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April 6, 2024 5:23 PM

Cochin Shipyard signs master ship repair agreement with US Navy

The Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), a government enterprise, has signed the Master Shipyard Repair Agreement (MSRA) with the United States Navy. The MSRA is a non-financial agreement and is effective from April 5, 2024, the company informed stock e...

April 6, 2024 3:37 PM

MEA secretary Dammu Ravi’s visit to Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya set for April 7-12

Dammu Ravi, the Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs (Economic Relations), will embark on a visit to Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya from April 7-12, accompanied by the Additional Secretary (East and Southern Africa), Puneet R Kundal. Duri...

April 6, 2024 11:56 AM

Indian Coast Guard rescues 27 Bangladeshi fishermen in swift operation

In a swift and heroic operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 27 Bangladeshi fishermen who were stranded at sea on April 4. The fishermen were aboard the Bangladeshi fishing boat Sagar II, which experienced a steering gear breakdown, leaving ...

April 6, 2024 10:29 AM

Reserve Bank of India leads surge in gold reserves amid global central bank slowdown

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stood out with its continued accumulation of gold reserves. Weekly data from the RBI revealed a 6-tonne increase in gold holdings in February alone. This brings the total year-to-date buying by the RBI to over 13 to...

April 5, 2024 9:54 PM

Heat wave alert for parts of east, peninsular India over next 2 days

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heat wave alert for certain regions of east and peninsular India over the next two days, according to its latest update. Areas expected to experience heat wave conditions include Odisha, Gan...

April 5, 2024 6:55 PM

NGT issues notice over treated water use in Bengaluru stadium for IPL

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report titled "Bengaluru stadium to get treated water supply for IPL matches amid crisis," and issued notices to various authorities, including the Karnataka State Cricket Ass...

April 5, 2024 6:00 PM

Heatwave conditions unlikely to impact wheat prices, vegetable prices require monitoring: RBI Governor Das

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said that while heatwave predictions for the upcoming months are unlikely to affect wheat prices, the impact on vegetable prices requires close monitoring. Das’s remarks came in response to ...

April 5, 2024 5:51 PM

PM Modi addresses election rally in Rajasthan’s Churu

Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the work done by his government at the Centre over the past decade are like a “trailer,” with more to come in the future. He made these remarks while addressing an election r...

April 5, 2024 3:29 PM

Italy arrests 22, seizes millions in alleged EU Covid-19 fraud

Italian financial police announced on Thursday that they have arrested 22 individuals and seized assets valued at over 600 million Euros (USD 650 million) in connection with an alleged post-pandemic recovery fund fraud case tied to European Union and...

April 5, 2024 4:04 PM

Experts warn lethal bird flu pandemic could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID-19

Experts have issued a warning about a potential bird flu pandemic that could be "100 times worse than COVID," after the detection of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a person from Texas who had contact with infected dairy cows. The spread of bi...

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