Government projects slower GDP growth As per the data, the manufacturing sector is estimated to grow by 2% as com- pared to a robust growth of 6.9% in 2018-19. Likewise, the growth in the construction sector for the fiscal is expected to see a sharp decline to 3.2%...
Iraqi MPs vote to expel U.S. troops The Iraqi Parliament on Sunday called on the government to work to end all foreign troop presence in the country as the backlash grew against the killing of top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader...
U.S. kills top Iranian General in air strike The U.S. on Friday killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, in an air strike near Baghdad airport, the Pentagon and Iran said. U.S. officials said Gen. Soleimani had been killed in drone...
Government rejigs team handling Ayodhya issue The Ministry of Home Affairs reorganised its departments, delegating the charge of the Ayodhya desk to the Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh(JKL) Affairs Division, according to an internal order of the Ministry. Earlier, all...
Finance Minister unveils plans for infrastructure projects Almost a quarter of the capital expenditure is going to the energy sector, with ₹24.5 lakh crore expected to be invested in power, renewable energy, atomic energy and petroleum and natural gas. This is also...