 7.8%

India recorded GDP growth of 7.8 per cent during the April-June period of 2023-24, the highest in the past four quarters, on the back of double-digit expansion in the services sector, retaining its......