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Raksha Bandhan 2023: Top 10 Best Wishes, Quotes and Messages

Enjoy this festival of love and care with your siblings and share with them the best wishes for the day. Here are the 10 best wishes, quotes and messages to share with your siblings

46% across 23 countries have a favourable opinion of India: Pew survey

The most recent survey, of 30,861 people in 24 countries conducted from February 20 to May 22, 2023, investigates Indians' perceptions of other nations as well as perceptions of India

India decides to allow export of rice to Singapore for special relationship

India on Tuesday said it has decided to allow export of rice to Singapore in view of the special relationship between the two countries. Last month, India announced a ban on export of all non-basmati white rice that resulted in sharp increase in global rice prices. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said formal orders allowing export of rice to Singapore will be issued shortly. "India and Singapore enjoy a very close strategic partnership, characterised by shared interests, close economic ties and strong people to people connect," he said. "In view of this special relationship, India has decided to allow export of rice to meet the food security requirements of Singapore," Bagchi said. The MEA spokesperson said this while responding to media queries on export of rice to Singapore. "Formal orders in this regard will be issued shortly," he said.

Uber completes 10 years in India, says drivers earned Rs 50,000 crore

The service now offers options like car, auto, moto, and bus rides via the app, available in 125 cities across India

PM Modi leads with voters seeing India's global influence expanding: Report

Around seven in ten Indians said the nation's influence in recent years have been growing stronger while less than a fifth think it is getting weaker

India, New Zealand signs MoU to boost cooperation in civil aviation

India and New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in civil aviation, which includes scheduling of new routes, codeshare services, traffic rights and capacity entitlement, an official statement said on Tuesday. According to the MoU, the designated airline(s) of New Zealand may operate any number of services with any type of aircraft, with third and fourth freedom traffic rights to/from six points in India, namely New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata, it stated. India and New Zealand had signed the Air Services Agreement at Auckland on May 1, 2016. Governments of the two countries have reviewed the existing arrangements relating to air service between the two countries, it said and added that the initial pact is expected to further boost the bilateral ties in civil aviation between the two countries. The MoU was signed by civil aviation secretary Rajiv Bansal and the High Commissioner of New Zealand, David Pine, it ...

NITI Aayog, UNDP join hands to fast-track sustainable development goals

NITI Aayog is the nodal body for the monitoring of SDGs in India and reviews the process through a nation-wide SDG index

India, New Zealand commit to further strengthen cooperation in agriculture

India and New Zealand have committed to work together to further strengthen the cooperation in the agriculture sector and collaboration between the two countries, according to an official release. A meeting was held here between Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, and New Zealand minister for trade & export growth and agriculture Damien O'Connor. "Both the leaders reiterated their commitments to work together in strengthening the agricultural cooperation and collaboration between the two countries," an official statement said on Tuesday. At the meeting, Tomar mentioned the importance of relations between India and New Zealand and its steady progress. He highlighted the resumption of the Joint Trade Committee after a gap of 14 years and the initiation of discussions on market access issues for agricultural products under its framework. Tomar also thanked the New Zealand Minister for granting market access to Indian pomegranate arils and lifting the suspension on the ..

India aspires to become global leader in innovative drugs: Report

This will lead to a sustained global competitive advantage and contribute to quality employment generation in the country

India discusses launch of UPI in New Zealand to enable ease of doing biz

India's exports to New Zealand were $548 million in FY23, up from $487.6 million in FY22

Raksha Bandhan 2023: Best wishes, quotes, messages, status and more

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Sri Lanka to import 92 mn eggs from India to stabilise local market prices

Sri Lanka will import 92.1 million eggs from India to counter the fluctuations in its prices and make them affordable to the consumers, the Cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held here on Monday, Cabinet spokesman and mass media minister Bandula Gunawardena said. The State Trading Corporation had requested the government to allow the import of eggs from India amid concerns over shortages and market fluctuations. Gunawardena said the move is a strategic measure to stabilise domestic egg prices and maintain affordability for Sri Lankan consumers. Quotations have been called from three Indian companies recommended by the Department of Animal Products and Health, he said, adding that the orders are set to cover a three-month period. Sri Lanka has been relying on eggs from India since March when the island nation faced significant egg shortages due to the forex crisis affecting the import of animal feed. In response to the crisis, a decision

