India pulled 415 million people out of poverty in 15 years: UN

A total of 415 million people moved out of poverty in India within just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, highlighting the remarkable achievement by the......

India home to 18 of 20 cities with most severe rise in PM2.5 pollution: Report

India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants or PM2.5 from 2010 to 2019, according to a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and......

India gets details of hundreds of Swiss bank accounts in 4th tranche

India has received the fourth set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals and organisations as part of an annual automatic information exchange under which Switzerland has shared particulars......

President Obama assured by Trump's commitment: White House

United States President Barack Obama came away with "renewed confidence" from his 90-minute meeting with his successor Donald Trump, the White House has said, adding that the emphasis of the......

FinMin: 'Setbacks Make Us Stronger'

'If the near-term economic pain is absorbed more by those who have the ability and the financial strength to do so, then small and medium enterprises in downstream industries will emerge stronger......

India Needs 75 Years To Reach 25% Of US GDP

According to the World Bank, economic growth in middle-income countries, including India, is not accelerating. 'In fact, it is slowing down as incomes increase, with the trend becoming more......

Small ticket transactions drag avg retail payments value by 48% in 3 years

The average value of retail digital payments dropped 48 per cent from Rs 8,769 in March 2021 to Rs 4,560 in March 2024 due to a growing preference to use digital modes of transactions for small......

India's richest 1% holds 40% wealth, says study

Inequality in India has skyrocketed since early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of top 1 per cent population rising to 22.6 per cent and 40.1 per cent, respectively, in 2022-23, according......

Football Extras: Will Messi return to national team?

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni believes Lionel Messi will end his self-imposed exile from the national team. Photograph: Sipa USA......