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After 18 yrs S&P upgrades India’s sovereign rating on economic resilience, infra spending, inflation control
"India is prioritising fiscal consolidation, demonstrating the...
Govt appoints IDBI Capital, and Motilal Oswal for LIC’s OFS
The OFS , which could be between 2.5% and 3% of government's equity...
Budget session of Parliament likely between January 31 and February 9
The government would present a vote-on-account or an 'interim budget' on February 1. The new government will present a full-fledged budget later. New Delhi: A brief Budget session of Parliament is likely to be held between January 31 and February 9, sources said on...
India to seek social security pact with US on Fri
Social security, or totalisation agreement, is a long-pending demand of the country, as it will provide social security to Indian professionals in America. This would eliminate dual social security deduction, both in the home country and in the nation where an...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils GIFT city’s financial landscape
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister GIFT authorities are also exploring new areas such as blended finance and de-risking mechanisms, and longevity finance which can open up opportunities in wealth management, insurance, pension and medical tourism as well Gandhinagar:...
‘What is good for another market need not be good for us’, says RBI Guv Das on crypto regulations
Shaktikanta Das,Governor,Reserve Bank of India His remarks come against the backdrop of the US Securities and Exchange Commission approving changes to allow the creation of bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the US Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on...
‘Heavy fuel’ leaked from power station in Manipur spills into streams
The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) directed the departments concerned to take "immediate necessary action to prevent an environment calamity, making use of all available resources in terms of machinery, manpower and expertise". Imphal: Heavy fuel leaked from a power...
HC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt over rampant re-packaging of expired products
A bench of acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet P.S. Arora initiated a suo motu public interest litigation after multiple instances of this deceptive practice surfaced New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has raised alarm over a "coordinated and systematic"...
World looks at India as global growth engine: PM Modi
In 10 years, India's capex has grown five times, and the country is also moving fast in green energy and renewable energy sectors, with three times increase in green energy and twenty times in solar energy capacity,Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gandhinagar: Prime...
Terminologies defining diseases in ayurveda, unani, siddha included in WHO index
This effort will further strengthen and expand India's healthcare delivery system, research, Ayush insurance coverage, research and development, policy making system, the statement said Terminologies defining diseases in ayurveda, unani and siddha systems of medicine...
Misinformation biggest immediate risk for India world extreme weather top long-term threat WEF study
On a short-term horizon of two years, the report identified 'misinformation and disinformation' as the biggest risk, followed by extreme weather events, societal polarisation, cyber insecurity and inter-state armed conflict in the top five LONDON: With close to 300...
Indian Navy ‘proactively’ deploying fleet to keep pirates at bay says Chief Admiral Hari Kumar
"Recently we have had only two incidents (attempts of pirates to highjack ships). Both were not Indian flagged vessels, but in the second case we had Indian crew so we had to respond. So we boarded and rescued the crew. So we are now very proactively deploying our...