Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilising public funds for infrastructure development were some of the issues that figured during the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and economists ahead of the 2025-26 Union Budget. The prime minister on Tuesday met eminent economists and sectoral experts at NITI Aayog to hear their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2025.
The family of Kargil martyr Captain Vikram Batra has taken exception to the repeated reference of his name and the slogan "Yeh Dil Maange More" (this heart yearns more), by BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi.
2024 delivered unforgettable moments that epitomised triumph, passion, and sheer brilliance across the globe.
The Indian men's table tennis team assured itself of its third consecutive bronze medal at Asian Championships.
Rising political tension has adversely affected the bilateral sporting ties between India and Pakistan but newly-elected FIH chief Narinder Batra on Saturday said the two nations will have to honour their international commitments. The tension at the border has cast a shadow over Pakistan's participation in the next month's FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow but Batra's comments make it clear that the two neighbours are set to clash against each other on Indian soil.
Manika Batra is the first Indian woman paddler to break into the top-25 in table tennis world rankings.
Manika Batra inspired India to a historic gold medal with her stunning singles victories, fashioning an unthinkable 3-1 victory over four-time gold medallists Singapore in the final of the women's team event at the Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast, on Sunday.
India's biggest table tennis contingent ever has arrived at the Olympic Village, ready to make a mark in Paris.
The Olympic table tennis tournament will take place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from July 27 to August 10.
The IOA chief had earlier called for an Indian boycott of the 2022 CWG in Birmingham over the axing of shooting from the Games programme due to logistical issues.
The IHF's senior vice-president accused Gill of committing financial irregularities.
The IHF's senior vice-president questioned the passing of the federations's balance sheet at the AGM.
The senior IHF vice-president threatened legal action if Gill does not step down immediately.
Narinder Batra, Senior Vice President of IHF, demanded an explanation as to how the Federation funds were being spent.
ICICI Bank on Saturday said its March quarter consolidated net profit grew 18.5 per cent to Rs 11,672 crore, helped by lower provisions. On a standalone basis, the second largest private sector lender showed a 17.4 per cent growth in its profit after tax at Rs 10,708 crore for the reporting quarter against Rs 9,122 crore in the year-ago period. For fiscal 2023-24, its standalone net profit grew to Rs 40,888 crore from Rs 31,896 crore a year ago.
Manika Batra and Mouma Das fought hard before going down against defending champions Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu to settle for a silver medal in the women's doubles, a first ever for India in the Commonwealth Games.
India wrapped up their campaign at the Asian Table Tennis Championships with three medals, including a historic bronze in the women's doubles, after Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee's dream run ended in the semifinals in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday.
The Indian market remains an attractive place to do business for the nation's entrepreneurs, with 75 per cent of them operating domestically.
'Improvement is a continuous process and I am committed to it,' Manika Batra added.
Fired India hockey coach Paul van Ass says Hockey India president Narinder Batra was just finding ways to fire him.
Hockey India secretary general Narinder Batra has been elected to the post of vice president of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) at its recent Congress held at Kuala Lumpur.
Olympian Joaquim Carvalho has hailed the Indian Olympic Association's decision not to include Hockey India secretary Narinder Batra in the four-member delegation that will accompany Sports Ministry officials for a meeting with the International Olympic COmmittee in Lausanne on May 15 to find a way for India's return to the Olympic movement.
Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee confirmed India's first ever medal in women's at the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
Senior functionary Narinder Batra on Friday resigned as the associate vice-president of the Indian Olympic Association as a mark of protest against the IOA for not taking back its decision to appoint scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as honorary life presidents.
Given a chance national women's table tennis champion Manika Batra is keen to get tips from her idol, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal, ahead of her debut in next month's Rio Olympic Games.
The IHF's senior vice-president pleaded that K P S Gill and K Jothikumaran be disallowed from participating in the elections.
Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal showed resistance but India suffered a 0-3 loss to mighty China in the pre-quarterfinals, at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie
Government has finalised the appointments of State Bank of India managing director A K Batra and former Industrial Development Bank of India deputy managing director T M Nagarajan, as the two new executive directors of Sebi.
Akula was drafted to play for the Jaipur Patriots in UTT 2024. She will now be replaced by the U19 Youth National Champion and UTT debutant Nithyashree Mani in the squad.
Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal made a shock exit from the Paris Olympics men's singles competition.
Manika Batra thanked aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and his office for their 'prompt' action.
The HI president also said that a committee has been formed to decide on the fate of the coach and it will take a decision on Friday. He said he has no ego problem and if the committee feels the coach should continue, he would himself go to The Netherlands to bring him back.
Glimpses of Indian athletes in action at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, July 28, 2024.
Dr Batra's said on Monday it would set up 50 clinics across the country in the next five years, besides opening its first international centre in London this year. "We target to set up 10 clinics each year and it requires an investment of about Rs 50 lakh each. We will set up around 50 clinics in the next five years," Dr Batra's Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Batra told PTI.
Former national coach Joaquim Carvalho has called for Hockey India secretary-general Narinder Batra's head for misleading the nation and vindictively keeping players who took part in the rebel World Series Hockey out of the country's London Olympics team.
The IHF senior vice-president said he would initiate legal action if any constitutional amendment is done without following proper procedure.
For the first time in Olympic history, the Opening Ceremony is being held on the banks of the river Seine. More than 6,500 athletes in around 90 boats will sail past the iconic monuments of Paris.
