Day: March 1, 2021

Sensex soars 750 pts as investors cheer Q3 GDP data

7:35 pm March 1, 2021

Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex surged nearly 750 points and NSE Nifty rallied over 232 points on Monday as investors cheered the domestic economy returning to positive territory after two quarters of contraction. The 30-share BSE index briefly traded above the 50,000-mark during the mid-session, before ending at 49,849.84, showing a rise of 749.85 points […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

PM says farmers should get more avenues to sell crops

7:33 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised on farmers getting more avenues to sell crops and said a food processing revolution was needed in the country for value addition to farm produce and to realise better prices. Addressing a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions regarding the Agriculture Ministry, he underlined the […]

Stalin hits back at Amit Shah for ‘corruption’ charge

3:36 pm March 1, 2021

Chennai: DMK leader M K Stalin on Monday sought to make light of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s allegation of corruption against his party, saying it was the BJP that ”stands by corruption” by aligning with the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu. Ridiculing Stalin for speaking on corruption issues, Shah had at a rally in […]

Trump indicates to run for 2024; slams Biden

2:05 pm March 1, 2021

Washington: In his first public speech since leaving office, former US president Donald Trump has called for Republican Party unity while indicating that he might launch a third presidential bid in 2024 even as he slammed the Biden administration, claiming that the country has gone from “America First” to “America Last” in just one month. […]

Miss India Delhi 2019 Mansi Sehgal joins AAP

1:48 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: Former Miss India Delhi Mansi Sehgal joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of party leader Raghav Chadha, the AAP said in a statement on Monday. Speaking on the occassion, Sehgal, Miss India Delhi 2019, said she was ”inspired by the honest governance of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal” and therefore chose to […]