Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the preparedness for cyclone ‘Remal’ over North Bay of Bengal. The cyclonic storm caused rainfall in West Bengal and Northeastern States. PM said that the Government of India has extended full support to the State Governments and will continue to do so. In the meantime, fishermen have been advised not […]
After making landfall over coastal areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh, severe Cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ would continue to move nearly northwards for some more time and then north-northeastwards and weaken gradually into a Cyclonic Storm, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. The cyclone moved northwards and crossed the Bangladesh and adjoining West […]
Indian stock indices continued their rally, reaching yet another fresh lifetime high on Monday tracking strong global market cues, hopes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comfortable return to office, besides other strong macroeconomic fundamentals. At 9.19 am, at the time of filing this report, Sensex was 0.2 per cent higher at 75,585 points, after touching […]
In a move to curb widespread cyber fraud targeting citizens, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued new directives to telecom service providers to block malicious international calls that appear to come from Indian mobile numbers. The order comes in the wake of a surge in reports of fraudsters making international calls to Indians while […]
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty, signed by the members of the Geneva-based UN agency on Friday, is a significant win for India and the Global South, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said in a statement. The treaty will help protect traditional knowledge of countries, safeguard biodiversity, increase transparency in the patent system, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the remarkable voter turnout in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed the highest polling percentage in the region in over three decades. Taking to X, the Prime Minister congratulated the people of the constituency for their “enthusiastic participation” and called it a “vibrant […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a seven-day extension of his interim bail on medical grounds, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Monday. Kejriwal was released from Delhi’s Tihar Jail on May 10 after spending 50 days in custody on corruption charges related to the alleged […]
In a powerful address to the United Nations Security Council, India’s Permanent Representative, Ruchira Kamboj, reiterated India’s unwavering commitment to bolstering the role of African states in addressing global security and development challenges. Addressing the open debate under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security,” Kamboj emphasised the longstanding friendship between India and […]
Public trust in the banking sector of Bangladesh has been eroded due to the continuous deterioration in its health and inadequate measures by policymakers, said Dr Fahmida Khatun, executive director of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD). She pinpointed a lack of accountability and transparency in operations of Bangladesh Bank during a dialogue titled ‘What Lies […]
China’s military carried out a second day of war games around Taiwan on Friday, with drills to test its ability to “seize power” and control key areas in exercises Beijing has said were launched to punish Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te. The two days of drills in the Taiwan Strait and around groups of Taiwan-controlled […]
