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India, Sri Lanka sign 5-year defence MoU during PM Modi's Colombo visit

The MoU on defence cooperation will remain in force for five years, he said, adding that the decision to formalise the MoU was reached during the 2023 defence dialogue between the two nations

PM Modi meets Sri Lanka's Oppn leader, stresses bipartisan India-SL ties

PM Modi Modi landed in Colombo last evening after concluding his trip to Bangkok where he attended a summit of the BIMSTEC

Corporate affairs ministry proposes changes to fast-track mergers

The ministry has sought public comments till May 5 on the proposed amendments in the rules to widen the scope of fast-track mergers under the Act

Indian Navy ensures no nation suppresses another in Indian Ocean: Rajnath

The remarks, made while addressing an event at the strategic Karwar naval base in Karnataka, comes in the backdrop of China's increased military muscle-flexing in the region

Dr Reddy's gets over Rs 2,395 crore show cause notice from I-T authority

The company further said it strongly believes that there is no escaping of tax pursuant to the said merger scheme

Shivraj Chouhan urges Dallewal to end hunger strike, reaffirms May 4 talks

Chouhan and Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi have held several rounds of talks with representatives of the protesting farmers in Chandigarh

Home minister Amit Shah to be on three-day visit to J-K from Sunday

Shah will meet the family members of the martyrs of the Jammu and Kashmir Police at Raj Bhavan in Jammu and also present appointment letters to some of them

India's overall exports likely to have crossed $800 billion in FY25

The 2024-25 figures for exports and imports will be released by the commerce ministry on April 15

India, Sri Lanka, UAE unveil ambitious initiative for energy cooperation

To expand their energy ties, India and Sri Lanka also concluded a separate pact on electricity grid interconnection, a project that has been on the drawing board for some time

From rockets on bicycles, India has come a long way in space: Isro chief

Speaking at 27th convocation of IIM - Kozhikode, Narayanan said the country has come a long way from when it launched its first satellite - Aryabhata -- on a Soviet rocket

Haryana govt to develop film city in Pinjore over 100 acres: CM Saini

Saini said another film city will be developed in Gurugram, adding the land selection process for this phase is currently in progress

BJD leaders demand action against Sasmit Patra for confusion over Waqf Bill

At least two senior BJD leaders -- Prafulla Samal and Pratap Jena -- have written letters to Patnaik demanding action against Patra for going against the party stand by voting in support of Waqf Bill

Trent's Q4FY25 standalone revenue increases 28.2% to Rs 4,334 crore

For the financial year that ended on March 31, 2025, Trent's standalone revenue rose 39 per cent to Rs 17,624 crore. It was at Rs 12,669 crore a year ago in FY24

Kejriwal spent ₹31 lakh per month on maintenance of 'Sheesh Mahal': BJP

An amount of Rs 29. 56 crore was spent on general repairs, sewage, electricity and structural work of Kejriwal's government bungalow located on Flag Staff Road

Frequent increases in taxes in K'taka affected beer industry's growth: BAI

BAI said that the frequent increases in taxes in Karnataka in recent times have affected growth from the beer industry and have also brought down tax revenues

Sanyal responds to removal as GIPE chancellor, cites poor NAAC grade

Sanyal was removed from the post on Thursday by the Servants of India Society (SIS), the GIPE's parent body, citing declining academic standing

Writer of 'Laapataa Ladies' Goswami refutes allegations of plagiarism

Many social media users earlier this week shared a short clip from 2019 Arabic short film "Burqa City", noticing similarities between the stories of the two movies

India, China, rich nations; must help in crises like Myanmar quake: US

Rubio was asked if that was not happening because of the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development

Waqf Bill more dangerous than erstwhile black or jungle laws: Ulema board

Claiming that the decision taken by the government employee cannot even be challenged in the high courts or the Supreme Court, Hasani said the bill endangers the existence of Waqf properties

Sales of homes priced up to ₹50 lakh down 9% in Jan-Mar: Knight Frank

Real estate consultant Knight Frank India data of primary residential market showed that sales in Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore segment, too, fell 6% to 26,832 units during the first quarter of this FY