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June 13, 2024 12:35 AM

PM Modi to depart for Italy on June 13 to attend G7 summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will depart for Italy on Thursday to participate in the 50th G7 Summit, marking his first international trip since beginning his third term, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra announced on Wednesday. PM Modi has been i...

June 12, 2024 5:55 PM

Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as first BJP chief minister of Odisha

Mohan Charan Majhi took the oath as chief minister of Odisha's first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Wednesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The oath-taking ceremony was held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneshwar. Along wit...

June 12, 2024 4:48 PM

Nifty, Sensex continue upward trend; mid and small caps surge 1 per cent

Indian markets continued their bull run during Wednesday's session. The Nifty touched an all-time high of 23,441 points during the day. However, both indices closed with marginal gains due to profit booking by investors. The benchmark Nifty gained 5...

June 12, 2024 2:53 PM

Week long Eid holidays in Bangladesh will impact trade and train service with India

A week-long Eid-ul-Adha holiday in Bangladesh will impact trade and train services between India and Bangladesh. Trade activities between Bangladesh and India through the Hili land port will remain closed for eight days from June 14 to June 21 for th...

June 12, 2024 1:27 PM

Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan takes oath as minister in Andhra Pradesh government

Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday took oath as minister in the Andhra Pradesh government. TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu took oath as Chief Minister of the state. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minis...

June 12, 2024 12:50 PM

Northern India braces for severe heat wave, orange alert issued

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert, warning of a severe heat wave that is expected to grip several northern states over the next four days. According to senior scientist R.K. Jenamani, the states of Himachal Pradesh,...

June 12, 2024 1:39 PM

Chandrababu Naidu sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu took the oath of office as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union Ministers, including Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda, and Nitin...

June 12, 2024 11:32 AM

Indian stocks trade firm ahead of May inflation data release

Indian stock indices kicked off Wednesday's trading session on a positive note, with the Sensex and Nifty both up 0.3% and hovering just below their all-time highs. The bullish trend comes ahead of the highly anticipated release of India's May inflat...

June 12, 2024 3:42 PM

First session of 18th Lok Sabha to begin on June 24

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will commence on June 24 for the oath and affirmation of newly elected members, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday. The session will conclude on July 3. The 264th Session of...

June 12, 2024 11:13 AM

WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said a case of human infection with bird flucaused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old child in West Bengal. The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospit...

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