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31 Oct

PM Modi commemorates Sardar Patel’s 150th birth anniversary

TanupriyaIndia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today claimed that some people are trying to destroy national unity. He urged citizens to recognize this "coalition of urban Naxalites." On National Unity Day, which fell on Diwali this year, the Prime Minister was addressing a crowd in front of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue in Kewadia ,Gujarat. A new chapter is being written in India's history. The world is watching how India is dealing with its problems. To represent backward classes in terms of employment and education, calls for a caste census. The block centered its people on the theme "Save the Constitution." . According…

28 Oct

Recently gold prices drop to 77,662 rupees per 10 gram a day before Dhanteras

Ashish MajumderIndia

Spot gold prices declined by 0.48% to 77,622 rupees per 10 grams around 10 am IST on this Monday, a day before Dhanteras, according to MCX data. Meanwhile, Gold futures prices on the MCX for December 05, 2024, actually dropped by 0.42% to 78,200 rupees. In fact the short term decline in gold prices was attributed to a rise in US dollar (currently at 84.07 rupees per dollar). This is very important news and it will be useful for many people. In Indian culture gold has lots of importance and everyone want to have some gold. In fact gold is…

22 May

Deepinder Goyal shares his struggle in building his startup world

editorIndia

Deepinder Goyal the CEO of Zomato which was started in 2008. During a recent event organised by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Deepinder shared about his journey to building his own empire. Deepinder recalled when he was about to start Zomato, his father reacted saying, "Janta hai tera baap kaun hai?"(Do you know who is your father) which means they can't afford for a startup company, due to their humble background. He further added, "But it was this government and their initiatives enabled a small town boy like me to build something like Zomato, which employs lakhs of people today!"…

13 May

Several schools in Jaipur, Rajasthan get bomb threats

editorIndia

Weeks ago bomb threats were sent to150 schools in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). Following, the incident, Rajasthan, Jaipur schools have now received the same threat via email. According to the sources, police along with his team have started conducting thorough research on the matter, investigation is underway.

03 May

OECD revises India’s FY2015 progress forecast to 6.6%

Priyanka Roy0 CommentsBusiness, Economy, India, News

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on Thursday raised India's FY2025 growth forecast to 6.6% from an earlier estimate of 6.2%. "Despite relatively sluggish private consumption growth, strong investment and improving business confidence in India are projected to propel real GDP growth to more than six and a half per cent in both FYs 2025 and 26," the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) said.

01 May

Indian Oil’s quarterly profit Downfall 52% due to inventory losses, low fuel prices

Priyanka Roy0 CommentsBusiness, Economy, India

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Tuesday reported a 52 percent decline in fourth quarter profit as the company sold fuel below market prices due to inventory losses. While India is the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, Indian Oil controls about a third of India's five million barrel-per-day refining capacity with its unit Chennai Petroleum. However, India has been buying increasingly cheaper Russian oil as discounts have fallen from $30 a barrel in 2022 to less than $10 this year, while refiners also cut fuel prices at the pumps ahead of this year's general elections. IOC reported a 52% decline…

29 Apr

PM Modi is taking catalyst from Goebbels: Congress

Priyanka Roy0 CommentsIndia, Latest

Congress General Secretary Jairam Rames said that Goebbels had said that "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually start believing it." Mr. Ramesh said he had also written in 1941 that "the British follow the principle that when one tells a lie, one must tell a big lie and stick to it." The Congress, while speaking about the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on April 29, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking inspiration from Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "For a full-fledged MA in…

24 Apr

In 2019 Lok Sabha polls which states & UTs saw highest & lowest voter turnout

Ashish Majumder0 CommentsIndia

In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Lakshadweep actually recorded highest voter turnout among other states and UTs at 85.21%. In fact it was followed by Nagaland (83%), Manipur (82.69%), Tripura (82.4%), Arunachal Pradesh (82.11%), West Bengal (81.76%), Assam (81.6%) and Sikkim (81.41%). Meanwhile, Jammu & Kashmir had the lowest turnout at 44.97% followed by Bihar (57.33%), Uttar Pradesh (59.21%) and Delhi (60.6%). This is actually good that today elections are taken very seriously in India and almost everyone going to vote. Actually India is a big nation with huge population and for this reason to conduct election in India is very…

20 Apr

Marks of candidates who cleared UPSC exam released

Ashish Majumder0 CommentsIndia

Recently Civil Services Exam 2023 topper Aditya Srivastava scored 54.27% in the exam conducted by UPSC, according to the detailed marks of the recommended candidates released on Friday. In fact second rank holder Animesh Pradhan scored 52.69%, followed by Donuru Ananya Reddy, who scored 52.59%. Actually a total of 1016 candidates were recommended for different government services. This is actually very good news as today student are taking interest in UPSC Civil Service Exam and want to clear it. Actually UPSC Civil Service Exam is very difficult exam and student need to study very hard to clear it as there…

19 Apr

In this Lok Sabha election nearly 97 crore people, over 10 % of the global population, are eligible to vote

Ashish Majumder0 CommentsIndia

Lok Sabha elections this year are actually India’s second longest as first elections in independent India were held in 68 phases over four months from October 25, 1951 to February 21, 1952. Actually the voting exercise will take 44 days. In fact the 2019 elections lasted 39 days. This time nearly 97 crore people, over 10 % of the global population, are eligible to vote. This is actually good news as today election is done very seriously in India so that correct result comes. Actually India is a big country with huge population where conducting election is very difficult task…