The stock market closed on a positive note on Friday, with the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty both registering gains. The Sensex climbed 138.59 points to end the day at 76,949.49, while the Nifty rose by 55.00 points, closing at 23,453.90. The trading session saw mixed performances among the Nifty firms, with 28 companies advancing […]
India’s humanitarian assistance worth $1 million for victims of the devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea’s Enga province arrived in the country on Friday. The relief aid was received at Port Moresby airport by PNG Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko, Defence Minister Billy Joseph, and other officials from the Indian High Commissioner Inbasekar S. Expressing gratitude, […]
At least six people have been killed this week and around 2,000 tourists stranded in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in landslides and floods after incessant rainfall, officials said on Friday. Another four people have been killed in Nepal’s Taplejung district, which borders Sikkim, after a landslide following rains swept away the house in which […]
A special Indian Air Force aircraft carrying mortal remains of Indian victims in the fire incident in Kuwait arrived at the Cochin International Airport here on Friday. Union Minister of State Singh VK Singh who rushed to Kuwait on Thursday is onboard the flight carrying the bodies. Union Minister Suresh Gopi and Kerala Chief Minister […]
Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George met with the Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives, Fukushiro Nukaga, on Thursday to explore ways to deepen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. The two leaders discussed strengthening parliamentary exchanges, business-to-business ties, and cooperation in human resources and education during their meeting at the India House […]
Indian stock indices opened higher Friday and hovered around lifetime highs, continuing their uptrend from the previous sessions, primarily due to a moderation in inflation in May – both in India and the United States. At the time of filing this report, Sensex and Nifty traded a touch above their previous day’s closing. Nifty sectoral […]
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heatwave conditions in Northwest, North and Eastern parts of the country. The IMD said that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions will prevail over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha for the next three to four days. Senior Scientist at IMD […]
After landing in Italy’s Apulia to participate in the G7 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is looking forward to engaging in productive discussions with world leaders. He said that they aim to address global challenges and foster international cooperation for a brighter future. “Landed in Italy to take part in the G7 […]
Kuwait’s public prosecutor on Wednesday started an investigation into a fire that tore through a building housing foreign workers in the southern Mangaf area, leaving at least 49 people dead and dozens of others injured. The probe aims to uncover the circumstances behind the incident and what might have triggered the deadly inferno, the public […]
A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Italy to attend the G7 Summit, where India has been invited as an Outreach Country, the Indian ambassador to Italy, Vani Rao said that PM Modi will play an important role in one of the global platforms, to engage with other world leaders present at […]
