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Priyanka Gandhi urges Centre, U'khand govt to prevent forest fire incidents

Priyanka's remarks came after four forest workers were killed and four others injured while extinguishing a fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Civil Soyam Forest Division in Almora

PM Modi, Rishi Sunak review FTA negotiations, vow to boost India-UK ties

The two leaders greeted each other with a warm hug as they met on the sidelines of the 50th G7 Summit at the luxury resort of Borgo Egnazia in Apulia

India grappling with 'unfavourable' factors in growth pursuit: CEA

Between 1980 and 2015, China was blessed with very strong globalisation, global politics not being as divisive and polarising, and the world not being as conflict-ridden, he said

Jharkhand to waive farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh, will impact 191,000 farmers

Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh on Friday said the state government has decided to waive farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh, in an effort to give relief to over 1.91 lakh farmers.

Domestic air passenger traffic rises 4.4% to 1.37 cr in May: DGCA

The Indian scheduled air operators flew 1.32 crore passengers on domestic routes in May last year

After Kochi, plane ferrying bodies of Kuwait fire victims arrives in Delhi

A total of 14 bodies were sent to Delhi in the same aircraft as a domestic flight from Kochi, airport authorities in Kerala said

India-UK FTA: Pending issues to be solved post Britain's general elections

The issues which need to be ironed out include duties in sectors like electric vehicles, alcoholic beverages, and services

Govt asks builders to provide rain harvesting, solar in housing societies

NAREDCO Vice Chairman Rajan Bandelkar also appreciated the emphasis of the new government to construct an additional 3 crore housing units in the affordable housing sector.

Amit Shah reviews J-K security situation; calls high-level meet on June 16

Amit Shah called a high-level meeting on June 16, to be attended by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, top officials of Army, CRPF, and others

Bonn climate meet: Countries make little progress on financing issues

The NCQG is the new amount that developed nations must mobilize annually starting in 2025 to support climate action in developing countries

Sri Lanka economic recovery hinges on sustaining ongoing reforms: IMF

The IMF on Thursday noted that Sri Lanka's economy has started recovering, inflation remained low, revenue collection was improving, and reserves continued to accumulate

SBI sanctioned 20,000 digital small biz loans up to Rs 50 lakh since Dec

SBI is now broadening the loan amounts to Rs 5 crore, said Deputy Managing Director Surendra Rana

Market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms hits new peak of Rs 434.9 trn

Rising for the third straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 181.87 points, or 0.24 per cent, to settle at a new closing peak of 76,992.77

Genuine introspection, strategy needed to revive BJP's fortunes: Fadnavis

Heavens have not fallen. We got only two lakh votes less in the state, while in Mumbai we received two lakh more votes, said Devendra Fadnavis

Forex reserves jump $4.3 bn to hit new all-time high of $655.8 bn

The previous high for the kitty -- a crucial guard against any disturbances in the external sector -- was USD 648.87 billion on May 10. In the past few weeks, reserves have witnessed handsome jumps

Minda Corp partners with Taiwan firm to locally produce sunroof for PVs

The company is confident that this partnership will effectively channelise the complementary strengths of both organisations

Prices of tur, chana, urad dals to soften from July on good monsoon: Govt

Imports of these three pulses will also increase from next month, she said adding this would help augment domestic supply

Agri firm Samunnati gets Rs 133 cr debt funding from Swiss firm Blue Earth

The funding from Blue Earth is the single largest debt tranche raised by Samunnati during the first quarter of the fiscal year

Vedanta arm WCL to invest $2 bn for Liberia's socio-economic development

WCL's ongoing initiatives include infrastructure development, community engagement, and generating employment opportunities for local communities

Sebi bats for tax benefits in 'zero coupon zero principal bond' investments

Talking to reporters here on Friday, Sebi's Whole Time Member Kamlesh Chandra Varshney said the regulator has already sent a proposal to the finance ministry and is hopeful of getting the approval