Greenwood Group to invest Rs 500 cr for hotels in Northeast in 10 yrs

The Greenwood Hotels and Resorts Group on Tuesday announced that it will invest Rs 500 crore to roll out hospitality projects across Northeast over the next 10 years. The company has launched its latest property 'The Greenwood Guwahati' in the business segment here at an investment of Rs 100 crore. "Despite being a gateway to Northeast India and a major trade centre, Guwahati lacks sufficient international level hospitality options for business and trade requirements. We are trying to address this need gap," The Greenwood Group managing director Himanshu Kalita said in a statement. 'The Greenwood Guwahati' will contribute significantly in providing better hospitality infrastructure and subsequently bolster the economic development of the entire Northeastern region, he added. This new property is equipped with 48 luxury rooms, meeting facilities, gymnasium, spa and swimming pool. The hospitality firm also announced plans to expand its operations across the region by setting up new

India, New Zealand discussing UPI introduction to promote ease of doing biz

India and New Zealand are discussing the possibility of introducing the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in the island country with a view to promoting ease of doing business, trade and tourism between the countries, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. The two countries are also looking at ways to allow the import of wooden logs from New Zealand. These issues were discussed during a bilateral meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor on Monday here. "Ministers welcomed early discussions between National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Payments NZ regarding the UPI system and agreed that both sides should continue deliberations on this issue. They agreed that introduction of UPI in New Zealand would promote ease of doing business between both the countries and promote trade and tourism as well," the ministry said. In 2022, the National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI), the umbrel

Raw sugar heads toward two-month high on concern over Indian exports

"Indian exports for the coming season look more likely they will be canceled, at least until after the election," said Michael McDougall, managing director at Paragon Global Markets

Indian, French officials hold meet to discuss over $5.5 bn Rafale-M deal

For the first time after India cleared the proposal to buy 26 Rafale Marine aircraft for the Indian Navy, a team headed by French defence ministry officials met their Indian counterparts here

Raksha Bandhan 2023: Top 10 gift ideas to make your sister feel special

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India will be known as sporting country in 10-15 years: Sunil Gavaskar

Legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday said India will rise as a 'sporting country' in the next 10-15 years, while lauding historic achievements of javelin sensation Neeraj Chopra, chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and badminton star HS Prannoy. Chopra on Sunday became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships, while Praggnanandhaa last week created history by reaching the World Cup final at 18 years. Prannoy defeated the world No 1 Viktor Axelsen en route to winning a World Championships bronze. Earlier, you would see only a few sports would be talked about, media coverage would only be for those," the Indian cricket icon told the media here after he was revealed as the principal advisor of the Midwicket Stories. "Now all sports have got an outlet and exposure and because of the other sports, we are getting to see the (emergence of) stars." The Little Master was brimming with joy as he witnessed Chopra's triumphant moment of becoming a world champion

India, UK to take stock of FTA at 'higher level' by end of the month

US raises concerns over India's decision to put import restrictions on laptops, PCs

India's G20 presidency made it more inclusive forum, says PM Modi

Ahead of the G20 leaders summit here next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India's presidency has been a "people's presidency" and it has made the grouping a more inclusive forum. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi also said that India is fully prepared for the G20 leaders summit, and heads of 40 countries and many global organisations are coming to Delhi to participate in the event. This will be the biggest participation ever in the history of the G20 Summit, he said. Referring to the people of the country as his family members, Modi said the month of September is going to be witness to the potential of India. "During her presidency, India has made G20 a more inclusive forum. The African Union also joined the G20 on India's invitation and the voice of the people of Africa reached this important platform of the world," the prime minister said. Since India took over the presidency of the G20 in Bali last year, "so much has happened that it fills us