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Narendra Modi’s Ram Rajya, former Congress president and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Centre has failed to generate enough employment opportunities for the downtrodden constituting "90 per cent of the population," in the country, news agency PTI reported. The former Congress president was addressing a public meeting at the Ghantaghar intersection of Kanpur during his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.' "What kind of Ram Rajya is this where … Backward classes, Dalits, tribals and minorities, who constitute about 90 per cent of the total population, cannot get jobs," Rahul Gandhi said. "Fifty per cent of the population in the country belongs to backward classes, 15 per cent are Dalits, 8 per cent are tribals and 15 per cent are minorities.

coal gasification projects in the country, the Ministry of Coal is planning to offer coal at a notified price for coal gasification, a senior ministry official said on Wednesday. «We are considering offering coal at a notified price for coal gasification plants that will be set up. We will be making a policy for the same so that the industry does not face a shortage of coal,» said Nagaraju Maddirala, the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal at a roadshow in Mumbai, held to push coal gasification projects. Notified pricing means coal will be made available at a cheaper rate than its auction rate. Currently, only the power sector receives coal at a notified price. Other sectors avail of coal at auction prices.

World Bank warned that high borrowing costs have «changed dramatically» the need for developing nations to boost sluggish economic growth. The multilateral lender's latest warning comes as international bond sales from emerging market governments hit an all-time record of $47 billion in January, led by less risky emerging economies such as Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Romania.

NEW DELHI : Global supply chain challenges that have weighed down Indian airlines the past few years are unlikely to go away anytime soon, going by French aircraft manufacturer ATR’s projections. The company expects its aircraft deliveries to return to pre-covid levels only by 2027-2028, with a gradual easing of supply chain constraints in the aviation ecosystem. In 2023, ATR delivered 36 aircraft, down from 68 in the pre-covid year of 2019.

Mumbai: Kajaria Tiles, the largest manufacturer of ceramic and vitrified tiles in the country along with the Royal Challengers Bangalore announced today that the brand would stay on as the “Principal Sponsors" for the RCB Women’s Team extending their partnership which began with the inaugural season of T20, last year. Speaking on the associationMr Rishi Kajaria, Joint Managing Director at Kajaria Ceramics Ltd, said: “I am happy to announce that we have extended our partnership with the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s Team and look forward to a successful season. For us Women Empowerment is a core ethos of our organisation, and our sporting superstars are inspiring not just this generation but every little girl watching the game. We look forward to continuing our support for RCB Women team and contributing to their journey of success in the upcoming season". Rajesh Menon, Vice President & Head of Royal Challengers Bangalore, said “We are pleased to extend our partnership with Kajaria for another season. The association began on a successful note with the inaugural season, last year and we look forward to strengthening our collaboration as the tournament grows in magnitude." The second edition of the Women’s T20 will be played between 23 February to 17 March 2024 across two venues, Bangalore, and Delhi.

NTA) has announced that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) will be conducted at exam centres in 14 foreign cities on May 5. This decision comes after requests from aspirants, as the initial information bulletin for the exam did not mention centres outside India. «It has been decided that the exam will also be conducted in 14 foreign cities in 12 countries,» said NTA Senior Director (Exams) Sadhna Parashar. According to NTA Senior Director (Exams) Sadhna Parashar, the exam will be conducted in 12 countries, including cities like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah (UAE), Kuwait City (Kuwait), Bangkok (Thailand), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Doha (Qatar), Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Lagos (Nigeria), Manama (Bahrain), Muscat (Oman), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), and Singapore.

artificial intelligence (AI) in India, the BharatGPT group backed by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries and top engineering schools in the country aims to launch its first ChatGPT-style service next month. The model is being developed in collaboration with Indian Institutes of Technology, and backed by Reliance Jio Infocomm and the Centre. The consortium — which includes Reliance and eight IITs—offered a sneak peek of the model during a recent technology conference in Mumbai.

₹1.64 trillion for fertilizer subsidy. India already has entered into long-term agreements with Morocco, Senegal, Israel, Oman, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Jordan in the past two years as part of this playbook. Though India is moving toward gaining self-sufficiency in urea, it still depends on imports to meet its rock phosphate demand.

Arvind Kejriwal hit out at BJP over the Supreme Court overturning the outcome of the Chandigarh mayoral polls. Quoting from the Bhagavad Gita, Arvind Kejriwal said that God decided to intervene and put an end to the prevailing "adharm (unrighteousness)" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kejriwal said that all the devotees of Lord Ram, Krishna, Shiv-Parvati are with the country and finally, the "adharm" of the BJP will come to an end, and "dharm (righteousness)" will prevail.

moment in the sun. Rock-bottom interest rates lowered the cost of clean power, which is expensive to deploy but runs on sun and wind that come free of charge. The price of solar panels and wind turbines fell as technologies matured and manufacturers gained scale.

Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday, expressed strong support for the ongoing farmer's protest, declaring that the party stands firmly with them. «We are supporting them (farmers). We are saying openly that their reasonable demands should be fulfilled. We are going to say this in our election manifesto also that a legal guarantee will be given. All crops cannot be covered but the essential crops should be done (providing MSP),» Mallikarjun Kharge said. Reacting to the farmers' protest, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he promised to double the minimum support price of farmers during the 2014 elections but did not fulfil it.

Delhi Chalo march on Wednesday. After four rounds of negotiations with the union government failed to yield results, the Shambhu border crossing between Punjab and Haryana looks set for a faceoff between protestors and police forces today morning. The first rounds of tear gas shells were fired by police forces around noon.

Tata Power Trading Company Ltd (TPTCL) from Tata Power's 200 MW solar PV power plant in Bikaner district of Rajasthan, BluSmart said in a statement. "Enabled by the recently enacted green energy open access rules, this partnership with TPTCL allows BluSmart to completely eliminate Scope 2 emissions (indirect emissions) from its existing 1.4 million sq ft of EV charging infrastructure and future charging hubs," it said.

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), sources told The Economic Times. They added that officials from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) are tasked with examining the situation. “We are aware of it but need to verify if the claims being made are correct.

Delhi Chalo Farmers Protest News: Heavy traffic movement has been witnessed at the Delhi-Gurugram border due to barricading by Delhi Police in view of the farmers' protest on Wednesday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Gurugram Traffic Police wrote, “Traffic congestion has been reported at Delhi-Gurugram border on NH 48 due to barricading by Delhi Police. @TrafficGGM is on the spot to facilitate the traffic." “The inconvenience caused is highly regretted.

Also Read | Live updates on Delhi Chalo Farmers Protest today Commencing their march to the national capital on Tuesday, farmers from Punjab faced hindrance from security personnel at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points, situated between Punjab and Haryana. General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor, Sarwan Singh Pandher, on Wednesday reiterated the demand for a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) and assured a 'peaceful' approach going ahead. The farmers' leader emphasized that all farmers would not proceed together in the 'Dilli Chalo' march; instead, only the farmer leaders would march towards the national capital.

India and the US are looking into exciting joint science and technology projects to further expand their relationship under the guidance of the top leadership of the two countries, according to a top American scientist. Describing the US-India Partnership as a very important one for the Biden-Harris administration and also in Congress, Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director of the National Science Foundation said there's total bipartisan support for a strong partnership between two great democracies, the US and India. Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his visit to Washington DC, for the historic State Visit, with a trip to the National Science Foundation headquarters in Alexandria wherein he interacted with the scientific community and the young scientist minds.

Sarwan Singh Pandher, on Wednesday reiterated the demand for a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) and assured a 'peaceful' approach going ahead. The farmers' leader emphasized that all farmers would not proceed together in the 'Dilli Chalo' march; instead, only the farmer leaders would march towards the national capital. «We have decided that no farmer, youth will march forward. Leaders will march ahead. We will not attack our Jawans. We will go peacefully. All this can be ended if they (central govt) make a law on MSP,» Sarwan Singh Pandher said while speaking to ANI.

Paytm may just be the beginning. India stunned investors last month by abruptly suspending most activities of the banking affiliate of Paytm, a once high-flying fintech star that had attracted backing from Warren Buffett and SoftBank Group Corp. While the Paytm case was an extreme example of lapses in customer verification — it allegedly used a single identity document to open thousands of accounts — the crackdown signals growing impatience from authorities. Hardly a day passes when a bank or fintech firm isn’t fined for failing to properly vet its customers, ensnaring top lenders from State Bank of India to Citigroup Inc. Fed up with the persistent shortcomings, the Reserve Bank of India is likely to get even tougher before Governor Shaktikanta Das steps down this year.

Raisina Dialogue will witness the participation of Ministers, former Heads of State and Heads of Government, Military Commanders, Captains of Industry, Technology Leaders, Academics, Journalists, Scholars on Strategic Affairs, Experts from leading Think Tanks, and youth from more than 100 nations. Over the course of three days, decision makers and thought leaders from around the world will engage each other across conversations in various formats, the MEA said in a statement.

PM Modi's second visit to the Jammu region since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, coincided with the film's imminent release late this week. While acknowledging his lack of familiarity with the film's specifics, Modi highlighted the potential of such productions in providing the public with accurate insights.