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- India
Govt call special session of Parliament between Sep 18 and 22
New Delhi: The government has convened a special session of Parliament for five days between September 18 and 22, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday. There was no official word…
- Bangalore
Karnataka offers Rs 500 subsidy for on-site Shivamogga airport tickets
Shivamogga: The Karnataka Minister for Infrastructure Development, Large and Medium Industries, M.B. Patil announced a subsidy of Rs 500 for every on-site availed ticket to travel from Shivamogga airport. Speaking at a…
- India
Centre appoints Jaya Verma Sinha as first woman Railway Board Chairman & CEO
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday appointed Jaya Verma Sinha as the first woman Chairman and CEO of the Indian Railways. In a notification, the government said, “The Appointments Committee of…
- World
New Indo-US task force aims $100 bn electronics trade between 2 nations
New Delhi: The Indo-US Task Force for Electronics, launched here on Thursday, aims to boost the electronics trade between the two countries to $100 billion within a decade. The India Cellular and…
- Technology
Google announces training programme for journalists covering upcoming elections in India
New Delhi: Google on Thursday announced ‘PollCheck Election Academy 2023’, a digital training series for journalists covering upcoming elections in India. Google News Initiative (GNI) India Training Network, in collaboration with DataLEADS…
- India
Aditya-L1 to shed more light on present, future of Sun: ARIES director
Kolkata: Scientists expect to get new information about the past, present and future of the Sun after analysing the data that will be collected by India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1, scheduled to…
- News
Bommai demands immediate halt to release of Cauvery water to TN
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday demanded that the state government immediately stop the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, file an appeal in the Supreme Court…
- Hyderabad
ED attaches assets worth Rs 90 L of Hyderabad-based Sree Venkateshwara Industries
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached fixed deposits worth Rs 90 lakh of Hyderabad-based Sree Venkateshwara Industries in connection with a money laundering case. The ED initiated PMLA investigation based…
- India
Here’s why Adani shares are falling today; Adani Green Energy drops over 4%
New Delhi: Shares of Adani group stocks fell on Thursday after a report from investigative reporting platform OCCRP alleged hundreds of millions of dollars were invested in publicly traded group stocks through…
- Technology
India’s fintech ecosystem to reach $70 bn in annual revenue by FY30
New Delhi: India’s fintech ecosystem, the third-largest globally, is expected to reach a scale of $70 billion in annual revenue by FY30, accounting for 18-20 per cent of the addressable financial services…
- Technology
Lenovo launches new tablet ‘Tab P12’ with 12.7-inch screen in India
New Delhi: Global technology brand Lenovo on Thursday launched its latest Android-powered consumer tablet — the Lenovo Tab P12 with a 12.7-inch screen in India. The Tab P12 is available to purchase…
- India
Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover again confirms presence of sulphur on moon’s South Pole
New Delhi: In a fresh experiment, another instrument onboard the Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 confirmed the presence of sulphur in the lunar South Pole region. The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectroscope (APXS) onboard…
- World
China yet to confirm Prez Xi’s in-person participation in G20 summit
New Delhi: India has not yet received any confirmation on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s in-person participation at the upcoming G20 summit, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday amid reports that…
- India
Poor monsoon becoming major worry for Indian markets
New Delhi: The poor monsoon is becoming a major worry and unless the rains revive soon, the economy and markets will come under a cloud, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at…
- Business
SoftBank likely to fully exit Zomato in coming months
New Delhi: Japanese investment giant SoftBank, which sold nearly 10 crore shares in Zomato, amounting to an 1.17 per cent of the company’s equity, is planning to fully exit the online food…