India surpasses Japan to become world’s 4th largest economy: Govt
New Delhi: India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy with a size of USD 4.18 trillion, and is poised to overtake Germany to become the third-largest by 2030, the government has said. With continuing good growth numbers, India is also the world’s fastest-growing major economy. India’s real GDP grew 8.2 per cent […]
President to confer AI certificates at Skill India Mission initiative
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will grace a special programme under SOAR — Skilling for AI Readiness, an initiative of the Skill India Mission, on January 1. The programme is being organised by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, and reflects the continued commitment of the government towards preparing India’s […]
PM Modi for mission-mode reforms to sustain long-term growth
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for mission-mode reforms across diverse sectors to sustain long-term growth to achieve the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Interacting with a group of eminent economists and experts at NITI Aayog ahead of Union Budget for 2026-27, Modi also made a case for building world- class […]
AIIMS-Jammu proposes traumatology institute, centre for AI in healthcare
Samba: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu has submitted a proposal to the Union health ministry for setting up a traumatology institute and a centre for artificial intelligence in healthcare in collaboration with premier institutions of Israel and the United Kingdom, officials said on Tuesday. AIIMS will move forward in the new year […]
EOW files chargesheet in absentia against Bihar man in cheating case
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch has submitted a chargesheet in absentia against a Bihar resident before a court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district in connection with a fraud case. A case was registered based on a written complaint which alleged that a company, True Dreams Project India Pvt Ltd (TDPI), through […]
Indian Oil completes highest-ever winter stocking in Ladakh
Chandigarh: Indian Oil Corporation Limited on Tuesday said it has completed highest-ever advance winter stocking operation, supplying over one lakh kilolitres of petroleum products to Ladakh ahead of the annual winter shutdown. Every year, access to Ladakh through roads remains closed from December to April due to heavy snowfall at high mountain passes such as […]
Fresh spell of rain, snow likely in Kashmir
Night temperatures stay above normal Srinagar: Kashmir is bracing for a fresh spell of rain and snow as the valley witnessed warmer- than-usual minimum temperatures on Sunday night, according to Meteorological Department officials. An official from the department said there is a possibility of moderate snowfall in Kashmir on Tuesday, with the main activity […]