WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin sees domestic and international developments trending in his favor and likely will press on with aggressive tactics in Ukraine, but the war is unlikely to end soon, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure to hamper Kyiv's ability to move arms and troops, slow defense production and force it to consider negotiations. "Putin's increasingly aggressive tactics against Ukraine, such as strikes on Ukraine's electricity infrastructure, are intended to impress Ukraine that continuing to fight will only increase the damage to Ukraine and offer no plausible path to victory," she said.
PM Modi recently met with ministers to discuss the agenda for the first 100 days of his government, if it wins a third term, to keep the economy purring - Issue Date: Mar 31, 2024
Bharat Highways Invit has priced the IPO in the range of INR 98-100 per unit with the issue opening on February 28. The infra-investment trust is offering units worth INR 2,500 crore through the IPO. About 75% of the issue will be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to institutional investors, and 25% will be available for non-institutional investors.
United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will be visiting Pittsburgh Friday to celebrate a major infrastructure investment to the city.
On Friday, the latest advance estimate released by the National Statistical Office showed that the Indian economy is expected to grow 7.3 per cent on an annual basis in the current financial year.