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UK secures 17 new export, investment deals during trade secy's India visit

The UK's Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson have announced 17 new export and investment deals during visits to India this week

upGrad earmarks Rs 100 cr for creating AI incubator: Ronnie Screwvala

The move follows upGrad's announcement in Davos of creating an AI center of excellence with investment of Rs 2,150 crore in collaboration with the Maharashtra government

Zydus launches vaccine for protection against new strain of influenza virus

Zydus's Quadrivalent Inactivated Influenza vaccine VaxiFlu-4 will offer seasonal protection against four new virus strains

Worst over for India's economy, Q3 GDP growth seen at 6.2%: Deutsche Bank

GDP growth, which had slipped to a seven-quarter-low of 5.4 per cent in the September quarter leading to a lot of concerns over the economy's strength, is likely to rise to 6.2 per cent in Dec quarter

World Bank bullish on India, reaffirms confidence in its economic potential

Speaking at the Advantage Assam 2.0 Business Summit, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouame said the lender remains optimistic about India's economic prospects

Wipro to invest $200 mn in Wipro Ventures to accelerate startups funding

This marks the fourth funding round for Wipro Ventures since it began operations ten years ago, and is aimed at speeding up investments in startups at the early to mid-stage level

MGNREGS, PMAY-G account for 75% of rural development dept's budget: Report

In the union Budget for 2025-26, the Ministry of Rural Development was allocated Rs 1,90,406 crore

Critical minerals recovery from waste needs multipronged strategy: Report

Technological development, capacity building and supply chain integration are also needed for the recovery of these minerals from waste, according to a recent Ficci-Deloitte report

Centre spent over Rs 400 crore to contest court cases in last 10 years

The central government's Rs 66 crore expenditure on litigations in the 2023-24 financial year was over Rs 9 crore higher than the previous fiscal

Cong asks for Delhi liquor scam probe to include BJP leaders' involvement

Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav said the party had given a written complaint to investigating agencies on the liquor policy and had included "evidence" of BJP's "involvement" in the matter

Will achieve 20% ethanol blending by April, aiming to go beyond that: Puri

Addressing the Advantage Assam 2.0 business summit in Guwahati, he said 19.6 per cent blending has already been achieved

Shah slams Stalin on central funds, delimitation, says Centre gave Rs 5 trn

Seeking to put to rest speculation on the subject, he asserted no southern state including Tamil Nadu would see a reduction in the Parliamentary representation when delimitation will be done

Growing audience for Oscar-nominated films in India: PVR INOX's Bijli

Bijli highlighted the role of PVR INOX Pictures' distribution division, which has played a key role in acquiring award-worthy films at international festivals

Micro-credit disbursements decline 35.8% in Q3 of current fiscal: MFIN

The average loan amount disbursed per account during the third quarter was Rs 51,691 crore

Govt to spend Rs 4,800 cr for waterways development in Assam: Sonowal

The ports, shipping and waterways minister was speaking at a session on the state's road, railway and riverine infrastructure at the 'Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit' here

IndiGo to damp lease 3 more Boeing 787-9 for international expansion

Currently, the Gurugram-headquartered airline operates two widebody Boeing 777 planes, wet leased from Turkish Airlines, to Istanbul from Delhi and Mumbai

Court directs ED to supply papers in excise policy case against Kejriwal

Special judge Kaveri Baweja passed the order on February 25 on applications moved by multiple accused persons

SC stays order asking govt to procure drugs for patient with rare disorder

A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar on February 24 issued notice to the respondents on Centre's plea

Telangana tunnel collapse: Sniffer dogs to help search, says collector

Santhosh also said the teams were able to reach up to the accident spot inside the tunnel using a thermal fishing boat

Two Iranian warships on goodwill and training visit to Mumbai: Indian Navy

The flotilla, carrying nearly 220 officer cadets, is on a training mission in the Indian Ocean. The ships were accorded a warm welcome by the Indian Navy with band in attendance