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May 16, 2025 10:12 AM
The domestic benchmark indices opened lower on Friday amid mixed global cues, with selling pressure seen in the IT, financial services, and pharma sectors during early trade. At around 9:29 a.m., the Sensex was trading 231.64 points, or 0.28 per cen...
May 16, 2025 9:09 AM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to visit the Bhuj airbase in Gujarat for a two-day visit on Friday. The Defence Minister will also visit the India-Pakistan border region. During his visit, Singh is expected to evaluate the operational preparedn...
May 15, 2025 11:13 PM
Pakistan’s record with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) reads like a trilogy of broken promises. From 2008 to 2022, the country slipped onto – and briefly wriggled off – the Grey List three times. The first listing, on 28 February 2008, l...
May 15, 2025 10:56 PM
India and the European Union have jointly launched two major research initiatives under the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), aiming to develop innovative solutions in the areas of marine pollution and green hydrogen production from waste....
May 15, 2025 10:40 PM
Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Thursday inaugurated the newly constructed Administrative-cum-Academic Block of the College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central A...
May 15, 2025 10:21 PM
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has revoked the security clearance of Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd and its associated companies citing concerns linked to national security. The announcement was made on Thursday evening and is be...
May 15, 2025 9:13 PM
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, speaking at the inauguration of the Embassy of the Republic of Honduras in New Delhi on Thursday, described the occasion as a significant milestone that opens a promising new chapter in the longstanding and wa...
May 15, 2025 6:08 PM
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the first Monthly Bulletin of the revamped Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for April 2025. The report highlights key employment and unemployment indicators, including the Labour...
May 15, 2025 5:14 PM
Germany on Thursday backed U.S. President Donald Trump's demand to more than double NATO's defence spending target to 5% of GDP, as Washington urged countries to eliminate any "weak links" in the alliance caused by a lack of military investment. "We...
May 15, 2025 5:09 PM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday highlighted the stark contrast between the nature of terror attacks on Indian soil and India’s response to them. Citing the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives, and the subsequent reta...
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