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India, European Investment Bank sign contract for Agra Metro Rail project

India and European Investment Bank (EIB) on Thursday signed a finance contract for the first tranche loan of Euro 250 million for the Agra Metro Rail Project.

India's crude imports hit 10-month peak as refiners bank on strong demand

India's crude oil imports in November rose to their highest level in 10 months as refiners stocked up to boost runs in anticipation of strong demand

CJI N Ramana stresses on respecting mother, mother tongue and motherland

CJI N V Ramana presented the Dr Ramineni Foundation's awards to vaccine maker Bharat Biotech's MD Krishna Ella and several others for their meritorious services.

Tabreed officially partners with IFC to facilitate expansion in India

Since its establishment in 1956, IFC has invested more than $321 billion in emerging markets

SOS call answered, now telecom sector to ring in 5G networks in 2022

A rare bonhomie among three private telecom companies in raising tariffs coming on the back of a bailout package by the government may have helped the telecom sector avert a crisis

Pro Kabaddi League: Defending champions Bengal Warriors defeat UP Yoddha

UP Yoddha narrowly missed the winning flight against defending champions Bengal Warriors in their opening game in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) on Wednesday.UP Yoddha, who started on a slow note, put up a valiant fight towards the end, but narrowly missed their chances for a win as they lost 33-38 to the Bengal Warriors.For the Yoddha's their star player Pardeep Narwal earned the 8 raid points followed by 5 points from Surender Gill, while captain Nitesh Kumar and Ashu Singh earned 3 tackle points each. UP Yoddha are currently placed fifth on the points table with 1 point to their kitty.UP Yoddha started at a slow pace giving away points to Bengal Warriors. The Yoddha lost 12 crucial points in the first 8 minutes but slowly made a comeback through Pardeep Narwal's streak of intelligent raids.Pardeep who stood tall to his experience ensured that the Warriors were forced to make mistakes as he earned a total of 8 points for UP Yoddha. Both sides shared 2 all-out points while the first ...

NEET-PG 2021 counselling: Protesting resident doctors light 'diyas'

Scores of resident doctors in Delhi on Wednesday evening lit up 'diyas' in the campus of a medical college to register their protest over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling

India should emerge world leader in post-Covid global order: PM Modi

India should emerge a world leader in the post-Covid global order, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday

India successfully tests ballistic missile 'Pralay' off Odisha coast

India Wednesday successfully test fired short-range, surface to surface-guided ballistic missile Pralay' off the Odisha coast here, DRDO sources said.

PM Modi to review Covid-19 situation in nation tomorrow as Omicron surges

Amid the emergence and spread of Omicron variant of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a meeting to review the COVID-19 related situation in the country on Thursday

Tesla announces bringing EV Scooters, charging stations to shops by 2025

Tesla Power USA hosted the "India Business Meet" at the Pride Plaza Hotel in Aerocity, New Delhi.The program was attended by John H. Vratsinas, MD & Global CEO, Kavinder Khurana, Managing Director, India, Sandeep Avasthi, Business Head, India."We are gearing up for installing 5000 Two-Wheeler EV Charging Points Pan-India in the near future at our Franchise-owned Tesla Power Shops. This is our commitment to encourage the use of EV's and contribute to as much sustainability of the environment as we can. Our support to power these vehicles is hundred percent and we look forward to offer them charging points support to increase the acceptance of EV 2-Wheelers," said Kavinder Khurana, MD.Sandeep Avasthi, Business Head, stated, "The major factors that's helping us to spread our horizon PAN India is the-Longest warranty with the largest service network."John H Vratsinas (MD and Global CEO) announced, "This is the first time in modern Indian history that India is leading the world in ...

India records 6,317 Covid cases in 24 hours; Omicron tally reaches 213

India has recorded 213 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 15 states and UTs so far out of which 90 have recovered or migrated

From 58% to 63%, India pumped more groundwater between 2004 and 2017

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Tuesday pointed out that in the period between 2004 and 2017, the stage of extraction of ground water increased from 58 per cent to 63 per cent

Govt doesn't agree with India's World Press Freedom Index rank: Minister

The Centre does not agree to conclusions drawn by Reporters Without Borders about press freedom in India for various reasons, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting told Lok Sabha

India will support resumption of Israel-Palestine negotiations: Tirumurti

TS Tirumurti said the aspirations of the Palestinian people for Statehood and Israel's security concerns can be fulfilled through an open and direct dialogue

Fuel prices in Lanka hiked; govt says talks on with India for LoC

Sri Lanka's state oil entity and the Indian Oil Corporation's local subsidiary have raised the prices of petrol and diesel amidst a severe foreign exchange crisis in the country

Aadhaar-voter ID link to clean voters list of multiple enrolment: Report

Government sources on Tuesday said the move to link Aadhaar with voter ID would solve the "major problem" of multiple enrolment of the same person at different places

India records 5,326 Covid cases in 24 hrs; Omicron tally reaches 200

Two hundred cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India so far out of which 77 patients have recovered or migrated

Loans up to Rs 2,714 cr disbursed to beneficiaries under PM SVANidhi scheme

The Centre has disbursed 27.06 lakh loans amounting to Rs 2,714 crore under PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) so far

Domestic retail sales in November up 9% over pre-pandemic levels: RAI

Retail sales in India in November grew by 9 per cent over the pre-pandemic levels of the same month in November 2019 signaling improvement in business albeit worries around Omicron variant