External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with Honduras’ Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina García last week, who concluded his four-day visit to India on May 18. The ministers discussed bilateral cooperation across trade, investment, development, health, digital technology, energy, and disaster response, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). They also exchanged views […]
Dr. M.R. Srinivasan, a towering figure in India’s nuclear science community and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away on Tuesday in Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, at the age of 95. A key architect of India’s civil nuclear energy programme, Dr. Srinivasan’s career in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) spanned over five decades, […]
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that he had held fruitful talks with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick towards concluding the first tranche of the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). India and the US are working to sign the first tranche of the BTA to reduce tariffs before the agreed timeline […]
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal took oath as a minister in the Mahayuti-led Maharashtra government on Tuesday morning at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, who administered the oath to Bhujbal. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, […]
The Indian rupee opened 12 paise stronger at 85.44 against the US dollar on Monday, supported by favorable global cues and market optimism. The rupee had closed at 85.52 per dollar on Friday. At the same time, gold prices surged nearly 1 percent in the morning session on the domestic futures market, driven by a […]
In a significant achievement for marine conservation, the Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) annual initiative, Operation Olivia, has successfully protected over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles during their mass nesting at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha in February 2025. Conducted each year from November to May, Operation Olivia plays a crucial role in safeguarding the […]
Credit rating agency ICRA has revised the outlook for the Indian telecom tower industry to ‘Stable’ from ‘Negative’, following consistent, timely payments from telecom service providers and the clearance’ of past dues. The industry had previously been under pressure due to delayed payments, which resulted in elongated receivable cycles and liquidity challenges for tower companies. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Solapur fire incident, in which at least eight people died. He also announced an ex-gratia compensation of ₹2 lakh to be given to the next of kin of each deceased. “Pained by the loss of lives due to a fire […]
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday inaugurated the Pradhan Mantri Divyasha Kendra (PMDK) in Kota, Rajasthan, and distributed assistive devices to differently abled beneficiaries, bringing smiles and a renewed sense of hope to many. Addressing the gathering, Birla said, “The launch of the Pradhan Mantri Divyasha Kendra in Kota will significantly benefit persons with […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished former U.S. President Joe Biden a fast and full recovery after it was revealed that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer. Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi said: “Deeply concerned to hear about Joe Biden’s health. Extend our best wishes to him […]
