ndian stock markets opened at record highs on Wednesday. The BSE Sensex rose 242 points to 77,418, while the Nifty gained 71.90 points to 23,629.80. The Nifty bank indices opened at 50,607.90, up 167 points or 0.33 percent, and the Nifty Midcap 100 hit a new high of 55,679.20, up 189.10 or 0.34 percent. Shares […]
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday emphasised the pivotal role India and the US must play in spearheading the development of critical technologies, citing broader strategic interests. Doval’s remarks followed a day after he and his American counterpart, Jake Sullivan, unveiled a series of transformative initiatives aimed at deepening cooperation between India and the […]
Ahead of inaugurating the new campus of Nalanda University in Bihar’s Rajgir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited and took aNalanda Mahavihara, PM Modi, Nalanda University, Rajgir tour of the ruins of the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara. The visit marks the first visit by the Prime Minister to the State after the Lok Sabha election. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University in Rajgir, Bihar. The inauguration ceremony included the unveiling of a plaque and was attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary, and Vijay Sinha. Ambassadors from 17 countries were also […]
Industrialist Gautam Adani on Wednesday said that India’s cumulative infrastructure spending is projected to exceed $2.5 trillion by 2031. He highlighted that platforms to create several trillion-dollar market spaces are already in place in the country. At a CRISIL event on ‘Infrastructure: The Catalyst for India’s Future,’ the founder and chairman of the Adani Group […]
The central government has issued a notification giving effect to the provisions of the new postal law, the Post Office Act, 2023, from June 18. According to a Ministry of Communications release, “The Post Office Act, 2023,” vide notification dated June 17, 2024, comes into force with effect from June 18, 2024, and repeals the […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue over many parts of North India during Wednesday and gradually abate thereafter due to an approaching western disturbance towards northwest India. According to the IMD, heatwave conditions prevailed in most parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh; in […]
A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Chennai received a bomb threat on Wednesday. The flight landed safely in Mumbai around 10:30 pm. IndiGo, in its statement, said that all the passengers were safely disembarked from the aeroplane. “IndiGo flight 6E 5149, operating from Chennai to Mumbai, had received a bomb threat. Upon landing in Mumbai, the […]
Wholesale food prices have skyrocketed month-on-month in May, with official data showing that the Whole Price Index for food rising from 5.52 per cent in April to 7.40 per cent in May. In the food basket, cereals, paddy, pulses, vegetables, potato, onion, fruits, all spiked. The overall wholesale inflation in India, based on the Wholesale […]
Argentina’s FIFA World Cup-winning skipper and legendary striker Lionel Messi confirmed that he would not be participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics, as he believes that the event will be “too much” for him at his age. Paris Olympics 2024 will kickstart from July 26 and will go on till August 11. The competition will […]
