India’s GDP will be close to USD 20 trillion by 2047 and per capita income may reach USD 10,000 (at current value of USD), Bibek Debroy, chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, said on Wednesday. Virtually addressing the inaugural session at the 57th Annual Conference of the Indian … Read more
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CuriousJr announces winner of the All India Coding Championship 2022
CuriousJr, an online coding platform for kids has announced the biggest All India Coding Championship on 25th Dec 2022. Around 25,000 students from across the country participated in the competition. The winner of the competition is 14-year-old student Subhash Shine from Kerala. Shashwat Acharya from Darjeeling and Saion Gupta from … Read more
Onn Premium Wear curates an extensive line of winter clothing perfect for the chilly season
One of the country’s largest innerwear manufacturers, known for its innovative and customer-demand-driven product offerings, manufacturing more than 100 products across 14 major brands comprising a complete range of innerwear and outerwear for men, women, and children, has curated an extensive range of winter collection for men and boys which … Read more
Festival tourism lends boost to Meghalaya’s economy
India’s tourism industry contributed $178 billion, or about 5.8 per cent, to the country’s gross domestic product in 2021. This will more than double to $512 billion by 2028, according to Government data. The tourism sector provides about 137 million jobs. The industry has been noticing historic high demands of … Read more
TimesPro, IIM Visakhapatnam collaborate to launch Executive Certificate Programme in Advanced Strategic Management
TimesPro and the Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam have launched the Executive Certificate Programme in Advanced Strategic Management to build learner competencies in developing and executing strategies that help strengthen organisational communication and mitigate risks. The 12-month Executive Certificate Programme in Advanced Strategic Management will empower working professionals to analyse environmental … Read more
Indian film personalities condole demise of PM Modi’s mother
Mumbai, Dec 30 (PTI) Cine personalities Rajinikanth, Dharmendra, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn on Friday expressed grief over the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben Modi and wished him strength to bear the loss. Hiraben, 99, passed away at 3.30 am during the treatment at U N Mehta … Read more
BCCI to Review T20 World Cup Performance in New Year
The BCCI brass will review India’s underwhelming performance in the T20 World Cup with skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid on January 1, according to BCCI sources. NCA chief VVS Laxman, who has been with the Indian team in Dravid’s absence, is also expected to be part of the meeting. … Read more
Adani group takes control of NDTV, buys promoters stake at 17 pc premium to open offer price
On Friday, the Adani group fully took control of the news channel NDTV after purchasing the majority of the founders’ shares from Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy for a premium of roughly 17% over the price it paid to the company’s minority shareholders. According to a regulatory filing, the Adani … Read more
Ranji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena puts Kerala on cusp of victory
At the St. Xavier’s College Ground in Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala’s Jalaj Saxena got six wickets (6/75) in Chhattisgarh’s second innings to finish with a match haul of 11/123. After dismissing Chhattisgarh for 287 runs, Kerala will chase 126 runs to win on Day 4. Harpreet Singh Bhatia, the captain of … Read more
Cong income through electoral trusts less than TRS, SP, AAP, YSRC; BJP got 72% donations: ADR report
The BJP received Rs 351.50 crore or 72.17 per cent of the total donations made to political parties by Electoral Trusts in 2021-’22, while the Congress received less than the TRS, Samajwadi Party, AAP and the YSR Congress, according to data released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) Thursday. … Read more