(Jagran News) भारत को पाकिस्तान व चीन के साथ अपनी सुरक्षा चिंताओं को दूर रख कर आर्थिक सहयोग पर ध्यान देने की कोशिश कर रहे अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप और पश्चिमी देशों के कुछ विश्लेषकों को विदेश मंत्री एस जयशंकर ने बहुत ही स्पष्ट शब्दों में जवाब दिया है कि भारत के लिए राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा सर्वोपरि है। उन्होंने कहा है कि, किसी भी सरकार के लिए अपने देश की भौगोलिक सीमा की सुरक्षा करना पहला कर्तव्य है। पश्चिमी देशों को भी खरी-खरी पश्चिमी देशों को विदेश मंंत्री जयशंकर ने यह भी कहा है कि वह भारत की सुरक्षा चिंताओं को…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(HT) The government expects to garner ₹20,000-25,000 crore in fiscal year 2025 (FY25) dividends from public sector banks, which have scored record profits and notched up sustained growth, two people familiar with the matter said, requesting anonymity. The projected inflow will strengthen non-tax revenue and support the government’s fiscal consolidation efforts. The Centre received about ₹18,000 crore in dividends from state-owned lenders in FY24 and ₹13,804 crore in FY23. This optimistic outlook follows a record ₹1.78 lakh crore in combined net profit posted by all 12 public sector banks in FY25, marking a 26% increase over the previous year’s ₹1.41…
(HT) India’s imports of Russian oil are on track for the highest level in 10 months in May, with more crude being sourced from eastern ports as supply chains are rebuilt after sweeping US sanctions. The South Asian nation has purchased 1.98 million barrels a day from the OPEC+ producer so far this month, according to Kpler, with the Urals grade making up most of the volume. Imports are continuing to climb after tumbling to a 14-month low in February as US penalties disrupted the Russian oil trade. Since then, more non-sanctioned tankers have joined the trade and Indian oil…
(HT) India and the United States aim to announce an early harvest deal next month with both sides allowing greater market access to each other by removing both tariff and non-tariff barriers for a majority of goods, including farm produce, while protecting sensitive items through a negative list or quota restrictions, officials aware of the development said. The early deal involving low-hanging fruits such as automobiles and agricultural items would exhibit New Delhi’s earnestness to substantially reduce tariffs on American products. Similarly, Washington would reciprocate by removing the 10% reciprocal baseline tariff for Indian goods and by withdrawing a proposed…
(HT) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate 103 redeveloped Amrit Stations on Thursday during a special event in Bikaner, Rajasthan. These stations developed under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme at a cost of over ₹1,100 crore are across 86 districts in 18 states. PM Modi wrote on X, “Tomorrow, 22nd May is a landmark day for India’s railway infrastructure. The Amrit Stations will boost comfort, connectivity and celebrate our glorious culture!” In Bikaner, the PM will inaugurate Deshnoke station under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme and flag-off Bikaner-Mumbai express train. He will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to…
(HT) Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday said dairies and gaushalas across the Capital will be upgraded and new ones built, where necessary, following a review meeting on stray cattle and dairy colonies, the government said in a release. She said that basic infrastructure, such as drinking water, drainage, sanitation, and sewage facilities will be built at all authorised dairies, and shelter, sanitation, fodder, and medical care will be ensured for the animals. To implement the plans effectively, the government will maintain a continuous dialogue with dairy operators. The CM said that the Delhi government is committed to implementing a…
(HT) A new cultural hub called Kalagram—meaning village of art—is set to come up in Dwarka’s Sector 7 within the campus of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), officials said. The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) will develop the complex, themed as a village habitat, to showcase traditional and contemporary art forms of India. Artistically designed huts dedicated to different states and regions, a culinary centre, an amphitheatre for performances and screenings, and open spaces for exhibitions will be part of the elaborate setup. The ₹1 crore project, sanctioned by the Union ministry of culture in 2023, is…
(HT) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Delhi government to explore the feasibility of geo-tagging trees while conducting the tree census in the national capital. The green body was hearing a matter regarding the illegal tree felling in the green belt near Naharpur village in Delhi. In an order dated May 15, a bench of NGT chairperson justice Prakash Shrivastava noted the submissions of the counsel for the Delhi government that a tree census was being undertaken in the national capital in line with a Supreme Court order. The court noted the counsel’s submission that digitalisation of the…
(HT) At least 3,000 Agniveers — barely 20 years old and recruited during the last two years — manned critical weapons and systems integral to the army’s hardy air defence (AD) shield activated during Operation Sindoor, which Pakistan couldn’t punch through despite launching wave after wave of missile and drone attacks on multiple Indian military installations, airbases and cities during the May 7-10 clash between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday. The young and gritty soldiers, recruited under the Agnipath model, made their training count at a pivotal moment and acquitted themselves honourably in…
(ET) JSW Energy would invest around Rs 14,000 crore to expand renewable energy capacity of recently acquired O2 Power to 4.7 gigawatt (GW) by 2027, and in FY26 it looks to spend up to Rs 18,000 crore to complete ongoing projects, senior company officials said. Its arm JSW Neo Energy Ltd (JSW Neo) has acquired 4,696 MW renewable energy platform of O2 Power Pooling Pte Ltd (O2 Power) for an enterprise value of Rs 12,468 crore. Of the total, 2,259 MW will be operational by June 2025, while 1,463 MW is under construction, and an additional 974 MW are in…