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World Bank lifts GDP outlook for FY26, tariffs to hurt next yr

new delhi, Oct. 8 -- The World Bank on Tuesday raised India's economic growth forecast for 2025-26 to 6.5% from 6.3% projected in June, even as it trimmed its 2026-27 estimate by 20 basis points to 6.... Read More


PM calls Putin, affirms strategic partnership

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership ahead of the Russian leader's visit to India for an ... Read More


SC hints Nithari accused Koli might be let off

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that Nithari killings convict Surendra Koli may be acquitted in the sole case in which his conviction still stands, observing that it would ... Read More


sc SEEKS BJP, x'S REPLY ON 'POSTS VILIFYING MUSLIMS'

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the BJP's Assam unit and social media platform X to respond to a plea seeking immediate removal of content that openly vilifies and targets M... Read More


hry ips officer found dead with gunshot wound

Chandigarh, Oct. 8 -- A 52-year-old senior Haryana IPS officer was found dead with a gunshot wound at his residence in Chandigarh on Tuesday, with police suspecting suicide. Y Puran Kumar, a 2001-batc... Read More


225kg 'adulterated' paneer recovered in Patiala village

Patiala, Oct. 8 -- As much as 225-kg adulterated paneer was seized from a dairy unit in Chutehra, a village in Samana block of Patiala, food safety officials said on Tuesday. During the surprise check... Read More


BJP issues 'chargesheet' against Punjab govt

Chandigarh, Oct. 8 -- The Punjab BJP on Tuesday blamed the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for the recent floods that caused extensive damage in the state. Addressing a press confer... Read More


Amritpal-led party fields Mandeep Singh for Tarn Taran byelection

Amritsar, Oct. 8 -- Jailed Khadoor Sahib member of Parliament Amritpal Singh-led Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), along with other Panthic groups, on Tuesday declared Mandeep Singh, brother of Sandeep Sin... Read More


Canada forms hate crime unit to tackle rising xenophobia

Toronto, Oct. 8 -- As hate directed at Indian immigrants, especially Sikhs, escalates in Canada, an Indo-Canadian lawmaker has called out the alarming trend. In a post on X on Sunday, Hardeep Grewal, ... Read More


State being buried under debt burden: Giani Harpreet

Amritsar, Oct. 8 -- The head of the breakaway faction of the Akali Dal, Giani Harpreet Singh, alleged on Tuesday that Punjab is being buried under a debt burden, and the recent floods have worsened th... Read More