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India’s construction sector levels up as housing demand spurs economy

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (Reuters) – If India needed any more proof that it was in the midst of a huge housing boom, it got in this week’s GDP data, heightening expectations that the industry will continue to power the economy for years to come. The construction sector grew 13.3% in July-September from a year earlier, up from 7.9% in the previous quarter and its best performance in five quarters, the data released on Thursday showed. That helped India expand at a forecast-beating 7.6%, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. In contrast, Western economies have been squeezed

Almost 10 pc of students suffer from active cases of HIV/AIDS in Tripura; CM expresses concern

Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 2 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday expressed concerns over the rising cases of HIV/AIDS in the state and said that the number of active cases among the students is causing worry. Tripura has reported a total of 5,269 cases of HIV/AIDS, with 575 of them being students. As of October this year, the total number of HIV/AIDS patients in the state is 5,269, including 1,022 women, 4,246 men, and 1 third gender. “Among them, 575 are students, a matter of concern for the state. The state government is focusing on AIDS awareness,

ED officer ‘caught red-handed’ while taking bribe Rs 20 lakh

Chennai, Dec 1 (PTI) an ED officer was ‘caught red-handed’ and arrested by vigilance sleuths for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a doctor, police sources said here on Friday. After he was taken into custody in Dindigul, a team of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) officials held ‘enquiries’ at the sub-zone ED office in Madurai, with state policemen standing guard outside the central government office. Sources in the DVAC, a special anti-corruption unit of the Tamil Nadu police, said ‘searches’ were held in a premises linked to the accused. After the arrival of

How alleged India plots to kill Sikh separatists in the US and Canada unfolded

NEW YORK/NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The alleged plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil began in May, with a text message between what the American indictment says was an Indian security official and an alleged drugs trafficker. “Save my name,” the official wrote to a man named Nikhil Gupta over an encrypted messaging application on May 6, according to U.S. prosecutors. The official told Gupta – who the prosecutors described as an Indian national involved in drugs and weapons trafficking – about a “target” in New York. The official wanted Gupta to orchestrate the target’s murder,

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