September 7, 2024 7:54 AM

10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival begins with great devotion

The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated today across the country with great devotion. The day marks the birth of Lord Ganesha, who is a symbol of wisdom, prosperity, and good fortune. Also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Utsav, the day marks the beginning of ten days of festivitie...

September 7, 2024 7:42 AM

India overtakes China in Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Investable Market Index

India has overtaken China in terms of its weightage in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets Investable Market Index during this month. The weightage of India stood at 22.27 per cent as compared to 21.58 per cent of China in the index. An announcement in this regard was ma...

September 7, 2024 7:17 AM

Congress releases list of 31 candidates for Haryana assembly polls

The Congress has released a list of 31 candidates for the Haryana assembly polls. Senior party leader and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will contest from the Garhi Sampla Kiloi seat. State Congress Chief Udai Bhan has been fielded from Hodal. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who joined Congress...

September 6, 2024 10:12 PM

Labor department says, US employers added 1 lakh and 42 thousand last month

US employers added one lakh and 42 thousand last month, the labor department announced today, in one of the year’s most closely watched economic news releases. The release comes as the US Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates for the first time since March 2020.   The reading for Augus...

September 6, 2024 10:07 PM

PM Narendra Modi meets former Japan PM late Shinzo Abe’s wife Akie Abe

Akie Abe, the wife of former Japan Prime Minister late Shinzo Abe, today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. In a social media post, Mr Modi said, he recalled his close personal friendship with former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He said, Abe San’s belief in the potential of India-Japan rel...