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India sends over 2 bn humanitarian aid consignment to Sri Lanka amid crisis

As Sri Lanka grapples with a massive economic crisis, India handed over a large amount of humanitarian assistance consignment worth over Rs 2 billion to the island country which reached Colombo on Sunday.The High Commissioner of India in Colombo, Gopal Baglay handed over the consignment to the senior leadership of the Government of Sri Lanka, reported Colombo Page. The consignment comprises 9,000 metric tons of rice, and 50 metric tons of milk powder, coupled with over 25 metric tons of drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies.Talking to Twitter, the Indian High Commission to Colombo said, "A message of care! From the people of to the people of ...High Commissioner handed over rice, milk powder & medicines worth more than SLR 2 billion to Hon'ble FM Prof.G.L Peiris in #Colombo today. Hon'ble Minister @nimaldsilva, @VajiraAbey, @SagalaRatnayaka, @S_Thondaman."Earlier, the Indian High Commission also tweeted: "People of #India, standing by their bretheren in #SriLanka. Rice, milk ...

Tea Board targets 300 mn kg of tea exports by 2025, says Chairman

On exports, Indian tea will aggressively compete with Kenya and Sri Lanka, and also explore markets that have not been aggressively targeted so far

'No need to panic,' says expert in India amid monkeypox spurt abroad

The Centre on Friday issued an alert to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and asked them to keep a close watch on the situation evolving

India exported wheat worth $177 million in March, $473 million in April

According to sources, India exported wheat even at a time when about eight nations, including Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Kuwait, had imposed wheat export restrictions

India's foreign exchange reserve declines by $2.67 billion to $593 billiion

In the previous reporting week, forex reserves stood at $595.95 billion.

At $83.57 billion, India reports 'highest-ever' FDI inflow in FY22

During the entire 2020-21 financial year, the total FDI inflow was $81.72 billion, despite the disruption caused by the outbreak of the pandemic last year

Reducing India to civic state bound by Constitution ignores history: JNU VC

Reducing India to a civic nation bound by a Constitution disregards its history, ancient heritage, culture and civilisation, JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said here on Friday.

Explained: Why India is facing its worst power crisis in over six years?

India is facing its worst power crisis in over six years as a heatwave bakes vast swathes of South Asia, causing widespread power outages

India assures food aid despite export controls to countries 'most in need'

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan gave the assurance that despite restrictions on exports, India will provide food to nations that "are most in need" because of the Ukraine war

India plans to use S-400 missile system to defend against Pak, China: US

By June 2022, India intends to deploy the S-400 missile defence system that it has received from Russia to defend itself against threat from Pakistan and China, a Pentagon spy master said

India better placed to face global challenges and uncertainties: CEA

Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said amid global uncertainties caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, India is still better placed among the large economies

India to become large exporter of products post-Covid: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Minister of State for Electronics & IT sees SMBs playing a big role in this regard

India ready to partner with Jamaica, share technical expertise: Kovind

India is ready to partner with Jamaica and share its technical skills, knowledge and expertise which could transform the Caribbean country's education and businesses, President Ram Nath Kovind said

Challenge for India is to sustain 8-9% growth for 30 years: Amitabh Kant

India has done extremely well on the vaccination front and the challenge for the country is to grow 8-9 per cent over the next three decades, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday.

Indian delegation led by Anurag Thakur lights up red carpet at Cannes

Dressed in traditional attire, the 11-member Indian delegation led by I&B Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday walked the red carpet at the inaugural of Cannes Film Festival in France, where India has been named as the 'country of honour' at the Marche du Film, the business counterpart of the marquee event. Mame Khan, the traditional Manganiyar singer from Rajasthan, became the first folk artiste to open the red carpet event for the Indian contingent at Cannes. Donning a cream-coloured bandhgala, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Thakur, along with music maestro A R Rahman, composer Ricky Kej, lyricist and poet Prasoon Joshi, and veteran director Shekhar Kapur, walked the red carpet to attend the screening of opening film "Coupez" (Final Cut) by French director Michel Hazanavicius. The ten celebrities, who accompanied the minister, included musical maestros, renowned film makers and actors who represent a kaleidoscope of diversity from various regions, languages, ...

World recognising India, its values: Deepika Padukone on Cannes jury

"I think what we should be talking about is the celebration of India. The celebration of Indian talent and cinema," she added.

Petrol in India cheaper than UK, Germany but costlier than US, China, Pak

Petrol in India is cheaper than in countries like Hong Kong, Germany and the UK but costlier than in China, Brazil, Japan, the US, Russia, Pakistan & Sri Lanka, a BOB Economics Research report showed

India slams OIC for 'unwarranted' comments on delimitation exercise in J&K

India's strong reaction came after the OIC criticised New Delhi over the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir.

Analysis: What India's u-turn on wheat exports means for world markets

India's ban on wheat exports has delivered a fresh blow to world markets already reeling from tight supplies due to output issues in traditional export powerhouses

India records 2,202 new Covid infections, 27 deaths; active cases at 17,317

With 2,202 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,31,23,801