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At $83.57 billion, India reports 'highest-ever' FDI inflow in FY22

During the entire 2020-21 financial year, the total FDI inflow was $81.72 billion, despite the disruption caused by the outbreak of the pandemic last year

Reducing India to civic state bound by Constitution ignores history: JNU VC

Reducing India to a civic nation bound by a Constitution disregards its history, ancient heritage, culture and civilisation, JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said here on Friday.

Explained: Why India is facing its worst power crisis in over six years?

India is facing its worst power crisis in over six years as a heatwave bakes vast swathes of South Asia, causing widespread power outages

India assures food aid despite export controls to countries 'most in need'

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan gave the assurance that despite restrictions on exports, India will provide food to nations that "are most in need" because of the Ukraine war

India plans to use S-400 missile system to defend against Pak, China: US

By June 2022, India intends to deploy the S-400 missile defence system that it has received from Russia to defend itself against threat from Pakistan and China, a Pentagon spy master said

India better placed to face global challenges and uncertainties: CEA

Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said amid global uncertainties caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, India is still better placed among the large economies

India to become large exporter of products post-Covid: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Minister of State for Electronics & IT sees SMBs playing a big role in this regard

India ready to partner with Jamaica, share technical expertise: Kovind

India is ready to partner with Jamaica and share its technical skills, knowledge and expertise which could transform the Caribbean country's education and businesses, President Ram Nath Kovind said

Challenge for India is to sustain 8-9% growth for 30 years: Amitabh Kant

India has done extremely well on the vaccination front and the challenge for the country is to grow 8-9 per cent over the next three decades, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday.

Indian delegation led by Anurag Thakur lights up red carpet at Cannes

Dressed in traditional attire, the 11-member Indian delegation led by I&B Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday walked the red carpet at the inaugural of Cannes Film Festival in France, where India has been named as the 'country of honour' at the Marche du Film, the business counterpart of the marquee event. Mame Khan, the traditional Manganiyar singer from Rajasthan, became the first folk artiste to open the red carpet event for the Indian contingent at Cannes. Donning a cream-coloured bandhgala, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Thakur, along with music maestro A R Rahman, composer Ricky Kej, lyricist and poet Prasoon Joshi, and veteran director Shekhar Kapur, walked the red carpet to attend the screening of opening film "Coupez" (Final Cut) by French director Michel Hazanavicius. The ten celebrities, who accompanied the minister, included musical maestros, renowned film makers and actors who represent a kaleidoscope of diversity from various regions, languages, ...

World recognising India, its values: Deepika Padukone on Cannes jury

"I think what we should be talking about is the celebration of India. The celebration of Indian talent and cinema," she added.

Petrol in India cheaper than UK, Germany but costlier than US, China, Pak

Petrol in India is cheaper than in countries like Hong Kong, Germany and the UK but costlier than in China, Brazil, Japan, the US, Russia, Pakistan & Sri Lanka, a BOB Economics Research report showed

India slams OIC for 'unwarranted' comments on delimitation exercise in J&K

India's strong reaction came after the OIC criticised New Delhi over the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir.

Analysis: What India's u-turn on wheat exports means for world markets

India's ban on wheat exports has delivered a fresh blow to world markets already reeling from tight supplies due to output issues in traditional export powerhouses

India records 2,202 new Covid infections, 27 deaths; active cases at 17,317

With 2,202 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,31,23,801

Wheat export ban to cool down retail prices in a week or so: Govt official

The likely fall in wheat output in India and even in the government's procurement is unlikely to affect the public distribution system (PDS), he said and asserted, "PDS will be run smoothly."

India extends support to Sri Lanka, to supply 65,000 MT of urea

Both Moragoda and Kumar Chaturvedi discussed possible ways and measures to ensure that chemical fertilizers from India to Sri Lanka are supplied continuously under the existing Credit Line and beyond

Raut bats for 'one country, one language', says Hindi spoken across India

His statement comes over a month after Shah said that Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English and not to local languages

Global Covid caseload tops 520.5 million, death toll crosses 6.26 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,421,624 and 999,518, respectively, according to the CSSE

India reports new 2,858 Covid-19 cases and 11 fatalities in last 24 hours

The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections. The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, the health ministry said