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Elderly population in India is expanding at an unprecedented rate and could surpass the children's population by mid-century, a new UNFPA report said, underlining that the young India will turn into a rapidly ageing society in the coming decades. India has one of the highest populations of adolescents and young people in the world.

The Debt Recovery Tribunal-I here has put up a solar power plant belonging to a group entity of the absconder diamantaire Nirav D. Modi to try and recover a tiny portion of the whopping dues of over Rs 2,348-crore. The solar power plant, with a capacity of 5.247MW is situated at Khandale village in Karjat Taluka of Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, and along with the plant and machinery, the solar plant is valued at Rs 12.40-crore.

India has allowed the export of non-basmati white rice to the tune of 75,000 tonnes to the UAE. Notably, the export of non-basmati white rice was prohibited from July 20 to check the domestic prices and ensure domestic food security. The exports to UAE are permitted through National Cooperative Exports Limited, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in its notification on late Monday evening.

With the arrest of five men, the Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a gang of international cyber cheats involved in duping the people on pretext of high returns. The officials said that they have also seized bank accounts with over Rs 1.25 crore.The accused were identified as Vivek Kumar Singh (33), Manish Kumar (23), Suhel Akaram a.k.a Syed Ahamad (32), Gaurav Sharma (23) and Balram (32).

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended rules pertaining to filing of annual returns by Non-Government Organisations (NGOS) registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), asking them to provide details of moveable and immovable assets created by them using foreign funds. The MHA made the changes in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules, 2010, by inserting two clauses.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday inaugurated the Bharat Drone Shakti-2023 exhibition at the Hindan Air Base in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. After inaugurating the Bharat Drone Shakti-2023 exhibition at the Hindon Air Base, Defence Minister and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari witnessed the prowess of the Indian drone industry.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart Yōko Kamikawa on Friday agreed to strengthen cooperation on the economic front, including achieving steady progress on the high-speed railway project, a flagship project between India, Japan.

Nearly 25 years after their homes plunged into darkness due to damage to infrastructure by Naxals, 342 families from seven remote villages of insurgency-hit Sukma district are back on the electricity supply grid, officials said. The seven villages - Dabbakonta, Pidmel, Ekalguda, Duramangu, Tumbangu, Singanpad and Dokpad - were electrified through the conventional source of power supply early this week, said Sukma Collector Haris S.

Lalbaugcha Raja is possibly the most famous Ganapati celebration in the maximum city of Mumbai. So much so that the Lalbaugcha Raja Mandal has received donations worth over rupees sixty lakh on the second day of the festival. According to the Mandal, it received over Rs 60,62,000 on the second day taking the total to over Rs 1,02,62,000 in two days of the festival.

With India warning its citizens to "exercise utmost caution" while in Canada amid escalation of the diplomatic row between the two countries, the families of students and permanent residents, particularly the Hindus and Hindu-Canadians residing in the north American nation, are concerned about their well being. Canada is an attractive destination for Indians, especially students. A major chunk of them are from Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Delhi.

Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members on Thursday supported the bill to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lower House of Parliament and state assemblies, even as some opposition members termed it an election gimmick. During the debate in the Upper House on the 128th Constitution Amendment Bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women, members also highlighted the need to accelerate the process instead of waiting for a fresh census and delimitation exercise.

The Vellore district administration in Tamil Nadu has suspended classes 1-5 in all schools of the district owing to heavy rains.

New Delhi, Retirement fund body EPFO has recorded the highest net member addition of 18.75 lakh in July 2023, according to the payroll data released ...

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) India on Wednesday advised its nationals in Canada and those contemplating travel there to exercise ...

For generations, the children of daily wagers have been going back to the same job – extending the circle of poverty. While that circle is still at play — its’ relenting a little as per ‘State of Working India 2023’ report released by Azim Premji University on Wednesday. In 2004, over 80% of sons of casual wage workers were themselves in casual employment. This percentage fell from 83% to 53% by 2018 in 14 years — thanks to better quality work such as regular salaried jobs for workers that belong to non-SC/ST castes.

New Delhi, The old Parliament building should be named "Samvidhan Sadan", Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested on Tuesday. "We are shifting to the ...

Mumbai, Mumbai is steeped in devotion to welcome the annual homecoming of Lord Ganesh as the 10-day festival began on Tuesday amid fanfare and gaiety. Idols in various shapes and sizes were installed at several households and in pandals against the backdrop of elaborate decorations based on myriad themes ranging from the Chandrayaan-3 launch to Ayodhya's Ram Mandir

The tense diplomatic relations between India and Canada are unlikely to impact trade and investments between the two countries as economic ties are driven by commercial considerations, according to experts. Both India and Canada trade in complementary products and do not compete on similar products."Hence, the trade relationship will continue to grow and not be affected by day-to-day events," Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) Co-Founder Ajay Srivastava said.

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated for around 10 days consisting of a list of rituals and ceremonies starting with Prana Pratishta and concluding with Ga...

The digital lending landscape is primarily driven by younger customers, those aged below 40, who make up a significant 80% of the total loans disbursed. Interestingly, the age distribution remains relatively stable, with the 31- 40 age group leading, closely followed by 26-30, reveals the findings of a report co-authored by industry body Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE). The report compiled by credit reporting agency Equifax, is based on the inputs of 76 financial technology companies who largely do digital loans in the retail space.

Bharuch, With heavy rain lashing Gujarat since Sunday, 11,900 people living in low-lying areas in Vadodara, Bharuch, Narmada, Dahod, Panchmahal, Anan...

The India Meteorological Department has warned of torrential rainfall in Gujarat till September 20. In its latest forecast the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a Red Alert for Gujarat and predicted a torrential downpour potentially surpassing 8 inches (204 mm) in the region. According to the IMD bulletin, Aravalli, Banaskantha, and Sabarkantha are expected to bear the brunt of torrential rain on September 18. In addition, heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast for Mahisagar, Patan, Mehsana, and Gandhinagar.