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India-Australia comprehensive trade deal negotiations from February 20

Economists said a comprehensive trade deal with Australia was a step in the right direction

Eicher Motors Q3 results: Profit rises 62.4% on higher motorcycle sales

Total expenses rose 24.4% to 30.06 billion rupees, led by a 39% increase in the cost of raw materials and components

India calls on China to take losses on loans in poor-nation debt rework

China needs to come out openly and say what their debt is and how to settle it," said Amitabh Kant, the sherpa for India during its presidency of the Group of 20 forum of the world's biggest economies

Lessons from the Ukraine war

The war represents a failure of diplomacy, but the forthcoming G20 summit is an opportunity for diplomacy to redeem itself

US heavy bombers at Aero India 2023 mark strategic partnership with India

Supersonic heavy bomber B-1B Lancer is capable of carrying out missions worldwide

Katya Coelho becomes 1st Indian female iQFoiler to qualify for Asian Games

Katya Coelho became the first female IQFoiler to qualify for the Asian Games after winning gold at the third trial in the IQ foil event, a windsurfing class in sailing sport

Digital lending may surpass traditional lending on unsecured loans by 2030

The fintech revolution is likely to spur digital lending in India, which is expected to surpass traditional avenues of lending by 2030, a report showed on Tuesday.

Crypto exchange Bitget hosts first meetup in Delhi to boost growth In India

/ -- Leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has announced its plans of organizing its first-ever offline meetup in India to increase its efforts of building trust and crypto awareness in the region. Since Bitget's launch in India the exchange has witnessed over 200% growth for digital assets' trading volumes in the market. It has been positioned amongst other top derivatives exchanges, climbing from top #20 to its current position #5 on Coingecko it has captured over 500% growth ($600M to $5 Billion) in its trading volumes globally. To support this increasing demand of cryptocurrencies, Bitget will be hosting its offline meetup in Delhi, India's capital city on 18th of February 2023. More details on the venue and RSVP are mentioned below:- Date: 18th February 2023 Time: 12PM - 3PM IST Venue: The Palms Town & Country Club, Sushant Lok Phase I, Sector 43, Gurgaon RSVP:Join the event here Agenda Time Session 12:00 - 12:30 Bitget's introduction 12:30 - 1:00 Exploring crypto ..

Terrorism affecting life and liberty of people, says Kerala High Court

Terrorism is an evil affecting the life and liberty of people and the growth of the nation in all respects, Kerala High Court said while refusing to suspend the sentence of three persons convicted of attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS. No religion propagates terrorism or hatred but some fanatics or religious fundamentalists have distorted the views of religion for spreading messages of terrorism and hatred, the court said. A bench of Justice Alexander Thomas and Justice Sophy Thomas refused to suspend the sentence and grant bail to the trio -- Midlaj, Abdul Razak and Hamsa -- considering the gravity of the offence prima facie proved against them even though they have undergone a major portion of their sentence. "Terrorism is an evil affecting the life and liberty of people. It affects the growth of the nation in all respects. In fact, no religion propagates terrorism or hatred. "But, unfortunately, some fanatics or religious fundamentalists have distorted the views of ...

Karnataka to make big contribution in making India global leader: CM Bommai

Karnataka will make a big contribution to making India a global leader, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday

Nepal, India agree to export power on long-term basis in bilateral meet

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra and his Nepali counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal during a bilateral meeting here on Monday reviewed various aspects of Nepal-India relations and expressed commitment to allow the export of power from Nepal to India on a long-term basis. Kwatra arrived here on a two-day official visit to hold talks with the country's top leaders on the entire range of multifaceted cooperation between the two neighbouring countries, including connectivity, trade and transit, power sector cooperation, agriculture, education, culture, health sector, and people to people relations, among others. Soon after his arrival here, Kwatra met his Nepalese counterpart Paudyal and "the two sides reviewed with satisfaction the progress made in the connectivity projects such as railways, transmissions lines, bridges, and the ICPs, said a statement issued by the Nepalese Foreign Ministry. The two sides also expressed commitment to allow the export of power from Nepal to India on a ..

India seeks mutually beneficial early harvest deal under IPEF

The ministry's statement comes in the backdrop of India hosting the second round of negotiations for US led-IPEF in the national capital last week

Boeing plans new logistics centre in India amid major aircraft order

Boeing Co plans to invest about $24 million in India to set up a logistics centre for airplane parts

Renault, Nissan to invest $600 million to expand lineup, add jobs in India

The two will produce six new vehicles in the South Asian nations- including two electric cars - for domestic and international customers

Apple supplier Salcomp to more than double Indian workforce to 25,000

CHENNAI (Reuters) - Finland's Salcomp, a supplier to U.S. tech group Apple, is looking to more than double its workforce in India to nearly 25,000 over the next 2-3 years.

J&K govt approves Rs 329 crore project to be self reliant in mutton sector

In a bid to boost production and reduce import costs, the Jammu and Kashmir government has approved a Rs 329 crore project for the next five years to achieve self reliance in mutton sector. He said that the project is aimed at creating 6,000 jobs besides setting up of 122 enterprises in the mutton sector in the Union Territory. "In view of huge mutton usage in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the Kashmiri cuisine and in order to reduce meat import, the government has approved an ambitious Rs 329 crore project for next five years to achieve self reliance in mutton sector", Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo said. The initiative also envisages achieving self-reliance in the mutton sector through a combination of innovative interventions including vertical upgrades, horizontal expansion besides focused attention on health cover and nutrition, he said. Despite the region's competitive advantage and potential to become self-reliant in the ..

Biggest defence importer for decades now exports to 75 countries: PM Modi

Underlining the potential of India's defence sector PM Narendra Modi on Monday said the country which was the biggest defence importer for decades now exports defence equipment to 75 countries.

India emerged as shining star, illuminating others with its glow: Rajnath

In the global sky, India has emerged as a star which is not only shining but also illuminating others with its glow, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday.

India reports 82 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; active tally decline to 1,837

India reported 82 new coronavirus infections while active cases declined to 1,837, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll rose by three to 5,30,753 with Uttar Pradesh reporting two fatalities and West Bengal recording one, the data updated at 8 am stated. The total number of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,84,200). The daily positivity was recorded at 0.14 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.09 per cent. The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections while the national recovery rate has risen to 98.81 per cent, according to the ministry's website. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 4.41 crore (4,41,51,610) while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the website, 220.62 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

Pvt coaching classes growing due to defective exam system: Education expert

Defective examination system has given birth to private coaching classes and mass copying in exams, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Managing Director Vivek Sawant has said. He was speaking on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 at a programme held in a college in Jalna on Saturday. Lauding the NEP, Sawant said the examination system under it would be comprehensive and facilitate continuous assessment of a child. He claimed the present examination system does not assess the overall quality of a child and called for overhauling it. How can a child be judged through an examination of two or three hours? he asked. The "defective examination system has given birth to private coaching classes" and they have a whopping turnover, he said. He also targeted teachers wasting their energy on forming associations, fighting for salary hike and other benefits, thereby degrading the quality of education. Sawant said in Finland, irrespective of political parties, teachers' organisations f